The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-08
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morrow. She will bo the guest OF tho
exposition, who have prepared an
elaborate programme for her entertain.
ment.
Everything is in order at the "White
City" for the reception. For the last
week the employees at tho fair have
been working almost night and day
preparing for the event. The finishing
touches were put on tonight and every
unsightly object has been removed,
and Tomorrow morning the Worlds
Fair will be IN holiday dress.
Flags and banners and streamers OF
every natisn will float from the pima.
cles OF the beautiful white palaces, the
electric launches will be decorated and
the gondoliers will appear in the most
gorGeouS attire, and when the modest
little princess arrives ut the admins
tration building, where she is to take
breakfast, she will alight from her cur.
riaae on carpet of pansies,
These beautiful blossoms will be
strewn along her pathway from the
carriage to the breakfast room.
Carl Schurz, proprietor OF the New
York Euening Posi-, has accepted an invi.
tation to deliver an address in behalf OF
tho German Americans at the fair on
German day, juno 10. His letter Of
acceptance was received to-day,
The German Americans are prepar-
ing to celebrate on that day the ami
versary when Washington assumed
command OF the united forces OF the
American revolution, while the subjects
Of Emperor William will celebrate tho
anniversary Of his ascension to the
throne.
The national prison congress con-
vened tonight The main feature OF
the proceedings was tho address OF
President Brinkerhod, 1t was o eulogy
Of the late ex-President Hayes who for
years was president OF tho congress and
one Of its warmest promoters.
After reviewing General Hayes ca
reor and his connection with tho
Prison Congress, General Brinkershof
concluded as follows:
General Hayes was pre.eminently q
Christian man, and his whole life, like
Handel's oratorio OF the Messiah, was
keyed on the Christ idcal, and yet l
have learned since his death that he
was never a member of Christian
church. He was an adherent and a
member OF the board OF trustees OF the
Methodist church at Fremont, Ohio,
and for many years member Of the
board OF trustees OF the Methodist col
lego at Delaware, but he was not COM
municant.
Why this was so do not know, but
l was often with him, and repeatedly in
long journeys and in his own house,
for an entire day at a time without in
terruption from others, and yet in con-
versations protracted for hours the
whole trend OF his philosophy in solv.
ing the riddles OF life was Christian.
This was moro apparent in private con-
versations than in public utterances,
and yet, as you have doubtless noticed,
like a golden thread it runs through
nearly all his annual addresses before
the Prison Congress.
Those who heard and any who will
read his Nashville address will under
stand the power OF this utterance more
fully, in the knowledge that it followed
the boldest arraignment ever made by
a northern man in the heart OF the
south, OF that barbaric custom Of wager
Of battle in the duel system which still
survives.
Those present will remember the
breathless silence of that great au-
dience and itsfailure to respond. Never
theless these utterances were as mag
niflcent as those OF Paul on Mars Hill,
under similar circumstances, and |
have no doubt with similar result.
In all my intercourse with public men
/ have never known one whose conver-
sation and conduct was more ex.
emplary than General Hays.
His talk was always interesting and
instructive, and always clean. He
liked good story and sometimes told
one, but of.color anecdotes and pro.
family we're an abomination.
Upon the whole, as n model Amori-
can citizen in character and conduct,
in all tho relations OF life, / do not be-
lieve we have n better example in
American history.
BY the world at largo he is not yot
in his true proportions,
but to me personally no has been an
In all that Is best In what |
have attempted in my life work, and as
the years recede and as his lifo is seen
in It's truo perspective In history, ! am
very sure that no American president,
who has yot lived, will bo remembered
more gratefully by tho American
people.
General Hayes was typical Ameri-
can In his development and In his co.
roer and made his way to all tho posi-.
tons hO occupied by honest and per.
aistOnt effort.
Ho was not brilliant or Hhowy man
and manifested no transCendent genius
In any department OF human ondeavor,
except, perhaps, the genius OF common
sense, but In every position he was
placed ho manifested n broad.minded
comprehension Of Its requirements nnd
discharged its duties ably and with
marked integrity.
Possibly General Hayes may have
ovcrestimntOd, somewhat, his own
physical disabilities and possibly bot
tor opportunltios may hRVo come to
him that is tho lot Of tho average man,
but after all II was tho preparation ho
brought TO tho opportunity moro than
the opportunity itself, that made him
great.
And now TINT ho has gone out into
tho infinite, II Rooms to mo that tile
lesson 10 learn from his liio Ia that the
only way to attain grcatnoss Is to bc
great, aud the only way TO got good 10
TO do good
"And remember sill
Tho words nnd from whom they come
Not hetbal fpppniuth tho nAme,
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