The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-02-15

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sste 81 The sigR!Ea generation " 8
well to repeat the story ofef aps
ever. aud so Aad to The impressions
salaessa 10 the 1escoi Toom, OF ~
oesaea tom tie lecturer. or shos,
wAleG come fFoH reading books q
flcsGon relating 10 ilpcolaa time
HE wlnsion casrtallfs Crisis
or better run the magazine arti'
slss MElsE az lste years have treat
cd TIE LIE Of tho great presldens
20 fsaly. The kon,ueky leg cabin
where Abraham L.DeolB was eoFh
Feb. IL. Ises. Is By Ihis tins
yhoit sfspAee on the mines Of motl
Americans. even 80 the simple Stors
cf saoso carly days 10 written II
their heATtf
bat whence came this man who
today occupies such q place OF AZ
sceG.cn and yenes Atlcn not only IN
the hearts Of bis oountfymen, but
Ia the hearts CT men almost every
whegef whsnee came this man
Of whom Prot. Kelly Miller. q mem.
ber q The race whom Lincoln en-
anelyAled. has written 10 these
Tratoful words zone hundred
years ago Abraham Lincoln was
born amidst a lowly life There 10
lone ether than the Son Of Man
10 whom tie great Messianie pro
pheey applies with such pointed per.
llnency, lie grew up as q root out
Of dry ground He had no form
OF c0melinoss that We should de-
sire him. He was man Of sor-
fows and acquainted with grief The
naughty and supereillous hid, as Il
were. their faces from him lie
was wounded for our trRnagressions
and bruised for our iniquitles With
his sulpes we are healed. lie was
cut off out Of the land Of the llV-
ing, yet no had his portion with tho
great. and shared the spells with
the strong
Aud again In reference TO this
same Kentucky log cabin the old
question might be asked can any
good come out OF Nazareth" Yet
II was az true 10 the first instance
when this question was asked Of
greater than Lincoln. 80 now
In the case before US II was true
tina there were other influences
than thcse Of Nazareth TO be taken
into account. II TO indeed true that
Abraham Lincoln first saw tho light
10 log cabin In Kentucky, a log
cabin OF the p,ainest and rndest
sort, but II the influences Of hered-
lty count for anything Il is worth |
while TO take Lineoln's ancestry as
Others have traced Il, and as the |
written OF the sacred scriptures |
have though, II worth while TO trace |
the ancestry OF many character
whose story slotifies the page.
Il has been found that the de-
scent of Abraham Lincoln could be |
traced backward to colonial days,
aud even beyond the seas His first
American ancestor Of the name OF
Llncc In was samuel Lincoln. o |
young man OF eighteen. who
came TO bingham. Mass. IN 1887, |
10 work as weaver with his bro
her Thomas Among the desccn-
iants Of Samuel Lincoln were many |
good eltiaens, and prominent public
ofiIeefs. One was member OF the
famous Boston Tea party, who also
seryed as captain Of artillery In
Ihs war OF the Revolution. Another
was Levi Lincoln, minute man OF
Cambridge ai.er the battle OF Lex
nEiou. who was later appointed by
Jeifcifen 10 be an Attorney Cen
,rsl Of the United States HIS son
Lcyi Lineoln vas nlne t,mes elected
governor OF Ma Bsachuseits Anoth.
" son. Enoch. wac member OF
scagrefs and governor Of Maine
rom is27 10 bis death In 1879.
samuel Lineoln's fourth son was
lamed MordocAi lie was rich
blacksmith. In the language OF the
Ines, leaving large estate TO his
hildren and grand children. Two
4 his cons. Mordecal and Abraham,
enoyed from Massachusetts to New
erscy. and thence 10 Pennsylvania. /
'herc both left fine estates TO their
hlldren. A son Of this second Nor
ecsi the grandfon 81 samuel The II
migrant, was John. the great grand
ather Of President Lincoln. he 10 !
elycd from his father 800 acres Of /
and In the Jerseys which be dld
o, care 20 cultivate and removed
0 Virginia. being knowu az 'Yir- A
inla John, Il
The settlers of West Virginia Of ,
hat time are said to have been
bore or lcss nhder the fascination
Z Tie adventurous spirit which
onnd IT, leadership Ia Daniel Boone
nd others. and % three Of virgin. ,
a johns sons decided 10 cast IL
heir lot In the new country ~ the
'es one o. these was Abraham.
'Fnsidsns Llnooln's grand father. I
'ho Ehen be left Virginia sold Bis 4,
state fer about iiT.obo, bat after
eacAlag his new home 10 ne wlld-
rness and Nhile stlil young man
q Rsm. Agfla4 49, a. fa4f.M I