New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-22
HONORED BY THEIR POSTERITl
FOREFATHERS' DAY IN BOSTON.
THE STERN OLD PUMTANs LAUDED FOR THEIR |
VIRTUEs-ADDREssEs by TIE REV. DR.
DONALD AND HENRY CABOT LODGE.
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Boston Dec o1-In the GOOD old-fashoncd way the
Boson Congregational Club celebrated this evening 'he
landing OF the Pilgrims by meeting IN Mlslc Haii
whore about 200 men and women assembled arouf" "
frugal collation. and aftcrward listened to addresses
on the platform, special guests OF The cluD' were
Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge, the Rev. Dr. l.
winchester Donald the rector Of Trinity 'hurc'I
the Rev Or. d. l.. Furber, the Rev Dr. " G. Clark
f. ". Illl, Il. H. stearns. the Rev. Dr. i. d. Webb
Thomas Weston, Henry Hyde, the Rev. Df' H.
Thomas. the Rev. Mr.. Durham, Professor Ed"au
Hitchcock, OF Amherst; j. VI. w. Hale ana oVhers'
Memories Of the Purtans recalled upon the pro
gramme In the oath eXactcd Of the freeman by inc
Colonial court OF 1854, as well the agreement al
Cambridge, England, August 20. 1929. By Richard
saonstan. Thomas Sharpe, Thomas Dudley Increase
Novel; and thcir twelve associates.
The Rev. Or. Webb, in his opening prayer made
an earnest sup ltcatlon IN behalf OF the eminent man
Oir Baine) wi.o is al the Nations capital Nlhg
at the point OF death. Ircsdt Samuel Garter DaiuB
then opened TIE speaking in brief and pertinent
address Lieutenant Governor william II. Halle re
f,rrcd in opening to the Pilgrims and TO the virtues
they implanted in this country. urging that those
virtues, those principles be retained as the corner
stone OF Nation. lie spoke OF the magnlhe'mV
record Of the old Bay state In sustaining and en-
couragng philanhrOp.c. educational and moral Dsutu-
tons.
Much interest was felt in the appearance OF the Rev
DIR f. Winchester Donald, the rector OF Trinity
Church. this was his first public appearance IN
Boston with the exception OF last sundays sermon ~
Trinity Mr.. Donald was presented as the latest
evidence Of BoSon's rephsal aud received a cordla
greeting a. bc stepped forward 10 respond lie maze
a most favorable impression. His magnetic, slnrere
manner Ms polished uttcranccs and ready W.T.
placed him quickly IN sympathy with his large and
Intelligent audience. lie spoke on "Ihe city ana the
Country ProDcm.' one reason why large cities are
regarded AZ much than the country, SAID me-
Is because the respectable people Of the country VINO
wish 10 crafty their wckcdncSs 60 to the
big city 10 do 50. and were II not FOR these
slv people from the country those dcns OF Vice IN
great cities could never live and thrive. Mr. Donald
made an earnest plea for the good that existed In
the BIZ cities for the bcncvocnce Christian spirit
o. love and literature shown there. lie urged that
Christian people shonld cease TO denouncc the vice
and wcbrncss u the cities. and to enc 'urage those
institutions that were doins much T. stem the uie
OF wrong ENCOURAGEMENT should be- given t. good
agencies Spread everywhere the spiFt of helpful
ness and hop. fllne,s. IN. Donald then said:
am going 20 slv one thing IN regard t. M AGENCY
which W. do uof half enough rcc'Eill" a. an agency
which e. powerful the ad" OF righteousness ana
not sufficiently r-itn s ia" demand OF tAc p''de Tor
The Communication ~ almost ANYTHING that can occur
or doe, occur. our HgiIriph and state He I!cy de-
not rcsi>i H.. J, Mas br that they arr not abe 10
r., s,t it. Bat certain IL b, that the quality "i
Iv Inc sri al demand TAT comes up
n.wspapcrs which should hl every on q lis with
hop, and TT, f. That when the newspapers express
Dpinic'' which arr mo opinion, Of De NEWSPAPERS
IN am question which j, clearly defined. tIry are
always on The SIDE Of righteousness. truth ana d''r'I.
