The Speech That Silenced Every Other
On November 19, 1863, fifteen thousand people gathered at the Gettysburg battlefield cemetery. The featured orator, Edward Everett, was the most celebrated speaker in America...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Hebrews 1:1-4.
On November 19, 1863, fifteen thousand people gathered at the Gettysburg battlefield cemetery. The featured orator, Edward Everett, was the most celebrated speaker in America — a former Secretary of State, Harvard president, and senator. For two hours he delivered a sweeping, eloquent address covering the history of warfare from ancient Greece to the fields of Pennsylvania. It was learned, impressive, and thorough.…
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