New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-22
PURITANS ON LONG ISLAND.
BROOKLYN NEw-ENGLANDERs AT DINNER.
RESPONSES To ToAsTs BY SENATOR FRYE, Mr..
BEECHER, Mr.. CURTIS AND OTHERS

cepion Rooms No. ia Montague.s. were the source
from which 1t emanated and Long Islands capital had
gathered there- not its bcauty-certanly the larger
portion of it's chvary Soft the lights shone over hand
some!y decorated tables and brave sitting beside
them and when the tOastm aster arose with dignineo
air. there succeeding flow Of eloquence like tho
sound Of many waters And all went merry as 1t usually
does gland Society dinner 1t was the sixth
annual dinner Of the Brooklyn society to show their
appreciation OF the good sense which their Pilgrim
Fathers showed in landing on Plymouth Rock
About the walls OF the dining were arranged tho
coats OF arms OF the thirteen original States draped
with flags and banners. Between these were SUITS OF
antique which antedated that ancient breast
piece Of Miles staudsh the original Indian fighter
From all sdes sreamers OF many coors ran to the three
chandeliers, beneath which suspended horned aud
winged monstroses, looking like exaggerated speci-
Of that insect whcn youthful NewEnglanders
calls devils darning-neede" H saie
to say that If tho Pilgrim Fathers had
encountered any such ferocious creatures
when hunting for rock on which to let themselves
down easy there would never have been any New
England Society to speak Of or to-
At the centre of the table OF honor sat Benjamin ID.
sman president OF the society At his right hand was
President Yale and his left Senator Frye OK
Maine. The others at the table were John W. Hunter,
stewart L. woodford. the Rev. Johu W. Chadwick, the
Dr. William A. snively, John Wnsow. George Will
Mr. Beecher. William Waldorf Astor, Frank R
Lawrence, Judge Calvin E. Pratt, Mayor Low, Mayor
elect Whitney and william Sullivan. Among the three
hundred at the long tables were
Gsueral Henry W. sIoeun. Judge George G; Rey'
srsnahSn 1ir@v AGsn corSn the hsS sS DE oha f
Cary, Mark ID. Wilbur. H. D. Polhemus, James w kidg-
lam c. Dewitt, Surrogate Abraham Lott. John a.
Tweedy David A. Boody, James b. Gaze. Reuben W;
Bartlett the Rev A. j. LYMAN E. B. Litclaled, A. D.
wheelOck, Walter T Hatch, Frederick A Ward C. j.
Alexander E. orr. cx'J1dse Jasper ua,i m,ii
GDfi Dr. % nashnsaH shs General FS Barnes Rufus l.
Scott. l. g.. Burnham General =. l. Monegx, ~, a: j.
son, John F. Henry. Winchester Briton General l. :.
Ca1ln, Aagusus Storrs W. {; BeeeAer IunlS u Defsea
Delmonlcos skul walters served the courses rapidly
and the dessert disappeared before $50 o'clock At that
the president raped for order and after congra
ang the society on Its prosperity and the large number
Of distinguished guests who had honored tby ther
presence at dinner, proposed the first toast The
President Of the United States" This was
drunk in silence. President siliiman then spoke
OF the loss which the society had sustained In
the death General Grant, who mad often been present
at their feasts. He spoke in praise OF the quiet
heroism OF the Generals astdays and called upon Albert
E. Lamb to address sent to General Grant In his
illness by the society and proposed the toast to his
memory. IL was drunk standing aud III silence, and
when all had resumed their seats the society was called
upon to pledge The day honor" and listen to the
response OF Mr.. Beecher.
MIR. BEECHERS KESPONsE.
Mr. Beecher said that he not going to speak OF the
Puritan as al historic There were PuriIans long
before the Puritan was There were Puritans In
the world long before there any Christianity devel-
oped The Puritan his designation not To the TACT
that he horn in particular place. or migrated at
particular ase settled in particular country but
to that which. under Gol his father ana mother nade
him ia and Of himself It is name that designdtes
certain conformation Of mind not culture alone, bue
man who has pIodoninatnS Ia MS constitution tie
|
wrong and loves the right who CLAWS clear ne De-
tween virtue vice. between liberty and oppression.
