New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-09

nos on te rich coasts Of Maabar took possession OF Tue
6rI into dise of wealth luxury And Milton
was Justified la those immortal lnes
High on his throne Of royal state, whi Ia far
| where the gorgeous ltast Win IICneI halu
showers her Kings barbalic pearl ana gOiu'
| satan exalted sat.
There is as much truth as poetry IN tnat lasi e LOT
there inc devil sat and Tom MOores Kishams iar Isle
has faded from the vision Of the world Inc opa1lsh
merchants grasped the wealthy states OF soutn AerCa
| and held as captves the aluent lncas OF Peru ana
| Doivia But Spain has retired from commercial
supremacy aud the South American provinces are poor
While every Anglo-saxon is proud Of Englsnds great
ness in art and learning IN air ttie cred
on her foreign trade Rapacy so marked We career Vi
the merchants who composed the East India Company as
to compel the British Government TO revoke ths eaer
OF that famous monopoly linpee oy sOIne VI nel y w.
treaty ports OF China and forced the opium trade upon
the Celestias against their earnest protest au ~ e
protest the best of Engshmen joined To-Day tra zee
and England Belg am and Holland. cOntendng Tor
commercial supremacy In the DARK continent m t
an American explorer and traveller opened 10 tne ior
egn trade OF all nations. applause but the saole suns
of Africa are yet to learn the seslness OF commerce
able and hence fortunate IN their
course with other lands. BY his justice by ms pruuehce
NV bs nness Commodore Perry not only opened 10 US
| Japan that Kingdom Of the rising sun pnt secured
for America the admiration and friendship o no 90 anr
nation a treaty of amty and commerce. drawn ny .io
wsest OF men, the most sasacUTS en that treaty. shall
have been ratified the United states and Mexico Will be
united In friendly intercourse sweet ana beautiful hAe
| the love OF David and Jonathan. Applause.
TT Is a Great question whether this country shall re-
spect the worlds history of commerce or carry 10 go
ons Discrimination the noble sentiment of this toast
All signs Of the times seem 70 Indicate tnlt w
mcrcal scepre OF the world held by the Phgncans lqr
thousand years, held by the Romans through Who Ie
millennium held by the Eenetans Tor rye cehtTe S hg b
English-whether that sceptrs ia not rapidly passing
into the hands OF the American nercnan.
our vast domain. our immense resources our ulpal par.
aeed productive capacity all seem 10 pioPHesl s
largely to feed and eohe the woe GI mpd
innumerabo family Every CAIN anu ~ 3 rm'
must realize that our present inetnods OF forming NJ A. has
been found necessary 10 nave @ W. stIent
ture Department OF Education. why not DePaI
from which shall the suggestions, the iacts the
influence for the formation OF comneIcaI easTs unu
chant conversant with the products OF All lanus a
familiar with the best interests OF our OWL
| adequate 90 the work. many OF the members 40 NOT
know the difference between foreign raae anu nVulo
tion before the Civil Service Commission whether IIe
chief examiner was ke or soe o 0'n mere abo ward
elections than tarif laws and know as niue aDout cue
prodncs OF other lands they about the locations
Of some foreign nations. LEI lift the whole subject
| OF commerce from tho arena OF party politics. ZAP
pIausel
| COMMERCE A sTIMuLANT or PEACE.
