Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12

day of Lincoln, .., -s .,;.
This earth has many great men, fortunately ana tns
nation has had many would be sad If 1t were not So
But the greatest with any LIVING has spoken Is
Abraham Lincoln
Men good powerful that have died and gone back into
4 earth are THE SOIL which strong men and good
thoughts spring.
When you walk great forest every tree that towers
above you roots the mold formed by trees deao ana o
Cayed.
And as YOU walk among great of history every one
If them has the roots of his thought purpose and ambition in
the ashes of dead before him.
Great men that are to come other countries, will
find their strength and inspiration such Lincoln dead
and gone.
America especially its inspiration hope and deepest
affection splendid character this simple man VINO came at
tb ~ moment to save the nation and the national e
The beauty of Lncons character is in his simplicity his
goodness his modesty and genteness.
He was great GOOD MAN
What Lincoln was any may be who starts with good
body good mind humility and with that thought uppermost
which we place below his picture on this page
With malice toward with charity for ALL with firm
right God gives us to see the right let US strive
on
Lincoln did not know would do, how he would
Br he was simple sudous earnest modest determined
He had courage in modesty method in his determine
ton
He would have remain the simple of the
country He content receive the appontve
Office which he solicited and could not get
supremey happy could he have ved TO
enjoy the gratitude of the nation that he reunited
But there is no content humby and quietly
to meet death came and pay with his life for the high
privilege saving nation and setting example to dozen
generations
Malice toward none charity for ALL FIRMNESS FOR THE
RIGHT those Lncons mental characteristics and any
may hem who from day to day will study his prob
lem study his fellow and do what he thinks right as the
opportunity and the need arise.
You all Lncons history but each it should be
told in d few words.
He was born in a cottage had wooden floor glass
window He played on the dirt hoor OF That little oapn as
child His mother died before he had known her. HIS step
mother provdentay like thousands of other stepmothers
cared this boy though he had been her own
She helped him as he painfully learned to read
She encouraged him he did his little and wrote his
few badly the light of wood fire. single
planning off single when he wanted to write
She encouraged him to walk ten miles and more to get one
He grew up a worker with his hands and a thinker
of the first realize that should be the
equals Unlike other white men, he was at least will
BLACK MEN
He had no great confidence own judgment egotism
He believed that the equals
white men BUT HE BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE EN-
TITLED TO JUSTICE, AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE
MADE SLAVES.
every great has been abused When he
went to New York to speak, he even accused OF bringing
with him black woman in shameful relationship He replied
quietly that he would neither degrade black woman make
her his slave. He would let her alone.
plan except think honestly speak
ageously and plainly to do his duty his duty
He worked under the vlest and most shameful attacks And
the best in the country those that attacked him.
They did realize what he what load he carried
last the victory his He had lived through the dread
full strain
then this man, who had lived simply, talked and
acted so bravey and modest murdered by maniac
The world admre him because of the work that he did, and
because Of what he
only what thousands millions of other Americans
and will be- He honest simple His
opportunity when the whole nation needed courage hon
esty and sincerity
Fortunately this nation there thousands like him
the humble homes of this country and other thousands other
countries throughout the world
This great nation worthy of such Lincoln, be-
and always will possess and the right time
produce THE LINCOLN FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT
MALICE TOWARD NONE; CHARITY FOR ALL
Those the words of Lincoln greater than any victory
the battlefield any political victory
thes of