Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-09
The President On Temuerauco
ADDRESS OF MISS WILLARD AND REPLY nE pp rsI

4 AODA'"Ho w Hiss WILLARD AND REPLY OF PRESI-
| DENT GARFIELD IN FULL
| 1t was mentioned In yesterdays STAR that
the ladies of the Woman's National Christian
Temperance Uhion and the Mrs. Hayes Memorial
commission, who came to Washington to par
| uclpate In the formal exercises pertaining to
the uhVelling OF Mrs. Hayes portrait to the
public and the placing OF 1t In its position at
the Executive mansion, called at the White
70 ae aSa he the
fun text OF the address OF Miss Frances T. VII
lard, president of the Woman's National Chris
| tfan Temperance Uuion on that occasion. and
| OF the Presidents reply.
| MISS WIZARDS ADDRESS
| Nh. PRESIDENT: We are here to present to the
| patton through its honored chief Temperance
| and low, rich aud poor, fortunate and unfortIl-
late who have loved her whose pictured pres
ence is now before US, because they have felt
that's tnat she was the defender of our homes; be-
| cause amid the foes OF a time-worn social con.
servat1sm she held steadily aloft the torch OF
an example safe, gentle and benignant. We
s5a d In the presence OF one whose utterances
| DO not forget how In the tumult and strife OF a
great political commotion James A. Gar
ned, OF Ohio, said: Remember it Is 10 tue
| mouse where the sovereign citizen has his
| Wife and children gathered around him
| that GOO prepares the verdict OF the American
| people. do not forget that he reminded tie
women OF Clevelana when the, came to Men or
| Wlth lheir congratulations, that, in every army
there are three classes: the scouts, wac 20
ahesd; The soldiers, who do the hght1ng and
| within all, the home guards, and tua5 he sa q
.God bless the women, they are Americ >
| hon guards" do not forget that in h S IN.
| augQIai he reminded us by the sacred woi DIS
| "A little child shall lead them" that the le :.
| OF fhts So and sweetness OF childhood had IA
| place IN his thought In that supreme hour, ana
SO standing here l feel very much at home as
MI. President, whom do we represent? We are q
part OF your constituency and we repre-
sent a great deal OF earnest hard work
cone In the name OF God and home,
and pattve land. We represent a volume
OF prayer rising like incense to God from
The very flrst hour that we knew the bur
Den which had been laid upon you; and always
nave we sought blessing also from on high
upon her who is the mother OF your sons and Of
your sweet young daughter and upon her who
bore and cherished you. We represent that
beard In this presence because OF all that they
have suffered. We cannot speak to you OF the
graves OF the living and the graves OF the dead
that have strewn our pathway, because of the
cup that temptS only TO destroy. Our principles
and our endeavor are the Inevitable outcome
OF me philosophy OF our century. Wen is it un-
0erslood by the scholar President, For one
dominant purpose runs through ali
our modern civilization. Science Spells IL
out slowly from the writing In the rocks
from scattered monuments and fossil Janrna0aa
aid proDoulices it The unity or man, Stafas.
manshlp discovers that the woes OF one nation
are The misfortune OF all and so frames treaties
and forms alliances OF mutual defence and ser
wee Ia the name OF the s0ltddrjty or man, but
ChIlStlaGity perceiving the higher Significance
OF all these studies and their practical results
pra!s, pleads and labors for the ,tsltrersai
OF this great underlying principle none is gain
iDg ground more rapidly than the practice of q
Tree ana voluntary total abstinence, for our
drinks which have alieDated more hearts. dis.
solved more homes, poisoned the air with more
cTuei WORDS and moved kind hands to more
Pa,eiGi GetGs thah any other agency outside Of
cay the central question in that larger home
which we call social life, answered by a thou
sand kindly Charities, but most Significantly
Amy OF total abstaIners. which In In
the present military exigeney is calling
all up and down the land for volunteers We
s are i1ele 10 leave IA your care the picture which
81 mU0NZeS SO much OF hope and glad eSpecta-
t1on for the future We are here because fits Wo.
men who have given the choicest HOSTAGES tn
lot Begond the arms that hold them long
the boys go forth and come not back again
ano the mother heart prayS that society NAV
hedge them round about with loving safeguards
ana restraints, and fervent is our hope that
conspicuous windows OF the Presldentlalsnan
sion. AS members OF the Church of Christ. we |
appea! TO you to help hasten the time when ali |
mems veal shall be each mans care and we
pray Gods blessing upon you upon your wife |
and upon those that cluster around you In your |
nome. Well has the Laureate said CONCERNING |
tom
peraDce cause shall help to usher In.
Ring ont old shapes Of foul disease.
Ring OUT the narroHilg lust of gold,
Rlng out the thousand wars OF old.
ming III the Thousand years of peacs
Ring out slowly dying cause
AID ancient forms Of party strife
Ring IN the nobler modes of life
WI sWeeter manners, purer laws
RING in the valiant man and frea.
The larger heart, the kindEer hand
Ring out Il darkness Of the land,
King i'll the Christ that is to be-"
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY IN Full.
The following Is the full text OF President |
Garfield's reply:
Miss Willard ladies and gentlemen: The very |
appropriate gift to he Executive mansion which |
You have brought, the portrait OF Its late |
mistress. gladly accept 1t shall take It's |
place beside the portraits OF the other noble |
my friend Nothing can say viii equal n to
high appreciation OF the character OF the lady |
whose picture is now added to the treasures OF |
this place. She is noble; the friend of all good |
will always hold in this house an honored |
place. l have observed the significance |
which you have given to this por
and In connection with. that work IN
which you are engaged First approve most |
heartily what you have said in reference to the |
freedom OF Individual Judgment and action |
SOvereignties In this country. First, sover- |
eighty OF the American people; then the sover. |
eight nearest TO US all-tkat sovereignty OF |
the family the absolute right OF each fafnii; to
control its affairs In accordance with the |
conscience and convictions OF duty OF the heads !
Of the family. In the picture before US that Is |
bIavely symbDlized. | have no doubt the Amer. |
lean people Will always tenderly regard this |
household sovereignty, and however house !
holds may differ In their views and convictions,
| believe that those differences will be re-
spected: Eaoh household, by following It's own
God, WILL think, be respected by the Amerl-
can people. What you have said concerning
these evils OF intemperance meets my
most hearty concurrence. l have been
In my way and in accordance with
my own convictions an earnest advocate
or temperance, not In so narrow a sense as
some. but In very definite and practical sense.
These convictions are deep, and will be main
talneG. Whether shall be able to meet the
views Of all people in regard TO all the phases
OF that question remains to be seen. But shall
do what can to abate the great evils OF tntem-
peraEce. l shall be glad 10 have this picture
upon these walls and snail be glad to remem-
Der your kind expressions to me and my family.
and in your efforts to better mankind by your
work hope that you will be guided by wisdom,
and that you will achieve q worthy success.
Thanking you for this meeting and greeting /
bid you coed morning"
The Christian Church in Washing.
tOns
Editor Star:-In your notice of president
GarfieldS Church" you say In your issue OF TN