The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-22


abraham Lincoln" was the subject
of an address given last evening In
the Penn Avenue BAPTIST church by
T. Thomas Fortune, a colored man.
Mr.. Fortune is editor and owner OF
the New York Age and is a staff cor
respondent of the New York Sun. He
is one of the brainiest and best men
I'm the colored race in the country and
as he is still young man he seems
destined to fill the place of Frederick
Douglass
Mr.. Fortunes lecture last night was
to secure money to start a fund for
the erection of a monument to Abra-
ham Lincoln in this city. The attend
ance was not as good as the worthy
object was entitled 10 but nevertheless
those present spent most entertaining
evening.
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DEF oi'D NE LIN i'N'
Alamanza Porter was chairman OF
the evening. Miss Freeman played
very fine piano selection ana Kew. Jo-
seph X. Dixon then ohered prayer
spoken IN the spirit or the occasion.
Mrs. George Z. OVerton, OF Wilkes
Barre, Favored with a pleasing piano
The % ,ectrrnr NJ Fortrre 80 yas tben Nm in'
troduced with q spirited speech by
Chairman Porter Mr.. Fortunes speech
was a quite lengthy one and it is re-
gretable that space will not permit the
printing of it, entire. He reviewed in
detail the life of Lincoln, introducing
personal ideas at the points in the
presidents career.
Henry Clay was scored by the lectur-
er as an Arch trimmer and master
Compromises" and of stephen A.
Douglass he said that in him the
statesman was always "a lackey of the
politician" Mr. Lincoln" said the
lecturer, was not only a politician but
statesman and a philosopher as well.
He knew men, he revered the consti-
tuition. Human liberty and republican
form Of government he believed to be
lnseparable. With Sumner he believed
that 1t was better to be in the right
with minority of one than wrong with
q majority of ter thousand. Here
was the strength OF the man, mere IS
Where ne rose ABOVE common human
ltg' mere Is Where he lowered above
because he was greater than they.
AFTER HIS ELECTION.
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dave after irooln,., aiaation NJ ~.
time said. "CIonds bung heov,, o,,ar
tho ,ond A., T;,,a,r' so'', a.
Uasbington u,os F,,, of sodross o,-
tbough tha ,,aorIa cro,,a hi,,, o,,th,,sio,
tic y5aloor,a al alo,a tha ro,,tn Io,,+
a great Fear bad antered tha beorts of
mon and The ora,t n,on u,ho IA haon
elevated obo,,a his fa,,ou,s rortooi,
moro largel, of tho oaoeraI Gloon, thon
any ono cleo beco,,sa his resronsil,I1-
itv ,vos sroo+or tho,, thoirs 20
tion,s welfare had hoa, confdad 70 bis
| keening The groa +eet RenubIicap ov-
nerir,ent siroa tbo 90 o,as ,f po,,,o o1,
erou,ed The r,orId ,,,as rooI,od a. +ho
mad temnests of contendinq nassione
As he stood -unon the stens of the no
| tion's capitoI with head bared and
with reverent rnien tho words that
| Mr. JJncoln uttered u,ara fuu of mol
| ancholv natbos Tn vour bands, cold
he INV dissatisfied fellow countrvn,en
and not in mine. is the nomentous "a.
| sue Of civil war The government will,
not sssaiI Won Won can have M CON
fict without Yourselves being the ag-
| gressors Won will have no oath ROO.
| istered in Heaven IN dastroy the Gov
| ernment. while 7 shall have the mos,
solemn one to preserve protest and
defend it,"
The final outburst Of eIoouence moved
Mr. Fortunes hearers to apnIause. He
| said: with malice toward none wifi
|
right as God gives ms to see the rigbt
let us finish The work we are In ~
hind nm the nations wounds 70 care
| for him who sbaII hova hor,,a tho hat
tie, and for his widow and his or
phans, TO 40 an "hlch may achleVe ano
oneilsh JuSl anu lastihS peace
ainos ouisei'ee anu WIN all ou'
Heishoors'
IN all ms utterances' as IN all nj!
PuDilc conduct Apraham Llhcoln stooe
close 10 the pulslhS heart OF human
n.y. the great mass Oh mankind whos'
iot II is TO labor ceaselessly ana L
nope IN VAN Tor that rellet Whlcf
comes not. HIS sympathies took IL
all the Union. The quality OF man
hood was the chlet foundation ston'
Vi ms democracy Inc chlet senu
ineht OF ms speech at gettysburg wa'
the touchstone OF his patriotism: 1
IS rather FOR us to be here dedicated t
the great task remaining before us
that from these honored dead we taxi
increased devotion to that cause TO
Whlch they gave the last full measure
OF devotion; that we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not have died II
VAN; that this nation. under God, shall
nave new birth of freedom; and tina
| government or the people, by the people