The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-22
IN PILGRIMS HONOR.
New Englanders Fifty Cele-
brate FOrefa hers Day.
RUGGED FOUNDERS OF STATES.
Their Descendants Extol Their stern
Virtues AMI q Britisher Jeins the
Chorus of Praise.

There was quite a gathering or New
Euglanders at Plymouth church last
night 70 attend the third annual meeting
Of the New England Club and 70 celebrate
Forefathers' day. and the programme for
the evening was an interesting one NJ.
Fred Rice RoweIl acted as chairman, Rev
". Y. q Temple made bright. interest
ing address there was an excellently rem
dered recitation BY Mr.. e /. Blaine,
scholarly essay on The Pilgrim Fathers
b. Miss Mary F. SUBWAY. and some
good music.
After prayer BY Rev ". H. @ Temple
and a solo The Breaking Waves Dash
Hiah" bv Mr. Joseph Shipper. the presi-
dent OF the society. Mr. Fred Rice Row
ell. delivered an address on The F'1Iri-
1ans." He drew a word picture OF the
coming Of the Navfower on the ocean in
a Gay OF sunshine. when favoring breezes
filled the sails and everything Was well,
and ont IN the sunshine on the deck the
PuTitans knecIed and raised their voices
in prayer. Then came on the night. the
storm. when he little vessel was swept
along by wiad and wave. with her sails
torn TO shreds. and stiIl on her deck was
kneeling the same band. and through the
storm came the same swelling note OF
praise from those who trusted their God
in everything. They lived praising Him,
and His praise was on their lips when
they died. lie described their hard. rugged
character. and their supreme faith, as he
had illustrated il. History destroys the
illusions Of poetry, but we like to believe
that the characters. such as are given in
The Scarlet Letter The House OF
Seven Gables" and The Courtship OF
Miles Standish" were living ones. illus
trative Of those who peopled the Eastern
coast 275 years ago. He spoke OF Chief
Justice Sewell. Of Massachusetts,. called
'the last Of the Puritans." and read por-
80 H. - oh. vac ~H-
Of the representative Puritan, his faults
and his good traits, from which those
who live today might learn a lesson. BY
others faults wise men correct their
own" IF you sow intolerance the harvest
will be- fanstcism; il love be the seed, you
shall reap devotion
Mrs " n Whittlesey followed Mr..
Rowell's address in singing New En-
gland IN such a manner that she was
obliged 10 respond TO an encore.
Virtue, Of the Pilgrims.
Miss Mary F. Shumway's essay on The
Pilgrim Fathers" was excellent. and was
delivered in a graceful. easy way. She
kept close TO her subject describing in
brief outline the prosecutions which had
compelled the Purtans To leave Old En-
gland for an unknown shore. She told Of
the outlook before them in the wilderness,
the dangers and difficulties, but the sturdy.
honest upright character Of the Pilgrims
was sufficient to carry them through. They
were men of plain living and high think
ing. In those days. thanks were abundant
at This season Of the year. hut blessings
were scarce. while now there seemed TO be
more turkey and less thanks. The Puri-
tans were good men, and not only coed,
but good for something.
Mr. T.. l. Blaine showed that NJ had
good elocuuOnary powers when ne recited
Holmes "Parson Turrells Legacy 1t
was excellently done Mr.. Joseph Ship
pen. with the flute, and Mr.. e. c. Enkel-
hard at tho piano. executed one Of Doni-
zettfs compositions in pleasing manner.
From old to New England.
one OF the best things Of the evening v as
the address By Rev. W. II. q Temple. lie
said that, while he had been eating his
Saturday night dinner of Boston baked
beans applause, he had been thinking
what me could say on such an occasion.
for ne was not a native OF New England.
He was a naturalized Br.tisher. ana he
had trouble when trying TO sing the rs-
tional hymn when il came To the second
line. My native country. thee" but he
came out strong on land Of the noble
free and stronger yet when il came
down 10 the woods and tempted hills
Won are Americans" he said. "hecaIse
vow had 10 be. YOU could not help II. But
wa d.d ii Of our own accord. therefore we
ara better Americans.
when we have come 70 this country
and made It our home. while no true man
viii ever forget ;he place II his birth. we
are Americans. and it seems 70 ne that IL
IS not wise for US 20 stick 900 close to our
carly foreign associations ] am a cana
liam hy birth. hat J may have chance
- show my American citizenship very
soon If this Venezuelan matter goes much
further. CApplause) | met the editor Of
Qua Of our parrr~ bore the other dav and