Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-23
PATRIOTIC SERMON
PREACHED At ST. ANNE'S
Chaplain Of Navel academy Gives
Discourse Before Peggy Stewart
ca Party Chapter l.. A. K.
VALUE Of a GOOD NAME.
Ralber 10 be Cbos,n Tasn Great
Riches Sermoa by Rev d.
". G. Csssard.

". G. Css,ard.
That "good nama" is rather to
be chosen than great riches. was
the thought woven into the threads
II the Rooi Of the sermon preached
yesterday afternoon at ST. Anne's
by the Rev. Or. William g. Cassard,
| u. S. N Chaplain OF the Naval
Academy. before the Peggy Stewart
Tea Party Chapter, d. A. X.
The service IL held annually by the
local Chapter on the Sunday nearest
WashinRtons birthday, but On this
occasion II fell on the exact date
February ~. The church was filed
with large congregation, number
ing many distinguish people, among
whom was Governor Phillips Lee
Goldsborough. The vested choir
preceded the clergy, which included
the rector. Rev. Or. Joseph p. Me-
| Comas: the preacher, Rev. DR.. Will
lam G.. Cassatd; the Rev. Alex. Gait,
rector Of Westminster Parish, ST.
Margaret's; the Rev. II. II. Clark,
former chaplain OF the Naval Acsd-
envy, and the lay reader, DR.. Thomas
Fell, president OF st Johns College
The choir sang we'll Indeed the
voices yer blended il more beauti-
| ful harmony and the melody was
sweet and in accord. The hymns and
All hens were well selected. After
the choral service Of Even. Song, Chap
ain Cassard ammo uucsd his text from
Proverbs, second chapter, FIRST verse
Good name is rather 10 be chosen
than great riches" He said on this
day and in this presence it is nimply
| impossible to do other chan study
something Of the character Of that
man of destiny George Washington.
| The, Chaplain referred TO what the
occasion is 90 Annapolis, under the
shadow Of whose buildings, which
stand here today, was enacted part
Of the grta life Of this patriot.
The preacher said we should not
forget the patriotic society under
whose auspices this service is held
Referring to his text he said the name
81 Washington is great and inspires
patriotic sentiment, but we honor his
| name because Of his deeds, and his
deeds because Of his good name. He
was p man Of means, but he laid all
aside for his country's honor The
great, the preacher said, are 10
| danger Of hero worsh p. We can
| onize our saints, we 40 our heroos
in our panthenon, but there may be
"a lesson for as Of the humber world,
in that even these make mistakes,
and have committed sins, but this
! does not strip them OK their honor
We are not ell agreed that the
greatest Of American patriots made
mistakes, committed sins II We die
| DOT believe he had been very human,
we could not revere him as we do,
but the good in Washington predomi-
| uated over the bad. We think Of
| Washington as belonging TO q past
age, but patriot If tbe army is still
! q possibility Ii rs not so much t.
admire Washington, but to emulate
him iu the age in which we live, for
| there are lessons 20 be learned from
his life. The path Of greatness, Of
which q man lie capable is planted in
harjships.
Washington was not always great,
but great in his devotion to duty. In
tbs economic moral field Of endeavor
today one Of our great stumbling
blocks is cHrelessness. We shake
cares and responsibilities from us
and the result Is few men climb the
ladder to heights where they breathe
the air Of victory. Chaplain CBssard
said, speaking from the faithfune IS
| Of the life Of Washington, he pleaded
for the more commonplace duties e
life. lmpertection 10 detail, be said,
makes imperfect in duties Of life.
Washington was q patriot. He
lived aud served the country when
there was little to inspire patriot
ism. Wsshington's life was the
life Of a patriot who gave to bis
country, ungrudginRly, the test
things and the costiest things Of life,
net expecting to get return4 This
is what q real patriot il. he gave
out Of tn comfort and peace OF
his life-the costly things Of his
| life, without expectati N # reward.
He gave all on the altar Of bis
country. We are living in prosaic
times, but we Rave not outlived "a
triotism, in national, state, local OF
civic duty.
Referring to the Peggy Stewart
Tea Party Chapter, d. A. r., the
Chaplain said: "Those who keep
deeds Of heroes Of other days before
us, DO inspire Us, and we DO we'll &c
honor the life and character Of the
patriots they hold up for our emula-
ton. The preacher referred to the
cherry tree story as a PROBABLE myth.
This generation is Learnt X lesson.
We should probably have been saved
many q national scandal By winning
power Of goodness IN civic affairs
Men We call to high clIice, said The
preacher, should be men Oh higl
, moral and Christian standard. sucl
men We ah0uld give our public sup
pnrt. We should elevate men o.
character 70 place OF influence. Oul
duty -is 70 give support rather thar
criticism. We help TO make t.,
place where we live our country