Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23

one thsf overshsdows al Others, one
which you seek 70 cultivate yourselves
and to fnstil into the mipds OF your iei-
loW.citixeus. and that 10 Q correct appre-
citation OF the duties and privileges OF
American citizenship. 1t 10 grand thing
70 be an American citizen. IL ~ eIan1gI
still to Be worthy of citizenship - tnis
country. The elements OF nations I, true
greatness are to be found In the intelIec-
Education OF the common people can %
viewed IN no other light than - the nrm-
est pillar Of liberty, prosperity. ana nap
pjness their ignorance 10 the certain pre-
cursor to poverty aud misery. Let popu-
Ter ignorance once prevail and the spirit
which animated our fathers in the days OF
Washington and Jefferson Will DC gone
forever.
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
"Young gentlemen, let your lives be
shaped not by the love OF property, on
power, Of influence. OF praise: out oy tne
true. the noble. and the right. 1t these
sentiments shall sctuate and control your
lives You will become useful citizens ana
An honor TO your country. i feel that you
are worthy OF your sires. and that you Will
seek to cultivate those higher and vir-
tuous sentiments which actuated them.
and that you will imbibe for. yourselves
and instil IN your children that love OK
country that makes so precious the memo
~ of our forefathers. III these are Tue
sentiments that shall control your De.
liberation then cold, indeed, must
be thst heart aud frozen all ITS
finer sensibilities that can withhold
its admiration from an organization having
for its benignant aim the alleyiation OF
human misery and the permanent advance
ment Of human heppiness. Once more,
gentlemen of the convention. bid you
welcome 10 Richmond. May your stay
among us be pleasant and may you no'
ONLY carry away with you delightful I'M
press;ons of our city, but leave behind sou
such influence for good as Will make Us
desire that you come again and be assured
that when you return you Will receive. az
now, hospitabie welcome TO tie capltai
city of the Old Dominion"
ARousing Speech bv Mr.. Grier.
The Chairman presented Mr.. f. Lindsey
Grier. of Philadelphia, an earnest MEMBER
of the Funeral Benefit Association, who
made rouslng speech of about twenty
FIVE minutes in length. He said this meet
ing was IN one of the oldest and grandest
cities IN the country, and he was glad 70
be one of its attendants. In speaking OF
Washington, MIR. Grier declared tnat AZ
was not TO emulate the life OF Washington
that the body of which be IS member
was assembled, but to profit by that ex,
ample the great statesman and warrior had
set fol- them. =" II we would only i've as ne
did" the speaker shouted. a. America
would be what she ought 10 be--the beacon
light of all the nations
VIRTUE, LIBELTY. PATRIOTISM.
1--WE are here to-day as representatives
of an organization which has for its motto
Virtue, Liberty, Patriotism" Applause.
The speaker made graceful allusion 10
the words uttered by Patrick Henry III OLD
st. Johns church, and added: Where Is
Rome? Where is Greece? They nave
gone down because OF ignorance"
He said in America there is no need OF
soldiers as long as its people here have
loyal, loving hearts, and instead OF having
cannon and forts we have the school-house
with the flag of our nation planted upon
it, and in place of guns we have the Bible"
TIES THAT BIND.
He said that the ties which bound the
Funeral Benefit Association with the
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Councils were stronger than those which
bind husband to wife. mother 10 son,
and brothers to brothers. for their bonds
can be broken by the courts and by death,
but the tie that binds the association with
the order was like the chain which fastens
the heavens and the earth. declared the
MIR. Grier concluded his address in q
most effective manner and by beautiful
reference to Virginia's women.
The Address Of the Day.
Rev. DR.. Fair, the orator of the day, was
then presented. He opened by saying
that he was impressed with the slgnifi-
canoe and greatness of the scene. Those
who were present were assembled not only.
to commemorate the life OF the great chief
Washington, but to exalt the. princi-
pies which made him what he was.
1t is our object to trace the source
Of his power. He said at the con.
clusion of the exercises a typical
aud suggestive thing was to take place
the presentation of the flag of the nation
to the CITY School Board. He commended
the patriotism and far-sighted wis
dom of the Junior Mechanics, and
thanked and blessed them, bidding them
Godspeed in their glorious work.
He said they had "builded more
wisely than they had expected" The
banner of our country planted upon the
try undecided in the very hearts OF oui
young-it is indeed virtue. liberty. patri.
otism. If the teachers are themselves VIZ
tuous. patriotic, and instil these prin-
cipies in our young they will scatter price
less blessings and link this country In al
indissoluble Union, which will be imper-
ishable."
LIBERTY THE wATcHwoRD.
He said he would dwell briefly upon thu
word morality. Liberty was the watch
word by which all the nations stand. The
words used by the grand Patrick Henry
at st. Johns thrilled country into exist
ence. Men, he declared. often fail TO react
the true idea OF the word, and the majority
of men are far from real freedom. Iht
speaker said be did not mean disrespec'
when he said the Saviour was the greatest
reyolutionist that ever lived. He spoke o.
| the terrible oppression of the world. anC
| how Christ reyolutionized things by
| handing down the Bible-giving 1t free
| dom. He said we needed something solic
| as cornerstone upon which our school!
might rest, and that that something
| should be the truth-tbe Bible. The
cardinal principles, asserted the speaker
! of this great book was the fatherhood o
God and the. brotherhood OF man.
| taught that the soul was the man; tina
| there was no respect Of persons with God
| It is to be seen that 1t is the germ of al
| true freedom; it sets the spirit free, anC
| then freedom of the body follows. HI
said he did not believe successful anC
| truly needed revolution was ever brough
| abou; except through the influence o
God. He then. with great appropriate
ness, enumerated the great revolutions o
| the world.
| THE LAND OF THE FREE.
How are we going to make our countr.
the land of the free and the home of tn,
great? the speaker asked. Not by addi
| lions to the navy or increase OF TIT
army. He said this freedom was to be In
creased by practice of the truth. Weneet
| to build upon the foundation of morality
declared DR.. Fair. 1t was good thing Il
| have the Golden Rule written IN a circle o
| light above oar secret orders. but it Is bet
ter to have it crcling our lives. What WI
need to make our nation strong to-day Il
that the capitalist shall love the Lord ant
| the laborer Just the same as he loves him
self Beautiful quotations from the Bible
were cited, aud lines from the most giftet
poets were referred to by DR.. Fair IN thu
| course of his address.
wAsHINGToN's GREATEST ACME
He closed by advising the young men Il
build their foundation strong. so tina
when the winds and the rains beat against
| it il will not fall. He said Washington'i
| greatest acme, to his mind, was when h
was way up III the snow Of Valley Forge
where he went in prayer and contided th.