Excerpt from Discourse on the Character of the Late Chester Averill, A. M: Professor of Chemistry in Union College, Delivered at the Request of the Faculty of Said College on the Evening of July 16, 1637 Hence the propriety, acknowledged by the common feeling of mankind in all ages, of analyzing the merits and domg Justice to the memory of the dead. Moral worth and intellectual power become more impressive, and are estimated at a higher value, when found thus to perpetuate their existence, and diffuse their bless ings over interests with which they have held no im mediate connection. Integrity, benevolence, magna nimity and all the virtues, beam with a softer and a holier radiance, as their light is mellowed by the sha dows of the tomb; and an emotion to purify and ele vate, springs forth with every tear which bedews the grave of departed worth. 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.