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Dickey THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Seven score and Four years ago, Abraham Lincoln unfolded his rawboned frame from a wooden chair, sur veyed the gas-lit throng of gawking New Yorkers at Cooper Union’s Great Hall and, in his thin, prairie-tinged tenor, began the speech that would shape a nation. “The facts with which 1 shall deal this evening are mainly old and familiar,” he said, “nor is there anything new in the gener al use I shall make of them.” A humble opening line, con sidering the impact that the Feb. 27, 1860, speech would make: Lincoln’s tightly reasoned argu ment against the expansion of slavery would electrify the unsuspecting crowd, turn the tide of the Republican Party’s nomination and vault him to the presidency later that same year. On Wednesday night. Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer and actor Sam Waterston (of NBC’s “Law and Order” fame) embarked upon a modem social experiment of sorts: Could today's voters, accustomed to ingesting political messages in 30-second morsels, sit still for a rereading of the “Right makes might” speech? To answer that question, they invited the public back to Cooper Union, where Waterston, who’s played Lincoln on television and the stage, would reprise his role as the 16th president. And the public was a willing guinea pig, judging by the long line of hopeful partic ipants that doubled over as it snaked around the stout, brown- stone edifice an hour before Wednesday night’s free event. With the audience firmly wedged into the 9(X)-seat hall. Holzer, author of “Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President,” set the mood, reminding that in Lincoln’s time, voters willingly withstood three- hour debates “of the kind we no longer have because we doubt the American attention span.” I was astonished at the reaction. Astonished. I thought we might wear them out. — Sam Waterston actor He also described how Lincoln, who had already made a national reputation as an orator but was unfamiliar to New York’s political elite, shocked the crowd as he rose to speak with his "ill- fitting suit, uncombed hair, awk ward gestures, thin voice and frontier accent.” Appearances aside. Lincoln knew it would be his "political do-or-die moment.” a chance to "show a sophisticated crowd that he was no frontier bumpkin — but a master of logic, history and argumentation.” Holzer said. With the introductions over. Waterston — wearing a modem suit but still bearing a resem blance to the portrait of a young, clean-shaven Lincoln staring back at him from the rear of the hall — stood behind the very same waist-high lectern where Lincoln once stood, and be# an ' Much as Lincoln repod*; 1 ^ had, Waterston struggled at ^ ,rsl ’ straining to find his voice aIH * unable to settle on a parti t;u * ar inflection ("It was the adf ena ' line," Waterston said later)- audience, perhaps stunned Lincoln’s long windup and no assurances that they were not about to be supremely b^ ret ^ simply froze. But as the arguments ,tH) ^ shape, carefully knit with stf‘ mt * s of irrefutable logic and clf ver ’ crowd-pleasing rhetof' c *d devices, the 2004 listeners bei? an to stir. At first it offered rnurt llurs and timid laughter at the barbs and fitting parables. But ultimately, as Lincoln’s a-‘ iSer ' lions were galvanized one by Waterston was forced to stop ^ v_ eral times, yielding to shout** approval and rousing applauJ* t '‘ “People really seemed t^ ^ responding to the strength of arguments." Josh Ward. 30, ff° m Brooklyn, said later. "Hearing just brought out the power of lhal long, extended-format argun icn ‘ tat ion. I was amazed that my con centration could hold on to th* 1 *- The ovation, on this nigh* as it was in I860, was thunderd^®* heartfelt and long. ”1 felt as if I were pack where what he said mattered w hat I did.” said Alice C'raeit 1cr * 81. from Manhattan. “It wa sn * just words, really, but son df a call to participation. It * as amazing, simply amazing.” Waterston. the sweat °f exhortation at his temples. ^ as clearly moved. “I was astonished at the* reaction," Waterston said later as he signed autograph- "Astonished. I thought we might wear them out." Bethel Temple Assembly of God 2608 Villa Marla. Bryan 776-4835 Sunday Worship 10:15 Sunday School 9:00 www.betheltemplebcs.com First Christian Church 900 South Ennis, Bryan 823-5451 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Robert D. Chandler, Minister /Baptist Parkway Baptist Church 1501 Southwest Pkwy (979) 693-4701 Sunday Worship 10:45 am & 6 pm Sunday School 9:30 am Meal 5:15 pm. College Bible Study 6:30 pm www.pbccs.org Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church College & Career Class You are invited to a Bible Study especially for students. Sunday mornings at 9:45 Wednesday night supper at 5:30, followed by Bible Study at 6:30 1228 W. Villa Maria 779-2297 For more information contact Bill Van Winkle: 774-3059 college ©fellowshipfwb.ora http://www.teilowshipfw_b,org ‘Episcopat St. Thomas Episcopal 906 George Bush Dr. • College Station, TX 696-1726 Services - 8:00 (Rite 1), 9:00(Family Service Rite II) and 11:15 (Rite ll-tor late sleeping Ags) 7:30 p.m. Evensong Next door to Canterbury House. the Episopal Student Center Lutheran Sunday 8:15 a.m. 8. 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Aggie Lutherans ■ LUTHERAN CHURCH ' COLLEGE' STATION, 1 ' 'TEXAS’ Comer of Harvey Mitchell Pkwy and Rio Grande 693-4403 « www.peacelutheranweb.com Cathode ■ United Methodist A&M United Methodist 417 University Dr. (in Norlhgate) • 846-8731 Sunday Worship: 8:30,9:45, 10:50 College Sunday School: 9:30,10:45 Thursday Nights: 5:30 - University Choir 6:30 - FREE Supper, 7:00 - College Bible Study www.am-umc.org/college Vfpn-'Denominationad iiglelaiii Feeling a Ntte overwhelmed? Godcenheipl We are a small church that teaches God’s Word verse by verse, and places a high value on worship. CASUAL ATMOSPHERE Come join usl Currently meeting at: Putt-Putt Golf 4 Gomes 1705 Valley View Dr C.S. Just across Texas Ave. from the C.S. Police Station Services at 10:30 am Sunday Pastor Jeff Hughes ’95 (979)324-3972 www.aggleland.ee Ofpn-'DenominationaC K St. Mary’s Catholic Center 603 Church Avenue in Northgate (979)846-5717 www.aqgiecatholic.org Pastoral Team Rev. Michael J. Sis, Pastor Rev. Keith Koehl, Associate Pastor - Campus Ministers - Deacon Bill Scott, Deacon David Reed, Martha Tonn, Julia Motekaitis Dawn Rouen, Roel Garza Daily Masses Mon.