Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09

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Government, though she made liberal provf.
sions for the assembling of the First Congress-
| in the expectation that the Congress might IND
| its permanent hone here. But though you lost
that which you coveted. think the represent
| atives here OF all the States VIII agree that II
| was fortunate that the first inauguration OF
Washington took place in tho State ana
the City of New York. for whore in our country
| could the centennial Of the event have been Sc
worthily celebrated here? What seaboarc
| offered SO magnificent q bay on which to display
our merchant and naval marine! What city
offered thoroughfares magnificent or q pe0-
pie so great or SO generous as New York mas
poured out to-day to celebrate that event!
I have received at the hands of the committee
who have been charged with the details, oner-
GUS, exacting and too often unthankful. OF this
demonstration. evidence OF their confidence
in my physical endurance. tLaughter.l 1
must also acknowledge still one other obliga-
ton. The committee having IN charge the ex-
ercises OF this event have also given me an
other evidence OF their confidence which has
been accompanied with some embarrassment.
As have noticed the progress OF this banquet
it seemed to me that each OF these speakers
had been made acquainted with his theme be-
fore he took his seat at the banquet and that
alone was left to make acquaintance with my
theme when sat down at the table, pre-.
ferred to substitute for the official title, which
is upon the programme, that familiar and fire.
side expression ',Our Country.
congratulate you to-day as ono OF the in
structive and interesting features of this occa-
sion that these great thoroughfares. dedicated
to trade, have closed their doors and covered
up the insignias OF commerce. that your great
exchanges OF commerce have closed and your
citizens given themselves up 30 the observance
of the celebration in which we participat-
ing. believe that patriotism has been inten-
sified in many hearts by what we have wit
messed to-day I believe that patriotism has been
placed into the higher and holier fame in many
hearts. The bunting with which you have covered
your walls, these patriotic inscriptions must go
down and the wage and trade be resumed again.
Here may not ask you to carry those inscrip-
lions that now hang the walls into your
homes, into the schools of your city, into all
your great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. where chill
dren are gathered and teach them that the eye
OF the young and the old should look upon that
flag as one of the familiar gories of every
American. Have we not learned that no stocks
and bonds nor land is our country? It is spir-
itual thought that IS in our minds. 1t is the flag
and what it stands for. It is the fireside and
the home. It is the thoughts that are in our
hearts born of the inspiration which comes
with the story OF the flag Of martyrs to liberty.
1t is the graveyard INTO which common
country has gathered the unconscious deeds OF
those who died that the thing might live which
we love and call our country rather than any
thing that can be touched seen.
Let me add thought due to our country's
future. Perhaps never have we been well
equipped for war upon land now, and we
have never seen the time when our people were
vate the morals of our people, to hold up the
law as that sacred thing which, like the
ark OF God OF old, may not be touched by irrev-
erent hands but frowns upon any attempt to
detrone its supremacy, to unite our people
in all that makes home comfortable, as well as
to give our energies in the direction of material
advancement-this service may render and
out of this great demonstration let US draw les
sons to inspire us to consecrate ourselves anew
to the law and service of our country.
At St. Paul's Church.
NEW YORK, May AT St Paul's Church
the centennial exercises yesterday were
conducted by Ri Rev. Henry G. Potter,
D. D., Ii. D., Bishop of New York, as the
services on the day of Washington's i'm
auguration were conducted by the Bishop
of New York, Rt Rev. Samuel Provost
At eight O'Clock the Committee on States
escorted the President from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, accompanied by the Chief
Justice and members of the Cabinet, and
under an escort of police proceeded to
Vice-President Morton's residence The
e-President entered President Harri-
sons carriage and the procession moved
down to St PauTs. At the Vesey street
gate the party was met by the committee
of the vestry of Trinity Church and the
President was conducted to the Washing.
ton pew. The edifice was filed with the
wealthiest and most prominent people in
the country.
The following was the order of exercises
in the church: First professional hymn
second, "Our Father, etc; third, Psalm
lxxxvi.; fourth, first lesson, Ecclesiastes
Xiv; fifth. TIE Deum; sixth, second les
son, St John viii; seventh, benedicte;
eighth, creed and prayers; ninth. address
by Rt. Rev. Henry 9. Potter, Bishop Of
New York; tenth, occasional hymn.