The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-13
NATION SEA RCHED FOR ALLEGED SZAAYERS OF OFFICERS
CITY TRIBUTE
PAID LINCOL.N;
OFFICES CLOSE
Views Cited as Example for
Present Officials in Law
Enforcement.

One hundred and nineteen years
ago Sunday, a Kentucky log cabin
was filled with the wall of new
born babe, who with two others
born in the same year were destined
TO leave their 1mperishable mark on
the tablets of each of their chosen
avocations.
One was Charles Darwin, scientist
and naturalist, who set the world
by the ears with his theories of nat
ural selection. The second was AL
fred, Lord Tennyson, England's poet
laureate.
The babe whose wall pierced the
Kentucky woods was Abraham Linz
coin, whose advantages were none,
yet whose accomplishments were
many.
No trace Of Lincoln's activities
we're left undescribed by speakers in
churches and auditoriums Sunday
as the whole city gathered in the
various meeting places to praise the
memory of the Great Emancipator.
Public Offices Closed
The observance was carried over
to today, with the majority of the
offices in the StatehouSe and the
City Hall closed and many schools
holding brief anniversary services.
Not a church in the city held its
regular services Sunday without
being given and praise sung
for the Great Emancipator."
The few remaining of the thou
sands who left the pillow and the
counter at the great Presidents call
gathered with their wives and chill
dren in FIT. Friendly, G. A. R. head
quarters, to celebrate the anniver-
sary Sunday.
The meeting was sponsored by the
Grand Army League. A luncheon
was served at noon by the Daughters
of Union Veterans, under direction
of Mrs. Nellie McGinnes, president;
and Mrs. Cora Virginia Clapp and
Mrs. Flora Hayes, members of the
committee in charge.
Traces AllC VI 1iIICOlI
Tracing the life of Lincoln from
his birth in the little log cabin in
Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1909,
to his assassination in 1865, the Rev.
George S. Henninger, pastor of the
East Tenth Street M. E. Church,
the principal speaker said: Man.
kind will never forget Abraham
Lincoln, who has been added to the
list of great men whose names have
lived and are destined to live
through the centuries.
HE had the faith Of Abraham,
the leadership of Moses, the courage
of Leonidas, the contentment of
CincinnatuS, the craftsmanship of
PericleS, the intellectual force of St.
Paul. the political sagacity of
Richelieu, the integrity of Crom-
well, and the patriotism of George
Washington"
More than 200 persons attended
the G. A. R. meeting.
Lincoln's sympathy with every
class was described by Frank M. w.
Jeffrey, attorney, in an address at
the Y. NJ. c. A. boys meeting Sun
day. Opening exercises were con-
Quoted by Richard Collister, and
the devotions were led by Eugene
Frost.
Urges Support for Shrine
A drive to obtain $50 new men,
bers for the boys department was
planned.
Abraham Lincoln's views on re-
ligion and law enforcement were
quoted by Frederick E. Schorte-
meier Sunday at the North Park
Christian Church.
LET every American swear not to
violate the laws of the country"
was Lincoln's statement on law en-
forcement, Schortemeier said. I'm
that sentence Lincoln summed un
everything concerning law observ-
ance."
Schortemeier urged every one to
support the move to erect a shrine
at the grave of Nancy Hanks Lin
coin, the war Presidents mother.