Worcester daily spy., 1859-07-06


united together. And, anticipate the time
when these mighty hosts shall be gathered in
that richer and better land to be crowned by
angel hands. And l shall be happy to go up
to Heaven, led by such as these, and be crown
ed ,cih dem in that better world.
Rev. Mr.. Adams was introduced, and spoke
in substance, as follows:
REMARKS OF REV. J. G. ADAMS.
1t seemed that the speakers of this occasion
were among the minute men" of the day.
They were limited to few minutes in their
speaking. He did not object to this, and would
improve his time as best he might in speaking,
not to the older ones, specially, but to the great
company of children before him. He had
three ideas which he would express in the
three minutes allotted him. /. The day. 1t
was the great day of our nation, and one of
the great days of the world. / would ever
hail and welcome it, said the speaker, while
life lasts. would have every American, old
and young, do SO. l can appreciate the feeling
OF every child and youth here In reference to
its coming. l have even tried to appreciate
the wish of the single good fellow who desired
that on the glorious Fourth, the sun might rise
two hours before day, and not set until three
hours after midnight. 1t was long time oft
that the patriotic fellow wanted and so do we
desire to-day-a long time and good one. l
hope we shall have both. Peaceable as usual
ly am, l am in favor of a noise to-day not an
unreasonable or barbarous noise, but a civil
lied, an essential, and loud one ! Bells, bands
OF music, songs, shouting, and general joy
z. Our country and our duty. We have high
est reasons for loving our country, highest
reasons for serving it. Children, how shall
We best serve it? Not by being soldiers, rul-
ers, leaders, principally but by being good
men, women, children. Good people do most
honor to their country. Washington, as the
little boy who went to see him. once said, "was
nothing but man p True but what man
How good, and how great because he was
good Napoleon, when in Egypt told coun-
tryman of ours that the name of Washington
would live when his own would be lost in the
vortex of revolutions. He knew how great
Washington was in his goodness, in his true
and noble manliness. He was not great be-
cause he was soldier; nor can any of these
boys be great by being soldiers, merely. 1t
may be great thing to fight and die for our
country, but it is greater thing to live for it
to hive honestly, wisely, uprightly. The
book OF Ecclesiastes tells us that there was a
little city with few men in it and great
king came and besieged it. There was found
in it poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom,
delivered the city. So the writer of the book
concluded that wisdom was better than
strength. 1t is. Our boys ought to remem-
Der this. Ifyou want to be soldiers be Chris
tan soldiers. Read the Epistle to the Ephesi-
ans, and see what your armor is to be. There
are hard battles for us all to fight
every day, with temptation, wrong, and
SIN. Let us serve our country by fighting
these battles 3. The Sabbath school and the
Republic. The best saving power that we
can have for our republic, comes from our
Christian homes, churches and Sabbath
Schools. Let us not forget this. We do not
forget it to-day. This celebration declares
that we do not. We need to have just such Gel
ebratlons more common, that we may not for
get the agency of the Sunday school in the
prosperity of the nation. God make us faith
ful to this great interest-parents, teachers,
ministers, people, all Small though the
agency may be, it goes to swell mighty tide
The rlll, the river, and the boundless sea !"
Rev. ]. II. Twombly followed he thought
this gathering would strengthen the genuine
Sunday School spirit in Worcester. He re-
ferred to the large number of children yet un-
connected with any school, and said he meant
to gather some of them into his own He
spoke, also, of the improving and renovating
influence of festivals where all, having laid
aside their trifes of creed and doctrine, faIT
the faith of common humanity, and Thought
they were prophetic of the time when all men.
IJTge.ldi of denominational differences, might
come together in the common faith of Christ
our Lord.
Rev. Mr. Richardson was next introduced,
addressing his remarks mainly to the children.
We were accustomed to show our gratitude
by outward signs. Children cast roses in
the path of Washington at Trenton, and
ladies greeted him dressed in white, because
they were grateful, and expressed their
gratitude by these outward signs. What, he
asked has made us free to-day why do we see
Catholics and Protestants and all of twenty
denominations uniting in common festival?
1t was because every man enjoyed the utmost
freedom of act and opinion. We must learn
to grow up together in this respect, as the
trees of various size and form grow in the for
est. This celebration was an expression of
our thankfulness for freedom and we trusted
in God that neither we nor our posterity might
see Fourth of July when the fires of freedom
shall not glow as brightly as they do to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Faunce was the next and last
speaker. His remarks were filed with
eloquent suggestion, and were very well re-
ceived. After national air by the band, the
exercises at the platform closed with singing
the Doxology, "From all that dwell below the
Skies" &c.
The Chief Marshal commended the Young
people and the old to the abundant means of
entertainment provided in the grove, and
quantity of mimic balloons, bows and arrows,
balls and bats, &C., which had been consider
ately provided, were distributed among the
children, who spent the rest of the day in high
glee.
DECORATIONS IN THE STREETS
With the exception of Lincoln street and
some portions of Main, the decorations were
not of a noticeable character. Near the resi-
dence of Mr.. Paine, three flags were hung
across the street. and banner, surrounded
with streamers, was suspended, bearing the
words "The Women of 1776, noble mothers of
noble men," Opposite Harrison Avenue, an
arch was erected, draped with flags and stream
ers, with the motto, "The farmers of 1776. the
heroes Of the land" An arch, with the mot
to, eve are patriot children of patriot sires,"
adorned the gateway to the residence of Mr.. ].
| M. G. Armsby. Festoons of evergreen praced
the piazza of Mr. VIM. A. Wheeler's residence.
and flags were suspended across the street, op
posite Catherine street.
Opposite the residence of the late Gov. Da-
Wis, banner wreathed in evergreens, and sus-