Identifier: abrahamlincolnsprellinc (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln's personality
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

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ces tomorrow. God and Lincoln The Rev. S. Mark Hoguewill speak on God and Lin-coln at 9:15 and 10:30 a.m.services at the WestwoodHills Congregational Church,1989 Westwood Blvd., West-wood. The traditional Lincoln Davprogram at the Spanish-American Institute, 15840 SFigueroa St., Gardena, todaywill feature a morning ad-dress by Dr. Melvin E.Wheatley, pastor of West-wood Community MethodistChurch, and an afternoon or-atorical contest. Box luncheswill be sold and the public is iinvited. The Evening Sun Baltimore, MarylandFebruary 10, 1962 Religion L.5°n ^as, Migious, Superstitious i..-,-.., _ _ . . scriptures; and I have never tnU u-„ r.u.-—» _t . By JULES LOH (Associated Press Writer) In 1846 there was a religiousissue in an election campaign. Somebody claimed the candi-date for the House of Represent-atives from Springfield, Ill.-Abra-ham Lincoln—was an infidel. That I am not a member ofany Christian church is true, re-plied Abe, honestly, but Ihavenever denied the truth of the
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Scriptures: and I have neverspoken with intentional disrespectof religion in general or of anydenomination of Christians in par-ticular. Lincoln Won the election. Butthree years earlier it had been adifferent story. He had tried forthe Whig party nomination with-out success, and laid at least partof the blame to religious intol-j erance. Suspected Of Being Deist It was everywhere contended,he wrote, that no Christian oughtto go for me because I belongedto no church, was suspected ofbeing a deist, and had talkedabout fighting a duel. Much has been written aboutLincolns religious beliefs, and ashis birthday rolls around eachyear a popular pastime in somequarters is to try to figure outwhat denomination he belonged to.His own words, however, pro-vided the best insight regardingthe innermost feelings of thisdeeply religious man. Told Cabinet Of DreamHe admitted to be being super*stitious. In 1841 he wrote to hisfriend. Joshua F. Speed, of Louis-ville: I was always superstiabrahamlincolnsprellinc

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