New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-23
SPEECH OF DIR. TALMAGE.

Judce Russell then introduced the Rev. Dr. Tai
mage to speak to Forefathers Day. Dr. Tai
rrage's address frequently interrupted with
cheers and uproarious laughter. He said:
Mr. PRESIDENT AND ALL you GOOD NRw-ENGLANDERs ::
II we the evoutonsts 10 guess where we came
from and the theoogan to prophesy where we are
ing to- we still have left for consideration the fact that
e are here and we are here at interesting time. OF
this is the best century and OF all the de-
cades century this the best decade and OF all the
years of the decade this the best year. and OF all the
months Of the year this the best month"; and Of all the
nights month this is the best night Appause and
laughter Many of these advantages we trace straight
back TO Forefathers Day, about which am to speak
But must not introduce a habit into these New
England dinners and confne myself to the one theme
For years your speakers have been
TO make the announced the point from which they
start but to which they never return daughter SO
shall not stick my but only be particular to have
NIL say my own and make the mistake of minister
whose sermon was patchwork from variety of authors
70 whom he gave credit There was an intoxicated
ag in the audience who had read about ana
he Announced the authors the minister went The
Clergyman gave extract without any credit to the a
tho. and the man ' eeaSer wen on ana gave an ex
trict from another author without credit Tor ~ ana the
minister gave extract from another author without
credit for It, and the man in the audience SAID mat IS
and cried out: Shut up you Old fool p the in the
audience replied That is your own" Laughter
TWO FOREFATHERs' DAYS.
Well what about this Forefathers Day In Brooklyn
they say the landing OF the Pilgrims was December the
21st; in New-york you say It December the 22d.
You are both right Not through the specous and art
reasoning YOU have sometimes INDUCED in but by little
historical incident that seems 10 nave escaped your ae
December the 21st but about noon that day pack or
hungry wolves swept down the bleak American beacn
looking for New-Engand dinner laughter ana 9aa
Pilgrim Fathers thought it best for safety and warmth 70
on board the , and 9e ge strong
wind blowing of shore that swept the Maynower rom
that our Forefathers, having escaped oppression in
foreign lands would yet go down under an oceanic tenn
pest But next day they fortunately got control OF
their ship and seered her in and the second time the
Forefathers stepped ashore.
second landing SO say hail hail TO both celebrations
for one day, anyhow could not DO justice 20 scn sub
c and only wish eoa nave SIRe oat tns 80 bat
might have done justice 10 this subject daughter ana
Appause All. gentlemen that Mayhower was ihe ARK
was the Ararat on which II landed .
But let say that these Fofeatners were OF no or9
understand It, there were eight OF then.that 49, onr
fathers and four mothers-from whom an these Illus,
In NewEngland though far back my ancestors lived ~
Connecticut ard then crossed TO Long Island and
there joined the Dutch and that mixture OF Yankee and
Dutch makes royal blood Applause Neither Is per
without the Other the Yankee IN mans nature say
prudent while you do 30 ahead" Some people do not
understand why Long Island wa. stretched along parallel
Il was placed that the Dutch might watch the Yankees
But though not born in New England, in my boyhood
lad New England schoolmaster whom shah never
|orget He taught US our A, b. Cs.
ssWhat Is that"
/" that's nar' AZ A"'c with It'll slap.
Whst Is that q"
with slap That is B." (Iaughterl
tel you. boy that learned bis Letters In that way