ABRAHAM LINCOLN

THE PRACTICAL MYSTIC

By FRANCIS GRIERSON

Author of "Modern Mysticism,"

"Illusions and Realities of the War,"

"The Valley of Shadows," Etc.

NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY

LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD

MCMXVIII

Copyright, 1918,

By JOHN LANE COMPANY

Press of

J. J. Little & Ives Co.

New York, U. S. A.

CONTENTS

The Practical Mysticism of Abraham Lincoln9

The Divine Will12

The Mystical Awakening13

The Agnostic and the Mystic17

The Logic of the Supernatural19

The Mystical Mood21

"Going into the Silence"22

Invisible Powers24

The Fusion of Spirit and Matter26

His Miraculous Progress28

A Prophetic Witness30

Lincoln's Simplicity32

Lincoln's Clairvoyant Wit34

A Prophetic Vision of Hades37

Shakespeare and Lincoln40

A Prophecy Fulfilled42

The Ordinances of Heaven44

Lincoln's Face48

The Great Debate49

Forecastings and Premonitions52

Illumination of the Spirit54

Tycho Brahe and Lincoln56

Herndon's Analysis and Testimony58

An Original Mind60

The Great Books61

Veneration and Truth63

The Great Puzzle64

Lincoln's Energy and Will65

Nature and Prophecy67

The Seal of Nature68

Law and Authority70

Lincoln as Critic73

His Style74

Lincoln's Serenity75

The Romance of His Character77

President by the Grace of God79

Science and the Mystical80

The Old and the New81

Destiny versus Will82

James Jacquess—Practical Mystic85

Images and Dreams89

The New Era92

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

THE PRACTICAL MYSTIC