. Abraham Lincoln and religion. ing my tear-stained face with hisred bandanna handkerchief. I wouldnt tell him for a long time,but after much coaxing finally sobbedout. the sad story that my father wassick and there was nobody to take meto the doings at the Ridge SundaySchool. 1 would win sure if T couldget there, I declared confidently. Will, never mind, Paris, .lust youquit crying and wait until I feed myhorse and Ill see your pappy about it. Father consented ana an hour laterI was on my way to the Ridge SundaySchool mounted in front of Mr. Lincolnand held safel^ in his strong arms. Arrived
. Abraham Lincoln and religion. ing my tear-stained face with hisred bandanna handkerchief. I wouldnt tell him for a long time,but after much coaxing finally sobbedout. the sad story that my father wassick and there was nobody to take meto the doings at the Ridge SundaySchool. 1 would win sure if T couldget there, I declared confidently. Will, never mind, Paris, .lust youquit crying and wait until I feed myhorse and Ill see your pappy about it. Father consented ana an hour laterI was on my way to the Ridge SundaySchool mounted in front of Mr. Lincolnand held safel^ in his strong arms. Arrived at tho Ridge Sunday Schoolwe found the teacher of my class ab-sent and at my suggestion the superin-tendent requested Mr. Lincoln to teachmy class, which he did, and, so far as1 have been able to learn, this was thefirst, last and only time Abraham Lin-coln ever taught a Sunday School class. I did not get the first prize, but wonthe second that day and Mr. Lincolnmade the presentation speech when theTestament was awarded to Julius Hyman Says He FoundSink of Human His First Visit/ Lincoln on the Bowery—as It was Inpre-Clvll War days—was the subjectof an address by Julius Hyman of theAllied Patriotic Societies yesterday atthe Bowery Mission, of which the R. Henry Is pastor. At the head of the Bouwerle standsCooper Union dedicated In 1859 to theadvancing of young artisans In scienceand art, Mr. Hyman said. TheBouwerle, a quarter often visited, butnever known, was not the Bouwerle of ithe Beekmans, the de Peysters, theStuyvesants, the Roosevelts. the oldDutch landed gentry. New York thenhad 800,000 people. The Bouwerle ofpre-Clvll War days had become astreet where they 6ay such thingsand they do such things. Lincoln, onhis first visit, had found the FivePoints, near the southern end of thefamous avenue, a sink of human deg-radation. He stopped at the Metro-politan Hotel. Lincoln walked up and down theBouwerle during the two days hestayed In the city
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