Abraham Lincoln was suprised to find when he went to school for the first month that his very first whole sentence was "Trust in the Lord with all your heart" from the school Speller book.

     He told the teacher that "my mother reads that same proverb out of the 'Good Book' we have at home."

     Every night the Lincoln's sat together in front of the fireplace while his mother read from the Bible.

     The Speller used examples from the Bible. For Abe and Sarah the "Good Book" was everywhere. God's Word was as basic to them as air.

     Later on in years he had the Bible memorized, too. It was due to his habit of always reading aloud.

     He felt by using the two senses of hearing and seeing instead of just one sense of seeing he could remember almost anything he read.

                                                                         From "The Young Reader's Christian Library"

     I couldn't resist sharing some of my copywork with you!

Elton