Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln . HENRT BASCOM RANKIN. INTIMATE CHARACTER SKETCHES OFABRAHAM LINCOLN In Oak Ridge Cemetery In Springfield, Illinois, there la an awe In-spiring monument to Abraham Lincoln; On Eighth Street there Is a loveInspiring monument to Abraham Lincoln—a house,a home where you feel that you are his friendwhen you visit It; On Second Street there la aliving, breathing monument to Abraham Lincoln, amonument that will outwardly grumble all too fastto dust, and yet a monument that will bear outLincolns own words, Love ia eternal. This mon-ument is a man and a friend—HENRY
Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln . HENRT BASCOM RANKIN. INTIMATE CHARACTER SKETCHES OFABRAHAM LINCOLN In Oak Ridge Cemetery In Springfield, Illinois, there la an awe In-spiring monument to Abraham Lincoln; On Eighth Street there Is a loveInspiring monument to Abraham Lincoln—a house,a home where you feel that you are his friendwhen you visit It; On Second Street there la aliving, breathing monument to Abraham Lincoln, amonument that will outwardly grumble all too fastto dust, and yet a monument that will bear outLincolns own words, Love ia eternal. This mon-ument is a man and a friend—HENRY BASCOMBRANKIN. Great men come to Springfield. They all payhomage to Lincolns memory by a visit to the TheMonument and The Home. Some of the moreprivileged of them visit Henry Rankin, and thoseare the ones who have visited the real Lincolnshrine. They have seen a roan and a friend—anobler creation than any structure of stone; theyhave caught from him a love that Is eternal. On Dec. 19th, 1921, Adulral Sims visitedMr. Rankin. He
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