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

day of Lincoln. 49,.
This earth many great men, fortunately ana TINS
nation has had many would be sad If it were not So
But the greatest with whom man LIVING has spoken is
Abraham Lincoln.
Men good and powerful died and back into
the earth THE SOIL from which strong men ana gooo
thoughts spring.
When YOU walk in great forest every tree that towers
above Won has it's formed by trees dead and de-
cayed.
of them of his thought purpose ana anpoh III
the ashes of dead before him
Great men that in this and other countries Will
find their strength and inspiration in such men as Lincoln dead
and gone
America especially inspiration hope and deepest
affection in splendid character this simple who came at
the right the nation and the national me-
The beauty of Lincons character in his SIMPLICITY MS
goodness his modesty and gentleness
He was a great GOOD MAN.
What Lincoln was any man may who starts with good
body good mind humility and with that thought uppemos
which we place below his picture on this page
with malice toward with charity for ALL with firm
ness for the right gives the right let us strive
Lincoln did not know what would how he would
do it.
But he simple studous earnest modest and determined
courage his modesy and method in his determine
He would have remain the simple of the
country been content to receive the appotve
He supremey happy could he have lived to
enjoy the gratitude of nation that he reunited
But he content humbly and quietly
to meet and pay with his life for the high
privilege saving nation and setting example to dozen
generations
Malice none, charity for all, FIRMNESs FOR THE
RIGHT those Lncolns mental characteristics and any
man may them from day day will study his prob
lem study fellow and do what he thinks right the
opportunity and the need arise
You all Lincons history but each year should be
told in a few words.
He was born in cottage wooden floor glass
window played the dirt floor of that little cabin
child His mother died before he had known her His step
mother provdentay like thousands of other stepmothers
cared for this boy as though he had been her own
She helped him as he painfully learned to read
encouraged him he did his little and wrote his
few badly written words the light Of wood fire on single
She encouraged him to walk ten miles and more to get one
He grew up a worker with his hands and a thinker
first realize that should be the
equals Unlike other white he was at least will
BLACK MEN
He had great judgment egotism
said and believed that the equals of
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
New York to speak he accused of bringing
with him black in shameful relationship He replied
quietly would neither degrade black make
her his slave He would let her alone.
Lincoln had plan except to think honestly to speak
ageousy and plainly to do his duty his duty
He worked under the vlest and most shameful attacks And
often the best the country those that attacked him
They did realize what he what load he carried
At last the victory his He had lived through the dread
full strain.
And then this man, who had lived simply talked and
acted bavey and modestly, murdered by maniac.
The world admire him because of the work that he did and
because of what he
He only what thousands and millions other Americans
have been and will be- He honest sincere simple His
opportunity when the whole nation needed hon
esty and sincerity
Fortunately this nation
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 at the right time
produce THE LINCOLN FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT
MALICE TOWARD NONE CHARITY FOR ALL
Those the words of Lincoln greater than victory
the battlefield, any political victory.