-Fri.: 5:30 p.m. in the Church Tues.&Thurs.: 12:05 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel Weekend Masses Sat: 2:00 p.m. (Korean), 5:30 p.m. (English), 7:00 p.m. (Spanish) Sun.: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Confessions Wed. 8:30-9:30 p.m., Sat. 4:00-5:15 p.m. or by appointment. First United Methodist Church Bryan Worship Services: 8:40 am and 10:55 am Sunday School at 9:45 am Rev. Matt Idom, Pastor On 28 ,h Street, 1 block east of Texas Avenue in Bryan 779-1324 www. fu m cb ry a n. o rg comm unity Cl ILJRCH Now Mooting Across from Campus in Oakwood Interm. School George Bush & Hollk St. behind the CS Conference Ctr. Follow the signsl /S' every SUNDAY worship @10:30 a.m. small groups meet throughout the week www.comci fURCE l-com 260-1163 Hansarang Presbyterian Church 220 Rock Praric Rd., CS 696-0403 Sunday Worship - 2:00p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church 220 Rock Prairie Road (979) 694-7700 Students Welcome Sunday Service: 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. www.covenantpresbyterian.org Qmfer Quaker Meeting in College Station We are the Bryan/College Station Worship Group of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). We worship in silence, and attempt to speak to that of God in everyone. Our meetings are guided by the Spirit. As expressed in St. Matthew, 18:20: "Where two or three gather in my name, there I shall be in the midst of them." Meeting for Worship is held from 1 2:00 noon to 1:00 pm in the library of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, at 305 Wellborn Road, College Station, Texas. For more information, call Karen James, at 846-7093, or Jim Fletcher, at 693- 1561. Unitarian UniversaCist Unitarian Universalist Fellowship A Welcoming Congregation Rev. Elizabeth Brown 979.696.5285 • 305 Wellborn Rd. BrazosUU@aol.com • www.ipt.com/uuf/ Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. NEWS IN BRIEF Navy vet found guilty of robbing credit union ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A decorated Navy veteran wlio robbed a credit union and then hid out in the Mississippi River in scuba gear was found guilty Thursday, despite his claim that he was drug-addled and traumatized by a 1987 missile attack. A jury rejected Mark W. Samples’ claim of insanity. Samples, 40, could get up to 27 years in prison for the 2001 holdup. He could also get an additional 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to failingto appear for trial in 2002, No sentencing date was set. Prosecutors said Samples walked into a Red Wing credit union and stole nearly $70,000 at gunpoint. He hid in the river for eight hours while police searched nearby streets, later drifting downstream to his car. The defense argued that Samples wanted to kill himself but feared suicide would pre vent any life-insurance payout for his wife and son, so he Brain-damaged woman will be kept alive TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The bw pushed by Gov. Jeb Bush to keep a severely braindamaged woman alive is unconstitution al. a judge ruled Thursday. The governor’s office filed an imme diate appeal. The ruling by Pinellas Circuit Court Judge W. Douglas Baird voided the law passed in October, just days after Terri Schiavo was disconnected from the feeding and hydration tube which has kept her alive for more than a decade. The law allowed Bush to order Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube reconnected. The gover nor's filing with the state 2nd District Court of Appeal vnll keep the tube in place. -A In his ruling, Baird said the! so-called “Terr'I’s Law" is unconstitutional because it vio lates Terri Schiavo’s right to pri vacy and because it delegated legislative power to the gover nor. Schiavo’s husband, Michael, has fought a long court battle to carry out what he said were his wife's wishes not to be kept alive artificially. But her par ents. Bob and Mary Schindler, doubt she had such wishes and believe her condition could improve with therapy. The appeals court that received Bush’s filling had pre viously upheld Michael Schiavo’s legal quest to discon nect the tube. Terri Schiavo, now 40, was left severely brain damaged in February 1990 after her heart stopped beating because of chemical imbalance brought on by an eating disorder. She left no written directive about her wishes if she were ever incapacitated. U.S. lyme disease cases climbed to highest level ever ATLANTA (AP) - Lyme dis ease has climbed to its highest level on record in the United States, in part because of the building of more and more homes in the woods, the gov ernment reported Thursday. During 2002, a total of 23,763 cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - up 40 percent from the previous year. “It is alarming to us," said Dr. Erin Staples, a COC researcher. “People really have to know they can reduce their risk of Lyme disease," Lyme disease bacteria are transmitted to humans by ticks that are carried by deer. The CDC attributed the rise in cases to growing populations of deer that support deer ticks, more homes being built in wooded areas and better recognition and reporting of the disease. Only Hawaii, Montana and Oklahoma reported no cases in 2002. I g 1 Ti N 1 seize Thur Naial Shim ical ( Win In Mu! and; ed;ae Gree head: ed 2 f.S. 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