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

The world rush stops for moment to honor the orth
day of Lincoln .
This earth many great men fortunately ana tnS
nation has had many would be sad if it were not So
But the greatest with whom any LIVING has spoken
Abraham Lincoln.
the earth THE SOIL from which strong men ana sooo
thoughts spring.
When you walk in great every tree that towers
you its roots the mold formed by trees dead ana oe
cayed
And as YOU walk among the great history
of them has the thought purpose and ambition IN
the ashes of dead before him
Great men that are to come and other countries will
find their strength and inspiration in such men as Lincoln dead
and gone
America especially finds its inspiration hope and deepest
affection splendid character this simple man who came at
the right nation and the national life
The beauty character is in his simplicity his
goodness his modesty and gentleness
lie great GOOD MAN.
What Lincoln any may be who starts with good
body good mind humility and with that thought uppemost
which we place below his picture on this page
With malice toward none; with charity for ALL with firm
right God gives to see the right let us strive
Lincoln did not know would do, how he would
do it.
But simple studiou earnest modest and determined
courage his modesy and method in his determine
He would have been content the simple the
country would content to receive the appontive
office which he solicited and could not get
would have been supremey happy could ne have lived TO
enjoy the gratitude of the nation that he reunited
doubt he content humbly and quietly
to meet death when came pay with his life for the high
privilege saving nation and setting example to dozen
generations
Malice toward none charity all FIRMNEsS FOR THE
RIGHT" Lincoln mental characteristics and any
may them who from day to day will study his prob
lem study his fellow and do what he thinks is right as the
opportunity and the need arise
You Lncons history but each year it should be
told in a few words
He was born in cottage that had floor glass
window He played on the dirt floor of that little cabin as
child died before had known her His step
mother provdentay like thousands of other stepmothrs
cared this boy though he had been her
She helped him as'he painfully learned to read
She encouraged him he did his little and wrote his
few badly words by the light of wood fire. single
planning the single when he wanted to write more
She encouraged him to walk ten miles and more to get
book.
He grew up a worker with his hands and thinker
He of the first to realize that should be the
equals men, white he at least will
ing do for WHITE WOMEN what he destined to do for
BLACK MEN
He had no great judgment egotism
He never said and never believed that were the OF
TITLED TO JUSTICE, AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE
MADE SLAVES.
every great been abused When
went to New York to speak he was even accused OF bringing
quietly that he would neither degrade black make
her his slave He would let her alone.
Lincoln had plan except to think honestly speak
ageousy and plainly, to do his duty as his duty came
He worked under the vlest and shameful attacks And
often the the 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 who had lived simply talked and
acted bravey and modestly murdered by maniac
The world admres him because of the work that he did and
because of what he
only what thousands and millions of
have been and will be- He honest sincere simple His
opportunity when the whole nation needed courage
esy and sincerity.
Fortunately for this nation there
the humble homes OF this country and other thousands other
countries throughout the world
This great nation worthy of such as Lincoln be.
possesses and always will possess
produce THE LINCOLN FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT
MALICE TOWARD NONE; CHARITY FOR ALL
Those the words of Lincoln greater than any victory