The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-23
hospitality viii the wilderness into fertile aelds aud
literally make The desert blossom like the rose
The fourth regular toast wss-

The fourth regular toast WAS
Ihs clergy Of New EngandFrom the beginning un
among you let him be your servant"
Inc Rev. Dr. SIoRRs being called upon 10 reply, said
Sentlemen am happy 70 have the opportunity, In be
toast In honor Of the clergy OF New Engond. do 60
with more pleasure, because bnow that the sentiment
o. that toast springs from the heart has been
trok OF the New Engander. the pioneer raises
tne axe In the Forest and civilization aud hight break
upon the prairie to raise churches and build schools
SIR the numerous and splendid edces OF religion which
ACORN this great metropolis largely due 10 the minis
sen rom New England is certainly marvellous
contrast which fronts US here this evening, look
centuries, when landed on the Rock
OF Plymouth. They were few in number and 10 wly In
sshed by the winds from Labrador The historian would
pave parsed BY at group in eence unless present Of
Inc future But here this night, we are surrounded by
al the luxury that commerce throws around us and still
he Of those first pilgrims pushing further
and iurther West. where the beams OF the setting
buted greatly this result Thirty I've years before the
pilgrims acned Plymouth an expedition had lett Eng
and Tor Virginia with II sailed one hundred emgrants
and men OF letters were among them-such a. Heriot
the historian OF the expedition. That expedition returned
10 England, with what resun They brough. two results
secondly that fragrant weed which we are told the la
dies Of the Court forthwith introduced into fashionable
deixb,ed to indulge in. blowing clouds had Commend.
ed si The principal table) Tobacco and the potato were
the results Of that expedition. All that is peculiar
IN our American civilization all that makes great
in the present and assures Us a glorious future
came with the New England pilgrims In part
largely TO the foundation OF Harvard College and other Of
our seminares OF learnipg and much Is due 10 their
direct cue 1T In strengthening those who cast the
extreme edge oil q mighty continent Afterwards,
through tho long dark years when the restoration of
monarchy ia England threw centious soloery into the
coiones and whom troubles In England drove further
accessons TO numbers New England clergy never
disorder but ever showed themselves
DO the frencs and guardians OF order. They had pe
cnhnr powar over the masses from having themselves
sprung from the people They could turn their
hands to many things l lately visited clergyman
. table which, when he had done his writing,
changed into work bench. Such were the
clergy Of New England You all recolloct Dr.. Byes
nis death bed, now when Bishop Parker came into his
room and leant over him, the dying looked up and
raid, 1--WE got almost to that world where there are
entered largely into the civilization OF people there
have been the grandest conceptions OF human intellect
The Egyptians are proof OF this also the bright
iorence Of medieval art in Europe and this superna
tural eemert L great of present greatness
ihe speaker then referred to Bishop HOPKINS, Of
n Opulence,) in relation to his opposition to The
tale OF liquor, and the in!qutous slave trade from
sheh Newport derived her principal sources Of wealth.
against which the verdict OF the civilized world has since
put s ieldipg bann-(proonged cheers)-and by
Of NewpO Those yoa on snS suoS
~ seen well nigh Incredible Theophilus Parsons New
England minister, lived educated three a Harvard
College, and left money 1t his death-the whole OF an
income Of s3e3. After few remNIs, DR.. Storrs
said he was AFRAID bis remarks had been o little too
serious for the occasion for he was aware there was
much OF scimnr like wit and genial humor in the first
clergy OF the Now England Staes but he wished 70 pay
tribute TO those sanity men Lot pray God here TO-
men, in these times and 10 the end Of me may accom-.
psn the work for which wc vonerae and commemorate
On DR.. ssorrs resuming his seat, gentleman rose in
the hall and proposed nine cheers for the clergy d New
England They were given with hearty good win.
Winter
DEAR slR-An engagement oa Of town on the evening Of
ne s sa O. peccmbsr viii mako inpossble for TO avail
iebrate with them The LANDING Of the Pilgrims. Perm me 70
The Plgrms-Ihe end OF pilgrimage Is not yet: but
y & of @ o1s sss and S their
II a throughout the length and
Drank with al the honou.
The next regular toast WAS
The United States Of America country whole coun
ana The vaor Of ber sode eas h q ner
liberty and our Union; she will withhold neither wisdom
them. p's'ei'o
The eIsc Club s.ns.,hs following hymn
Ny country ,us Of thee,
or thee I sing;
land where my fathers died
Land OF tho pilgrims pride,
From cvcry mountain side
Lot freedom ring
Ny naive country, .hoe-
Thy name love;
lovcthy rocks and ris,
Thy woods and tempted hills
Ny heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
let music swell the brcese
And ring from oil the trees
Sweet freedoms seng;
Let mortal tongues awake,
let all that breathe partakc,
Lce rocks their silence btoAk--
Tho sound prolopE.
Our father, God 70 thee,
Author Of liberty
To thee We sing;
long may our land be BRIGHT
With freedoms holy light;
Protoct us by thy might
Great GOD, King.
The Pkx1pEsT announced that Colonel Benton would
srond 10 THIS tot and proposed tho health OF that gen
ueman, which was drank with enthuslAsm
COLONEL BHSroS's sPHxCH.
Colonel REyTos to rtspond-Hs saluted the Pro
saent, Vice Presidents officers ana mempers az the 40
Getty and then Cunning bis back the oonvivos) no
sslued ms isir countrywomen the hfies He sure
that tire orcs Of creation would pardoa his ming
bis back upon them and addressing oso whom taey dc
lighted 10 honor snd respect (Applause) He paid
relates that JOB had three daushters than vnon No
iarer women were fovnd In all the landr thai their
names are given and thor qualities dcscnbed-and that
job bad also sven socstwice the number daughters
and ore over-o' whom no description 10 siveo not .
,inge one OF their names teld one OF their qual
YES % mentioned This showed the higher appreciation
His friend (hr Horie) had INDUCED IN sensimeps In
hioh hey all joined, and had with feeling elect 1t
trbutd his share OF usefulness In he 10 pous mother
AFRO, raid Mr. can say TIE samc OF my mother I
read no; only Tho Scriptures but hnovy with her when
other boys we're In Robinson Crusoc and Robin Hood
Was reading Plu,arch and Gent history Al the age Of
ten toof such dislike " sur Edward Coke on account
Of bis brutality 10 sr Walter Raleigh that afer became
lawyer never was abe 70 quote him In court and
believe rever quoted from him In all my nfe. ZAP
paute) All that got from . mother. AMI now
30 little farther Aaother speaker (Nr ssorrs) has
suggested two things which brought from
the New World 70 tho Old one-potatoes and
tobacco. Join hlm heartily and without hcsita
lion IN dislike 10 the one, and that n . very fair
compromise nhe'Sue and object 10 the other. Ssn
au not man of compromiscs In politics. (Ixnghter)
e tells US OF two things carried from the Ncv World 10
The Ola one Of tsem was weed that no animal OF the
brute creation Wal torch, dry green, even the
browning soan or roofing hogs, the mule who feeds
on thstlcs and briars Ny mother asked me never 10
use the weed, nnd have touchsd from that to
he present day. And 10 scmethas moro serious
Sbe ashed me not 10 game, and have never gained. |
could not tell this day who Was winning losing any
vame that csald be played before she adnonished
ne against hard drinking and Whatever capacity for en-.
itittcc nay have a present. do speak OF perform.
but Of endurance which 10 70 through rood
'eal-1 attribute 70 my having complied with her pious