Gcfy auy man who read, he newspapers LARGELY
journal Of I'll, town or any other town IN "1lch
deliberate and 'ran. advoeacy Of a1y pncpe 6" Gun, nn
has APPEARED Al credit 10 No newsrNpers ana all
credit to the pcop whose ideas ana WHOSE moral con
djtinus fhry 20 largely reflect that say this
Of Our CITY press When ep"ak Of The dcs"n"rncy
As ,nOlic advocacy 81 righteousness 60 50 far "a,
public advocacy - That Which ], decent trl"' ,"'Tl
and clean IN NE i, Concerned TIE Dr. s.cndans - ,.r
Pilgrims ARE quite abreast - tBe Pilgrims ana We
Puri,ans. ard when more and NOR We fecoEhife ll'
fact a fact which .ay d, simply reflected IN ne pre-.
good deal u that p,ssimistc moan which com's mp
from all quarters % 90" LNd VIII Disappear. ana we
that tie sane strong living and mastering f'ro's Of
truth are with Us a. hey were WIN tAVo WHOSE "''"
DRY tonight celebrate.
Congressman Henry cabot Lodge was then intro
duccd as the orator Of the evening Mr.. Lodge spoke
with his accustomed vl-or and scholarly effect. Ho
said that gentleman with the oAaIactclsiicaly Dnt'h
name Of Douglas Campbell Las recently published
largo book f. prove That IN" Pilgrim, ana Fnriahs'
the founders Of Nc England. have been credited Win
many things and many id'as which they si'l" OF
borrowed from The people o: Holland. II they did 30
they could not have gone 70 "a letter source. The
Dutch ar" our near klI,mcu splendid race who won
home and wealth from thc waters II The North N+i
and wrc,tcd liberty from TIE yunny Of Splln. Tho
truth f. that the world Is more concerned
with result, than with Wiling else. The qu"s-
ton u the origin Of IDEAS T. really
secondary. There +. not au ORIGINAL plot In Shake-
sp'nrc. aid the .poalor IL" took all d. ploi- hIF
from history. or tradition som" III ihlr Ilt"ihrt
cuu ,y may tfac" their lineage, rui II r|N matters
not. 1A" play. the plays. the tlrf' - thli me
world give, ail th" Elfy. ANA. We may HdI l..
passing that 10" inter uulmpnrtduf" ~ ir p1rh u
the plots !, shown hy thc iar that 40 on" h'. over
used that particular collection again. The crulrl
fact not tho Plot. but Who used IT, and what he
dil With It. ,.
Mi Lodge spoke ~ the Im.iians. VITO brought -
the world result. sid Doc: n wish 10 incasnr"
these people. Imagine the hist 81 IA" English
spOhuC rGcr without thr Inriaus ana SOC wha-
rnp f. left From literature Won must -t.ik" pit
Milton and Bunyan, paradise Lost" ana llSlm
Irocsess.- The roll Of statesmen VIII loo Hampton
and lynn and from TIE ~ ~ English rulers You
must ID" greatest ~ Erg>hmcn hpit a. soldier
and -futngman. Oliver frImW III. without these
nroplo New England would not have been Founded
md tho doep,.i-u rlauu't Iv Ntrnrori would have
risen I'm or ENGLAND g. height and Strength Wnlcn
onlv the rOuvIl.ipn Oi French Revolution 'nuH
have overcome. or course. thcr made lni,tnk"'-
pooulc who DO things. the men Of action VIII itv"
driven TIC world - wari 'lwa's 10. ana niv hu'
fellow among th'ir pO9teriy. without undl" 'N'r'
lion can point those ont. Almost any ono
cau d. wise nffor the event. especially long httr
Mist R,.s I'm reality The -1rc COMPETITIONS OF ern'
acliovcmcrts Il l. only the dono'hing' OF t"e
o.. rt4f4 orr