The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-13

Republic, but Lincoln finished the mag
niiicent structure aud wrote upon 1t one
and indivisi BILE now and forever.
Congressman Sweeney responded TO
'Lincoln-Ihe best product OF western n
civilization"
Nature. her Old-World mouids aside threw,
And choosing sweet clay from the breast
OF the uuexhausted West
With stun untainted shaped hero new.
Wise, steadfast in the strength Of God, and true
Mr.. Sweeney's speech was eulogy of
the present course Of the Republicans in
Congress and at its close the health OF
General Sherman was drunk standing
and in silence.
WHY LINCOLN DID NOT JOIN A CHURCH.
The most eloquent address Of the even
response to the toast, "Lincoln-Twenty-
six years after" 1.-THE form of Lincoln
grows in gradeur as the years pass on.
The world has never had greater hero,
more unselfish patriot. than he TO whom
millions owe their liberty and America
her unity. Mr. Lloyd paid warm trib-
ute TO Mr.. Lincoln's many noble quail
ties from the stand point. as he
designated it, of one who was born under
another nag. In speaking OF the fact that
Mr. Lincoln was member OF no church
ne said that although he was not what
was technically known as Christian,
yet truer Christian than Abraham Lin
coin never lived.
1t was the failure to find a church to fit
the man, he said, more than it was 10
find the man to fit the church. He closed
with magnificent word picture of the
entrance of Lincoln into the eternal city,
the angels lifting their crowns as he
passed by. He said he saw three men
standing before the great throne-Lin-
coin between Grant and Washington.
And now abide these three" he con-
concluded, '.the tuteiary genius OF the
American Republic never to be for
gotten"
S. S. Packard told of Lincoln's educa-
tion in responding to the toast ''LiDcoln
self educated, bnt well educated. That
literature is immortal which commands
pc manent place in the schools, and this
Z he destiny of his Gettysburg Grafton"
PRESIDENT Blair then introduced John
Y. Foster to respond to The State of
New Jersey. With a pure ballot box
she should be In the Republican column"
''If she had few more Republican
votes" added Mr.. Blair as he took his
seat.
Mr.. Foster delivered wild harangue
in which ne eulogized the Force bill and
denounced Senator Cameron and the
other Republicans who had voted against
that iniquitous measure. He drew a
most horrible picture of the degraded
moral state politically New Jersey had
fallen into, because on fair ballot under
u SlEluEtub tleCtlOu INV Tie DtIuOCTuth
had carried the State. Boss Gardner and
his associates who stole Senator Melon
AIDS seat were worthy OF canonization,
while the Democratic Senators who
righted that great wrong were depicted
as moral monstrosities.
Mr.. Blair then introduced Major Pang-
born us better Republican abroad than
at home and better In either place thau in
his newspaper. The Major was billed to
speak on Lincoln. his humor, pathos and
tenderness
Though gay as mirth as curious thought sedate;
As elegance polite. as power elate;
Profound as reason, and as justice clear;
Soft as compassion, yet as truth severe
AT the appearance of the Major more
than half of the company arose from their
seats and left the hall. On all sides good
Republicans were heard denouncing Mr..
Pangborn's Republicanism. and disgust
was freely expressed that such a man
should be asked 10 speak on such an oc-
casion. Mr.. Pangborn's idea of Lincoln's
pathos, humor and tenderness was a Will
fication of everything Democratic, and
the few who remained in the hall heard
a continuation of Potent Factor Fosters
harangue.
Judge Blair this morning received a
telegram from General Sherman's secre.
tary in which the General begged the as
sociation to accept his graceful acknow-
ledgement of its tender message of SYM
pathy. The dispatch also said that Gem
eral Sherman was resting quietly.
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