Excerpt from Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution: Appendix to the Eighteen-Hundred Ninety-Six Year Book We celebrate the birthday of the Father of his Country. If we are true to our self-imposed task of portraying that greatest of Americans, as he really was, there are features which we may not leave out. We shall not forget that his letters, his public addresses, and even his military orders, frankly confessed his utter depend ence for success upon the blessing of Almighty God. We shall not ignore the fact that he acknowledged the power of prayer, and asked the intercessions of his compatriots. We shall not shut our eyes to the convictions which made this statesman, warrior, and ruler, a communicant and vestryman of an Episcopal Church yet catholic-spirited enough to ask for the Supper of the Lord at the hands of a Presbyterian clergyman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.