Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-21
WAsHlNGTON's DmTnDAN


There we're held IN the city public
schools today exercises 10 honor Of
washlnrlon's Bithdny, tomorrow,
February %, the 1881 Anniversary
OF the birth OF the ilIusIrl0ua patriot
being legal holiday, commemorative
OF the ushodug Of tho Father VI his
County Into this mortal sphere. Toe
holiday will DO observed hy general
cessation OF business on the part of
those imbueJ with feelings OF patriot.
lem, aud will Be utilize o. como SUM
day schools AMI oihor ossau1ati1nl 90
the younger part OF the community
In anllding tho children "a time Of
special rejoicing.
Ex8gcisos OF the kind referred 10,
both iu the public schools aud in cole
ura,ons by tho youth, gro high
" appropriate obsUrvaucss of the
natal day Of tho great leader
in tho victorious struggle Tor
American independence. Zach oc'
c,aion Of this nature % UppoTiuuo ior
impressing upon tho rising generation
tho Importance OF cullvauus the s.tf.
ling virtues that were ptu.eminuut iu
milking Of George Washington au im-
mortal hero, tho example OF wh0lu liio
should DO "a lastlng monument iu the
heart 0f every Hon aud daughter OF tho
Republic, % remind thrm of a sncfUi
obligation % the Almighty, 30 thrif
country, ami 10 themselves, o. pfoaB on
10 works Of generous patriotism gul
noble horoism, that thoy may preserve
invi0ialo tho heritage Of liberty 10
pmuIly won.
Tho grandeur Of the character OF
Washington comes On such olCnfnrlH
and IA such aimDio form TO the
youth Of today that D. 10 pleas.
ant task Tor instructors who aIe
inapirod by love Of country
to portray the virtues which made him
Erou,, and which arc tho common
bltthrlght OF an. His strong lovo Tor
truth M child, when hu would prefer
% suffer rather than shield himself
With falsoh0o 81 is 1doliiy TO duty asa
boy, shown by hi5 thoroughuos8 Ia
every labor assigned him; his un.
dauntod courage, his marked son8o Of
honor, bic love aud tenderness Tor his
ioll0wman, ami his sublime inith in tbu
Supreme INDEPENDENTLY displayed
oro yet he had merged into manhood's
estate; these, coupled with a realization
OF tho fact that lac had 20 ovUrcomu
weaknesses anu difficulties in human
nature tho same as DO the boys OF
this period, combine to form Lesson
that can DO easily and iorclbly i'm.
pressed upon tho minds o. all |
children, leading them to adopt a.
model the illuslrious example Of dc.
votlon to God, to country aud to man
hind.
10 bring the youth into touch with
the virtues Of great men and women,
that they may emulate the same by
making them part of thoir lives, 10 q
necessity ofthe present ago In tho Re
public. Great and good mon aud
women OF every time are suitable cK-
hmploa, but among those specially
adapted a. examplab Tor the children
u a free ami patriotic people the
character Of Washington stands out IN
bold rolioi, pointing them not only o.
the grandeur and beauty Of nDo alit
should aud can DO In mortality,
but also 10 the glorious thought
expressed In the divine words which
formed tho inscription over the On.
trance 20 Wushlngl0u's tomb, enc tho
body was removed 90 lie present rect.
ing.place. eel am the resurrection and
tho life; no that bolisyeta in me,
though he were dead, yet shall ho
liv,i"
The llio'a Lesson Of the great patriot
10 not Tor the schoOlboy anI tho youth
alone. tis Tor men aud women Of
every ago and condition Ia this broad
landi tho lAboung class, the mechanic,
tho merchant, tho professional man,
the soldier aud tho Statesman. From
all these, reverence anu rsspeo, Tor the
principles cx0mpliuei in the work OF
the illus.rious Washington require OPP,
proprato Observance Of his birthday s.
a patriotic duty, expressed IN legal form
as the nati0n'a Will. Under HOnso OF
this duty, the NEWS Tclleyes ia eva.
pl0yos from obligations %, labor On that
day, aud It's next issue viii greet %,
patrons On February 90.