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Show i , ; j A Patristic Incident I In these times it is good to recall from the past j j some instances of pure and undefiled patriotism. ; In Abraham Lincoln"s life there was one man j who opposed him more than any other and that j N j Was Stephen A.Douglas. He opposed him in debate j beat him in politics, made fun of him, bitterly at- : tacked him on every occasion, sympathized with the .' south, opposed him for the presidency, etc His V i j heart was overflowing with bitterness and hate. V j But when Lincoln went to war Mr. Douglas came J forward and offered his services in a very fine, ' and I I repenpant manner. The following words of his ? I hould bJ written in the mind of every American f j today. He said: U j "I have been friend of the South as you know. I have been a party man as you know, but when j Hi any man fires on the flag of my country, there is j i- j no party, no north, or south, nothing but the cause ., raj of the Stari and Stripes, and I am for it with all ' 5 the power God has given me." s . : ind '"" " ... tiii " til! m . no i . |