Excerpt from A Sermon Preached After the Funeral of Noah Lincoln, Who Died in Boston, July 31, 1856, Aged Eighty-Four Christian whom the Master approves, the general impression, perhaps, would be, that his coloring was altogether too tame, and his conception Of Christian character low and spiritless. Honest and godly might pass without Objection, poorly as such qualities are exemplified in the habits of the people; but quiet and peaceable would not suit at all. What! Many would exclaim, a Christian man quiet and peaceable, in such stir ring times, when all the social elements are in commotion; when so many great reformatory eu terprises demand our zeal; when political ques tions Of such tremendous interest are in discussion and controversy; when the friends and foes of freedom are mustering for the decisive battle 2 Even so, the apostle would repeat, calmly and earnestly, not taking back nor qualify1ng one word 5' even so, quiet and peaceable, honest and godlg for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.