Abraham Lincoln
The Ideal Christian (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln: The Ideal Christian<br><br>To the teachings of Lincoln and his spirit of true Christian worldism, we must cling unswervingly if this government of ours is to endure as the great democratic nation of the earth. We are at the present time undergoing a critical test and it is the duty of all good citizenship to know Lincoln, to understand him, and to keep alive the fervent inspiration of justice and liberty he gave to the world.<br><br>Volumes have been written and much said about Lincoln the lawyer, Lincoln the citizen, Lincoln the story-teller, Lincoln the statesman, Lincoln the friend of man and other phases of his remarkable character, and while some attention has been given to his religious side, it has been comparatively meager, and has not received the prominence it deserves, for he was Abraham Lincoln the ideal Christian, and so he came from prairie cabin to capitol. One fair ideal led our chieftain on, forevermore he burned to do his deed with the fine stroke and gesture of a king. He built the rail pile as he built the state, pouring his splendid strength through every blow, the conscience of him testing every stroke to make his deed the measure of a man.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.