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Providence In establishing ana controlling
the destinies Of the colonies and the re-
public. Again and again-in his talks, In
his letters, in his state papers and formal
addresses-he reveals this side Of his
character the force Of which we still feel
and trust we always will.
Not alone upon days Of thanksgiving or
in times of trial should we as a people re-
member and follow the example thus set
by the fathers, but never in our future as
nation should we forget the great moral
and religious principles which they
enunciated and defended as their most
precious heritage.
Lessons from His Farewell Address,
But If a timely lesson is to be drawn
from the opinions of Washington on his as
suming the Office of president, so also Is
much practical benefit to be derived from
the present application of portions of his
farewell address, document In which
Washington laid down principles which
appeared TO him all important to tho
permanence of your felicity as a people,
I'm the address Washington contends in
part O for the promotion Of institutions
of learning; ~ for cherishing the public
credit; 90 for the observance of good faith
and justice toward all nations.
adams and Madison. Jefferson and
Hamilton, Sherman and Trumbull, Ham
cock. Jay. Marshall. the Clintons and many
others of our early statesmen were scarce
~ less earnest and eloquent than Washing
ton himself in pleading the cause of sound
and liberal education for the people.
"A liberal education is the prize of indi-
vidual industry. 1t is the greatest blessing
that man or woman can enjoy when sup
ported by virtue, morality and noble aims
"Cherlsli the Public Credit
"'Cherish the public credit How much
both of reflection and instruction is COM
bned in this simple admonition of the ia
Their of his country. The United States
emerged from the bitter and prolonged
I struggle of therevolutionary war exhausted
financially and with hundred existing per-
plexities and difficulties which remained
to be solved before the financial credit of
the new nation could be established at
home and demonstrated abroad.
From the day our flag was unfurled to
the present hour no stain of Just obliga-
ton violated has yet furnished the Ameri-
can name.
This must and will be as true In the
future as it has been in the past There will
be prophets of evil and false teachers
Some part of the column may waver and
wander away from the standard but there
Will ever rally around It mighty ma
jority to preserve 1t stainless and In honor.
"At no point in his administration does
Washington appear in 2rander proportions
than when he enunciates his ideas in re-
gard to the foreign policy of the govern
ment: Observe good faith and justice
toward all nations; cultivate peace and
harmony with all: religion and morality
enjoin this conduct Can 1t be that good
policy does not equally enjoin 1t? 1t Will
be worthy of Free enlightened and, at no
distant period, great nation to give to
mankind the masnaniTlous and too novel
example of people always guided by an
exalted justice and benevolence'
"lie has warned us against false lights
He has taught Us he true philosophy OF "a
perfect union and shown us the graphic
dangers from sectionalism and wild and
unreasonable party spirit. lie has
emphasized the necessity at all times for
the exercise of sober and dispassionate
judgment
Such judgment. my fellow citizens, is
the best safeguard in calm and tranquil
events and rises superior and triumphant
above the storms Of woe and neril.