The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-13
Services Were Held at First
M. E. and First Lutheran
Churches, and Local 7. M.
c. A. Sunday.
ATTENDANCE LARGE
AT ALL SERVICES
Members of Sol Meredith
Post, G. A. r. Attended
Meeting at the First M. E.
Church in a Body.

Memorial services to Abraham Lin
coin, the great martyred war president
and liberator of the black man were
held yesterday at the First Nj. f. in
the morning, and at the First English
Lutheran church and Y. NJ. c. A. in
the afternoon. The exercises We're
most fitting and appropriate in every
particular. and tribute and honor to
him who had bridged the nation over
the dark days when disruption had
been imminent was given in every ut
terance of the speakers.
The attendance at all Of the services
was good, and clearly showed the es-
TEEN in which Lincoln's memory is
held today. Members of the Sol Mere
dith Post G. A. r., attended the ser
vice at the First NJ. E. church in a
body. The church was elaborately
decorated with the national colors
palms and flowers. A large picture OF
Lincoln draped with the red. white. anG
| blue was hung from the pulpit. Mem
bers of the Lincoln Bible class, under
whose auspices the service was held
furnished everyone present with a
small flag. Special music was furnish
ed by members of the class. A selec
ton of patriotic songs were sung by
the choir.
| Jordan a Speaker.
! The address of the morning was
delivered by Charles w. Jordan on ths
subject The Life of Lincoln Mr.
/ off fn
remark of Lincoln one time whel
Washingtons birthday anniversar.
came on Sunday that it was especial.
right that these two days should bt
observed together. and Mr.. Jordan de
clared that it was likewise especially
fitting that Lincoln services should
be held on Sunday, as they were yes
terday.
! Mr.. Jordan also called attention tt
another interesting fact, that it wa:
just fifty years ago yesterday that
Lincoln was crossing the state of In
diana on his way to Washington fol
the Inauguration.
I The Christian and religious nature
of Lincoln was pointed out by Mr.. Jor
written articles. He spoke of the gen
eral character of the man and his abil
ity developed, he said, under grea
odds. He cited his military plan:
which have been passed upon by eX
perts as equal to any formulated b!
Napoleon as an illustration of his re
markable ability LAS a diplomat,
said Mr.. Jordan" he showed a grea
deal of ability by the manner il
which he handled our affairs witt
Great Britain in the time of great dill
ficulty. His ability as an orator il
shown in his Gettysburg address. re
garded as one of the finest gems il
English literature"
4 Mr.. Jordan declared that the great
ness Of country does not rest on tn
amount Of territory or the value of tn
property, but on the character of it
men. "A small spot upon the eartl
may become famous if it has furnishe,
one good man-Bethlehem would ney
er have been heard of if the Star o
the East had not stopped there-an
SO it is that the United States ha
been given a prominent place in tn
worlds history due to the character O
such men as Lincoln
At Lutheran Church.
Taking as his text the last verse Q
the thirteenth chapter of first Corintt
ians, Now abideth faith, hope, char
ity. these three, and the greatest Q
these is charity" the Rev. Z. G. How
. ard, pastor of the First Luthera
church in an address on THE Legac
of Lincoln" at the vesper services i
/ the afternoon showed the exemplifics
J ton of these qualities in the life c
; Lincoln The first quality, the Re,
? Howard said. was shown in Lincoln
, life by his faith in his God and cour
try. Hope, he declared, was exempt
fed in his struggles which took hir
from the log cabin in Illinois to tn
White House at Washington. Lii
coin fought for an education solel
because of the hope that it woul
bring him greater things" was th
statement of the Rev. Howard Fl
pointed out Lincoln's great utteranc
Charity for all and malice toward
: none as the exemplication of tn
third quality, charity. Various inc
dents in the life of the martyred pre-
Iident we're used to illustrate tn
points
. Abraham Lincoln was the subjee
: of the address by the Rev. S. +
! Lyons, pastor of the Reid Memoirs
: church at the Y. II. G. A. yesterda
, afternoon. DIR. Lyons said there wer
; three prominent characteristics {
: Lincoln. his sense of humor, his loy
, of humanity. and his faith in God. an
: his lecture was principally discu
, sion of these features illustrated b
incidents in his life and writings.