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I Corinthians 15:19-26 · Luke 24:1-12

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King Duncan

... the enemy of death, but it is clear such was not the expectation of his friends and disciples on that first Easter morning. Their hearts were heavy with grief. I was reading recently about a member of Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet, William Seward. On Easter morning, 1865, William Seward lay in his bed, horribly wounded, shattered from having been in a horrible carriage accident. He had not been told of Abraham Lincoln’s death. Lincoln, you may remember had been shot on Good Friday, two days before and died ...

2. Steady Signature

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Staff

The final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was taken to Abraham Lincoln at noon on January 1, 1863. Twice the president picked up his pen to sign it, and twice he laid it down. Turning to Secretary of State William Seward, he said, "I have been shaking hands since 9:00 this morning, and my right arm is almost paralyzed. If my name ever goes into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it. If my hand trembles when I sign the proclamation, all who ...

3. Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day

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William H. Seward

... caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty seventh. By the President: Abraham Lincoln William H. Seward, Secretary of State.

4. God Is the Hound of Heaven

Jeremiah 31:7-14

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Richard Gribble

... at hand. In the 1860 Republican presidential nomination race, Lincoln was clearly the dark horse candidate. His rivals were all better known and possessed more experience. The chief rival was the well-known senator and former governor of New York, William H. Seward. Ohio Governor Salmon P. Chase was at the forefront of the nascent Republican Party and clearly better qualified, at least on paper, than Lincoln. The distinguished elder statesman from Missouri, Edward Bates, had served his state and nation in ...

5. Wisdom to the World, but Foolishness to God

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

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Richard Gribble

... was absolutely the perfect team for the task at hand. In the 1860 Republican presidential nomination race, Lincoln was clearly the dark horse candidate. His rivals were all better known and possessed more experience: New York Senator William H. Seward, Ohio Governor Salmon P. Chase, and the distinguished elder statesman from Missouri, Edward Bates. All three had studied law, were great orators, and opposed slavery. Historians attribute Lincoln’s nomination to chance. It is very interesting that when ...

6. Out of the Darkness

Isaiah 9:2-7

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King Duncan

... conspiracy intended by Booth to revive the Confederate cause by eliminating the three most important officials of the United States government. Two conspirators were assigned to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward. Another was assigned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson. Except for Lincoln’s death, the plot failed: Seward was only wounded, and Johnson’s would-be attacker became drunk instead of killing the Vice President. After a dramatic initial escape, John Wilkes Booth was killed at the ...

7. Christ: The Victor over Death

1 Corinthians 15:51-58

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Richard Gribble

... , Abraham Lincoln was basically an unknown person on the national political scene. All of his rivals in the quest for the Republican presidential nomination were better known and generally speaking eminently more qualified than he: New York Senator William B. Seward, Ohio Governor Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates, a distinguished elder statesman from Missouri. Yet through some excellent politicking and a sense of determination, not only did Lincoln win the nomination but the White House when the Democrats ...

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