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Excerpt from Sermon in Commemoration of the Virtues of Abraham Lincoln: Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Meadville, Pa;, June 1, 1865 Such is a feebly stated outline of the condition of the coun try when abraham lincoln quietly stepped from the door of his home - into which he was never more to enter - to start forth on his journey to Washington. In his simple parting address appear that serious earnestness, that freedom from the least semblance of boasting, that recognition of his depen dence on God, that absence of expression of ill will or malice towards his personal enemies, and the enemies of his country, that show how largely he appreciated the solemnity of his situation. His closing remarks were an appeal - not lightly nor unmeaningly made - that his friends and neighbors, to whom he was bidding good bye, would remember hi n in their prayers. Abraham lincoln believed in God, and believed in the power of prayer to God, and earnestly desired the prayers of all good men in his behalf to the God who giveth wisdom to them who ask. And he was not ashamed to say to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.