Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-13 | Page 7 | Lincoln Memorial Services at Provo

LIU MEMORIAL ' SERVICESAT FUND Interesting Personal Reminiscences Remi-niscences Are Given by J. G. Carpenter. Special to The Tribune. PROVO, Feb. 12. An interesting Lincoln Lin-coln memorial service was held thla forenoon fore-noon In College hall, attended by 1'ie students stu-dents of the B. Y. U. and many citizens. Tho sorviee opened by the audience singing- "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." Invocation Invo-cation was offered by Mies Allco Jj. Reynolds. The Johnson quartette sans "Just Before the Battle. Mother." Judge A. B. Morgan delivered tho oration, ora-tion, which was an eloquent and .scholarly .scholar-ly review of the conditions leading up to the civil war. The contentions arising from two opposite vlows on the comparative compara-tive Importance of human rights and property rights were elucidated, and tlielr Influence In bringing on tho war were explained. ex-plained. Reference was made to opposing views of Lincoln and Douglas, representing represent-ing groups, on the question of slavery, Douglas holding that It was a constitutional constitu-tional right, and Lincoln that the reference refer-ence to slavery in the constitution was the result of a'compromlse; and tho final opposing opinions on tho question of the right of secession, which was the immediate immedi-ate cause of ttio war, J. G. Carpenter, who, during the war, was attending school In Washington and a portion of tho time was a messenger between the White house and tho capltol, gave porsonal rcmlnisccnses of Lincoln and his cabinet. On the mooted question of how and where tho Gettysburg address was written, writ-ten, he made a statement which tends to corroborate the version that lt was written writ-ten on the train. At one of the stopping places for taking- oirwood, Mr. Carpenter wits asked by the president to get a small piece of board for lilm, which he did. President Lincoln's secretary afterward told Mr. Carpenter that tho board was ! used as an Improvised writing desk on which the now famous address was written. writ-ten. Ho related many Interesting stories of his observations and recollections of those times. "My Captain" was rendered by the choir. W. II. Dusenberry related personal recollections of tho Lincoln-Douglas debates. de-bates. A piano duet, the "William Tell" overture, over-ture, was rendered by Professor A. C. Lund and Miss Eudora EggerLsen. Benediction was pronounced by Professor Profes-sor A. N, Merrill.