Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-21
SHADE OF WASHINGTON
HOVERS OVER Church
Old St. Margaret's Parish Founded
in 1892 Hear Patriotic Sermon.
A. S. COLDSBOROUGH SPEAKS.
Tells Of George Washington The
Soldier, Statesman and Church-
man" Hero Worship Idealized.

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Impressing the parents as well as
the boys and girls assemnlod in he
old historic ST. Margaret's Parish
Church yesterday afternoon. with the
idea that heroworship is good
thing. if the hero be the right sort, the
Hon A. 5. Goidsborough of Baltimore.
| delivered a stirring patriotic address
Fol owing the service OF Evening
/ prayrr. Mr. Goldsbosough saoke on
Washington the Soldier. Statesman
and Chnrclman." In introducing the
| speaker the rector. the Rev. James
NJ Magruder. said St Margqr ces Par
ish was set aside as q parish ia 1892
| but the church was not built antn
! few years later At the same time St
Paul's, Baltimore and St Anne's- An
BapoIis, were sot aside as parishesand
are the oldest in Maryland.
The Rector said Ieany distinguished
people had gone from St Margarets
! Parish to other parts OF the world. and
that many had passed on to their long
home
Mr.. GoIdsborough held the undivided
attention of his hearers fer nearly an
| hour, ard his address was patriotic
1 and inspiring Tic said re heh4yes III
hero worship, and he likes TO see the
boy diving into history and selecting
some historic character that appeals
/ to him as a hero Lives of other pco-
pie. .ho said. ere the grounds upon
which we build aud are to direct the
/ pitfalls and dangers of life, as well as
/ the goodness OF life.
Small natures are selfish There
are men and women today whose sole
| ambition is to make a livelihood, but
there should be larger ideas, and The
relationship in the life of men and wo-
men should embody lofty ideals
Within each one of us is a strong
| power which should be put into play
/ and the speaker adncnisned parents
TO inculcate in their children patriot
ism. the love OF country the imita-
/ ton of the noble men or women whose
| life and character were worthy of eul-
ulation He spoke of the heroes OF
history. of Caesar. Napoleon, Hani.
| bal and said there is danger in the
! hero Worship OF sHch men. beneath the
| glamour of whose reputation there
| was bad morals, and whose lives were
! not 10 be compared TO WashingtJn's
We never hear detraction in the
| life and character of Washington. he
said While the Father of His Country
| had temper, became angry, had his
| likes and dislilzes. and was like as we
are in human frailties, yet there was
no arrow raised against him because
Of his general reputation This was
not an accident. the speaker said, but
thcre were reasons. He was possess
ed of qualities that made him distinct
ly different from olhers, that which
me le him hero.
There are two incidents in the life
of Washington which stand out pre-
| eminently. illustrative of his sscng
Christian character One is that at
Valley Forge. when Washington went
out and prayed az time when the
army was in extreme distress. Wash
! ington's soldiers had Lnbounded con
fidence in him because of his religious
belief In this day when s1epticism
raised its head, prayer is essential.
| Washington, at q moment Of his su-
| preme agony. went out and prayed
That prayer was the solidifying in1u-
| ence that built the army together, and
nothing was big enough to crush it.
A hypocrjte can play a game at a
moment when he thinks he can gain,
out when death stares him in the face,
he flinches. But what Of Washingtons
deathbed scene. Almost his last words
were All Is Well Spirituality was
the secret og George Washington's life,
contrasted with every hero from the
time of Joshua down 20 the present
He solved the problem not by praise
but by the dictates Of his conscience.
Alexander Hamilton. a man OF greater
mental ability. deferred TO Washing
ton Hamiltons life was governed by
ambition and sel5ehnes s. rather than
by spirituality.
Washington. when a problem arose
With right and wrong side, wanted
10 know the right. and he founded his
acts all upon the right and his con
science. He possessed that censs fans-
ness that made him a spiritual won
der He was deep student Of me
book Of books.
MIR. Goldsborough contrasted the re-
ligious and the moral man. whom. he
said, cannot be considered together
a moral man is governed by Whist peo-
pie think Washington asked which is
right and wrong. and was guided by
the right In closing, the speaker ad-
monished the boys and girls who are
hero worshippers, 10 get underneath
the glamour of the soldier and states
man and find and initiate that which
makes the true hero
At the close OF the address, a beau
tiful solo was sweetly sung by Mrs.
Anna Brewer. soprano soloist Of the
First II. E. Church. this city.
A number Of Annapolitans were
present. TIE next speaker viii be
Prof. s. S Handy OF ST. Joan's College
Colonial. Monday matinee and