The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-23


IL was now determined that the Jubilee ron1 nns
taEe place IN New YORK. and Mr. GiImors men y's
o9 w sSs % ARRANGE Tor IN Boston WHERE ce
LOT SUBSCRIPTIONS. VITA the prospectus Lpon ~
live ste Seore r. y as
however Mr.. Gilmore felt that to lit hts g,ganli
scneme INTO notice ne must first ger under 4
n.onnlcdean lever or the press ana he FOUND tra
Journalists throughout the country generally DIS
oosel TO help him. and In mis- work be mas nos
s sa 10 MS behalf. 1.-The NEW YORK HxRALD.r no
mem, W wa ~ exceedingly good natured n III treat
uns o OIL, The Boston notion From time % lime n
eSano y, WIN encouraging editorials good
Now that me me press Of the country generally
,an,an y, nhormaion, the wayarer next Turned .is
hna ,hav W n ,S professional brethren. As general
heartily approved q Mr. i bwsh IT. u s P oss an *
~ v ~ 49, @ ~ .n"sc, was about the oDi7 % ponsrt
| position to personal motives - -
The next move was to obtain the hundreds ~
tnou,andS OF dollars necessary FOR me an-cess ~
| such marvellous undertaking. Boston bae snany
men with neavy bank accounts, ana Hr giim0rs
went for tnemn with WILL Many d them treat.,
him indinerenty and coldy at drst olners fr, gne
upon the enterprise os an iInpossiblty and othera
declared him bordering on insanity.
But without knowing by what hidden means tho
Divine will s often accomplished the lone laborer
In the cause felt that he was being Amos, be-
yOnd his strength, ana his heart often burned win
the bitterness Of his disappolntmens. Pernars in
his total absorption the great idea Of che lfee,
he did not so fully recognize as he should have aone
the sublime TACT that
God moves in a mysterious WY
hui he prayed unto Him day after day ana ngN
after night In the fulness or his heart; anl
this was the burden OF his prayer;--n tae wore
In winch | am engaged Ii TO result IN good
God grant that may be enabled 70 overcome Ell
dlmcutes put II good Is not TO be the result, taen
from my very soul pray that NAV be defeated 1T
every step, and that upon my head alone shall Al ina
weight OF the disappointment. This was has prayer.
OF duty and doing the work Of the Lord and w.luouH
Thought OF lll-will towards LIVING man oe. Kept
on, overcoming and overcoming till every opsLatlo
70 success was removed.
Time was dying. 1t was already the day before
Christmas and not one solitary dollar had yet heei
obtained towards an enterprise that would cost nun
dreds OF thousands to carry It through. 10 iae
course Of his perambulatlons during the day Kind
fortune brought the protector into the presence 81
Francis Skinner Il Co. Mr. Bardweii had already
received prospectus, anu the magnitude of the
scheme Just suited his broad views he had caught
Inc inspraton the idea OF such festival was mona
too large for him.
Look nere Gilmore. y said he, at win be rather
heavy JOB for you TO go round looking up nn nre'
dollar subscribers to help you carry out TINS freat
want few TO start you on with H say thousand ao
| lars apiece. How Is thatfu
by love, Mr.. Bardwell. give me your hani;
"We," said he, 'you so ahead Yon'fe OH right j
s1cK a s or g ssoS snd yp g cary = ou couos
81 600 each; II l don't why l arn good fcr shat
'Well y said the protector when be found nnnsep
alone, There, what sna!l dO-screan, hurrah %
| go crazyY Can stand such unexpected stroks
and neartbreakIng trials and troubles Goo rless
you, Mr. Bar r May you spend many , spe e.any
atty" X
leading hotels, piano and organ manufactures
others likely 10 derive benefit from the juJil com
ing down win their thOusands-and the festival ~
ut once fOregone conclusion, ana Boston wa y
be the scene o. the entertainments which the wan
sSo 5g l %sns eny said so
would put 1t through. She was usen 70 great unug
sa1 nere REPLIED Sysaa nT0rs ss
thought he WAS crazy" "Well,n ssd another. 4
there are sa many 10 os N
dreamed Of such thing: Who's gong y give ~
Ss cksI 70 sSsa s ds Ne ~
read his programme through. and roo sec.' e
oosn I've read read en0ugn 9 know @ sss
more felt that with hirh honor. formne, aye,
ITSELF were ere now at stare os Should % no sa sne
| In the face OF The enemy, exposed 10 uany
dom shot; but the greater the uppos,ticn bfous
against him the greater the glory ~ slcctss
The efforts OF Mr.. Gilmore and mis- eIapiJyeJ
sisants IN soliciting funds were now successiu .
