, 1923-02-08

the ark of the covenant wrought through their
heroic sacrifices and builded through their inspired
genius. The Union must be preserved. 1t was the
central thought. the unalterable purpose, the I'M
yielding intent, the foundation of faith. 1t was
worth every sacrifice, justified every cost, steeled
the heart to sanction every crimsoned tide Of
blood.
"He knew, of course, before the assassin robbed
him of fuller realization, that the end was bring
Ing him out all right. lie knew when swords were
sheathed and guns laid down, that the Union he
saved was riveted anew and made forever indis-
soluble. He knew that in the great crucible Of
fire and blood the dross had been burned from the
mlsdirected patriotism of seeding states and the
pure gold restored to shining stars in dear Old
Glory again. He knew he had freed a race of
bondmen and had given TO the world the costly
proof of the perpetuity of the American Union.
But | cannot restrain the wish that he might some
how know Of the monuments to his memory
throughout the world. and that we are defeating
today, on behalf Of a grateful nation, this match
less memorial, whose forty-eight columns. repre-
sentlng forty-eight states in the concord of union.
testify that the end brought him out all right
Washington inspired belief in the republic In its
heroic beginning. Lincoln proved its quality In the
heroic preservation. The old world had wondered
about the new-world experiment, and was quite
ready To proclaim its fntility when the Civil war
was threatening, but Lincoln left the Union I'M
challenged for all succeeding time. Not only was
our nation given n new birth Of freedom. hut de-
mocrncy was given n new sanction by that hand Of
divinity itself which has written the rights of hui
mankind and pointed the way to their enjoyment.
"Flfty-seven years ago the people gave from
their ranks, sprung from their own fiber. this plain
man, holding their common ideals. They gave him
first TO service of the nation in the hour OF perlIs.
then to their Pantheon Of fame. With them and by
them he Is enshrtned and exalted Forever.
To-day American gratitude. love and npprecIa.
tlon give to Abraham Lincoln this lone white tenn
pie. n Pantheon for him alone"
Herewith is reproduced n new photograph of
Lincoln cathedral In farnway England. Why
what Is the connection between Abraham Lincoln
and n cathedral ncross seas that was built long
before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth RockY
ter" and hands across the sea" business is not all
huncombe. There's considerable In II. after all.
England gave us the Iincolns, when all is said and
done. England give us the Lincoln blood. Amer.
lea made II run richer. Doubtless II wns Provi.
dence, rather than England or Americn, that raised
up Abraham Lincoln.
For another thing. It is n safe guess that Abrn.
ham Lincoln had his beginnings beneath the
shadow OF Lincoln cathedral. Lincoln" Is n nlaee
nnme. The Llncolns OF England and America took
their name from Lincoln. the capital OF Lincoln
shire. which Is an old, old clty-Lindum Colonln Of
Roman times. And the name is old, too. WHY.
Hugh Lincoln Is the subject OF the .prioress'
Tale" In Chnucer's Canterbury Tales
There were Lincoins early in our American his
tory. Abraham Lincoln Is descended from Samuel