. The poets' Lincoln : tributes in verse to the martyred President. n, who wrote the word,And slaverys shackles fellFrom off a raceWhich neer before could tellWhat freedom was. To Lincoln, whose soul was great enough to knowThat beings born in likeness of their GodWere meant to live as freemen,Not as slaves, and ruled by slaverys Lincoln, who more than any of his raceUplifted men and women to the placeGod made for Lincoln, who never saw your land,And in whose veins no Scottish blood had run; THE POETS LINCOLN 233 But yet, because of deeds which he had done, His mighty name Had f
. The poets' Lincoln : tributes in verse to the martyred President. n, who wrote the word,And slaverys shackles fellFrom off a raceWhich neer before could tellWhat freedom was. To Lincoln, whose soul was great enough to knowThat beings born in likeness of their GodWere meant to live as freemen,Not as slaves, and ruled by slaverys Lincoln, who more than any of his raceUplifted men and women to the placeGod made for Lincoln, who never saw your land,And in whose veins no Scottish blood had run; THE POETS LINCOLN 233 But yet, because of deeds which he had done, His mighty name Had filled the world with fame And taught the people of each land That in Gods hand Is held the destiny of races and of man. Immortal patriot! through the mist of years That in the future are to come,— When we who saw thee here are gone,— We view thy heaven-aspiring tomb Illumined by the roseate dawn Of the millennial day, When Peace shall hold her sway, And bring Saturnian eras; when the roar 0 the battles thunder shall be heard no more. *17 234 THE POETS LINCOLN. STATUE OF LINCOLN At Newark, N. J. Gutzon Borglum, sculptor THE statue was unveiled May 30, 1911. It is thegift of Amos H. Van Horn, who died December26, 1908. In his will he set aside $25,000 for amemorial to Abraham Lincoln, to be dedicated in mem-ory of Lincoln Post, No. 11, Department of New Jersey,G. A. R., of which he was a charter member. JOSEPH FULFORD FOLSOM, Presbyterian clergy-man, miscellaneous writer and local historian, isa native of Bloomfield, New Jersey. He is a directdescendant of John Folsom who arrived at Boston inthe Diligent on August 10, 1638, and settled at Hing-ham, Massachusetts. Mr. Folsom is the pastor of the Third PresbyterianChurch, South, of Newark, New Jersey. He hasserved two terms as Chaplain General of the Order ofthe Founders and Patriots of America. Is Librarian THE POETS LINCOLN 235 and Recording Secretary of the New Jersey HistoricalSociety. Edited and wrote three chapters of Blo
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