The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-04
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izations, whichi shdv the white and col
ored strength of tie Church in separate
tables, are followed by a summary of sta
tlstlcs which shows that the total mem
increase of over $4,000 since last year.
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THE TRUE ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The True Abraham Lincoln: BY Viii
Thomas Jefferson.I Crown Svo. Cloth
decorated; net, So. Philadelphia: j. B.
Lippincott Company =.
There are fe1 rare characters in
history. the record Il whose lives grow in |
interest with each succeeding generation.
and which CLEAN Brighter as time passes,
Of men and things, by which they were
These characters are unique and orig
inal and bear striking analogies to each
other-the most Important of which is
their self dedication to truth:
They may be calbd the guide posts of
civilization, and mar be named as, Christ,
Socrates 1pther ant tnGo e, T is about
written under the title. THE True Abra- |
ham Lincoln
The. STORY, Of Linz oln is always a, absorb orb
ing and full of human interest. The vol
unes which have ben written about him
would stock a library of large dimensions
we have. however, read none Of them
which surpass in arrangement OF literary
tuis nil nisi bonun - has exerted such a
profound influence on western thought,
that it's literature fails to throw much
light upon many G the eminent careers
of distinguished statesmen and soldiers. =
Mr.. Curtis, however, writes in a natural
manner about a natural man, and does
not fail to remind us that Mr.. Lincoln
had faults, as youth. and as man..
These faults. however, serve as a strlk-
ing contrast to the sublimity of his char
acter. which had been attained before
his assassination.
The illustrations are profuse and some
Of them appear ttr the t first . time ma IN
pator's life.
Lincoln, the Leader of the Springfield
Bar" is full of interest, as the author
traces his intellectual development, from
onward until he became pleader Of such
striking power and force as to easlly sur
pass in the Logical presentation OF ms
+ cases men who hid been trained In IN
situations of highar education
1.-THE occasion upon which Lincoln dis
played unusual power as an orator was
| the Bloomington Convention for the or
ganization of the Republican party early
in 1sSs ad S 61 husn speeeS
The Convention, which was composed Of
had fa Ia ADOPTED the name Republican,, had
and and had launched a new political organii-
cation; but it contained many dlscord-
ant, envious and hostile elements. Those
who had watched the proceedings were
and jealousy. and Lincoln, with his acute
political perceptions, realized the, danger,
perhaps more keenly than any other man
in the assembly. He saw before him
group of earnest. jealous, sincere men;
Willing to make tremendous sacrifices
and undertake Titanic tasks, but at the
same time most Of them ciung Ie TO i nGir
vidual methods with a tenaclty that
promised to defeat their common purpose.
| Therefore, when he arose in response to
the great orator of Springfield his soul
was flooded with desire and a purpose
| to harmonic and amalgamate the patrl-
| otto emotions of his associates.
| Those who were present say that at
first he spoke slowly, cautiously, and in
a monotone but gradually his words grew
in force and intensity until he swept the
discordant souls Of the Assembly Essen 3e To ehae
with pale faces and quivering lips ana
pressed unconsc iously towards him." His
| influence was irresistible.
THU REAL BENE1,1cT,- ARNOLD. -,
The Real Benedict Arnold. BY Charles
Burr T9Sd auth otb Of net
New York: A. S. Barnes & Co.
The 'rear' and "true'' people seem to
have the front OF the stage just now.
An unpleasant impression has prevailed
| in many quarters that Benedict Arnold
has not been fairly treated, that ms seTv r;
ices to his country were ignored and his
| great fault was not over emphasized per-
haps, but unreasonably punished. Treach-
cry to ones country far surpasses tne
is not to be condoned In any wise. There
| NAV be, however. certain circumstances
| which explain the deed and modify the
| bitter cOndemnat'
While not condoning Arnold's treason
Mr. Todd emphasizes his invaluable sery-
ices to America and shows concluslvely
that he four times saved the cause of the
| Colonies: first at the battle of Valcour's
Island on Lake Champlaln (the flrst n a'.v,sx
were engaged), where, by his desperate
valor, he gave the British such whole
some respect for American arms ina
they gaxe Up Their pan 90 bV rasnt
the siege Of Fort stanwiX in the MohaW s,t
Valley and putting to flight st: Leger.s
invading army marching to AID Burgoyne
and third and fourth by winning the tw!
battles of Saratoga. which, conjoined
Cressy included as one of the fifteen de-
cisive battles of the world.
Mr.. Todd also shows that it was thu
influence of Arnolds wife and his fea1
of losing her should her reasonable cor
respondence with the British officers be
discoveted. which induced Arnold to be
tray his country, and not the gross IN
justice Of Congress- nor the calaml nnns q, o
ascribed. The book is an original anc
unique contribution to revolutionary MS
tory. The illustrations; are interesting
the reproduction of an old print repre-
senting the burning of Arnold in efigy.
AS death drew near, it is said his MIND
wandered, and. he was again in America
fighting his battles with Washington anc
terval he asked that his Continental uni:
escaped to the ':Vulture," !: and which he
had ever cherished might be brought and
put on him, with the epaulets and sword
| knots which Washington had given him
as the bravest of the brave.
Let me die in my old American uni
l fought my battles. God forgive me-
heno ADDED 'for ever putting, on any
THE MYSTERY OF. MURRAY DAvEN-
;r=-. PORT o..
The Mystery of Murray Davenport, A
Story Of New York at the PreSGnt Pay
by H. c. Edwards Boston: L.. c. Page
& Co. $3.50. p +. H.. t-@-.8 -.
The scene is New York. The hero a
disappointed man. He has talent and in
dustry, but fortune has frowned upon
him. Mr.. stephens is particular to seek
verisimilltude in careful descriptions Of
| familiar neighborhOods. He aims to re-
produce the hustle and excitement Of
New York, its architecture, it's manners,
it's customs The well-appointed fiat, the
boarding house, the hotel, the pseudo;
Bohemian cafe. the chophouse, the water
side neighborhood are all recognizable
The personages are generally common
place enough to seem perfectly natural