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Excerpt from Discourse in Commemoration of Rev. William Parsons Lunt, D. D: Delivered at Quincy, Mass;, On Sunday, June 7, 1857; Also, the Last Sermon Preached by Mr. Lunt, December 28, 1856 It is the very hour whose influence is before all others in accord with the chaste sentiment, the quiet temper, and the calm faith of him whose impressive shade rises before us in this place of his hallowed ministrations, and still, like his living presence, controls both our feelings and our speech. It has a voice more eloquent than man's to tranquillize and elevate and console. It speaks to those bereaved hearts in more powerful and gentle than human tones. Reviving the memory of the Creator's ever-during blessing, it lightens the mystery of his present chastisement. Renewing the promise of eternal rest, it softens the sense of temporary suffering. Inviting our thoughts to the contemplation of God, it prevents them from concentrating upon our personal disappointments. And, calling us to the Lord's house, - though we come filled with sorrow for the voice that is silent and the form that is gone, - it divides our duty between the servant and the Master; not forbidding us to indulge our affectionate regrets for the former, if we remember, at the same time, our obligations of submission and gratitude to the latter; nor denying us the privilege of commemorating human worth, if we keep in view also the transcendent perfections of God, and if the recognition of his august presence lays a chastening influence upon our lips, when they open in the church to speak of man. 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.