Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-29
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THE LITERARY EXERCISES.

art way over the course, and Rob Murphy lid not succeed in getting started at all.
 THE LITERARY EXERCISES. Eloquent Addresses at the First
 Church-ScRator Hawley's Stirring
 Speech-special Music and an Im-
 mense Audience.
 The literary exercises of the day were held n the First Congregational church at o'clock. The large audience room was filled to overfowing long before the appointed hour arrived, and for three hours the people | remained, giving their closest attention to | the eloquent speakers who addressed them. | The seven hours during which they sat in | that same building on Sunday did not appall Milford's patriotic people and their guests and they sat there patiently in the'heat of yesterday.
 Senator Hawley and the other distin- guished guests were escorted from the resi- dence of MT. N. Baldwin to the church by the George Van Horn post No. 39, C.. A. R., and the Milford Cornet band.
 MT. A. A. Baldwin of Milford presided, and the other gentlemen on the platform were: Senator Hawley, Lieutenant Gov ernor Merwin, Senator Graham, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Hon. Charles N. Treat of George town, Del, Judge 0. 0. Baldwin of Cleve- land, Ohio, Mayor Peck, General George Sd tse 6stss GSls1sl sssss sasSss' w Bsd and located at Boston, MT. Baker of New York, Rev. Frank L. Ferguson, pastor of the First church, Milford; Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald, rec~ tor of St. Peter's church, Milford, and Attor- ner G. M. Gum. Among those immediately in front of the platform were: Ex. Mayor Lewis, Cashier 0. H. Trowbridge, Major Charles A. Brooks and Capt. Charles H. Townshend. Special music was dis tributed throughout the programme, and it
 Chandler of this city. Miss Lizzie M. Smith
 of Milford presided at the organ. An an
 them excellently rendered by large chorus
 opened the exercises. The Rev. Frank L.
 Ferguson offered an eloquent prayer, in
 which he gave thanks for the deeds of the
 forefathers and the prosperity of the future.
 Dan Jones, Yale 'e4, sang ''Jesus Lover of
 My Soul" exquisitely. President Baldwin
 began the speech making, and with few
 We can do no nobler thing than to review
 the deeds of our forefathers. They came
 from great distance to lay the foundations
 of our liberties. We to-day, the descendants
 of these heroic men, enjoy the fruits of their
 toll. They laid here the foundations of
 free government, and, thank God, it is free
 to-day throughout the length and breadth of
 this land.
 In the absence of Governor Bulkeley, Lieu
 tenant Governor Merwin was introduced,
 who said in part: sincerely regret that you
 are disappointed to-day in not seeing the
 executive of the State with you. You have
 met to celebrate the foundation of your
 town. rejoice to be with you. It will not
 r&r l,aS 1T ka1x ivNka s,,
 this celebration when I tell you that one of
 my ancestors has slept with yours in wonder
 cemetery for two hundred years. thank
 you that you have placed in your monument
 a stone in honor of the first Merwin who
 came to this country. The coming of our
 ancestors has resulted in the growth of the
 grandest government the world has ever
 seen. Our people were an agricultural peo- pie. but the inventive genius of the Yankee has placed our country in the front rank of
 manufacturing nations.
 would not take for my guide the religion of old. I do not like 8 religion that @ child would abhor. like the blessed religion of
 Jesus. do not like the religion that is bot
 tied up for Sunday, but like the Christian- ity that is used seven days in the week. A male quartette consisting of Charles Dan Jones rendered choice selection in an excellent manner.
 Gen. Joseph R. Hawley was now introduced. The general said he did not know until the night before that he was expected to deliver an oration. He would therefore talk but briefly. But when the senator got warmed up he made an eloquent address at some length. In the course of it he said: Poor in- deed Is a people that has no traditions of noble endeavor, but more wretched yet are the people who have such traditions, but know not how to honor them. congratu- late you, fellow-citizens, on what you are doing and have been doing for the last four days. I congratulate you on the beauty of the monument yon have erseted to our fathers. l am full of the glories of the early history of Connecticut. People who do not narrow, uncultured people, but in fact many of these old settlers were from among the best men of Oxford and Cambridge. You, of Milford, have one of the best histories. No more substantial body of yeomen ever went out with minister to found a town, Milford. The legislation of the founders shows that they were men of unusual fore- sight They laid the foundations as if they actually saw the great government that was to grow up on these shores. In all things pertaining to civil government these men were in advance of their times.
 Our fathers early determined that educa- ton was the prime necessity of the govern ment. If you follow the history of the colo of the times, if not ahead of it. When there was any great thing to be done our fathers had their town meetings and got the ''sense of the meetin'," The meetings were schools of government, every man in the town knew how to conduct meeting, and the secret of democratic governme ent is in knowing how to run 8 meeting I am proud of the State at dooc rrnk mhap offiio- tion strikes it, run to the national govern l ment for aid, but helps itself. This self- contained, self respecting, begging | character of New England Is a thing to be proud of
 There is another secret of the success of | the people of New England and that is that | they believed something. The men that be- | commanding them to do this and do that were not trihers in the affairs of this world. | Altogether there were here the chances for the making of great people.
 Mrs, Francis Fowler Van Vliet of Johns- | town, N. Y., daughter of John w. Fowler, | of Milford, read poem in which she sang | the praises of old Milford and her early set- descendant in the fifth generation of one of the old settlers of 1889, reviewed at length
 the history of the town. Hon. Charles N. Treat of Georgetown, Del, entered into 6
 lengthy eulogy of his ancestor, Gov. Robert Treat The hour was late and several other distinguished men whom the audience ex- pected to hear did not speak in consequence.
 Attorney George N. Gum in happy speech | closed the addresses. He sent the audience
 away in good humor and spoke to ''our pa-
 tient guests" The audience joined in sing l ing "America" and despersed after the Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald had pronounced the bene- diction.
 Tempting spread.
 One of the pleasant features of the day
 was the tempting spread furnished to the in- vited guests at his pleasant residence by MT. Charles Monson, of Monson & Carpenter, this city, at the conclusion to the exercises at the church. The visitors were entertained right royalty and the affair was a very pleasant one.
 A Telegram From the Governor. The people were disappinted in not seeing the chief executive of the State, Governor Bulkeley. He was expected, but telegram