Excerpt from Faith, Philosophy, and Reason: A Baccalaureate Sermon, Delivered at Williamstown, Ms. August 18, 1850 This race, my friends of the Graduating Class, I would now invite you to run. You are especially called Upon to emulate the example of the great and good, - to do deeds that shall not only cause joy on earth, but shall send a new thrill through the vast assembly of those who have gone before you. 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.