, 1865-05-05
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
HIS Lie, Character and Pub.
lie Servfce%-GBr1tfc by
Rev. e. III. Fo8lcr.

mea!eu Ma1sSr President, by Rev. Charles l
Fowler, Pastor Of the Clark stree, H. E cburc
ihe slree wa5 appropriately dIapcd and orn
nented with American flags and other patriot
emblems. On The right Of thc speaker mon . ~
oesta, covered with the national nag, yas n1s -
! 4Me-size bust Of Abraham Lincoln, ali hTt -
.ass s, ga neck covered ~ith Grape. The Choir o. o.
| Walker presided. A01' eaa'
~ TT e5sle.ess we1e opered by the choir, .,n,
apd By prayer BY Rev. Joseph Hayen. D. D. so't1''
ce Following n prsYer came .schubert's Il.
Gres1ng'" ~ Mla. Mattison. THIS, 1tia unnri
ee51ns e ea;itn eaSs VA eKslsnt, vel rendered
6y heri s; Ds; @ Lord, after which the gentlemen {
,en ine eno fang FarcTe1 1sther, f1lend and guai
ABRAHAM 1lsco1K.
-Four years ago Illinois give to the nahon.
oae5 ss1aen5 to ,bs xorld hsfe "a to humanity
noeom palntcd martyr, and covenants. bs9nr
GOD and IN the solemn presence Of the nnrnin
3nn1i1e ,n lat9fe that foE the nat:oa, and for ID
ashes With all the tenderness Of mother' ' Pran
nave ne been OF the offering ne have made. Bu
gnel mat Will not be comforted, is onrs for III
lhroDEh anguish. As We bow with toe u,ournfn;
MILLIONS Of America around the open ersye. antf
senen ,ne ~ aRGf i;f1 tfsmp to swaksn
xeloas chatac:er and tnhale The fragrance Of b.,
nemoT. that we msy emulate bis @snv ylrtues
d,fieH,t tanayss nI sn q NJ Ancoln's character i.
nensiSn fte t,,i Is to us impossible On account q
pretended Pre- ,s. only by his peers Though va NAY na5
1 ~! set lts altitude. nor measure IT. cir1h M.
may stretch our little selves up against II and ce
of md q IN Rnst 1he
The foundation Of his character was lii n,nSaj
senn na 1n's eonttins the secret Of his steadtness
}pl 9rbt ri n,aa he sEay!
manifested N absolute ruthfuInCss. IL save h;Tn
mofa' upl1ght1ess. It Kept him nus educsd by the
c"riuptiors Of politics, unblamabie 10 pnbsic M AT
n1n!strauon. II covered him like a n..ntie ~ ~
ngIa ngi aga bpa hlmffon the worlds
Guided BY IN Invisible hand, like bird of n..,
eage, be moved ever toward bis unseen ds.tfnY.
napGsoEted 65 the Infinite &c came calmly 10 t6e
ftqht This made hin hopsfai IN tne data. y me
and steady in the light ~1S N''4 AAeS7
a.; lhe leaetng iaen1ty Of hi. mind WIS bis Rfa,on.
acted with the fearful ceria1niy Of logic. Toned
up b. his moral consctoueness, his reason con
W h,s ihs ssiD iiDesioy ot
passions, and determined every &C. Of Bis lie.
Re arrived at cene!nsions, not By infattion, b1t
5nanSt az MSumenL s, Ihas made him appear slow In
y Of logic and the abiding conyictions Of daty.
1has his mental organization gave him the ie.t
s5, Of R1Se, 1ns made Inevitable
civilized 4 Nc1la: ooes at : DECISION, he he
eentan not from Ms d
and almost lnfe1lib1e memory. These furnirhed
The premises OF his arguments. His deep peae-
human nature, scrunnfxine even nc motions.
PnIposra. poss1otities Of men, gaze him tho right
Instruments TOR The execution Of MS plans Here
EsDctrg from facts, and not tru1u Impressions he
saW Io*ef IN men whom re conSemoed, and re-
tS h9% f nn n
strength Bur they werc 20 subjected to bis reason
hat tnsy only sssnss to sueeest e9pI ofsctoa
condemned arguments the correctness Of his
positions Thus, in day ofour grsat lmpatience,
we were convinced and quoted By his sayins, -. /
confirmed cur convection OF the wisdom of bis
renomtoaton, BY saying thst, 1.-THE people will
not trnce horses In the middle OF the stream"
LIS wit, thongh only vent, without which he
would have t1ed IN the night of anxiety, though
only pleasant ripple on ,hc surfare OF h1s pro-
ionsdy I'D psture, was Of he finest qaaiss. and
had touehness and strength that often save
HE people his OWL courageous hopelulne.s.
Thus We half forgot our deseats after the seven
days "ehsnge o. base" when Ms heard him eaY
pssees nEe not honoFcd IN tut qusrter., I hare
already given pr ses 10 two hundred thousand
r5s esao issy eoSs sh hss.
hetn fault. was hallowed hy the certainty Of his
Ieason. 80 thst It produced only wise prudence.
