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Our ANNUAL KITCHEN. WARE SALE, - Now ‘in FULL SWING, - -ends FEBRUARY 24th, 
PATRIOTIC SERVICE 
In Commemoration of the Birth of Abraham 
' Lincoln, Held at Baptist Church, Manches- 
ter, last Sunday Evening 
The 97th anniversary of the birth 
of Abraham Lincoln was observed at 
the Baptist church, Manchester, last 
Sunday evening, by special patriotic 
services, which were attended by 
members of Col. H. P. Woodbury 
camp, 149, S. of V , Allen Post 67, G 
A.R , and the W.R.C. 
There were special musical selec- 
tions, all of a patriotic nature, includ- 
ing two solos by F. K. Swett. Rev. 
Mr. Brewster read Gov. Guild’s proc- 
lamation and Lincoln’s favorite poem. 
The pastor delivered an address on 
“Abraham Lincoln, the First Ameri- 
can.’ He said in part : 
“We have assembled this evening 
to commemorate the life and services 
of Abraham Lincoln, who, in the 
minds of men, is coming to be recog- 
nized as the pure type of Americanism, 
and from the noble chapters of his 
life’s history, brimming full of deeds 
whose fame the American lips shall 
ever repeat with pride, his character 
looms up as something distinctively 
American. He was in possession of 
these qualities to the fullest extent, 
_ which have made the American fa- 
mous among other races of men. 
“He was cast in a rugged mould. 
Reared amidst the Tene and rigor 
of the wilderness, he early learned the 
heroic art of wrestling with elemental 
problems. His arms were long and 
sinewy. His limbs strode forth with 
the power of a colossus. His shoul- 
ders were made for burdens. His 
brain of steel and sunlight was created 
for the resistance of frenzies and the 
ripening of thought. In a day when 
the lilliputian dandy is admired and 
coddled, it is well to mark out this 
characteristic of the great American. 
Lincoln was a man of grit, as every 
American should be. 
‘‘He studied Jaw until he mastered 
it. He fought the little giant of the 
west to a standstill in the arena of 
debate, though Douglas had had very 
special training for such work. He 
snapt in twain the whip of the party 
boss when president-elect and the 
great leaders from the east came 
west to dictate his policy. When the 
nation in gloom received blow after 
blow at its heart during the struggle 
of four long years, he kept his finger 
on the war map and called again and 
again for men. 
‘Lincoln was a man of tenderness. 
He was a gentle man. He loved 
children. His ear was ever open to 
the widow’s cry. He hated slaughter. 
The terrors of war weighed upon his 
heart. It is the glory of Americans that 
tenderness of heart is a characteristic 
7 the common sees He was a 
man of faith. He appreciated the 
utter impossibility of successfully con- 
ducting the war forthe Uuion without 
the help of God. Upon leaving his 
home at Springfield for the national 
capital he addressed his friends in a 
most familiar way, expressing his con- 
victions that if God would be with 
him as in the days of revolution He 
was with Washington, he should suc- 
ceed. 
‘‘ Near the close of the struggle, ere 
the battle of Gettysburg had been 
fought, the great Lincoln pleaded the 
cause of liberty at the Throne of 
Grace, and in those moments of com- 
munion with his Maker received the 
assurance of ultimate triumph. As- 
sembling these qualities in review, we 
come to revere Abraham Lincoln as 
the first American whose life has been 
absorbed into the constitution of the 
nation, and evermore finds expression 
in the indomitable patience of our 
people, their love of country and faith 
in God" 
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