Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln and the American Ideal The Casper Daily Tribune takes pleasure in presenting to its friends this reprint from its columns of what may be the first sermon ever transmitted by radio and received at a station at a long distance from the point at which the ser mon was delivered. The preacher, Dr. William E. Barton, is Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Oak Park, the largest church of that communion in Chicago and its suburbs. He is Moderator of the National Council of the Congregational Churches in the United States. He is also the foremost liv ing authority on the life of Abraham Lincoln. His books The Soul of Abraham Lincoln, The Paternity of Abra ham Lincoln, etc., are among the undisputed authorities on the life and character of the great President. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.