New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-16
HUGUENOTS IN AMERICA.
MEETING OF THE HUGUENoT SOCIETY.
ADDRESSES BY JOHN JAY, ASSISTANT BISHOP Pol-
TER AND BISHOP QUINTARD.

.DDBEssEs BY JOHN JAY, ASSISTANT BISHOP POI
TER AND BISHOP QUINTARD.
The French Protestant Church du 81. Esprit was az
almost filed last night at the first public meeting OF
Gently been established After singing and I raygbT
by the Rs the sCGSet the prcden
fa ag Delivered an address He referred to the OBJ;
iect for which the society had been formed
tho perpe rornrGs o. ana the Hnsnenots in
al Smor iGe Tie referred to tho ncalOuablo
benefits conferred this country by the emgra,
ton hther of Hnguenot refugees ana 9qo1euh no q
glowing tribute of admiration from an address ny
Dr.. Storrs Mr. Jay then introduced Bishop Jun yum,
lard, of Tennessee who delivered an interesting
discourse He began by giving brlet account 81
The yreat Reformation In Europe In the sixteenth
century. He SAID that in the twenty years preced.
ing the Edct of Nantes 400, 900 Huguen9ts ieiI
France. and GOO 900 in the twenty years following
the revocation of the edict. Most OF these refugees
were citizens of consideration. In l6o4 Ihe Ir ~
Huguenot colony was settled IN NeW-lork, a W. ~
September of the year 1863 tho to"h vi 4'o"
Rochelle was founded. MI. a,ooordo
nous les faveurs 0 Dicu" Assistant Dishop lo'''i
made few remarks. He said IN part'
lam in no sense TO deliver an address put nay
come TO express my congratulations and rejoicing AZ ae
organization Of such society az nnTs unseen vet eter
nal Of herolsn which, though unseen never a. "
connnnitV az we'll ~ dignity any name and that Is
tho reason that I thankful that .lis 9'Socia p
EXISTS 10 IA curious anomaly that In re
nnhlc So aitoqcther republican ~ ours 20 eager
10 forgct distinctions Of rank and lineage heh
I'm esteem elsewhere, and make niue " I Hb
and the Germans all ever glad 10 go pnVA VI ~ ~
trail of the pas and rejoice 10 REMIND theih7eYcs
bonorcd names among their and OF the lines tner
own name has come dONn-Or shall s'y come up ins
must suprcmcly privilege OF inc ncI,pcIs W ho
society, for what ancestry can oot % &c siroins
Ilu utanot There are, we have Iecn ul, uuCE i
I'm onr Stste-Puritan, Dmch and HuPuenot. In cary
history we find that they were all diSn4nishrd n.I tr
last more especially, for hfty aud ansfre moray, iG
tho Iargest charity and for the hncst manners Cou"
there he more distinguished characteristic me soFI
,r ~ tl sorty rtci make me believe that my own
@ trv ,,,,.t have been Hugucnot tried 10 see II
nyscf but unfortunately my ancestors hIc n, an
Yam Puritan. Now though the iniltus WEI u i
gni.had for an auscrr morality, and perhaps Tor ugc
charity IL il undGnaby rather 10 the liugueI"t- u,n
The Puritan that the finest manners bcl0ngi ccTtanH
they cannot be proud OF INC kihd OF aio ui t,nnj
drove nv ancosors from Massachusetts, to hhode lsla
II the former State had been srtlCl by hlSHol7 Id'h
dian by Purtans their roots would be- there To-Day
The sneaker then referred to Millais's well known
picture of the lIuCucnOt lover and ms Calhohc
mistress and asked his hearers II they could forget
THAT exprc-aion, 10 tender, 81 gentle, but 10
courapeOus aud 50 unyicldmg, which denoted that
he would not save his life unless he saved ms hph9I
too and summed mp tho meaning OF the worms
Nohlrsso Oblig'n lie bceOuRht ms hearers to ~,
m,nler the claims on them tO be held In hon0rrd
memory of those fOr'fathcrs who had held on !"
the faith which God had revealed 10 them III thelT
co,rtg and ON their knees He ended by adJourning
those present 10 cherish the memory oi their lore
fathers virtues and 10 rcih'hp'F 'niC -''"i''''
ohgc.' p.,,r
Henry NJ Baird ID. D., author of ia" " Riso u the
Uupucnot4" on some historical aspects OF tlr'
Uugncu,t community. Then the Rev. Dr. homas
+ Ncrmilyc made a few striking remarks. lie Sild
that God had created the llugncnots for the great
thinqs which had 20 be accomplished Ia secure ciNi
and religions liberty on the face OF the EARN
They hal throughout their history given evidence;
not only Of q high pr0hiy but OF an earnest ana
un0-tcntat religion.