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George Washington, wealthy planter and fox hunting sportsman, was without a trace of Puritanism. He was so completely indifferent to its pious irascibilities that he appears never to have made any comment on them. Indeed, he seemed, according to the evidence, to have had no instinct or feeling for religion, although he attended church twelve or fifteen times a year.The name of Jesus Christ is not mentioned even once in the vast collection of Washington s published letters. He refers to Providence in numerous letters, but he used the term in such a way as to indicate that he considered Providence as a synonym for Destiny or Fate. Bishop White, who knew him well for many years, wrote after Washington s death that he had never heard him express an opinion on any religious subject. He added that although Washington was serious and attentive in church, he never saw him kneel in prayer.Nevertheless, he believed in the stabilizing power of religion. He had no religious feeling himself, but thought religion was a good thing for other people—especially for the common people. Anyone who understands American life will recognize the modem captain-of-industry attitude in this point of view.In his Farewell Address, which unquestionably represents his most mature opinions, the name of God does not appear, but he had a good word for religions, to wit: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. Reading this, we pause and reflect. He considered religion a matter of policy. Of that we might have been sure—knowing, as we do, his type of mind. But the statement does not come up to expectations; he has not tied religion up to property. Any modem captain of industry would do that. However, we are not yet at the end of the statement. In the same paragraph, a few lines further on, he says:Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.
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