Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25

all available light upon, ana answer anu |
then translate their answer into deed. We |
make a great mistake II we suppose that free |
silver is the only thing or the main thing |
these men are contendlng for. The masses of
the Chicago party are stirred to activity by |
other and deeper causes. with them the war |
is a war of sentiment, war of feeling. They |
see that they are, and long have been, at the
bottom-under and not over, even half
way between. They think that society is
built on them and not at all Of them. They |
think that there must be something wrong
outside tn smselves-in the government or
in the social order where such garing in
equaities exist and are fostered.
Now, mind you, do not say that their feel
ings and beliefs are well grounded, and that
their discon tent is reasonable. / say only
this that in my judgment, these are their
feelings and beliefs, and that their dlscon.
tent grows out OF them. Can we do anything
to disabuse them of their feelings and be-
liefs is they are false; anything to remove
the cause of these feelr gs and beliefs II well
founded? believe that we cam nay, | be
| lieve that we must If we would not have the
last presidential campaign repeated in sue.
cessive campaigns, with right and wrong
truth and error, prosperity and ruin held in
such even balance, and with the awful posi-.
bility that next time or some time the other
end of the scale will kick the beam.
We have not, have we, always dealt justly
by the laborers? Are we sure that we recog
nize to the full the tremendous responsible.
tiles which the possession OF wealth, great or
small, and of superior intelligence or a high.
er education entails upon their possessors?
Now, il we can place our hands upon our
hearts and answer these questions and such as
flp so in fbp a t1irunatfvp tbpu vp napd
have no fear OF the future; If we cannot, does
it not behoove us in all haste to put our
selves into such an attitude and relations
to our fellows that we can?
cannot close without a word respecting
one who, for so many years, has been the
light and the life OF these Forefather anniver.
saries in Mlddlebury. And l may speak all
the more freely that, though present, his ear,
/ grieve to say, is closed to whatever words
OF enthusiastic regard may utter.
For nearly two thirds of a century, during
the lives OF two generations OF men, he has
dwelt among you, gone in and out before you,
and been an open eplstle known and read of
you all. How much he knows of you and of
your ancestry farther back even than your
own knowledge extends How true he has
been in each OF his myriad relations to youl
What pride he has taken in this town and
village OF his adoption how he has gloried in
their founders ana builders, and how much
he has done to commemorate their achev.
ments and perpetuate their memories How
he has striven to beauty and adorn your
streets, your grounds, and your homes How
loyal he has been to the college here, of which
he is an alumnus, and how munidcent in his
gifts TO it and to all other benehcent institu-
tions, educational and religious! What an
hoe
tues, and OF those virtues that enter into an |
compose the very stuff OF which character is
made-a gentleman OF the old school, as we
fondly love to style it, OF the Pilgrim and
Puritan pattern-a knight OF the Sir Philip
Sidney type, after whom I feel sure that IN
glad anticipation, his parents named him!
My dear friends, l uncover and bow low in
honor to your townsman-and, will you let
me add? to mine-Phlip Battell.
THE LADIES' SOCIAL PARTY.
The customary social gathering in the
lecture room of the church followed the
address. The room had been very prettl-
ly adorned for the evening with pictures,
hangings and flowers. All the seats at
the numerous tables were occupied when
Mr.. Stewart called to order and grace
was said by Rev. DR.. G. w. Phillips of
Rutland.
The abundance of good things provid-
ded by the ladies having been discussed
, at length, Mr.. Stewart started the after
dinner speechmaking with brief remarks,
in the course of which he expressed the
opinion that the changes in the world
are external rather than internal and
that the Pilgrims, il they were alive
now, would be and act very much like
ourselves.
A song by Miss Stewart came next
and was heartily applauded.
t Rev. DR.. T. H. Archibald referred to
the explicit confidence of the Pilgrims In
the word of God and to their willing.
ness to sacrifice. We shall, he said
} best serve our country and our race il
we follow their example, in these re
spects.
Prof Henckels declined to make a
l speech, but talked entertainlngly for q
= few minutes.
DR.. Sheldon gave a song, was recalled
l. and responded.
, Prof. Kellogg expressed his gratifica
, ton at being at a Forefathers celebration
T. once more and his intention to come
t again. The whole question of represen
= tative government is at stake in thi!
e country, he said; and if we cannot fgh
/. it out successfully, no body of men eve
Q can. He regarded the representative
l. form of government as the best We
!, devised and he believed that it would
3 survive.
8. Rev. j. G. Gooding said he was not
e New Highlander by birth, but had founC
n New England an agreeable place of res