, 1873-12-14

" hlr. Lnc0lh'e Lntor LILO AMI lteIGlou6 6ohti-
merts," III anBwor to n lcctnro On tho samo sub
jcct by tho Roy. James. need,~-A uerndon's
object toing 10 slow that Mr. Lsncoln lived aud
died
AN pNDEL1EvE1 IN Cl1s1BT1AN1TY.
We subioin eomo extracts from tho lecture,
and condonae tho romaindor Of It,:
started ot in the Abbott lotcr, iu 1870 with tho
TINT air. Lnoon wlts simply Thciat,-nn
upbcieyer IN am % net II tho ,,, chr,snn
Tint Mr. Lincoln had religious sentiments" "Maay
Christian HuntlMunta."
t,,.s Tue Later Life and nol1gios Sentiments OF
Ayrahnm Lincoln." have mover sad d that AIR. LII
euts, on tho contrary, admitted then, mud do now,
that Mr. Lincoln had religious opinions iaeas, mud
sentiments but this declaration TINT Mr. Lincoln hau
rsgos sentiments does not eo. tlo proposition that
DIED rIrE1sr--Ar INr1pEI,
cancc!al1y In tho art.todox Ut the tcrm Much
many Changes Of heart" 'a',ch twaade, a at1aucad
os snex " H. IT, acd sa hesa ss rss.en
gstcs ars quoted tu show that no chrstian Mr.
LINCOLN waB tlr President VI Christi ian pooplc, aud 10
wo SSs Gisr Ion s INV doe il o sd peen resea
of s free pnoplo. am met with tho assertion that
Evangelical uhratinn. No ono knows this; 4 IL moro
assertion that sIr. 1tncons addresses ct 1ols md
Sundny-schoo1 Aociotius wcro cmtnons'y OhriBtia1.
When is invited TO a1lrcss such Societies. IT. 10
imric unlcsa thu ia reserves tue right to guy what
tlonr, feelings ul.d philosophy. To do otherwise
would be Insult nnd nn ournge on the society. NO
ou a Air. 1son ;sa PETITE ni" Gbssn a
fcrG,lcsa might l'o drawn. l.tnGo1n
wAsvEnY pot1rlo.
nnd q very stcwd III aIt{Culars. When ho
talking tu Christian, As adalcl hflnacf to the
Christian When lie spoke 10 or totcd with onc Of
different opiona about Nr. Iincoina cIrlssianlly
and vulaarity. Mr.. Lincoln was chassc In ha itcaa
aud hnKnags when It was necessarily nnd when not so
courosy, good-breedng toward tho delicate. tel-
after, In tho absence Of scl, men, aud among his
klnd tho old nnbeever. hayo witnessed this'
Ineoiu, yas not hypocritlral, but arrang from high
u,d toutcr regard iur thu feelings of ulon.
AIr. Hornlou assorts that thore is q
nnoan DISTINCTION
between "roligion and Christianity,
former being :" tho general, the universal,
attribute Of mau !" the latter local, jewish"
He tlen says:
When men speak OF Ltnco1ns religious sentiments,
ono with the other have often and often satd that
MI Lincoln was " natnre ID nun f
na SS was as t. t. M ss
Theist, eaid In my Abbott letter. Thcist docs
nut necessarily deny Regulation ruc universal reason
.r!bral the grandes tribunal, this side the rhrone
Il ia Tho oly tribunal that ls truth AMI religion Tho
nyeraal is the test Of truth and tho only trao
err. So may tie sev. Jnncs Reed 10 may the 3ew-
!sh psoie VT the whale @ rasa et eu nSxer srs
ity IN Its locui and jewish phassa. may ers' anu Is
'Al.nii: a,lrm TINT iMr. Lincoln
DIED AN uNpCL1tvER,
was not an Evangelical CHRISTIAN Tho lecturer ar'Hs
that Ms Lincoln was eesyse u shs Gr's.uu re-. re-
stlo Of tiH Question can be proved. It IL admitted
on ul' bands That Mr.. Llueolu once was all inhdel
against uhrstianity and that he continued M ,inbe-
sIetor till late III Hte It IA rule OF law % We Az
ruc of common sense, TINT, weu ccr!ain state or
condition Of atfairs ia proved 10 extH tho Pre-
sumption ID, that Il still continues III. the contrary is
proved. Thia rulo LAS full forge and virtue till tho
presumption IL removed by evidence The burthcn
uf proof, that Mr. Lincoln died Christ1Hn-cscn
toever -ress OIL Mr. teel, for It Is admitea TINT,
lato in life, aul before, Mr. Lincoln was an 1usicl
Mr.. Herndon theu proceeds to reviow AIR.
