A Sermon, Commemorative of Our National Bereavement

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Excerpt from A Sermon, Commemorative of Our National Bereavement: Preached April 19, 1865, in the Presbyterian Church, Geneva "And the King said unto his servants: Know ye not that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?" We have assembled to-day on one of the most mournful occasions in our nation's history. As individuals we have had our sorrows, we have wept and almost refused to be comforted over the loss of those who were dear to us, but when, as now, have all hearts been stricken with a grief that seems almost beyond the reach of consolation? Abraham Lincoln, our noble President, has fallen, - fallen by a vile assassin's hand, in the prime of his strength, and in the hour of dawning peace and triumph. As the sad news has flashed throughout the land, how have the hearts of millions been pierced with sorrow, and many cheeks been wet with tears. The nation weeps. As when the "Father of his Country" laid down in death the land was filled with mourning, so now, when he who has been to us a second Washington is gone. And on such a sad occasion how fitting that we should assemble thus, and while we commune about our departed, tell our grief to God, praise Him for his goodness in the midst of sorrow, plead with Him to be our nation's keeper, and seek to learn from Him those lessons which this calamity is designed to teach. 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.