Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

nifty to feed fat the ancient grudge he
bore them" Continuing, he alluded to the
cause of the gathering of the evening. and
| remarked that a noticeable feature was
that the example Of the Pilgrim Fathers
had been observed. in that ladies. as well as
gentlemen, had gathered to celebrate the
great event.
The speaker Hkened the men and women
of New England to the moss-covered rocks
which abound In its territory; the men were
as rough and rugged as her granite rocks.
but the women were as lovely and beautiful
as her MOSES. I'VE have heard" con-
tinued he. "a great deal concerning the
rocks. but not enough about the mosses."
The speaker referred to the rapidity of pro-
that We are making, and called attention
to the necessity of taking care not only
that we should net mar the beauty of the
Inheritance which comes to us from our
forefathers. but also to take care that we
add something to the richness of the life
beQueathed to us. THE life Of the Pill
the fear Of God. Shall we not" continued
he, add to 1t life lived In the love of
man? So shall 1t be that the dream of the
poet shall become fulfilled
Some day love shall claim his own,
Some day right ascend the throne.
Some day brotherhood be known,
Some day, some sweet day."
DR.. J. w. Bischon and the First Congre-
gatiOnal Church Quartet then rendered in a
most pleasing manner 1.-The Song Of the
Triton"
The Vice President's Speech.
In introducing Vice President Stevenson
the presiding officer referred to him as one
of those men about whom 1t might be said
that 1.-The man honors the office" Mr.. Stew
enson responded to the toast, 1.-The sons of
the Pilgrims in the nation" He referred in
the outset to the large amount Of ground
which his subject might be made to cover.
In this connection he told a story Of a col
license to exhort. He was told, after exam
nation. that he might have license to
preach. He replied that he did not want
license to preach, but only to "exhort'-
lease, II l has license to preach l got to
take a text, but II L jist has license to ex-
hort 1 can branch" The speaker further
remarked that II he were not a descendant
of the Scotch Irish he should love to he q
Yankee. Referring to the work of the Pill
grims, the speaker said that our eyes now
behold the results OF their patient toll and
suffering, and quoted from Macauley the
famous line that mo man ever cneered at
the Purttans who had met them in he;ls OF
debate or crossed swords with them in bat
tle.r
1.-The men," said he, "who a century and
a half after the landing Of the Ptlgrims--at
Concord and Lexington-'fired the shot that
was heard around the world were OF the
lineage and faith of those in whose honor
We are assembled this evening""
TT Is something" continued the speaker,
Ito be of the lineage and Of the faith Of
those heroic men and women. Far distant
be the day that we forget their humble yir-
tues and their sublime faith. Lying IN the
future pathway of our republic may be
perils as great as any that have in the past
menaced our free institutions. Should we
not" he said in conclusion, abide IN the
belief that whatever dangers the future
may dsclose-inspired by the memories Of
the past, nerved by the faith that no time or
circumstances can abate-the men with
xx-I fa fho lx<.1 ~,
will stand the buiwark of all that We hold
most dear in our government, its lnstttu-
tons and its lawsT
Miss Florence McNeIly rendered the con-
tralto solo, New England, New England.
In a manner worthy Of her theme
Judge Harlan ON Public Schools.
The presiding officer, In introducing his
brother judge Mr.. Justice Harlan, told sew
eral stories at his colleagues expense. The
speaker, however, before he proceeded with
the discussion of his subject took occasion
to tell some anecdotes, which Judge Brewer
had to pay for. THE public school the gift
of the pilgrims to the nation" was the toast
to which Judge Harlan responded. rhe
justice referred to the early establishment
in New England OF public schools. MAIN
tained at the public expense. The system,
he said, was based upon the principle that
1t was competent for the state ''our of the
common stock" to make provision for the
education Of her children to the end that
they may be qualified to discharge the duties
appertaining to citizenship. That system
and that principle had their origin, so far
as this country is concerned, in the minds
and hearts OF the carly pilgrims. The sys-
TEN had spread all over the land and was
now force in American civilization which
could not well be overestimated. Abiding
to the efforts made in some quarters TO con-
meet the public schools with religious de-
nominations the justice said: Government
has nothing to do with the religion of the
people. 1t cannot directly or indirectly aid
in propagating the tel cts of any ecclesiasti-
cal organization.
The religious training of children Is not
a matter with which government can con-
Germ itself. Safety for the American system
Of popular education can be secured only by
absolute non-interference by the church
with the public schools and by absolute non
Interference by government with church
schools. The people should see to it that
not one dollar raised by taxation is applied
In any way to the support of schools MAN.
tanned or controlled by church. They
should not tolerate any intermeddling d.
rectly or Indirectly, by the churches with
the public schools. They should stand firm
ly by the principle that 1T is the right of
government to provide for the education of
all the children of the people, leaving the
religious training of children where ii be-
longs-to parents and to churches The
common schools of America are nurseries
of patriotism. They are little republics in
which all are equal before the law. 1t be-
hooves all who love this country to protect
the schools against attack, from whatever
quarter II comes. Enmity of the American
system Of popular education Is enmity of
our free Institutions.
senator Hawley Speaks.
A charming rendition of The Mariners
by Miss Boyd, Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Youngs
was listened to by the company and then
the presiding officer introduced Senator j.
K Hawiey of Connecticut. who he charac-
terized as "a man with all the sterling
qualities of New Englander, but with the
vivacity of one born in a summer cline"
The Senator spoke in response to the toast.
The Puritans believed in something" He
expressed himself as being 4 great admirer
OF Puritan character. There were Puritans
before the time of Cromwell. These men be-
lived in something and were willing to die
for 1t. but while they reverenced the Scrip-
lures they were men of humor and who low
ed 10 joke at the proper time. The speaker
went on to say that there were some things
that the Purftans were not Whenever you
see an anarchist you may be sure he has
of rif