. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. han the people of Penn-sylvania who forget the pionc* -laid the foundations of a great State. —From sylvania. anks Progressive Pcnn- 5? Abraham Lincoln A SUMMER STUDY By Rev. P. C. Croll, , Beardstown, III. Akin to all thats noble, abreast with-all thats grand, Born to become the savior of his imperilled land; Reared mid such desprate hardships, his life bound to a cross, A-treading out the vintage, restoring Freedoms loss; He
. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. han the people of Penn-sylvania who forget the pionc* -laid the foundations of a great State. —From sylvania. anks Progressive Pcnn- 5? Abraham Lincoln A SUMMER STUDY By Rev. P. C. Croll, , Beardstown, III. Akin to all thats noble, abreast with-all thats grand, Born to become the savior of his imperilled land; Reared mid such desprate hardships, his life bound to a cross, A-treading out the vintage, restoring Freedoms loss; He was the greatest champion of long, down-trodden right, A leader in the van-guard, a races Dawn oi Light— Man with whom Truth was mightier than custom-fortressd Might. Lo! how he conquers drawbacks! See obstacles all fall!In moral mail-of-armour, he fights at Countrys call,Nor bows to fine-spun Error, nor fears well buttressd WrongConviction gives him courage and Valor makes him strong;On towrds Truths goal he battles, clear Dutys call he heeds,Love binds him to his fellows, a Brothers right he pleads:No creed, no color blinds him in Nations direst needs!. VERYBODY knows thatin this centennial year ofLincolns birth, and formany years past, theLincoln Country is aswide as the extends from the At-lantic to the Pacific fromthe Lakes to the Gulf—and even be-yond. From 1830 to 1836 it embraceda very narrow strip of land and waterby and on the Sangamon in Illinois, inthe neighborhood of the present dayOld Salem Chautauqua grounds at Pe-tersburg, in which then lived theGreenes and Onstotts, the Offutts andRutledges, the Camerons and theClareys, the Armstrongs and the Gra-hams, and whither thousands now re-sort annually from all parts of theState and from over a dozen otherStates of the Union besides for -restrecreation a few for study, and thisyear at least for one for the study ofLincoln. What a strange cradle to nurse, andwhat a rough school to train a greatman Pro
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