New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-29

Who decided iii What gave the result OF the Ameri
can Rcvolutioni Tho upper forces Of tho text. IL
was simply au impossibilty that these few mon could
| conquer that vast multitude OF men. But all tho
Green mountains and the White mountains and tho
Ehts OF the virginia mountains, and all the Appaa
chain ranges wore full OF horses Of fire and cshroS o,
he saw them. and with these supernatural reinforce
and they endured the frozen limbs and III tie
wounds. exhausting hunger and the long msrrh,
looked mp and saw the mountains were hled WIN
horses OF fire and charots OF fire, coming 10 tho
why, my friends, miracles washington himself himself
was miracle, positive miracle Alexander Hainli,
eSccled him in literary ability. patrick Henry exceed
MN IN e,oencr but he eHceod them an caractcr
The world never saw bis like teor. and viii probably
never SEQ his like again because there WIN proosos
Divine interposition. he was let down from God No
intelligent man woman can road The history OF tneo
that decided the contest and washington in his In
augural address delivered 100 wears ago from hAs
AN ESTIMATE OF WASHINGTON'S CHARACTER
At the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church yesterday
| morning. tho pastor the Rev. Dr. Thomas Armitag''
preached Washington and the Revolution lilo
said that the star Liberty rested over Washingtons
birth tho OF God rested over ChriSfs. and In
the preachers estimate OF washingtons character his
comparisons were more often with those of Christ
than with any other historical figure lie said that.
mor- than for material prosperity, Americans should
be thankful for the spirit of liberty with which as
SD"ple they are imbred and he regarded the eNanl-
pie and character Of Washington potent In
stimulating that spirit than the work of all the other
Evolutionary fathers Washington was distinguished
from other military leaders In that he had conquered
principle where others overran provinces. and IN
that he established great government on the principle
mftage preached upon the Women of the Revolution
A CELEBRATION BY a sUNDAY-sCHooL.
The Sunday school of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal
Church hold Centennial celebration in the class room
yeste,ay afternoon. National hymns were sung and
addresses made by Warner Miller General Clinton
E. Fisk and tho pastor, the Row. George IL. NC
Grew Mr.. Mile recalled the time when he sat At
his grandmothcrs feet and listened to her stories OF
Washington and the Revolution. She eDenbeini
Washington we'll rs he and his staff quartercd
at her mothers house The speaker looked upon the
present celebration not alone a. glowing tSDWe 10
the many IA. e OF Of ,he Rcpu e
prosperity which had always attended II curing the
sen air se% G FIJI ao al Sg Stories ' which liz
grandfather had told him OF the Revolution and OF
washington Inc rom y wa Daro n1 a,en nnH oon
THE HAND OF GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION.
The Rev. DIR. William Elliott Griis, pastor Of the
Shawinut Congrcgal ional Church, Boston, delivered
special sermon In the Reformed Dutch Church AT
Fifth ave- and Twenty min th-st., "One Hundred
Years OF Our National Education" lie said " | be-
llevo the hand Of God was surely In the CONSTITUTIONS
OF the United states in The plaques Of Egypt. the
mgrluons of Israel. the shaping of the Old Testa-
ment. How did It to pas, that with so power
full an example before them the unwTtton consti-
tuition Of England the colonies decided on an nsni-
ment and covenant in writing"
The preacher then gave lh history OF the writing
Of the Constitution. and went The state of New
York was the first typical American state for wi'hih
her borders began that mingling Of boods, that fusion
o! ideas. that cosmopolitan assembling OF race.
Of which has been made one new man, the AmeIt-
can. The Trainer" Of the Constitution declared mat
sense founded the Christian religion and for ihat
rearSn arr enoycd today civil and religious freedom
such as no other country enjoys
A TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.
The Rev +. walpolc Warren held service and
preached on "Amcrca lis Institutions. and the
Washington Centennial" yesterday morning at the
Church Of the Holy Trinity. Madson-avc. and Forty
second-st He paid glowing tribute to the United
States, Its wonderful people, and spoke with much
feeling when touching upon the near ties OF Kindred
and friendship that existed between th'' country
and England In the evening he hold the ami
vcrsary English service for the mombers Of the st
Georges Society and society OF the sons o. 81
George. ., ~, a.,
red white aud blue, ard the flag. OF the CmhH
States and England hung gracefully side by Side
the sexton John r. McAllistcr.
HE WAS TIE FRIEND Of WASHINGTON
The Rev william Wescrfeh preached last evening
a, the Hamilton Grange Reformed Church on Alexander
Hamilton. The Alexander Hamilton Post No ISL
G. , y the Hamilton Club and the Alexander Hamilton
Council No 46 y. T.. L. attended the service marching
from their respective quarters on account OF the Cen
tcnnial celebration and the warm friendship between
Washington and Hamilton, the preacher considered me
subject a. appropriate the occasion He rave an ac-
count Of tho life Of Hamilton ana dwet upon the
active mart which in the founding OF the Amcr
can Republic spoke Of the house In which namii'
ton lived which still situated near the church. al