PART III: THE RELIGION OF LINCOLN

XX WHAT LINCOLN WAS NOT 225

XXI WHY DID LINCOLN NEVER JOIN A CHURCH? 244

XXII THE CONSTRUCTIVE ARGUMENT 260

XXIII THE CREED OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 291

APPENDICES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

I EXTRACT FROM NEWTON BATEMAN'S LECTURE ON LINCOLN WITH VARIANTS OF THE SPRINGFIELD FAREWELL ADDRESS 303

II "HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE AT UTICA" 307 By Artemus Ward

III "THE CONVERSION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN" 309 By the Rev. Edward L. Watson

IV THE REED LECTURE 314

V TWO HERNDON LETTERS CONCERNING LINCOLN'S RELIGION 336

VI THE IRWIN ARTICLE, WITH LETTERS 341

VII "THE CHRISTIAN'S DEFENCE" 358 With full chapter analysis

VIII LINCOLN AND THE CHURCHES 377 By Nicolay and Hay

IX "BOUND TOGETHER IN CHRISTIANITY AND PATRIOTISM" 385 Hitherto unpublished address of Lincoln

BIBLIOGRAPHY 387

INDEX 401