Worship in Washington

[David Lockmiller]

(05-11-2021 03:16 AM)Steve Wrote:  I came across this excellent article from 2018 about Rev. Gurley, Lincoln, and faith:

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/262986...w=fulltext

Gene, I would definitely recommend this article you - if you haven't read it already.

Dr. and Mrs. Gurley attended the Lincolns’ Grand Presidential Party on February 5, 1862, held as both Willie and Tad Lincoln were ill with typhoid fever. Gurley would attend their sickbeds that month as the disease ran its course. While Tad recovered, newspapers announced on February 17 that there was no hope for Willie. The pastor reported that “as Willie Lincoln lay dying, he said to me, ‘Doctor Gurley, I have six one dollar gold pieces in my bank over there on the mantel. Please send them to the missionaries for me.” Willie participated in the Youth’s Missionary Society at Gurley’s church, which sponsored clergy in China. The contribution was duly noted in the church accounts book. Willie Lincoln died on February 20.