The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-13
LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG.

ncon Great the
Of his birth in the humble log cabin home Of his
in the Kentucky bacwoods To-day thousands choo
Gettysburg Address that masterpieces Of English
out wars anvil but given the world message peace
be given half century ago. the
main GRAFTON of the day The invitation to the President speak
at the dedication of portion Of the boodtaned field Of Gety
burg national cemetery afterthought Edward
Everett the greatest orator of the North had accepted invitation
brmg Of patriot extOIg patriotic deeds and
Of denuncaos Of those who had raised the Stars and Bars
fought under those colors And today except the libraries
copy Of that speech be had
the peace address of the President words
reunited nations heart
The invitation Lincoln appropriate remarks
him from Judge Wills president Of the
seventeen of the battlefield within the Union lines
and said sa
the nation formally set these grounds by few appropriate
remarks II will be qualification many
to have here personality and it will knde in the hearts
of the comrades Of these brave dead comrades who nob
meeting the foe in front confidence that they who sleep death
by highest authority therefore hope
that will be able to be perform this solemn
to the soldier dead on this battlefield"
One Of the few living Lincoln deliver address
1t Gettysburg Dr. Junus Remennyder who contributes
article the subject in the number Of Hearst Magazine
telling Of the deep impression the words made upon
them at first hand Doctor Remensnde analyses the address
quoting authorities show that
ting forth Of ideas of Lncons bographes
mo Grafton be great without thought he writes
speech empty truth alone make words endure SO It is the
truths which lay at the Of Lncolns address
mortal These truths amid the great struggle had wrought them
simple forcbe eoquence An analysis
Of the address shows these vital parts n N. sH
"A backward glance, look upon the history United
States though had Mr. Lincoln begins by recalling
tS Ts ~ S Us pace IN y t advance q mankind ~
universal mind The present rests that which has before
upon the work Of the fathers he shows his
of that historic bond past present.
unity of nations stages of growth
The second leading truth that democracy This nation
originated to assert the equality of human rights That liberty
be
reemen Shall the people or king autocra rant uei This
the balance this attempt fails will abandon Il as futile
Hence the hopes of humanity hang upon the outcome a
"A third idea is that this battle vital struggle
There have been many dark terrible days outlook has
been almost hopeless At Gettysburg forces
were to meet in final combat Lee had been winning field
The offered on Northern territory ION
the field of Gettysburg Pollard his Southern History
War; the dadem Of victory wayed to the other and
had it finally settled the This
conviction that the great battle centerng Cemetery Hill
the probable turning point of the well depth
Of the speaker, s passion ,s &
n thought that the devotion of these
fallen heroes should resolve that they
should not have died in vain
And the conclusion fttingy completes the beginning As
began with recalling the nations ous past uproar
and uncertainty and fearful sacrifices of the present
oreees triumphant outcome and and grander future Of
Finally the address remarkable what it omis as for
what it asserts There no breath Of hostility in it, No
bitterness the think
1t will that it has triumph the
ton as has the North In hour the agens of Lin
coins nature saved him from single singing which would
have marred the universal applause with which
reads the address. ss4s& s# 'I
The words under God which President Lincoln added extern
poaneOusy the delivery and afterward
religious note That this accident shown by his visit
General Sckes he lay the hospital Washington when
conded prayer on beded knees
while the battle Of Gettysburg raging and his rising
assurance that God would give victory the the
Finally in his prophecy in this remarkable address Lincoln
was mistaken His forecast The world will little note
long remember what here but they
did here But history has great President put alto
gethe too light estimate his words What abdes
mperishable the great deeds of the fallen
se Burke who welded the thunder oraory and the rain
bow of poetry be forgotten but the words which
coin spoke November 49, 1863 those
high the column of that generations as they pass will
not fail to read them to the end Of time = .st5.s
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