The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-22
A SC0TCI-IRISII SOCIETY.
a BRANCH ORGANIZATION FORM
ED IN RICHMOND.

Interesting Address by DR.. Macin'"'"'
of Philadelphia. in DR.. Hoge's Chur'h~
Mr.. Henry Elected Presiden'-"o"''
Knox Discussed.
4 number Of ladies and gentlemen assem-
bled in the ecturo-room Of the seconu iI'7-
byterian Church last night to hear Kew.
John :. Macintosh. u. D., deliver an aa-
dress upon The subject Of "John Knox IN III
dependence Hail. and to form scotch
Irish society for the state. Some Of the
most nrominent men in the city, represent
inc their Scotch-Irish ancestry, were pres
emit.
DIR Uoco introduced Or. Macintosh, who
delivered a mastery address, IN Whlcn ne
,itr,l tho remarkable and interesting his
tory Of the -cOtch-lrish. and told oi theif
'.rcof worth 20 the civilization Of the world.
and particularly referred toJohn Knox, ana
related some interesting "reminiscences vl
this great man.
DISTINCT TYPE.
I'm speaking OF the race in general ne
said. ..The world has in the ocOtch-iiisn-
man man rs distinct from the Puritan ms
fha Puritan il from an other men: and the
Puritaus of England and the Preshyicrians
of the IOwlauds and oi lister were
the two pillars Of our national tenn
plo. As we enter the halloWed court
of our cOuniry's sanctuary and gaze upon
and contrast the joachim and this "B0dz
no pillarm an established of jehovah and
This other pillar man strengthened from on
hieh.- we see that while the Puritan
believes In separation, the Scotch
Irish i'm representation; while the Iur-
ifan believes in individuality. the scotch
Irish in equality; while the furiian
believes In indopondency, the scotch-lrisn I'D
liberty: while the Puritan believes M expert
monf. the -cOtch-lrish IN experience; While
fhe Puritan believes In the town meeting
fha ~cofrh-Irlsh in the ~tatc-hOuse: while
the Puritan believes in the congregation
the -c0tch-lFish believes in the Assembly.
WHAT KNOX SAID.
Continuing. he said: ..knox. under God.
made the scotch and the sc0tch-lrish, all
the race recall him. and the larger they are
I'm characteristic build and features, the
more Obtrusiye they are in racial malesiies,
bv lust so much the more do they reveal
their great f0refathers face.'
~ ANCESTRAL SCENES.
Nv peculiar education and somewhat
singular work planted me, American born.
in the very heart Of these old ancestral
scenes and from parshiOners who held with
deathless grip the very word Of Pcden.
Welsh and Cameron. from hOuy-headed
witness i'm the route of Antrim. and on the
hills Of Down have ] often heard OF
the lads who went out % bleed
at Valley Forge 80 die as yiciors
on Kings MOuntain-and stand IN
the silent triumph Of Yorktown. We have
more 90 thank Knox for than is commonly
told today. Here we reach OUT el7hes
and Wither-po0ns, and Iaylors, our Cal.
nouns and 1larks. our Ounningnam' ana
Caldwell,. our pOllOcks. Folks and Patier-
sons. our SCOTS and Grays and kennedys,
our REYNOLDS and RObinsons. our McCOOhs.
Mcllenrys. McPhersons and McD0wells.
CARLYLE's OPINION.
CARLYLE has said. "Scotch literature and
thought. scotch industry, James Watts,
David Hume. Walter scott. Robert Burns.
find Kn0N and the Reformation at the
hearts core of every one Of those persons
and phenomena. ! lind that without Knox
aud the Reformation they would not have
been. o. what of ~c0tlandf" Yea, verify, mo-
Knox. nO Watts. nO Borus. nO Scotland. rs
wo know. and love and thank God for. And
must we NOT sag. nO men 0i the covenant;
poo men of Antrim and Down; of Derry
and Enni.kilIen: no men of me
Cumberland Valley; mo- men Of the
virginia hills: no men OF the ONO
stretch. of the Georgia glades and the Ten
ne.see ridge: no rally at ~cOne: no thunders
in ~. Giles: no testimony from ihiladel-
phian synod no MecklenDurg declaration,
no memorial from Hanover Preshytery; mo-
Tenement stirring the Car0linas; no Craig
head sowing the seeds OF c0mngS reiO-
luton: no NlthcrspOOu pleading for
the signing Of our great charter; and no
such declaration. and mo- such constitution,
rs was the great Iilgman himself. being
witnesses in these clear words. never 10y us
90 beletdie. The trainers ofthe Constitution
0fthe United States were greatly indebted
90 the standards of the Presbyterian church
Of scotland. in modelling the admirable
document"
THE NAME OF KNOX.
I'm concluding. the speaker said: "Neyer
then. 10 us of the scotch and ~cOtcn-lr-h
lineage race Of rosOlute and orderly citi-
leu-. never let the name of knON Doe other
than baftle-bla-t and household boast, nor
his memory aught save inspiration yes,
conservation.
DIR. HOge. az the conclusion Of DR.. Mac
infOsh'- address. arose and referred 90 his pre-
decess0r's remarks i'm very complimentary
terms. and introduced Colonel John W.
EchOls. Of Pennsylvania. lie said that be-
came from RichmOnd's sister city, Peters
burg. with a message, ON which he would
basel his few remarks. lnwarm terms he ad-
yocatod the formation of -cotch-lrish so-
ciety. ~All over scotland we see scattered
the master mind of the ~c0tch-lri-h.' He
URGED the formation of the society. and after
explaining the operations and objects con-
Guided.
THE SOCIETY ORGANIZED.