New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-11

tll the devil LAUGHTER and great spplsrsel
The CHAR gave the toast:
The CARTE Sats: Fs- r.u-1 streams .uld eu's; h.
/ s-rs'ns 4 srlir-nfiou ertsrd CIVILIZATION.
The Rev. Mr. DARrLETT Of elaine replied. He did
TOT know why he wa called on unless that il wss sup
posed ,hst he bed irnp-nTei in emigration. o. man
Who vas born near nv birtN Vaec, Of whom Il,
have herd, and Of whom pps'erify sh1h he1r, re-
marked that no State supplied niTe gFet Names N
every dpartncut Of life than Conncecu'' tlft h'Ie
strife Take ewav the sons Of Connecticut frT1 the
rolls Of me and see what n vacuum vou VII leave.
The dnf; is heavy and WI our ias chIrchs.
IRE giving such supplies to places ABROAD they reel
the dreft upon themselves. They have grc1. power
of vitality, however, Ternaiuin--thc power OF t5pn
and conscience neIhaustibe as their streams Urea.
Aprlsnsel
In reply to the sentiment:
Our institutions Of eara1 fjuni-t " ihe w.i9ul sd
rov,r Of fa',r' usy they ea.iHse ID, i'as 80
ter Of Chrsisu civilization"
DR.. ADsNs of Brunswick, Ne, replied. He saii II
the Committee Of Arrangements expected to take in
tbs Down 81 ster 90 a. TO got him 10 make dry
speech, they We're much mistaken llan.ht0rl. we
have IN nv State a Moline / ~: We went down - me
DEPTHS Of iu'emrerance and now We are corning mp
ncer. u seid that eent'er' IN carof bring ms own
liquor into Maine and drink II fhcr9 This "a fGlse h,
cam hut he rnsi take care that lie does is own drink
ing loud laughtorl. We have no laws aga.nst
irnkinr or buving hrt We have nga'rs' selIng-Tve
font like peddlers! ll.oud laughter ard appa1sel.
have nothing to do hut respond 70 the sentiment
offered. ! sav amen 20 It. II took both the VISION
srf piey combined of Our fathers 70 found The ins'ifu-
ton, Of learning which we enjoy BIT am not gong
10 Instruct Congregationalsi;s On this heal. snip
rose | have been called beceilsc 1 1--we
rear college; but 7 only outsider
living arder the ewes of the College II or1fed
nearly iffy wears nro, by the Commonwealth OF Mas
saclusotts-God hless Massachusetts, lIond aUplau'e.
She gave tie half of New England her first college
wien that helf was dependency of the State OF Mas
sschusetis. we have given you many Of your most
learned ard eoonent men. We have had the honor OF
giving 10 Giford College IN able. faithful man, con-
vcred in orr COLLEGE. will in conclusion that
an happy TO be nj these Anuiversariei | wilh no
Iindrance to INV other denominations but the Name
recon why love Congregnonalisn, l. because Con-
crerationns in its purity. loves oil Christians Il u
the Only system by which the unity of Chrss Church
can be secured Tremendous spplausel.
The President introduced the Rev. President Hop
kins Of Williams College, who had just arrived by
train 10 honor the nssembage hhis presence Presi-
dent WILLIAMS sad he had come under the assurance
of gentleman whom he considered reliable that he
would not BE- asked 20 speak word. but he found hni-
self under an authority which he had never known IN
Concrccstionalism IIaughter. Az to the sentiment in
connection with which speak, simply sag respond
II Is II first time have been n an anniversary, bat
hope 10 see 20 pleasing a scene repeated
The Chair gave:
Pioneers Of he w; two ages meet ghers 'ssy las2f
the Puritan IN iis selftena and the Future age "A '
promise e gory" fGrcai applalsel.
