The beauty of Lincoln’s immortal character has thrown in the shade the splendor of his intellect. BISHOP J. P. NEWMAN. Presidents Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley, with their cabinets, have been actively interested in, and committed to its (Red Cross) work. WALTER P. PHILLIPS, Chairman, Red Cross Committee (in 1903). Character is higher than intellect. EMERSON. Character is the dearest earthly possession. T. SHARP. If our character is lovely we are loved. PRESTON. Character lives in a man; reputation lives outside of him. J. G. HOLLAND. Character, like everything else, is affected by all the forces that work upon it, and produce it. BISHOP W. F. MCDOWELL. Character is made up of small duties faithfully performed. _Anon._ The true character of a man displays itself in great events. NAPOLEON. Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said: “Men succeed less by their talents than by their character.” WENDELL PHILLIPS. Great trials test great characteristics. CLARA BARTON. Great trials seem to be a necessary preparation for great duties. EDWARD THOMPSON. Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of greatest minds. COLTON-LACON. It is only by the active development of events that character and ability can be tested. A. LINCOLN. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S SON Robert T. Lincoln was Secretary of War. When Clara Barton handed her card to the porter, he asked, “What do you want to see him about?” “Just because he is Abraham Lincoln’s son. I knew his father and merely want to pay my respects to him.”