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*''"Tell father to remember to call upon and confide in our great, and good, and merciful Maker who will not turn away from him in any extremity.  He notes the fall of a sparrow and numbers the hairs of our heads; and he will not forget the dying man who puts his trust in him.  If it is to be his lot to go now, he will soon have a joyous meeting with many loved ones gone before; and where the rest of us, through the help of God, hope ere long to join them."''

*''"Tell father to remember to call upon and confide in our great, and good, and merciful Maker who will not turn away from him in any extremity.  He notes the fall of a sparrow and numbers the hairs of our heads; and he will not forget the dying man who puts his trust in him.  If it is to be his lot to go now, he will soon have a joyous meeting with many loved ones gone before; and where the rest of us, through the help of God, hope ere long to join them."''

Lincoln also included religious statements in the famous [[Gettysburg address]], which included the phrase "under God," and was used as support for adding the same phrase to the [[Pledge of Allegiance]].

Lincoln also included religious statements in the famous [[Gettysburg Address]], which included the phrase "under God," and was used as support for adding the same phrase to the [[Pledge of Allegiance]].

Despite all this, rumors still circulate.  Many Christians believe that he was a strong Christian, while some others disagree.  Still another opinion is that he converted to Christianity during his time in office. Evidence for this opinion comes from two clergymen who claimed that he had made a secret trip from Washington to be baptized after he was shot at Ford's theater, and a Roman Catholic Priest who said that Lincoln received the sacrament of baptism in secret.  Neither of these claims have any proof in White House records or his personal diary.<ref> [[God and the Oval Office]], by John C. McCollister, W Publishing, 2005.  </ref>

Despite all this, rumors still circulate.  Many Christians believe that he was a strong Christian, while some others disagree.  Still another opinion is that he converted to Christianity during his time in office. Evidence for this opinion comes from two clergymen who claimed that he had made a secret trip from Washington to be baptized after he was shot at Ford's theater, and a Roman Catholic Priest who said that Lincoln received the sacrament of baptism in secret.  Neither of these claims have any proof in White House records or his personal diary.<ref> [[God and the Oval Office]], by John C. McCollister, W Publishing, 2005.  </ref>