Abraham Lincoln and religion . theprecious old volume to Mr. HilbertBennett of Rockport, Indiana, for onethousand dollars. The afternoon shadows were length-ening when the assembled people pass-ed out of the old church and pausedfor photographs to be taken of thechurch trustees and of Mr. Bennettreceiving the book from ReverendFrance. Before saying goodbye to neighborsand friends, the trustees and mem-bers took a farewell look at the oldbook in its deer-skin cover and thepages yellow with age but with writingclear, bold and legible. Thus, the historical one himdred andtwenty-seven year old boo
Abraham Lincoln and religion . theprecious old volume to Mr. HilbertBennett of Rockport, Indiana, for onethousand dollars. The afternoon shadows were length-ening when the assembled people pass-ed out of the old church and pausedfor photographs to be taken of thechurch trustees and of Mr. Bennettreceiving the book from ReverendFrance. Before saying goodbye to neighborsand friends, the trustees and mem-bers took a farewell look at the oldbook in its deer-skin cover and thepages yellow with age but with writingclear, bold and legible. Thus, the historical one himdred andtwenty-seven year old book passed intoother hands. We trust it may be placedin some museum where all interestedpersons may have the opportunity toI look upon it- .incolns great soiu t^.^..JUS correct, that the only differenceetvveen the two lads was one of viewoiiit. That Lincoln was not a nominallurch member neither adds to nor.•tracts from either his goodness or•s greatness. When judged by his religion surely was a Bulletin of the Lincoln National Life Foundation ----- Dr. Louis A. Warren, EditorPublished each week by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana Number 767 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA December 20,1943 A LOG MEETING HOUSE AND A DEERSKIN RECORD BOOK Although the Christmas spirit is fundamentally re-ligious, the social and economic emphasis has had a ten-dency to steal much of the human interest approach to thisfestive season. The sounding of a religious note in thisissue of Lincoln Lore should appeal to the reader at Yuletime. Notwithstanding the aspersions cast on the parentsof Lincoln and the attempt to remove the growing boyfrom any worthy environment, the fact still stands, thor-oughly documented, that Abraham Lincoln spent the for-mative years of his life under the influence of pious andactive members of the church. His father and his ownmother, his stepmother and his sister, were all closelyassociated with the organized religious bodi
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