Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-16

NuUu was also warm lElbuu VI tuo
Amerlan colonies, SO was Wesley.
When my mothers father was visiting
England in 1893, he found the tine art
of Wedgewood at ITS height. Knowing
WedGewooa'a fesling for America, be I
number OF pieces OF his |
work.
When l went TO England went doyn
into the industrial centres and saw
the People. saw how they did thei.
work, and | discovered tine source OF
the great strength of the country. When
my interest in industrial schools @sa
discovered, found more invitations
than | possibly cnuld accept for me to
distribute prizes ana diplomas and
assist in the commandments Of these
colleges. 1t was that thnt led me TO one
school in Burlcy and to Burslem where
there wac another. For schools for the
education of mechanics exist every
where; the greatest interest is taken
in the education of these who are TO ito
the mechanical WORK. | have distrib-
uted hundreds, | might say thousards
OF prizes, and | never put a prize in
the hand of man or woman hut
knew that that hand hal supported the
person whiln taking the school course.
You hear great deal about paupcr
labor in England, but it is rot and
trash. That country is remarkable for
the high class of it's people aud every
community and every class 10 hnunu
together by strong ties. 1t is but Just
to tell you the kind Of country have
found in England; the people are hard
working, Industrious, honest and bon
orable. But this little medallion |
have here will carry with il the illus
tration Of what l mean. Josiah Wedge.
wood was born 10 poverty. but raiHed
himself to position not second to any
one in the country. lie was nonoreu
in his life and mourned in his death.
Ii seems to me this picturs brings
| together two remarkable men, an ex-
ample Of conscientious work and 70.
markabls labor; for Wesley vitalizea the
religious sentiment ni his own country
and of this, and Wedgewood imhued
his countrymen with high sense of
the beautiful the useful and the re-
fined. The lesson 10 ms Of two such
liyee is this: They bnsnd their SUCCESS,
and they based their cndearor upon tine
better instincts of humanity. They
sought in men and in women what was
best in men and in women. They al
dressed themselves to the higher, better
and purer things of their fellow nrea-
lures Therefore, it seems to me that
their marvellous SUCCESS should teach
the whole OF us that il we seek power
in order to he successful, let US follow
their path and address ourselves to that
that is highest in every human heart.
Ii is there il we will only develop it.
There is u way, as in the scramble OF
politics, by taking from our neighbors,
in order to make our own star, but
that was not the way CT Theses man.
They gained nothing at the cost of any
man and what they did gain was b!
upholding IL; and therefore We may
bless the memory of Josiah Wedgewooc
aud John Wesley.
Mr.. Bayard received warm applause
at the close of his address.
After Mrs. Fitch had sung eth,
World will be better sunshine, thu
CAMEO medallion was received on he
half of the church by Meuford II
Cahoon. The bust of Wesley is pur,
white and in relief on blue back
ground. The walnut frame is abou
IL by IA inches.
Mr.. Cahoon also spoke OF the lessor
to be drawn from the lives of the tw'
men, Wesley and Wsdgewood. and de
} clared that there was not another am
bRssador who would have thought O
} bringing these two men together AM
5 bringing them back to his own State
) Brandywine Church will be better 70
his thuughtfulness. MIR. Cahoon EN-
! phasized the point that the tangibl
{ thinga die, but the intangible thing
. such as high ideas, live forever. Sine
y Wesley's time religion has hsen tune
to different key. The world has n
2 USE for that kind of religion which wi
t allow man TO give all kinds of az
o preston TO his feelings, when he wi
. not pay his bills with the money in hi
pocket The speaker joined with Nj
n Bsyard in terming talk about th
o pauper labor Of England as rot an
o trash. and found one cause of England
1t strength in the feeling OF parmHneuC
y which exists there.
g Henry M. Ewes gave hass solo. o
If behalf OF the church, Moses Bulloc
J. warmly thanked Mr.. BRyard for h
q gift and promised that the churc
10 would guard it. Mrs. Fitch sar
Hold out the Light aud the exc
al cisss closed with the benedictiun |
10 Mr.. Bullock.
70 After the exercises many shook hant
is with Mr.. Bayard and with Mrs Bayai
D, and Miss Bayard, who accompanit
Or him, ana the handsome medallion wi
:, inspected with great interest.