Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-06

| paid excellent attention The addres 90 were
Of just the right length I'd perfectly adapted
to the occasion. The congregation was die.
missed until two O'Clock, by which time the
a tendance had swcllcd to 500 or 1000. The
afternoon meeting was more especially for
the children and the singing from printed
slips provided for all graus.
| AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
| An increased audience assembled about the
stand, on the stand-pipe grounds, Saturday
afternoon. President Walker. after music,
introduced Mr.. G. N. Nichols, who proceeded
to speak of the Possibilities of Christian
Youth under the Blessings of Enlightened
Liberty. Mr.. Nichols said, In beginning, that
it was quite proper, on the 4th of July, to de-.
clare that ours was great country, for it
really was great. Things are great or small
as compared with others. Great Britain ia
great in both name and power, but we could
put Great Britain in some remote corner of
our country, and travel days, by rail, and
never come near it. lie thought that we
could even hide great Britain in the single
state Of Texas so succt ssfully that a travelling
Englishman could not find it for days. The
possibilities Of Christian youth in America
are greater than those Of any other country.
Ia England the young are hedgcd about with
class and social distinctions, very difficult to
overcome. Occasionally poor boy rises to
the surface and becomes distinguished, but
there are not many. On the Continent young
men are held TO military service during the
period they might use for self Improvement.
But in America the poorest boy is rather
more 10 become eminent than the richest. We
have had here Abraham Lincoln, who
was a poor boy, and when
young man rail-splitter, who
the speaker believed, was really, when con-
siered in all respects, the greatest man our con-
tinent had produced. His great and luminous
fame had already gone throughout all lands,
and would 20 down through all history. Then
the canal driver - James Abram Garfield
graduated from the towpath toto the pres
idency-frsi Of a college and then of the
unitcd States. But what we desire is not
that few poor boys may become great and
famous; not that boys shall nurse an am
bition to become noted or occupy high po-
sitons in the world; but that 10th boys and
girls shall aim to make the best of them
selves; to cultivate head, heart and soul; to
build up complete and grand characters and
a capacity and aspiration tor usefulness. Let
girls take as their models these intelligent,
gray-hared Christian women, these beautiful
and noble mothers and grandmothers, whose
lives have been a continuous benedicton to the
world about them; and let BOYS aim to fit
themselves for doing good, and go about
seeking and creating opportunities for max
ing men and communities and the Nation,
and the World better. We all have before
Us great and pure example in the life of our
great Captain and Leader, Christ, of Bethle.
hem, Christ of Cspernaum, Christ Of Calvary,
who went about doing good, aud who, in
losing his own life gave life aud salvation to
the world.
Mr.. Walker called out Mr.. George Ander-
son, a venerable citizen of Troy, Ohio, eighty
years Of age, and yet who seemed as sprightly
as boy, who said he organized the first
SABBATH school in Clark county, in the old
Humphreys school house, on cross street,
north OF the city, in 1881, ffty-tour years
ago. 1t was union school.
Mr.. W. f. Emeric, quite young man, was
called upon and delivered a handsome ad-
dress. Interesting and spirited talks followed
from Mr.. j. N. Jones, of South Charleston;
Mr.. G. @. Hall, Of Springfield; Mr.. A. b.
Runyan, OF Catawba; Mr.. Fisher, now super
Of the Kenton Sunday school, or
gsnized by Mr.. Anderson iify-four years ago;
Mr.. Robert Miller, of Victory Sunday school,
Champaign county; Mr.. john Little; the
venerable Mr.. Jesse Boyd, of Harmony, and
Mr.. p. A. SCHNEIDER.
Motion Of thanks were voted to the Cadet
Band, which furnished such excellent music;
to Mr.. b. II. Warder and the Water Works
Company, for use of grounds, aud to the
Water Works Superintendent, Mr., L. c.
Gwyn, for supply of excellent water.