New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-29
BOSTON ANNIVERSARIES.
Festival Of the Universalist Reform Asse.
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Festiynl Of the Uuiversalist Reform Asse.
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BosroS, Thursday May "a, 1854
This festival took place at Boylston Hall
this afternoon where about five hundred OF the clergy
and lay Of this denomination with their wives sat down
to tables bountfay spread with the good things Of
Providence Mr.. b. F. Tweed presided on the occa-
eop and Father Baou, by invitation OF the President
offered ervent prayer of Thanksgiving After the re.
movsl Of the CLOTH Mr. Tweed made very appropriate
address, in which he dwelt the happy inhences Of
these festive occasions upon the social nature of man.
and expressed very excellent but somewhat con-
servative remarks the general subject Of progress
number of excellent sentiments were read from
the Church, and responded to by various cergymen
present One in honor Of the fathers of the demons
tration accompanied by the announcement OF Father
Baous name called up the patriarch of this body OF
Cbrisaps He IL now In the eighty first year OF lis
age and spoke with great freedom and In strain Of
excellent humor and natural eloquence. He alluded
TO his advanced age and spoke Of the great progress
the principles Of Universaism have made In his life
time Among the sentiments we give the following:
"Ow Clergy They recognize no truth but God truth no
night but the divine right freedom short of total emaue
patton from all oppression temperance short OF total
emancipation from all that is injurious TO body soul no
bonds but the bonds of sympathy and good faith no love
party or sect and no Heaven which broad enough
contain all souls With such faith may they 90 forth, and
rest not until they shall behold full uton OF their glorious
hopes" ..-u
cause which eevafes mankind above their accidents which
prepares the minds of ali or the enjoyment of true happ
and the preservation Of dearest rights May all
people elude the cunning ali Governor party lodges and
result IN the triumph Of true principles
hearts of all the world the ripe Statesman profound
philosopher and scholars The nce rruptloe patriot, ana
COUNSEL Of our immortal Washington yet i've behold his
land the standard bearer Of the hosts OF freedom
who in reeeneated Europe, shall yet have undsputed
large number of other sentiments were read by
VIM Richardson, ESQ., Of Maiden the different States
| represented on the OCCASION which, as they were
chiefly designed to call on, the speakers omit In
terestpg speeches made by Rev Sylvanus Cobb
| Rev. +. Case Of Me-; Rev. b. NJ. Tllotson, Of N. H.
Rev j. s. Lee Of VI; Rev. J. T. Dennis, formerly OF
| Conn; Rev f. H. Chaplin of n. Y; Rev. Thos. White
| more Rev Z. A. Eaton. of r. l.; Paul Swartzer, ESQ.,
| Rev. J. G. Adams, b. B. Mussey, ESQ. Rev. N. NJ
Gaylord, Of Lowell, and Rev. Thomas Starr King, Of
| Boston
| Mr. Cbapins speech fine specimen of mpas-
stoned eloquence relieved by frequent flashes of wit
and full of the sentiment OF reform. Ii is impossible to
| do Justice to his remarks He spoke OF the delight it
afforded him 10 be present on this occasion. When he
came TO Boston he felt that he was coming home He
described the familiar recollectious that occur to
who has left Boston for any length of time, and finds
| hmself perhaps in distant land. The old Cradle
| of Liberty in Bocksquare the monuments Bunker
Hill and Lexington other battencld5 OF the revO
luton come up before his mind The characteristics of
York and Boston, and the unity that exists between
them also described and effect of the Boston
Anniversaries be compared to intellectual tonic -
"moral eyewash" He then dwelt with great elo
quence and power the reform ideas Of the age and
showed that they must overcome all opposition WHAT
man is eloquent 10 day who lie opposed TO them, how
mighty he may have been in former years, though
his countensnce he dark and repressve of intellect and
bis brow imperial as Cesar'sa The 'old fories
touched of finely they NUT obey the call OF progress,
t.t l.A k.It. If, ...f4 rl,
quent tribute to kossuth and said that notwithstanding
New York had received him with much enthusiasm,
when he cane through New. England our pulses had
beet as warmly thank God He knew when that black
hat and plume passed through the Of Boston il
would be Sc. He closed bis speech with fine apos.
trophe to the cross OF Christ
Rev. Thomas WhttemOre followed Mr. Chapin, and
perpeusted very good wtticsm the old Cradle of
Liberty. He bad cradle at home that had not been
used these fifteen years. Everybody present knew
~bct cradle for. 10 rock young children In. But
this old Cradle of Liberty had been rocked these eighty
years the baby had grown to be thrifty and we'll
grown giant but they persisted In rocking him still.
THE suson understood to be to the agitation about
the union.l Still he was allowed to occupy the Cradle
and kept there and young child Of reform could
be rocked in it. He seriously opposed to this and
thought quite ridiculous that great overgrown
boy should have be rocked in the cradle all his life
The humorous manner in which this delivered, and
the excellence Of the point produced great merriment
had spoken OF the difficulty Of following Mr. Chaplin
He labored under double embarrassment first in fol-
lowing the eloquent gentleman who had preceded him.
and secondly, it would not be entirely safe for him to
make reform speech. lie was under bonds for
S. 600 for Publishing reform speech (Iorace Manns)
and he afraid he might offend the dignity of the
gentlemen of the Bench still further Ii he made one
But he avowed his purpose to heal that offended dignity
The character of the should be put to the test He
described CernbiN A sentiment had been offered
complimentary to it to which Mr. Mussey was respond
ing CornhilI he said, the means of sending out
great many reform ideas. There thing he
confident of and that was that no fugitive slave could
ever be caught in Colnhil
Mr. King also made another of his fine speeches. He
described the false and the true conservatism The
conservasmis witnessed in Nature 1t is growth. When
the tree blooms 1t permits the blossoms 10 fall off IN.
stead of clinging TO them with deathke tenacy and
the ripened fruit gradually develops and perect itself
The true conservatism, therefore, growth progress
He said that Peter and John did not hesitate
track of Roman law when it forbid what their Divine
Master had eponed They thus conserved the interests
Of their souls. The soul Is conservative without it
the body dead but the soul continually developing
itself; activity and progress are its life.
The festival closed with original Hymn, by Rev ].
g. Adams;
Thou God of years and seasons all,
Ofbght, and peace, and love, and power;
Once more on Thy great name call,
In this our holy festal hour.
Wepraise Thee for Thy presence here
Forprayer, and speech and cheerful song
For guardian that, year by year,
Attends us all hie's ways along:
For what we hope and whist we see
OF human progress IN our time;
But CLEANS OF freedom though they be,
Yet dawnings OF Its day sublime.
And since again apart we move
In life's great work, TO MS be gwen
The faith that tolls in Christian love,
And blesses with Truths own heaven
TWAS delightful occasion to all present and will
EFT good influence. The ministers who compose this
Association are sincerely ard heartily engaged in its
work Of reform During the forenoon, able discus
sion had in Schoos Church the lowing reso-
luons, which were adopted without dissenting voice
Resered That smong the vile and dangerous habits
duged by the habit Of tobacco
not the least Pencous Deenng useless expense nju
to health and mental visor and likely TO lead TO
practices OF immoral character feel bound TO exhort
parents and Christians generally TO discourage both by
cept and practice the Of tobacco 10 any form
Resered That view with deep eonsern, the present
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