Excerpt from An Eulogy on the Honourable Thomas Russell, Esq., Late President of the Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others, in North America, The Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The Agricultural Society: Delivered, May 4, 1796, Before the Several Societies to Which He BelongedOne Of the earlielt inflitutions recorded in the billory of nations, is that Of a tribunal for pronouncing judgment on the aétions Of the dead. The memory Of fuch, what ever their rank in the community to which they belonged, as had trampled on the laws, or violated the precepts Of moral obligation, was loaded with execrations while thole who had been the friends and benefaétors of mankind were rewarded with crowns of immortal glory.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.