The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

W A. CUNNlNGHAn, OF buchanan
THOMAS J. C. FAGW OF Pike I"
j. W. HlCKOX. Of Moniteau g
JAMES S RAINS, OF Jasper 4"
JnrEhsoS Cry, Dec 10, 1855.
The Puritans.
TIYTIErH ANNIVERSARY or TuR NEW ENGLAND
SOCIETY IN THE CITY or NEw YORK.
On Friday evening 'the New England Society in the
city New York" celebra the hundred and thr
y fifth anniversary Of the landing Of tbs Pilgrims At Ply
mouth, (beng the centennial anniversary of the So
cieiy,) in the Church Of the Puritsns (Dr. Cheeve
Union Square.
Long before the hour appointed for this
Of the exercises the spacious ednce throogsd by the
daughters and Of New England eager TO par pate
IN the highly interesting proceedings Of the occasion In
fact by the time the exercises OF the evening opened
all the avaa ,e seats in the building had been occupied
The members Of the society furnished with seats in
front Of the pulpit which occupied by tbs officers Of
the institution and several cergymen AMI others The
officers of OF the mos. distinguished OF benevo
lent societies In New York ao lent the aid OF their pre-
sence the cciat Of the occasion.
The Pretiden. Ct the Society, Simeon Draper, ESQ.,
cuped the chair.
The first in the order OF exer ,ses was voluntary on
the organ, which was FOL owed by chorus.
The Rev. DIR. DIX WTT then offered up fervent appeal
to the Throne Of grace which succeeded by guar
tette-tbe poetry by Geo 7. Norris and tho by
Mendelssohn
The President then introduced the orator OF the even
ing, DIR. OLIVER w. HoLMfS who spoke substantially 10
the following eiect:Hc observed that they I'D mingled
there that evening in feeling Of religion, and somewhat
OF family pride 10 celebrate The feast OF their Passover
At such time, how welcome the eloquence which
illuminated and emblazoned the chronicles of past
with ITS pencil dipped In Grsl lie hal not had much
time to prepare for the OCCASION and they would readily
not expect him to hold out long upon subject which
had been rounded and rounded like the pepbiea that
strewed The shores upon viii III the p grim fathers Of
Nes England 6Tsi wandered. The story OF the Pilgrims
had been tod thousand times and might be again, yet
ever ud be fresh They need not recount the
upcn the sacred list, tell the narrative over
again in the same dcsolate grandeur Of idea and
the fearful misery Of detail. But the picture,
sketehea or Sni,bed, would ever present tbs dread
realities to every descendant Of the martyr
Pilgrims The story that their history told might be
old one but Christendom would toll one sl older for
the world wp not tired OF Christians yet (Applause.)
No seepcism questioned the motives which drove the
Pilgrims 10 seek refuge la Holland The stories OF their
attempted departure and arrest their embirka
top-of the Dismissal 81 their helpless wives and chl
those devoted encountered and suffered for their
conscience sake. That pilgrimage was but part of the
exodus which had been going from the tins Of Queen
Mary and through the rsgns of Edward, Elizabeth and
James In this connection the speaker adyered 10 the
earle, emigration of Pu'ans to Base and Geneva. and
ultimately the Low Countries. The speaker eloqueat
ly described the condition Of the Prans whilst sojourn
ing amopgs. the Holanders whose vices and gross i'm
MOI ass we've an stencil in the nostrils OF those
est seL ers after pure faith Once the poor exe-
set forth to seek place ~ reso brave the terrors
OF the black 'empesuous What could be said TO
esky half cbosed up wesley When the first winter had
passed bali the pilgrims bad gone to their final rest
their honored inferred The story OF their
resting place lived In trnditon-,hat 1t In bank
not tar from where they first landed these unfortunate
martyrs we're buried unknown 10 any save the sorrow
ing hearts they left behind them. Their
subsequently recovered, and IL the intention Of
the patriotic Of New England to erect monument
10 their honor, nj Plyn outb Mass He (Dr with all
all respect 10 those who had entered upon that worthy
rnts rprise would suggest that the Pilgrim Fathers dill
not need any costly structure 10 b. raised 70 their
memory; but there were TO BE- monument he thought
the metropolis Of New England would BE- the more fitting
place for such testimonial Of Elia remembrance.
