"Lest we forget!" God and country . nerican THE Rev. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenbergascended the pulpit of the Lutheran churchat Woodstock, Virginia, on Sunday, January 14,1776, preached an impassioned sermon, and con-cluded with these words: There is a time for all things, a time topreach and a time to pray; and there is a time tofight and that time has now come. May the Godof Hosts be with us! Putting aside his vestments he stood arrayedin the full uniform of a colonel of the Conti-nental Army, by commission from George Wash-ington. Those who will, said he, follow into the churchyar
"Lest we forget!" God and country . nerican THE Rev. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenbergascended the pulpit of the Lutheran churchat Woodstock, Virginia, on Sunday, January 14,1776, preached an impassioned sermon, and con-cluded with these words: There is a time for all things, a time topreach and a time to pray; and there is a time tofight and that time has now come. May the Godof Hosts be with us! Putting aside his vestments he stood arrayedin the full uniform of a colonel of the Conti-nental Army, by commission from George Wash-ington. Those who will, said he, follow into the churchyard he recruited a regi-ment on the spot, and marched to the relief ofCharleston, S. C. Serving brilliantly through the Revolution, heemerged as Major General Muhlenberg, and hisstatue stands today in the capitol at such was this nation formed. Long live the United States of America! T HE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY. FEBRUARY 22^1732 Washingtons birthday THE fate of the modern world lay in a cradleat Popes Creek, Va., on February 22, 1732,when George Washington was born, the son ofAugustine and Mary Ball Washington. A brilliant statesman and soldier at 26, he becamecommander-in-chief of the Continental Army whenonly 43 years old. His conduct as a man and asoldier during the war of the American Revolutionwon the respectful admiration of the world, and tohim, more than any other individual, we owe theindependence of this greatest nation. George Washingtons most sublime moment waswhen he was offered and declined the crown and throneof King of America. Instead, on April 6, 1789, hewas chosen our first President of the United States,thus sealing the pledge of government by the people. Twice he was unanimously chosen president, afterwhich he voluntarily retired from public life, and onDecember 14, 1799, went to his great reward. Truly he was the Father of his Country,—Firstin War, First in Peace, and
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