The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
THE AMERICANISMt
OF WASHINGTON
sv NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.

' Twenty millions .: children and
tvouth yesterday ""lchr",'d IN" N'""r'-
) caniSu nj Washington. W" Il" ""l' I"
hold in EVERLASTING "innr'h'" Il
name tina; ~ r..vnrs,i Throughout Al
the world. in i7?2. wien tn" Frcnch
revolutions was t,l!uS til" who'd" w"rld
with the d,;sj AZ tTpHltu" thrones and
falling empires Edwia Burke pointed
, the ycun., rn":; at f.r;Slaa;i :" the
Father Of "Ir I,Gasry. saying. Inc
foundations ut ~" moral world ar"
shaken. but no, III" understanding ct
Washingtuu" II was 4 tim" % tur-
: moit and confusion throughout Chris
) tendon. but ihcr" was or" man VIII"
stood unmovn.l. tn" r,an-Wa&h'nEi"
SToday." SAID .i"hu kand"lph. "ihcrc -
bat ono Character that keeps men III
,iawc." r was Washington VIII" hrSt
asixncd his CONSTITUTION. Thrn B"'Jl-
-dar,in Franklin aTiN"d his nam" Si',aN- =
,enc OF tn. .,nnras behind Wa&@'nSion'$
chair. Franklin pointed /" III" san
sssrusyi:ng against tn" clouds. -! have.
said Franklin. "cEt"u and often. in tn"
course of the session AID the Snliiud"
OF my hopes aud fears as - it's lS$G".
looked at that san behind The president.
without being abb" - t0n whether 1t
was rising nr setting. Sat now / know
that is a rising aui not u setting sun.
wash1ngtot's Character.
The secret III WASh!nCt"n's Influence
is found in the rassiY"n"Ss o. his
character Clnth"l with greatness. H.
- was also crowned with goodness. 'ir"at
as was his weight % UI"ntAiltH. greater
still his weight Of manhood. Nothing
is gained for his lrtlu"1c" by Hl"}E'; <
his faults. III WAS Il man OF liz" pas
s,ons OF ourselves. and when n" WAS
angry hc poured FORTH heated language
in q lurid current. one" h" ar?"ih'"!
"a day of PRAYER l. was tn" very, dark
-~Sst hour Of tn" struggle. H." wa
-Icamped a.. Valley Forge His soldiers
were unpaid. halt fed. mI$"TlptY >A""'
and the snow WAS d"'p. II" S"nS "1t
IAN appeal /" til: u""ri., "t -" colonies
and set apart Il Gn% "f Nra:fr. trn MS
own door he pat - Si;0 not ~ De diS-
turbed from twelve /" thrC" O'clock
A.Ahout TWO n young ctEircr came along
,,who wanted 10 500 Washington. II" r"ad
.,the notice, and turned away. After q
vHnoment he returned. lie first tapped
and ther? Knocked Loudly upon the door.
Washington arose from his knees. DIRE"
mis- sword from its scabhard anu tncn
Srpl,inged the sword through inc thl
na1els OF the door. and returned TO his
N Elevations The incident cN"rt"d IN
oimmeasurable influences for good. M"n
,feyer- forgot THAI, l"S>on TT exact oh"di-
cnce HIS integrity. his loyalty. ms
aoyotion TO his country. lent hum nn-
vailed fnmc. The English historian.
reen. gives Washington SOLITARY
acc among II" great statesmen q. all
lands and chimes. Great rs soldier
"a patriot. 4 citizen h" was great also aS
Pr friend and counsellor. No less q
s-r,s+esmsn than Gladstone has given
Washington n place in tha: rl"ct group
Of statesmen OF the first order. n:'tk'nS
:: hi a, to stand forth as one Of IN" H." or
r.six. lighthouses along TN" dangerous
,,-coast lines If our political world. For
lone hundred and twenty years scholars
have analyz"d his l"tt"rs. MESSAGES 'h''
,,,,,bIic. addresses without finding !;
naragraoh 20 hc -"XpunS"d. II decd I" ''
excused or :; thunder 10 T." ""n'"rHH
HI. name tolay IS GN"d ii"" III" noun
s.tains. and his fame is as bright as the
stars.