Evening star., 1932-02-21
4laUays a Busy Man,
"He Yielded Back
to His Creator q
Generous Tithe of
His Thought, His
Labor and His
WeaIth II e
BelieUed With AU
His Heart That
Religion HeBasie
+ Foundation Of q
. Good Life.


assembling on May 10, ITS, elected him gen
eral and commander in chief Of the Army OF
the United Colonies" and he set out for Cam
bridge to nut himself In charge of the Revoiu-
tionary forces on June %. four days after ne
had received his commission He took ms
place as responsible leader Of the national
cause on July 3. Congress had heard his manly
declaration that he felt himself unequal to the
task for which he had been designated. but
Martha Washington, his wife, had received
from him . statement Of the power upon Whicn
he relied in the circumstances Provl-
dence which has heretofore preserved and been
bosntiful to me-" ,-.-
The general orders issued to the army be-,
sierine Boston ON August rejected the I'M
pulse Of his soul. In these orders he directed
that 'the church be cleared tomorrow and the
Rev. M Doyles Will perform divine service.
therein At 10 O'Clock" A later general oroer.
provided that the troops may have an OPP
portunity of attending public worship rs wen
as take some rest, after the great fatigue they,
have gone through, the general In future ex--
cuses them from fatigue duty on Sunday eek
cent 1t shipyards or special occasions) until
further orders" Like the army OF Cromwell
the army Of Washington was to be praying
Is well as . fighting organization
Washington rarely asked OF other men actloh
from which he exempted himself Throuen-
out the str,,eRle for independence he mace
possible. no matter by what denomination the
service was conducted" He was not sectarlan
in his views: be recognized all men as cnl-
dren. of God, and his nberaltty and to:e:ance
were as natural as his loyalty and essentiai
faithfulness to the denomination OF ms especiai
choice. - -...,,.- -
Perhaps It was IN part because he was
whole -heartedly devoted to his own branch OF
the Christian fraternity that he was Jealous
in the protection Of all other branches Wnen
Benedict Arnold was about to proceed agamss
Quebec he cautioned him to avoid all dis
respect or contempt OF the rehgfon OF Inc
country and its ceremonies"
RMIES, as Washington well understood are
n tradftionally hard upon church edifices.
He was constantly on his guard that no ACT
of sacrilege or destruction should occur in ter
ritory under occupation by his troops. AZ
Ltchfield, Conn. some disorderly recruits had
thrown stones at the Congregational Meeting
House. Washington was quick to rebuKe TINS
mischief. II am churchman," he said and
wish not to see the church dishonored and
desecrated In this manner"
When victory perched upon the Colonial
banners, Washington was prompt to call upon
both the Army and the civilian population to give
thanks to God for the cheering event. After
the success at st. Johns, Canada, he wrote:
the commander in chief is confident the
Army under his immediate direction will show
their gratitude to Providence for thus favoring
the cause Of freedom and America by their
thankfulness to God and by their zeal and
perseverance in this righteous cause. continue
to deserve HIS future blessings"
Washington never took personal credit for
success. God In His great goodness" he said.
will direct. am thankful for His protection" :"
He sincerely believed that "the military and
governmental difficulties Of America we're not,
and could not be properly met without the help
of God"
When he announced the Declaration OF In
dependence to his troops, Washington said:
This important event will serve as fresh M
centive to every ofiicer and soldier to act with
fidelity and courage Is knowing that new the
peace and safety Of his country depend (under
Cod solely on the success Of our srns," He
was confident that only under God could the
str1,eRle be won He felt that the victory would
have to be deserved before it would be granted.
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