Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-28


A great crowd assembled in the
Grand Opera House Sunday afternoon
at meeting in honor OF the Whining
ton members Of tho First Regiment,
National Guard of Delaware, which ia
ordered into camp near Middletown to-
morrow. 1t had been desired TO have
the members OF the militia attend in
hody, but that ulan was not carriad
nut, and the militamen who attended
were scattered through the audience.
On the stage the flags Of the United
btatos aud Cuba were sidn by side, and
the Star Spangled Banner also deco.
rated the gallery rail. The Rev. J. Il.
Milligan. ID. p, of Olivet Presby tsrian
Church presided. aud others on tho
platform were the Revs. Ezra Tinker,
Ill. d., A. N. Keigwin, ID. d.. I. A.
McCurdy, u. d.. W. L. S. Murray,
y. d., y. B. Short, George l.. Wulfo,
4. NJ. Schall. II. Ashton Henry, Ralnh
y. Coursey and William a. Walling.
George J. Herman lei tho audience In
singing my Country Ills OF Thee, "
and the chorus Of "Siar Spaugled
Banner" the solo part of which was
taken by the Rev. Mr.. Cuursey.
After the singing Of America, T"
prayer wan offered by the Rev. Dir.
keigwin. who invoked the divine
blasting upon tho President, the Cahi.
net, the Governor and the Lvg islature.
and asked that the army and navy by
successful. Especially he prayed for
the young men who wero ~ risk their
lives in the conilicf. and expressed the
hope of a glau home coming. The
psalm beginning, God is our refuge
and strength" was read by tho Rev.
MIR. Schall.
Tha Rev. DR.. Tinker Of Asbnry NJ.
b. Church was introduced FOR the first
epeech. He said that the euardsmen
were engaged in good cause, and re-
ferred 10 tho long period OF Spanish
misrule over Cuba. Cuba is de-
termined TO throw OIL that dospotism
and wo arc determined that she shull
throw it off. DR.. Tinker said he was
a Yankee ami therefore a prophet. and
he added that now all are fullhlcoded
Yankees from Fitzhugh Les, God bless
him, to Gen. o. o. Howard of the
State OF Maine Ils assured tho guards
mon that this will not he halliday or
picnic and declared that what re.
quirod the most courags Of him when
no was in the war was to gay his
prayers in tho presence of his comrades.
lie asked tho militiamen to carry their
religion with them. and il they have
no religiun now, 10 get it before they
start. Your fathers and mothers viii
ba praying for YOU" be said.
lie Eaid a tribute to the greatness of
Delaware. Re- orting to the war he
declared, " 1t is to be war until
Spain 10 driven from the Western
Hemisphere. Before | shall ever CON
cent that Spain shall own one foot OF
the Western Hemisphere I'D shoulder
Il gun again. Although messenger
OF pcace he saiu the best way to have
peace now was at the end of the gun,
the muzzle of the cannon or the edge
of the sword, aud admonished the
guardsmen to take deliberate aim and
pick off a Spuniard every time.
A civilized Spaniard, said he, ia the
most desperate man under the sun and
the only really good Spaniard is dead
Spaniard.
His remarks excited much en-
thusiasm If not hilarity.
In marked contract TO DR.. Tinker's
speech was the dignifed address of the
Rev. DIR. McCurdy, who said with
deep feeling that this is time to have
the calmness Of resolutenoss. the con
viction OF duty and the determination
of those in reliance upon higher |
power than our own; time which |
brings strung mon into tho sileuce of a |
great responsibility. Thoss who look
at tue present situation with any other
mind lack real conception of the
issues which are beginning to tremble |
at the point OF the bayonet. VIZ need
to be sober and discriminating az men
nced to bs when they face the deadly
hail.
Touching briefly upon the history Of
Spain since the time when she was |
mistress Of the world, he said her
policy is the same now as it was 400 |
years ago and will continue to be tho
same unless there is revolution both
in her government and her religion.
5hu has had her hand upon one Of |
her own islands and been unable to |
1t, anh has given tho United |
States a good deal of trouble. The
Powers looked upon Armenia and |
seemed to be helpless: this country
looked upon Cuba and ia not helpless
and proposes to march forward and DO
uuT uuty ior you Huu humanity, IS /
God shall give US opportunity. Our
part in the struggle in to stand by tho
flag. l thank God for that flag, and
thank God that there is in the Presi-
dent's chair man who knows which
way to turn the hslm and when and
how. anu If he does not cay very much,
! want all present to understand that
be is not in the habit of gushing,
never was; hut I toll you when he
peaks he does not retract, and when
ne acts he does not apologize, and when
he takes position you can find him
there all the time.
lie paid glowing tribute to McKin-
Icy, comparing him with Grant and
1.-The Promise OF Life" by Cnwen,
was sung by Miss Blanche WeltIin and
the audience was dismissed with the
bensdiction pronounced by DR.. Mil
Iigan.
The things that people see are inside of
them and not outside. No two people see
The same thing exactly alike. One woman
may look out at a beautiful landscape and
see all the beauty and restfuness and
graudness that there is In it. Another