New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-21

men, and pleasure Oh pelnS hero a. your
guest tonight Twentyfour years believe. have passed
since a stranger coming from England. hrst oSDeri
enced the courtesy OF Chamber OF Commerce OF New
York 1t was not siink. at one Of these annual ban
Ducts but nj reunion OF kind, and connect the
occasion with the of Mr.. Low, Who was thon pres
don't ~ YOUR Chamber. (Applause) That In tho
dark DAYS OF the though the OF American destiny
was beginning break through the clouds Your paper
II recoleCt rightly at about 30 per cent discount
naughter) After my return to England L was at a
LARGE dinner party which persons OF distinction
were present 1 the only ut that table who be-
lieved thai you would pay your debt (Appisuse) Now
IL is not you do want 10 pay the debt but the
debt that does be paid. Great aughter)
The French Monarchy the mighties In Europe and
an annual deficit. which at last did not exceed twenty
Ave millions OF dollars, sufficient to lay In the dust
almost feel that have been presumptuous In adj
dressing such an assembly as this such subject as
the trade relations counties being as am
nothing but private Canadian citizen. have how
ever at least no interest other than the desire
that Canadian people should enjoy the iar earnings
OF their industry and the measure OF prosperity which
nature has designed for them. Let me once more
cordially recprocae the kind and courteous words of the
toast which responding and assure you that they
will find no hearts OF the great mass
Of Canadian people. prolonged cheerIng.)
DIR. GREER WARMLY RECEIVED.
The Rev. DIR Greer next responded TO this
toast: A Free Church and a Fyee State-A
Sacred Inheritance from Forcfathers" He
made remarkably striking speech, which
was frequently interrupted by applause. BY many
his address considered the best OF the evening
What he said about the public schools and the ne
cessity of keeping them free from sectarian in
fuence was greeted with special marks of warm
approval. Here are the main points Of his re-
marks:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of tho Chamber Of Com
Tho topic which have been asked TO respond
makes necessary consider for moment what is meant
by the State There two theories OF the State into
which all other theories be resolved is known
divine right theory. the other is known the
social compact" theory. The declares that
eminent SUCH whether monarchica republican in
form is divine institution. deriving Its authority directly
God The latter declares that government is simply
voluntary association for certain temporal ends deriving
Its authority from the people who constitute the assoeia
1t is evident therefore that the relation which the
Church ought sustain to the State will depend the
credence which given the other OF these
views OF the State.
II the State be regarded divine institution in the
same the Christian religion is divine instltu
tion then, Of course the State must have some kind Of
connection with religion the Church for there cannot be
two divine institutions existing side by side In the same So
ciey and having pretty much the same constituency with
out an attempted adjustment OF their respective claims
Throughout the whole history OF Chrstendom. from the
time OF Constantine down almost the time OF the Amer
can Revolution. find the Church and State as two rival
institutions contendng with each other FOR Dreemnence
Just before birth OF the American Nation however
now theory OF the State was coming into active operation
Influences were at work both OF theoretical and prac
cal character which were disposlng men TO look upon
civil government institution established by and
deriving authority directly from God but as voluntary
association merely for certain political ends ana deriving
It's authority as IL expressed in declaration OF rights
from OF the governed And II was upon this
rock upon this theory OF the State not upon the Puritan
theocacy upon tho English CaesaroDapacy but upon
the theory the State social compact merely That
this American Nation builded
And So for the time In the history OF Chrisendom
since the days Of Constantine has the true theory OF
the staethe theory promulgated eighteen hundred years
ago by the founder Of the Christian religion Himself
come out into full bold and concrete expression on these
American shores And here have the spectacle
which is exhibited nowhere else Of perfectly free
Church in a perfectly free State Gentlemen let us
keep them free each Of them doing its own WORK IN us
own appointed sphere and each OF them thus VIII 90 i'
own work best 1t is difficult for some people to realize
that things which essentially different ana whlch
are intended to do kinds OF work. should be kept
distinct that they not so kept the WORK which
each is intended to do will be the more poorly done
am not advocating that most outrageous Of all
hereses and particularly in this country that religion
should anything to do with politics although
somstimes It does in fact, have precious little TO 90
with them. 1 am not like the man 80 often referred
TO who wanted Join particular church because II
had no politics and religion in It, am simply say
ing that the in this country cannot consistently
with itself recognize. theoretically or practically any
church or religion the Church should not ask
any help from the State. but should depehu en'HcH
upon its resources
Take for instance our public schools; they are the
creatures OF the State and secular character must
not be tempered with encroached upon by any religious
body on any ground or preteXt whatsoever lhey a'e
all creeds and for no creed for Catholic ffo'esah
and Agnostlc They for all natlonalites for naive
horn and for foreign born the Irish and German ana
italian child as well for the American child and TINS
comprehensive Of the public schools must De
rigdly maintained.
Then. again. there are other institutions in our social
no, which are Of Christian origin the creatures OF the
Christian church as for instance. the Observance OF
Sunday which must be maintained not SO much py
legislative enactment by the energy OF the OhHsuan
church producing voluntary conformity thereto upor
the part OF the people large OF course IL Is eot
,tart for the State TO pass certain laws for the obserV
ance OF Sunday but not 1t seems 10 me Oh rchRous
grounds or for religious reasons but on te Rrouu Vi
the public welfare for the State In TINS country 10 NOT
the organ Of religion and day to the State Is Just ike
any other day. -, .,
"A free Church in a free State" That. gentlemen
is our heritage Of which we are justly proud mat Is
the policy to which. an American people we nave
heen committed; let Us pursue so faithfully ana work
T. out 80 successfully that the policy OF inc American
neone may become sooner later the policy OF the
world at large and that free Church In iree state
may be the toast which all the nations on inc race Of
the earth will respond tApplause)
S. cox ON THE SMITHS.
The chairman then announced the completion OF
the regular programme, and said that voluntary
toasts would be in order. After being called on
repeatedly, S. s. Cox spoke in part as follows:
have no particular toast respond to- but think
might select one suggested by the OCCASION and looking
all around me It to me that the subject OF Smith
would be appropriate (Laughter) There are at least
two that / know here present. II you look In the
directory however you will find 1000. will not
IN word OF any member Of the Smith family. But you
will find in list Samuel third chapter, and the
fourteenth verse-I certain about that part OF H.
but IL won't hurt you search for 10 yourself from Cen
ess 10 the end-the words, There smith In all
Israel Qaughter) The children Of Israel had TO go
clsewhcreto some country TO look up the shhs
Now however they everywhere The age oil iron 10
tho age OF smiths and the age OF iron always rue'
-. "a snnauseN believe my friend
Warner Miller is gone wanted to gmpauhlze
with him. We are In one sense In the minority
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