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Show father of country discussed 81 kig EloqiKMii Address Is Delivered at the First Methodist Church. .Judge William King delivered an address ad-dress upon the life of George Washington Washing-ton at the 1'irsL Methodist church Sunday Sun-day evening. Judge King said that tho people are not as cut husiastic at the present timo over its heroes a.s they should be, and he attributed this to business interests. In tho opinion of , Judge Kinjr. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, were the two greatest great-est men of their day. J.le laid special stress npou their aceompIishmontP, and spoke of tho unique character of the two men. George Washington was not the greatest general in tho world, said Judge, King. Washington, measuring over 'six feet, was a great big man, clean to the core. He did not study extensively, but what littlo time he did devote lo study, he made tbo best, of his opportunity, aud got; more out of his books than the ordinary boy of today to-day would succeed iu doing. Washington Washing-ton knew how to handle men in a. careful, care-ful, concise way; there was uo bullyiug, nothing harsh about him, but. always a lovable atmosphere which attracted everyone. ev-eryone. All his plans were properly laid, and before lie attempted anything of any great magnitude, he alwavs weighed the niallor carefully. "Wash-! ingtoii never entered into any eon llict with joy in his heart. Judge King said that "Wnshinglou had more to contend wilh than any oilier oili-er man of his rime. Many of the situations situa-tions in which ho was placed wero most serious, and it was a wonder that tho general and his little army did not. retreat re-treat ou more than one occasion, owing to (lie great odds against, them. Hi? campaigns wero of the greatest and no American living today could havo carried car-ried them out a.s succofsfullv as did Washington. Judge King a.-serlcd. |