i prom will begin with an invitation by scott higgins, a -- friend of the lincoln prize. e turn to you for the invocation. >> good evening. i'm scott higgins and as a trustee of the lincoln prize i want to welcome you to our virtual celebration of the prize. behind me is a the prize. behind signing the emancipation proclamation which i'm proud to say we donated. it sits in front of stephen's sl named for thaddeus stevens. he was a longtime trustee in 1832 which the college was still. let's take a few minutes in prayer to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary worker to eminent historians. a sweeping narrative of the lucivil war and the bold new interpretation of the aims at the union and the confederacy and on this occasion we also take an important moment to recognize who passed away this year for his monumental contribution during american history and the garamond institute. and we pray for his partner and our partner for his continued progress. more than aaf century and a half after the lincoln era in the civil war, we pray for continued teaching scholarships and res

i prom will begin with an invitation by scott higgins, a -- friend of the lincoln prize. scott, we turn to you for the invocation. >> good evening. i'm scott higgins and as a trustee of the lincoln prize i want to welcome you to our virtual celebration of the prize. behind me is a statue of mr. lincoln signing the emancipation proclamation which i'm proud to say that lynn and i and-under around checker higgins family, donatessed to get tis burg college. the statute is in front of stevenses hall, named for the congressman abolitionist who wag a longtime crustee of the college provided the landin' 1832 response the welcome was built. let's us take a few minutes in prayer. lord god we meet this evening to recognize and to celebrate the extraordinary work of two eminent historians, elizabeth varon for her armies deliverance, new history of the civil war, and a sweeping narrative of the civil bar and a bold flu interpretation of the war aims over the union and the confederacy. and david reynolds, abe, an elegant book that brings abraham lincoln to life within the culture of a t

before we get started our program tonight will again as it traditionally does with an invitation by scott higgins gettysburg graduate and former trustee of gettysburg college. friend of lincoln prize and the founder of veterans advantage the nations leading advocate for military veterans. scott we turn to you for the indication. >> good. >> good evening. i'm scott higgins and as a trustee of the lincoln prize i want to welcome you here. the statue sits in front of stephen's hall named for thaddeus stevens the congressman abolitionist who is a longtime trustee the college and provided the land in 1832 upon which the college was l built. i'd like to take a few minutes and prayer. we meet this evening tore recognize that had to celebrate easter in a of two eminent historians elizabeth varon for her "armies of deliverance" the history of the civil war and the bold interpretation of the war aims of the union can better see and david reynolds with "abe" an eloquent book that rings a lincoln to live in a culture of a turbulent age. we also take an important moment to recognize gilder who passed away thi

before we get started our program tonight will begin as it traditionally does with an invitation by scott higgins. he's a graduate and former trustee of gettysburg college . friend of the lincoln prize and founder of the nation's leading advocate for military veterans. scott, we turn to you for the invocation. >> and scott higgins and as the trustee of the lincoln prize i want to welcome you to our virtual celebration of the prize. behind me is a statue of mister lincoln signing the emancipation proclamation which i'm proud to say our children donated to gettysburg college. the statue sits in front of stevens hall names for that is stevens the congressman and abolitionist who was a long time trustee of the college and provided a land in 1832 on which the college was built. >> .. on this occasion we also take an important moment to recognize dick gilder who passed away this year, and we pray for his partner and our partner, lew lehrman, for continued good health. we pray that the legacy of the men and women who lived, suffered the horrors of war and the injustice of of presentation will -- of oppr