The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-23

the performances Of great work crossing the ocean
on Of to to
land At the time Of their departure In 1920 they
addressed by their pastor who told them he giving
side Of the grave. He told them that God had some
thing to reveal to them. This discourse Of the good
val Of the Pilgrims on our then unsurvsysd and frozen
shores, they tell Of their hndin< the precious
Spds tn. and Of sitting down By the springs and
Of their rest the first night they spent ct Plymouth.
William Bradford with them; and when those who
Brsdford's wife had fallen from the ship, and
drowned They suffered every privation bsset by
difficulty to contend against They willing to be
the mere stepping stone FOR US to tread upon They
hsd this country, and is fast filling the world The
Puritans were looked the enemies of Christian
ity and rewards were offered for their determination.
But those pilgrims lived In psace they willing
pay for the corn they found under the there had
been any one to whom belonged But country has
become degenersted War has been resortsd to by
land of libertya too Of conquest the first Of
conquest had Ia this hemi pierre Our country
fallen God have mercy on US
Dr. Chesver having concludsd,a Bible was then shown
to the assembly Bible which brought In the
May Flower, two hundred and twenty years ago
The bensdicton then pronounced by the Rev Mr.
Storr after which the Society retired to the lecture
Of the Church and proceeded to the election of officers
OF the Society for the ensuing The following
tlemen were then nominated and declared elected:
PREsiDEST-Chandl,r Starr.
VicE PREsIpENrs-John Greenwood James Humphrey
TREAsuRER Cyrus P. Smith.
CoUNsELLoRs-Alden Spooner Hamblin Blake, VIII
Corning.
srcRErARv-Charlss T. Buckley.
On motion the thanks Of the Society then ton
The Society then adjourned to Gothic Hall, where
% with than
the coming Of the pilgrim sons, happiness pleasure
beamins inthsir every countensnce. A band Of music
In attendance and several airs played before
the company went to the table to psrtaks OF the
tuous repast.
music was freely discoursed during the dinner After
the cloth removed c. Starr Esq and addressed
nsva Of honor in ios
presiding officer Of the society 1t generally the
case that wit and wine went togsther but in this in
stance the wine had been dispensed with and the ladies
taken In Its place Their presence gave cheering effect
wherever they He thought blood would ming
better than Dutch and Yankee. (Applause)
The following regular tossts were then read by the
lst 1.-THE day we Memorable in the annals
Of fame, 1t gave birth to hbsrty.n
I'd =" New England"
Breathss there man with soul SO dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This Is my own, my native land :"
Sd =" The President Of the United States"
Ath- The Governor Of the State Of New York"
Music" Hail Columbia
9TH" Tbs schools and colleges Of New England"
eth" The clergy Of New England"
It'll" The Empire ate-Great In all that oonsti-
tutes noble commonwealth she reflects honor upon
At this time delegation from the New England So
oiety Of New York oty appeared composed Of Msssrs
Hoxie Underwood and Hancock.
Mr. HOXIr msdes short, but interesting and affecting
speech He spoke Of the glorious principles OF New
England which spreading the whole country
from Plymouth Rock to the Pacific great was
the effect Of his remarks that tears drawn from the
| eyes Of almost all present.
usic-Aud Lang Syne.
Mr. UNDERWOOD offered the following sentiment -
The New England Societies OF New York aud Brook.
yn-Associsted together for the benevolent pur.
poses may nothing but water ever divide u.s."
The New YORK delegation then retired receiving three
cheers, the ladies joining In the strain
eth" The orator OF the day"
| DIR. CHEEvER responded In . very few remarks and
expressed his gratitude for the honor conferred upon
him
| 9th 10 The Pilgrim Fathersn-On the rock of Ply.
mouth they reared altar to civil aud religious ber
tygenerstions yet unborn will do homage to the prin.
| ciples there proclaimed.
10th" The seed imported in the May Flower-Adapt-
ed to every soil and cline -
18th" The Fair Daughters of Puritan Mothers''-
The setting may vary with the sge but the gem still
| the Same.
Several SONGS appropriate to the OCCASION were sung
and q number Of volunteer toasts were offered
The meeting dispersed at late hour every one hsy.
Ing enjoyed rich treat and all delighted with the plea
sures Of the day.