New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-22


gfowtn nom root In obedience 10 sn inward lsw aud
ret mere sdventtors additions the State Wa body
ana rot ou.d:rg. They msde s-istoorscy bat IL
Wa one OF Character never Of proper 10 which
tie servant, If free msn Of the Church, might be
egkIsior, while the wealthest MASTER If irrelisous
WA servant. They held their meetings 10 church
elo opened ther legislative assemblies with sermon.
IL Wss al otcsuse they were endowed with this invs
lole energy which insusceptible OF destruction.
They strcVe 90 10 make and incorporate themselves
ITO state a. one great Christian msn with sinews,
euorg sne pgfty ms oers and religious convictions.
Ihey said ID themselves when Cromwell invited them
70 emlgiafe to Ireland, Our country is the hsppiest
on the tsoe of the EARTH No man could read the
records Of New England w'hou. being impressed with
as purity ana dignity. Even in Holland the Puritans
had been Infused With triumphant zeal; theytssid
we itall be but stepping stones unto others for
performing so great work" At the sailing Of the
May flower, they declared fha II for glory Of
Coo az well as Tor the honor of the King sud country
"thst they cane" DR.. Ssors adduced various
authorities TO show tia. in coonzirg the country the
Pultars were animated By the idea Of converting the
natyts TO- s knowledge of the only true God. Tnis
eInor, and On the frat seal of the Massachusetts
Colony Nas blazoped the shining Macedonian cry:
Come over and help us In 1916, Immediately on
fhe clo;e Ct the Ptquot war, the General Govern
ment CT Massachusetts, took measures 10 extend the
bet.ipgs Of the Gospel to the natives. and soon after
he Bible was printed in the Algonquin tongue, and
be gates OF grace were opened to the dark
ened souls OF the savsges Another object was
mated by Winthrop in the general instructions
attributed TO him. Higgnson, when toe vessel ia which
he was coming over 10 this coultry had arrived off
Lane End, SITTER is touching and ms este farewell
10 the Church Of God In England, said her shores
were fading from bis sight, "Ws come 70 brig the
Gospel TO America. When afterward he Preached
bis memorable sermon his text was, "Whst went We
CUT for to see and bis answer in substance TO
the power and riches of the commonwealth within
which the Gospel should reign supreme. For this end
Harvard College was tounoed in the first ST uggles
of the coory, and everywhere the church
was made paramount as the real center and
organizing power in the community, and. the
mpia.ers were consulted in all affairs of government
The Pilgrims would have held that Stste radically de-
6ciept in greatness which confined itself TO material
segregation, and did not irfuse vita its own spirit
every new acquisition. They Individually, by their
personal bsptism ordained to carry their spiritual
life into Their government. They accepted this, there
fore, and Ige1 from the outset that the noble
character which was brought over by Carver Brad
fold Bre wster and Aerton should be preserved, eX
allied, REINFORCED and more widely distributed in the
generations 10 Gomez that the lights of learning kinded
here should bum with br 2her flame than they ever
had in the Old Word, ard that great and wde-reach
rg efforts for Gods law and mans good should be
the proouct of their large enterprise. They were
drawn, not driven, to this country; attracted by
purpose, not exied by an ediot; they came to
make the world better, and not merely to escape
the supervision of constables Wherever, said the
speaker auy State had contributed to upbuld the real
life Of mankind its influence and renown had become
thereby impershable. The Roman Empire we valued
not for lie extensive show but because il had given
roetry, eloquence and civil law We loved Greece
because of its liberty and learning wnch had been
carried forward to We loved English growth and
history, not because it had given TO us Shake
apeare, Milton ard Bacon, but because y MA
given to US common law, constitutional liberty
Protestant Christianity, and the Eogllsh B'blsj
and the energies which it had diffused through
markrd would exist as long earth lasted, and so
long as earth lasted would the rame OF England be
aof TIA lords
mechanics in civil polity for they had shown them
selves to be architects in the building OF States They
we're Lot mere fanatca Adventures, frightened fugi-
tives ascetic devotees of rigorous doctrines, but
Of purpose of faith and forecast Their aims were
the measure of their minds. They were not only
srtissns, but ertists of the Cyclopean order.
Their thence Of the grandest conception l. was
an honor to have sprung from such men. The orator
audtd 10 the between the scene of their as.
semblipg and the assembling of their descendsus-tO
the marvellous enthusiasm which co1d lead johnson
TO speak Of the crooked paths OF Boston as "comeiy
streets" and then noticed them in contrast with
= Broadway. These contrasts exhibited progress
IN wealth during the two and quarter centuries. Il
might impress them with the goodness OF God, but it
should not lead them 10 cont act wealth with IN sr
roverty Such contrast diminished the value add gran
deur Of the plans which brought forefathers hhsr
These plans were departed from constantly In our social
life and civil history, and this TACT we should
recognize. He was not devOtee OF the past.
He was not afraid Of the present and its tendencies
nor was he timd for the future. He believed that this
soil should ever remain an asylum for Freedom. Yet,
while he felt this he could not fail 10 thst at every
pojnt they had departed from what he had defined
the first cardinal principles OF ou orefather Aud had
perhaps gone in the reverse direction. While oni
forefahers placed their reliance upon idea, we placed
our confidence for progress and prosperity In
cur vast increasing masses Of population; in the
wealth that exists with us; in the mechsnca success,
cheapness of Injuries, and the extent OF our CON-
N cree Religion instead Of being the supreme law OF
cur growth was now rather ornsmeut-almost one
. ~ 6na arfs
but utterly out CT place in restraining aud directing man
Public ustce now wanted the sacreduess which ithsd
in the Puritan commonwealth. IL was not bow treated
a. a solemn sacrament and rite, in which personal lib
erty was involved. How far governments had fallen
nom their high character indicated in the current
history Of the day, ard in the partisan decisions OF
courts. We now encouraged immigration to enlarge
our production; we made our States hom twenty 10
forty times as large they did in New England. We
measure their importance by their square Leagues OF
sell, and not by toe might OF men, We disregarded
families; we OVERRIDE towns and scsrcey recognized
auy smaller division than counties. We were seekingto
e1psnd artiicaly. We aggregated men and women
OF all tongues together, and called i! nation. Our
forefathers sought to make nation grow by
a homogeneous compact, OF shspeiy dsyei1pm .n
results of material increase OF the State, while
the spiritual development, tue formation OF
character like Washingtons, like John Jays,
we had hardly tendencies since the days Oh
the Revolution. The man who should propose 70
Government the work OF missionary enterprise would
be laughed at Private munifcence has now TO at
tend TO much that was looked after by Government
by cur fathers In word, the spiritual was not now
supreme. Engineering was to rs what interpreting
the Scriptures was TO our fathers. They sent
missionaries; send agents TO trade or pracncai
6Ilbus,ers We were not chsra serized now by pri-
vste life Of religious conviction and personal consecra-
tcn which our fathers sought to secure in perpetuy
through careful org anzation of the family But u
was lot for us TO bevail these tendencies az tney
could do nothing but glorify the past; it was
for US to use them for good by bringing more