Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-28

] aNNOhlpllnh any lllluS lOI OOu anu III
worlds betterment. you will find tha
some Of the people who ought to hell
the most a-e those who will try to un
dermine you; that the man who shoulC
be pushing you ahead will often b,
the nan who is trying to stab you il
the back.
Here, for instance is a true gospe
minister trying to preach Jesus Chris
in the village or the city church. Who
is the greatest enemy he has to fight,
The saloon keeper? The proprietor
who runs the low playhouse? The in.
fidel who never sets foot inside Of a
church? Oh. no. The greatest retard-
ment Of an average minister's work is
not to be found outside but inside the
church. 1t is perhaps the church mem
Der who refuses to be recOnciled to the
minister because the congregation
called him Instead of another man to
the pastOrate. What is the greatest OBJ
stacle that mother has in the right de-
velopment of her children? is it the
bad example set by her sons class
mates or her boys employer? Oh, no.
1t is the bad example set by the boys
own father that does the most effective
damage. And so, wherever we go, we
find that our greatest struggles must
often be waged against those people
who ought to help us instead Of trying
to destroy us. And one of the chief
reasons why we honor George Wash
ington today is because he went forth
bravely and faithfully to do his work
and did not sWerye one inch from the
right path, no matter what his enemies
at home might do or say.
The Duties of Pence.
George Washington knew that the
duties of peace are of vital Importance
and farrcaching in their results. AS
president elect he lifted his hand over
the opened Bible and promised to up
hold the constitution of the United
States with as solemn a conservation
and reverence "a when he drew his
sword as the commander of the Reyo
lutionary armies. He knew that the
work of the pen was just as important
as the work OF The sword. On his way
TO Inauguration he made this sugges-
tive entry in his diary: April 16, 1889
About 10 o'clock bade adeu to
Mount Vernon. With a mind oppressed
with more anxious and painful sensa-
tions than | have words to express |
set out for New York, with the best
to render service to my
country, but with less hope of answer
ing its expectations" AS he stood
taking a last farewell of his beloved
Potomac and with anxious eyes tried
to look into the future George Wash
lngton fully realized that his acts as
first president of the United States |
would make or destroy nation. And |
yet some people suppose that the only |
great work George Washington did for
his country was as a soldier and not |
as a statesman, as leader of armies |
and not as a leader in the greater work
IF the initiation and administration Of |
avs.
AS George Washington's memory is
cherished for what he did as the first
president of the United States, so may
,ur memory be honored for the brayest
leeds of herOism accomplished by us
n times of peace. We may often be
lble to serve our country and people
n the store and the home as unselfsh-
y and bravely and nobly as if we don
led a soldiers uniform and marched
lp to the cannOns mouth. When
George Washington, as a young man,
vas being thanked by the Virginia
louse of burgesses for his gallantry
Turing the French war and for having
aved the remnant Of BraddOck's army,
le could not speak word. He stood
lp in the aisle. stammering and blush ]
ng and trembling all over like a child.
With that, Speaker Robinson. noticing
is embarrassment, came TO his rescue
nd said: sit down. Mr. Washington:
It down. Your mOdesty is equal %
our yalor and that surpasses the pow
r of any language that l possess"
o. like the mOdesty of Washington,
ur deeds In time Of peace may equal
ny deed of military conquest. We
lay be heroes and heroines in civil.
ms garb. George Washington up.
olding the financial policy Of the sec
atary of the treasury, Alexander Ham.
ton. just as important to American
istory as George Washington leading
is troops across the Delaware; George
in the political councils OF
tate. just as important for American
lccess as George Washington under
le famous elm of Cambridge.
George Washington lived and died a
hristian gentleman. II you knew
othing Of the principles OF navigation
nd should see a ship sail up New
ork harbor, you might be surprised
on might say to the commander Of
le ship: Captain. how was it posi-
e for you TO steer your ship through
le trackless deepl Miles and miles
way is England. and yet you have
ointed your ships prov straight into
Ie N"rrows Of Sew York harbor."
her go captain would take you to
le box in which trembles the magnet
needle. He would explain to you s
II the laws of the compass; he would '
III you that no matter which way the I
lip's Prov turns that magnetic needle /
ways points toward the north pole. {
hen the passage Of that ship over the '
ackless deep can be made to you very {
mple and plain. When we attempt to |
iplain George Washington's career a
ithout the aid of a divine compass.
! is inexplicable, but when w and
le cross as the magnetic needle, guild
& him over the troubled sea of life, ?
ZEN mans impossibilities become 4
DDS easies." p
WashingtOn's Divine Compass.
Henry Cabot Lodge summed up the I
aracter of George Washington in
ese beautiful words: II see in Wash
gton a great soldier who fought II