The searchlight . say miraculous. for not oth-erwise can we account for such afruitfulness in soil so seemingly un-productive and from such unpromis-ing stock. Lincoln was a diligent have been countless other Ameri-cans who have never gained distinc-tion. As we study his career we seethe rail splitter and the princelyplatform debater. These two char-acteristics stand out so prominentlyin the thought of the world that thereal secret of his growth and great-ness is not seen. If any have soughtto claim him as a doubter it has beenbecause his tremendous religiousfaith has been hidden fr
The searchlight . say miraculous. for not oth-erwise can we account for such afruitfulness in soil so seemingly un-productive and from such unpromis-ing stock. Lincoln was a diligent have been countless other Ameri-cans who have never gained distinc-tion. As we study his career we seethe rail splitter and the princelyplatform debater. These two char-acteristics stand out so prominentlyin the thought of the world that thereal secret of his growth and great-ness is not seen. If any have soughtto claim him as a doubter it has beenbecause his tremendous religiousfaith has been hidden from view bythe vision of the rail splitter, thelawyer, the platform advocate andemancipator. Mysterious Fruitfulness LTpon one side of a narrow, peren-nial stream there was hard, unpro-ductive earth. Upon the other wasdeep, alluvial soil. Upon the barrenside there grew a vigorous appletree from whose wide spreadingbranches golden pippins hung inplentiful abundance. The fruitful-ness of that tree in such soil was a. al and infinitely wise and lovingheavenly Father. To enable our readers to discoverthe true secret of his greatness andof his achievements, to see the rootsof this fruitful tree making a net-work in the soil that covers the nar-row bridge and pushing out anddown deeply into the rich soil of theeternal is our purpose in devoting solarge a space to the words in whichare found his simple and sufficientconfession of faith. His Greatest Power Hezekiah was a great and virtu-ous king, but at his best he is seenin the house of God on his knees,holding up to heaven the insultingmessage of Sennacherib. Calvary ismade luminous by the scene in Geth-semane, and all the story of the revo-lution is lighted up by the picture of Washington on his knees in thefrosty snow at Valley Forge. So,also, we could never see The TrueAbraham Lincoln until, looking be-yond his early life of hardship andtoil, his later years of forensic force,and his peerless power as a leaderof men—looking beyon
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