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THOMAS J. COMBER. 
the language of the Hottentots. He is simply going 
to preach Jesus, and not to preach Him exactly in 
the style of Chalmers, or of Robert Hall, or of the 
Bampton lecturers, but rather of Philip the Evangelist, 
about whom we read in the first missionary chronicles 
that, as he was driven into the wilderness along with 
one of the black men, he opened his mouth and 
preached to him Jesus And I hope Comber will do 
that ; and I am confident he has, so far as we dare to 
say of any one, the Divine credentials : yet I feel that it 
is an act of faith for him to go, and an act of faith on 
our part to let him go. If it were not for the grand 
imperial promise, ‘ Lo ! I am with you alway,' it 
would be an act of fantastic folly. But we have that 
promise, and we dare to send him with all power on 
his side, having the Saviour with him.” 
Great was the effect when the veteran, Alfred 
Saker, rose to address the meeting. The appearance 
of the worn missionary, the remembrance of his 
long years of heroic service, gave a charm— a magic 
power — to his words of tender sympathy and wise 
counsel. Much regret was felt at the absence of 
Dr. Moffat, who had intended to be present. 
