The Unintended Irony

[Angela]

I think, the fact that Booth did not consider that serves as a reminder of his state of mind. He was probably full of rage and hatred and did not see clearly a connection between his deed and the date.
As for the question what his reaction was to the sermons published - do we know what newspapers he actually had access to? I have a publication that lists all the articles printed during that time and I find a lot of comments on the church services, but they are usually "northern" newspapers. Would it have been the same in the south? Maybe he never knew?