Show REliGION AND MORAliTY Washington In III His Farewell Address Address Address Ad Ad- dress Gave Good Advice Ever Every Citizen Should Read It Monday was Washington's birthday and in D Duchesne chesne as in inmany inmany inmany many thousands of towns and cities in this great country flags indicated a nationalism in the observance observance observance ob ob- ob- ob servance of the birth of a great man Although it is years since he was born and years since he gave his famous address we Americans know that he was wasa a leader in the founding of the greatest nation ever ki known own During the remainder of 1932 various phases of his life his work his advice to his fellow citizens citizens citi citi- I zens will be published We Ve take from his Farewell Addres the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing as especially important Of all the disposition and habits habits habits hab hab- its which lead into prosperity religion re religion religion re- re ligion and morality are sible supports In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism patriot patriot- ism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness hap hap- these firmest props of hap I the duties of men and citizens The mere politician equally with the pious man ought to respect and cherish them A volume could not trace all their connections with private e and public felicity Let It simply be asked where is the security for property for ton for life if the sense of religious religious religious reli reli- obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of in investigation investigation in- in in courts of justice And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion Whatever m may y be conceded to the Uie influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure reason reason reason rea rea- son and experience both forbid to expect that national nation l morality can prevail in exclusion of religious religious religious reli reli- principle It Is substantially true that virtue virtue virtue vir vir- vir- vir tue or morality is a necessary spring of or popular government The rule indeed extends with more or orless orless orless less force to every kind of free government Who Vho that is a sincere sincere sin sin- cere friend to it can look 1001 with in indifference indifference indifference in- in difference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric Promote then as an object of primary importance institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge knowl- knowl edge In proportion as the structure structure structure ture of a government gives force to public opinion it is essential that public opinion should be he enlightened en en- lightened In our present condition wherein where where- in apartment house homes and anda a somewhat similar modification of morality has recently manifest manifest- ed strength amidst plenty so- so called culture and considerable these words af of a statesman statesman statesman states states- man delivered like ike a father to his children when retiring and near the end of life desired to leave them words of comfort advice admonition admonition admonition ad ad- monition and wisdom should be read at least twice by every citi citi- zen But it will be of real value to all of us if It each one reads that address address all all of It used If that railroad is to be delayed delay delay- ed this road may not be much put off That now possibly arranged for to build roads over public domain and other federal lands should give us some help in tl this s direction Our representative Don DOll B B. B Colton Colton Colton Col- Col ton is doing all he can per press reports Soon the one main hIghway highway highway high hIgh- way which will become one of the three transcontinental roads will willbe willbe be provided for Every American Legion post should back the Victory VIctory Victory Vic VIc- tory Highway But these county roads the food roads also demand attention Nearly all our funds for several years have been spent on this one main road Feeders leading ading to this national J highway claim our attention despite hard times |