The Puritan has moral Du: thousands have moral
ho Purians FOR the Puritan added 10 TINS
! moral sense will power aud made himself
| lite or IN whatever section he Ned An a.
true Puritan willingness to he sacrificed II itw was
necessary Tor the sake OF Pe&e i & en S &
| eYcd IN rectltude, who believed IN making
| themselves tue Instruments OF reform, OF tie
| correction OF abuses tue men who refused 10 DO
whe her by ignorance by superstition or by
civil powers who beloved IN rectitude anu had the
do the expense OF their convenience ot ther own
belong the nOJic army OF Purtans. " NOT alone III
the North are the Puritahs to be found M. Beceher
| continued There great many Pufltais IN
Georgia obey ignor M. but tney meant rsnu and
in Alabama and IN North Carolina and lhlhk ulcro
we're some IN south Carolina and all the way through
the south. have no doubt there were InuUtNte Ot
men there who Thought they were uphOdlng the cause
OF liberty and they gave themselves 10 uplodns hat
cause Almost think no other people ever dd on th9
face the earth. When see what the south uafeu ahu
stroye to do and saw everything passing away IfOm
them; their slaughtered their families OF weaith
growing poor that could make their lald at
ractive disappearing yet shrugged on ana strngs'edto
wnen party Iiues are efiiccd party feelings haye
gone down. the historian Will delight 10 celebrate lap
plausel They acted under faSe lghts Dut they acted
molly IN Their sphere la the presence OF my fellow eit
zens the North wish pay this tribute TO my fellow
that fought slavery old Punam tou uIht the wolf IN tho
fold; that urged on me war ana tGrAe| re no
OF tins lamd-now, after twenty year. desire 10 go on
record a. SAYING that the human existed
"a "a
spread twelve or fifteen states, that aer
accepted submissOn accepted thls cohditlohInot
without some remnants Of passion to D3 sure; bni,
taking them at large. the facility WIN which thty came
together again "a substantial ana assu ed unity pre-
spectacle that the historian mas ne' er beiOre re-
corded Applause. There arc Purtans at the -onth;
there PuIans ut the NOrtn; aud the Pnrltus OF sre
North in Gods providence proved the stronger Ia tno
c0ntcst-thank God"
I'm closing his remarks Mr. Beecher after referring
General Grant as typical pnrtar' M & saE Mev ne assI
society Oh brooS a. ~ H w. yoS nv tns side Of General
Grant. With that humor which was peculiar TO hm.
knowing tnat being chaplain, Was also captain le.
rising. spoke OF me as colonel ana ioG me o sat ne
General Walter Savage Landorw wheh kos,u.nte,ph, t h
G% and kissed E And so T whsn S g. ra1
paid me that compnent aud spoke wpruS @ nor o @ Ya
hereafter have reached the top We are here as WIT
OF his life. of his hdeity ana more
the pecr of Wellington In the worlds history bnt I" nun
having achieved the greatest work IN our land OF any
American. there came upon MN Mn p'nSs yr,,th1 ma.
there came heart-crushing desOlatnS mlscries upon
him and yet he maintained In the last great strugge
against adversely that into his very soul, hat sano
manhood and that sublime herolsm That had walked
with him through all the dark or e IL" has gone
from us but memory will be precious as long as tho
world endures." lAPplanse.l
PRESIDENT PORTER on COLLEGES.
President Porter. OF Yale College, spoke Tor Tho
Colleges OF Now England" There shall be an handful
of corn the earth upon the top of the mountains no
front thereof shall shake like Lebanon" The veteran
teacher was received with loud cheering Tho New
Euglander," he said had very high appreciation OK
Institutions the thing which makes ME worm FlhS
and eleyates man above baTbarisu1. Many lnlhgs
are charged against him 10 his dlseroiIt.
It has been said that he WAS an
Thai carrl for nn.hlmg bnt nlmsrlL