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If you cannot, in the harvest,

Gather up the richest sheaves, Many a grain both ripe and golden, Oft the careless reaper leaves— Go and glean among the briars Growing rank against the wall, For it may be that their shadow Hides the heaviest wheat of all.

If you have not gold and silver
Ever ready to command;
If you cannot toward the needy
Reach an ever open hand;
You can visit the afflicted,

O'er the erring you can weep,
With the Saviour's true disciples,
You a patient watch may keep.

If you cannot in the conflict

Prove yourself a soldier true, If where fire and smoke are thickest, There's no work for you to do, When the battlefield is silent,

You can go with careful tread, You can bear away the wounded, You can cover up the dead.

Do not, then, stand idly waiting
For some greater work to do;
Fortune is a lazy goddess,

She will never come to you.
Go and toil in any vineyard,
Do not fear to do or dare,
If you want a field of labor,
You can find it anywhere.

-Mrs. Ellen Huntington Gates.
English Hymns, 258.

INDEX

This Index was prepared by Rev. James M. Campbell, D.D.

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War,
James R. Gilmore, 75, 83, 84, 87,
239
Abraham Lincoln, a History, Nicolay

and Hay, 20, 21, 32, 58, 136, 137,
192, 195, 201, 223, 256, 455
Abraham Lincoln, D. D. Thompson,
388

Abraham Lincoln, and Men of His

Time, Robert Browne, 301, 332,
340, 380, 412

Abraham Lincoln, Man Inspired by

God, a Lecture, Col. Henry Wat-
terson, 13

Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency,
225

Abraham Lincoln, The Tribute of a

Century, 34

Abraham Lincoln, Tributes from his

Associates, 108, 144, 416
Advance, The, quoted, 384
Age of Reason, Paine's, Lincoln's
repudiation of, 301

American Conflict, The, Horace,
Greeley, 468

A Mother's Plea, a Lincoln story, 251
Analysis, New York Vote, for Lin-

coln and McClellan, 131
Ancestry of Lincoln, 17–19; his grand-
father Abraham, 17; tragedy of
his death, 17; independent and
resourceful, 17; of sturdy moral
qualities, 18; his father Thomas,
17; his escape from an early death,
17; a typical frontiersman, 18;
mild-mannered, 18; of nomadic
habits, 19; his anti-slavery senti-
ments, 19; his high moral worth, 19

Andrew, Governor of Mass., his

impatience with Lincoln, 227
Antietam, Battle of, its effect upon
the Union Cause, 229

A Patch-work Quilt, a Lincoln story,
598

Appearance, personal, of Lincoln,

43-82; generally caricatured, 43;
his great height, 45; his erect figure,
45; his majestic bearing, 45, 46;
athletic, 46; of great strength, 46;
his presence-power, 47, 48; look of
intellectuality, 48; absence of self-
consciousness, 49; a king among
men, 49; imposing on platform, 50;
finely proportioned, 52, 53; shapely
hands, 54, 67; his dress becoming,
56; refined and courteous, 57;
appeal from literature to art, 59-61;
massive head, 71; harmonious and
pleasing, 71; inspiring, 71; his
expressive eyes, 75; his habitual
melancholy, 76-78; his unattract-
ive lower lip, 81; mouth indicative
of gentleness and firmness, 82
Arnold, Hon. Isaac N., demands
death of slavery, 272; on Lincoln's
Second Inaugural Address, 296;
on a moment of apocalypse, 393
Ashley, Hon. James M., on Lincoln's
consummate ability as a public
speaker, 52; his Toledo Anti-
Slavery address, 180; his bill for
abolishing slavery in the District
of Columbia, 208; his masterly
handling of discussion on Consti-
tutional Amendment, 250; his
success in carrying it through, 269;

his unwavering loyalty to Lincoln,
498

Autobiography, Andrew D. White,
73, 75, 76, 482, 533
Author, The; his long and careful
preparation for writing this book,
7; his personal touch with men
and events, 8; his special literary
"find" in the Diary of Dr. Gurley,
8; his correction of numerous errors
8; his exposure of the Herndon
slander, 9: his complete forth-
setting of Lincoln's religious ex-
perience, 10; his participation in
national movements, 120; his op-
position to false claims, of Peace
party, 129; his part in anti-saloon
movement, 170; his marching in
the Fremont procession, 188;
his explanation of Lincoln's utter-
ance touching the issuing of Eman-
cipation Declaration, 229; on
struggle for Constitutional Amend-
ment, 255; his reminiscences of
Second Inauguration, 277; the
birth-hour of his book, 277; his
sense of Lincoln's transcendent
greatness, 282-285; private Sec-
retary of Hon. James M. Ashley,
486; thoroughly conversant with
the inner political Washington cir-
cle, 486; a keen and careful ob-
server of the trend of the times, 487
A Scoffer Weeps, a Lincoln Story, 542
A Slave Mother's Prayer, A Lincoln
story, 542

