The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-02-16
The Rev. W. W. StevenssPaysr a
Glowing Tribute to Memory
of Abraham Lincoln.
'LINcoLN's BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
Many. People of the City, Attend the
Patriotic Services, Which Were.
Held. at the Park Avenue
Methodist, Church..

The Rev. w. w. Stevens, pastor OF
Park Ave. M. E. church, paid beau
tift1l tribute to the life anda work of
Abarahan15 Lincoln at the service held
atstfe church on Sunday morning; Il
wasSa patriotic service in honor Of the
anniversary of Linco1n's birth, and
many of the members of the Grand
Army, the Woman's Relief Corpssand
other patriotic bodies< attended the
service. Special music in, honor of
the day was rendered by the chorus
choir of the church.
Mr.. Stevens opened his. address, by
telling little story of 1.-THE first Linz
coin inaugural, and stated that when
Mr. Lincoln started for Washington
Abraham iKohn sent him a,,silk Amer
lean flag, on which had been printed
IN golden letters. the motto, "Be
Strong, Be of Good Courage. y This,
Mr.. Stevens declared, was the key
note of the life of Abraham L lincoln.
He spoke of the life of Lincoln. and
found in him man physically, intel
lectually and morally strong. A man
who loved the flag and the bible, and
trusted in God. stBorn. of pioneer
parents, said Mr.. Stevens, Lincoln
grew to manhood in contact with men
and material in the rough. Living
on plain foody breathing pure air,
tilling as a back-woodsman farmer
and river boatman, he grew strong
in body
Mr.. Stevens told the story of the
early life of Lincoln and the men. who
had been associated with him, and
showed how this life and these men
had nodded the physique and intel
lect OF the future PRESIDENT of a great
nation. He spokeof the fact that all
though Lincoln. was not a. college
graduate he gained his education as
necessity demanded it. Lincoln, was
never out of time and place, and.when
the time came for the delivery of his
hrst inaugural one of the men. who
stood near himssaid, ''Ha spoke as if
he had been delivering inaugurals all
his life. - 'The address, Said Mr..
Stevens, announced the coming Of
the man, leader ofmen- man, BORN
to commands"
The speaker. spoke of the moral
strength Of the martyred president,
and said through life it had been the
plan of Lincoln to always keep faith
with friend or foe. This splendid
trait of. Linco1n was. brought out by
Henry Watterson,, who, said ia fa-
nous address on Linco1ra:: "Let mo-
southern man poimt the finger of seorn
at me because Z canonize Abraham
Lincola. He was. our only friend at
court when we most needed a friend.
He was the one man In power who
wanted to preserve us intact and save
us, from the wolves OF passion and
p1under which stood at our doors. He
sought to save us froaa ourselves. -
Mr.. Stevens spoke of the beautiful
combination of courage and tender
ness to be found In the character of
Lincoln. He spoke of his. work in
pleading with the south to remain in
the union so long as there was hope
~ q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OL4I e1S SOOA DIS IIlG
battle OF Bull Run had been fought
Mr.. Lincoln at once declared that
nothing was too sacred to be sacrificed
to suppress the rebellion. The minis
ter traced the life of the president
through the months and years of civil
war, and showed that his faith In, his
God had been his guiding star Through
those years of doubt and great respon-
sibility. In closing Mr.. Stevens. said:
Like his Lord and Master Lincoln
died on Good Friday for the sins Of
his people. AS he lay there with the
assassin's bullet in his bsain Stanton
kne1t by his side and exclaimed: Snow
he belongs to the ages" When the
Car Of Russia heard of the death Of
Lincoln he staggered from his chair
and said: Great God, is Lincoln
dead. He was the grandest man on
the globe" Of his second Inaugural
the London Spectator said: 1T is the
noblest political document known in
history Years have passed, but
still today in the homes of many of
the Swiss peasants who burn with the
love of liberty the pictures Of William
Tell and Lincoln hang side by side.
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