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He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1824, andM.A. 1828. He was admitted to deacon s orders in 1827, and a priest in 1828. He studied law for a time, but at length gave the preference to the Christian ministry. He was from 1827 to 1844, curate at Lutterworth. While there several incumbencies were offered to him, but he refused out of regard to what he believed was the interest of that place. In 1847, he was appointed to the district rectory of St. Mary s, Marylebone, an appointment he held till his death in 1862. He declined the offer of the rectory of the mother church. He was also a pre bend of St. Paul s.- He took a deep interest in the early progress of the Religious Tract Society, and is mentioned in their &quot; Jubi lee Memorial&quot; as having &quot;edited and paid for the stereotype plates of Baxter s Family Book. &quot; He was also an active mem ber of the committee of the Society for the Promotion of Chris tian Knowledge. He was a man of great public spirit, very active and useful in his public labours, and unstinted in his muni ficence, though simple and self-denying in his own private life. Dr. Meyrick Goulburn, in his funeral sermon, pays a very high tribute to his memory. He died in London, March 8, 1862.

He was the author of numerous lectures and sermons, and of &quot; Church Psalmody: Hints for the Improvement of a Collection of Hymns, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,&quot; 1853. He also wrote several &quot; Series of Historical Sketches,&quot; 1852 1858; &quot; Chapters from French History, &c.,&quot; 1862; and &quot;The Pastor s Last Words, being the last four sermons preached by J. H. G.,&quot; 1862, &c.

��MATTHEW BRIDGES.

&quot; Crown Him with many crowns.&quot; No. 413.

THIS is part of a hymn called the &quot; Song of the Seraphs.&quot; It is found at page 62 of a small book of hymns, entitled &quot;The Passion of Jesus,&quot; 1852. Mr. Bridges had at that time become

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