Abraham Lincoln - From Skeptic to Prophet

[Gene C]

Bill, some of the funeral sermons and prayers were quite moving, especially the one in Washington.
It was interesting to see how much President Lincoln referenced God and passages from the Bible in his formal speaches. Lincoln seemed to believe the Civil War was God's punishment on the nation because of slavery, and that he was God's instrument to end it.

http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/linc...quotes.htm

(note the third from the last quote made at the second inaugural address & the 4th quote in the Partial List of Quotations During the Presidency)