New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-10

euucauon. but he liberazed religion before he
made 1t condition of teaching Sceptic he
was never; free-thinker never liberal ever. He
went among the people of the East End of Lon
don All his life he has lived among them. and
"hen say the people mean what Mr.. Glad
stone calls the masses; and the poorest classes
or the masses. There is not said Lord
Rosebery, "a poor jew in Houndsditch or Petit
coat Lane whose face does not brighten when
he sees you appear" Is it always true or often
true that poor Jewish face brightens when he
sees a Christian Minister approach? There IS
world of eulogy in the sentence. The work Of
parish clergyman in the East End of London
whose charity knows no distinction of creeds Is
one Of the most beautiful things in life
The money this admirable clergyman has
raised. the schools he has built with it, his
paternal care of the poor his large charities of
many knds-to all this there is crown He
himself calls the Bishopsgate Institute the crown
ing work Of his life. HE has had" said Lord
Rosebery, 80 many browning works that doubt
the accuracy of this estimate" 1t is at any
rate, noble and useful gft. There is a great
hall, reading-room a reference library of 10000
volumes. lending library Of $4,000 volumes
1t is a great provision for single parish of the
city of London. Mr.. Rogers has had the wit to
levy upon old as we'll new benefactors. With,
annexed old legacies. going far back as Alder
man John Steward in 1881. legacies and gifts de-
signed for various and varying specific purposes.
now all turned to this useful and modern
end. 1t is not easy. he said. TO convert old
womens flannel petticoats into a spacious
library. but it has been done
1t detracts nothing from the value Of Lord
Rosebery's presence on such occasion that he
and Mr.. Rogers old friends. I'VE are all
your friends here should not be here
day" said the Prime Minister. The inscription
the three silver bowls sets forth in Latin that
they the gift Of friends. and they and the
portrait Of Mr. Rogers by Mr. Cope. which is
another gift, to perpetuate the memory Of
their friendship and love. Mr.. Rogers is called
amcOrum amicissimus, and TO this friendest
of friends his friends. graft ct gratuantes. give
the cup. There is in Mr. George Denmans
Latin IA pleasant tune of phrase. but with
jingle Of words which belongs to period later
than the classic. II Cicero had described Roman
a. hominum humanissimus 1t would not have
been in an Grafton nor on any formal occasion.
In English these verbal gymnastics are perhaps
more readily permissible because they are more
difficult The language does not lend itself 10
them the Latin does.
Lord Rosebery is past master In these Gle
gancies. and also in the apt expression OF g-nu-
inc feeling. He said:
| do not feel that we meet To congratulate
you on having your seventy fifth birthday. be-
cause doubt If that be altogether subject or
unmixed congratulaton FOR any of us: but VIVA
! do congratulate YOU upon from the very bot
tom OF my heart is on having attained sh'h II
seventy-hfth birthday
Mr. Rogers himself explained that at early
period Of his nfe when boy at Eion. his tutor
had announced To him that he a genius. II
was a new point 70 him and he went ont and
thought Il over And on thinking II over, said
the CHEEKY old ohurchman Of -. II determined
10 be led away by the destinations OF friendship
and SO | was led away from genius 10 join the
ranks OF my friends And his friends had been
the comfort and support OF his life ever since
| do not know whether Il will strike you in the
same wav but TO me there seems a note OF our
dear Oliver Wendell Holmes in Nj. Rogers. The
English Churchman has something OF the at
traction and something OF the serene philosophy
OF life which made our American Auiocrat 50
Irresistible Mr. Froude says that every man or
genius has an elastic nature this. apropos OF
Erasmus If Mr. Rogers renowned genius as
vocation-whch most men may do safeY'-he
kent some OF the attributes OF genius. and this
OF elasticity among others Age has not hard
ened him An accident which some years ago
left the vigorous frame crippled has not robbed
him of his sweetness and kindliness OF nature
His conversation has the same charm, MS MEM
orv his wit his genial common sense ana mis-
large share Of the wisdom which is OF TINS WORM
as well as Of the next - all these are sun hiS'
and with them all that youthful ineNhauS"o'e'
buoyant energy which has made his benevoence
fruitful throughout manly. CHRISTIAN hono'-
able and unselfish life. !" W -