The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-24

great DcnCft.
Who has found a prettier home than we
Of this city The future looms up brightly
before us and the German-hmerican citizens
can claim that they have partly helped the
prosperity Of tho city and do here on this
German Day firmly resolve TO continue TO
work with might and main for the good Of
this oIty
"Richmond. our beloved Richmond Three
cheers for Richmond"
BATTLE PRAYER.
Mr. Rosenogk's effort was enthusiastically
applaudcd. after which the Gesang Veren
singers rendered prettly the Prayer in Bat
tie The music Of the composition was
written by Himmell and the words as trans
lated are as follows:
Father, call 20 theel
Roaring onshrQuds ine the din Of the battle.
Round me like lightning the lesping shots rattle;
Leader OF battles, call to thecl
rather. thou lesdmo,
Father thou lend mo,
Lend Inc 20 victory. lead me to desth;
Lord, AZ Thy pleasure offer my breath;
Lord. as thou wilt so lead me!
God, acknowledge theo!
God. / acknowledge theei
As when the leaves OF the autumn are shaking.
So when the thunder Of battle are breaking.
Fountain Of grace, acknowledge thee!
Father thou bless mo
Into thine hand my being resign;
Thou dIdsf bostOW ito take 10 be thine.
Living and diving. O bless me
Father, honor theo!
Father. honor theel
Not for oarihs riches rnsheath We the sword;
lis our hearts We protect; It's thy temples, o
So falling or conquering, honor thee,
To thee, God, yiold me-
To tho Goa viofd NM
Round me when Death fery tempest isrushing;
When from my veins tho red currents are gush-
TO theo. my God do yield me!
Father, call TO thee.
TnFODoR KOERNRB.
Nj Chris Droste then delivered the fol
lowing Geographic euiOgy on TheOdOr
Koerner IN German
SO far as the German tongue resounds
20 far there IS n festive mem Oral whichis well
adapted 90 awaken in every German heert
pride and glndness, for to-day one hundred
years ago ON tho 23d Of September. 1871. one
Of the old Fatherland's greatest great as
Il p0ot md as p soldier great with the Tyre
and with the sword -Theodor KoerDer was
born on this day, the muses. and mons ia
vorte.
Sad was tho outlook at this time for the
Fatherland. when our poets father notified
his friend Schiller Of IheodOr's birth. bat
alas. that Joy and gladuess IN this house
should be followed by days Of fear and
despair by days of vebemence and slavery
However. We will not depore those days. as
t0ey Wefo necessary for the publication OF
tho German nation which was about 10 sink
down into tho dark pools Of Gallicism, for
they were indispensable IN order to start tho
stone 90 rolling. which at last, after two do
cades. valanced laundering down upon the
Fraukenland, electing one united Germany.
Furthermore were those days Of hardship
necessary for us 20 look az Koerner now as
one of the greatest men, both az rOet and as
hero, and necessary 10 ignite in him the cour-
age and heroic passions, under which lnfa-
cnce some Of his best poems originated, as
''Zriny' and Lyer and schwert."
HIS HOME.
Sad was the last decade Of the last century
IN shat house OF young kOerner, be8utihet
by his drallstic parents, but very little Of
that entered his home. and then only de-
pressed, that of tho hustle of the reused
passions which outside celebrated a
pandemonium. By the careful and tender
watchluluess of lis parents from his
birth the feeble boy developed into
IA strong sad noble youth, il whose sound
body there dwelcd also q sound mind. In
ms earl, years his father detected already tho
poetic talents ia his son, but knowing that
praise too early attained would make him
less energetic he applied to his sons efforts
the reins OiTseycTe criticisms. In order that
lis son might have the rcoensIOns Of we'll
known and important cutcs he assisted
the issue of the first collection Of
his poems, Die Knospen" buds which
however. betrayed the youthfulness Of the
author, az well 40 his eminent talent, which
was manifested After he had given himself
to studies in mining engineering and physics
Ia reiDurg and Leipzig. no went IN the sum
1uer OF 1911 on the advice Of his father to
Vienna, where he might indulge IN his liter
ary pursuits In the homo Of the IrUssan
ambassador, Wilhelm Won Humboldt. and
that al the meTitorlous scholar, Frederick
Schlegel. and IN the home of the pOetess
Caroline Pchler, did he not alone find the
varmest welcome. but also knowledge. inter
est and stimulation for his inspirations
and very soon was he able to pub
sh his iirst production Of dramatic muse:
Die Braut" Ohe bude) and Der Gruene
Domino (the green domino. which were re-
ceiyed by the public with great enthusiasm.
shortly afterwards more and more Of his poems
followed md within twelve months he pub
lshed tho following # his poetic fancies:
Der Nachtvnechtcr" the nightwatchl and
Toni. - Lriny and Der Veterans Bremen"
fhe cousin from Bremen "bedwig Die
"Suehno" etc. but in order TO reach the high
CT attainments in bis Efforts is needed yet
the melting and stirring faculties which soon
we're achieved 10y HIM.