Our America was blessed to have an extraordinary man, George Washington, to be our first president. Exactly like each one of us, he was indeed a sinner, yet God had a plan for him and preserved and protected him for the founding of our great country.
General Edward Braddock, Washington’s commander during the French and Indian War, wrote the following appraisal to a friend in 1755:
“Is Mr. Washington among your acquaintances? If not, I recommend you to embrace the first opportunity to form his friendship. He is about twenty-three years of age; with a countenance both mild and pleasant, promising of both wit and judgment. He is of comely and dignified demeanor, at the same time displays much self-reliance and decision. He strikes me as being a young man of extraordinary and exalted character, and is destined to make no inconsiderable figure in our country.”(Kinnaird, George Washington, the pictoral biography)
As a young schoolboy in Virginia, George compiled and copied this list of rules into his school book ….perhaps this would be a worthwhile copywork assignment.
The Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation
1. Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present.
2. When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually discovered.
3. Show nothing to your friend that may affright him.
