Latest light on Abraham Lincoln : and war-time memories . is testimony respecting Mr. Lincolns temperance viewsand activities. During the Majors work in Washington he frequentlyaddressed gatherings of soldiers from the Presidents carriage,the use of which was given him by Mr. Lincoln for thatpurpose. General Scott was very enthusiastic in his approvaland encouragement of this work, and after hearing the Majoraddress the soldiers several times, he remarked to PresidentLincoln: A man of such force and moral power to inspirecourage, patriotism, faith and obedience among the troopsis worth more th
Latest light on Abraham Lincoln : and war-time memories . is testimony respecting Mr. Lincolns temperance viewsand activities. During the Majors work in Washington he frequentlyaddressed gatherings of soldiers from the Presidents carriage,the use of which was given him by Mr. Lincoln for thatpurpose. General Scott was very enthusiastic in his approvaland encouragement of this work, and after hearing the Majoraddress the soldiers several times, he remarked to PresidentLincoln: A man of such force and moral power to inspirecourage, patriotism, faith and obedience among the troopsis worth more than a half dozen regiments of raw recruits. The President watched Major Merwins work in the armywith keen interest, for he believed in total abstinence, he hadconfidence in the devout, Christian man who was conductingthat work, and being desirous of affording him every facilityfor prosecuting it, issued the following very remarkable order: Surgeon General will send Mr. Merwin wherever he maythink the public service may require. July 24, 1862. A. HOWARD H. RUSSELL, , Founder and first superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League and of the Lincoln-Lee Legion. LINCOLN AND TEMPERANCE 153 When in November, 1913, Major Merwin addressed agreat Anti-Saloon League convention at Columbus, Ohio, asolemn and impressive silence fell upon the assembly whenthe venerable educator and reformer took from his pocketan old Daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln, in which wasenclosed the above order in President Lincolns handwriting;and, trembling with weakness and emotion, deliberately anddistinctly read its fifteen words with the date and little missive spoke volumes respecting Abraham Lincolnsprofound interest in temperance work, which seemed of suf-ficient importance to call forth the hearty and unqualifiedwritten commendation of more than one hundred of the mostprominent senators, representatives, governors and leadingcitizens of the nation. Refused to Sell Liquor Hon.
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