The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-15


National Endeavor convention at Nash
vile. A very good programme was rem
dered. consisting of musical numbers and
addresses. B. L. Corwi:s president of the
city union, welcomed the delegates home.
c. z. Brainard gave out some echoes from
the Omaha meeting.
The chief address Of the evening was by
President TOles Of the state union, who
spoke Interestingly of the Nashville con-
VentioH. After deVotinE some time TO 4
description of Nashville and surroundings.
which he said completely captivated the
EndsaV oretS, he spoke of the reception &C
corded the Utah delegates. which was Of
the -heaTtiest kind Reception commit
tees were stationed far out from the city
aEd-eSc0rteG each delegation 10 its deSu-
nation. California, with her beautiful
flower gardens cannot have all the honor
OF buttonh0iing their flowers upon En-
deavorers. for Tennessee's loyalists show
cred cOpiously their beautiful flowers up
on every passing Christian Endeavor
train.
Speaking of the scenes and work of the
convention. he said:
L shall have 10 forego the pleasure on
account Of the time assigned TO ne, TO tell
you of the state ana denom.nanonai raj
LES of the com Knit ssS, officers ana local
union conference.-the fact: l shall have 10
content myself by describing just one of
the many interesting seSs-ons.
The Saturday afternoon meeting. sub
ject, Our United Country This session
presented scene shall never forget.
General o. O. howard, the nero OF uet-
tySburg. with one arm shot away by
Confederate bullets, stood on the same
platform with General Evans. whose body
was once riddled with Union bullets mo
less than five of them, and both spoke
with equal warmth Tor their common
country.
ON the same platform stood Bishop
Fitzgerald of the Southern Methodist
church and Bishop Arnet, Of the African
Methodist Episcopal church. a man who
was born a slave, and they claSped hands
to meet in Havana on Christmas day, TO
help win Cuba FOR Christ. This was .
most dramatic scene. All, patriotism and
Christianity are great heaicrs Of the old
THE patriotic keynote was sounded
over and over again. but this was not all,
nor the best of Il, for il was Christian pa
triotism that was always pleaded Tor; not
Cuba for the United States, but Cuba for
Christ.
"A prominent member OF the aCnadian
party said after the meeting was over;
No pen can describe the exercises of this
afternoon. The sight that We have seen
on that stage beggars description.
THE speakers of the afternoon were
Generals Q. o. Howard and 7. J. Morgan
for the north, and General Clement A.
Evans and Bishop O. p. Fitzgerald for
the south. The greetings Of each speaker
and the applause accorded them was gen
uine. and il would BE hard to say which
of the four was more cordially and enthu-
siastically received.
OF the exercises in the Auditorium En-
deavor. the big building was comfortably
filled with patriotic Endeaverers and cit
liens. gathered 10 hear the rendition OF
patriotic programme.
General G. o. Howard of Burlington.
VT, was the first speaker to appear. and
as the distinguished warrior walked
across the wide platform with an empty
coat sleeve dangling at his side, the great
gathering greeted him with tremendous
IN introducing General Clement A.
Evans D. D.. of Atlanta. President Clark
said: We have heard from enc who shed
his blood on the northern side; we viii
now hear from one who fought on the
southern side A beautiful little cere-
mony came up in the Introduction of Gen
eral Evans. President Clark, in aDpro-
pirate words. presented the distinguished
SoGtherner with d small piece of the
original Old Glory, which had been pre-
served for many years by the descendants
OF the man who first gave the stars and
stripes that fitting name. General Evans
accepted the faded piece of bunting in
words that thrilled the hearts of every
one of his hearers. He then delivered his
eloquent address on the subject, The
Victories of the People of the United
States in Peace. Just as General Evans
closed his address the Pennsylvania dele
cation, led by Mr.. Estey, arose and sang,
Away Down South in Dixie" much 10
the delight OF the audience.
After The Star Spangled Banner was
sung. Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald OF Nashville
was introduced to speak in place of Gov
ernor Robert l. Taylor. who was unaVoid-
ably absent. Bishop FitzgeraId's remarks
ELECTED almost continuous applause. He
spoke. in part as follows:
Il can't make Governor Taylor's speech
today. If he were here he would say
something. He would say that in the fra
ternal baptism of this war this nation
had been launched through the golden
gate Of fraternal patriotism upon Pa
cihc ocean of felicity. He would say that
the american eagle had dipped one wing
in the waters of the Pacific and the other
in the waters Of the Atlantic. and was
ready 10 flop his pinions and Eprinkle the
nations with the waters of freedom. He
would say that the national tunes were
Yankee Doodle and Dixie and were
being sung from Maine TO Texas and from
Manila 10 Cuba, and the continent rolling
the glad hOsanna round. For the special
benefit of Spain We give Hail Columbia
This is something like what Governor
Taylor would say For myself, l feel like
repeating my short creed: I love every
body in the world, some more than
Others This includes Spain. When she
knows that she has had enough then l
want to give her rest.
This is not the first warm reception
the south has given visitors from other
what hath God wrought, 1t is his work
Glory be TO his name!
our civil war was not of our own max
Ing. IL was an Inheritance from our fore
fathers. II was put into the federal con-
stitution. We will bequpeath peace TO our
children and our childrens children to the
latest generation. With the close of this
var with Spain our national unity will be
omplete. The bloody chasm is not mere
y briCged. ii is filled up. II is gone: The
aand-shaking and the heart throbs on this
platform and in this vast assembiage
demonstrates the blessed consummation
With the roll of the guns of Dewey
sampson 3nd Schiey nlingles the melody
II a nations reunion hymn today Il is
thought by some that there are other ma
tons who sympathize with Spain. But I
Ioubt. l am reminded of the old COL
red preacher who, toward the close of I
lis sermon, said: 'Brutherin and sisters, in
sll your troubles, trials and Affections in !
dis world, there's one place whar you'll /
always find sympathy Here he paused !
and an old sister asked: !
Wharf In de dictionary. was the an !
Weyler and his successors could find SYM |
pathy on this earth now.
After a selection by the Fisk Jubilee /
singers. General T. ]. Morgan, ID. D., |
LII d. OF New York City, spoke on The !
New Republic
Bishop ". B. Arnett D. D. of WILDER
force, O.. of the A NJ. E church. was in |
we're heartily applauded by the audience.
The service closed as appropria tely !
IS il began. the audience singing the first (
yerses of America God Save the Queen.
Hymn and 'Blest BE the /
lie. The melody as sung, was as follows:
My country tbs OF thee,
Sweet land of liberty
OF thee l sing;
Land where my fathers died;
Land of the Pilgrims pride;
From every mountain side
.e Let freedom ring.
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