St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-22
I'M HONOR THE PILGRIMS.
FOrefaihers' Day Observed by the
congregational Club.


Yesterday was Forefathers' day, the two
hundred and-sixty-tirst anniversary of the
landing of the Pilgrims in the historic May
flower. The day was fittingly observed by
the Congregational club, which gave an en-
tertainment in the parlors of the Ryan last
evening. The club was the guest of the St.
Paul members. About two hundred of the
members and their friends were present.
and an elegant supper was served at 6:15 in
the ladies' ordinary by MeSSrs. Brugh &
Truman. After supper the party returned
to the parlorS, where interesting exercises
were conducted. The entertainment was
varied with vocal music by an excellent
quartette composed of Messrs. j. f. Mer-
rill, II. S. Griggs, G. M. Griggs and l.. G..
Hay.
The company was called to order by Rev.
Dr.. Dana, the president of the club, who
delivered the opening address, touching IN
an interesting manner the landing of the
forefathers, and the efforts of the pilgrims
to establish them in their new homes.
He was followed by Dr.. Thomas of the
Episcopal and DR.. H. G. Mabie of the
Baptist church. who made brief addresses
commemorative of the occasion.
Gen. Alb. Nettleton was the first speaker
on the set program. and he delivered an
address on the Pilgrim and the Modern
City. He alluded to those in whose honor
the day was celebrated, and said that there
were pilgrims in those days and there were
pilgrims in these. If the pilgrim had be-
come extinct, then his theme was gone, and
any remarks upon the subject would be
superhuous. He went on to speak of the
pilgrim from the landing of the originals in
the Mayf0wer to the pilgrim of the present
day, and traced the influences of the city
and the country in his composition.
THE MODERN PILGRIM
should not necessarily be lineal descend
of the Seventeenth century pilgrim, but
was rather one who endeavored to SO
conduct himself in life and in his
intercourse with his neighbors. and who so
far carried out the principles established b y
the forefatherS as to make himself consid-
cred a modern pilgrim. The gentleman
was listened to with attention throughout
his remarks, especially where he touched
upon the effect of urban and country resi-
dence on the character of men. One allu-
sion he made to illustrate point was that
in 1900 the entire urban population of the
United States was less than the
present population of the city of
Minneapolis. This struck the COM
pany as very ludicrous, and the general was
piled with good-natured questions in re-
gard to his statement. He stated that he
was giving statistical information, and that
i'll that year the urban population was only
127, 900, but that in 1885 it had become
nearly 1000. 900, or 25 per cent. Of the
total population of the country. Gen. Net
Teton received hearty applause at the con-
clusiOn of his remarks
Addresses were also made by Mrs. J. L.
Scudder, on The Pilgrim Women in the
Past and Present; DR.. IL. G. Hovey, Pill
grims and the Aborigines; President Cyrus
Northrop, The Opportunities of the Hour.
Among the prominent ciergymen present
were Reys. DR.. Dana, E. c. Evans, George
r. Dickinson, j. H. Morley, DR.. Mabe,
President Strong of Northield, NJ. w.
Montgomery, Dr.. FL. c. Hovey, II. W.
Gleason. E. S. Williams, John L. Scudder
A. Hadden. c. E. Merrill, George a. Hood,
S. Y. S. Fisher: also Hon. w. S. Pattee of
Mortified, Judge Young of Minneapolis;
President Cyrus Northrop, state university;
Prof. C. W. Hall, Gen. Nettleton, DR..
Norman Seaver. II. III. Hart and others.