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The Rev. J. W. Whitfield preached the discourse from the text; 

 " Jesus himself testified that a prophet hath no honor in his own 

 country." We make the following extracts: "We have always felt 

 that our country did itself a great wrong in not making more of the 

 gifted man, whose remains are before us to-day; with proper en- 

 couragement by an endowment which would have placed him above 

 want, and the necessity of laboring for his daily bread, his genius 

 might have brought great gain and honor to the land and good to 

 the world; with the millions of wealth there is in our nation, govern- 

 ment or individuals should have enabled Mr. Spencer to have given 

 his whole time to experiments and investigations in his line, where 

 he was well able to do the very things the scientific world needs 

 every hour." 



We quote from Judge Barlow, on the same occasion: "He vir- 

 tually revolutionized science, put it upon a basis never before known, 

 carrying the investigating mind into a field of thought, limitless, 

 boundless, bottomless, rich, profound and glorious. Yes, a field 

 that fills the very soul of a thinking mind as with the quickening 

 powers of inspiration. Geology, minerology, astronomy, theology, 

 all — all the sciences have felt the touch of his powers as a quickened 

 spirit, to raise them up and bring them forth to greater light and 

 beauty. He opened the eye-lids of the dark and unknown, and said 

 to the world — look, behold the works and the wonders of the mys- 

 terious Being you worship, and awaken to the gratitude and love 

 you owe Him. All, and more than this, have sprung from the toils 

 of yonder studio and laboratory of the little chamber of his early 

 home. 



I may be deemed extravagant, but I venture to say Charles A. 

 Spencer's name is immortal. A Galileo, a Copernicus, a Harvey, a 

 Columbus, and others by their discoveries in their fields of study and 

 labor have rendered their names immortal, and Spencer's will now 

 class with the undying." 



The photograph from which our engraving was made was taken 

 during the last year of Mr. Spencer's life, and only a short time 

 before he commenced to show signs of failing in general health. 



To honor this talented man has been our privilege and delight; 

 and the more to show our recognition and appreciation of his valu- 

 able labors do we give this slight contribution to his memory. 



