The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-15

so many Of you have suffered. We Join Win ~ yoo
might and mastery. has forced herself into her pro-
per place among the foremost nations OF sn, & thsa
advanced IDEAS w Of liberty whioh her apostles
have taught, and for which her ma y,s,scai codes
ard proclaimed as her political syssee,n;
shall rejoice fervently as you VI ~. az ~ sso
whenever her acknowledged supremacy @ sn9lI s De
employed in emancipatIng not only Inose VINO
submit to her rule but all men OF all races, from
And mean while there is for as consolation in
the knowledge that II in your own land you
asnIratons that very fact has led you and tens of
thousands of your countrymen to our shores, has
scattered you and them over our vast and fertile
domain, has assisted us 70 build mp lourlshtng
oommonweafths, has helped us TO MI distant
wlldernesses with human activities; and while
auRmentng our numbers and adding TO our
strength and increasing our capacity for
fulness has every where Unmarried to our rapidlv
growing country the beneficial influence of Ger
man thrift German industry and German intellect
You have brought with you hands hardened by
toilj you have brought with you brains quickened
by though you have brought with you tastes cal
eulated to refine you have brought with you
wherever you have settled new and better
growth has marked your presence. And, gentle.
men, chlefest among your praises, when in this
your adopted country the momentous conflict be-
tween the forces of freedom and the forces. of
slavery occurred, true TO your instincts and your
convictions, You marshalled yourselves on the
side of the right, and gave without stint your
sweat and your blood to its service. Look
ing then backward to the past, in which we have
been your debtors for so much; looking forward
TO the future, in which expect to be your deot-
ors for so much more; looking to the grand old
country from which you have come, with all its
traditions and glories; looking 70 the grand new
country in which you are, with all its vigor and
promise, and feeling as we do that the good you
bestow will be happily blended with the good you
acquire, we recognize you as part and parcel of
ourselves and while we welcome yon as Germans
we welcome you also as Americans, as compatriots,
as friends, as brothers.
DIR. @. KBILNER's ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
DR. G. Kellner, one of the orators of the Fes-
uVal was then introduced, and addressed the
visitors in German, the following being a trans
iatlon Of the welcome which he extended to
tbem:-
Friends, Brethren:--WeIcome to Philadelphia.
Welcome in the name Of our singers. Welcome in
the name of the citizens of Philadelphia TO the
great national festival, which you intend to cele-
brate with as, and which is beginning this evening
with your solemn reception. May this omen be
favorable for it.. For holy spot are resting
feet, and surrounded we are by the memories of a
great time Here is the place where the fathers of
the republic unfurIed the banner of freedom there
stands yet that memorable hall from which
was issued the Declaration of Independence. The
souls OF the great heroes OF the Revolution, WASH
ington and Franklin at their head, with u.s. and
blees our noble work in the name OF "Harmony
and Union"
As in times of antiquity the people of HelIas
or Greece assembled at their Olympics, in festival
attire, adorned with flowers, TO offer their tribute
to the culture of the of beauty and to light
anew the fires on the affairs of fine arts, so are you
coming together this time TO the great festival of
music and song, TO render homage TO all that is
will the victors in the game OF songs be decorated
with the laurel wreath. And as then, those Olym-
pic sports filled whole nation with fresh inspi-
ration for whatever is great noble ana beau
tful, and stimulated TO more refined morals,
and TO renewed vigor for the culture of
the fine arts, and made them carry home a
more ardent love for their fatherland, so
will result from our festivals the best fruits for
our whole counry-the refinement of morals and
social life, through in vgorated inspiration for the
culture Of all that is beautiful, true and good.
We celebrate a national festival. We, the citizens
of German tongue and extraction, invite our fell
| low-ctizens to "The Festival of Music and Song"
We present our Sacrifices TO the altar of our beloved
| country, for which MANY of us fought in bloody
battles, TO contribute with all our powers 10 its
prosperity, to its happiness, and TO the noble en-
| Joyment of the now conquered peace.
We sacrifice our best, our love and our cultVa-
tisn of the fine arts which adorn and purify our
| lives and without which we mortals are wanting
in The stamp of the immortal God
| We believe, to render the whole nation and the
| country the greatest serVice-considering it our
holy duty as cItiZens-we take for our calling TO
show that the cultivation and practice of the fine
arts refnes and exats the social life of the peo-
pie, that pure MORALS virtue, order and respect for
| laws, springs up from 1t in such degree as can
| never arise from illiberal temperance aud Sunday
| laws, which are unworthy OF free people. Only
| civilization, only harnonical education OF heart
and mind, is making men free. The great truth
| that liberty does not result from command, but
from the culture of the feelings and reasoning of
| all members of the community, applies not only
to politics. but also TO the noble enjoyment OF social
life.
Give us your songs. May the noble harmony
| OF music solve all dissonances of life Give 70
the heart to the feelings its natural right, side by
side with the authority OF common sense, for
| tnat alone gives true harmony 10 the human
| mind.
| Under that banner we will harmoniously begin
| ana end our festival, and secure for IL the best
result Our hearty welcome again Welcome to
the City OF Brotherly Love. Here originated the
great Union of the American singers. Here, on
this sacred spot seventeen years ago, we celebra-
ted the first national S@ngerfest. May the Tenth
S@ngerfest give new impulse 10 the celebration
OF these national festivals. May they contribute,
by their harmony, to solve all discord between our
foreign born and native citizens; may they contri-
butte their part heal the split between the differ
| ants M no trVs m N.
try, in whose honor we celebrate this national
Sengerfest, soon be turned from all dissonances,
| to the most complete and most grand harmony,
and be example TO all nations. For only in har-
mony there is strength, and only harmony gives
greatness and glory and only harmony is union
the whole, the great the free Union. Three cheers
, for the Untop,n
| THE PROCESSION
| At the conclusion of these exercises, the dtt-
ferent societies proceeded from the Square, and
again forming in line, proceeded up tllth
street to Race, where they deposited their
banners in the National Guards Hall. They
were then escorted to their quarters In dlfierent
parts of the city, and thus ended Inc nrst day o.
the famous Tenth General S@ngerfest
SUNDAYS PRoCEEDINGs
were in accordance with the programme already
| published in THE EVENING TELEGRAPH, Lnt
| societies which proceeded up and down the
| river and TO the suburbs, on excursi ans. enjoy
| ing themselves in that hearty manner Iol
| which the children of Germany are so cele
brated.
THE PROCEEDINGS THIS MORNING.
Rehearsal at the Academy for the Grand
Concert This Evening The Pro-