New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27
TRIBUTES TO LIBERTY AND OLD FRIENDS.


The Rev. Robert Colyer preached last night
on The German Crusade" lie took Tor DIS tex
Romans Iii, l. ;" what alvantags harh the JewP
II wo trust, said the speaker, SUCH reports a.
come to u.s. in regard what is called the new German
Crusade the great old German heart In not beatng true
IN many Germans ii has done l. the past Oo"aroce
OF some kinds is the unpardonapie SIN among
then and threat Of disease about TINS spieho
,o,hood which has stood square all the winds that
blewD There IS what may call Know H'thIhs
pary over there rising aud spreading IL IS more rutn
css than Ours was as II would make vast numOers out
casr who were born and bred in Germany the Germans
one would say in thinking OF them, apart from thS nc"
movement, can always be counted on as the Iore"oS
among the champions OF all that Is true ana iAir sh1
friendly Yet here are these champions AGAINST pr"
scripon sending in their petitions against their OWE
clIourItizens the Jews and clamorng for the sort o
protection which bears with it taint OF weakness wLct
one could lot imagine in the fine mast"rIui race
Now here IN the United STATES find that these jew
which INC Germans wOul put down are very lnuch As
nurseIves The beat good ~ our BEST Du'
seriously doubt whether their worst can De poyea
he as Dad IS worst by the averages we can Hhu ~
our court records They help us build ana endOW hOspt
as and take care OF their SICK, pay tnelr share OF
the poor-taX and maintain Their OVID poor never hea
of a Nv WAC was a tramp. nave never to nv KnO"F
edge seen a Jew ,gging ask merchants VINO nave
nprst a. Christians II the Jews differ al
from their brethren ~ German, tIs aII9renTe - s
had 10 engage almost wholly IN business; I'D Germany
lleVh al "A z
and their learning those III Tue SolhSh ""ih Va ~
III fer in rspec: from those we nave mere lhet are
honest and industrious. and are EOOd patriots. ,,,,
But here is brave, burly German VINO has hed ne
own 70 such a splendid purpose against ali Odus lhis
Fronp clamors for return TO tue Intolerance ana big
otrv which IL was the first TO dsSlpie IL Is natural,
however that toe champions OF tar pay shoud De
found among wiscst and best men IN Germany, ana
that great and strong party rising up TO proles,
bitterness "A this she cannot AFT rd 70 smIrc1 those
magnificent pages OF her hlstnry with sucn record;
Sac ougt be the leader In the ngn Tor freedom ana
fair play Il IL not merely the policy regarding the
Jews. principle Is AT STAGE tOuchhg me httloL anu
Germany be free and strong ~ work f'r areg no.
erty and to guard against anarchy Inc jews gre On Jug
side Tney have too much al STAKE 10 laFoI
Mr. Colyer IN the morning preached a IN mem'
ory of the mem of MS cIurch who have died WITHIN
the year. In Speaking OF Dr. Osgool ne said -,
The day never came while he nyed "nen ang c.Ouu
fell between u. OF al men, when lie iOund was com
ing here. he most warm IN ms grretlh-s Wrlhg NO
letter after letter Of the knd-st and most tender en-
couragrmrnt and assuring | should find what
have found IN his Old churcha most genuine C1rslall
heart 1t was a great trouble us all that man OF
no man who knew BIN well Will ever say he went orth
from Us BECAUSE he was not OF us Nor WOuid nave
been the lie st reproacn go ana true man u he
mad. think tna to the last he was more nearly oil u:
thinking than ne was OF those win whom ne eas'
his lot He went forth to find warmer and closer Tel
l0wshlp. and work. as he dreamed to better puT
pose. II not meant Tor repTOach when say tnnH
he did find the warmer and closer fellowship ana
open secret that he did not hnd his dream o1 w9ra
ing 70 a better purpose true have not touched
finer heart IN these months OF y ministry tnan tnas
winch revealed Itself IN his former IL ck Nheh ne wa
dead. samuel OsgOOd had his little weaknesses ana
nm attons-men not made in our day without them
but he was good and true IN DESPITE OF them-a
gentleman and Christian and but few m-n IN our day
in this city revealed finer scholarship, while none
have hidden in faithful endeayor TO work the
work Of Him who sent him. while il was day.
o. MI kipey he said: Good George Ripley was
buried ron church. | SAID my word about hlm
then. 1t home to noe III u very sweet way that
now when nv friend Of twenty years can no longer
minister to those who love him and cherish ms name
wth such noble pride so many OF them should Try 10
be cont NJ with my poor ministry and thIs cDurcn
fnair hnt (,enr w
TO me- with his great sunny heart, and count hlD
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