Lincoln and religion

[RJNorton]

Gene, I feel he did change. I think his faith grew during his time as President. I think this is seen in the Second Inaugural. I am surprised also that Nicolay said this. If Nicolay did not talk to the President about the topic then how would he know if his beliefs changed or not? Actually, I think Lincoln was changing by 1862 as evidenced by his Meditation on the Divine Will.
Maybe Nicolay was just saying what he thought Herndon wanted to hear?