New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21

FRANKLIN Allen II. W. Maxwell
MR.. wIxsIow BEGINS THE SAFEGUARDING.
Nine o'clock was already passed when, the dinner
being over, Mr.. Winsow rose and opened the speech
making of the evening. saying:
Gentlemen Of lie Ner EH0iaHd Society in ne CITY ~
Brooti1l Guests and TreiCs We have now reached TIE
conclusion of the least Interesting part OF what belongs
10 tn. pleasant OCCASION about 10 ENJOY mat
fcast ~ ION Thought and intellectual delight without
which no festival OF New-Eu lsndrrs would be com
pee success Before proceeding further let stop here
for "A moment give expression 10 ou profound regret
that domestic affection compcls tue absence o. our re-
spectcd aud much president. Benjamin d. sll
man. Without the Formally Of toast In ms honor
give you health happiness many years ana hGTea5eI
our society l. pros rous IN lts rcmb rship and nnal
have nearly i've hundred members and fund III
the treasury % FL Goo An AGED member onne a Ncn
what advantage IL was 10 Lin 70 continue ~ mem
ber-hip Ny answer was thhi we nave e-tdpi' el t'
custun OF giving our deceased members good oitu}
notice, and he had better hold on lie seened currIu
over the prospect, and have not heArd OF Ms i'sna
tOu There may another benefit % be eaiued by of
members often thought Of 10 10 illustrated, perhaps
by statement that appear III the Di"ELaIuy vi tne
celebrated Dr. Hodge. ~ PncetOl. II r. there stated
that DR.. Hodge recorded IN his autobiography rom
niscence OF Professor Lindsey, an enthusiastic Dtth
scholar, who a-sured lis students thai one o me Des
may not claim that another excellent preparation
e,il,re I,t ~ ne i,cyi,ae obituary roficcl
Tie thought that inspires this gathering Is comincino-
ration ~ the virtues and principles OF the ftGrn
Tafhers iApplausrl such "a COMMUNICATION is duty
and a privilege and honorable 10 ourselves The mag
nincet monument now near It's completion NJ Plymouth
shall remind M ana our chill ren o the great virtues ~
the Pilgrim Fathers whose influence FOR all that Il best
for humanity Is felt to-day throughout the world Whcr
ever Christian civ izeton Is known lApplausel 80, too.
me sncndi monument about 10 br uncovered In Central
Park by our sister Scw-En gland society In New. YORK
hall render "a like service of cOmmemoraton Bat II j.
not bv monuments nloue that these memories may be
perrctstcd II Is effectively done every year ny i,'-
walls such a. thisin various parts ~ the United saes
Wherever the sons Of England shall gather to thus
honor the Fathers whether ID the hast or ~ We
We-i I'm the North IN the SOUTH valuable service T.
rendered for good government. equal Justice ana th'
preservation of lib' rty ~ ur iaud lAppthu. ~ ~,
believe that Carlyle right when ht .ao Look now
To American saNOndom and ~ that lltue Tact 81 me
sailing Of the May1oWtr two hundred ears ago IL Wa'
properly the beginning OF America lhefe we're st"t
Cling settlers IN America before; some material a. OF
body there but the soul ~ u WIS TINS Ih"- poor
men, driven ont of their own co,niry ana nor anu -
live in Holland determined on settling I'm he new Wo
Black. unlamed forests are fherr emo via, saHaS'
creatures. but cruel "a star Cnamer hahghb.
They dubbed their small means together hlf'u
ship the little Mayhower. and made r,aoy
work. The weak thing weaker than child
because strong If 1t be - true thing" Applause. 49,.
