The record-union., 1897-11-03

looms and but few savings banks. God
sent it Neal Dow, whose foundation
was the Rock of Ages
Miss Ida Clinch sung beautiful
solo, When the Heart Is Young" that
was enthusiastically applauded.
Rev. Drake OF the Christian Church
responded to Our Young People, tlie
Hope of the Future" He prefaced his
remarks by saying that this was the
most delightful town for eating that
he had ever found He pronounced an
eulogy on Ireland, the home of Grat-
tan and a host of other brilliant men
| and the native land of the pastor. He
thought in another generation there
would be no more youth. The schools,
he thought, We're doing away with the
children and turning out men and wo-
men.
Rev. Jones of the A. M. E. Church
responded to the toast, THE Freed
men, He wondered how they expect
ed preacher to say anything in three
minutes, but he supposed they did not
intend him to say much, but simply to
give color to the occasion. The negro
has played an important part in the
history of this country. He has made
| mistakes but has tried to do as near
f1ght as he could, and has done what
he was able for his own progress lie
believes in the brotherhood of man, and
that 1T is better and nobler to be a man
and a Christian than a native of any
particular country
Mrs. Margray gave a fine vocal solo,
The Garden of Sleep in excellent
style.
Electricity, the Coming Power was
spoken to by DR.. Van Norden. His
limited time forced him to give his
subject a lightning treatment. He
said, to start with, that electricity was
not the coming power The coming pow
er Is mind, consecrated to the study of
human progress and power. If the
brother has come to make this city
better, holier and higher, he has
brought the coming power, and he well
coined him.
Dr. Snowden treated ''The Klondici-
us, the prevailing epidemic. He paid
compliment to the ladies of the COM
mittee who had prepared such an ele-
CANT banquet. He did not know much
about the Klondike, but feared it was
to prove prolific of broken hopes. There
are epidemics coming down the ages.
One of them was the epidemic of mur-
der, and it is very prevalent. Another
epidemic started with Noah, who plant
ed the vineyard and it has since slain
its millions. Then there is the epi-
demic of suicide
Next came a pretty vocal solo by
Miss Rogers, which was loudly ap-
plauded.
The Y. NJ c. A the Right Arm of
the Church." was the toast to be re-
sponded to by Grove L. Ekns He
said that many interpretations given
to the letters and some Of them We're
very interesting. He liked to have
people talk about the association and
he did not much care what they called
it. II is a cooperative institution,
made up of young men from all the
churches and it would be the right arm
of the church if the young men will get
into it and get all they can out of it.
A telegram of congratulation from the
new pastors aunt was read.
George A. Lester followed with a
With fine effect and received a round
of applause.
DR.. H. n. Hoyt was called on to re-
spond to "Staunch New England, the
Land Of the Puritans" On every glad
occasion, he thought, we want to ex-
press our relations to IT, He himself
had been brought up a Presbyterian
although he had deserted them He
found clinging to him still happy mem
ory. The subject was large and di-
verse one for a three minutes disserta-
ton and-just as he became warmed up
to his theme, he was remorselessly
called down.
Rev: Banks was called on to respond
to The Ladies'" and said he was glad
to answer to such a beautiful subject
Woman in connection with the church.
he believed, was to become the active
and permanent factor in the progress
OF the church, in the plan Of Gods prov
idence. In the pagan times the man
force was most prominent in the
worlds history. But when Jesus came
the gentle qualities that were preached
by him are embodied in woman and
she has taken her proper place
The Triangle Quartet gave an excel
lent vocal selection most acceptably
and was encored.
Mrs. NJ. j. Mayhem read a humor-
Gus poem entitled Wanted a Minis
ter's Wife but ii is TO be feared that
the advertisement will not be answered
satisfactorily.
The Christian in Politics" was re-
sponded to by Rev. Sturtevant He
congratulated the pastor on the help
full attitude of his people. He sup
posed the day had suggested the sub
ject assigned to him, and he thought
there could hardly be a more important
one. He was afraid the Christian was
not I'm politics as much as he ought to
be. but ne thought he would be more
in evidence in them in future The
need of the nation is that our Chris
tian citizens should perform their
Christian parts.
Letters of congratulation We're read
from J. a. Woodson and c. K Nc
CATCHY. regretting their absence
The last toast, The Emerald Isle"
fell to the lot of the pastor. Rev john
son. He said that Ireland was the
little stfnging yellow jacket that keeps
the British lion swinging his tail. An
lr1shman is never happy. except when
he is kicking and as he is always kick