The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-24

from our own history Is the value and
This orphanage IS unique in its char
| acter. The men who founded and who
have sustained the Union Society were
men Of broad minds and large hearts.
They did not allow their differences in
religious belief 10 stand as barriers in
nized that In this community. as In every
community, there rested an obligation on
the people as a community.
| AT hrst a club Of emigrants, Its orig
inai members We're five gentlemen. rep
| resenting five distinct religious creeds,
banded together for the purpose Of edu-
the st. George Society, and holding its
| anniversary on April q. Il was afterward
| merged into the Union Society. Tradition
mas preserved but three names or the
| original five-Benjamin Shettall, an Is
raelite, Richard Milledge, an Eplscopalian,
and Peter Tondee. a Catholic
Savannah has been fortunate, hitherto,
in being itself union society. IL has well
coined here men OF every creed. IL has
and prosecutions of the old world. Ogle-
| thorpe did not make fish of one and fowl
through into the parlor and make the 9TH
er go around and crawl under the gate.
| He took them all in through the front
door and welcomed them to Georgia. He
was like an old farmer that had come to
| town. of whom Tread. There was Quack
doctor on the sidewalk trying 70 sell a
he commenced TO talk about the anatomy
of the throat. He said: There are two
|
the stomach. One is the esophagoose, and
the other is the esophagus. one Is for
solids and the other for liquids. The old
farmer, as soon as he could recover from
his establishment, said: do you mean
| that?" ! mean just that" said the quack.
well" said the farmer, what a devil
of a time that esophagoose and esophagus
and milk"
in those early days. Ii swallowed ali who
came, and down the same throat, and was
glad TO get them.
here the trustees of Georgia forbade
Oglethorpe to receive them, but he OPEN
ed wide the doors and invited them in.
gave lots to them so that they would
permanently abide here. They continue to
abide with us to this day, blessing the
Forest City with their thrift, enterprise,
public spirit and charity.
I'm the first constitutions which the peo-
pie of Georgia adopted after the revo-
luton, religious liberty was proclaimed
for all, and IL was forbidden that any
man should suffer in the estimation OF
public office on account OF the religious
opinions which he entertained. And in
all the constitutions which Georgia has
adopted since, during the contederacy,
during reconstruction, down TO the pres
ent constitution, adopted in 1877, there
and more absolutely settled as the law
'"The City of Savannah early. appropri-
estant, Catholic and Jewish alike, on
which to erect their editlces, and under
our laws right gloriously has the cause
of religion prospered. Side by side their
members have stood and shoulder to
shoulder they have labored in the up
lifting and rearing Of our beautiful city:
United in war and in peace, for mutual
defense, for mutual progress. United in
the worship of Almighty God and IN the
ameloration of our common humanity.
'"The continued existence. of this Union
Society through so many years Is an evil
dence of the true spirit OF brotherhood
that the people of Savannah have always
"They have differed in their private be-
liefs on principle; but they have remained
united in everything that pertained to the
best interests of the community, because
its welfare was the common property OF
"some time ago a teacher in one Of
the country schools out west came into
the school and said Now, boys, here is
the best reason for belonging to his po-
| litcal party The FIRST boy stood up. I
am a republican. The republicans saved
the country, freed the slaves and start
ed the country on an era OF unexampled
prosperity
GRAFT l believe in the principles of Thorn
as Jefferson. I believe in the rights of
man. believe that democracy stands
for the best good % Of the greatest
populist.' 'Why?' Because 1 want the
COON.
| AND so my TRENDS, whenever you md
in this or any other community a design
ing politician seeking to stir up the evil
passions of human nature, by arrayng
religion against religion, you may be GER
tain that there is no genuine principle I'M
DERIVING it, but that he is only after the
Unfortunately such politicians can take no
permanent root in this country. The spirit
of all our institutions Is set against them,
and they shall be like, the chaff which
Cursed be the hand that in this glori-
Gus country would disturb our fraternity
arated brethren in the past. Thrice
cursed he who seeks in this land only a
| prejudices of the old world.
"And thrice blessed he, who recognizing
in the American constitution and the lib
| crafty of our institutions the greatest op-
| portunity for the truth with its own in
| herent force to make itself known, for the
overthFfow on LOT SEe iee d 9hSoy
liberty, for the evolution of that perfect
| civil state which is the goal of the pa
| ment of these great ends in his day and
| generation, the same wisdom of mind and
charity of heart which you have be-
The speaker was frequently appIauded
during the address, and at it's close was
congratulated by many for his able effort.
Mr.. Adams said that 1t was with special
pleasure that he moved that the thanks of
the society be rendered to the distinguish
ed speaker 70 his able, interesting and
profitable address. The motion was unani-
mously agreed to.
The society then adjourned.
The adjournment of the society did not
end the celebration which continued until
few minutes before the last train left
for the city. The City and Suburban
railway ran a good schedule, and handled
the crowd without any difficulty.
The stewards returned the thanks for
, contributions to the anniversary dinner TO
the following: Mr.; Hugh Logan, Mr.. John
Douglass, Mr.. Nicholas Lang, Mr.. S. L.
: Newton, Mr.. r. d. Mcdonnell, Mr.. ]. c..
Slater, Mr.. George Schwarz. Mr.. Thomas
Halligan, Mr.. Thomas Nugent, Mr.. c. r.
Holmes, Mr.. J. II: Furber, Mr.. Joseph
& Morgan, Messrs, Summer & Winkler
Messrs, J. T Evans & Co.: Messrs. James
} & Co, Messrs Oppenheimer & Sloat, Es-
tate S: w. Branch, Estate e. NJ. Com
] Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Messrs
Fretwell & Nichols. savannah Ice and
Messrs Thomas West 8 Co. Messrs Wat.