John H. A. Bomberger Library
Title
A Discourse: Respectfully Dedicated to a Grateful People in Memory of the Worth of our Lamented Chief Magistrate, Abraham Lincoln, Delivered April 21st, 1865
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Description
This 8 page eulogy on the life and death of Abraham Lincoln was delivered by Reverend Abraham Grater one week after the assassination.
Identifier
JHAB 079
Publication Date
1865
Publisher
J. M. Schuenemann
City
Skippackville
Language
English
Keywords
Abraham Lincoln, sermons, eulogies, assassination, Civil War, Union
Disciplines
United States History
Recommended Citation
Grater, Abraham, "A Discourse: Respectfully Dedicated to a Grateful People in Memory of the Worth of our Lamented Chief Magistrate, Abraham Lincoln, Delivered April 21st, 1865" (1865). John H. A. Bomberger Library. 57.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/jhabombergerlib/57
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A volume from the private library of the Reverend John Henry Augustus Bomberger (1817-1890), founder and first President of Ursinus College.
"When almost immediately upon the close of the war, and the celebration of the hard-earned victory for the Union arms, the nation's chief was stricken down by the hand of an assassin, no citizen could have expressed more sincere sorrow and regret than Dr. Bomberger. He called his Official Board in special session, and together they decided that the church building [Race St. German Evangelical Reformed Church in Philadelphia] should be draped in black." - From page 89 of The Reverend John H.A. Bomberger, Doctor of Divinity; Doctor of Laws, 1817-1890: Centenary Volume.