0,E whule character w0s rounded out INTO rem sr-
able Practical COMMON sensc+ Thus his moral
fense, bis reason AID his common sense, we're
:hc three Gxed points through which tbs perfect
circle OF his character a8 drawn, the sacred trim
| itY nf his Preht manhood. Had be lacked either
| Of these he would have Iaied. and We wonla have
.out the hr=t- be would have been v1lialn; With
tut The second, b,got or fool; without. the
thlzd, = fanatic or dreamer. With them al he
| This fs fbe analysfs of bis character. let ns
see Low II eaEe In his lite.
Hls moral eense was the foundation Of his char
| acteF. 1t entered into ali his calculations. He
bad ever the consciousness Of the presence OF
Him who te ADORE all and over all, and who bas
ordained astancara Of right which men may, tram.
! lis ezalted life. Viewed from this stand point,
bis ht:tory unteldt like pertec- argument Start.
ing mom me, :hsre @ IL 10 essa1s s9n the snn'lme
| This gave him The ready eoluaons Of the prob
1ems that hsyG psrplexed and bewildered other
e1pcd,eniy" be saled, What Is T1ehtr' II Thus .
he VIE saved from the endless and impossible cal
culahors Ct probabilities A. to resnlts In popular
spd MODE be de,syea ahe these made Il u
rary; but when the action WEE possible. the dect-
e1c0 wae taken, sud the consequence. committed
good pleasure.
one result Of hie consuenuonsnessw was the uni
yereal conviction Of his honesty. Other men have
bceu rs honest ls he was, but know Of no public
man who has enjoyed such universal confidence.
| This ssas not wh.m OF the people taken m by
businese and professional babis. Ills estimates
/ were taeed upon value received Because he was
n. ceesars to client Vas no reason for increasing
him where II any go0d men do not seem to be sen
stt1ve. Havlng pass oFcr railroad for bis own
pleasure, he did not feel nj liberty to it when
| On professional bus1nets. No ocommon conscience
could dictate such convictions. The rule that de-
ternined hls advocacy o. cause was, whether It
! Tas right. Money and the chances for reputation
| In hpn1 iY1rnFfRY,$ SrhF N nr1y,fA
tons to him to undertake bad cause. A gentle
man In this city soncht hts terylces In an import
man nn0s oucSs cSu' to p hsve i've the T iand." Bi BIT
| upon examination be changed his mind, took
snd yon The suit. once in come email su,t be
released By his client hut bis client held HIM to
hik promise. When the trial came on. he simply
stot4d the points Of the case. but said not one
moi seree. In the second trial be did ihe same;
,et The 5ury gave hin the verdict without a5gu.
simply because Mr.. Lincoln was on that aide:
=. For" eaid they, " Ill. Mrcoln never takes the
wrong side" One such man IL enough te dignity
| and were member Of the Bar. wcu1d caertsh
his memory as he eesotee elings 70 big amulet
y tss S stse mias we
| stood in 5onder Wfgwam and heard The hepuo i.
csn party announce .sHoneat Old Abe" a. the
aod We ~ vii iii Cary ihs country Under thu lame"
We know eumewhat Of b1m through bis Doug
! las campaign. But thousands throughout the
.sf Sd O. 9 oa ss
scepunt, md wisely dla thcT choose. For no
o,her man Gun hare carried Us through the fear
tul weight Of the last four years. When tls plans
es,. too vast for comprehen ion, and his faith
| in the cause too sublime for our participation,
whsn It VA al ni2hs about ~ ana a. dread BE-,
not one ray Rhcnc upon our Gause. when traitors
were h.nghty and exn,tant At the South and aerce
and b'asphemous at the Nos;h-when r. TIE loyal
tbc etoutest hearts qua1led. the hravest cheeks
| paed-when Generals we're defeating each othtr
a Nts
everything else had failed ~, we looked at this
calm, patient man standing like rock in the
csn trust him stll'' Holding to this tiusle point
With the enerey OF 1aith and despair, We held to.
gether, md under God he brought us througn to
open Judgment OF mankind for moral ,rorth.
Another +haracterisnc dependant upon his moral
tcf the eye Of God az equals, aud feeling the
height Of the Infinite above the finite he regarded
the tIaltaton o. one man above another nut as
| TIC c1aMliuR OF one worm over another. Little
| arbitlons neycr embarrassed him. he sought
always to bcncht and bless his fellows and not to
over theI B. serTlnG IL b became sh.st
nn1'5 y, Tes eFsf .aHen 9Fef an op
4pite OF hfa reeueet that souc other man ni.s-ii
Ge chosen. When 1be way WAS open up.
| wa1d va he was always saying: :. take this man &
| fbot nan, be Is competent" When the committee
for The nomination Of delegates to the Aepusllcau
Convention or 1sG0 met, They wanted men th.t
wot.jd be 4ua 10 MIR. Lincoln. Feeling they were
not sufficiently acquainted throughout the State;
they went to Mr. Lincoln, stated the,r embaEr lss-
ment, and aesed hin 10 namc his friends. he re-
piled, Gcn.emen 4, can have nothing 20 do with
his Inat-er II the people want me to be their
President they will look to that II they do not
,ranf rne txtrfd not take the Office, Nominate