Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-30
THE MEMORIAL EXERCISES.

THE MEMORIAL EXERCISES. Oration by Rev. Dr. Phillips
 at the Hyperion ion-Presentation or
 Memorial Albums by J. D. Deweh
 and Reply by Comrade Judge Lynde l
 Harrison-Ssme of Those Present.
 The memorial exercises were given by | the G. A. R. in the Hyperion last night as usual. The theater was well filled, only a few seats in the second gallery being va cant. The exercises were opened by prayer by Comrade Rev. J. E. .Twitchen. The ad- dress of welcome by Commander William Gleason was short and to the foint. 'It is customary" said he, ito open the exer- cises with an address of welcome from the commander of one of the posts, but on ac- count of the length of the program and for other reasons we will proceed at once with the other numbers. I introduce to you the Yale Glee club"
 Their selection, "Tenting To-Night," was encored with the ssSoldier's Farewell, /" and then Rev. Dr. w. L. Phillips delivered @
 fine memorial oration, in which he said:
 "Gentlemen of the Grand Army and friends We are here tonight to honor the deeds of soldiers living and dead, and to remember what they have bequeathed to us. Their incidents are for ever new and glorious, but for me, too late born, list would be unseemly. l name this sentiment: The sword is promoter of
 peace. The truest word of the preacher of Galilee was, Think not I came to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace,
 but sword' Contrast this with Peace
 on earth, good will towards men These
 words are as unlike as sunshine, and tenn
 pest, and yet I affirm that both are neces-
 sary. One proclaims blessed result
 the other the way the result is to be
 brought about. Not until righteousness and truth are everywhere dominant shall
 there be Gloria in Excelsis. All generous peace must be won through
 war. The early history of our country furnished palpable evidence of this. So
 with the war of our rebellion. It was a flash of ideas, of principles, war of con
 victions between the old and new order of
 things, and the foundation of peace.
 Truth is the author of strife but not re-
 sponsible for it. The author of & great truth creates strife until it is established.
 By such agitation division must result
 which cuts down to the closest relations of man. Truth will attract to itself all that
 have affinity for it. Each principle will gather it's followers under it's own banner, and there will be conflict between right and wrong. You gentlemen championed
 these ideas and brought them to snccess-
 righteousness and unrighteousness. These
 principles have been established on this
 continent and cannot be reversed.
 The brotherhood of man and freedom
 are unchangeable tenets of the American
 faith" Applause. "Gentlemen, in your
 devotion you taught the world lesson of
 unselishness. You were not doing this
 for fun. You struck for the brotherhood of man. You reasserted the motto, E Pluri-
 bus Unum-one state of many. l bring you message tonight because you are
 soldiers. There may not bs rattle of arms, but the ceaseless fight must go on and you are to enroll yourselves on the side of justice. To this the Grand Army of the Republic pledges you. The foe is willy and protean and demands all the wis dom of the best soldier. As American citizens you could not undertake more important work. You know something about our country, its aims and its capaci ties. Nothing is so contagious example.
 The Grand Army of the Republic. is to be congratulated on it's steadfast refusal
 to be used for political purposes. /" Applause. "One of our weaknesses is IudL we Ludhc SO llIIlo uluoIcuCo DcLWtcu patriotism and politics. Gentlemen, we ask you to continue to teach us patriotism and politics. The age is sick of politics, and I know no place more thoroughly sick of them than our puritan state of Connec- lieut." Great laughter. A genuine pa | triotism is what is wanted in an emergen cy. Perhaps the most picturesque picture in American politics is theiwestern farmer. Wavering between all manner of platforms his general creed is, anything so get better prices and to beat the railroads. Between the Farmers alliance and the monopolists | it is only question which is to be Jonah | and which the whale" Laughter.
 "We like to trace our ancestry to the l Pilgrims of the Mayflower, but we are all
 emigrants. It's our policy to receive all
 nations. Our Chinese legislation was both ! criminal and un-American. But liberty is | not license. We are not dumping ground for anarchists and criminals. Ap- plause. We joyfully open our gates to take in all. But for the man who puts the red flag above the Stars and Stripes we | have no sympathy and no mercy; and for | the man who wishes to exalt the rum shop | and to poison our Sabbaths we have no | room in this land" Applause
 | Hereupon Dr. Phillips gave a most elo- quent and soul stirring apostrophe to the
 American flag, pointing out its history and | closing with the words: "One by one Gar l field, Grant, Sheridan, Logan, Sherman, have followed into the land of the dead | But while you live we will revere you and | that other host of loyal citizens who have | been inspired by your devotion and will to childaen's children declare your valor." MT. James D. Dewell then made the pre- sentation speech for the memorial albums, | instead of General E. E. Bradley, as ap- ! roirfaI Tho fo11Nri,,rr o hr;o ;of av&r f., "It is with mingled regret and pleasure
 that address you-regret because I can-
 not reach you by the name of comrade- l pleasure that yet I am permitted to give to | those men who saved our country. It is
 not my intention to speak of the war
 Rather would I speak of peace. The brave
 soldier is apt to be forgotten. It is very
 easy to read those verses of the soldier | who died in Algiers and in his delirium l spoke of fair Bingen on the Rhine, but
 his name the poet states not. It is time to
 commence record of the name of each | of your members, and perhaps to con-
 memorate that great multitude who re- l turned not with you. It is our wish to
 present to you these memorials of our af- | fection."
 Comrade Judge Lynde Harrison made
 the following reply: Gentlemen, it has been
 our privilege to accept these albums from
 your hand Sentiments are of more value | than ideas and there is no better way of
 cultivating it than by keeping a record of
 those who have fought for our country.
 But the flag to which such beautiful | apostrophe has been given should wave from every schoolhouse, that boys and girls may learn what the stars and stripes
 mean" Judge Harrison continued with | the story of each of the post namesakes- l Henry c. Merwin, General Baron William l Adolph von Steinwehr and Admiral An 1 drew Howe Foote. "Then," he continued,
 "when the last member of these posts has
 been gathered to his comrades these men will be remembered and these albums will serve to keep alive the memory of Merwin and Won Steinwehr and Foote."
 Mention should not be omitted of the
 singing by Mime. Oertel, Miss May Sulli- van and Nessrs. David Callahan and Ed | ward Sheehsn, which were all heartily ap- plauded.
 Among those who were on the platform l beside the speakers of the G. A. K. were Colonel White, Comm ander Morgan, Gen | eral Sloat, Senior Vice Commander Smith of Willimantic, ex-Commanders D. R. Ad-
 ans, Henry F. Peck and Wright. and Com | rade Professor John L. Clark and Captain
 J. N. Coe Others were Rev. Dr. Todd, Rev. Messrs. Luckey and Nichols, Nathan
 Easterbreok, jr., ex-Governor Bigelow, President c. E. Graves of the board of ed l ucation, Superintendent Curtis, Senator
 James Graham, Attorney Daley, ex-Sena-
 tor J. D. Plunkett, Max Adler, Hiram