Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-23

JUDGE kING'S GRAFTON.
Beautiful Singing, Lovely RecltatIons
Aud Great Truths Presented Before
Large Audience.

nav Noo'llblNu W 10 HulOf W tue lhN
of Washington, At 10 a. m. President
Paul introduced the quartet, Messrs.
Geo, d. Piper, II. c. Whitney, w. G.
Patrick and j, D.. Spencer who sang
with fine effect THE Flag Without a
Stain" and the Land Of Washington"
responding to an encore they sang Il
Need No star Prayer was offered by
Elder Samuel Richards Judge VIM.
II, King was then introduced and spoke
eloquently for one hour lie was in
splendid form and was frequently
greeted with applause a solo by Prof
Kent, "The U. S. A." and by Geo d.
Piper, There Is Sunshine IN My Soul"
and sparkling recitatlons by Misses
Lerla Mcdonald and Minerva Jensen,
completed the program The students
voted to adjourn for the day, and bene-
diction was pronounced by President
Angus Nj, Cannon.
JUDGE KINGS GRAFTON.
When we read the history OF PERI
| cles or Of Caesar we get a very clear
idea Of the history in the countries in
| which they lived So the history of
! France was the history Of Napoleon
| during that period. The history Of
| England was that Of her great men,
and the history Of the Mormon peo-
| pie has been the history Of those great
men who have been prominent in the
] history Of this people.
No life Of great man can be learned
unless She social conditions in which he
| lived be kept In mind. The life Of
! Washington cannot be wholly learned
from lrYing's works. We must 20 70
the conditions Of the schools, OF the
home, and the religious life.
The name of Washington Is known
everywhere. Not that he was the great.
est man that ever lived. | believe that
! Napoleon was the most transcendent
| genius Washington was not a great
genius, he was not great military
commander He possessed great poise.
He never, In the common phrase, lost
his head He was never defeated. He
had an unconquerable will, by which
he did more than men Of genius have
been able TO accomplish Even IN his
own day he was charged with having
no ability In military experience and
ability. Not only was he criticised, but
the effort was actually made to relieve
him OF the Continental army.
II there was any persontication OF
honesty, George Washington was this
personincation. Everyone, after he had
shown his ability to win the battles OF
the nation, looked up TO him. and pro-
nounced his name with reverence.
| Washington had some of the charac-
teristics of Gen. Grant and II was not
his military genius that enabled him to
succeed. The reyerses Of the American
arms in pitched battles led TO factions
and cabals against him. which even
found expression In Congress. But
when the lntrigues were about to be
consummated, there was proyldential
coincidence Of events that led the peo-
pie to see that the fortunes Of the ma
ton were lndissolubly bound up win
those OF Washington himself
When he was Is years OF age he was
sent by Gov. Dinwiddie on mission TO
the west where he conducted his du-
ties with wisdom. He came out OF those
Indian wars with honor that would
have done credit to older men. Shortly
afterwards he was given charge of a
mart of the army that waged those
wars with the French. He then retired
10 Mount Vernon. a manor that had
descended TO his brother. and here he
lived until the country later requested
his services.
Men often turn from great men and
; rally around man Of less ability W
whom they find honesty, integrity ana
devotion 10 the right as he understands
a. Washington was such man lie
ala not promote his friends In Office. III
his cabinet he placed Hamilton, whom
: he loved. representing the tederallsu'
Thought and Thomas Jefferson, whom
, he admired. representing the democrat
. is sentiment. sand he made the latter the
. practical premier Of the new govern
ment.
Right here J want 20 say something
. about this much misunderstood man
. | Thomas Paine Ministers and polti'
. clans have reyiled him. II Is true tina
/. he wrote something against the Bibl'
! and the prevailing sects. But II wai
, ne that ala most IN bringing the peo'
/. ple 10 the belief that there should be
(. | continental congress. He implored TN
/. colonists 10 have representatives sem
/ 10 a congress IN which they could come
/ 10 an understanding concerning Wha
/. they wanted and how II could best b
! obtained. They finally did this, placinl
!. George Washington there 10 give THU
/ Important body the necessary poise.
/ During his l6 years OF retirement, h
j had devoted himself 20 a study CT gov
. ernmental problems. and 20 learnni
!. the wishes and ultimate aims Of tn
!. American people lie also proposes {
1 mutual cooperation amongst the colo
i MES against Great Britain The ques
I. ton of taxation, then ns now th'
!. greatest question Of government. wal
!. the real cause OF the irrepressible con
I nlct between this country and England
/ The British parliament was not lntol
!. Grant. the taxes II laid were not oner
!. Gus: but Il was the assertion OF II
!. right 10 tax the people OF the colonies
\ without their consent, that caused III
/ conflict. Patrick Henry when only 2
I. years OF age. voiced the first expires
I. sion that taxation without representa-
!. ton was tyranny and was IN conilic
! with the express charter given 90 m
I colonies by King James. This speecl
l. was the first 20 warm into the lfe o
I. liberty the cold blood OF all the colon
!. lsts and was the decisive acr whicl
!. precipitated the revolution.
+ After the battle Of Lexington Wash
/ ington was unanimously elected 20 TAX
! charge OF the continental forces u
nursuea n sort Of Fabon policy. be
q cause N the raw nature Of HIS troop
d and because Of the forces opposed (
= him. but he held alott the banner of N
Il repuhllc IN such way that the peopl
Il feit that the fate Of the country wa
/ bound up with the fate Of Washington
& You an know the result eliminating Z
n nallv IN the surrender OF CORVALLIS a
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