Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . American Missionary, Feb., 1911, (Tribute). ABRAHAM LINCOLN THOSE of us who saw and heard Abraham Lincohi in his famousaddress in Cooper Institute hfty-one years ago will never lose theimpression of that hour. As he stepped forth with his hrst utteranceall eyes were fastened upon him—for public interest and i)ublic feelino- wererapidly becoming intense. Of unusual stature, 6 feet 4 inclKs, of spare butmuscular build, with his broad, high forehead, proininml clice-k bones, gre\-,deep-set eyes and wavy black hair, he was at once a coninianding figure. Jnmanner simpl
Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . American Missionary, Feb., 1911, (Tribute). ABRAHAM LINCOLN THOSE of us who saw and heard Abraham Lincohi in his famousaddress in Cooper Institute hfty-one years ago will never lose theimpression of that hour. As he stepped forth with his hrst utteranceall eyes were fastened upon him—for public interest and i)ublic feelino- wererapidly becoming intense. Of unusual stature, 6 feet 4 inclKs, of spare butmuscular build, with his broad, high forehead, proininml clice-k bones, gre\-,deep-set eyes and wavy black hair, he was at once a coninianding figure. Jnmanner simple, free from awkwardness, free from self-consciousness,dignified, direct, his words came like the blows of a hammer on the rang like that, too. In speech plain, terse, forcible and supremelyearnest, his sincerity carried with it both sympathy and conviction. His mental qualities have been characterized as a quick analytical per-ception, strong logical power, a tenacious memory and a ready intuition ofhuman nature. Perhaps his most valuable faculty was rare
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