, 1860-10-06

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Hon. charlss Sumner paid graceful ind elo.
quent tribute3o W Memory Of Theoddr Par
ker, in commencing ths Fraternity ceurse Of
Lectures in nn1io1 osa5MandiJ evening. Hs
sid: .,;,.,.
s'lu opening this c,urse Of lecture. Gero'ad
10 humsn improvement, j foan1ot forget thu:
noble epirit; especially deaf to many Of You as
paatos. whom VIC hsd hoped to weldoms at
this time in restored heal,h, instead Of mourn
ing dead IN oistant Iaud. knew him well.
sad: never came hh i11aence nittou:
.lous requirements, hia rare eloquence, bis spuI
totichea toiso 1nany generous sympsthIes, aud
his heart beating warm for bis fellow mep, To
Ii cause Of hnGasa improvement in everyfcr
hi. ]ife vas Ei!e6. For this be labo,.d; for
tits he died.
1T was ny fortune to see him during several
days IN t'aris, gometine aiker he bnd parted
from you, He lad recently arrived frog tia
" est Indies: feel thst Ic&nnot err in offar-
ing slight ,reniniseenoe Of that meeting. I
fonnd him the sas1e in purpose and aspiration
~ had always known bim-earnest, thought
fu, and intent On all that kelped The rood OF
m.n, NTH the came. completeness Of; ;in.e1li-
ger ce, und the SAME large, loving heart. We
Nttted together ancient byeways and historic
scenes of that wonderful metropolis, which no
person WAS more forward TO- appreciate and to
enjoy; but, turning from these fascinating oh.
jec1, his conversation took the wings OF tho
morning, and, trasefsipg the Atlantic, rested On
our OWN country, on friends as home, on his re-
iations to his patishioners, on his unabiahed
lahorB, aud on that great cause Of Liberty.
which contains all other causes, as the g1eatest
contalns the less, :or where liberty IL not, wha.
I. man, whetbsr slave or 1naster2
Observing him carefully, with the fel1ow-fee,-
var II "a eoNTAeA1HAnf I ri md
t, find in him 30 many signs Of health. At the
time be was stronger than was but he has
b.en tAkea and hare been spared. Indeed, it
Wa only in the husky whisper Of his roiee that
be seemed weak. ] envied nim much his active
step and his power to walk: Bot be had mess-
urcd his forces, sad he calmly revealed to uls
his doubt whether he Should live to see home
again. II this we're permitted, he did not expect |
to resume his old activities, bnt thought that in
some quiet retreat, away from paved streets,
surrounded By lis books, he might perhaps |
have strength to continue some Ct bis sheavea, |
was ordered othereiee. Net even this moderate |
anticipation was 8sati6ed- The fatal disease had
fastened to surely upon him, and WIS SLOWLY |!
mastering all resistance The devotion Of friendP.
travel, change pf scene, the charms of SHitzer-
lard, Che classic breath It Italy; ali were In \
where he fell, and that th's child Of New Ea9-
lard, the we'll r.pened product Of her peculiar
life, now sleeps in Tuscan earth, OF The banks
Of the Afno, near the ecpulch1es OF M,c':ae! An
ge1o and Calico. But know not If evan this
historic association can make US content TO 10.
nouncs the pious privilege Of laying him u cre /
Of OR own tombs, among the people that be
loved go wall.
"Pardou lie for thus renewing your g1isf.
But 1 felt that could not address you on any
other subject until hsd mingled my feelings
with yours, and our hearts had nesin sympathy |
for cur great bereavement"