New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16
CHARLES KlNdSLh L :
~ TIE JOTOS CLUB.

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- 90 porrrR JOHN @. SAKE, ThE REV pi''
.o.rooxrRy. THE HON. VIM. E. DODGE AMI
OTHERS ,u.n;,oter
Tho Rev, Charles Kingsley, Canon of Westmnstei'
.uthor of Alton Locke" WESTWARD ,io, II
,o,ia &c arrived in this country ON tne 's
last Tuesday. on brief visit partly oil CUISINES 10
nartly of pleasure On Saturday evening ' 80
.,,onaoa the regular Saturday dinner OF 'he No'.s
sn.h nhor. he was met by dinner ool'p"", '.
.ome seventy or eighty members law - IN
evening the Club gave reception II, u' ;.,-;,oa
.hioh most of the members and huinpe' Va
guests participated -. rantlomen present
few among the prominent SenuonoN ,a
- enc Hon VIM NJ Evarts, John u SaAe' 'a"o'
49,. ,ha Hon John Pieelow. the Rev. Dr. Mout
o.-v n, ire Church OF the ASCENSION tDe rev III
II A. potter OF Grace Church, DstrictAtornes ooiu'
pael,s Ivory Chamberlain. John A u GRAY, o. Dc
Io,ton O b. Buuoe, Manton Marble, d. u Croiy' inc
H. wn r Dodge, VIM H. Appleton W. H. beaiu'
r spauldine Geo. Ripley, John Taylor Johnston
~ Pre-, Harte Dr. Vim. A. Hammond, WIN.
n, Indee Theodore Dsight, ThOs. DE Walden froi'
y rusk H. s Olcott Judge Childs, Judge Charies u
Van Rrunt OF the Court Of Common Pleas judge Soe'
NJ s,e,r NJ the Superior Court, b. n fIohet'' 'o'"
pronoham. DE- Charles II. Miller, C6auneey NJ pepe"
go Carhe Dr Macdonald. DR.. Jas h Andersoo
ut Tbonpson, T. s. Gilmore, Clark DAVE the non
Roner b Roosevelt. W. J. Florence, George fa"co'.
DE- p a q ford the Rev. DR.. Field editor OF
~, P,o,,,l.st VIM A. seavor Sinclair Tousey Johp l.
Dewitt william Orion TIE Hon s'm9ei d ihuou'
T. W stoughtoD, esq. Ferd. DE Lues' tne Oohs'',
General of Italy NJ dc la FaureT the Cons1iGeheIii
Of Franco Dr. Charles lnsleo Pdrdee ana > H. "ih'u
IL was specially understood that the few speeches
nj the dinner were not to be reported but tne prloi
response of Canon Kingsley himself should not oe
omitted The President of the Ciuh hau p'opos0"
his health in a few sentences connecting his name
,nt1p
Anthony Froude and Thomas Hughes. The name OF
Mr. Kine.ley was received with prolonged cheers
tho whole corpany rising. After the applause sub
sided Mr. Kingsley said:
t;EETIEMFN am not accustomed either 10 sucu re-
eeption or such kind words az these ana am very
siad OF II, uaughter.l / wish that every one mere
knew ne as well as know myself II have other sucb
receptions as this America shall get out OF 1t ar soon
AZ possible for fearyOu should nnd me out Laughter
lam very easily found out. They say there IL gOod
deal of the fool in every and never have known
man in nv life that had of IL than l. LIuGhterI
haye learned IS years experience never 10 20 mo
room without saying TO myself, You may be the most
foolish aud may be the worst man in this room there
fore trea, all you meet in with precautionary respect
Iaughterl As TO what may be or what may or may
not have done II IS matter One Of the KIND wishes
the Chairman has inst done the honor 10 gave me- is
a long life Let him ask anythngfor me except that
Let us live hard, work hard, go good
pace get TO our journeys end as soon as
possible; then let the pOsthorse get his shoulder
out OF collar and let him get his corn and hay let
him get rubbed II ne deserves it If not, get rife
and pat bullet through his head, and save him the
trouble OF going any longer. lLaughter.J have lived
long enough feel ike the old p0thorse, very thank
ful when the end comes. But IN the mean time, gentle
men, Joking apart, one thing have to says that you
have paid very delicate compliment, aud one that
has gone home TO my heart this evening IN coupling my
