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Show TALKS OF WASHINGTON, The Rev. John Edward Carvec Discusses "The Father of His Country." Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, Feb. 22. The supremacy of individual in-dividual yharacter la the lesson which the 1 fe of Gcorgo Washington lendu to the lire of today, according to tho Row John Edward Carver, pastor of tho First Presbyterian church. In commemoration commemora-tion of the Washington birthday annlvor-sary. annlvor-sary. tho Rev. Carver delivered a sermon this evening on "The Time of Washington Washing-ton and the Time of Today." In part, lie said" It has been aptly said that Virginia gave to the Revolutionary era men and measures, while New England gave Institutions. This was largely due to New England towns and townships town-ships fostering organization, while the plantation life of the old Dominion fostered Individuality. Jefferson nnd the declaration. Madison and tho constitution, con-stitution, Marshall, llcnrv. Lee nnd Washington with their Individual worth and power, reveal to us that Washington was no Kolltary patriot, lie was. in part, tho product of a spirit of environment. But ho was more. Hc made his life as Lincoln mado his. Neither had much that schools gave, and both self-mnslcrcd surveying in order to accept a good position. In some ways ono surpassed tho other, but each rivaled the other in greatness of character. We mean by tills that, character was supreme in each. Well Indeed is 11 that America's Ameri-ca's greatest men have been men for whom no apologies need bo made. Their goodnoas surpass their abilities, abili-ties, and this Is very high praise. The lesaon they lend to our age is the need for tho supremacy of individual indi-vidual character. It is no vain hope, for an open path leads from every life to this goal. No man can hold first place without being first of all a true man. |