In addition to all said by the persons I have mentioned, Mrs. Lincoln said that her husband was not a Christian. There are many other witnesses upon this question whose testimony can be found in a book entitled "Abraham Lincoln, was he a Christian?" written by John E. Remsburg, and published in 1893. In that book will be found all the evidence on both sides. Mr. Remsburg states the case with great clearness and demonstrates that Lincoln was not a Christian.
Now, what is a Christian?
First. He is a believer in the existence of God, the Creator and Governor of the Universe.
Second. He believes in the inspiration of the Old and New Testaments.
Third. He believes in the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ; that the Holy Ghost was his father.
Fourth. He believes that this Christ was offered as a sacrifice for the sins of men, that he was crucified, dead and buried, that he arose from the dead and that he ascended into heaven.
Fifth. He believes in the "fall of man," in the scheme of redemption through the atonement.
Sixth. He believes in salvation by faith, that the few are to be eternally happy, and that the many are to be eternally damned.
Seventh. He believes in the Trinity, in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost.
Now, is there the slightest evidence to show that Lincoln believed in the inspiration of the Old and New Testaments?