name with the two with whom Ihave grown up and
with whom, through thick aud thin, wind and storm,
have lived and loved, and the two men whom love
best on earth nowAnthony Froude aud Thomas Hughes
IApDlause As long as you do me the honor to put my
in a thiTd-yOur chairman made great mistake
in putting me better third both are better than
myself at point and IL would know those two
men as / know them, learn from them az have
learned, you woul know and believe what
] say; but as long as you put me In as third shall
consider you have quite honor enough here in
America without mentioning any foolish books OF mine
prolonged applause.l
The Rev. Dr. Montgomery followed with a few
felicitOus remarks. after which the company adj
ioumed to the library. Half an hour later the main
drawing-rOom of the Club was filed with the com
pany gathered to meet Mr.. Kingsley. M. Whtelaw
Reid the President Of the Club, il introducing him
said
GENTLEMEN OF THE LoTos CLUB 1t is one OF our
American Uuets who gives the phrase with which
may most 1y honor the gish poet. novelist traveller,
and divine greet Tonight: He Duded better than
he ew" Twenty years ago. 10 some OF ns who are not
yet OLD, Alton Locke Tailor and Poet y came az almost
the eVdngel OF social democracy. dOuDt whether
he would recognize linn elf ton NJ under the drscrp-
ton Of Democrat, even on this democratic SOIL but
We Will al agree that to hat generduon inc author OF
that work aud those which succeeded 1t has been real
apostle OF the democratic sentiments men uhdeTe ana
sustain of the people ne visits Twenty
years that same man gained, with Tom Hughes ana
others OF his Eugilsh friends, solution, as IL seems
to many OF us OF the problem wch Das vexed Lngahd
and vexlug Amenca-the problem OF tue relations be-
DweeB capita! and labor Hi solution Of 1t was cO0pera-
hon. In the West he WAL hni that tue same theory
which he chanpiOned 20 Years ago-Overaid with nucn
rubbish, 1t true, mixed with many alse ideas but,
nevertheless, tending % the same benehcent ends
DvertuTnug old parties aud IS likely TO reconstruct the
ton OF the country Itself lAppdusel
SO. toO lie wrote poems wuicn he thinks little Of
that We must not mention the very name OF them aud
yet he may travel tins continent which he has iust
touched, as far as from London Venna-I had almost
said as tu az from LONDON to COnstantnOpe-dnd at no
village on the route can he stop without being greeted
In the first cottage he wits with the the
sic OF Tine Three Fishers" Applause the
Sands Dee g, Champion Of Repubheanism,
eo6peraton, AUD, above all, man of letters and
Christian man OF letters. recognized alike for his emf
neuCe IN literature ana his position III tine Church,
gladly greet him as he touches shores and call up
the honors which have long since been stored for him
here IN our memories. lAppausel He warns
against mentioning bis works l snal then mention
thing that il better than any OF his works because
II bears the fame OF all OF them aud III prOnouncing the
namt have the hOuer of presenting 10 you the man.
the Rev Canon Charles Kingsley Prolonged applause
MI kingsley came forward and, after the cheeIs
had subsidized, made the following acknowledgment:
GESTLEnEN | am not accustomed 10 such KIND words
kind deeds / accustomed 10 in every part OF the
world Wherever 1 go 1 find plenty OF kind people-I
believe the world is full OF kind souls II one will be
little KIND nessef aud therefore take the small trouble
OF nnding them out. But really, such kind words and
kind deeds have met with from Americans at home
aud since have here dad expect. One thing
/ may say a simple rejOinder TO the TOO kind speech
that has lust been mado-tEat, whatever Is done
me the honor 10 say regard to certain book