New-York tribune., 1884-10-25
THE VHITTTER ANNIVERSARY.
TIE CELEBRATION DY TIE SOCIETY or fRiENDs-
AN ADDRESS ny DR. CHASE.


ppovtnrxcE. r. l.. Oct 24-At the boarding
schools o, the YewEngand Yearly Meeting OF Friends IN
this city this morning the whittier anniversary Whs
celebrated by prcsenataton Of portrait Of the poet
by Charles r. Coffin OF Lynn, Mass. Mr. Coffin was
pupil a school nfty and later was tehco
and then a committeeman which Office he still ho'ds
The g was the result Of desire TO give to the ns''u
tion lasting memorial OF the Quaker poet. The po
trait was painted by Edgar Parker OF Boson It's me
size representing Mr whittier seated In an aricn"
I'm nm attitude Of peaceful thought The por'ran h"'
been hung IN Alumni Hall The attendance TINS mornP
was large. Upon the platform were Mayor Doylc 'u''
Ward Howe Clarke Shove Of Fall River the Hon Jon
athnn chacc Samuel Il. Burlington. James H. chace
| BENJAMIN r. Knowles. Peter VI. Neal. sylvia IT, no"
land and Gertrude Carbland. Of Newburyport oon''.
OF the poet and others. Augustine Jones prinripa VI
the school, called the assem- baee 10 order ana INC w
crcises were opened with silent prayer after when MI
Jones introduced the Of the day Thomas chae'
IL D. president OF Hartford College. Mr. Chase spoke
OF Whittier az a poet. Among other things he SAID
"'Iet us praise famous men,, saith the wise ION o,
sirach the Lord hath wrought frs rnr giory men ny
ing counsel by their understanding and declaring Pnd
eloonent in their Instructions such found ont musical
tunes and recited In writing Far fr0nl c 70
recognize great gifts Of our Creator employed to lls
honor the service OF mankind; II Is meet 10 shui =
ourselves a greater faithfulncss by contenph&ne &
great example II is meet to pay respect as we 40
to one who has been to many-sha not say TO an o w.
Inspiring freedom and aronsns al Az nGS!e s.sdns Te
solves. he has enshrincd In undying verse I ,he
| taught him by the voices OF nature ana py th"t
| Spirit that doth prefer
| Before all temples the upright heart anu pure
Especially is meet to place before the eyes OF Ic
vou the lifoke image of one whose words worthy
Of their loving study and whose example is pure ana en-
lofty truths Of the splrit which are taught ~
M meet HAT The likeness Of John Grccnleaf Whittier
should hang cOngenial ncghborhood To the pnsl oi
Is and has sent hither so many OF and daugh
for their intellectual and moral and reHs0l7 M
society has always proclaimed and of which these great
men have been the unfailng champions or II the le
in thought and culture In our iann sha ip' hnd al
to noble purposes and high aims when rhguu n
ways mark men who have received ne g,t OF geus
who make up the glorious guild OF authors may , i
indignant orator on this platforms appealing nol ~ n,
ewes of the poet fash I'm Indignation. aud on those
mobile lips of the orator to open in rebuNe.'
At the close of the address, letter was read from
James Russell Lowell, accompanied by the following
| verses:
| TO J. G. WHITTIER.
New.Fnglauds poet rich in love as years
Her hills and valleys praise thte, ami her hrooAs
5cs P52 icei ss anre repH @ whSh e woodhrisb hears
| Asua ds their lovers aud NJ trcaso1 fears
sTeetly familiar 10 both England, ears
rsacsin by erl right =. , ysin VIZ s1ei lase hsio,d
That ay in bonds ihon blew 81 blast a, bold
| As that whnreWith the heart OF Roland bfahe
Far heard through pyrcncau valleys cold
A letter was also read FROM John Bright expressing
h regret at not being able 10 bo present lie said In
| closing
The Virginia Slave Mothers Lament has often brought
the tears O my eyes II j. short but j. worth aV1iuie "
the great question which settled twenty years ago,
| by Vour great conflict in which much treasure ana
blood was expended make freedom The heritage of your
continent Those few lines were enough 10 rouse Wh"
Nation 90 cxpc ffon among you the odi0us crime ana
guilt ~ slavery. ln tho poem oi SNOW lnuna tI, uto
lines on the death orthe poets sistor which have nothing
SUPERIOR 10 them iu beauty ard pah07 in our hnghf
have read them often with always increasing ndnmi"
have suffered from the loss Of those near ana h 70
| me. ana cnn apply the lines 20 my own case hiI
| feel ~ n they ncrc written for mo. me Ii'tha ha.
Coodno-a" i4 lunfhcr p0ru which D. worth rI'Hh vl
sermons which aro spoton from thc pnlps ~ o1r Hr
and oiurehca. which do NOT nitl ~ und"rthlnr Hl-
% rfen piff n1ntiud whrn poet ls fnlfd np hu"hh
ne rh0 drfofo. lit vfc4i p0HDf ny tic fnhNnr Pl3'
| u spreading amonr ntn wimill,, ~ in"ci nnal1',t'
nnd freedom Th. onr ffirN Whi'i'f h1. dnn' ll ~,
cfer nnstftu. h5 other poet mo- hnH Fp''u w
| thr Hnfl1 ln nur mobile tongue.
| fci n rfrIf h0uof ib1i ms hn.i 'holh iinl ii
g0rf ili nfif mo- puffflf ~ yOnf rfrm port irrun
| ihis poor trprfa'Dn W fni ieciinr. wen '"ntl
rf fo son .pfur'hlar fn0ft f0rhl NJ Nr orft"h ~
rhirh yor nfr 0oking i0ffnW win fo mn,h iuiri.ft
| nflirff uf sinffftIF guuf 'firn1 JiHa fNi.Ni
| ~ Augustine jonrs E.1 lrirnlF school Providence
| lihNdr Island