Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-29
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REV. COOL COMPLIMENTED.

The Former Rock Island ID vine Given
Housing Farewell by the A. o. U
w. Lodges OF Peoria.
Rev. p. A. Cool, for mum Der of wears
presiding elder of the Rock Island M. E
district and for the last two years pastor
of the First church at Peoria. which he
now leaves to 90 to Pontiac in obedience
to an assignment made by the recent Cen.
trail Illinois Conference. was rendered a
complimentary farewell by the A o U.
W. lodges of Peoria last Friday night
The Transcript reports the affair:
The huge amphitheatre at Sylvan Park
was crowded from the gas Lights to the
roof last night with Workmen. their wives
and friends, representing the nine Work
men lodges of this city. The mass meet
ing took on the nature of farewell TO
Rev. P. A. Cool, pastor of the First NJ E
church, who is to leave this city for Pon>
tiac, the new field assigned him by the
recent conference Rev. Cool is an ear
nest member of the workmen lodge, be.
longing to Black Hawk Lodge. of Rock
Island. Since coming here he has ilenti
fed himself with the order and the love
felt for him by his lodge fellows WAS
strongly evidenced last night by the
thousands who came to bid him farewell
and listen TO his last address.
The seats were all filled by $50 o'clock
and the exercises opened with PRAYER by
Rev. Cool after brief talk by G. B KEEL.
lar, Past Grand Master Workman of the
State. After the prayer Mr. Kellsr briefly
told about the order of Workmen
Mr. Keller then introduced Rev
Cool. and the audience gave the reverend
gentleman round of applause as he
stepped down to the footlights and
opened his remarks with humorous
story. He prefaced his remarks with a
pleasant illustration of water seeking its
level through tortuous passages If more
water was added at any point al the wa.
ter would rise. So with mankind. The
common level is raised to higher plane
as the world advances and as good men
give the other men impetus. The world
is growing better all the time, and the
plane of mankind is growing hiehe One
evidence of. this was the formation of 50.
cieties for the betterment of he social
condition of man. and for the care Of his
family after his heart had ceased to throb
No one ever heard of such & society
among the Hottentots. 1t was the out
growth of higher order of men, an evil
de1ce of greater intellectual develops
ment.
He touched on the great question of
labor and capital. and said all men were
interested in solving it, be they workers
with the hands or with the head, or both
He was not disposed to find fault with
great railroads. factories or steamships,
with enormous wealth behind them. He
was glad he lived in country where such
things existed. and existed on majestic
scale. There was also an evil in the
Capitalization of money and that the men
who worked for the monOpolies were
forced to work seven days Doe by one
their rights were taken from them until
they were no longer independent. As
long as he had voice. brain and an
opportunity. he proposed to stand in his
weak way as champion of the rights of
men. He said these great questions
would be settled by the body of the peo-
pie. by the conscience, integrity and
uedits VI meH VINO "OTh III tue su Fps htu
and at the bench.
He closed his magnificent orsiioh with
a glowing tribute to the order which
brought tears to the eyes of many in the
house, who had felt a brothers hand in
deep affliction. He said ne was g ad that
his last address in Peoria was to brothers
who were brothers. to meu who believe
in working with the hand and heart to-
gether. 1t was one of the finest addresses
ever made in the city and every word Of
it came from the heart of Rev. Cool.
Mr.. Kellsr. on behalf of the lodges.
presented Rev. Cool Il beautiful bouquet,
and the meeting was adjourned.