The Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, With Some Lessons From His Death
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Excerpt from The Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, With Some Lessons From His Death: A Discourse Delivered in the M. E. Church at an Union Meeting of the Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian Congregations of Panama April 30, 1865 "Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils." - [Isaiah 2: 22. "The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning." - Lam. 5: 15. It is an ancient maxim that he has lived a day too long, who has survived by a single day, his country´s ruin. And this sentiment is as just as it is ancient, for what generous mind could wish to linger upon the scene when all that is august and noble, all that is virtuous or good, or glorious in the institutions and prospects of his native laud had vanished forever. The force of this sentiment is not weakened by the lapse of time. It is felt as deeply to-day, and it glows as brightly among us who dwell in these western climes, as when it throbbed in the veins of the gallant Greek or the haughty and valiant Roman, prompting them to those deeds of civic skill and martial prowess which have tilled the world with the fame of their temples and the glory of their arts and arms. It is not the design nor is it the effect of Christianity to diminish the force or ardor of this sentiment. While it points us away indeed from all transitory scenes, and reveals to us a "better and more enduring country," and while it bids us fix our affections and place our treasures only there, it does not teach us to be indifferent to our present home. It rather inspires a more genuine love of country and places it on broader foundations. It feeds the tires of true patriotism by nourishing the virtues which give them birth. Though you may search the scriptures in vain for any single precept enjoining attachment to one´s native land, yet they everywhere call into exercise all those feelings which give rise to such attachment, and hence nowhere, in either ancient or modern story, is there exhibited a purer or stronger patriotism than that which has prevailed in christian lauds. Where among the illustrious patriots and heroes of pagan antiquity can you find names which shine with purer lustre than those of Moses, and Joshua, and David, and Jeremiah, or Nelson, and Wellington, or Washington, and Hamilton, and Adams, and Franklin, and Lincoln of more modern times? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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