The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-24

and controlled by the streams which itself has set i'll
motion.
FROM REVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION.
Another feature we forget. When the Pilgrim
Fathers came to this country they left state Of
in effect broke out into two revolutions before the
English people got the rights for which they were
contending BUT yet, in 1920, the Pilgrim Fathers
obtained In this country the exact rights which
those in England obtained by the beheading OF
Charles l. and the expulsion OF his son James
H. from the throne. They brought with them here
an abandonment OF feudalism they brought with
them here the abolition Of prmogenturc theybrought
with them here an annulling the Entail law they
brought with them here the destruction OF the p1v
leges Of the nobility-they brought these with them
here and founded them sxty-cgnt years before they
were realized in England.
don't know that IL is allowable to have contro-
versies ut the table, yet must differ a1ttle from my
honorable friend the Secretary OF State, not in all
his well wishing, not In all his brilliant
untcipations of the government of country; but
must as New Engandcr, differ a little from him in
thing--that this country, with all its enormous
closing period Of the nineteenth century abandon the
policy which the Pilgrim Fathers gave us and. to use
well known phrase, throw up the sponge and in
future rely on foreign navigation for ships. l
don't believe in the policy.
OTHER ToAsTs.
1.-THE Church--thc foundation OF charity and
good works, which Is not established, but estab-
fishes itself by Gods blessing in mems hearts, =
was responded to by Rev. DR.. II. g. Potter, Of
Grace Church. The Church, he held exists to be
useful In the world-to make cleaner streets and
better tencments for the poor. In short. to take
concerns of the world. In order that il should
do this and that the Church in New York
should exist for and not for ornament,
he should ask nothing better than that IL should have
in its pulpits men OF New England ancestry. and in
its pcws Of New England sympathics and New
England catholic generosity. Appausc.l
Hev. DIR. McCosh, OF Princeton. speaking to the
toast "Tho College and the Common School--the
Landmarks Of Religion and Social Order" compared
New England to his native Scotland. A
jew he said always found his match
when he went to either. The first
two countries to declare that 1t the prerogative
Of every man to have an education,
he said were Scotland and New Eng
land. He hoped that American colleges
would be kept upon their present foundation. that
they might remain essentially and distnctivey
American while standing ready to receive suggestions
from every part of the world.
Professor Seelye, of Amherst, spoke TO the same
toast.
'.Tho New England States-their influence
like their children, to be found everywhere, :"
brought out some humorous remarks from
Governor Van zandt, who remarked that
he was part Pennsylvania Dutchman and
part New Highlander, "a sort Of conglomeration, 1t
were, OF pumpkin pie and cold slaw." Mr.. Borden
spoke to 'sOur exPresidents" and Mr.. Bland replied
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II was long after midnight when the last descend
ant OF the Pilgrims donncd his greatcoat.