Excerpt from A Discourse Commemorative of the Life, Character, and Genius of the Late Rev. J. H Thornwell The glory of man is as the flower of grass; our fathers where are they: and the prophets, do they live for ever? The men who with their heroic deeds make history to-day, become its theme and song to-morrow! This rude outline, dashed upon the canvass, it is the privi lege of one who loved him well to fill up now with cautious touches; and if the affection of the artist should impart a warmth of coloring to the picture, the truthfulness of the portraiture will yet, we trust, vindicate itself to those who knew the original. 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.