The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-19
JOINT CELEBRATION
or THE MI SIGMA RHO AND PHIL0
LOGAN SOCIETIES.
Distinguished People Present Hon. -
Taylor fiIy sou gfe>,des-Ho".H c"fs
\. Walter orator Of the pay.
Programme for 10 Night.

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While the audience was arriving, and
during the exercises. Voelker's band
discoursed enlivening music from their
station IN the veslibule.
The audience was a very large one,
but few vacant seats being found. On
the front seats in the audience were
Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry. DIR. j. l. Burrows.
Rev. II. X. AGREE. Hon. III. X. Ellyson,
DIR. w. w. Landrum, DR.. Upper. Rev.
X. w. Cridlin. Of Hanover county: Rev.
DIR. Owen. of Portsmouth: Judge Gun
ter, Of Accomac; Rev. DR.. Garley. OF
King and Queen; Rev. j. w. Ryland,
of Mlddlesex: Rev. w. +. Hatcher. ID.
d.: Rev. s. G. ClOpton. Rev. George
Cooper. ID. D.; DR.. G. +. James. Of Cul-
pepper: Rev John r. Bagby, of POwha-
tan; Mr.. +. AXE. Of Pennsylvania.
At s:45 O'Clock the exercises were
opened with prayer by DR.. Burrows.
lie returned thanks To Almighty God
for the blessing vouchsafed the college.
and asked a continuance OF His blessing
on the college, its professors. trustees,
students, societies, and on the exercises
of the evening.
The band played Nearer, My God,
TO Thee after which
HON. J. TAYLOR ELLysON.
rising, said that twenty-five wears ago
he had the honor TO preside at the meet
ing of the Mu Sigma Rho Society, and
was now again pressed into service to
preside over both his old society and
the Philologian. He thanked both for
the honor conferred upon him. After
referring 10 gifted sons of West Nlr-
ginia. who had addressed the annual
celebrations OF Richmond College. he
introduced Hon. Henry :. Walker,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth OF
West Virginia, as the orator of the
evening.
HON. HENRY S. WALKER
was greeted with long applause.
He oyened by referring to the match
less development Of the American
country in its infancy, "a developed by
the paintings of the history of the re-
public in the rOtunda Of the capitol at
Washington. When another artist
paints the history of the pres,Gt period
II will be found to be the history Of in
tellectual culture.
The American youth has been bv VIZ
tue Of his opportunities walked out his
intellectual advancement. Who can es-
innate the value of the common school
system which has given the child OF
poverty an education and an aspiration
TO the highest honors of the country Z
lie said the possibility of our brain
labor represents the wealth of the cOun-
try. and on its affairs are laid the mil
lions of the rich men Of the country.
He said he would first speak of the
happiness of people and the per
mansnce of good government. Progress
is its watch-wOTd. The countless
methods by which ease is secured, dan
ger averted. are but the outward and
visible signs Of the aspirations of all 20
become elevated. Will any Of you,
like Newton, stop TO pick up the few
pebbles when the whole ocean of truth
IS laid out before you ?
No truth has persisted 10y the way
no system OF thought worthy to stand
has not done so, and the Independent
thinker is always going on. In the in
dependence OF tolerant enquiry you
lose nothing by intelligent enquiry.
feel that our young manhood can be
trusted to fight for the right that needs
assistance and TO fight the wrong that
needs resistance.
The orator quoted from Bishop Pot
ter's remarks ut the centennial. and
said that the hearty approval of the
Bishops remarks showed that the cOun-
try was opposed TO the great evil which
that prelatc had showed up. He went
on in vigorous language tocOndemn the
methods of politicians ia buying votes
and the prevalence Of high and cul-
tured people IA giving a silent acqui-
essence TO ,his great and growing evil.
winch Is going far 10 lnJure the pros
perity of our country.
The rcctitGde of motion, the fearless
standing for the right which you have
been taught in the schools, must cause
each Of you to stand for the right. The
preservation of purity in your politics
is necessary for the maintenance of
your government. He believed that
you might as well expect the flowers t.
blossom and the trees to bud in the
SHOWS Of winter az to expect govern
ment to them which has its political
feature decided in the beer gardens of
Milwaukee, Chicago, or New York.
He spoke at some length Of the policy
Of allowing corporations and trusts to
control the government. pack the con
ventlons and name your legislatures.
A conflict between the popular right of
the people and the sOulless corporations
in the future is inevitable.
HepOinted out the evil of unrestrict-
ed foreign immigration. The many
came to escape the exactiOns of their
governments. Over-taxatiOn TO yet a
home for themselves and contribute To
the nation prosperity but IL Is the
other class-the Discontinued. shiftless,
socialistic class-who are flocking to
our shores, and under the name of
liberty are undermining everything
which constitutes liberty. This Is not
the place to furnish resting place for
conspiracy and crime. dumping place
for the outlaws of Europe.
He spoke of the hostility 10 religion
by many of these foreign elements. II
1t is your duty TO support human made
laws, it is also inculcated in us to bring
about a reverence for the Source OF all
laws. No student of history can but
see that the enduring felicity of PEG.
pie is found only with those whose God
is the Lord. He was eloquent when
speaking Of the grandeur Of nations
where God S religion was incorporated
in her institution and being.
In no partisan spirit did he South
ern man and "A Virginian, want To speak
TO them who were his kindred in blood
and in destiny. Referring to the gran
deur of the recent centennial IN New
York, he asked what were the signifi-
cant features; among the great applause
tLen on the street, the very widest
was that bestowed on the Southern
Governors-to Buckner. Gordon, Fiiz-
hugh Lee. When the Virginia soldiers
appeared in line they had among them
the "Stonewalln band. As that band
passed beneath the triumphal arch in
front of the grand platform, il played
no great national anthem, buiAa little
melody which is known in every house
hold and in every negro cabin. 1t
brought tears to many eyes. 1t was
simply the melody,
IN DIVINE BACK TO DIXIE
,.bara tho orauOa bloSaa ans qroU Ii