Freeport
Weekly Journal
Freeport,
Illinois. Wednesday, December 7, 1864
THE
VICTORY OF TRUTH
A Discourse Preached on the day of National Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1864, in the First Presbyterian Church of Freeport, Ills., by ISAAC E. CAREY
A Discourse Preached on the day of National Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1864, in the First Presbyterian Church of Freeport, Ills., by ISAAC E. CAREY
….. And let me say in this connection that we have a
more touching occasion for thanksgiving in the fact, the significant fact, of
the President’s personal conversion to Christ, since he was called to his
present high position. Thus the great
and holy cause is most appropriately represented by a follower of Jesus. “A gentleman, having recently visited
Washington on business with the President, was, on leaving home, requested by a
friend to ask Mr. Lincoln whether he
loved Jesus. The business being
completed, the question was kindly asked.
The President buried his face in his handkerchief, turned away and
wept. He then turned and said, ‘..(Unreadable)..
left home to take this Chair of State, I requested ..(unreadable).. pray for
me, I was not then a Christian. When my
son died, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg, and looked
upon the graves of our dead heroes who had fallen in defence of their country,
I then and there consecrated myself to Christ; I do love Jesus.’”
Or read it for yourself; I was able to scan in on a great scanner on 11/5/2015, so it is actually readable!!
Freeport Weekly Journal Freeport, Illinois. December 7, 1864
Public domain image.
A special thanks to Ms. Rose Dillard, a librarian at the Hewes Library at Monmouth College, who worked to get a printout from extremely old microfilm containing this 1864 newspaper in the summer of 2009 for me. Thank you Ms. Dillard!! Hunter
You are reading from http://thefaithofabrahamlincoln.blogspot.com
Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian? Here we allow him to speak for himself.
Or read it for yourself; I was able to scan in on a great scanner on 11/5/2015, so it is actually readable!!
Freeport Weekly Journal Freeport, Illinois. December 7, 1864
Public domain image.
A special thanks to Ms. Rose Dillard, a librarian at the Hewes Library at Monmouth College, who worked to get a printout from extremely old microfilm containing this 1864 newspaper in the summer of 2009 for me. Thank you Ms. Dillard!! Hunter
You are reading from http://thefaithofabrahamlincoln.blogspot.com
Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian? Here we allow him to speak for himself.
