New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-21
NEW. YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE sIxrY-sEyENTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. b
THE REV. DR.. SAMUEL OsGO0D on NETWORK q
THR NINETEENTH CENTURY.

THE sIxrY-sRyESTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. By
THE REV. DR.. SAMUEL OsGOOD on NETWORK IN
THB NINETEENTH CENTURY
Yesterday being the 9th anniversary OF the New.
York Historical Society the event honored by discourse
IN the Nineteenth Century The Lecture Room Of the His
toea Society crowded by large and fashionable AUDI
ence who frequently interrupted the lecturer BY long and eon
tnued applause Upon being introduced the reverend gentle
MA PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN or THE HrsToRrcA socHrI
In accepg the honor invitation speak at the ami
versary find myself at relieved and oppressed y the
subject that forces itself upon G n 1 a U"o OF IN
adequate treatment What topic compare In Importance
and interest the great city native or bdoPted nome ana
who shall presume 10 il adequately In all its yanes
variety and constant evolution AZ We gre The wonder
nncys and business and people can hide nom
that il il striking facts Of the Nineteenfh Century
world The Nineteenth Century NAV be defined the age Ot
liberty organized the period whose distinctive problem
is construct reconstruct society on the basis
ofrceom The previous centuries have been the povdeni
preparations the task 1t is probably safe 70 that the
modern time, whole since the Invention OF pruning hS
discovery OF America and the Protestant Reformation,
has been most marked by the spirit Of liberty, and
n has fallen 10 the lot OF city have conspicuous part
in the great work OF reconstruction aud tho end not YET She
her full share Of the Lessons and examples Of the previous mod
centuries 70 help out In aDd ' ge S Ss
of the noblest nations OF Europe, and when
endck Hudson first parted the T9g5s o. our nGp "a! ana
symbozed The prcesned civilization oil ths Ne"imona
lie opened here The pages Of mat hS'oi 0l cDni
shonc upon his ship II did not need any marieom
d'ination 70 sec the forms ine d rum" SpbTs
Luther and Bacon, with the compass aud PrnSg press
and Bible signaling to THIS the new eogn ana e hs nes
beauty and wealth and promise asks no borrowed hoh2s oa
The Dutch. who founded New Amsterdam %
this Island Of Manhattan, not only brought their own
characters and personal property ber but also their ma
tional life with its historical traditions institutions and
powers. They brought win them most o INC ~
feuda age in their municipal laws and social trad'
tions, that in many respects go conserve alive
We may regard Old New York eliminating In the year ISIS
with the completion OF the Erie Cann and that great jubilee
that married this city with the mighty West began new ere
Of triumph and responsibility that soon proved mat the bdes
ties New York now became the National city and
quarter of century more and then she became
one OF the leading cities Of the world We may n
this change upon the middle of the century as wen as upon
tan era The change course gradual and the great
increase OF the city dates from the close Of ne
troops The population doubled nearly IN the ten years ai
1890 and went from ~ TO O0OO In leo II reached 100
and in 1850 rose 20 Look at city now In lis extent
population wealth institutions and connections and consider
how is doing its great work under Gods providence
teenh century You too familiar with the figures and facts
that show the hrgeness Of The ely need any minute OF d
s T i'9 +. ..S a?A riih $685. a, " aa
rom ~ to s736 SssOs that the real value 81 property
here is about slO0OOOOO0O, or a thirtieth part Of
the Great Balni thut our taxes mas
time have risen from sl2TOOO 20 sl69:OIoi That oi
banking capital Is Sgo0oOOO and the transae.
tions Clearing House iYE the year ending OcL
40 OO depositors and S7 90 90 of deposits tint our e IRE
Insurance cOnpanes and fire agencies have capita OF ~
500 600 and our II life Insurance companies capital o. ts
shipping registered and enrolled in 1903 lnun
tunnage 265 and the number OF arrivals
vessels in this port in 1905 - 64 OF these aV beng
steamers exports for the year 3 were s2s 60 80 ana
our imports 4l9 On average - tnns OF nal
matter are received here for citizens and - tons IRE sent
out daily The average Number Of mailbags received rs
3sj and the average number sent out 1l1 nthln
three years and a half the mail matter d our
citizens has doubled The number OF letters and newspapers
collected by the carriers for the quarter ending Dee u @
and the deliveries from poOce boxes for the same quarter
were over 100000 These the ike plain statistics ae sum
cent to show the imperial wealth and power OF New ok and
starte with the problem OF its prospective g9wih Nn
remember that increase which has been ge
the actual of increase VIII give us population o
tho close OF the century In conclusion DT W
good said What the who ushers in the 1wenieh Gen
ury here who celebrated your one hundTedh ahner
have 10 he reviews uss
Nineteenth Century Dr. Miller reviewed the Eighteeuth
will not undertake 20 say What should wish and pny 20
clear Clear should desire the time 20 keep INC
wisdom and virtue the old with all light and progress
that great city that shall be here shall be not only made
many men, but OF true manhood and be not only th'
central ground Of noble fellowship its great wharyes an
markets the OF honorable industry and commerce.
public halls the headquarters OF free and orderly American
churches the shrine OF the blessed faith and love that JON
man with man, and gives open communion with God an'
Heaven