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THE CHALLENGE OF FACTS

have had Sumner and shall always have him. We all need this thought to temper the sense of his loss and the concern for a future without him. His service will be more deeply missed and valued as time passes.

O fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew!