Excerpt from Memorial of Lieut. Joseph P. Burrage: A Funeral Sermon, Preached December 25, 1863 Thoughts;' and in the darkness and in the light alike, it strives to know and to do his will; and, looking upward, tries ever to say, Even so, Father, for so it seemeth good in thy sight. Thus, in the sunshine and in the storm, in joy and in sorrow, in the hour of temptation and of trial, in times of private calamity or of public disaster, this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Emergencies often occur in our per sonal experience and in the history of. 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.