, 1874-01-26

hands Of tho Convention, that such resolution
| az 'naY bo dcemod proper ehatf bo adopted, Ok
Ing It to Brother Frankland, Us q. generous
! tribute for bis groat bravery aud horotsm. Jap
plauso.l 4 resolution, to DO spsoad upon the
minutes. is in ORDER
ACTION OF TIT. CONVENTION.
resolution thst A' fse' the essSo conVenee 'ts aseps
as their own, what Brother Wolf hae
anticipated, In having prepared this beautiful
gold medal, ms tokon Of tho recognition Of tho
services Of Brother Frankand and Fiat the medal
! he presented to him nt puco by tho President
I limaolf
| THE FERMENTATION.
Tho resolution was adopted and Julins D|en,
Adolph Moses, and Bush were appointed a ooui-
mittoo to conduct nr. Tranl1and to tho hall, ho
having g0no over to tho bllGrmnn uOtaae just
| after tho Convention mot.
The Committee loft tho hull and returned in =
| Few moments accompanied by Mr.. Frankland,
who took position on tho platform near tho
prGsidens. % As 10 walked up tho afalo' TIC
ntr: Dion-1 have tho honor Of presenting to
you, Mr., President. Brother Franklaud, tho
hoT9 re- Of pMs1Enia AtkEpls1so oxa.
mo groat pleasure to inform you TINT tllis Con-
| vontion, by q unanimous resolution, liaa seen
ct to present to you n slight Testimonial Of their
appreciation and cBtoem. for tho acts Of htl-
maitty you have performed. not alone in tho
recent struggle botween life and doath in your
own city, but at all times. [App]a,lso.] In
European, countries, aa YOU aro vol! aware,
Kings and Emporors decorate thoir favoritcs
with moanis. ConQnoro1H, vho havo captured
cities and slain thousands, arc also decorated
with badgos Of honor aud esteem. It is, how
over, seldom, mud therefore moro gratifying,
Brother Frankland, that for acts Of humanity i'll
saving life, In al!oviatng distress, In aiding
| 11n n ftr1 nr
It is proper that ono should bo givon by
| that people mud that society which have adopted
charity and humanity as thoir standard for lifo
Az a!ight testimonial Of tho ostoom Of your
brethrot, and as mark Of tho conildonco OF tlliB
Convention, / Aayo the proud honor Of placing
upon your breast this medal {pinning Il upon
tho lappol Of Alr. Franklands cont which links
you forever with tlls Convention, and which.
to como, in health mud In prosperity, aud trims.
nit it to your chi1drona Children al token Of
our regard. [Appleuse.]
| TIE nEspoSsE.
Mr.. Frankland was deeply affected by tho
pathetic Hpooch OF tho President and sbed toars
Of respect. Thoy,' remained standing whilo
l1o responded as follows: Brother Wolf mud
,nembers Of this Convention What can say to
you, with my heart surcharged and ororburdenod
with feelings Of emotion? I can Hcnrce find
words to expross tho thanks OF my heart, antl
they will bo merely empty phrases Of tho lips.
Tho eege the struggle, tho adyorsity, tho afllic-
ton, tho sickness, and tho death through which
rcalizo-eaye alone those who passed. through
them. Tho misery mud the distross that bosot us
| on every sit1c, broken, as NO woro almost in
twaiu, called for relief mud assistance. 10 yoll
the. call was made. and it was cheerfully aud
layislly responded to, almost instantanooualy
BY your liberal contributions to aid tho sick, the
poor, tho suffering nnd tho distrcHsed, Mtlc
WIS dono to alleviate tho misfortune that starct
ns in tho faco and overwhelmed us on oil aides
But. brethren, there was ono chord moro atrik.
ing, more forcibio than all this. Tho Language
OF encouragement that We received from all aidot
enabled us to fight with still greater resolution
with still greater forttude, the enemy Of man
hind that had appeared among us. Il roinyigors
atot u.s. to speak, amidst a1l our distress, a,t
We tried 10 do our duty. Tint you gontlomen
should have thought flt to place this medal OF
my breast, as momonto Of tho late epidemic
horo j. nGs oart
The eliglltost pain or tho slightest prick causet
the wound to blood 1galn aud ron 'ws it's grof
although have tried 10 bury 1t with tht
dust. But, brethren, tho acknowledgment
your Chairman has said that 1t should bo trans
mitted to my children [lere tho speaker com
petoly broke down, md noarly all Of tho dele
gates wept1, one Of whom ! placed in tho silen
tomb at the last hour Of this dissase,--L shall
remember with gratitude, and all those viii
whom have been linked for years, who havt
Thought lit to ndorso my actions in thu cause q
mankind aud humanity.
But brethren. il this Order doos not toac1
these princ.ples have bean sadly mistaken i,
it. II the Order OF the Bnai BIRTH doeH no
teach that wo should move shoulder to shoulder
in the Advancement Of all tllats good and noblo
il it does not teach that wc should strive to IL
TINT which we would iinvo otilors do to tls; if i
does not toach TINT We shonld bo unsolhBh, mi
give our helping haul to tho sick man, and
brother fallcn into poverty. then do not knos
the losaouH that lsayo learned; do not under
stand the object Of this Order; am ut q loss t.
know for whnt We have worked and toilel
have done no more than what deen.ed my duty
It WAS my duty to ail and assist sustcrn
humanity. II was your duty to do tic same
Every man is pacod here to perform hls duty t
which we hayo euterod, but OF tho ontiro l1lula
know me S' boht know TINT NJ
no egotist, aud the paulits Of tA
, thonselycH-haye reacledlno from every course
until they !,aye become, may say without hest
fancy, fulaome. But, brethren, when the Bisho
Of tho Episcopal Church ut Vicksburg said tllat
III city full Of churches, with IT, coo Christians
it had boon loft to aJow to p1oye the true typ
Of a Good Samaritan, when that WAS wrun
from the Christian pulpit, I thought that re
tloctcl como credit upon tho Jowiah order att
tho jewish citizenship Of tho United States
[Applalae.] did not conceive tl4at it was
eomplimont paid to Esanklsna, but I
, his raco; mud I have laborol for twent,
five years to be representative man
our faith. Brethren, for this kind oxpression.-
this substantial expression of your indosHon1en
thank you from the bottom Of my heart; nc
for it's intrinsic vauo, for tllo glittering gold
itself possesses no value to INC; but as MI IT
dorselneut OF representative man down Oh til
bauks Of the hlssBsippi-a m indication ths
tho people OF tho North, the Eant, tho West, a1
tho South believe that they t,nd III my humb
self representative Of the principles they enu1
cinto. Drothron. one and all, thnuk you fl
: this expression Of your regard ind ostoom. [Al
plauso.J
Tho modal iB In tho shape OF Maltese croat
! with c}4an and roitlant held by ali Ame1ica
. eagle. Tho cross IL divided into Bix parts, wit
= tho following raised designs OIL tho warrior
: diyinionb: /. Noses. 2. Tablets, contailli1
Ton Commandments, surmountol with tho wor
!, "Or" Qight) in llebrew capitals 8. Sick bt
u with hospital attendant. 1. Good Samarita
! under a treo. s. ''alnora," or aoyen-brauclle
candelabrllm. 6. sho plerl's crook and lam
IM tho centre, which IL khnssous,aoI with d wseas
! Of yollow gold, IL tho following inscription: i"
! Z. Erauklaud. Unmul1iH. Tnuil..