Lincoln speech on the Bible?

[Anita]

Thanks Roger. If Lincoln didn't read Smith's book he wouldn't have told him so. Herndon's account of Matheny's take rings true. Lincoln knew that to fulfill his political ambitions he had to appear ready to embrace Christian religions' path to salvation. And he was good at it. He met with Smith often, he was a trustee at First Presbyterian, his wife and children were members of the congregation and he sometimes attended services. There is no record of the speech other than Smith's account. What's telling is that Lincoln never became a member there or of any church.