Excerpt from Our Patriot Scholar: Discourse in Memory of Edward Everett, at Vespers, in the Church of the Messiah, Sunday, January 22 The Scripture Lessons of the evening well introduce our subject. They present to us, first, the aged Samuel calling the people to bear witness to his integrity in their service; and. secondly, the Apostle Paul's comparison of the souls of the dead to the stars of heaven, so differing in glory. It was announced, at the close of our service last Sunday evening, that Edward Everett, a venerable judge in our Israel, was no more on earth, but a star on high, and that our tribute would be paid to his memory at this time. The announcement of his death startled many of you. because unexpected, and Ave were all of one mind as to the fitness of this tribute of honor and affection. The loss comes home to us all as a public bereavement: and in all sympathy, without any disguise or affectation, we can honestly say that we have lost a friend and benefactor. 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.