The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-26

listed fo& two or three years, or for the
war. these enemies voted to him an
army mads up of men who had enlisted
for a few months or year. No sooner
would Washington plan battle or 4
campaign thar he would find that a
large part Of his soldiers discovered
that their terms Of service had expired
and that they were entitled to pack up
their things and so home. 1T is i'm
possible for me in the compass Of
letter. he wrote to his brother in 1915.
"to give you any idea of our situation
and of my difficulties and of the con
slant perplexities l meet with derived
from the unhappy policy of short en-
istments and delaying them too long.
| am worried almost to death with the
retrograde motion of things, and sol
EMMY protest that a pecuniary reward
OF 10000 year would not induce me
to undergo what | do. and. after all.
perhaps, to lose my character" Yes,
yes, some Of the mightiest battles
George Washington had to wage We're
against his enemies at home and not
against his enemies from abroad. SO.
my brother, if you are ever going to
accomplish anything for God and the
worlds betterment, you will find that
some Of the people who ought to help
the most are those who will try to IN
dermine you; that the man who should
be pushing you ahead will often be
the man who is trying to stab you in
the back.
Here, for instance is true gospel
minister trying to preach Jesus Christ
is the greatest enemy he has to fight?
The saloon keeper? The proprietor
who runs the low playhouse? The in
fdel 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 bis work
and did not swerve one inch from the
right path, no matter what his enemies
at home might do or say.
The Duties of Peace.
George Washington knew that the
duties Of peace are Of vital Importance
and farreaching 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 consecration
and reverence as when he drew his
sword as the commander of the Revo-
futionary 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 Is, 1879
About 10 o'clock babe adieu to
Mount Vernon. With mind oppressed
with more anxious and painful sensa
tons than l have words to express
set out for New York, with the best
disposition 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
ington fully realized that his acts as
first president of the United States
would make or destroy a nation. And
yet some people suppose that the only
great work George Washington did for
his country was as a soldier and not
as statesman, as leader Of armies,
and not as a leader in the greater work
of the initiation and administration o.
laws.
AS George Washington's memory l.;
cherished for what he did as the first
president of the United States, so may
our memory be honored for the bravest
deeds of heroism accomplished by US
In times of peace. We may often be
able to serve our country and people
in the store and the home as unselfsh-
~ and bravely and nobly as if we don
ned soldiers uniform and marched
up to the lannon's mouth. When
George Washington, as young man.
was being thanked by the Virginia
house of burgesses for his gallantrys
during the French war and for having
saved the remnant of Braddock's army,
he could not speak a word. He stood
up in the aisle. stammering and blush
ing and trembling all over like a child.
With that, Speaker Robinson, noticing
his embarrassment came to his rescue
and said: ':Sit down. Mr.. Washington;
sit DOWN Your nodeSty is equal TO