The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09

sion in which he Is called to act. And
so he never poses or dramatizes or calls
attention to himself. He is severely.
humorously natural. He is the man of
the people-consciously so. He loves
them and lives for them In every
thought and act. And the people love
him, and, what Is even better, they
trust him. To them he is always Hon.
sst Abe. IN. x. Ninde, Bishop.
The Man Of Prayer In Darkest Hours.
Abraham Lincoln was a man of pray
er. He was accustomed in the darkest
times Of the war to inquire of the Lord
and to pray for the success Of our
armies. He believed that the cause was
right and just and that God was on our
side, or, rather, that 1--WE were ON Gods
side" in that tremendous struggle.
Bishop Simpson was frequent Wis
itor at the White House. He was con-
stantly making speeches for the Union
and sustaining the administration in
every possible way.
One day / met him on train, and
he told me that he had been to see the
president and was most cordially receiv-
ed. While they were talking Mr. Lin
coin suddenly arose and went to the
door and locked it, and returning said |:
Bishop Simpson, l feel the need of
prayer. Will you pray for me and for
the country?" They knelt together, and
| the bishop poured out his soul to God
| for his blessing to rest upon the presi-
dent and upon the government and upon
the nation and that victory and peace
might soon be won. All through the
prayer Mr.. Lincoln fervently responded.
| This was not made public until the
war was over. 1t is an incident in the
life of Mr. Lincoln which has not been
widely published. Mr.. Lincoln was
very reticent upon his own religious ex
perience, but those who knew him best
are certain of the fact that he was 9
man of importunate and prevailing
prayer. Charles @. McCabe, Bishop.
Thorough Politician, but an Honest One
Mr.. Lincoln was thorough politi
clan in the best sense of the term. HI
recognized the imperative need of par
ties in American political affairs. III
did all in his power to build up tin
great party which he so ably represent
ed, the party of freedom, Of enlightene'
craftsmanship of national honor an
progress.
But he was an honest politician. Hi
honesty was entirely compatible with
. strong personal desire to fill the highes
position within the gift of man. Hon
{ esty and lawful ambition are not COL
traries Mr.. Lincoln never stopped
the packing Of primaries, to the buyin
and selling of votes, to bargaining wit
3 the men Of influence by promising thel
Q | office.
D By the very laws Of human action b
: was constrained to reward his supper
: ers with places of trust and profit. Hol
q est politics does not forbid this. 1t
: not necessary to 60 to the length of IL
J.. motto ITO the victors belong the spoils
@ in affirming the principle. No matte
: under what name political movemel
@ may be carried ON it cannot help becon
ing q party movement. There must
q an organization. There must be prom
@ nent men within it, There must
Il wheels within wheels and in all prob
}. bility there will be wheel within
a the wheels and a living spirit with
v that wheel to move all the rest Their
d fore there will be "a machine. " 1t
d senseless to cry out against a machil
it simply as a machine. Work cannot
= done without the human hand or IN
k ohinery which stands for the hand. +
e litical work must be done by polite
machine.
"a But we need the right kind OF m
d chine, or of men composing it. We wa
n men who will not be on the looko
s. perpetually for their own selfish enc
ia We want men filled with the spirit
it patriotism and of incorruptible honest
"a like Abraham Lincoln, Ito run the II
ar chine samuel Fallows (Bishopc