Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-02-12
IINCOLN'S FAME
GOES AROUND THE GLOBE

What might we'll be called "The
Lincoln Trail encircles the globe.
The ideas, ideals and inspiration
of the life of Abraham Lincoln have
made Lincoln just as much hero
and an ideal to young Korea, and
young China as he is to England and
America.
The Lincoln shrines in England
are numerous and in significant To-
cations, Most prominent is the st.
Gaudens statue which stands just
opposite Westminster Abbey, and
Westminster Abbey is the high al
TAR OF the British Empire Here
England's kings have been crowned
for many a century, and here their
ashes lie.
1t is thrlInng experience for an
American to come out of this great
AbbeS, rich with IT'S marbles and
memo, ,'ials; silent with its hallowed
history; musty with great age; and
run directly into something familiar
and sacred to every American heart
the face and form of Lincoln.
One enters the Abbey by the west
doorways and comes out directly in
the path of this Lincoln memorial.
At evening, when this gaunt, but
beautiful bronze silhouettes itself
against the sunset the impression is
deepened There in the west, whittier
the sun hastens, is the land where
Lincoln lived aud wrought.
The controversy, several years
ago, as to whether the ST. Gaudens
Lincoln or the Bernard Lincoln
should grace this spot, was settled
by establishing the ST. Gaudens Lin
coin near the Abbey while the Ber-
nard Lincoln went to Manchester.
An interesting Lincoln memorial
in London is the Lincoln room in the
Savoy hotel. There is Lincoln bust
with several American historical
pictures and the room has been set
aside and dedicated as ..'The Lincoln
Room',
Another London Lincoln memoir
ial is what is called "The Lincoln
Tower" of Christ church, West
minister Bridge road. Without
doubt there is no tower of it's kind
in any other church on earth, not
even in the United States.
Into the stone fabric of this tow
er, in red, white and blue stones and
tile are worked the stars and
stripes, so that, as one comes down
road one sees, against
the sky, the American flag. This
sight to lonely American, wander
ing in foreign land, is impressive.
A tablet of bronze under the arch
of this great tower bears this me-
mortal statement:
ITO commemorate emancipation
by the Martyred Lincoln: and the
cost of half of the tower by Ameri-
can citizens: and, as pledge of in
brotherhood!
This Lincoln Tower" was erected
as result of visit of one of the
pastors of this church, Dr. Newman,
TO America. While he was here we
we're in the midst of the Civil war.
ne ueipcu 10 VIII the LIIouuSuIp OI
England for America; friendship
hat was badly needed at that time
AS result some wealthy men from
gave the money to
erect this tower in memory of Lin
,oln. 1t was dedicated July 8,
1874.
In one of the beautiful Libraries |
# Oxford there is a large bronze me-
norial to Lincoln with the lettering 1
If the Gettysburg Address set up as
he finest example of pure English |
fiction. This, too, is pleasing, that
lere, in the seat of English learning, |
he Gettysburg Address should be |
displayed in enduring bronze.
All over England we find these |
memorials to Lincoln. bingham is
he little town in which Lincoln's |
ncestors lived. Here was born
iobert Lincoln, who died in 1543.
fe is the first known ancestor of our
reat president. This Robert was
ather to another Robert, who in
urn was father to Richard Lincoln.