Bancroft, Hon. George, his letter
to Lincoln on Abolition of Slavery
as the Issue of the War, 221
Bartlett, Truman, on transfiguration
of Lincoln's face, 51; his denial of
the description of Lincoln as home-
ly, 59, 63; on Lincoln's lower lip, 82
Bateman, Dr. Newton, his intimate

relation with Lincoln, 351; con-
fidences reposed in him, 253; gives

light from within, 353; on Lin-
coln's religious dissatisfaction, 401;
on his disappointment with the
churches, 437, 438

Behind the Scenes, Elizabeth Keckley,
309

Bible, the, Lincoln's unqualified ac-
ceptance of its teachings, its mold-
ing influence upon his life, its large
use in his public utterances, 299-
314.

Benjamin, Judah P., his account of

interview between Gilmore and
Jaquess, and Mr. Davids, 134
Binns, Henry, his inconsistency touch-
ing the illegitimacy scandal, 26
Birth of the Republican Party in
Illinois, 184

Blair, Senator, his comment on
Lincoln's temperance principles,
158

Blaine, James G., on validity of
Emancipation Proclamation, 240
Borglum, Gutzon, the Sculptor,
his description of Lincoln, 45, 53,
59; his characterization of life-
mask, 63

Boutwell, Hon. George S., on sadness
of Lincoln's face when at rest, 76
Brady's photograph of Lincoln,
56

Bramlette, Governor of Kentucky,
letter of Lincoln to, 346
Brockett, Dr. L. P., on religious life
of Nancy Hanks, 22
Brooks, Noah, his high estimate of
Nancy Hanks, 21; his vivid de-
scription of Lincoln's appearance,
69; on Lincoln's prayer life, 378;
on his self-depreciation, 402
Browne, Dr. Robert, on Lincoln's

estimate of moral influence of the
Bible, 301; on his habitual use of
it, 310; on his close communion
with God, 380

Browne, Francis Fisher, on Lincoln's
maternal inheritance, 24

Browning, Senator, H., Lincoln's

letter to, on the Fremont procla-
mation, 198

Bryant, John Howard, Lincoln's host,
66

Burst of sunshine at. Second Inau-

guration, 281

Cameron, Simeon, his attempt to
force Lincoln's hand, 206; his
appointment as minister to Rus-
sia, 207

Carpenter, F. B., on pensive and
tender look in Lincoln's eyes, 74;
his mistake at first regarding "prep-
aration" of Emancipation Procla-
mation, 225; Lincoln's explanation
regarding the purpose of withhold-
ing it, 229

Carruth, Dr. W. H., on prenatal
influence, 28

Century Magazine, The, 45, 55, 56,
62, 67, 74, 77, 79, Vol. 2, p. 852
Chase, Salmon P., his modification
of Ashley's Emancipation Declara-
tion adopted, 235

Chicago, delegation of preachers, urg-

ing radical anti-slavery measures,
231; Lincoln's apprehensions, 224
Chiniquy, Father, Lincoln's soul re-
vealings to, 328, 329; his inter-
view with the President, 375
Chittenden, Hon. L. E., on Lin-
coln's reverence for the Bible, 302;
his belief in the power of prayer,
334; his conviction that he was
divinely called, 340

Choate, Hon. Joseph H., on Lincoln's
awkwardness, 34

Chronicle, The Washington, report
of Lincoln's "latest, shortest and
best speech," 439

Church, The, Lincoln's appreciation
of it, 430; his support of its ordi-
nances, 430; his reasons for not
joining it, 435-440; his ultimate
intention to unite with it, 440

Clean Hands, A Lincoln Story, 536
Coffin, Charles Carlton, on queenly
appearance of Nancy Hanks, 23
Cogsdale, Isaac, on Lincoln's view of
the Atonement, 326

