The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
THE COLONY OF GEORGIA.
BIrs. G. HOung's Paper Before the So
ciety of Colonial DANES.

ciety of Colonial DANES.
The Georgia Society of Colonial Danes
has published the paper read before the
society at its recent meeting by Mrs. Louis
E. Young. Mrs. Young is the society 3
historian, and her paper has been read
with much interest. It is as follows:
As the first meeting of this society was
held in a home rich in associations with
leading men of the nineteenth century, it
seemed right and proper to give brief
sketch of these men and these associations
in the first paper which was read before
you. Ere the time for the next annual
assembly the membership had increased
and wider perspective was requisite to
present a theme appropriately. The va
ried elements of colonial society was the
subject chosen, and in dealing with 1t one
was of necessity carried beyond Georgia
as far as the oldest English colony of
Virginia. from whence was selected a
group of eighteenth century sages as typi-
cal representatives of the thought, man
ners and life of that time
To-day, for the fourth time, the mana
gers and members of the Georgia Society
of Colonial Danes meet in conference;
the score of names has increased to five
score, and others are awaiting to obtain
rights of membership. In the same room
in which the first meeting was held, rep
resentatives from all parts of the state
are assembled; within these walls in days
of yore have mingled in social converse
the gentle cynic, who lays bare ones
weakness and heals quickly with marvel
Gus skill the wound to ones self conceit;
the kngly bishop, whose manner charms
as his spiritual teaching edifes; the gen.
teman, soldier and Christian, in whom
bend the graces and virtues of by-gone
generations.
"a combination and a form. indeed,
Where every God did seem to set his seal,
To give the world assurance of a man."
Thackeray. Elliott, Leel the hand would
fam lay aside the pen just here; the living
voice would willingly cease speaking to
listen to the silent, yet ever audible voices
which will be heard while England and
America shall last. Yet this may not be,
for it has been ordered otherwise by one
whose commands are so like entreaties
that her entreaty has the force of a com
mand' Therefore a subject dear to each
native and adopted daughter of Georgia
will be briefly presented to you.
Going back in thought to the year 1872,
one sees naught in this land of the Sa-
vannah but vast forests, marsh and river,
a plain where the red man dwells unmo-
Tested, wandering on foot or in canoe. in
his search for game or fish. Farther
south, the Spanard holds sway; to the
northeast the English and French Hugue-
not are established but the hour has come
when other men of that race which has
ever been pushing farther and farther
westward-the invincible Anglo-Saxon-
determined TO make for themselves homes
IN the new world beyond the sea. Among
these band of one hundred and twenty
VINO, by competent authority, are adj
judged worthy of the rights of citizen
snip, set sail from England in the good
Anne On Tor
they land on the friendly shores of Caro-
Ina. few days later the site of a CITY
rs chosen within the bounds of their char
tered territory of Georgia. Their LOYALTY
10 king and country is shown in this name;
they are to prove by their works that in
head and heart. and hand, they are Eng.
lishmen and gentlemen. The sound
OF ak and hammer breaks
upon the air; the forests bow beneath
thelr sturdy stroke, and soon the first
homes for the English in Savannah are
ready Tor occupation. Streets and squares
are planned, to which. with intuitive cour
tesy the colonists give the names of prom
lheht Carolinians, who babe them well
come and afforded them material aid
what a charming picture is thus afforded
OF the generous, open-hearted spirit of the
time; localities grown commonplace. are
III up with rich, warm glow of romance
at the remembrance of the gentle courtesy
extended. and the graceful appreciation
oy which 1t is acknowledged Men who
can mus bestow, and those who can thus
receive are made of no common clay.
Georgia-Sayannah-f there was a
time when Savannah was Georgia" soon
receives other emigrants of different ma
tonalities; the bone and sinew of the body
polite, do all that industry. valor and
honor can do, not for themselves but for
others who will enter upon the fruit OF
tnelr iabors. As they, the people are so
are their leaders Among these there are
three who must ever stand prominently
forth in the history of the world. To one
has been entrusted the care of the spiritual
needs OF the people; to them assembled
ana met together" he reads daily the
sublime liturgy of the Church of England;
from suburb to suburb he journeys, ford
ing streams, sometimes sleeping under the
tent OF the heavens, at others fasting.
barefoot and weary.
wide was his Parish, and houses far
asunder.
And yet he STAYED not for rain or ,hun
der"
But through all bore his message of hope
IN Christ, and love to God and man When
one reads OF his life here, Il seems as IL
the spirit OF st. Francis and ST. Boniface
mas revived In him. But this same spirit
Is needed In the Methodist society which
ne mas established in England and he
mas u tedNe CHRIST Cnurch parish and its
struggling dependencies and return 10 his
people at home. II Is doubly sad to lose
him when one realizes that for him there
Is more Of rest IN the wilderness than in
the wide house In the old world. which is
not broad enough to hold two inmates be-
sides himself-his wife and peace. Jobs
wife and Xantippe are the only two wives.
IN all history. who are said to have rivaled
her IN the capacity for nagglng a man
into misery. But he weathered these do
mestic storms also, and no soul ever
reached the haven where he would be with
greater sunset peace than did the high
church OF England Methodist, John Wes-
ley. He met "his pilot face TO face. when
ne had crossed the bar" and all was well
England. sim holding In reserve her best
for her youngest born, sends to her one. In
Wesley's stead, who Is his compeer. Cen
tie and eloquent, the model pulpit orator
OF his day, with a manner which can
charm an audience OF twenty-five tbous-
and persons, active and jealous. nobly he
carries on the work so well begun. soon
ne ADDS 70 II an asylum for the tender or
phan children OF the colony for fell dis
ease from swamp and lowland sans The
hNes OF many In those early days Of Geor-
Eid. Strong men become vvoaL 10 49,. -