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All over this broad land the 22nd
Of February washington's birthday
lis celebrated.
How shall any man add aught to
the praise or eulogy Of George
Washington History and biography,
eloouence and poetry have exhaust
ed their combined riches upon the
successfui leader OF the American
revolution and the founder of the
American republic--our first great
national hero.
Every great crisis in the history
OF the world has found its man to
control and guide It. Call this Prov
idence or accident the American
revolution was no exception to It,
Before the first murmurs OF discon-
tent we're heard in that struggle the
man was being prepared for the
crisis. On the banks Of the Poto-
mac and the Rappahannock, thirty
years before Lexington and Bunker
hin. a truthful and manly boy was
growing up. ripening into stalwart
4 young manhood. With only the COM
mon school education OF that early
day, the young man was soon beins
educated in the broader school OF
nature and experience. in the great
forest, under the open heavens, with
his surveyors chain and his sword
in Indian wars, defending the from
tier settlements from savage incur
aions.
Growing still apace, the manly
young virglnian is soon the leading
spirit and military commander OF al
that Potomac region. and his skill
endurance and courage in those
campaigns swell the measure OF hii
fame. Then with his peace, the
young commander lays aside this
sword, marries and settles upon hi
inherited country seat at Mt. Yer
non and like his ancestors is now
rich landed proprietor, a virginiar
farmer and planter and country gen
tleman. So he might have remain
cd to the end. had not the voice o.
patriotism called him TO take par
with his neighbors and the Cypress
ed people OF the colonies agains
the tyranny OF the motherc ountry
washington sat. with Jefferson an'
Richard Henry Lee and Mason ant
Pendleton. colleagues to that frs
continental congress at Philadelphia
The guns OF Lexington crack. ant
their far echoes reach the patrio
congress at Philadelphia. They wax
ed the colonies TO action. II ha'
been debate and petition and remon
STRANGE before--lt was war, war TO
liberty now. Twenty thousand pat
riot colonists had closed in upoI
the retreating British in Boston
who should this leader be- Thu
hour found the man, and out Their
stepped from the Virginia delega
ton and advanced to the bar of tn
house TO accept his great trust, thi
modest frontier colonel, legislato
and planter-tall, imposing an
commanding in appearance, his fin
form made athletic and slnewy b.
long, manly exercise; his judgmen
ripened by experience in war ant
peace--the very ideal picture of tn
hero which the crisis demanded
George Washington, the MAN.
Addiction all questions OF sue
cess o. failure, as we look at tn
man. what was II that made Wash
ington greatl 1t is clear that
was not the possession OF great o
brilliant Intellectual faculties No
in Congress or convention, nor a
speaker writer, or even soldier
were these displayed. Other mel
have excelled him In all these ways
but In word, II was manhood; !
was character; 1t was moral great
ness. II was that nice adjustment
Of the moral and intellectual facul
ties. that perfect blending of parts
that lofty sense OF duty in the per
Torrance Of every trust, that spot
less truth, that stainless honor, tina
incorruptible integrity. that faultles
courage and mistaken endurance
all these and more that made vi
that consummate piece Of manhood
which lowered out in that eight
zenith century Of time and which 4
now evermore the priceless possess
ion and glory OF history. This 4
the supreme greatness of Washing