The Arvada enterprise., 1923-02-08

the ark Of the covenant wrought through their
heroic sacrifices and bullded through their inspired
genius The Union must be preserved. 1t was the
central thought. the unalternble purpose, the un-
yielding intent. the foundation Of faith. 1t was
worth VNery sacrifice. justified every cost. stceed
the heart to sanction every crmsoned tide Of
blood.
"He knew, OF course. before the assassin robbed
him of fuller renlizatlOn that the end was bring
Ing him out al right lie knew when swords
shenthcd and guns laid down, that the Union he
saved was riveted anew and made forever indis-
soluble. He knew that In the grent cr,icible Of
fire and blood the drOss had been burned from the
msdlrected patriotism of seeding states md the
pure gold restored to shining stars In dear Old
Glory again. He knew he had freed n race Of
bondmen and had given to the world the costly
proof of the perpeiuity Of the American Union.
But cannot restrain the wish that he might some
how know Of the monuments Ia his memory
throughout the world and that are dedicating
today. on behnlf OF grateful nation this match
less memorial. whose forty-eight columns repre-
scntinG fortyeight states In the concord Of union.
testify that the END brought him ont all right
Washington inspired belief in the republic IN its
heroic beginning Lincoln proved lts quality in the
heroic preservation. The old world had wondered
about the new.word experiment and wns quite
ready to proclaim Its futity when the Civil war
was threatening. but Lincoln left the Union un-
challenged for nil succeeding time. Not only was
our nation given new birth Of freedom. hut de.
mocrncy was given new sanction hy that hand of
divinity itself which has written the rights Of h,l.
mankind and pointed the wny to their enjoyment.
"Flfty-scven years ngo the people gnve from
their ranks. sprung from their fiber. this plain
man, holding their common ideals. They gave him
first to service II the nation In tho hour OF pcrils
then 10 their Pantheon of fame. with them and by
them he Is enshrIned and exalted forever
To-day American gratitude. love and npprcca.
ton give to Abraham Lincoln this lone white ten.
pie. n Pantheon for him nlone."
Herewith Is reproduced n photograph OF
Lincoln cathedral IN fnrnwny England Why
what II the connection bctwss'n Abraham Lincoln
md cathedral across xens that built long
before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock?
For one thing this 'hiood Is thicker thnn YIN.
ter" md "hnnds ncross the sea- business IL nor all
huncomhe There's considerable In Il, nffer nj,
E:nginnd gave the Iincolns when NIL IL xaid md
done. England gave us the Lincoln blood. Amer.
len made Il run richer. Doubtless II was proyi.
dence. rather thnn England or Americn thnt raised
up Abraham Lincoln.
For another thing. II IL n safe guess that Abrn
hmm Lincoln had his beginnings benen,h the
shadow Of Lincoln cathedral. Lincoln Ia n p,ncc
name. The t.ncons ~ England md America took
their nntne from Lincoln. the capital OF Lincoln.
shire. which Ia an old. old cty-Llndum Colonin of
Roman times. And the name Is old. too WHY.
Hugh Lincoln IL the subject Of the "Prioress
Tale" In Chnucrr's Canterbury Tales"
There were LIncolns eariy In our American his-
tory. Abraham Lincoln Il descended from Samuel