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On November 14, R&E invited students and tutors from New York Avenue Presbyterian Church\u2019s after-school tutoring program, Community Club<\/a>, to recite the Gettysburg Address in honor of its 150th anniversary. The club meets at the church every week and provides dinner, academic tutoring, and mentorship to DC students ranging in age from 5 to 18. New York Avenue Presbyterian is also the church where President Lincoln rented a pew and sometimes attended services. The Gettysburg Address, described by historians as \u201cthe sacred scripture of the Civil War\u2019s innermost spiritual meaning,\u201d was delivered at Soldiers\u2019 National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. Produced and edited by Fred Yi and Missy Daniel with R&E interns Sarah Trager and Lindsey Rubinstein.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, where Lincoln rented a pew and attended services, tutors and students recite the brief but eloquent speech that has come to be regarded as quite mystical in meaning. It puts forward both a language of responsibility and a moral vision of new life for the nation. 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