Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-22
scorcHIRlsH ASSOCIATION.
Addresses by DIR. Macintosh and Coione
Eehols-virginia Branch Formed.

Rev. DR.. John 8. Macintosh, of PbiladeI.
phia, and Colonel John w. Ecbols, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, arrived in the city on the
fast mail yesterday from Washington ana
are the guests of Hon. w. w. Henry, NO.
AIS east Franklin street.
These gentlemen havo accepted. invita-
tions TO deliver addresses in several south;
ern cities in the interest of the Nstionai
Scotch-Irish Association.
II was for this purpose that they came
to Richmond. and they were greeted In Dr.
Hoge's lecture-room last night by an ap-
preciative and intelligent audience. 1t was
not known until yesterday afternoon tna1
Colonel Echois would be present.
DIR. MAcrSTosH's ADDRESS.
DR.. MacIntosh's address on John Knox
in Independence Hall" was eloquent ana
Thoughtful. and thrilled the assemblage.
Stating and enforcing with abundant illus
tration the position that effects in society
can be traced TO their antecedent causes,
and running rapidly over the influences
exerted on American institutions by the
1 English, French, Dutch, and German peo-
pies settling on this continent. the distln-
Ruished lecturer stated with great force
the part taken in forming our institutions
by the Scotch, and Scotch-Irish. He gave
an exhaustive analysis of their characters
| tics, showing how their sturdy qualities
| their stubborn devotion to civil and re.
| ligious liberty, and their advocacy OF
learning had fitted them for the found
ing of a great republic. He then
sought for the source of this race-power,
and traced it in the influence of John Knox
upon the undeveloped race in Scotland.
He declared that before Knox was brought
/ forward at Easter-tide of 1547 by the direct
appeal of the ministers to him In churcn
to assume the ministerial Office Scottish
1 character was an unshapely mass, havlng
! elements of strength, il is true, but in an
uncrystallized form. After that we find,
by the influence of this great man:
| Scotch character assuming form ana
rugged beauty and giving ideas OF liberty
10 the world. He pronounced the grand
/ declaration of Knox that the people are
the source of all civil powers and rulers,
| but their servants. and accountable 70
them. az the germ Of American liberty, and
he declared that the spirit of John Knox
was present, guiding the great actions oil
our torefathers, when the immortal Decla-
ration of Independence was adopted IN In
dependence Hall.
COLONEL ECHoLs EXPLAINS rrs OBJECTS.
At the conclusion of DIR. MacIntosh's g
! eloquent address the objects OF the Scotch
Irish Association in America were ex-
planned by Colonel j. w. Echols, of Pitts
burgh, q distinguished lawyer and the
secretary of the Pennsylvania branch,
who in his remarks extended a cordial IN
vitation to all Virginians of Scotch-lrish
descent to attend the congress to be held
in his city the 29th Of May next.
STATE ASSOCIATION FORMED.
At the conclusion of his remarks Mr..
William w. Henry, the vice-presldent for
Virginia of the National Association, called
the meeting to order. and n considerable
number enrolled themselves in the State
Association. An election of officers was
then had, resulting in the election of Hon.
William w. Henry for president; j. A;
Waddell, of Stanton, rs secretary; and
the following Executive Committee: Dr.
Hunter Mcclure, Hugh Blair, Thoma;
Potts, John S. Munce, William @. Preston
Alexander Cameron. William RYAN, Judge
William Mclaughlin, and DIR. ii. G. Alex
andpr