Complete Works of Abraham Lin-
coln, 118, 125, 139, 145, 188, 190,
191, 207, 217, 220, 223, 224, 235,
237, 244, 245, 261, 306, 307, 311,
316, 389, 391, 394, 406, 411, 416,
417, 418, 421, 423, 453, 465
Congressional Globe, 173
Conkling, Senator, his defense of the
Emancipation Proclamation, 237
Cooper Institue Speech, Lincoln's, 189
Constitutional Amendment, 249–274;
in the crucible, 249, 250; as finally,
shaped, 251; its failure to secure
a two-thirds majority vote, 252;
General Ashley's strategy, 252;
a battle royal, 253; effects of de-
struction of slavery feared, 254;
campaign conducted by General
Ashley, 257; impetus given to
movement by re-election of Lin-
coln, 259; foreshadowed in annual
message of 1864, 261; success for
a time doubtful, 262; General
Ashley's flank movement, 263;
ineffectual attempt of Southern
Peace Committee to reach Wash-
ington, 265; Speaker Colfax's fate-
ful vote, 268; intense excitement
on passage of the measure, 270; an
epoch-making event, 268; final vote
in the House on anti-partisan vic-
tory, 270; analysis of vote, 271; Lin-
coln crowned as Emancipator, 274
Conversion, Lincoln's, 395-397
Corwin, Hon. Thomas, author of
Constitutional Amendment, 192
Court in a Cornfield, A Lincoln Story,
537

Courageous Fidelity, A Lincoln Story,

537
Crook, Col. W. H., on Lincoln's Bible-
reading habit, 308

Cuyler, Dr. Theodore L., impressions
of Lincoln's appearance, 45; com-
plimented by Lincoln, 58; on
Lincoln's mental anguish, 390
Curtis, George William, on spell of
Lincoln's portrait, 72, 73; on Lin-
coln's consolatary view of death,
391

Curtis, William Eleroy, on Thomas
Lincoln, 19

Davis, Jefferson, his interview with
Gilmore and Jaquess, 112; his
contention that the South was
fighting for independence and not
for Slavery, 126; manifesto of
peace only by independence, 130
Davis, Senator Garrett, his dread of
emancipation, 248

Deming, Hon. H. G., on Lincoln's
patience and courage, 54; on
radiancy of Lincoln's smile, 74
De Soto, picture of in the Capitol, 43
Diary of Gideon Welles, quoted, 228
Diary of Dr. Gurley, extracts from,
500-511

"Discoveries and Improvements,"

Lincoln's lecture on, 303
Dispatch, The Richmond Daily, 134
Doolittle, Senator, Lincoln's letter
to, 320, 389

Douglas, Stephen A., the little giant,
34; a helpful opponent, 35; his
debate with Lincoln, 187; his
magnanimous spirit, 34

Dow, General Neal, his release from
Libby Prison, 108; author of
Maine prohibitory law, 161
Down in Tennessee, 135

East Baltimore Conference, Lin-

coln's reply to, 349
Emancipation Proclamation, 219-248;
state action, not governmental
edict, Lincoln's plan, 220; pres-
sure enormous, 221; insistence on
by Andrew, Greeley, and others,
222; address to deputation of

Chicago ministers, 223; gradual
change of view, 224; corrected his-
tory of preparation of Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, 225; message
to Congress asking for Compensa-
tion and gradual emancipation, 228;
second draft of Emancipation Proc-
lamation presented to cabinet,
229; signed and published, 230;
Greeley's heartless arraignment of
it, 230; its public effect, 232; its
endorsement by House of Repre-
sentatives, 234; only preliminary,
234; final form gave freedom to
slaves, 234

Employment of colored soldiers in
army, 245

Eternal felicity in heaven, Lincoln's
hope in, 393; letter to his step-
brother, 393; touching interview
with his step-mother, 394; his
belief in reunion, 394
Eugenics, Twelve University Lec-
tures, Dr. W. K. Carruth, 28
Eulogy on Lincoln, Henry Champion
Deming, 431

Eulogies on Lincoln, Scrap Book, 412
Everyday Life of Lincoln, Francis
F. Browne, 418

Evening Post, The, New York, its
statement anent vessels for slave
trade, 180

Everybody's Magazine, quoted, 68
Everett, Edward, on Lincoln's
courtly appearance, 56

Fell, J. W., Lincoln's letter to, 407
Fidelity to Emancipation, Lincoln's
237

Fifty Years in the Church of Rome,

Father Chiniquy, 342, 375, 423, 528
Fortune's, favorite, Lincoln, 17; good
ancestry, 17; good mother, 23; a
good beginning, 31; good discipline,
32; strong friends and foes, 34;
a good wife, 35; good spiritual
advisers, 38

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