Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-15
Vandalia, but Lincoln was largely in

Nandalia, but Lincoln was largely in
strumental in removing it to SPRING
field. When the bill for the removal
of the seat of government was before
the legislature Lincoln played the or
binary course OF the politician-voting
for the measures whose supporters
would vote for his measure and other
wise lobbying for the passage of the
bill
HE was licensed to practice law
and removed to Springfield, where he
went into a store owned by man by
the name of Speed and inquired the
price of a bedstead. Speed figured it
up and told him that it would amount
to SIT. Lincoln carefully considered
the matter and finally told Speed that
if he would make the bedstead for him
and his experiment as lawyer turned
out well, he would pay for it by
Christmas. Speed took a liking to him
and told him that he had bed in the
room over the store which he could
occupy. Lincoln had pair Of saddle
bags. the only thing he possessed in
the world, having ridden borrowed
horse to Springfield. These bags he
gravely picked up and took upstairs.
In short time he came down and
said: We'll, Speed, I've moved This
was illustrative of his humor, even in
the face of difficulties.
"Lincoln's LAW partner, Herndon,
does not think that Lincoln would have
achieved distinction asa lawyer. 1t is
doubtful if he would have won renown
in any line of business or in any pro-
fession. \
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life, the blackness of the slave question
was brought forcibly to his attention,
thru the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise, which was nullified largely
by the efforts of Douglass, with whom
he was afterwards to combat as a
political foe. just at this epoch is seen
the other Lincoln--the Lincoln of his
tory. His intense humanity stands out
clearly silhouerted against the back
ground of that other thing that means
inhumanity. He made the race against
Douglass for political honors and it.
resulted in the election of Douglass,
Yet it was the beginning of the end
for the successful candidate, and the
beginning OF The successes of the other
which finally eliminated in his election
to the presidency.
"Of his religion, it was clearly dem
onstrated by reference to at least three
of his letters, that Lincoln was be-
lever in Omnipotencsa and that that
belief greatly colored his life. Lincoln
had two great passions-the first, a
love of humanity; the second, a love
for the union. They We're put in this
order because the first was greater
than the last" Closing. the speaker
eulogized Lincoln in these words:
Lincoln was the greatest man the
world has ever known since the days
of Christ,
Bishop Morrison.
Rev. Lynch then introduced
Rev. Theodore n. Morrison,
bishop of the diocese, who hap
pened to be so situated that he
could attend the gathering, having
just come from Keosauqua. The visit
was attended with some inconvenience
but the bishop said that he would
willingly undergo the discomfort in
order TO be with a gathering of this
character. Speaking of the subject OF
the evening the bishop said that if we
could have a Bible written of it all
that is, have history written from
a Biblical standpoint, it would be seen
that N modern times at critical per-
iods OF the worlds history individuals
have risen to lead nation "out of the
wilderness" The earth was made for
definite purpose and in order that
that purpose might be carried out
conditions were foreseen and the rem
edy for that condition was foreor-
sdained. BY inference the bishop said
that Lincoln was the man to lead the
people from the error of. their way in
his time and was the man to restore
normal conditions. Lincoln was re-
ligious man. From Biblical stands
point it was proven by his actions ano
personally.