, 1874-12-20
Ul>e Cbuszyn Qribbua1e.
Sunday Morning, December 90. 1874.
WITH SUPPL LEM EMF.

ROBERT c0LLYER AND THE GERMANS.
The Few. ROBERT CoL1rER on Friday
night, had plain, friendly talk With the
Germans at Vorwaerts Turner Hall, and told
them many home truths in his peculiarly terse
Snd simple manner, which will be likely to re-
suit IN much good, coming, as they do, from
one whom the Germans respect both as O man
and c clergyman. Mr. Co11xER is neither e
Puritan nor Wasser-sempel in his personal
beliefs He is a latitudinarian in his fifth
and practice, and believes in q large degree
of liberty. He is cremped by no personal
prejudices, and the simple kimdiness of his
nature has never been Boured by theological
warfare or dog1natic differences. For this
reason he could go to the Germans as friend
and sympnth!2er and command their respect
while telling them plsin, wholesome truths.
Alr- CoLLyEE commenced his lecture with
plain statement Of the reasons why he came
to this country, when q young man, and
among these reasons was the following
I wanted to he where could feel had something
about my OWL Government, and cast q vote wbich
would count for much tho vote Of any other ma
Incy we're more anxious about that than 171s They
wanted ms to take ont my papers before w.s ready to
sweas on from my old country,-for 1t hurt ma to TO
that after al and Geforc kne:s how to help run tho
things into shape Their brothers and grandfathers
hsd fought 1or freedom against mine. and bought It
had al the rights they had, except could not De
Presden which is not very desirable Office after III
when you know you caunot yet it.
Assuming that oil foreigners come to tlis
country for similar reasons, Mr.. Co11rEr
then proceeded to trace the duties of the for
elgner towards the country in which he set
ties and part Of which he becomes. md
paid tho Germans very handsome compI.
ment as nation:
VI the hundreds, or perhaps thouaauds Of naon1e
have talked with in Ill these yelrr about the Falns oF
different elements that here from tho Old cana
G1es, and bland with the American nationality haro
Ses to meet with the first American mar or woman
Wno does not give tho p.ln to the German for iudus
1or thrift and FOR the will to take hold anywh.ro
a s7na VIII 50 - TO make things get litte 1hesd
nhesae9ns kno" where to frd you evezv time, aud
Nhat to expect when the; do find yoc. They know
"nen you earn dollar you quarter and put
aaio house and lot. TlEt you Ri3e your children
peasJ to eat, and keep them warm snd seul thc1n to
aehooi Is long "a you can afford to. That you mako
oa1 H1ves promise to obey you onyour wcldine-day
u Ato u GeTtnAcs are content with that and nbey
.nelr wives Just sou did when the Ronans h,trad
n e11 eSons sgains: you IN the old days. when vas
lows against Giatar They tuow 1our rsa es & OF.
~ esra az ~ ~ long IN rocking and leave YOU to
~ - 1nb, out la4e hold and do their full rbarc
acd sometimes good deal more thsu ther fu;i ebare
and raise family, which makes q tborn,,tF.I t'
eAn wonder whether b5-and-1y you ara NOT oo;n1 ~
kcs possession of the continent by ras;nr ,r ns 80 -
women 10 take the plaee OF those they dout raise
III. COLLIER. nfter having complin,ented
tne Gernan in general, then passed to par
ueulars He liked his music, his holidays,
LIS family festivals, his outdoor life, his
fs,s 10y and art He deliberately exposes him.
sel' to the wrath Of the Evangelical world
~lsn the remark: *'My people On Sunday
"ofhang go to church aud on Sunday af+ar-
tnoon n. many of them 60 to Turner Hall to l,eor
W..1e A1aa'c: and 1 say Go ahead" aThis
ofient Quality" " says a1r. Co111Er. ais WORK
ing IN the Americans ss leeyeu works in
Hour; as the spring sun wo-ks in the f,os+ad ~
earth. We needed it. We bare - Va
have been at work until we are a;c,, a,,a a,.s
peptc. You ars to teach Us the srt of 49,
We hare learned how to endure. You ara to
teach US how to enjoy. ksy sTeach nc :,
because I hate to say they an7 1onoer
when I speak Of America and Americans
This aureo1e will by-and-by play about our
heads and our he1-ts also, and with right will
be our Inheritance"
While admiring the thoroughness Of the
German,-thot spirit which does not ask, VIII
Il thing par, but VIII it endure,-he has 20