Excerpt from Sermon, Delivered in the Rotunda of the University of Virginia, on Sunday, May 24, 1829: On the Occasion of the Deaths of Nine Young Men, Who Fell Victims to the Diseases Which Visited That Place During the Summer of 1828, and the Following Winter IN presenting the following discourse to the public, the author deems it proper to offer. A few words of explanation. 1: He has hitherto declined the publication of it, in opposition to the wishes and advice of many of his brethren and friends, for' reasons which seefried sufficient to himself, and which need not be mentioned. He 18 now satisfied that the publication is required in justice to himself, to correct erroneous views which have al ready been taken of it, and to prevent the increased circulation of the same. It Will become the candid reader of it to remember, that a minister of Almighty God, on whom the most solemn vows were laid, at all times to deal faithfully with his fellow men, and 'not'to do the work of God deceitfltlly, ' was specially invited by the Officers of an interesting and important public institution, to deliver a discourse on the occasion of two most afilictive dispen satioiis of Providence, which had swept into untimely graves, a number of the hopeful youths confided to their care. The Invi tation itself imposed upon him the solemn duty of endeavoring, to the best of his ability and judgment, to make the most suitable improvement of which the occasion was susceptible. In order to do this he was bound, as one who must draw his arguments and. Proofs from the revealed world of God, to 'tarn to the law and to the testimony' -'for 9 any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God.' He felt bound to apply the great principles of religion, and the past dealings of Providence with man, to the particular subject before him, and thus endeavor to secure His blessing. 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.