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Abraham Lincoln and the Almighty Ruler of Nations

On this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a one-time U.S. representative from Illinois, is nominated for the presidency by the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Then, in the November election Lincoln became the first Republican to win the presidency.

Thus, here is an excerpt from his inaugural address, with the American Civil War looming:

“Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world? In our present differences, is either party without faith of being in the right? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations, with His eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people.”

“All things”

Clearly, Abraham Lincoln had reverence for God and His Word, as exemplified by his quote above and below.

“In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it.”

That quote inspired Our “Lincoln Bible” shirt, find yours HERE:

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Ulysses S. Grant White House portrait
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Ulysses S. Grant: “our guide in the future”

On this day in 1885, Civil War hero and former President Ulysses S. Grant dies.

Grant graduated from West Point in 1843 and served in the Mexican-American War. Later, he re-enlisted in the Army in 1861 and led the Union army to victory at Vicksburg in 1863. Then President Abraham Lincoln gave Ulysses Grant the rank of lieutenant general in March 1864, which until that point had been exclusive to George Washington.

Of course, on April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, making Grant a national hero.

Then, in 1869 he began his first of two terms as president, and spent the last few years of his life writing his Civil War memoirs, and then died of throat cancer, likely due to his habit of chain cigar-smoking.

Precepts and Practice

In 1876, he wrote a message “To the Children and Youth of the U.S.:

“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your heart, and practice them in your lives. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
‘Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.’ ” (emphasis added)

Ulysses S. Grant

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Abraham Lincoln: “Here and Hereafter”

On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Springfield, Illinois.

What is also at rest is the debate on how he felt about God’s Word. The following quote inspired Our Abraham Lincoln Bible “This Great Book” t-shirt:

“In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it.”

Find yours, HERE.

Abraham Lincoln Bible t-shirt collage

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