Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-17

! Northrup said that some people de
| not give him the credit that is dus
| because he was born in ease an,
luxury and had good start in life
| But he thought that men of thai
calibre who are wealthy and stake al
! OF their worldly goods tor what they
| think is right deserve unboundeC
praise. ut is something" he said
to give all; but to be born poor, as
Lincoln, and overcome the obstacle.
that confronted him and attain the
highest office in the world, that also
| is something ,s- --
In comparing the physical likeness
of the two men he stated that they
were both very tall men and each
known for his skill in wrestling
when they were young.
Before you can rightly compare
these two men, Mr.. Northrup thought
( they should be placed on a common
basis. You can't compare Lincoln
as lawyer to Washington as a gen
eral," he said. He considered states
manship the common ground on
which they both shone prominently
He spoke OF the constitutional period
of the United States,- during which
time the first constitution was draft.
ed, binding together the different
colonies which had been liberated by
the war OF Independence. He stated
that Washington was the brilliant
and central figure OF this period. He
told OF the hard difficulties he had in
molding together the different opin-
ions of each sovereign state, and how
those states thought at first the first
congress was of no moment and took
little pains to send delegates to at
tend. That was the day of small
beginnings and Washington was th!
man who could carry out successfully
the role of the first president of the
United. States,'' he said.
Then considering Lincoln as a
statesman the speaker said: "In
1861 Abraham Lincoln was the CEN
trail figure when the constitution was
being tested He declared it need
ed a Washington to lead the states
to independence and 1t took Lin
coin to send the thousands of SOL
diers, draft after draft, into another
section of the United States to kill
their fellow countrymen. He spoke
beginning of the war when he re-
fused to send troops to fight against
certain neutral states, by which act
he thought some remained in the
union.
In speaking of Lincoln as poll
tician he said that the great man
transcribed the partisan of politics,
which was then considered more seri-
Gus than at present. He stated be
was admired because of his great
ness, his heart of sympathy and his
Willingness to suffer for what he
thought right.
In speaking of whether Lincoln
was a progressive or conservative,
both of which are claimed by polit-
ical factions eday, he SAID: III he is
to be judged by his critics he was
both" He stated the south thought
he was radical and a dangerous man
to head the United States govern
ment, but on the other hand the
north thought he DELAYED too long
the issuing of the Emancipation
Proclamation and was, therefore,
conservative. -
In closing, the speaker eulogized
the martyr president as having a
heart ladened with sympathy which
could not bear to make anyone feel
his insignificance or inferiority and a
man who was willing to suffer In
furthering a cause which he thought
right.
Following was the program for
the evening services:
Organ-The Son of God Goes Forth"
Whiting
Hymn-My Country 'Tis of Thee
The Concordia Quartet.
Scripture-Exodus GLIB.
Soprano Solo-The Friend
Hugo Wolf
Miss Marguerite Boughton.
Prayer-Offering
The Copcordia Quartet.
Hymn-"My Dear Redeemer"
4 call for all who ever saw Lincoln.
Reading of the Emancination Proc
lamation. His Honor Ferd Garrett
son. Mayor OF Perth Amboy.
Washington and Lincoln,
A Comparison.
Vesper Hymn.
Inthem-God of Our Fathers.
Roberts
From wars alarms and deadly pes
thence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever sure
defense;
Try true religion in our hearts In
crease,
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us
in peace"
Benedlction
Organ-Postlude. s,..-,sss5,
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