New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-06
AwELCoME IRON Mr.. CURTIS.

y .--4I.a, sc o.. -I.,,, D-o,y-,v 70 an
,r,o,,cs, audience is almost a. superfuous as it
i.5,.o .t, o,ttor of D." Rohinso1,
- r,,,,l,rs.1 He has long aco introduced
,,,,.olf ,o tbe affections of American boys and TO
tbs resnoct and admiration Of American men and
women. Indeed to write a book winch the boy
r,d. in nIavri,ue and the girl hides undcr her pill
low for IN carly start at in the morning is to be
q friend Of the world and the story-eer therefore,
j. +ba trre magician When he be gins the man be-
comes bov again. and sits upon his knee enchanted.
TAnnlansel Now. there are good men and good
women who object both to the writing and TO the
reading of stores but tine instructive delight OF The
b,,,,or heart in a good sound manly tale Ike Tom
Brown dsposes Of tne cayi IL the story-teIer a.
tba boboliDk disooscs of the great obj lection 20
mus,o I3polauseJ
Rutitis not alone the author Of Tom Brown
that VIC welcome to this hail to-ncht. When in the
ola lima t,vo Greek Generals cOntendcd for the favor
Wv - f +.,o,, VIM vas eIoonent
u t"o P'P-'' - ,a. 90, tfo mol,
made promises 20 gioWng t'aI 10 '"' Pc"'''
p s.on,ed that all they wished was upon the
' 1.i,. lint who, tho other rose
eve OF acc"ulp'''"u0 ' 4. 49,
he said " Men of Athens, em not eloquent bat
ll +,,o+ he has r,ro1ui.ad 70 DO have DONE Now.
n, ,.,o.s o,,r rr,opd Of tnis evening has not
'''iV &c i.t d.scribin, fire MANLY. the
oontenied ul-ASeu WIZ" u''Cii' ''' ','o
heroic, the healthy ana helpIul human ''I'u'S ]"
the hooks that he has written, but me put them into
,.o..,c. in daily life. IApplau,eJ England, to
pIdttiCo III ""''' 'i.,, - . 80
every Intelligent anu lho"sH'Iu' ANU - Z" ~
mantle land rich IN historic association, covered
with venerable monuments Vi '1o past '' SUI"
a garden, its great men ana great "oueH-
,+s Alfred and Wiciffe its Bacon aud
-, -. ~ Lt,,,heth. its VtrDdaf. ia Chat
ohaAesPc"I7 '' u..;il 81
ham, It's Elz@De'h Fly anu -i''' "'''Oi ''-
Florence Nightingale us ArA"rEh'' ana wan
and Stepbepson-these are the pride and glory of
"u" ~ 80 l.. Ind. And vat tbere is q
all the Enghsh-Spedhihg lAnus' ANU S0Y 'HVi' :" "
shadow in the picture In that beautiful ana pros
-. I, ZEALAND tba strurgc for existence is con-
porous l. 'E'"i % - -. ,,,, ,,.r,-.,.
staDV anu 'iouIo" , -. =
and ghasuy suueiinE' anu 'i0 "'' CO
England and Of Englishmen to-day Is not 10 trace q
- g. rr,r,tior ON the other side Of the globe :;
s0'on''"' -, - i.bor. II i N
u Is not 10 Ln"N0 wv II 81
reach out the heIpIuI manu- ""u 'No
-;l,et I-nou,lcdge of an eyer-increasing sympathy
-. - ,,oor,r bret breu and to saw TO the poorest
49,, IN = he land Friend come up higher" lAp-
piause.l This Is practical sympathy. THIS Is the
SGnse rms il An effort to ChristIa.Ze ChGsten-
dom and in the highest and purcst sense tins IS
Chrstian socIalisn lt is this Christian socialist OF
,b,rtv voars AGO tine friend of Frederick DeunlsOu
Na,r,oa ,nd Charles kinLsley, who with them and
- huIlt nm the London WCrknguen's Col
10 inD who for nine vears ii Parliament, with
~, - Ioort and omen hand stood fast
nOSp''"""iS - of eoer,t O4nerous eudetyOr Of
sno ,,, cnternrise and who has now crossed
eNo'y in Ia aid a movement which would give
Tue sen "bat" W. ~ the oDnortuultv for fairer
70 70 ,Lio ~, 20 that Won have here tonight the
nnrsnn Of thomas Hughes whom you have met 10
honor IApglausel
Now, the movement l"I eslaoh'hiHS Io'o1 iJJ -.
musOS n, for the poorer Engshmen who seek
I-o, tbeir own crowded country thc eager tue more
,arr,ns oDuortunities which newer country al
fords The site Is agreeable; 1t IS soft climate II
,oiu SvelI watered; IL Is easy of access.