The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-03
Rev. Or. F. W. E. Po,chau.
Who Lectured Last Nicht.


have aroused the admiration OF his old
friends and acquaintance here. The
lecture deserves all the good things that
have been said and written OF IT.. it
gives a graphic account of the public
services deeds OF bravery, statesman
ship that have characterized the Ger
man races part in Americas onward
march to the goal of progress.
AS q prelude, Miss Emma Bell gave
q delightful recitation and Miss Sarah
Brown sang "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought Then Rev Samuel Schwarm.
pastor of the English church. introduce
ed the speaker of the evening In few
words, in which his admiration OF the
lecturer were expressed.
Dr. Peschau said In opening his adj
dress:
"wheellng-good old wheeling-Is
the dearest spot on earth to mo and
ever will be left my birthplace across
the water In such early childhood that
Wheeling has become far dearer.
Wheeling was the home of my child
hood. boylsh days and young manhood
How well remember the days when
would deck myself out in white tie.
: white shirt and white vest and Gene up
town to see my best girl
Proceeding. the speaker recalled his
first appearance In Wheeling forty-two
years ago, when he and his parents ar
rived on the Baltimore & Ohio road
from Baltimore In touching manner
ne spoke of his father and mother
whose bodies rest In one OF the Wheel
ing cemeteries The progress Of this
city has always interested him and
whenever he saw the date-line wheel
ing" In the newspapers, that article
was the ficst to claim his attention.
Dr. Peschau then began his lecture
proper. He said:
DIR. PEScHAU's LECTURE.
It was one OF the proud hours OF my
life when / stood amid the splendors Of
the great Tennessee centennial at Nash
vile, on October G, 1897, and heard the
glowing words Of the old Volunteer
States eloquent governor when he said,
"God bless the fatherland, the beautiful
land Of the Rhine, around whose castles
and tempted hills there Is halo OF
glory which the touch OF years cannot
dim nor the blighting breath Of passing
centuries destroy She Is the homo OF
anu llE AVhHhhAAt VI AAuFANs
Her universities are the beacon lights OF
advanced learning; her philosophers
and orators, her composers and poets
are the evangels OF God, who have led
mankind to higher planes of thought
and q broader horizon OF happiness
"On this horizon ] see the figure OF
Martin Luther, like an archangel. part
ing the clouds of gloom and revealing
TO suffering humanity the light and hope
of Immortality, hear the faint swells
OF distant music breaking on shadOwy
shores. like the silver surf OF some ethe-
real ocean, and see the glorlhcd faces
and forms Of Beethoven, and Mozart,
and Mendelssohn and Schubert, and
Handel. and List, and Wagner, 'rcvel-
ling In the bright world Of dreams
catching melodies from the sphereu and
incense for the soul, from the harry
strings Of heaven. sec Humboldt and
Kant and Virchow scaling the dizzy
heights OF philosophy and opening now
mines Of intellectual wealth for coming
generations hear the songs Of Goethe
and Schiller pouring their floods OF JOY,
and hope and love and faith into the
hearts and homes Of all who cherish the
beautiful.
II Bee the nations Of the earth trcm.
bic With terror as Frederick the Great
and his victorious armies sweep like
phantoms Of fury across tho bloody
plalns hear the rumblinE like an
earthquake, the laundering II artillery
and roar Of muskotry and behold. amid
the smoke and flame Of battle see old
Won Moltkc,' the thunderbolt Of Ger.
many ghattcring and scattering the
armies Of France panlc.strlcltcn from
Sedan 10 Paris and 10 defeat tee o
&C., tot.
of Kingdoms and prlnClpalitlcH forever,
and establishes the German empire as
one Of the first powers Of the world. /
nee majestic Emperor Wilhelm I. upon
hln throne and the Iron Prince. the
Prince immortal, Bismarck. Mt his side.
Behold, too, the star Of the dnghing
young Emperor william If IL lending,
I trust, Germany Into new century Of
peace and happiness
81 Hco these viHions of glory passing In
review like n panorama before me- aud
then remember that tho best blood Of
this heroic people runs In the veins Of
my countrymen, communicating with the
bpBt blood Of almost every civilized ma.
lion under the Hiin, and do not wonder
that the union Of MI those vital clcmcnta
~ strength and power have given birth
10 new nnd stronger race Of people nnd
developed . nov and grnndor civilian.
ton hcro In INC heart OF this New
World"
This r. part Of the noble ana clio.
1ucnt tribute The fnmouH ana popular
governor Of Tennessee paid 10 Germany,
nnd especially tho urfmnng IN Amrica,
showing thereby thorough under.
ninndng of tlion and a fun npprccln.
ton Oh that every governor uud In.
tclllEtBt citizen had such y worthy np.