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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.234 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | "Yes, in the world's eternal plan" |
| Date | ca. 1876 |
| Author | Stedman, Edmund C. (1833-1908) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Stedman wrote this poem upon the death of Horace Greeley to be read at the dedication of the Printer's Monument in Greeley's honor: "Yes, in the world's eternal plan / Divinity itself is given / To him who lives or dies for Man / And looks within his soul for heaven." |
| Subjects | Transcendentalism Literature and Language Arts Journalism Reform Movement Abolition Monument Poetry Death Religion |
| People | Stedman, Edmund C. (1833-1908) Greeley, Horace (1811-1872) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Notes: The approximate date for this document was chosen because the Printer's Monument dedicated to Greeley was dedicated in 1876 in Greenwood Cemetery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |