A sermon delivered before the Congregational society at Thomaston, (Maine) November 2, 1806; . orev recent death is so deeplv huBcluedrhe intimate aG<] Sen , cadil\ join me in classin-Miim ai u„Itliose characters »rA. /..a- Se S^good in their den, and genZuo-among those who have dese^dwe ?ofilitir country and men have possessed eniTil ,. pride and insolence. jJut both in disPosilion and manners, our ^ifiKMHl was entirely exempt from thiscommon irailty. Mildness ^ver bea,!dn,h„ countenance; -on his tongueveie the words of kindness; and em i-f-V-yl genero
A sermon delivered before the Congregational society at Thomaston, (Maine) November 2, 1806; . orev recent death is so deeplv huBcluedrhe intimate aG<] Sen , cadil\ join me in classin-Miim ai u„Itliose characters »rA. /..a- Se S^good in their den, and genZuo-among those who have dese^dwe ?ofilitir country and men have possessed eniTil ,. pride and insolence. jJut both in disPosilion and manners, our ^ifiKMHl was entirely exempt from thiscommon irailty. Mildness ^ver bea,!dn,h„ countenance; -on his tongueveie the words of kindness; and em i-f-V-yl generosily ahvavsmarked lis;lcrcourse .with his fellow-men. T epoor he never oppressed; the more ob-. Ill Ilis political characLei, we shouldbe U! did we not give him the praiseoj candor and moderation. Though de-cided in his opinions and undisguisedill liis conduct, he could not truly bedenominated the zialot of party. Evenhis enemies, (if enemies he had, oithose wiio knew not his wortli) will notdeny him the^merit of impartiality and? magnanimity. It is not, however, tobe dissembled, that he was a warm ad-vocate for the principles and measuresof our beloved WAsiiiNCiTox, and forthose of the friends and admirers of thatsainted Patriot. And with this convic-1tion, it was impossible for a man of hissincerity and gfreatness of mind, to beguilty of any temporizing- conduct, orof a change of opinion for the sake ofpopularity or promotion. He was oneof those rare cliaracters, icho preferthe pnhUc good to the 2^ub/ic with those who can distinguish thefeatures of the sincere patriot,his civicvirtues and services will ever be hi^-hlvappreciated. To the amiat>le Qualities
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