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about tho Christian ro1ig'on," amounts to Moth
ing for, BayA AIr. Herndon;

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hin h.a >EE'os v'et,s IN to ne, ard To an who
9w 1 hs0n 1 h,s mud sa @ w to% s'n %
cally or practically.
hlr. Herndon tlon examines tho statement a.
logged to have boon made by
THE HON. NEWTON nArEsrAN,
quoted by atr. Rood from DR.. Hollands life Of
Lincoln which Btate1nent 10, TINT Mr. Lincoln
said to l,im tratomanl III 1850 Or 60:
II 10 l,1a raco for mo IN Tho struggle lo!ween Tho
North anl sothl md york for ne.:,.l think Ie
erly Is Ssht, for cirst sssslos Il, and olrlpt il
God.
Mr. Herndon, In regard to this, says:
know this statement to 10 ialso tTr. Lincoln md
Adr. baon'aM H. 1'arcey lnsw one another tn 1s59,To
me 1 @ IT, t. Lin eSa a rsaS, yG sa n
which hc withheld from t,ia nearest oldest, Lest friends
In - ridiculous, utterly absurd, mid unworthy Ut
bcllef.
nlr. Hornlon snys TINT, In August, 1873, ho
mud Afr. Datcnlan had col,yorBntipn OH luis |
subject; and, IN TINT copyersatlon, " Mr.. Bate
1aau oxproaay told mo tllat tho account Of n[r. |
Llncoln's conversation with Alr. Dateman, az ro-
lated III Holland, Is colorod. nlr. uerndon pub |
lisl.os ottor written to him, March T. 1867, by
Mr.. Dateman, rolatiyo to tho conversation with
bIv. 1incoln III which the Christ Ii God" OK
prosson is alleged to hnvo boon made III which
lettor h1r. Datoman says:
The Tone manner, r., Of Mr. Lincoln was deerly,
soemnly M Mrsgloa; y Inspired ,no VIII awe lle wy
IL tia duttoa Ut tho houy The eosdtpn Of the cou.-
try, and thc conduct Of public ncuninlsors Of tito
doxy, unttarfausm Triiiitnsnhiarn, ny other isru,
during the whole CONFORMATION, and don't suppose Of
md heh tsths md tho awfllnass Of coming esonts.
eects and doginns IN snth presance! Lie was Alnno
n n fiji aro oS sna 1 ns Sa ssa e bat e LIS
colnmuninga Of his sonl.
Upon this letter AIr. Horudon commonts rs
follows:
This leser shows TINT Mr.. Lincoln waa talking poll
ttcs-appying tlo principles ut moral aud rog.nua
truth 10 tho condition Of tho country Hintstors Of tho
Guspol. MI. Lincoln wan not making Mr.. patcnan
to Mr. Da,c,aan. Tle tat VAS over Tho iittln book
con!anng list cf tho voters Of tho city Of Spring,
e @ Ey spatro sI for r Ineon u staa
hts ytsws Of reglon Il llol1anas neco.int f. trns
Tcsta1uunt, " Witch hIr. Mucoln took out Of hts
boaon." but air. Datcmau says ho had no Thought Of
orthodoxy ctc. during tic whole conversation, and,
had n1s. Lincoln was not even thinking about ohris
tia,ty aud how expross bis Ideas nbo.lt IT, and why
IT, 81 q nsssa 's1as s' soa sSsas
,he % aefnnt "co3rsm ~ Lincoln
think, Aottlca ah"t question fnrcver.
Ncre follows T. letter (dated Washington, May
a, 1SU5), from
a1n. JOHN q. N1coLAY,
Mr. Lincoln's Private Secretary, to Mr. Horn
don, III Which Alr. Nico!ay aayH:
Mr. Lucoln did not, 10 my knowledge, In any way,
change his religious Ideas, opinions, or betcfs from
tho time ho loft Springfield 10 tho day Of his death.
do not know just what they wcrc uovcr having heard
him explain them In dcail, but very he gave
no outward Indications Of his mind having undergone
| any change ia that regard while hore.
| A1r. uorndon then brings
h1us LINCOLN
| upon the stand Us follows:
But promised to Introduce tlie evidence Of Mrs.
