![]() ![]() Thus are Washington and Lincoln associated in the grandeur of their obsequies. The first was on the death of George Washington, when, as now, a day was set apart for simultaneous eulogy throughout the land, and cities, towns, and villages all vied in tribute, Since this early observance for the Father of his Country more than half a century has passed, and now it is repeated in memory of Abraham Lincoln. It is our present duty to find the moral of this stupendous drama.įor the second time in our annals, the country is summoned by the President to unite, on an appointed day, in commemorating the life and character of the dead. Never, perhaps, in history has this Providence been more conspicuous than in that recent procession of events, where the final triumph is wrapped in the gloom of tragedy. No accident snatched this patriot, so suddenly and so cruelly, from his sub-lime duties. No accident gave to his country the patriot we now honor. From the fall of a sparrow to the fall of an empire or the sweep of a planet, all is according to Divine Providence, whose laws are everlasting. ![]() In the universe of God there are no accidents. ![]()
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