Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-25
GREETING THE PREsBYTERlANs.
President Cleveland Greets the Presby-
terian AssembIies-The Reception.

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President Cleveland Greets the presbv-
terian AssembIies-The Reception.
PHlLADELPHIA, May 24.-Tha centen-
NAL celebration of the Presbyterian gem
eral assembly began with a reception at
the Overlook homestead of Mr.. and
AIRS. Norris, where the President and
Mrs. Cleveland were entertained, to-
gether with the commissioners from
the northern and southern general as
semblies OF the Presbyterian church.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
reached Overlook about $50 D. M,
where they were met by Rev.
and Mrs. Chas. Wood. of Germantown,
and were Immediately conducted
to the residence where the reception was
held. They were followed shortly after
wards hy.the co commissioners of the South
ern assembly. who also came on a special
train from Baltimore. The reception
took place between INT . o'ciooh. The
delegates were welcomed by a short,
speech by Mr.. Mo, ris Moore. Rev DR..
Bullock, the moderator of the Southern
assembly and e~x-chaplain of the United
States senate, offered a prayer. Presi.
dent Cleveland then made an address es
follows:
Tam very much gratifed by the op-
p~ortunity here afforded me to meet the
representatives of the Presbyterian
church. Surely a man never should lose
bis Interest In the welfare of the church
IN which he was reared; and yet / will
not find fault with any of You who deem
II q sad confession made when I%acknowl-
adpn that Z rn1,a&p- ~llteAl !. AJaLD&EEaE1.
long past TO find my closest relation to
the grand and noble denomination which
you represent. / say this because
those of us who inherit fealty
to our church, as Is did,
begin early to learn those things which
make us Presbyterians all the days Of
our lives, and thus 1T is that The rigors
Of our early teaching, by which we are
grounded in our last allegiance, are es-
pectally vivid and perhaps the best re-
membereq. The attendance upon. church
service three times each Sunday. and
upon Sabbath school during the noon in
PERMISSION, may be irksome enough to a
boy 10 or 10 years Of age to be well fixed
In his memory, but T never knew a man
who regretted these things In the years
of his maturity. The shorter catechism
though thoroughly studied and learned.
was not, perhaps, all the time, perfectly
understood; and yet in the stern laborss
and duties of after-Hfe those are not ant
to be the worst citizens who were early
taught what is the chief end Of mann,
Speaking of these things and in the pres
ence OF those here assembled, the most
lender thoughts crowd upon my mind,
hl connected with Presbyterian
Ism and its teachings. There are
present with me now memories
Of, q kind and affectionate father conse-
Grated to the cause, and called to his rest
and his reward In the midday of his use
fulness; a sacred recollection of the pray
ers pi3us love of a sainted mother,
and q family circle halIowed and sane
tiled by a spirit Of Presbyterianism. I
certainly cannot but express The wish
and hope that the Presbyterian church
will always be at the front in every
movement which promises the tenn
poral as well the spiritual adj
yancement of mankind, In
the turmoil and the hustle
OF everyday life, few men are foolish
enough to ignore the practical yalua to
our people q our country of the church
organizations established among us, and
the advantage of Christian example and
teaching. The field Is vast and the work
sufficient to engage the efforts of every
sect and denomipation; but I aminc1ined
to believe that the church which, Is most
| tolerant and conservative, without loss
yof spiritual strength, will soonest And
the way to the hearts and affec-
ltions OF the people. While we
may be paTdoned for insisting that our
denominatiQn Is the best, we may, I
think, safely concede much that is good
| to oil other churches that seek to make