gratifying-agan dlscouragng aud slcKenlfls 1
times, when he seemed almost buried IN the nlife
despondency, he would still adhere y tle
adage Of "Ihcre Is no such word NJ ian hel
severed, ana at length the treasury sweiled 20
an extent THAT the jubilee was assrrea .pe}oad
doubt Tue training OF the singers and other
| llminarles were begun. Arrangement n
| for the Coliseum, and the suggesticl made ina
| should be erected on the Boston lonsaon,
brought about civil war, the Ike o. winch
| never known IN Boston, TO thns desc
/ Old Boston Common could never - permit
| circumstances BY the hundred poure
upon the city government, public incssna,og
| ings were held. and the press rascd and swors
ri6ly. The City Council mad decldsd ssua
erection or the Coliseum within the halowea
monsiranis they reairirmeG tia, .ec,s'oS' ss.
jubilee management were ilste magnanius
avail themselves OF the Common in rJDosi.lon u
wishes OF the remonstrants. and the colissurr,d
1t Is worth while to diverge trrae from y
genera! narrative Of the progress or arrs,
ments for the Peace Jubilee tc give Mr.. Glltnf
account OF now the various railroads were
suaded to reduce their fares To those atenaia3
mad been given by the controlling powers "a
railroads, and It appeared as II even the niensl IL
the great musical family who were tlr sole -
ton themselves, would have 10 pay falI fare 81
at home. AT length Mr.. Gilmore ma5e ir HI,
ness to slip on TO New York ard see his noble -
that king OF railroads, prince OF steanposl
chief Of hnpresdrh, Colonel James Fisk, Jr
presence OF this remarkable man--fhis mo-
American industry, enterprise executive -
discipline-in TACT OF every trait that makes ~
the protector Of the Peace jubilee feli
a humble bee buzzing around en-
eve tine feacs Jses
idea. the greatest thing OF tbs kinl on r. 1ofb
heartily congratulated his Wis tor upon tho q,
ton and the forward condition Of the nudcr't
and expressed undoubted confidence " "a
success. After Mr.. Gilmore made known sne
OF mis- vlsis-shat OF cheap transportation
from Boston during the festivat-Colcna
touched his little telegraph comnIunl caiofi
heads OF departments appea ed, and orders
given to issue excursion iicSets as low as ~
over all their lines and do eve fytliag n tBeirl
10 accommodate the public, favor Bnsto1 ~
the enterprise. The result OF thls step was q
spondInR reduction OF rates On Almost every
and general hurrah for Colonerfisk, WHO
ball IN notion FIJI
IL Is hardly necessary to give here Mr.. 81
account OF the jubilee or how ealnently saA
IL was. The HERALD did that from day 70 n
ing its progress. suffice 1t TO say that the pryt.
hopes were realized He succeeded IN gis.lr
the highest niche in the temple OF peace. Ia
vided the refined and cultivated n,usIca. -
the very choicest musical repertoire OF Fsat
grandest overtures, symphonies and yrFf
Whole In part, and at the same time OF & ~
joclng furnished the national popular ana ~
melodies which were ZANZIBAR 20 tne pecit
which alone the real masses fully anderson
enjoyed.
Mr. Gilmore, as an author. has acqu,ttctf
In this "History OF the jubilee ia mann
will astonlsh those VINO have reckoned n3 q
exclusively OF musical Character. He AZ
perhaps over lavish In MS praise or those Y
him and his enterprise and those who orr
In an unInany way from selfish Eott4.