The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-24

q pleasant dream. (Appiause.,
ADDRESS or THE REV. DR. ADAMS.
The Rev. DR.. ADAMS having been introduced BY
the President, proceeded TO say: -Tne occasion on
which We are convened Is certainly unique ana
one OF our own fellow citizens for distinguished,
patriotic services to his native land, but to one
are here present, yet nevertheless vas known and
honored throughout the civilized world. Last Sat
Tue procession which followed his remains, We are
told, filed its wsy through crowds OF sorrowful
men. Men Of the highest rank In Church
cant The Queen ana the royal family
we're represented amid this token Of general sor-
those high tokens OF respect and assigned resting
place In that spot which England has reserved ior
her !. 81, mighty dead ae was not one OF her own
sleep BY the SIDE Of chatham FoSx and nd
81 ss o ssD ana sGs
OF Wolf and Nelson. He was NOS one OF her poets,
philosophers Or h.stortans. IKE uipbon. Newton OF
was . man Of very humble origin and Of
he drss gained notice Was an unpretending Chris.
tan missionary R0ing among the pagans OF AFRICA.
AZ the opportunities opened the sphere Of his
most successful explorers OF that mysterious
continent which, since the days OF He.
the world Having endured great pain and
following out the path he had chosen, with great
IMMUNITY, ne mas become 3 cOnLf1Dut0r TO tue sum
OF human knowledge in the cause OF science, civil
xation and Christianity II Is good thing
for us to honor the memory Of such . man.
What was his Greatness Tnas the an es
ton; and it receives an answer nom the
sucn struggle FOR political place and power, when
there Ia so much done TO stimulate ambition, that
the question which arose was settled, on . GER
tain day our Lord, walking along with his Disci-
pies, heard an animated conversation, and when
evening came he recalled the matter. asking
them to give lesson OF worldly wisdom that who
ever refused to practise his virtues failed to win
the appreciation OF all right-minded men. IL seems
that the group OF disciples were thinking that
their Lord was about to found political dynasty
and considering who should hold the high.
est political oddces. They seemed TO be the
Jesus said to them that great many exercise
authority among them, but that he who was chief
among them should De their son. new law was
among Greeks or Romans. IL is wen for Us as
sembled in this western horizon to meet together
whose life and achievemenIs were among
the examples OF this great law. Cheers-l the
q Dr. w 20 WIN sns 1anss
He subjected himself to trouble and labor IN seek:
ing the good Of his fellow man, ANA
chose the least attractive part OF the world.
He. went among barbarlans. 4o.o00000 OF whom
had been exported and sold into slavery: This
was self-sacrihce. What an endurance OF pain
and hardship he underwent in this work we can
hardly conceive; but he devoted himself to It Tor
buc pun poSc VI giving tuOoC DoI bkut VI
the Gospel and lighting them into the dignity of
Christian civilization. It was, indeed, meet and
nst IL % aq ma
1t is wei for ourselves to meet together to litt up
this one idea, that there Is greatness which Is
there is some greatness other than devoting
ourselves to making large fortunes; That
s5 Is ne SGsas SSsrmen Or Ds
to the position OF Senator 81 suca q State
as Massachusetts. that there Is something greater
the currency as Eolus niled his bags with wind
not with spasmodic effort, but with uDrtring,
family and from the civilized world. He
plunged into pestiferous j0ngles, waded through
regions ffed with malaria, and explored districts
where he suffered from tropical heat. Fever
wasted, wasted ns body to skeleton, but ne never
compisn al that he could-all that was within the
reach OF human industry. This was her0ism OF the
sitting on his charger In the heat OF battle when
MS blood was up, with the blast OF war and the
the eyes OF his country are upon him and feeling
that he may win all the honOrs that ambition ever
pictured FIRST a. SIT Garnet Wossley who has
part OF Africa, and has been granted
titles and all manner Of honors. Livingstone was
alone in what he did. He acted In cool blood. He
had set his mind ON determined purpose aud he
was not diverted from it. He felt he must die
sacrlnce for the advantage OF the weird.
am inclined to suggest thought
in this connection that there mnst be always
which must always walk together IN the world.
Alter referring to DR.. Lvingstone's Efforts
said lit was meet tnat one OF our own country
men rescued MIN when be seemed to be lost; 1t
lis mes THAT Should so9s pay to
sleeps in Westminster Abbey. He was a
true son Of science-a hero OF civIlizattona great
follow MIN. When Ethiopia shall stretch out her
she shall be redressed OF the wrongs
WHY IS As ssars
In the armament, for ever and ever. (Cheers)
HENRY WARD BEscHRR's sPEsCH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEs-lti Ii good sign OF the
progress OF civillzation-not IN extent. but in
quaisy-that communities are learning gratitude:
and they are not learning with the men thar are
to them the joys OF appreciation. For. one or the
Signs Of superior nature an exquisite
70 ood ,n,ns to ssrv,cs ss
call up all its humblest servants and those who
serve it physically those who by invention abbre-
dtlon OF the great common people easier, and who,
by condensng labor and cneapening 1t, give
me 70 men l9T something ,d other t1an pnys
that goes 10 them that make lie softer, and that
In the midst OF society increase the comfort OF the
give no immediate return whose lives are fruitful:
Sucn are eminenty explorers ano dlsc0yerers !
an met s.s when speak OF those VINO have have
taken, the fortress Of the Northern Pole.
with the question, what use Is 1t suppose that
the Polar regions were ransa:ked and that men
should shoot to and fro the imaginary
Pole, what then ~ What then Nothing, II
all mems Thought OF value Is something 10
buy OF sell. Nothing, II you must have q
physical equivalent and something tangible
and visible. Much, II IL be value to ada
manhood to other manhoods; for he who takes
his lie in MIS- hand and fights against nature, put
ting skill against orce and the irreststlbleness Of
human Will against the irresistibleness OF nature
In her rigid zone, adds little to territory bur much
to manhood, and raises the whole thought
which we entertain OF herolsm. and by forth
tude, by patience, by endurance, by sturdy
courage and by at least a few discoveries, brings
back to US = treasure which makes the whole gen.
GRAFTON richer. For that which the thought Of
man az with the power d1vine that which
larges the sense OF being, Is itself gift
compared with which silver and gold are
as dross. When men, therefore. have perilled
their lives and laid them down In the
service OF science, they may not have added many
facts they may not nave discovered and added
many truths; but they have left record which
Will make society so much richer that 1t Is worth
Aha <ars~~.