Excerpt from A Sermon, in Memory of the Death of William Henry Harrison: The Late President of the United States To those who know that "the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain," it may be a matter of some surprise to find it gravely recorded that "there is n time to mourn." - Might they not ask, "when can time be found for mirth, in this world of sin and death?" Yet they are told with equal gravity, "there is a time to rejoice." God hath graciously preserved man as a prisoner of hope and sent his only begotten Son "to proclaim liberty to the captives, the opening of the prison doors to them that are bound - to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God." The proclamation of liberty makes a time of joy - but the day of vengeance makes a time of grief. The truth of our text is applicable to individuals, to families, to nations. Its application to nations, particularly to our own nation, we are this day called to consider. No nation, under heaven, since Israel was led from the house of bondage, has ever been more favored of God than these United States. The delivery of the thirteen confederated Colonies, from the usurpation of Great Britain, was almost as miraculous as the Exodus of the twelve tribes from Egypt. Many seasons, of great rejoicing, have been afforded to us under the star-spangled banner, adorned with this significant motto, "E Pluribus Unum." 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.