New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-09

As Mr.. Reid sat down, DR.. Clark said, Let
rs sino MY Country, IT'S of Thee" and the
National hymn was sung with the same enthusiasm
that charactenzes the singing of the stirring Cos
mol HYMNS 81 propose three cheers for the sons
of the Presbyterian Church, Of whom we have
heard, said man from the audience and lie led
in the cheering.
JOSEPH COOK PRESENTS SOME wATCHwoRDs'
The principal address Of the morning session
was delivered by Joseph Cook, Of Boston His
snbiect was "WatchwOrds for the Twentieth Cen
tury." lie said in substance;
suupv follows demand in history. As in recent ages
there has been demand for the diffusion OF liberty prop
crty and intelligence there VIII soon be denahu ior W
diu sion OF and there Will come slowly
and through much anguish Of the ages. supply doresee
erect day scientific biblical and practical ohun
Wordsworth talked Of aristocracy 1t VIII not come
CARLYLE talks Of Of the best ~ cnnho' DC
elected the Church and Church Will be al inc
hone Of the world 1t win the world BY goodness anu
by truth by practice and by doctrine. also.
Tho Church needed BY the American future must DC
scientific biblical and practical 1t must be scienunc ny
reasonable theology-by the absorption OF oil estaoshea
science; BY Intellectual over ratonasm' oS
mental prmacv literature and art; by indspu'aoe su
thorty all philosophical reseorch by incisNe triumph
over popular erudty BY the courage to think synoes1
cally and and the thrtywo points OF the
compass.
1t must be biblicol BY the spirit OF the founder OF
christianity by finding in the Holy Spirit present Chfst
by sense that the nations theocacy and our Lord
the worlds Lord by the doctrine OF sin by the docune
Of the Atonement hope OF Immortality; by isir
and fixed gaze on an eternal Judgment
1t must DO practical BY carving vital pety to every
deathbed every hesrhsone cradle; by entng oil
believers In religious effort By seepess religious nr'nths;
by schools saturated devout science by making hum
aesisAton OF natural aw BY leadership IN AL
ust popular reforms righteousness as river; oV
EVERYDAY and holiness tho Lord written on the
hapk nd
OF the streets making all secular pursuits spiritual
svocatons. Cromwell and Hampden were once on ship
board In England with the purpose Of coming to America
for e Their spirits seem 70 stand among those Of our
later martyrs.
Once in the blue midnight In my study on Beacon
Ill., in Boston fell into long thought as looked out
on tho and the ond passing through the gate
OF dreams, l the angel having charge OF America
stand In the air above the and his wings shad
either shore. Around him were gathered all VINO
at Valley FORGE Andersonve and tho other sacred
places suffered for the preservation OF nftuous 'e
public and they conversed Of what was and 49, and Is 10
be- There was about angel multitude whom no man
could number Of all nations and kndreds and TITLES and
tongues and their voices were as the SOUND OF mahy
waters and heard thunderings and saw lishtnngs but
the the angel above the hghess Of the light
nings and majesty Of his words above that OF the
thunders.
Then came FORTH before the angel three spirits whose
garments white the light and saw not their
faces, heard the thousand times ten thousand
call them by known on earth-Washington ana
Lincoln and Garfield. And behind them stood Hamrden
and Tell ana Mltisdes and Leondas, and multitude
who had scars and And they said TO the angel
1--WE will 60 on earth teach the diffusion OF liberty
We viii America by equaiity'' And the angel
said: go You will be efficient. but not sufficient"
Meanwhile under emgrsnt wharyes and under the novels
OF pershine poor and under crowded factories and
under the poisonous alleys Of great cities heard faf
In the subteiranean depths the black angcs laugh
Then forward before the angel three other spirits
garment. white as the light and saw not
their faces but heard the ten thousand times ten
thousand call them by names known on eath-Franklin
end Hamilton and Irving behind them stood Pesta
lozM and Shakespeare and Bacon and Aristotle, and
multitude who had scrolls and And they sad to
tho angel: "we will go earth ond teach the diffusion
Of intelligence. We will heal America by knowledge
And the angel said $50. You will be efficient Tut not
sufficient" Meanwhile under engrant whafves and
crowded factories and under Washington and under
schemng Of acute and INSCRIPTIONS and
many newspaper presses and beneath Wal Street
under the poisonous alleys OF great cities, heard the
black angels laugh.
Then came forward before angel three other spirits
whom heard thousand times ten thousand cali by
names known earh-Adaus and Jererson and Webster
And behind them stood Chatham and Wherefore and
Howard, and the Roman Gracchi, and multitude who
had keys and And they said to the angel. I'VE
viii 20 ON ond teach the diffusion Of property We
will heal America by the serespect Of ownership" And
the angel said: Go You will be efficient but not
sufficient" Meanwhile, under emigraIt wharves and
crowded factories and beneath Walst and under the
poisonous alleys OF suuocatcu clues,
black angels laugh.
Then came lastly forward angel three other
spirits with garments white as the light ard saw not
their faces but 1 heard the ten thousand times ten
thousand call them BY known on earth-Edwards
and Dwight ond whteneld. And behind them stood
wickline and Crammer and Wesley and Luther and
multitude who had harps and crowns And they said 70
the angel, I'VE will ON earth and teach the diffusion
of conscientiousness We will heal America by righteous
ness" And the angel arose. and lifted up his faracam
ing hand 70 .he Of heavens and said $50. Not
in the three but only in all four OF these leaves from
the tree life be found the healing OF the nations
the diffusion liberty, the diffusion Of intelligence, and
the diffusion property the diffusion Of con'centiousness
You will be moro than efficient but not sufficient"
listeSed and under Plymouth Rock and the univers
ties sound but under eugrant wharves and
crowded factories and under Wast AID In poisonous
alleys Of great cities heard yet the black angels laugh
but with the laughter up now from beneath clank
Ing Of chains.
Then looked and the whole armament above the angel
was as II IL were eve. and into 1t the ten
thousand times ten thousand gaZed and that they
stood in one palm Of OF Him whose face they
gszed and soft axle Of the world stood upon the
finger Of another PALM and that both palms were pierced
the twelve spirits which had gone FORTH and they
Joined with each other and with the twelve hours and
moved perpctally about the globe, and heard voice
after laughter, 1--WE ere efficient but
] sufficient"
CLEVELAND EAGER FOR THE CONVENTION
The Ohio men and women continued their efforts
yesterday to secure the convention IN 1894 Mon
treal has already received the promise Of the
United Society that the next meeting shall be In
that city. Cleveland yesterday distributed fans
Fearing the legend, cleveland in 1894" and the
following verses, written TO the tune, Bringing
In the Sheaves:'
Hear tramp Of armies, see the host advancing!
Lift aloft the banner. tell its legend DER
Sec the flashing colors, sunlight on them dancing,
Hear the watehwoid echoed, Cleveland, 'U"'
Refrain.
am. Cleveland 'o4 Cleveland, '94
Va K Pass along the watchword Cleveland, '9i!'
Armies from the eastward from the lands Of story.