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aeceptaton Of tcto words, and Incoln'a maxim and
philosophy were. what II to be Nv VIII BE- "a d. n1 ssrn ssrea
ssss Sas 'fs H sss ss 5sSss
sre n ne ;ssh rss ho sa %s
1904. lIe fet religious than about tho t,ma
T'o T. aS to m .5s msG wsi mt
eon.sisnco coz and f foow % aea t." ose ate :''' - '"A
Mrs. Lincoln, on roaa,nE, or hosring Of NY
Stuart, Of thia oity, 10 Shicl, nho aaya tbas tho
language attributed to 1or Ia
PERVERTED, FALsE,
etc. eto: Mr. ataart ,,, wss aifoo.oa to
SHa" was VT So 0s done. iDo know ' 'pEaso p}as1
Yereation evor took place at tho st: Nioholass
uotol or othor place, between Mira. Lincoln aud
myself, touching hfr. Linooln's religion, 10.
Sic, ID tho Stuart 1ottor, oxproaaly admits con-
voraation, aud ehys that hlr. Stuatt came into
tho room whilo was taking down tho substance
Of tho converaation, but that It was atoppol-.
from hfr. Stuart, II remember cor1ootiy. How
over Mrs. Lincoln docs expressly and explicitly
eay that tho quotation In my looturo Ia porvort-
od, false, DO. uor language Is general and not
Docs Mra. Lincoln mean to say that tho quo
tation in my lecture, aud givon above, Ii per-
vession-a falao statonent Of her conversation
O.
comparinon Of her evidence and tho quota
| tion. which aro placed hore face to faco to bo
compared. II that is her meaning
H1IE 1B MISTAKEN,
| for on comparison, they arc ono and tho BArle.
But il she means to cut doepor, and say that tho
above conversation, na vol rs the quotation, Ia
false, perverted, &o.,-not what sho did truly
| BRy,-then that presents question OF care on
| my part in takiug down her testimony, and 3
| question OF momory, &o., on her part. I took
all duo caro- In gotti,ig the substance Of what sho
said. I stato that Waa careful as usual in such
| casos whom substance was sought, and aver It
WAS correctly done. noted In ali mattors with
her aud others in portoos good faith. It Ia
10 put the above quotation. taken from my
lecture, in another form,
IN quEs r1oNs,
| OF her denial. Firsi.-Doos Mrs. Lincoln noun
| to say TINT 1Ir. Lincoln had hopo and faith
in the Spiritual Unsccn. in tho usual acccpta-
| tton Of these words2 she knows bottor, and 80
TINT Mr.. Lincoln Ind no belief In Natures laws,
Or, in other words substantially, "What is to DO
| will b. eto.7" Thirl-Does Hhe mean to soy
that Mr. Lincoln Joined = church Fourth:
Doo9 Bhe menn to nay that Mr.. Linoo1n was not
Docs she moan to say that Mr. Lincoln did
not first thinA-to say think-about tho
subject Of roll gion was when Willio died,
| -noVor hoforo7 blIM-u0c6 Bae Moan %
say that Arr. Lincoln did not read the Bible
a good deal in 1864 2 SeucaQt-Doos she mean
| to say that Afr. Lincoln did not fool moro 70.
| ]igouH than ever nbout tho timo ho wont to Got.
| tysburg? Eighth and lastly-DooB ahe moan tt
| say that Afr. Lincoln was technical Christian
and joined d church Tho donial OF theso prop
ositlons slngly, tho general doninl Of the quota
ton spoken Of, IL MI affirmation that tho oppo
site or contrary Ia true.
| WELL-NNoWN FAcTs,-
wo1I-ltnown history, bear her out7 For all thii
world hor frionla would not lot hor answer thes,
questions. Tho manner and method Of putting
Che thing at first blush shows tho folly OF suol
denial.
Her objection may bo to the application mad
by myself Of tho maxim. "Wllatis to be will bo,
&c., to the idoa Of Christian prayer, or IN othe
words to this Hontence Of tho lecture, "aud
this is-taking Mrs. Lircoln'a words as truc-
what becomes OF the Christian idea OF prayer
What lecomoH Of Noah Brooke cant and taaddl
about Lincoln'B praying Z" &e., &c. :,
Until I know what hlrs. Lincoln means !; tt
moro certain and specific donials and charge
are made by Mrs. Lincoln, L wish to say no NOR
at present On this question. I hope she. vi
write letter defining herself and milking dirct
charges. by ail means. lot us hayo aucll q lei
ior. 1t will be important and iutereating to til
| rcnding world. Yours truly. ". II. HEnHpoN.
| ErDINoFrELp. ILL.,, Jun. II, 1874,