Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
The Fourth in Perrysburg.
THE SEyCEkBUND FESTIVITIES.
MAYOR COOK's ADDRESS.
Large COncOursc of Visitors.
Address Of DR.. ]. H. Rheinfrank.
EXERCISES All THE HALL.
THE CONCERTS, &c.
EXERCISES Ar THE HALL.
THE CONCERTS, &c

streamers and evcrgreens. Deck and cabin
were thronged with visitors, among them the
Petersburg Gesang Vcrcin and Tutonic Maen-
nercLor Associations Of Toledo, which with the
Fremont Societies, already arrived, were for
mally rec ired by Mayor CooE, MS the boat
touched her dock, in the following neat recep-
tiun address
GenNeucn of he rariom Sragcrimis here as
semJtsf: In the name ~ the citizens Of Perrys-
| burg, welcome you our pleasant village, as
gentlemen who come TO aid In the great design
OF elevating, by the sweet strains OF music, our
min Is aud thoughts Ia the higher civilization
which awaits mankind.
Aud MS recognize IN you the friend of peace,
! ! welcome You ~ the Joys Or this anniversary OF
our national independence, and to the hospitality
Of our people for, although Perrysburg has
! failed g. Keep pace with her neiEhbOring
| villages In the march 10 wealth, her citizens
have not failed u develop and illustrate, on
all fitting occasions, the grand virtue Of hos
ptality.
We welcome you TO our village, to her de-
| lightful scenery and her pleasant walks, and
promise you the protection Of her civil authority
while you engage IN the peaceful enioyments
of freemcn on freedoms soil Aud we express
the hope that the impression here made and
the friendship formed will prove that Hector's icJe
siirbt i'm Lethe nicht.
No more appropriate occasion could Offer to
welcome you than this delightful July morning,
and no day than this give greater hope of the
| future, MS we see assembled the two natonali-
ties, with appropriate emblems, mngling the
songs Of Fhticrl"nd with the sweet air OF the
S,ar Spangled Banner.
And II is fitting, that we thus assemble 1,
/, hail with music aud song, the return Of the
anniversary Of day whose early dawn vel
cCmrd the birth Ofn nation, which while II yet
lay in the crndle Of infancy gave promise that
IL would one day tear the crown from tho 'DrOw
Of monarchy, and give liberty to mankind.
We welcome you az cnlaborcrs IN the grand
march TO universal liberty, when all nations
shall under God. ncknow ledge no superior IN
mtu--when intelligence and virtue shall he the
crowniug giories that land lustre to the human
furm divine.
the Republic, who have como hithcr, with
strong wills and unyiclding resolves 10 aid us
tn enlarge and strengthen and leiutify the
temple Of liberty, Germany has maniully met
every crisis and nobly cndeavored to solve tue
great problem of the ages--man's highest good.
On her soil, Religion, Literature, and Science
nch has had its conflict and its triumph. and
her lstle-crown hills are living with SIS of
the undying zeal with which she has cung IN
the spirit Of liberty.
But il is on American soil, surrounded and
aided by the patriots of all nations, the spirit
O. liberty is to rip'n into the full iruitiou o
fraternity and elua iiy, an | then, the arch Of
hope, firmly united by the keystone Of virtue,
shall span the continent anil the rcd, white and
blue, eyery where hailed by the grand chorus
of pedce, lib rty and union, will truly symbol
ifc the Brotherhood Of Man
Again, in the name Of our people, bid you
welcome.
Al the conclusion Of the address, the line Of
march was taken up, and, accompanied by the
Fremont and Maumee Bands, the different AS
sociations proceeded to the Hall, which is a v
and beautiful structure, standing in an inclos,
ure of half au acre. The grounds have been
fitted up with regard to comfort and recrca-
ton. with arbors aud seats throughout, and is
alike ere lit to tho projectors of the enter
prise, aud to the place itself. After pnrtaking
OF an excellent dinner, prepared by our fellow
citizen, JoHN ScHwINp, the exercises at the
Hall were opened by II sweet air from the ex-
ccllcnt Fremont Band, followed by the dcdica.
ton address in German, by DIR. J. II. RuEIS.
