Bible underscores Lincoln's belief he was to end slavery
By JOHN O'CONNOR, Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) — A Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties together the 16th president's budding views on spirituality and his belief that God was calling him to end slavery as well as his widow's labors to solidify his religious standing, historians say. The King James Bible was eventually given by Mary Lincoln to Noyes