The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-02-27
TVS 21LIGION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
THE REV. ASHLEY A. SMITH.


4, ~ayiour has there been a more
.tau- and significant year in the
rs of mankind. Remarkable stars,
d To exert great influence on
'l's history, appeared i'll the
horoscope. In the year 1909
...s in almost every department of
.-re born: Mendelssohn and Che
NO of the gelIiuses of music;
u.u. one OF the worlds greatest
fl>ts. two great English poets,
..i feunyson and Elizabeth Barrett
,uug. and two OF Americas sing
olive Wendell Holmes and that
t ull strange genius, Edgar Allen
other great men and women,
.eld Houghton and Charles Lever,
stuart Blackie and Mary Cowden
&C. were born at this time. To tins
So We must credit the birth of
ul the greatest statesmen of his
William F. Gladstone and Abra-
.urum. With this last named
+ .ruH. born in one of the humble
h7 of life and called to the ma
-reatest position of trust and re-
'ulty. | WISH nov 10 deal. | have
aj the treatment to one aspect of
... but III choosing the topic, The
9u If Abraham Lincoln | have
stance chosen the theme, The
Abrdham Lincoln"
tn's religion. if it is worth any
after all but synonym for his
5rlglon Is life and life is religion.
Is deepest finest and strongest
u life is rooted in the religious
If man. the nature that III
IL trusts and revtrences God:
tN IA wide generosity. loves man
shah hope to show that it was
w-utly so i'll the life Of our
President. 1t is not my pur-
teal with the infinity of detail
sNes up a human life The many
histories and biographies of
amply supply the demand for
knowledge of the prominent
and happenings in the lite of
DUAL hero Outside of a great
- delight i'll dealing with this
av reasons for presenting it are
'st, because the religion of Alb
incolu Is a splendid object-leS-
I Inspiration to youth: and.
81. because ] hope to controYelt
-wead impression that Lincoln
religious man. indeed almost
.. and Sceptic His last impres-
- 40 doubt. widely given by the
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'll when Vdllei S''4UtlilA from
..' u t p9e4 u III! dh" gwen l"e
.d feSPo9SlDlIl5ieS OF nation,
la'e ueptIIoIAl3 III l'lGe
upon MN ne ad" more 0eepI!
tiit wa NFllVIFS oI me lIle
.a'IiIts Vi'dI upIoIo ana sustain
eng Jheh man III ms hours OF
." despair; the greaI reaIlty Oh
IOouiitSs ana guidance. ne
.'iitles lhdV Were so suddenly
.'Poh MN gave hiill deeper ana
''04"h' rom 'lle nun oielieSs Oh
'Ii Town 10 uht seat OF govern
w dSllllglol' from ASSOCIATION
rose WHO gathered ABOUT a small,
.l Ia" Office IN the West 10 the
N4n'oustlp Of the representatives
'H"I hajlouS ana The ADVISER and
."' oI the best blood and BRAINS OF
n"h, sutA was the mission and the
my lo when Abraham l.lncom had
t3'Ied IL was enough TO make
A.1IL even the strongest, dlstrust
""u powers; enough TO unbalance
-i tIr most level-lnnded man, but
eFed. Strengthened upheld Lin
III brought hn to newer and
.". realization OF his independence
''oG- the basal fact OF human life.