Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-01
AT THE COLUMBUS CLUE.
Right Rev. R. PheIan Addresses tho Gues,s
They Are Entertained in Honor Of

Right Rev. r. PheInn Addresses tho Gaesi1
They Are Entertained in Homer Of
WashInEfon's Inauguration.
The Columbus Club presented very in
teresting programme to its guests from the
Washington centenary Inauguration cele-
bration at the clubrooms on Smithfeld
street last night, and those who had the
privilege of being present will certainly re-
tain very pleasant memory of the affair.
The Haydn Quartet contributed several
appropriate songs; Messrs. Rudolph Henney
and Curtis Bufin rendered two delightful
either duets, and Mr.. j. E. O'Donnel1 re-
cited 1.-The Blacksmith's Story
Mr.. Jeremiah Dunlevy, President Of the
club, was in the chair. The rooms were
handsomely decorated, and an apparently
old oil painting of General Washington oc-
cupied conspicuous place in front Of the
fireplace.
Several very interesting addresses were
made. Mr.. F. P. Smith, a club member,
made the opening speech. He was sue
ceeded by the Rev. A. Russell Nevins, c.
S. p, of New York, who discoursed upon
the subject, Catholics and Patriotism"
The Rev Father A. A. Lambing read a
historical paper, which recalled the facts of
General Washington's Inauguration
Afte. the guests had listened to all this,
Mr.. F. p Smith asked the Rt. Rev. R.
Phelan, Bishop Coadjutor, to make few
remarks in honor Of the occasion. That
distinguished gentleman smilingly COM
piled, as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: You have been IA
Vored with SO many hne speeches, treating OF so
many subjects, that 1t is re ally impossible Tor
me to add anything which could be more inter
esting than what you have heard already. You
have listened to historical facts whose COM
memoration we are celebrating this evening.
and you have received some wholesome advice
from one of the presiding speakers as to what
Is your right and your duty heard
Just now comparative mention made
OF General Washington and Napoleon L,
or General Bonaparte. Both were great gem
erals, though suppose that, from soldiers
standpoint Napoleon would be considered the
greater. Both brought honor, glory and dis
starsed frou me nd
tcally pursued their course to the highest
honors grateful country and an appreciatfve
people could well bestow upon them.
But now let us look at the motives. at the
prompting spirits of the two men. Itsis true
Napoleon loved his country dearly; but he did
not love 1t in the same spirit that Washington
loved his country. Napoleon loved France for
his own sake; he loved it as far as it afforded
him the means Of satisfying the greedy thirst
of his own personal ambition.
In this Washington differed from him. He
AoVOu LID COuutEys DuJ NC 0AoO AOIoQ LIS lo41OW
citizens. He loved his country, and he con-
sidered his ambition to be the servant of that
country. He loved his fellow citizens, and he
felt it his honored duty to serve them. He did
not want to be their ruler. but their adviser.
The people of America did not fully realize a
Republican Government at the time when
Washington fought in the Revolutionary War.
In fact, they offered him the crown as the mon
arch of the nation. But he, unselish as he was,
declined it.
That. gentlemen, that act Of the great Presi-
dent should be guiding star to number of
our politicians Of to-day / am not here to ac-
cuse anybody, but we all know that there
number of men in high responsible positions at
the head Of our Government, who often forget
that they are the servants of the people of
their country. They make their positions the
footstool of their own selfish desires and am
bitions. have no fear that, the people of to-
day will forget themselves so far as to allow
tnemselved to be governed by a despot. But
watch and pray that it may never come to that.
Ask God Almighty to prevent this country
from ever being anything else than republic,
0f froa nd