The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-21
NV YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
aani, ev-ary Ccicbrasbon- Ad0pstss 81 fNe's-
rive Coay,it,ce's R~pert-Address b. Rev.
~ niuri Osxood, ~. ID.


sani,er-ar, Celebration Adopsiss ., hse.s-
rive Comp,iitce's Report-Address rs Rev.
samuel Osgood, ~. ID.
large srmber VI ladies' and gentlemen were present
eveDmr the occaaion 81 thu sixty ssnosd ami
versary celebration OF the founding 81 The Now York
Historca Society their bali the Of Eleventh
STREET and second sysnus,
Mr.. James Dc Pcys,er president called the nesting
10 order eight O'Clock when after prayer BY Rev.
Dr. Dewitt all tho regular duties suspended With
the exception o. III. adoption Of tho executive con-
mccs report ii nominations OF 1858, which were -
csrcd elected and he proposal Of now usab~sN io' The
present year
snppESs nFy, slsrsI neGooe, D.o
Rev. Dr. OsGoop ihan introduced, and addressed
tho society "New York In lhs Niuet~snth Century"
In accepting the honor 81 addressing tho msr'ias he
feIt the ipndeguscy OF the time address thsm ~
vas, . subject He would eonnpe himself 10 too
points New York In 1900 and New York nov tew II
the old landmarks remained THIS century che nse at
liberty organized whose object W reconstruct society
~ ., r., edo a. me arc a comwsl, vas THAI
Of authority. tn. sixteenth century ~ss tho aae o.
ecclesiastical liberty, the seventeenth waa that 81 hhsi
aud reformed doctrine Tho eighteenth ccntafy tried 10
proclaim radical liberty, and tho ninsieenth hss teen
trying sc,e IFS great estate and ocasrucs soi~s ana
government upon ths basis Of this ib~rty This city.
with all It's wealth hsd great Influence In this ~ort
Hcndrck Hudson had prrd~stnsd the civilization ~ ,hls
country no came with tho compass, tho pdn,ins
pres and the opcn Bible. Tho Dutch brought sh,s
tonai life with all 10 traditions aud Institutions la the
eighteenth ecniory there wa. tc a.s"dnAr'ans" -
that Of 1895 he'd improved upon " I4ush,srb
France hAdfaught conservatism 10 1901 and here demo
tho highest power New Yoh bsfors had d~sys b.ss
federal Bn, 100 burr snd othssA had sssrtsd
Their iunasne. 10 mako ihs cry Democratic. FEEDER
allan defeated No man had done 70 mssh 70 casry
-. ,nrs. :. =. .ss 5sssa e.
God the paople ,hsn then The leading scnset-
vs,ivss 1900 we're dolsin ON the prcsrsr, q The
country In the Co,sMsrrcf Ad-efis>y of 1901 articles
Of hi. gloomy charsrser wsre written by Nnray 10
paper Of that time John Adams In small notice, 70
that he wanted no more 1aush,srj rhsn ,bo el'y
was called .handy city b~'ns small, wbsr- every
people 10 900 more than Phlladsphis thea and much
| less than Newark nov. was then provincial e.iy.
Irvins's pen dd much to bring e''sss 10 . s,
| or Ss- Years sl.ii With bis friend, .glAn
& voplsoct 10 10 busness 'hs' hss river %. r',y
IT. empire srd brought the imperial arts snd ~snes ~
lp train The NJ Nov Yefk in 1901 smc.n.ed 70
IL $50 and The whole propsrs vas about 20, 90 u
and 10 witt Clinton that city had rro~n ,hsn "a the
Efforts at her Statesman o. phiiosoesefs The steam
boN had brought the far cities adjacent and erssh'e
and the Ere Canal dons mnfh 10 er,rnd her iser
| course Ths OF this CITY hsd avsys been -sors
sas,ess.ss ana sps uiss. Oh New Yori ean,u.i.s
| In Is2s with the completion Of the tris Cana sh~
then became tho nsonai CITY, ana, After t-en,, ovs
Year, she bscsms metropolitan iu tbsractsf uhiu 400
L vas the third city 10 slc world Before is2s I, had
three times tried elect President from sf.cns hss
but the ~.stiou of Andrew Jast 40 che
had elected Tho asvslopnsns % the qasrss ~ .
century nnee lA1t va grand The popltsilo tad
greatly increased Gas ana rfcton water tnf h~.n
| Introduced Tho pr.s bad rvssivss nee
| impatna and the csy espaBaed IA sysry ssos1iop.
Look the city and gonEfer hoe far u dslbs ts
vork In Advancing liberty To value ~ - p'of~ry
since 1905 l.s rssssea - n..riy 1000 oo ooo NJ
banking captsi oooo, COO uabsaetons ~ 'lssrss
Honso. a., 600 900 oso .slngs bsEss With 20 depo-
tots aud Nth tT1 600 ooy ~ DEPOSITS 10 Ere IA
s4rsnoe companies u o. 600 COO tn espa'a. and the
manu- seizures aHoanlsd 70 fi,sss. ooo ~ aaass-senu
~ alt thoss.tn bs tnied States Erom The 'rssns ~
Isss not vet ,abilsssf fheIs ~err loo eeoi s~tsrs
| aOoo rnsfchsris AbDo lsandf~ss~s, go is~ysfs
/ 100 90 school chiirss or qasneF of milan "a
ali lniusinal orsut@tlons in thi. e1y. shch toll
! uesiIy IN the onward march ~ riyrSsiioe
TIE setur1 gave many o'hsr ibs~t.sfns fs<ss spa
defined character 0f Nas Yofk a r..ftss. issss
| l.~1fl~i. ~afnfn ADD tolerant.
Hls rcnsrss Frequently srrfsnfsf A. nsir
close vote ~ ibsnAs psmrss asd kss ~ bellows
delivered The rray" asd h<s'actos. when NJ ssesnss
asy~fssf