Evening star., 1940-02-13


believing and goddess quarters Of
the eatrh that tend to obscure those
stars Of hope and faith and brother
hood that beckon to the finer in
stincts in us ALL"
DR.. Cartwright commented:
THE great man whose birth we
commemorate was one in whom
the love Of humanity was very
strong and deep. To him the unity
of the Nation was precious because
through it could be secured the
valuation Of mans best possibili.
ties. And high among those possi-
bilties was the harmony Of free
dom which would ennoble the rela-
tionship Of men whom ignorant
circumstances had driven asunder."
The mind of Lincoln and the
minds OF Americans liberated the
slave, DR.. Cartwright said, because
those minds believed in human
freedom"
mo Lincoln~as an individual, how
ever wise and strong, could have at
tanned his great purpose except in
a society sensitive in a wide and
ready way to the ideals which his
charity wrought out and which his
eloquence expressed" DR.. Cartwright
stated.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor Speaks.
Tho Dow Ii -
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church,
moderator of the Presbytery of
Washington City, discussed the Lin
coin embodied in the phrase with
malice toward none"
IF Lincoln's plea that we have
malice toward none has vitally i'm
portant meaning for us today" he
said, lit Is that we should not enter
tain i'll will in our hearts toward
our fellow citizens simply because,
with regard to some things, they
happen to differ radically from us. !"
Lincoln's plea, he continued. clear
ly shows that IF we allow malicious,
indefensible prejudice against our
fellow countrymen-because of their
race or color-to becloud our vision,
we can never hope to see the glorious
democracy which, by faith, our
fathers saw. and for which they
lived and labored, and fought and
died."
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld Of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
said "the figure of Lincoln looms on
the spiritual horizon of America, to
use the words of Walt Whitman, as
a man to match the mountains and
the sea-"
Lincoln's Faith Described.
Rabbi Gerstenfeld pointed to Lin
coins faith as one which all Amer
leans can share. He described it as
"A faith in the supreme value OF
a homely kindness and neighboriy
charity.
"A faith that not only with NAL
ice toward none and with charity
for ALL but with firmness in the
right as God gives US to see the
right
"A faith in the necessity of the
courageous integrity of free soul.
dedicated to the discipline a free
conscience dictates, knowing that
charity without a firm conscience
can become sentimental mask that
permits weakness in ourselves and
injustice to others.
"A faith that only when goodness
is combined with integrity can
goodness achieve the heights OF
true Righteousness.
"A faith that it is the duty OF
every one of us to bless this land
with more than spirit of tolerance
or charity, but to be true to the
light which God reveals to u.s."
Songs by Glee Club.
A special feature of the program
was the rendition of several patriotic
and spiritual songs by members OF
the Girls Glee Club Of Howard Uni
versity.
The principal tribute to Lincoln
paid by patriotic Washington had
taken place earlier in the day when
President Roosevelt led the annual
pilgrimage to the Lincoln Memorial
More than 5000 persons, many oil
them representatives of the As or
ganizations participating In the col.
orful ceremony, paused silently be.
fore the marble shrine with the
President as his wreath was placed
at the foot of the statue.
Thousands of others who woule
pay homage to Lincoln visited tn.
memorial during the day, whil.
capacity crowds visited the Lincolr
Museum on downtown Tenth street
The 131st Lincoln birthday ami.
versary brought out social minded
Republicans last night for the an.
nual dance at the Raleigh Hote
sponsored by party clubs in the Dis.
trict, Maryland and Virginia.
Special Service Held.
A special service in tribute :,
Lincoln was held last night at tn,
First Congregational Church by tn.
Department of the Potomac, Crane
Army Of the Republic, the Depart.
ment of the Potomac Womans Re
lief Corps and the Sons Of Uniol
Veterans of the Civil War.
Little Known Episodes In the Lif,
Of Abraham Lincoln" will be dis
cussed at 8 pm. tomorrow in tn,
departmental auditorium by Dr
Louis A. Warren, widely recognized
authority on Lincoln. The program
will be sponsored by the Nationa
Park Service.
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