"I am not a Christian."—Lincoln.

1893

TO THE FRIENDS OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WHO HAVE HAD THE COURAGE TO AFFIRM
THE TRUE AND DENY THE FALSE;
AND
TO THE FRIENDS
OF
TRUTH
WHO WILL HAVE THE HONESTY TO REJECT
THE FALSE AND ACCEPT THE TRUE,
THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED
BY THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS

PREFACE.

INTRODUCTION.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: WAS HE A CHRISTIAN?

CHAPTER I. CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY
CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY—HOLLAND AND BATEMAN
CHAPTER III. REVIEW OF CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY—REED AND HIS WITNESSES
CHAPTER IV. REVIEW OF CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY—ARNOLD AND OTHER WITNESSES
CHAPTER V. TESTIMONY OF HON. WILLIAM H. HERNDON—PUBLISHED TESTIMONY
CHAPTER VI. TESTIMONY OF HON. WILLIAM H. HERNDON—UNPUBLISHED TESTIMONY
CHAPTER VII. TESTIMONY OF COL. WARD H. LAMON
CHAPTER VIII. TESTIMONY OF HON. JOHN T. STUART AND COL. JAMES H. MATHENY
CHAPTER IX. TESTIMONY OF THE REMAINING WITNESSES PRESENTED BY LAMON
CHAPTER X. TESTIMONY OF LINCOLN'S RELATIVES AND INTIMATE ASSOCIATES
CHAPTER XI. TESTIMONY OF FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES OF LINCOLN WHO KNEW HIM IN ILLINOIS
CHAPTER XII. TESTIMONY OF FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES OF LINCOLN WHO KNEW HIM IN WASHINGTON
CHAPTER XIII. OTHER TESTIMONY AND OPINIONS
CHAPTER XIV. EVIDENCE GATHERED FROM LINCOLN'S LETTERS SPEECHES, AND CONVERSATIONS
CHAPTER XV. RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION