New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-28
SPEECH OF DAVID A. WELLS.

Mn. President: When our Pilgrim fore
fathers about 10 embark ut Delfthaven for the pur
pose OF laying tho foundations Of neS State IN the New
World their venerable and whe PASTOR John Robinson,
was TO reinain behind, nude 10 them parting I'd
drcss, IN which, among much other good and
apprcDris,e advice lie said that he could not "silf
cioptiy hawaii the condition OF tho reformed churches
who had come 81 period On the sense oi stIost.
aud wele not SiIS 70 <" S.hfs @ not gns
"bcyoni what Lu!hcr ss% a1d T,o -, C,t ,d 1 -
his o1i,nt language. Misty so much 10 b. la
mrncd" that he charged HE hcck IN parting abo'o All
n.nXs 10 rouemher that il "ae " all article ol your
church covenant tust you he ready to nceve Whatever
truth sbsil lbs Ios0e lno|u 10 you Ana ~ sood'h-
tally the 0tBer day ,amo ag;"s tb's account "i 'oo
exrcisc. tst preceded eIDhs. AaOh Of tLo lDIin
in a little historical reading wGich was prompted by
cnuJd no. help Il recurnnce OF the Old thought
Of bow hisioIy cautiously I,reais itrh. foF hIe
Ing ls ecbisinac rock L. foand new ohurci ~ the
IIr West some;yh, We Insy prcs,IInc. OF
,cn ,Ilee y"a,. 20 " fond new party 1T Cncupt
his sOul Dauicstiy vcAed ana "uo9 ~ lhe ntnlt
vniS y mo Lad ubdruLttdy mot his invitation ~ join
tie dciarting band OF Poiiia independents, py poP
V,nisi, hid already accomplished In the past,
and winding up with Inc ad%cs sn 10 i,, slIloty
old and respectable church patios and oiganizaficn,
BIT do MOI" however, rad ony whore INA, caSe ,nS
Lutheran. aud the Caly w"d nos Eu Ior"nd ann
pos ,y called tins Dtlo band OF ndorcnhcpts py suen
E"ow thof they called them in de,ir"n Pnrit"A."
separa Isis." aud Brow nsis, tnht IS0 Jnhn ever
advised hs flock 10 o. ISL rom cD It h anu go jan
~, their uuicrtaknE; but on the contrary, we kpo"
mt IL, oo,ue6 pou thNb ard 1" ltnlcnibti
that il was ever TO r special aruce oi teir ooNchat
to take tao trdtl, Whenever aha LO"c'or tiIS coo l"
tlO'n. -. $500, ,,...-t., .....,,oi .J,,,;,.
~ n vet further application 10 perHnt ~kleri"ts ana
"REMINISCENCES. FUi the Thing above Ill Oih'T 'or
oieb VIC fbS i'uritNne. l., fhN becoming CON
v,urc Tint lltsc Vas ~,Deiblns better than r1maninS
cIN,r.ts aud Lut aorans, they ~cio tue !" thcr con
Nj tiou. and o;sISng TO pc talNinlts ana lu "r W
came iudcIs pGPts at the cntt of c"ntnneI p''
o',tirn mi lie: 80 w to night hOuor our Ifh ~
Tar Tho u
fhat ruft,uiC The att rlLtcs Of good and manly t"H
hin fDr ne Oud rfil cOniinlod ne ms rnuN IN
re,p.ct to language that TO him Is not native 20, Ior
the purity ot his character, nct u'o S'"r w" sihnP
YofLy of being mentioned and being praised Vut ~
cause not being ctlcra Puritan or dtHhiu"t vi w.
Jitu,s he more tn al Der man. az 'Ei, the aou
10 this COUNTRY hGt ENtH 80 tic sou oi tHe fusos az
icgL,lice TO pol,ticl principle paramount under
MI circumstances u allegiance ana naIy ~
political party. Aud although indoi@ndonoo III
this respect hs been PdrcIay re
oStraoisru ana temporary hrnishment from pUiutsi
Office yet, ia view uI tue hearts anors ana warm hfn
strouy insthy which lot only the present. cnmpany
n,i great n,u ude of true md independent iu"n IN AL
paIts of our country unite tins evening III Ou'iins
el that for We are "aluned ~ ucilaS rs lo Nv
t.rstfnr Of lhs feelings. and OF SAVING o im ~ whs
said OF tho Roman patr"t nDd CONSUL 'n'i s''"'
circumstances: ,,-r...,
Thai Caesar, with 4 tt nate ut hv heels
To the third regular toast, Reform, Charles FRANCIS
Adams j was called upo. 10 reply. and no delivered
the following speech:
sPgECH OP CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. SR.
very grateful e. the cJnihiteo Sir Chairman TOR
:a1 -ihtat Il cihls upon ns this etn.ns ana y"