Lincoln to show That uelthus Dr. Smith, nor Mr.. Ed
wards nor Mr.. brooks ws CORRECT In what hvy Btute
suned-wil! DO un,ittcd Iy all mep-tat tho BOSOM
companion, tie wife Of Als Lncohl, should know tho
d. eii to cael otleretsrytllng tint toueics t,etr
st. Nicholas Hotel, IN springiel II, some time after
things, Ar. LiMcoins supposed Change Of heart. 5llo
eaye short history Of herself ut my special r.
guss.,-somo account Of tho cssssona 1t tie White
| Iouec,-sotethlng about Seward, Johnson, Summon.
etc., etc. holo sho will not, like Ma,hcny. stuarr,
mud Da,e'an, forget, Among otlcr tnngs Alrs. Ln-
"ar. Lincoln haa no hopo and no faith iii .lo ns,,al
aespp:an Of these rt wGrs an ~ Laso1ns 1; 40 mn ara
Iprascrsl of nrrcst tho dccroe+ Mr.. Lincoln
erer joined any church: ue was Religious nG!n M a.
ahoat s5at IL Tits subject wien Willis te-uercs 5,ors ho
read the Dlb1e good deal aboat ls iaicit rel0'ous
tIGu ever Dt11ft aH0ut HING nH went
tysburg h1r. Lincoln was not techni.al chriatla.t
=. told him about Stewards iucntion. lie said
reply: III shs ,s ra}s I'D ysssaa c,e obey my ''
Here Is the wife Of Mr. Lnco1n who declares that
Mr. Lincoln meyer tloasnt oi .e s4bjet! Of chrls!a,!-
tween rclspion aud Clrixtianuty. aIy knowledge OF
Ar. Lineoln Al ara tho fscta Of A. Llincolns Ats IN
oserSe woan ~ moi ct inteect, eoo aago ii ,an
nnturc, know her Ausbaud thoroughly, Inside and
ous.lua. ar. Llnron's maxim aad philosophy wero ):
Is f.t n3 3s1i 1a and 0to mn
arrest st. lie tsereo" ~ @ Kid Il uis ii ras,takiny Mrs
Lh4colns words rue,-what becomes Of Tue uhrIs-
cant md twa.die about L,ncoln's praying? What uc-
comes OF Dr.. Smiths Idea Ut ots. L'cona sweeping
tnsrsiron, oi ths Divine authority nj iasrfton q
tlo Scriptures? What beco,nos Of Mr. Edwards ey,
dsuse that Mr lns' ~ 5pftnEG" was , cG''nes m it
what bcconcs Of Nil tho cant nnd twalio about Mr.
rGs wos wsisn q tic cya:nccucung What
Reed, Holland, and 1.sno. at,ce aud bring forward
Iii III favor OF tho ita that Mr.. Limsul died IN IN
io1nl: "uu died unbclicvcr,"
Incidentally N1r. ucrnlon touches upon the
question Of the
LEGITIMACY OF s1n. L1ScoLS's BRITT,
In reply to so1le statonlonta by tho Rey. N1r.
Iced. AIr. Heod asserted that thoro iB o we'll
authenticated record Of tho marriage Of Thomas
Liucol1 and Nancy Hanla. This Dir. Hornuon
denies, alleging that the record roforfcd TO-
the leaf Of tho Thomas Lincoln Dible, toru out
by Dennis Hunks, which contained u list OF mar
riagos, births, and deaths, s,-wllolly or mainly III
tho handwriting Of Abraham Liacoln,-" wholly
fails to etato or to record the marriage Of fTlonas
Lincoln aud Nancy Hanks." Says Mr. Hern'
don:
With usofunnient ut the omission tu record tlc mar
riuge Of Tltu1nas ind Nancy, WHEN NAV That mos