Reeds evidences. IIo asserts:
THAT THE ION. JOHN T. STUART
Notwithstanding his denial Of the alleged re-
1nark-dld say to him, some five ycara ago, that
DR.. Smith tried 10 CONVERT n1r. Lincoln, "hat
couldn't do it,
THAT col. JAMES II. MATuESY
"has often told n.c that Alr. LINCOLN WIS IN iu-
nlcl;" that in his letter to Mr.. ltsel, Col. N.
merely suys ho s'belioycs s"-llot TINT Ao knows
-that Ml. Llncolp, ain Ills 'ator Life, after in
yest;gatiug tho subject, was isrn believer in
| The Christian rsligion;' that Col. Matlony told
I MIR, Ho.ndon that, from 1864 to 1860, Mr.. Lin
coln played sharp ga1no upon tho Christiana Of
Springfield, threading OH their toes," nnd say
| lug. "Come and convort nlo; = and that Mathcny
told him (Ilerndon), OH tho 0tl day Of tue prcs-
! ont month: ..-.
| What 1nean, 1u MY Reed letter, by Mr. Lincolns
earllps l,le IL lis wloc lifs mud listury IN lllloia
1u illinois, and ny 70 e Lime Ae lciI tor WAelnslol'
Wlla lnrau by Mr. Lincona later life ~ MS Mnsa-
lngto life, wilere nc associatoa with religious people
wnon anu wlere beicHa Mr. Linc9'i Thought ho bo-
canlu Christian. told Mr. Reed III tnis Gc1ofe h1gn-
| inI, tic icttrr spoken Of kMew noshlAg u a!s.
1nso!n'a Investigation into t4s subject OF oArla-
! tian!ty.
| THAT THE REV. JAMES SAITH,
of Scotland, proves nothing by Ills letter, stating
tint Mr. Lincoln "did ayuw hiB bellof III tie
Divine authority end inspiration Of the Scrip
turca, Tor tho reason (accorain3 to lterldon)
that Everything that IL good is of Divine au-
tAority,-cyory book, every oratiou, eyory poem,
tint rises to tho eloquent, bclng tinged With cn-
tluuiasnl, is inspired" In answer to Alr.
Smiths statement TINT ho placed before Mr,
Lincoln arguments designed TO prove tho Divine
authority and inspiration Of tho Scriptures, aud
that Mr. Lincoln ''oxMnincd tho arguments as d
lawyor who Is anxious to reach the tcutl," ur'
1Iernt1on says:
Mr.. L.rcnln received book from Dr.: Smith on In.
fidelity. Hu PLACED 1t OH our law-tabc. Ia nsysl
upcncd it-.laver read 1t to my knowledgc; and ]
think tho buok rested, unread uil UNOPENED ~!
uliur Ar, L!reohs DEATH sn much for Dir. LiAealnt
swccllng and searching investigation havt
asked many, many nsmhers Of Mr. Smiths chnrcl
what MIR. Llueoln suiA ut tho nhla or snnday"schoo
societies tho rsply wua "ony somo oollrteuus
general remarks-ony, gllttcr!ng ge.erAlitlss, thu
| illua.t anything or nothing, according to whore VI
Stood" Docs nut ovory eaIe man knew that. 4 Ms
-.aI been couyred If tho truth ot tho Christian rc
glon substantially " nr. Smith atatss T. LIS upgang
ays run through tho city Ale w4!lrc blown By 1!l!r
Ylcans Ale.eu secrecy, mud privacy Oh slcl an oc
cAsiun aa this would layu been utterly impossible.
MEssNs. KnWANps AND nNooGs.
That tho testimpny Of Ninian ". Edwards
that Mr. Lincoln told him, about 1861, Mt Spring
1icld, that l,o was convinced Of tho truth Of til
Christian roltgioa; as.d tlo Testimony Of Noa]
Drooks, tint AIr. Lincoln told him that, ""hil
na could uot tx any deliuito time, yet 1t (th
n