Evening star., 1923-02-13
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Lincoln as the master preservationist
rather than constructionist, was depicted
by President Harding in an address de-
livered at the Lincoln Memorial dinner
held at the Wardman Park Hotel last
night by friends of the Lincoln Memo
rial University Of Cumberland Gap.
Tenn. John Hays Hammond acted as
toastmaster. Addresses also were de-
livered by Senator Watson of Indiana
and Chancellor John Wesley Hill of the
Lincoln University.
Secretary OF State Hughes and Chief
Justice Taft sent letters which were read
by Mr.. Hammond. Right Rev. Alfred
Harding, Bishop OF Washington, de-
lirered the invocation.
The meeting. held primarily to ac-
quaint Washingtonians with. the work
and needs of the Lincoln Memorial Uni.
NeIsity, resolved itself into a remark
able tribute to Lincoln.
No human story surpasses in fasci-
nation and inspiration of that Of Abra-
nam Lincoln" declared President Hard
ing. The republic pays tribute to-
nignt' and most of the world is doing
shaken faith the world finds it's own
hopes nightly strengthened. Our words
are IL! Feeble, because We are dealing
WIN the master martyr, the supreme
leader IN a national crisis, the sur
passing believer in fulfilled DESTINY. and
colossal figure among the hero.Sts1aSi atu
men OF all the ages.
Revived Lincoln Intere.t.
Turning over. in the Last fau dow.
the promise 1 had made to ada ~, =,
own TO the testimonies that here ara
20 Dc spoken, have been impressive
~ reminded of the greatly revived in
eeTest oeT IN everything concerning Lin
years, notably the last two.
ono can not but have observed how
greatly the thoughts Of people have
turned 10 this man Of vision, the great
emancipator who spoke with the
a sutce or the common people for truth
failed to note that as the fortunes ~
mankind have confronted tribuiat ation
ana distress. the minds Of men have
turned to this son of the yearning.
haSe Srs so,Sb, earnest; IS -, simple people: and
guidance In the hour of humanity's
trial. To me this has been a portent
or nope, justification Of faith, a rea-
son Tor confidence that men VIII not
only guide the bark of civilization
through the storms which beset A.
out Will at last bring 1t into the mort
OF better and happier day,
ooes not seem hard to under
stand why in times like these in
wnlch we live there should be such
rohascence Of sentiment for Lincoln
or renewed interest in the great les
sons OF his life. For men have come
20 think OF him as they haye not
tnousht OF others among the merely
human Characters Of history. Lincoln
.eetiy was brought forth with the
deetiny or consecrated by an fnfnite
nara TO render a particular service
70 save a nation. to emancjpate a
people. to preserve in the world the
iruits or the American experiment in
strange that the eyes and the inter-
est OF world should turn to him
now, when all mankind feels the need
ior such leadership and service and
uirectlon as he gave. A world, a civ
ilization. an epoch-all these are fac.
ing the bitter need for the mora1 mn
pose. the noble aspirations, the high
courage, that he interpreted to our
America in the days of it's crisis
More. humanity itself needs to drink
Wh,eh Ut che .nah Hup or unfailing confidence
unshaken amid discouragements and
criticism which would have crushed
any less than a master heart and
Test Of Civilization.
The world today sees civilization
brought to its supreme test Its trial
came when 1t might least have been
expected. At the very apex OF ma.
terial advances, when science and in
dustry and invention and culture
seemed to have united in justifyinr q
mans proudest estimate of his des-
tiny, there came among the nations
such q clash Of ambitions such a con-
fusion OF ideals such a crash of con-
hictfng aims and aspirations, as II
had never known before. 1t brought
bewildering confusion. and over
whelming amusement to those who
had been esteemed the wisest among
their kind, and who, in the folly OF
their wisdom, had been most certain
that such q thing could never han-
pen. And In tho very face Of havoc
wrought. of the utter futflity of IL
all. we still wonder that it could have
been.
But the SOLDERING and distressing
realization has come at last. that in
it's eagerness to harness and don1in at q
the material forces of the world. hu-
manity had lost it's anchorage to the
ultimate things of the higher. the
nobier. the spiritual universe. Turn
ing now, in the midst Of the wreck
age, to seek for Whatever can be
trusted as safe and strong and last
ing, 1t IL not to be wondered that
people turn anew the pages Of Lin
coins story. In very truth his soul
10 marching on. To him 1t has bssA
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