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"Scene At Valley Forge

One of the most hopeful and inspiring scenes of the Revolution was to see this great hero, with the interests of a nation on his soul, retire for prayer unto the God in whom he trusted.
The winter at Valley Forge witnessed the retirement of Washington daily to some secluded glen in the surrounding forest for prayer. Though gloom covered his desponding country and army, yet “a cloud of doubt seldom darkened the serene atmosphere of his hopes. He knew that the cause was just and holy, and his faith and confidence in God, as a defender and helper of right, steady in their ministrations of divine vigor to his soul.”

While the American army was at Valley Forge, Isaac Potts strolled up a creek that ran through his farm, and, walking quietly through the woods, he heard the tones of a solemn voice, and, looking round, saw Washington’s horse tied to a sapling. In a thicket near by was Washington, on his knees, in earnest prayer. Like Moses, Mr. Potts felt he was on holy ground, and retired unobserved.
He returned home, and, on entering the room of his wife, burst into tears, and informed her what he had seen and heard, and exclaimed, “If there is any one on earth whom the Lord will hearken to, it is George Washington; and I feel a presentiment that under such a commander there can be no doubt of our eventually establishing our independence, and that God in his providence has willed it so.”

“Oh, who shall know the might
Of the words he utter’d there?
The fate of nations there was turn’d
By the fervor of his prayer.
“But wouldst thou know his name
Who wander’d there alone?
Go read enroll’d in Heaven’s archives
The prayer of Washington.”
-Chester.


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The following note from an octogenarian who had seen Washington when a boy is an incident illustrating Washington’s habit of prayer—
“New Haven, February 18, 1860

“To the Editors of the Evening Post.”

“Mr. Printer—In 1796, I heard the farmer referred to narrate the following incident. Said he, ‘When the British troops held possession of New York, and the American army lay in the neighborhood of West Point, one morning at sunrise I went forth to bring home the cows.
On passing a clump of brushwood, I heard a moaning sound, like a person in distress. On nearing the spot, I heard the words of a man at prayer. I stood behind a tree. The man came forth: it was George Washington, the captain of the Lord’s host in North America.’
“This farmer belonged to the Society of Friends, who, being opposed to war on any pretext, were lukewarm, and, in some cases, opposed to the cause of the country. However, having seen the general enter the camp, he returned to his own house. ‘Martha,’ said he to his wife, ‘we must not oppose this war any longer. This morning I heard the man George Washington send up a prayer to Heaven for his country, and I know it will be heard.’
“This farmer dwelt between the lines, and sent Washington many items concerning the movements of the enemy, which did good service to the good cause.
“From this incident we may infer that Washington rose with the sun to pray for his country, he fought for her at meridian, and watched for her in the silent hours of night.
“Every editor of a newspaper, magazine, or journal between Montauk Point and Oregon, if he has three drops of American blood in his veins, should publish this anecdote on the 22d of February (Washington’s birthday) while woods grow and waters run. This day I enter on my eighty-eighth year.
“Grant Thorburn, Sr.”