The Pew. Mr.. STuRrEyAET Of Illinois College re-
sponded. He said it was always awkwark to be
placed IN position for which man had no vocation
None ever doubted bis competency for the duties o. the
supper table but to ihosc duties Of the time AFTER
supper he wns rot wen prepared for thom Laughter
The great sofienals IN the work in The West are oI
tie moral social and intellectual Kind rather than
what are supposed 10 he the prvations of frontier ne
TIE first public service ever attended m the West
was in log cabin in which no sensible swallows
would mike their nests lGreat laughier sat on |
fence-rail and preached a Green tyro from Yale The
illogical semnery. | would speak Of the future but
that tie President would soon warn me- that my Time
was up oh nay the religion of the Pnnials be sea-
tered over a that broad country There u another
meeting of the aces which must take place there or
orr work would never he done. We must combine
tie strong energy which cled the forest OF 6ernanY
with the refined culture Of the modern German mind
If Won viz. ma there be not surprised TO with
our nrlenents Of instruction in one hand and thn-N
of labor in the other. But % mus oe II t. .ho
try il To he saved for light az heedom anu n"o "'
home Of q Christian civilizaf.on
The Rev. DR.. SroRRs addressed the meeting When
he came TO Brooklyn he had little idea of the Presby-
terians and Dutchmon by whom he was TO be c'osey
environed He knew that manv Congreganonall7ts
became Presbyterians on going West, but ne r1inch
hcrnd thnt tie emigrant state tends to berbarsm sonl
laugl;erl. All knew said DR. s.. of the Dutchmen
was TINT they read the Commandments on SUNDAYS,
from which concluded that they needed thom ,,oat
laughter. Tie first pulpit Of different denomlhgol
in which was invited 10 preach that OF the itcV
Dr. Dwight q man whom il was my PRIDE aud pleas
urc 10 know. The grandson Of Edwards became Ia
miiar with another Dutchman; | need not name hmi
his church is close mine and our places arc near
so have been our hearts [Applausol offer as sem
tilnenf ,.,...t,
vlfues end coming shere m the DOMAIN We
intend sehm, but hearty fraterna fellowship L'ua up
psuse
Mr.. BErHuSr replied. He said few years ego
captain Of the Perth Amboy steamer had ON board
parcel Of Swiss emigrants whom he could not under
stand nor they him. He saw person OF some appa-
rent distinction standing among them whom he asked
what thew meant. Il il me understand them An
cite sona one in the world could understand them
II oud laughter. Now while | greet in the fullest
Christian spirit th0se good brothers IN caSi 90 no.
take the whole system with them Laughter; ON
however on ecclesiastical Dutchman. NV iather was
a Scotcbman but my name il New-foik K; belong
10 that STATE from which no one goes but to whicn
ell the world comes lGreat laughter and nppausel.
There was man here two hundred years sgo VINO
lad Congregational Church, but of tina. church now
nor root nor branch leaf Is found. Bu welcome
men of honest hearts and enlightened minds wherever
they come FROM such TIE men OF New-England
for the most part ard / am glad to ace them here,
although they are here not by right but by courtesy
Loud laughierl A clever newspaper writer has sala
Rrookyu il - full of Yankees that You can scoop
them up by the church full. Being nauray OF gooi
copsii,ntion and Of sedentsry habs, my constitution
has taken Of nv time of Life rather sck-
warily enlarged development. This always male
me afraid to 90 into New-England but
vour good brother, the President of Illinois;
college has told YOU OF his exploits az the table, and
have noticed that long lean Yankee can eat twice
ss much as a fal Dutchman lGreat laughierl. 10
hoar vour Yankees talk of NeW-England You would
rnuo:e they would never leave H. but you never find
them there except on Thanksgiving day loud ieugh,
teri II reminds of the Scotchman who conpaine'
he had very bad dream; he was asked II he dreamed
he was sick or dead, or IN purgatofy. ne AnsTelso
{, was worse than all that he dreamed he was nome
soain loud laughierl, And yet they sing OF the
od folk at home But this we mustremember' ma we