This toast ooks forward to the friendship OF inatlons
The merchant is the chosen John the Baptist OF that
better day. Tho merchant Is the true cosnopoihh-a
| citizen OF the world. Applause Farmers with their
products OF soil docks and herds, are local. miners
| with heir metallic mincs and mineral mountains are
local; manufacturers with their fabrics 81 SIKH are iora
iUyentnrs with their manifold cOntryances to lit the
burden OF toll from the shoulders OF humanity are local
artists with their CLOVIS and their marble that
Ireahes are local. authors with their mghty thoughts
of truth and fiction are local. statesmen WIN tnet Jaws
wise and otherwise, local. but the merchat u tOs
| mopoan "A citizen Of the world, the friend OF Az me
tnpplnuscl; stranger nowhere, AT nome
everywhere; who sails all seas and travels all lands AZ
whose door all stand waiting Tor nome or iJIeisn
| uurket Sanctihed by religion ana aided Dy SCIENCE
commerce Is the all-powerful stnnant OF III %
raj antagonist Of 'he actous p0htlcSh uc
sfate-tnau the glory seeking soldier Nuhe the ner-
1nir If nations whereby Is TO be mlnled the dream OF
poets aud vision Of seers In the brotherhood OF man
In IA congress OF nations aud parliament Oh me Wo
'The old German Ilansiac League representing sixty,
sx maritime cities and fortyfour dependenclts, seemed
the peace OF whole earth u the high interests oil
our Christian civilization demand an lnernatloha con
II of GEOGRAPHY. OF Peace. also an Int eTna
apGnt and trade between ali peoples This would M
proach the reGlzaOns OF the dream Of universal re-
PI1c o,nnsptv proper that from this Christian city
there should 90 forth tho voice OF commercial peace,
| honor and honesty. Let us give TO the world such
dealing fairly and honornby with the weaker states
| with which shall trade. For say what yon please
Christianity Is the religion OF Industry o UNFIT aug
wealth demanding the comforts OF life ana enrching az
who follow ts divine Precepts anu ginE 70 o1 5y
thai code OF his her and better conleTcIa noIaly "
| which wealth l. permanent ana riches are common
blessing For tits Christian enterprise tbat mas tans-
formed our earth into vast ncighbOrh00d mat mas
| mnde air and ocean whispering galleries. that has
n"rnrs day disturb the solitude OF the seven chur-
che, OF Asia and awake the mummies VINO sleep nj the
base OF the pyramids OF Egypt ,,-.. &c., ,
confess To you. gentlemen that have no fear from
the accumulation oil vast commercial wealth. Wneu uDuer
| ill., hrnigu and restraining influence Of Christianity
| For wealth il the handmad OF religion snch wealth
has beauined tie face OF society mas advanced 10
Denomination those great philanthropc enterprises
which delivered the oppressed thd saved tae he
nnblc and which have hlled our land win schools oil
learning galleries OF art halls OF Justice houses OF
mercy and temples OF piety. tApp'anSo.l 49,. .
have been looAng over our articles OF export ior a
vo OF the sentiment OF this toast aud OF our national
rI-,ion When In the valley OF the EuphrhteS met
caravan OF 300 canes loaded with foreign merchandise
aud chief among the articles was American petroleum
II had crossed the seas, crossed the LenAnou SIoSi
the 1igrs and was descending tuHt hhlent 'oy, tuu
cradle OF race And gentlemen lo.h!Bht Ai az al
petroleum lights up the traditional Garden Oh Euen;;
the ruins OF Babylon, the mosques OF 'he cry VI
| "a thousand aud one Nights lt shines upon me
eIhumed palace OF sennacherD una lne eoV %, Julian
In Nineyeh, upon the birthplace OF JOB ana AothIan
n eliminates the Church oi the Nativity IN Bethlehem
Tbnrcb of the Ascension on the Mount OF olives. II
burn, around the Pyramids OF ESyPI on t1c ltlls .,
rcs OF Illumination In cottage aud palace on the banks
OF the Bospnorus and Golden Horn America Is 'he
| Light o. the World. tAppause'l
RESPONSE BY MIR. BEECHER.
The sixth toast was Merchants and Ministers,
Mr. Beecher was named the speaker, and his rls-
no was the signal for an ovation. The applause
was long and loud, and large portion of the com
many. rising 20 their feot, waved greeting with
their napkins Mr. Beecher spoke in great part as
follows:
II NAV seem little strange that in toast two pro
fessi0ns SO dssimar should be associated ianghlerl
pariiy snpnose is because breaches and the other
practices. fRenewed laughterl There are very many
fuuctious that are performed IN common Merchants
are usually befOrchanded ministers are genefay
simply handed and they form Important
nar In the structure 60 the church Ministers APP
pointed 60 forth to attend councils ana conventions,
aHd de gates always sent with them Tue object OF
| the delegate is TO keep the munster sober and
| paw his expenses. (Grest laughter.l Ihey are
yefy useful Of men III the churCh but there are
some commercial functions that they have III common
| IL il the business OF the minister To preach
| the truth; IL Is the interest OF the
| merchant TO practice 1t. (Laughier'I hold
that MOI Church itself Is more dependent upon Iun
damental morality than is the whole commercial struc-
ture of the world (AppauseJ There arc three great
same eyerywhcre among all pcope and in every bust
! ness-truth, honesty, ndenty. lAppause.l
And IN my here tonight 70 say that 10 very
large extent fear tho pulpit has some