Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-17
When Calico and Newton appeared, science

When Galileo and Newton appeared, science
broke it's iron fetters and intelligence
came in upon us like flood. Who will
check science or stop its march. None
but He who implanted it in the human
heart. 1t is living power enthroned In
the mind of men. Forms part and parcel OF
| our existence and an animating agent OF
human advancement. 1t is the incarna-
tion of thought and in sense becomes an
inbreathing or invoking power OF God.
| In it's normal state it recognizes the pre-
sence of higher order of existence In the
universe which has its only source in God.
| To attempt to suppress or limit its action
is an insult to our intelligence and a hind
renee to our advancement.
Music" Lancers Morning Dew"
Oration-sEngland' S Golden Age''-Mr.
J. Harrison Geissinger, Lancaster, Pa.
| Out of perhaps the most troublous time
into which England ever fell arose the era
that shines as bright jewel of her crown
through succeeding generations. Queen
Elizabeth's reign was distinguished by
a host of famous men, and socially
and Intellectually England attained its
| golden prime, which left an indell-
BILE impress upon the nations life and
transmitted an influence to America which
| is proved by the still remaining monu-
| ments of her earnest zeal that enshrines
themselves in Nirginia's proud ancestral
towns, and who can tell what potent in
spiration her character or reign, directly or
Indirectly, to movements that have led to
our present strength as an English-de-
scended republic.
Grafton" Dreams of Life Mr.. VIM.
A. Miller, York, Pa There is more poe
try than truth in Shakespeare S words, ''W
are such stuff as. dreams are made OF and
our little life is rounded with sleep"
True. the world Is full of dreamcrs who
are picturing to themselves what life ought
to be but what it never can become. But
life is no dream, no idle fancy. but an earn
est reality projected into time and space by
Gods creative power 1t is no mere fam
tasy, no mesh of lights and shades, no mere
stage Oh which to act but is on the con-
!, trary sphere in which self-consciOusness
, is awakened into positive activity; a rea
world, filled with realities, with problems
to be solved by thought skill and toll, each
having in itself an end, and each end being
Y the beginning of larger ends beyond. Ane
| vet all men give up at times to dreaming
and are ready to create and populate new
F worlds with ideal forms. But these de
f lusions cannot change stern fact. "Life Ii
real, life is earnest, and he lives most wh'
~ thinks most, feels the nOblest, acts the
d best
I The final Grafton of the morning was dc
+ livered by Mr.. Aaron F. Rehrcr. of Smith
J. burg. Nd, whose theme was Lincoln, ant
l who delivered an impassioned euloSy OF
i the life and character of that distinguishe
r, patriot. By the force Of native genius n
l. worked his way until he reached the chal
s. of state. which he occupied at time 9
l. greatest peril to the national existence
Of and rose to fit pinnacle to exhibit til
:. grandeur and sublimity his character Il
IN his beneficent ministryhe restored to healt
es and prosperity the popular government
O. and in perpetuating his memory "
at perpetuate the virtues of one who was
We politician without 4 politicians meannes
he a statesman devoid of in quality Of il
O. trigue, an ambitious man without selfis
o. ness. His memory is one Of the nation
IL richest treasures, and will last when ca
p vass fades and marble crumbles into dus
ng and his will "plead like angels trumpt
he tongued against the deep damnation
M tragic end"
After 4 selection by KeflerS OrcheSt
nj the large audience slowly dispersed, tt
hour at that time being considerably pa
noon. All the orations were marked
a. careful composition, and were dcliver
ce for the most part with great effectiveness
Is The floral rewards were unusually LAWS
W many of them also being exceedingly rlc
III The exercises were resumed at 2p. II
Iic and full report thereof will appear in o
he columns tomorrow.