The orator then went To speak OF the social habits OF
the people Of New England, and commenced with
which seemed 70 be keeny appreciated by many Of bis
auditors He then continued, In truly eloquent strain,
dwell upon the pnuence OF the early impressions made
on tie youth 81 New England, In relation to their
duet In after fe He considered too late 70 ask the
sons Of New England II they OF the faith
their Puritan ancestors. There many tnngs in
their creed which the present generation ehewei and
should svoid TO still further degree. The intellect Of
New England was ever active and at the same time her
heart WAS by no mean. asleep They wer. willing 10 nj
low that In all other parts OF the country extensive
ben.volenee sss awase and dsy making noble exetons
O that they had an iustrious example in the noble
herokm exhibited by their brethren and sisters
at the South dnting the fearful pes,ience Of
land would, under like circumstance, display similar
set-sacrbce. She thpnId be content TINT while her
cart not inactive her brain 50 busy lie cared
nothing about ths cnily talk to her hereies they
the saIy results Of her mental activity some
Of Ter ult aisus doubt destined Ia be rusms
the next GET Grafton whilst the other hand Of
them would doubtess be repudiatei The extreme tenn
perance question Of New England origin, and
the anti slavery feeling burned the most hereby in Sew
England bosoms. New England liable, In hi jadg
nen for MI the miseies and ~re'cheiness arising under
the Maine Liquor law II was msasure evidently de-
ronstr siing that the old Puritan feeing at alive
u was law against which nature entered hec sirut
protest for the law Of Maine could take effect while
the law Of fim, ntstion remained unrepeaed upon the
statute books OF nature. law made TO be and
openly violated agent for the production 81 the
greatest amount Of dernorsln ,,on. Aner further
r'matks on that subject the eloquent speaker advere1
10 the question ~ AMI slavery and inquired whether
New England was puraniny sovereignty of the
federation, the proper towards her slsvshOding
ssiers. He considered that .he wa not the same
time that he admited there manly logic aad .; en-
tunes eoquence oharaeteising tho extreme le al che
anti slavery party though certainly I, impossible
nr him to ebarg. the meaning ~ The words treason
and 'raor" from wha, he found laid down n the die
tDaiss. The grave question arose would hey ~ New
Epglandvould the citizens ~ the North and feel %.
wards their Southern low citizens equals and bro.
thersf Or we're they always going - proscribe AMI
inmnate ana initiate theu nniii mutual hatred rpened
into open wnrfares This latter ~ action the
.rsaker depsestea in mos. eloquent terms and in doing
roek occasion ~ advert 10 the entire pfefioy Or The
negro and all others 10 the Caucasian. spe.kng
q the negro this continent T H. aid 10 effect
That there was not picknninny 10 The country, II Il
could get enough Of food sustain iss but would wind
lis csui around the Union 20 try and strange a. Th.
remark called forth con .ider.ble Kissing which how.
ever, Was drowned by continued bursts u applause
pr; H. vent CD, when The appliance had
IN New England In relation 10 the South that would
almost Imagine New England merely connected with
the republic BY marrow is,bmns, which busy hands
~'iv NJ Wvtk toH" - - ~
leave her an island SOLITARY and alone lie concluded his
very eloquent discourse with impressive invocsoa 20
New England 70 b~ faithful a. the non and ~ look
uroD this continent ~ iis heritage.
We regret that unable to 40 anything liss JOS.
iice 10 In H's admirable address In conseqnenoe u the
extreme pressure columns
Rev. joins PIyHrosT then introduced and read o
poem descriptive % the progress of the rems 70 and
IN ibs continent. 1t a eIor, written Ia The
reverend r. nflsrnans usually happy vein sni
well received.
The enerei'es closed with singing and tbs ben. Action.