| Show ABRAHAM LINCO Mf it is an interesting tact fact in the ea 60 reer of abraham lincoln whom births day to is remembered throughout jhb united states today february 13 12 his early mental training was wa dired adli entirely by the close study ot of f mat z and a few books book some of wiloh ae h ra would regard as obsolete to his biographers up to the aera wi twenty years only aesoph fables bun yana yanli ia Pro progress gieSs VL a amet the poems of a burna wal the laible had teen been aw within thin ats ask after r that age acre helas he was I 1 in in a 1 master the of angl mar and to tb add to his store efte edge from the life ot dt the life of henry clay 01 alnett ceif addest to bool bhatti t t jg speare it is said that it is doubtful whether in all his his life he read a novel the stern realities of life had more charm to him than common fiction the unparalleled achievements of the seventeenth president of the united states can be better appreciated when his early struggle tor for intellectual advancement is kept in view As the picture of abraham lincoln now stands forth on the pages of history it reveals the statesman steering with steady hand and consummate skill the ship of state through untold dangers away from destruction and to safety it shows the masterly orator the powerful logician the upright citizen excelling in honesty and simplicity as in statesmanship but above all it presents to our view the firm bel believer leirer in in god as the supreme ruler of the world who controls the events of nations and the destiny of men would he have been what he was had his youthful mental faculties been in the high schools of the world in stead of in the school of nature what influence would the study of the philo sophy and oratory of the ancients guided by the stereotyped forms of modern perception have had upon him in what way would his character have been different from that formed by thoughtful attention to the philosophy embodied in aesoph simple fables the ethics of Bun pilgrim and the solemn teachings of the bible it may be impossible to form a true reply to these questions but there can be no doubt that lincoln as he was was the man needed la the place he occupied at the time he was the instrument of the almighty formed for a purpose As he was he became a savior of the country whose fame will increase as time rolls on and the work he accomplished is better understood and appreciated precia prec ted tie the life work of men like lincoln should for ever silence the critics who bestow sneers upon the mission of joseph the prophet or his great successor because of their so called illiteracy or the humble beginnings of their career they are in select company in 14 this regard and the criticism of scholarly ignorance exhausts itself against the marvelous fact that not many wise men after the flesh not many mighty not many noble are called for special purposes in the history of the world the elect those whose destiny to is to make epochs ver very y often belong to the class regarded as despised so that the glory of things accomplished may be ascribed to him to whom alone it belongs it is well to remember abraham lincoln as an instrument in the hands of the almighty in his life and in his death he to is a lesson to old and young that cannot be too much contemplated sa as long as the cause for which he gave his life tk ik dear to human hearts |
