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Title: Abraham Lincoln and religion
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Little Pigeon Baptist Church (Spencer County, Ind.) Baptist church buildings Baptists Presidents Presidents
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

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OLD LINCOLN CHURCH RECORDWILL NOT BE SOLD TO FORD
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Above—Church record of the Little Pigeon (liiuch, bearingthe nanis of Abraham Lincolns father. The name, mlsspeUe<lLinkhorn, is eiRhtJi from the bottom. Below—Exterior view of the Little Pigeon Chmch. \5\ircxu\ to The InfllaiiapoUs Star.)EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 2.—Mem-bers of the Little Fiseon Church,of primitive Baptist faith, whichwas organized in Spencer county in181G and of which church ThomasLincoln and his daughter SaraJiwore lirled as early members, willnot be forced to sell the old ledgerwhich contains the records and theminutes of the church from its or-ganization down through some thirtyyears. They were preparing to make thesacrifice and to offer the old book,bound in deernkin from which thehair has practically all been worn,to Henry Ford for hi.? museum, inorder to obtain funds to build ashort stretch of road leading fromthe main highway to their churchbuilding so that tney might be ableto get to their place of worship. Theroad as it stands becomes impassableduring

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