New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
a SERMON AND AN ELEGY by COTTON MATHEK
IN MEMORY OF EZEKIEL CIiEEVER-THE
PSALTERIUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The first Of the two volumes is small book, 1omo
In SIZE and only thirty pages in length. II was
elegantly bound by +. Bedford, OF London ana was
No ! O06 OF The Brindley Collection some one has
marked IN the last leaf in pencil SOS, which pre-
spme either the estimated value Of the book or the
price that was paid for 1t by Mr. Harris The follow
inc &c the title of the book the title page being sur
rounded with broad. heavy mourning lines:
Corderu. Americans.
An Essay
Upon
The Good Education OF Children,
And what may Hopefully be Attempted for
the Hope of the Flock.
In
Funeral Sermon
Upon
Mr.. Ezekiel Cheever.
The Ancient and Honorable Master OF the
FIec-School in Boston,
WIN left or but when Mortality took him on IN
August. 17os the Ninety Fourth Year OF his
with an Ecey and Epitaph upon him
nv one that was once a Scholar TO him.
vester (CheeveIus) Cum sic mofitur non mor'ur'
Boston, Printed by John Allen for Nicholas Boone
At the Sign Of the Bible in Cornhil near the corner
OF School-street
The heading OF the title page, "Corderius hmeri'
canusr or an American Corder. was quite aiter 'he
styie OF Cotton Mather Mathurin Cordler was por-
lessor in the college Of La Marche, in Paris unoer
whose tuition. In 1926. the celebrated Johh lawn
came being then seventeen years OF age Dhuo's"o
sovs OF him: Mathurn was one OF those mch oi
ancient mould who always prefer the pnbnc eooo "
RAYS OF him: Mathurn was one OF those men vi
necectng the brilliant career which lay before MIN.
he devoted his whole life the education OF Children
II nv readers were citizens OF Boston, fanhiiar
with its educational history. they WOULD not ASK "no
was Ezekiel Cheeverl Most Of them living OUTSIDE
the limits OF The Hub may be pardoned II they con-
fess their ignorance nbou the famous schooimas'er'
He was born in London January o5, 1G14, came 10
noston in 1897 Cotton Mather gives tho following
outline OF his life:
Hc began the InborSous Work OF school.master IN
Now.Haven where he continued for Twelve years
From New-Haven. he removed unto lpswieh IN Dc'
r,mber 1850 where he lahored Eleven years.
From Ipswich he removed unto Charlestown on NO.
yenber 1861. where he Latored Nine years
From Charlestown he came over to Boston jan o
1877, where his labos continued for hight q 1h"'y
years . -,
He died on Saturday morning Aug 81 17os. In tho
nnetyfourth year Of his Age, After he had been "8u
Painful School-master 'or Seventy years Anu
had the singular Favour Of Heaven. that tho he had
U.efuy Spent his Life Children. yet he had no'
become Twice Child: but held his Abilities with MS
usefulness. in unusual degree. to the very last
The funeral sermon Of Cotton Mnther closes WIN n
abored euogium on the character Of his greatly be-
loved teacher. This Is followed by practical essay
On his memory. This poem-f such 1t may be called
is similar in with the other poe'ical produc-
tions of the Puritan divine to which l have reierIeo
After allud,ng in general way to the great debt OF
gratitude which his pupils owed to their master be
assures his readers that
All the Eight parts Of speech he taught to them
They now employ to Trumpet his Esteem.
They All Fame's Trumpet. and they spread q fame'
To last tIl the Last Trumpet drown the same"
How two Of these eight parts of speech. the verb
and the interjecton, perform their Office Is thus
described:
While they said Amo they the Hint improve
Him for TO the object Of their Love
with Interlections they break OF at last,
But All is all they use, Wo and Alas
Cotton Mather like, he launches out moro
BROADLY into the depths of bombast and hyperbole:
Ink is too vile Licquor: Liquid Gold
Should I'LL the Pen by which such things are told
The Book should Amyanthus Paper be
All writ with gold. from oil corruption fiee
The good counsel and wholesome advice the wise
master gave his pupils can never be Forgotten nor their
healthfu SAVIOR ever be lost:
The sun shall first the Zodiac forsoke
And Stones unto the Stars their Flight shall make
First shall the Summer bring large drifts Of Snow.
And beauteous cherries in December grow,
Fer Of those charges Tcrgctful are
Which We o Man Of Cod from Thee did hear.
What bright constellation he is 10 be in the galisy
Of earths great worthless:
Stars but Thousand did the Ancients know;
On later Globes they Nineteen hundred grow.
Now such q Cheever added to the Sphere
Makes Addition to the Iustrc there.
From his home In the heavenly world be Is die
posed 20 send tie following message to those who
may follow In his footsteps instructors Of youth
But in his Poradisian Rest above,
To Us does Best shade retain his Love
With Ripned Thoughts Above concern'd for Us,
We can't but hear him dart his wishes thus
Tutors be strict. Eut yet be Gentle too.
Don't BY fierce CrueltIcs fair Hopes undo,
Dream not that they who to Learning slow
Will mend by Arguments In Fero.
Who keeps the Golden Fleece. Oh, let him not
Dragon be, tho he Three Tongues have got.
Why you not to Learning find the way.
But thro the Province OF SEVERAL
Twas Moderatus who taught Orgen,
A Youth which pro,'d one OF The Best Of ren.
The Lads with Honour first. and Reason rule.
Blows are but for the Refractory Fool
But oh. First Teach them their Great God &c fear
That you like me- With JOY may meet them here,
II has said 4"
Where In the whole range OF English poetry any,
thing be found that can be brought into comparison
with this production OF Cotton Mathersl How beau
tifuly poetical is this line
I'VE can't but hear him dart his wishes thus
The Latin cpitaph is too long 10 quote in full.
give the first few lines OF 1t.
Ezekiel Cheeverus
Ludmsgster:
Primo. Ncoportenss (New.Haven)
Deonds, Ipswicensis Ipswlch),
Posta, COrlotenensis (Chorcstown),
Pestremo. Bostonsnss BOSTON,.
Cujus
Doctrnom Virtutem
Nostr 81 Sis NOv-Anglus
Coils, 81 Barbarus. etc.
How valuable Is the second OF the books about
which II write is indicated by the very rich and
beautiful binding into which II has been put l
should that this binding was by bedford Of
London, il not that his name which is usually
found in small capitals ut the left hand top
OF Of the ny leaves OF all the books bound by
him, Is not in this. Some wrote on one Of tho
last Gy leaves "A duplicate sold at auction, New |
York, for S44.' The following is the full title OF
the book:
Psalterium Amerfcanum
The Book OF
Psalms
IN . Translation Exactly Concerned Unto the
Original.
But all in
Blank Verse,
Fitted unto the Tunes Commonly used In