The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-26
GREAT GRAND ARMY DAY
PLAINTILLE CAMP GROUNDS TOOK 
 oN1 MILITARY AIR.

Several Scores of Old Veterans Present
 Who Enjoyed the Exercises Immense-
 ly-Excellent Addresses by Rev. George
 l.. Taylor and Rev. J. c. Hastxell,
 Bishop of Africa-Rousing Camp Fire.
 Grand Army day at the Plainville camp grounds will long be remembered by many of the old veterans from this part of the state who were present on the grounds yesterday. It was an aus. picious occasion serving several pur- poses. The old boys of '61 who faced the cannon's mouth had again an op. portunity to grasp their comrades hands, rehearse the stories of the bat. tlefeld and to give vent to their feel- ings in the most enthusiastic manner The crowd present on the grounds dur ing the day was one of the largest ot the season. There were probably one thousand people present.
 The day opened with Bible hour, conducted by Rev. B. B. Brown of Pleasant Valley. At 10 o'clock the Plainville military band gave a half- hour concert at the stand. Following this was an address by Rev. George L. Taylor D. D., of Hamden, on Gods Peculiar Dealings With America" A portion of his address will be found be- low.
 At 2 o'clock, after a few patriotic se- lections by the band in which the audi ence Joined in singing, the secretary of the Veterans association, T. J. Chad-s eayne of Shelton, called the roll and 135 old veterans answered with the famil- far 'here"
 The address at the afternoon meeting { was by Bishop Joseph Hartzell, IL. D., one of the foremost men in the Metho- dist church. He was elected bishop of Africa in 1896, as successor of Bishop William Taylor, who had held that of flee for twelve years. The election of Dr. Hartzell produced great impress sion throughout Methodism, as he was known to be a thoroughly self-made man of daring and enterprise. He went to Africa in November of the year of his election and travelled the western, eastern and southern coast, penetrating thousands of miles in the interior, prospecting for the establish ment of missions. He had the cordial cooperation of such men as Henry M Stanley and Cecil Rhodes. After nearly two years absence he returns to this country to report his work to the board of bishops and the missionary author ity, and to assist in securing funds and missionary equipment for the work to be established in the many important fields he visited. His addresses have produced a profound impression. His theme yesterday was America and the Dark Continent"
 He said that one of the results of this war will be the unification of;the Anglo Saxon races. A great difference be- tween Spain and the United States was that the former has kept down all the forces which would tend to civilize and enlighten her people, while America has done and is doing all in her power to educate her people. If the Spanish people could have had the benefit of the Reformation and civil and religious liberty for four hundred years, Spain wouldn't be dying nation, but one of lIle SEduu0SC III IllG WOFlu.
 The civilization of America means personal freedom, and that is an ad- vantage within the power of Christ. Nothing forbids either the old or young from looking to God. The civilization of Spain is that of the Roman Catholic Jesuit priests, while the civilization of America gives individual liberty and power to individual souls.
 The speaker then made reference to the demand made by the Spanish priests in Cuba for their salaries, amounting to about S400,000. He said that he expected to see the dome of the capitol at Washington fly away, as soon as he did our magnificent presi- dent, William Mckinley, sign an order for the payment of those sal- aries. America will never consent to have pope or priest say anything in the political government of this coun- try. God has in the last ninety days made a larger place for America in the world. America can take in Africa in way never before possible.
 The speaker then gave a lesson in geography, and with the aid of a large map pointed out many of the principal towns, rivers, etc., of Africa. Africa Is l under the control of living, instead of dead nations. France has the largest possessions and England the best. Eng land learned her best lesson as to the government of colonies when she lost her American colonies. She is th5 great civilizing power of the world to- day. The empire of the sons of Japhet now practically includes the world. With the exception of a. small portion of Africa, which is ruled by King Me- neleck, it is ruled entirely by the white man. The time is close at hand
 when there will be five leading na- 1 tions, with America at the head. The rest will be England, Germany, France and Russia, with the others as third and fourth class nations. Each of these greater powers have their own i peculiar languages, with the exception of America and England, who speak the same and will soon rule the whole world.
 It is an interesting fact and one to be proud of that the English language is the only one in which cablegram can be sent around the world without being translated America and Eng land are to be one in sympathy for the God ia 0Qffincr