Arizona republican., 1922-02-13
TRUE |DEAL|SN
Of LINCOLN IS
SERMON THEME
Governor Campbell Speaks
At First Presbyterian
Church On Emancipator
AS Christian American

Abraham Lincolns firm belief in
the guiding power and omnipotence
of God formed the basis of an elo-
duent address by Governor Thomas
u. Campbell at the First Presby-
terian church last night when pa
triotic service was held under the
leadership of Rev. Arthur Lee Odeli,
pastor, in commemoration or the
birthday Of the Great Emancipator.
Taking as his subject, Abraham
1drcoln. Christian American. the
governor said. in part:
MY text. and say text advlseoly.
il taken from the last paragraph OF
Henry Watterson's address on
Abraham, Lincoln: Where did Shake
speare get his genius? Where ala
Mozart get his music From God,
and God alone: and as surely as
these were raised UP by God. inspired
bv God. SO was Abraham Lincoln;
and thousands of years hence, no
drama, no tragedy, no epic poem WIZ
be filled with greater wonder or De
followed by mankind with a deeper
feeling than that which tells the
story Of his life and death. :,
'sPerhaps. my friends. you will
count me bold to come into your pull
Dit and announce such text and call
il by the name OF text, but have the
tenneritv to do it, because Abraham
YIncoln ig worthy to be the text In
any house where the word OF God Is
spoken. He was not only inspired OF
God; he was guided by God Almighty
in every act of his life and always
expressed a childlike faith ana con-
fidence that God would show him
the light and give him the courage
and the strength to pursue the light
until mankind should be made TO see
It too.
@Iincoln has been considered at
length from every angle; he Is called
the most indigenous political leaoer
America has produced: he has peen
termed the most striking example we
have known of a true ana ideai
American. He Is adjudged the most
outstanding statesman OF our MS
forv iudring him from the standard
~ fhe definition. "A statesman is one
who deals with every question which
comes 20 him, in its relation to the
nation as a whole Did It ever occur
10 YOU that Abraham Lincoln exen-
plifies the finest type OF practiccsAl cs
American Christian leadership! re
wac not sectarian: Il he were. ne
could never had been counted uni
veraal American Christian leader.
preceded for two generations py
pioneers. born himself in the crudest
~ pioneer hardshipe. he enjoyed all
tha ADVANTAGES to be derived from
the famous old American school OF
hard knocks. His life and princi-
pIes were shaped entirely on Amer,
can soil absolutely free OF old-worio
inheritances, untouched by oiu-wO.llu
Influences. He spoke no aSrosd aHsesH
alanauares, never Travelled ABROAD
xrifh this inheritance and in this en-
vironment he developed the genius of
American common -sense-common
sense fl action. common sense IN
tg,nurht common sense enriched Dy
rare experience and unhindered Oy
fear.
The Pilgrim Fathers were rugseu
types until pioneering days were
done. until hardships were overcome.
when they mastered these hardsnips
ana arranged their affairs TO the end
far which they had struggled, there
WAS time TO assimilate advantages
usl,icl, come with leisure and with
security 81 undisturbed existence. but
which merge the type into class;
There is no advantage in the worio
= whlch develops the Individual inlsls- s
tive as does coping with tne naIu-
ships of pioneering.
Pioneering influence
pioneering develops ruggedness
:, .nlf-rnliance an initiative. q hne
~ DEFENSE for withgtanding every
reh,Iff. which all the higher educa-
fion in the world cannot replace in
character building. And 1t was this
Influence which made Abraham Lan-
coin, the American OF Americans,
from the core out, the neart-Dro1nss
% every American. True, ne nau
tg,e God given spark of geniAs, the
ability to make the most OF his tall
ants. but the thing that makes US
love him most is tho fact that he
was born and bred and raised 10
manhood in the same sacrifices that
come to the lowliest American today.
'Lincoln's predecessors and con-
contemporaries, Adams, Jefferson.
Tacksori Calhoun. Clay and Webster
were sectional in their craftsmanship.
Lincoln knew no sections--north,
cast. south and west were his be-
loved and united America, a nation
with an organic entity, and Lincoln
himself was the true statesman who
had come to deal with every ques-
zion in its relation to the nation as
q whole You do not need me tc
carry YOU through the meteorio
career Of this man OF destiny. What
he did in behalf OF his country is en-
blazoned in the heart Of every Amer
ican and you are all Americans. You
know how the wonderful mind
which came into the world handl-
capped by every disadvantage oi
birth and surroundings, rose from tne
miro to the most inspiring heights
ever attained by any man.
you know how he was elected
and re elected: you know how, a mar
by whom war was despised he YET
made war to save and redeem hi
country. These are not the thingI
l want to recall to you. / am hopint
to leave with you Lincoln the man
not Lincoln the president.
Depth Of Kindness
abraham Lincoln's life has beel
written about, from the moment n
\. was delivered into his mothers arm
4 cradle he had none-until he wa.
returned to the immortal life. l asl
YOU. is there an incident, is there q
anecdote, from his birth to his deatr
that indicates any but depth
Kindness unsurpassed by any othe
outstanding idol OF the world, no
only America, but the entire word
some years ago a Russian immlgran
when asked what particularly ha
led him to America stated. in broke
English, that he had seen, rememoe
In faraway Russia, Lincoln's senti
ment concerning liberty, He VIII
would be no slave must consent
have no slave; this was the beaco
light which had directed him, owe
almost insurmountable obstacles.
come to the land of freedom.
what Abraham Lincoln attaine
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