Excerpt from Edward Everett: A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of Edward Everett, Preached at the Church of the Saviour, Brooklyn, N. Y., January 22, 1865 Scarcely had we entered upon the new year, and another, more eminent and admired than any of the great benefactors I have named, and more deserving than they of the full roll of honors which the sacred writer recounts, has been suddenly called from the theatre of his labors and triumphs, and leaves a nation to mourn, in grief and yet in pride, what seems to be, to us, his calamitous death. This is not the time or the place to dwell, in terms of mere eulogy, or praise, upon the life and character of Ed ward Everett. It is meet, however, that when so great and good a man is called to his rest - when so noble and beauti fill a career has been brought to its close, the Christian pulpit should make special mention of the gracious Providence which vouchsafed to the world the precious gift, and gather up the practical lessons, which, now that the treasure has been taken away, it is permitted us to receive and cherish. 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.