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Abraham Lincoln and religion . e to be-lieve that he read the Bible thorough-ly-Better evidence Is his choice ofwords in his fine writings, and manystudents compare Lincolns Four-score and seven yeais ago our fathersbrought forth on this continent a newnation, with the fli-st sentence inGenesis: In the beginnmg the Lordcreated the heavens and the earth,as evidence that Lincolns choice oCwords was influenced by the is evidence that Lincolnpaid close attention to the sermonsand mannerisms of the pioneerpreacheis, for contemporaries oftentold that he could repeat entire ser-mons almos
Abraham Lincoln and religion . e to be-lieve that he read the Bible thorough-ly-Better evidence Is his choice ofwords in his fine writings, and manystudents compare Lincolns Four-score and seven yeais ago our fathersbrought forth on this continent a newnation, with the fli-st sentence inGenesis: In the beginnmg the Lordcreated the heavens and the earth,as evidence that Lincolns choice oCwords was influenced by the is evidence that Lincolnpaid close attention to the sermonsand mannerisms of the pioneerpreacheis, for contemporaries oftentold that he could repeat entire ser-mons almost verbatim, complete withthe pecularities of speech and gestureof the preachers he imitated. Little Pigeon Creek BaptistChurch has been rebuilt, almost uponthe foundation of the original stands in a clearing in thewoods and is surrounded by a churchyard «here are buried Sarah LincohnGrigsby, Abraham Lincolns sister,and many others whose names arefamiliar to all who read the story ofLincolns life in Southern _ Rl H THE PRESENT Little Pigeon C re ell PrimitiveBaptist Church, built almost on the foundatiou of theoriginal stnicture Avhich Tom Lincoln helped build. Thisis about one mile south of the Lincoln cabin in SpencerCounts. Tom Lincobi niade door and window frames, thedoors and the pulpit.
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