. Presentation and unveiling of the memorial tablets commemorating the Lincoln and Burns event (November 19, 1863) : held at the Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19th, 1914. remains a haven ofdevotion for those who love the name of Christ Page 13 and for those who love the names of AbrahamLincoln and John Burns. It is in recognition and as a mark of the greatPresidents democracy; in the acknowledgementof a simple act of kindness on his part; also, inappreciation of Lincolns unbounded love for hisfellow man, that these memorials now pass intothe possession of this church, honored for
. Presentation and unveiling of the memorial tablets commemorating the Lincoln and Burns event (November 19, 1863) : held at the Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19th, 1914. remains a haven ofdevotion for those who love the name of Christ Page 13 and for those who love the names of AbrahamLincoln and John Burns. It is in recognition and as a mark of the greatPresidents democracy; in the acknowledgementof a simple act of kindness on his part; also, inappreciation of Lincolns unbounded love for hisfellow man, that these memorials now pass intothe possession of this church, honored for alltime by the great Emancipators presence herejust fifty-one years ago. In taking the arm of the humble, yet the trulybrave and ever patriotic, John Burns and insitting beside him in the pew now appropriatelymarked—after having spoken his immortal wordsat the Cemetery of the honored dead—AbrahamLincoln, the man of the people, the man of God,again subscribed to his faith in the creed of an-other Burns, who said in words more enduringthan letters of bronze: For a that, and a that, Its coming yet, for a that,That man to man, the warld oerShall brothers be for a that! Page 14. PHOTO BY PIRIE MAC DONALD, N. Y. JOHN WHITE JOHNSTON. Pase 15 ACCEPTANCE OF MEMORIAL TABLETS BY REV. F. E. TAYLOR. On Thursday, November 19, 1914, we com-memorate the meeting held in this building, andattended by President Lincoln and his staff, ac-companied by the patriot, John Burns, on Thurs-day, November 19, 1863. But for the initiative of Mr. David Wills,we would not be assembled for this significantservice. As President of the Soldiers NationalCemetery Association at Gettysburg, Judge Willshad charge of all the arrangements for the dedi-cation of the Cemetery, and it was on his officialinvitation that President Lincoln came to Gettys-burg on that occasion. Judge Wills suggested and was largely instru-mental in bringing to fruition the patriotic meet-ing which was held in this church on the day ofth
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