The Happiness of a Long and Useful Life: A Sermon Delivered at the Funeral of Mrs. Ruth Hart, Relict of General Selah Hart, of Kensington, (Berlin,) ... and Second Year of Her Age

Excerpt from The Happiness of a Long and Useful A Sermon Delivered at the Funeral of Mrs. Ruth Hart, Relict of General Selah Hart, of Kensington, (Berlin,) Conn. Who Died January 15th, 1844, in the One Hundredth and Second Year of Her Age The longest life, as We often hear it remarked, comes to a close. Extend it to its possible limits, as the Provi dence of God defines those limits, and it terminates, and then what is it? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. This truth is now strikingly verified in the departure of her, Whose mortal remains are before us. That very aged woman and salnt soon to be gathered to fathers in the grave, reminds us of the certain end. And fleeting character of human, proba tion. Protracted as it has been, in her case, it is. Now finished. 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.