New-York tribune., 1893-12-23
PART II.
DEC. 20, 1893.

dropped out Of it. The ultimate government VIII
be the republic, but pending It's coming let S Is g
ng OF dynastc pretensions and the mural decors-
ons of caste class, which play their rDse mpossan
Providence and in the pageantry Of earth; nv,c,.
Let Puritan be Puritan up to date ana Ss ancestors
of either would be puzzled externally 20 ne
for their werg 1t ihey our viii
probably be as puzzled f aacS 20 Snerson are
S o be tire true stS'Gt to- stf u and to It's age den
tity with its prosecutors will thereby oe notn t,h
sued and deazed s ~ ana and y the 'ne one eea
ton Of the world will dawn on the percy wesn ws
Of redeemed and radiant race Applauss1 Mean, q
America and IN the nineteenth cfn,rry 5ar uty MN IN ths
wars that are already or that are imminent
Dutchman and Puritan were united Wnen tue
and in Dutch shoes planted their consideraoie tess
on Plymouth Rock Gaugher9 they Were rd un'tSs tSs
schoohouse side by side They grew @ together =
knowledge of how to keep them arr ye. parencc parh
they together learned that tor man mere democracy
ronstrnction s "a and man admnistration Appausel
For themselves they made IpS Jmurcn r. thew have
bishop and ,bnS Sds Hndy Ti'"S' Of with bishops
they regard without envy countries VA WI Ir tnrc:
They have 6een tH Yers of American life They
dispute which first established nome RUE nmt forth
contendng ing claims for pracy in the institution
OF free schools. but concede thas po'm aa reiiyious
tne lne but ore, that beth ordained It, New
workers. think the Dutchman was & i,tts he Pnrtan
these things and New-Ehs'a'ue's ''''"'
Wab Chronicie demonstrates that both were IN tne
for the world The contention for priority snouaio na
% or dinners eaten philosopher and the s5aseS
man. however cares little for sncn Dm,chman
lie takes what is best in the & record ,ar o aInt re-
and OF Puritan and says "Thls is tne'r Joi"' "
splendent contribution TO humanity
THINGS FOR THEM YET TO DO
will
ished II IS to infusc with their virtue anu WIN
tho,r vgor the life of each generation ana 70 SEQ
,rot the nen OF to-day with the things OF tooay
do what their fathers would advise II their iane.s
were here This is carrying the old charac'e' ~ 'iso
the new conditions. Freedom 70 worship mas oe'
secured but freedom to vote IS not ao'o.
guaranteed The Dutchman's stabi"y ana 'ae
puri,an's push are needed to guarantee that risms
in every part of the Republic. The Blb!e - an opetta
hook and an open code for every man Juusmen1 J ~
bvf IN n,anv eases the ballot IL at the mercy Ut
bribery and under the coercion OF aaI,no DosIIi,, to
nntch Determination and to Puritan power IL can
be ACCOMPLISHED only when rnse Srhteousness
above regularity in parties and purity ana pn,rso
Ism Is tSe enius both Of Dutchman and OF the
puritan seek cities or to MAKE the,,, toU Ous =. to
American life In cities to-day are found tne men
Of courage and capacity to combat those tendeheieo
| Crs, ,nd to educate their victims afterwaru. IN
This work OF combat and Of education the Dutcn-
man and the Puritan have done grea, at TONES ny
ny cy , a a, dedcate their souls and IL necessary
1qelr nna that they have summoned from among all
natonaies and races suppor,ils nos ~ ''t. 10
Srngbt s,aS ~ qovernment OF crime by crime and for
crime its knees. and all the men anu G woen nd,Y ~
Puritan qualities matter what their natSm, tSay
ay what their faith no mater %hesner or toward
! Jerusalem. are wishing him God-speed Contnuea
II II ee fSe of Interests Which would make
the public their prey or the pubic treasury ,s ines
silent partner hayG opSugny gneptv pur and Of want so
is true that in such times. when human rellaGs ,s
M rbs aI shine te "ut in the sky and there
to Him in Whom is neither variaoieness HOT any
Coincidlng with this recurrence 70 religion In me ne
Nation Ia marked recurrence 10 reform nd ad tr snr
such reform is here. The missionary spirit for It
should be found in Dutch and Puritan character; .:
AS early in the seventeenth century they togetner
! laid the foundations OF American morality ana OF OF
in the closing years Of this century Of emancpa-
ton and for security through al, the iu,uro ire
s,ences in congested European let us raise
upon those indestructibe bases superstruc..ure . os
hsiness rule for our cities worthy of the faitn, the
foresight. the irmness and the fortitude OF Of cur W
| ashamed Continued appauseD
Mr. Rollins then announced the next regular
toast. THE Adopted Sons Of New-Engiand," and
| introduced the Rev Dr. David II. Greer as fol-
| lows:
I believe it is DR.. Holmes who has commented
| on the fact that SO many Americans are cuekoos
Nowadays snS Sr few wRo are not OF natives Of ewE
land and the manner born are wont to ma DWELL
sought SOU for a home within her borders the New
England OF day has always given kindly wei, 81,
come Such l am sure. will be the testimony @ OK
the reverend gentleman who has promised d, tS S re-
spond to the th toast AaoP'ed S1na TrsSa nj ed
there and elsewhere ir the South he spent 1.-THE the
an TaFy Rer' removed oI Ss to- Rhode
and there for many years he occupied the pulpit OK
Grace Church. We shall all be glad to hear what ne
has to say to us respecting New-Engands treat
ment of its adopted sons
WHAT DR.. GREER SAID.
DR. Greer's text-that is to say his toast-was
somewhat comprehensive. but he enveloped the
subject with the mantle of Christian charity in q
manner pleasing to all He said
Mr. President and Gentlemen: The reason. pre-
because be / am it, and am It in very compre.
| hensve manner. Born in Virginia and partially
,ege ordained to the ministry in Ohio. stationed
for a while in Kentucky. afterward went by way way
migrant from everyyhere was adopted was was noe tbs
VERY very mgGn nY s1pISf p phadeeha newspaper which
| somebody kindly sent me. the statement tnat i
Sge waS IN "fs' he steerage AS result OF that para
graph have been receiving letters ever since from
appealing to me on the ground OF patriotism - and
ass remen 90 ake viii nP
that wherever | may have come fron am oy
adoption at least New -Exnsnahder,s x , ,,ii T
| Englander: and while cannot, because only an
| adopted son. become Il member OF your society. l
| can be and have been graciously permitted TO be
present at your banquet and to speak TO the toast
10 which / have been assigned. Unfortunately,
| however for me but fortunately for you, / have
but a few minutes in which to sound the praises
sarv: YOU ali know the story and have heard te
every year at your annual banquet and could
| only reterate in my poor way wnat mas peen %
often and admirably iterated before
A BIG SUBJECT NOT EXHAUSTED.
The fact is, the subject is too big; and not even
the eloquent speeches which you have heard to-
night have exhausted traversed 1t. New-Ens-
land-it stands for many things: for sagacity' Tor
shrewtlness for hard common sense. for clever
ness in making a bargain. for practical knowledge
of affairs and yet combining with 1t scholarship.
culture and letters. AS one of its own prophets
has said IL has learned to perform the dficult