Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17


courses pointed out by this comprehensive |
scheme Of study in which way you win be
most useful. in which way you will be
most successful in the higher senses. What |
more can You ask2 Here we are upon the
of the Goth century. The doors
of the 10Th have almost closed; let the
young men pause and think of the enor-
nous advance since the middle of the last
century. am struck with ii every day in
my own country. / thank God for the
evidences | see there of the opportunity
given to men TO press forward each in his
own line of conduct, and advance himself
to every post Of duty. All that see some
times clouded by error, clouded by mis-
takes and failure, but the principle still is
there. l come to this country, and dill
gently do endeavor to discover all that
is good and right in this country, and see
continually the proofs of enormous adj
vance. There is advance, liberal institu
tions,- liberty itself is fully justifying all
that those who advocated it ever claimed
for it. This institution, to which it is your
great privilege to belong, which hns given
you so many keys to unlock the mysteries
and to advance the mysteries of science
and the civilization of the world and
strengthen it--this is the proof of the ad-
The prizes were then distributed.
The Hon. Philip Stanhope. MP. who
was loudly cheered, said he thought he
was privileged in the fact that he was al
lowed to tender to the Hon. 4. II. Buyard
the grateful thanks of the members of the
Burnley Mechanics Institute, and also
the thanks of the people Of Burnley in
general OF the honor mt which he had done
them on this occasion. They always re-
gnrded in Burnley that anniversary as
one of the most interesting, If not
the most interesting. which the year
afforded. II was fitting that the Ameri-
can Ambassador of the great repub-
lie of the West should he there TO
honor the growing youth of their Burn
ley republic of letters and of lcarning-the
Burnley Mechanics Institution, n home in
which was matured all that they believed
was best and most promising in their
youths of to-day, which had produced so
much which was distinguished in the past.
And he was reminded by his worthy
friend their Mayor, of the fact that il was
not so many years ago that he, as a pupil
of their Mechanics Institute, attended
there upon that platform to receive his
prize. MS one of the successful students.
tApplanse.0 If his friend the Mayor. be-
eminent position which he now occupied,
il was II proof that in that institution
every lad they hoped could achieve the
highest distinction which study, upright
ness and good conduct could entitle him to
in the ranks Of citizenship. And the Mayor
further reminded him that not only was
hc the recipient of prize in that institu-
tion but that his son to-day was carrying
on the good traditions of his family and so
they saw that the example of the father
was an example to the son and so they
hoped II woul he to NIL time in their town
of Burnley. He could remember eminent
| men, representative of the great country
of the Hon. T. #. Bayard. Going back he
could remember Mr.. Adams, an eminent
member of distinguished family who
represented at that time the United States
mt time fraught with difficulty, with in
| tense excitement on both sides of the At
lantic and when he ably maintained their
friendly relations. He was succeeded by
long succession of equally eminent men,
including Russell Lowell the humorous
poet. (Applause) All these men, though
not perhaps of our nation we were proud
| to think were of our own blood, and they
still lived in our history as the honorcd
representatives of that nation and as be-
Saxon origin. Although Mr.. Bayard had
succeeded men of the greatest distinction
and eminence he thought it had been re-
served for him to have achieved the great
est victory of all because he, at all events,
had laid the basis for a friendly treaty of
arbitration which would remove for all
time, all possibilities of conflict between
them and their cousins on the other side of
the Atlantic. lAppaltse.) In a song Ia
which they had just listened it was said
that the wind blows in from the sea. II
was happy wind that bore the American
Ambassador to our shores. 1t was wind
for which he thought all of them ought Ia
be thankful that they were permitted tC
witness the fact that by his conciliatory
attitude, by his conduct, by his friendly
feeling, he had been able to smooth away
asperitiCs, and be trusted to form for nj
time the friendly feeling of the people OF
England and America. (1car, hcar) Al
though, perhaps, the time was not far dis
tant when they would have to bid him il
his diplomatic capacity goodbye, he trust
cd he might be permitted on behalf of til,
people of Burnley, to express the hope tina
n happy and prosperous wind would beal
him hack again to his own country-tap
plausc)-that il would convey him hom
TO his own land, accompanied by tn
, thankfulness and the blessings of the peo
pie of England lApplause.)
Alderman Greenwood. in seconding tn
: resolution, said that in past years, through
the influence of their President, they ha,
been able to secure some most emincn
men. They had had ms representatives o
; the church, Bishops Frazer, Baxter, an
the Bishop Of ltipun. They had had rep
rcsentatiycs of the law and science in 81
/, Henry Roscoe, Lord Playfair, Lor
F.. O'fIaSan, and the present speaker of tn
: House of Commons. OF statesmen, the
Y had Mr.. Mundrlu, Mr.. Childers, 81
D James Ferguson, the late Speaker of tn
r House of Commons, and Earl Spencer
Y but il was the first occasion that they ha
e had present such distinguished diplC
{ mntist.
e The vote was heartily carried
. Mr., Bayard, in responding, said: hav
| to thank yon for the great kindness wit
I which you have received this motion. an
g | thank You for myself, thank you fc
I my wife. We both feel exceedingly graft
u full for the expression of goodwill. Fc
$ the part | have taken tonight in you
9 affairs | can only say that am in debt I
$ You. have felt 1t IL great privilege to i
It associated with such IN institution AS th
Y and on such an occasion in its histor.
J, For the kind and eloquent words whic
n have been used by the mover and Sec0ndt
q of this motion can only say that | Apr,
g ciatc them, value them most highly.
IS trust and believe that when ! shall tur
9 my steps homeward across the water
l. way that lies between this and my HON
J, that in the political sky there will not