FRANK, the President Of the Perrysbnrg Soci
ETY.. The following is translation Of the Doc
tors eloquent remarks
| My FRrRNDs; In behalf of your young sis
| ter, the Sengerbund Association, of PeTrys-
burg, II gives me the greatest pleasure to greet
| you aud tender you the hosptalities Of our
| quiet town, here on the banks of the placid
| Maumec, within a stones throw Of the renowned
battlefield of q Harrison and Wayne, and upon
the glorious anniversary of American lnde-
| pendence. We meet 10 consecrate fresh altars
To the Goddess of Music, and for a day to cast
aside the trials Of everyday life aud recreate so
| belly ard properly with our fri nls and neigh.
Tors. Such festi,i les, blest as they alv avs ar,
with heal,hiul bodily and mental enjoyment, can
not fail-cannot but exercise beneficial influence
upon all participants. The temporary rest from
labor aud care, the friendly intcrmnging aud
association of citizors of different aud distant
Cities the roduutant hiw Of learning aud wit
| which occasions of u similar nature must al
| ways inspire, the renewal Ot memurit OC u his
! torcal past, on the very spot which gave those
| mcmuries birth, these, these alone, must inspire
us all with joyous appreciation ot this occas-
ion. But when all these are bound together as
bonds of friendship aud are laid at the shrine ol
the beauteous Goddess of Music, then we be
hold human enjoyment IN its truest and pures
habiliments, frum rosy childhood 10 sOmbr
age we are taught 10 revere music. Trull
has the poet said, lie that has not music il
his SOUL is fit for treason, stratagem aud spois.
The angels in heaven are said 10 sing halClu
iahs aud praise, TO the Most High, with snngs u
glory. Lutes aud harpS are in their hands and
clothed in spotlcSs white, with crowns Of limo
cence upon their brow, they sing Psalms tn tn
|
creation of the wurld, music has iormed mos
important ever present, vet mysterious, part
The music of the spheres, the music OF all ua
! uure, and the music chnir form themes for man
dawning poesies, The pastoral lutte, the pip,
, tue harp, the timbrel aud the horn, alike az
, sung in Homvrlc verse, and Virgil rythn
anl all literature seems incomplete wlthO,
= the hallowing sound OF music.
, We to-day meet to dedicate a temple raised I
= t1e honor ot this glorious Goddess and ,or IN ",
Of our newly formed Singing Association. Ou
q intention is, if prospered, To make our liu
J., band the eqGal in requirements, both social an
musical, with 8 inc Of its elder sisters.
welcome you then, on this our fest Festiva
{ heartily aud pray you To consider that YOU al
$ truly aud really welcome, and not only for 20,
O presence heIe, but because Of the energy an
q perseverance, you have yourselves for yeSl
y mast exercised in the formation Of the music
y training aud healthiul interc curse among Il
\ Cermnn citizens at America. You, before
N by the Ioaluus fostering of your respective Nj
,ioal Societies, have shown a part worthy
our emulation aud enutli ne you 10 our highS
e praises aud most cordial welcome, We, Il
c Seneerbund of Penysburg, have existed p
n such for few shOit mouths our means ha
been somewhat limited, but our zeal aud G
e ergy have done much 10 cOnqu 2 all diiic,
is lies With the aid Of our many estcem
Ia friends we have been enabled To erect this u
:, pretending temple, and devote the cause 10
improvement OF cur musical taste, our voc
y and instrumental culture. Is MT this then
/. be considered most laudable undertaku
: aud are we not entllled tO some little prai
frum our elder sisters in the work Th
+ again, in the name 0f our Association, we tend
l. YOU the hospitalitiCs of our temple aud tow
re and beg you TO en- brace heartily the prese
"A moment for intellectual and refined enjoymel
and when the ceremonies Of the day are Ov
le aud you return N your own homes, may y
Of bear with you lasting and pleasingTeeOlleetio
il Of the day you have spent among NA.
ID In the evening a grand concert was give
:, I. under the auspices Of the Rhoner Family,
~ Buffalo, assisted by the " "Concordla Of Fl
b. mont. This enterainment comprised the gre
e, musical feature Of the days festivities, Al
u wss heartily appreciated, and received mc