Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-10
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IS PASTORS THEME
First Presbyterian Church Pas
tor, Rev, Maurice White,
Lauds Martyred President
TELLS OF LOVE OF BOOKS

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The morning service IN the First
i Presbyterian church yesterday was Of
special interest. The attendance Was
large. including nearly one hundred Of
the regiment of midshipmen The
choir was augmented BY four niidship-
men voices. and To the usual instru
mentalists, Prot. Henry Schreyer. vlo-
linist, and SIR Gidaings, cello, were
added two yiplins and flute played BY
the midshipmen.
The pastor, Rev Maurice S White.
took for his subject. Abraham Lin
colin. wednesday February II being
1 Iincolns birthday The pastor OK
tolled Lincoln high ideals. his love of
country and love of books, and his love
/ for God, without which no life is com
plete He said iii part
Abraham lincoln was great heart
ed man. Love means unseifshness.
and he was one Of the most unselfish
Kmen who ever lived Love means self
sacrifice. and Lincoln reached the high
est form Of self sacrifice. which Is
marfyrdOm Love means untiring de-
yotion to the object of that love What
were the objects of Lincoln's great
love-
First We may mention books He
I had few os these. hut ne knew them
we'll because reading matter was
scarce on the frontier young Lincoln
ransacked the community for Ii, He
once told a friend he had read through
every book he had ever heard OF in
that community for circuit Of fifty
miles When he came To Springfield
books were much easier to obtain. and
often he was seen carrying a pile OF
them from the library to his office. tied
sup iii big handkerchief anu slung
over his shoulder as though he we're
returning from back woods hunt
But more than books he loved peo-
I pie, great people and little people, rich
people and poor people free people
and slave people. He loved even his
enemies. and when he was senator
4some congressman used to get very
cross with him because he was not
bitter toward the south. and because
he tried so hard to prevent the war
Lincoln also loved high ideals He
had d keen conscience. and wanted fair
play He went BY the nickname.
Honest Abe. In some notes for 4
law lecture ne wrote There IL d
vague popular belief that lawyers are
necessarily dishonest Let no young
man choosing the law for profession
for d moment yield to the popular be-
lief Resolve to BE honest ataII events
and II in your own Judgment you cam
not be an honest lawyer. resolve to be
honest without being lawyer
He loved books. he loved people. he
loved principles, and he loved his
country, His service star shone as
bright as the morning star. shedding
ITS early morning light Of the emanci-
| patton of weaker races and nations
upon our own age and upon ali future
ages of democracy and service. and ne
preserved the Union The glory Of the
/ flag IS the glory of It's stars Had 1t
not been FOR Lincoln there would per
haps be many stars missing from that
/ blue field He died martyr for his
country HIS spirit found rest dit last
the silence of that little company gath
the man with the patriarcti's name was
I'm Abrahams bosom Stanton broke
cred round the death bed III the upper
room with the words Now bic belongs
I to the ages
The fifth point Is Lincoln's love for
God Without this no life IL complete.
4 III Ii the crowning virtue of them all
Lincoln never joined church because
Eof the narrow denominationalism Of
his day. It was the fault of the Pres
byterian minister al Springfield Lin
coin said When any church will In
scribe it's altar as the sole Qualifca-
ton for membership the Masters con
densed statement Of the substance of
the gospel: Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart. and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind,
and thy neighbor as thyself that
church viii join with all my heart
and with all my soul Many churches
would gladly receive him into mem
bership on such basis today am
sure the Presbyterian church would.
He VAS ahead of the church, but the
church Is at last catching up Lincoln
we'll fulfilled that ancient prophetic
definition Of religion: What doth Je-
hoyah require Of thee, but 10 do justly.
to love kindness. and to walk humbiy
with my God