1t is mistake 80 suppose ihat me IlsIlm ,
were narrow md intolcrant They never prosecuted. or
punished witch, Friend or tnser Mi,iiama ,,,,r Ill.,
others did In later yeai- orin other coiohl h.l. t
Pilgrims Rl dead and gone 10 heaven zoe" ho Ch
Germ IA here and now The Pilgrims tel a. w ,,. VIZ
wholesome counsel they irr,'N"l rom lh'lt ",-
euished and beloved Pastor Robinson The pastor ~
minded them rslsrrn. t. he'her a,' IN, 'o To-
them. aud were they now living '-aili hel thel
received" Rohiu7en believed nnd .nd tlht inni" wv,
would break forth FROM the word u was In TINS gell
@a p. comIae on the Mayovcr and calsb
liabri free Institutions that to-day so beacon h-t4 w
the whole world Applause
CORDIAL WELCOME 70 orNrHAL SHERMAN
In ,onolnaion MIR Window said Before nitro
,uro To You any speaker wiah 60 gvo yon ON" t"A''
which feel sure you viii all.,lrnk heartily Gen
tcmcn. OH your glasses. aud drink 10 the health OF
The President OF tho United Statca.' Tao toast
was drank amid applause aud Mr. NnSlow pro.
posed \ cordial Welcome To General sherman
The entire audience rose to their feet and waved
handkefchlcis and chcorcd loudly aud heartily \
smile of graf liicat,On llumned the grim. hul n'l
feature, of the old warrior In rrSpon-r 10 l.o i,
he expressed his gratitude that he hhd h'l '',"
chosen speak 10 the toast OF the Army or the '"NN
on which subjects he thought that he had tAHiuatui
his resources. lien IN feeling Word, no in.uli'
thanks 10 the warm, welcome gwen hn' H' GU"
tlnGed as follows:
II may be known to most OF you that am "l op
BrooklyuIte than ninety Out Of hundred 81 va
audience. In 1880 boy on my way 10 ~ Charles
stopped for ten DAYS al the house Oh my uH.'o, Srou
HoYt who occupied house Oh ReHscn-st' hOl la ,
here. ] TOre OF New-lork IN that zen .ai ton'
OF II IN tue next Tory years and
thought took that H. prctt! tn"IplS ~ ,.,', a
throughout my career az caGeiii 'l' r,ni,r
week or ten days ia br""~! u. mus ~ raturu tu
with il and when revisit H. feel that yero
the hours OF my youth. l. you %ouG ~ ! ,c, think
sary IN some other MONTH say My or ,ar f,ur
would promise yon a. attend then lo' -
or five years yet bat a' yog choose MANY tu grand
and ! an an old mao ana have h.anf cSSnnnt
children ami other young ones 10 attend TO- cnr
pro M - with you very Oilru IH
r,i assure Won that n, long a. live NV heart MI
c,, out whenever hear the name Of the Ne" hhs'"hu
society OF BnooklHn. Applause. ~
There t. no necessity 81 rivalry with SeW-Nork you
are one ana the same people when cross the bI"ys
yu Fridge feel II were IN holy temple Sire n
creation man has never wrought more pe,.'''.
f more majestic piece OF work than T. the bTo1Aiy
Bird ge tonight whether u pays per cent Oi ~,
ceur OF 2 per cent interest Il 10 mere nothn5
il s0methng agnincrnt that Ia connection VIII y.
would Danish AL thoughts of profit. Here sy giant"
were cast al MAY or Low, who laughed hrarilyI gu
p,ire il more than the most beautiful works of arr nav
se.p IN the galleries 81 Paris. Rome Florence or L1lo
IA ay. admired The Pyramids. the SeZ Canal the NJ rms
Tunnel and the Pacific Railroad. which am almost IN
idolafor hut the Bridge. which passed tonight SUI
uassns every wOfA Oi thc human hand and the hul'
irau Of which | have knowledge ia books or ID i'c''
lApplauso.l
General sherman concluded his speech with rel
arrnce TO the flag IA the only flag this continent
will toleraIe.r aua some tributes to the old new
England stock When he had finished he w"s gwen
tbrce cheers More hearty If possible. thnn those
which had greeted him before he began
KEMAKKs OF CHAsiS- D. ADAMS. JR.