The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-22

qaesu' Isabella sacrificing he. iewela:
co,unoas return AID the pert young lord with
~ Nous Inc whole play was written BY
MIS- "aughop aud was admirably rendered.
re room was darkened and the play Hum
Ina'ea oy shaded Tampa. The features OF Miss
Noss"eh end Miss Maynard's first grade exer-
cises were chats about Columbus and America
oy the little cues
Az the Olympic school the usual exer-
cises were given. after which the chill
dren marched to their respective rooms
and carried out their special programmes.
Ia" features OF the fourth grade, uncer Miss
oooospeed, were the recital of the interesting
se'ies Oh iaets about Columbus by all the pupils
aha the Temperance Alphabet class recita-
ton. The feature OF Miss s:owelPs third grade
eAsicisss wac co.ioquy about Columbus by
WE'VE children, aud reading and short talk
aoous columbus by Miss Stowel herself. The
exercises In the first aud second grades, con-
Quoted by Miss Pixlsy, the vice principal, and
Misc feekhaIn, consisted OF appropriate recit2-
tons and songs
Al the Columbia school there was very little
decoration in the school rooms, and the Official
programme was carried out
AT me Minor school the special exercises
were Grief but interesting. They began at 9
O'Clock aud were eonci uded a. $3.50, by which
time about zoo parents OF the pupils had assem-
oied 10 wltness the general exercises in front of
'ne SCHOOL Two boy buglers rendered the sig
mails which guided tie pupils in their marching
movement. Whom the children had all assem-
DIED In front OF the school the raising of the flag
ana other ceremonies were carried out, after
wnich Mr.. II. S. keene made q few remarks en-
joining loyalty upon the children. There were
no special decorations in the rooms
Elaborate preparations were made at the
Denny school and the general decorations were
| very fine. On the balconies were groups of
| evergreens and festoons of bunting. At
each end OF tho lower hall were sus-
pendsd from the ceiling evergreen banners
| bcsring the legend "welcome" The balus-
.,sdes OF the stairways were cnlivened with
bunting and ivy. The rooms were nicely decor
| ated, that of the eighth grade being especially
| tne. There were some 600 visitors in attend
ance. who with the $40 pupils OF the school
thronged the halls. After the usual exercises in
front of the building the pupils marched
into the grand upper hall, where after
| executing some fine marching evolutions
they were addressed by Rev. Wallace Nutting,
| OF the Plymouth Congregational church. He
| dweit on the lie Of Columbus showing the
alliterative total of purpose, pluck and perse-
verance. Beginning with the first of these he
said that every man who ever amounted to any
| thing had plan or purpose. Pluck and perse-
verance. he declared, were the twain
| which rendered US fit to be free men. The
| American idea of liberty that we had to
achieve it. We are none OF US born either free
| or equal We could not a. first walk, speak or
| eat a bee!steak. All things We were had to be
| achieved. Even freedom had TO be achieved and
the combination of pluck and perseverance, was
the one to do it. Luck was not an element in it.
but the kind of luck that had "p'' in front Of
it Perseverance meant cutting through obsta-
cles, and the life of Columbus was q splendid
example OF this. As We would say today, Co
lumbus had lots of "saud,' lots of
"grt," aud this constituted his value
as an example to the boys of today.
union service was held at the First Metho-
dist church, beginning at o'clock in the after
noon. The ministers present and participating
| were the pastor, DR.. w. F. George; Rev. George
J. Burchett, OF tho First Baptist church !;
Rev. Robert Z. Dunlap. of the First
| Christian church, and the Rev. Ken
| meth J. Duncan, OF the Second Presby-
| terrain church. The meeting opened with
| prayer by Rev. Mr.. Dunlap and music by the
choir.
The Rev Kenneth Duncan then gave a dis
| course upon the character and career OF Column
bus, more pecially from the strictly religious
| standpoint The impression that Columbus
was saint WAS, of course, not correct He
| might in fact. be no better than the average of
| the men by whom he WAS surrounded. But his
| was the inspiration that made great things for
| the glory of the Most High.
Dr. George J. Burcnett followed, and gave a
| view of the times, rather than OF the man
| Columbus. His remarks were short and pointed.
| He was impressed with the occasion, for, as he
| said, he did not expect to have the opportunity
| to do this again for 400 years. Directing his re-
| marks to comparison of the times, he was
| struck with tho great difference between the
| relative positions occupied 400 years ago ana
| today by the nations interested Al this great
| festival AT the outstart he said that il there
were any persons of Spanish birth or blood pres
| ent, he hoped they wovid pardon him, as what
! he would say would not be in the least unkind
| in intention. No country in the world has pro-
| duced greater or better men ami women than
Spain; yet why had this great giant OF 400 years
| ago, the nation that directed all Europe in that
early day. sank now to the level of q fourth rate
| power? When by the discovery of the New
| World the door was opened to her to become
| the greatest of the great, why did she not
| utilize il? II was, rs he believed. be-
| cause the dominating purpose in his discovery
| was selfish, mercenary one Applying this
lesson to the notions of this day, he believed
| that no civilization could permanently or bene-
! dciently endure that was not built on justice
| and uprightness.
Dr. George WAS the last speaker. His treat
| ment OF the subject OF Columbus and the dis
| covery entirely practical and popular one
| He said that every sort and kind of view had
| prevailed as TO Columbus that he
| was pirate, navigator: that he
had stolen the idea OF the western
! continent; that he was q Greek adventurer,
| that his motives in seeking the West were OF the
| basest sort, etc He concluded that the great
| est mistake OF Columbus Lie was that he was
| no, a native-born American citizen; that he
| WAS only "pago;" since by being an American
| he could have escaped 30 much prejudice. As
| 10 the place of Columbus landing, he thought
| the strongest evidence was In favor OF
| Walliags island. According to the evil
dence of Rev. Daniel Wiishere, the super
| in,endant OF Baptist missions on the
| islands and resident thirty years the confg-
| ura,ion, coast line, everything, OF Waiting s
| island maize IL seem almost absolutely certain
| that that WAS the place where Columbus hrst
| act foot in the Western world and brought L uro-
| pean civilization with him
| special services commemorative OF the day
| were given al Trinity church, Eighth and James
| streets a, noon yesterday. The rector. Rev.
| George H. Watson. otilciaied- choral morn
ing prayer was given by the full choir after
| wnich the rector preached from the text
| Romans kill, :: "Rendef, therefore, unto all
! their dues; tribute to whom tribute il due: Gus
4 tom to whom custom: fear 10 whom tear; honor
3 20 whom honor" After the sermon . solemn
| ..re peum" was rendered by the choir.
In all the Catholic churches solemn high
! masses were celebrated at . O'Clock in the
| morning followed by appropriate sermons by
| the pastors
Al the Welsh church a meeting was held last
| night 10 commemorate Columbus day. IL was
. prp.taed over by Edward I. Morgan aud the
| r-o-rsmrre consisted of song by the Gym
| rodorion Gies Cub, addresses by the president,
JE Thomas, Hugh Hughes aud Rev J. NJ.
! Hughes vocal selections by Miss Bagslam, Miss
! Ella Morgan, Misses Annie aud Alma Jones and
| a. IL Jones, aud an original poem By d. II.
| Jones and ROTATIONS by the Sunday fchool
children.