Excerpt from A Memorial Discourse: Delivered in the Hall of the House of Representatives, Washington City. D. C., On Sabbath, February 12, 1865 Resolved, That our thanks are due to Rev. William H. Channing for courtesies to our pastor. Resolved, That whilst we see the hand Of God leading us in the present crisis Of our nation's history, we feel grateful to him for having raised up that noble band Of Abolitionists who for more than a generation have lifted up their voices in behalf of the oppressed, and in favor of freedom. 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.