The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-17
One Hundredth Birthday
ANNIVERSARY
Of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Suitably Observed Under Direction
Of the
Ladies Circle Of the G. AR.
Addresses by A. T. Searle
Rev. DR.. w. III. Swift
and Homer Greene.
Suitably Observed Under Directlon
Of the
APPROPRIATE MUSIC

NhC OOuIb AlOuDC VOC AiACh w WV
flowing with an audience which includ-
ed the veterans of the G. A. R. and Co.
E, of the 18th Regiment, National Guard
of Pennsylvania, all full of patriotism,
and showing their love for the martyr
ed President by outbursts Of applause
whenever his name or deeds were men,
toned. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Will H. Hitler, after
which the chairman, DR.. Homer Greene,
with one of his characteristic talks, ex-
planned how the arrangements had been
made for the celebration, giving the en-
tire credit to the Ladies of the G. A. R.
Circle, omitting the fact that practical
ly the major part of the work had fallen
to his own lot.
The Gettysburg address by Lincoln
was detained by Reuben ]. Brown, in
manner that showed he possessed un-
usual ability as an orator.
The Musical Programme was most ex-
cellent, and every selection was well
rendered, Frank Jenkins acting as lead
er of the choruses. Mrs. Harry Rock
well rendered soloin superb manner,
which elected loud applause. Mr.. Jones
and Mrs. Heft, the other soloists, cap
tured the audience with the excellent
rendering of their respective parts. The
orchestra dispensed faultless music, while
the Fife and Drum Corps stirred the mar
tial spirit of the audience to the highest
pitch. The chairman in his usual felic-
itous manner introduced A. T. Searle,
who spoke as follows:
In the picturesque and beautiful Har-
din county, Kentucky, now Larue coun-
ty, on Feb. 18th, 1909, was born the
man of the century, our Abraham
Lincoln.
= His father, Thomas Lincoln, was a
man of undoubted integrity but of i'm
provident habits, yet beloved by ALL
his mother, Nancy Hanks, a slender,
pale, sensitive woman, of heroic nature
of whom Mr.. Lincoln always spoke
with the greatest affection, and on one
| OCCdSlOD, Will HI SsNE
"All that am or hope to be, l owe tO
my angel mother blessings on her mem
ory!'
More has been written and said of MIR
Lincoln's character and of his fascina-
ting and wonderful career than of any
American citizen, and every phase OF
his life, from his humble birth to that
terrible night of April II, 1865, is in
structive and interesting. History, myth
story and song have already almost
translated him to the realms of Heroes
and given him attributes possessed by
no mortal man. AS Secretary Stanton
said on that fatal morning when the
great President drew his last breath
"He now belongs to the Ages"
But Lincoln was real, true, live man
and it is we'll for us to consider those
characteristics of the man which we may
emulate and hope to attain.
1t is Lincoln, the man, who, each day
since his death, has won his way deeper
and deeper into the hearts OF the Amer
lean people. Books can be written upor
his many manly attributes F.; of his grea
love for each and every human being
For that reason, the black race has al
ready crowned him, and to that race hi
is the very ideal OF power and goodness
and his memory will live in the heart
of those unfortunate people while the!
exist upon the earth.
To the soldiers of the Rebellion, h,
will ever be an ideal man. Wheneve
victory was won in the fields, he neve
failed to give credit to the men behint
the guns. When President, his thoughts
his hopes, his sympathies and his pray
ers were always with the Boys in Blue
His heart bled through those terribl
years, and deep burrows came in hi
face, which was filled with inexpressibl
sympathy at the thought of the suffer
) ing which the war was causing.
Books have been written upon hi
humble life and origin of the hired la
borer, the clerk, the surveyor, the cap
tain, the legislator, the lawyer, the de
batter, the orator, the politician, tn
statesman, the emancipator of a race
: the President and savior of the Republic
Permit me TO speak briefly of Lincol
as lawyer. To Judge him as such, W
must consider few of his leading char
acteristics as a man.
He was an intensely religious mar
He believed in God and that he was ur
der His control and guidance, and
= had the utmost faith in the power an
. ultimate triumph of the right. Thoug
! ! 80 strong and powerful, he loved justiC
: and never used his strength except I
!, right wrong or punish some evil. H
|. was as tender-hearted as woman, wit
. sympathy towards all mankind. We q
! HIM gOiUs back in his journey while Q
Ibis way 10 court and SoiIing his cloth'
4a, 80.