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

day of Lincoln.
This earth has many great fortunately and tins
nation has had many would be sad if it were not So
But the greatest any LIVING has spoken Is
Abraham Lincoln.
Men good and powerful died and back into
the earth are THE SOIL which strong and good
thoughts spring.
When you walk in great forest every tree that towers
above you the mold formed by trees dead ana de-
cayed.
Andas you walk among great of history every one
of them has his thought and ambition IN
the ashes of dead before him.
Great men that are come this and other countries will
strength and inspiration in such men as Lincoln dead
and gone
America especially inspiration, hope and deepest
this splendid character this simple man who came at
the right moment to and the national life
The beauty of LncOns character is in his simplicity his
goodness his modesty and gentleness
He was a great GOOD MAN.
What Lincoln was 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 toward with charity for all; with firm
ness right God gives the right let us strive
Lincoln did not know would do how he would
do it,
But he simple sudous earnest modest and determined
He had his modest and method in his determine
He would remain the simple of the
country He would receive the appontve
Office which he solicited and could not get
would been supremey happy could he have lived to
enjoy the gratitude of the nation that he reunited
But there no humby and quietly
death when and to 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 Lincons mental characteristics and any
man may have them who day day will study his prob
study fellow and do what he thinks right the
opportunity and the need arise
You all Lncolns history but each year should be
He was born in a cottage that floor glass
window He played the dirt floor of that little cabin
child His mother died before he had known her His step
provdentiay 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 by the light OF wood fire on single
planning off the single when he wanted to write
She encouraged him to walk ten miles and more to get one
book
He grew up a worker with hands and a thinker
of the first realize that women should be the
equals of Unlike other white he was at least will
BLACK MEN
great his judgment, egotism.
He 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
abused every great has been abused When he
went to New York speak he accused of bringing
with him black shameful relationship He replied
quietly that he 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 vest and 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 who had lived simply talked and
acted bravey and modesty murdered by
The world admres 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 for this nation, there thousands like him
the humble homes of this country and other thousands other
countries throughout the world.
This is great nation, worthy of such Lincoln
possesses and always will possess and right
produce THE LINCOLN FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT
MALICE TOWARD NONE; CHARITY FOR ALL.
Those the words OF Lincoln than any victory
the battlefield, any political victory