The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

Will In duty. his absolute honesty and
his charitable disposition made him the
Sigfried of the new German empire,
the speaker said. He closed with the
memorable words of Bismarck: I'VE
Germans fear God and nothing else"
Deutschland, Deutschland Neber
Alles." was sung in concert, the band
accompanying. after which was given
the stereopticon views, eighty in
number, reproducing the most impor-
tant scenes in Bismarck's life. Fol-
lowing this the band played "Jubel
Overture" (Weber) with MY Country
'Tis Of Thee" as finale. 1t won an
encore to which Prof. Bauer respond
ed by repeating the national air.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
At this juncture Theodore Hemberg-
er secretary of the committee of ar
rangements, read the resolutions, which
It is proposed to send to the family
OF Bismarck. They were as follows:
To His Highness, the Prince Herbert Won
Bismarck. Friederichsruhe, Germany.
The German residents of the city or
Scranton and vicinity. in the county or
Iackawanna, Pennsylvania, United
States OF North America, assembled in
Scranton, feel duty bound to pass ana
submit to your highness the following
resolutions in memory of your demised
honored father, Prince Otto Won Bis
marck:
We sincerely deplore the painful loss
which afflicted your highness, your family
and relatives and the good German citi>
zens at large, by the demise of the head
of your family, assuring you of our deep
est sympathy.
We lament that by the departure OF
the great chancellor, the greatest states
man of the century, Germany Will miss
her greatest son, a sad loss to the entire
German element at home and abroad.
AS German-American citizens we earn
estly bow to honor the new German en-
pire by perpetuating the German national
virtues, Incorporated in the Great Bis
marck, viz: Love of truth, faithfulness
| to duty, energy of action fer the welfare
of our new home, our adopted fatherldhd.
BY order and in the name of the Ger
man residents of Scranton and vicinity.
The COMMITTEES: DR.. l.. Wehlau, presl-
dent; Theo. Hcmberger. secretary: Con-
rad Bellersheimer. w. A. III. Pruemers'
Rev. f. f.. c. Haas, T.. Moses
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote.
A chorus composed of Louis ]. Sic
becker, William Enrich, j. Schneider,
| John Lentes, Charles Wenzel, Louis
| Conrad, George Wahl, John T. Wat
kins and John Stoeber, under the di-
| rection of Professor Theodore Hember-
| ger, rendered pleasing selection COM
| posed for the occasion by Professor
| Hemberger.
The concluding address was by Judge
| l.. w. Gunster. 1t was delivered in
English. He said in part:
JUDGE GUNSTER'S ADDRESS.
AS children of a great family we meet
| tonight to pay our humble tribute of re-
| spect to the memory of one whose life
| and achievements added new lustre to lhe
glory of the race from which he sprung.
| From a German standpoint in the ranks
of great men the first place is easily as
signed to Bismarck He possessed every
| element of greatness. He was morally
great. In his earlier days, there Is nc
doubt, he was a hard-dring, duel-tightinG
| boisterous student, but he was always a
| student and when responsibility came he
| laid aside these habits and devoted his
| energies to the practical usstions of life
| He was a profound believer in God anc
his personal and domestic life are with
out a stain. He was great In action, no'
alone able to conceive great plans, but tc
| carry them out. Nothing could obstruc
| the accomplishment of his imperious Will
Thirty years ago a German union was &
| chimera. How Bismarck made 1t a real
ity we will never know until we learn Il
from his own writings.
| Great as Bismarck was in his active
life and achievements, he was equal,
| great when ne retired to private life
| From the very nature of human charac
ter it could hardly be expected that on'
| chancellor should serve three emperOrs
and when the time of disagreement ar
rived. realizing, no doubt, that the grea
purpose of his life had been accomplished
with dignity and grace, he voluntaril!
surrendered to an emperor whom he ha'
made possible, the dignties of an Ofc
which he had created and which no man
in the history of the German people, ha'
ever filled. He could truly say with IN
great citizen of Rome: 81 have rendere
to my country all the great service
| which she was willing to receive at m
hands, and ] have never harbored
thought concerning her that was not di
| vine"
The programme closed with the au
dience rising and singing with grea
spirit THE Star Spangled Banner"
The observance was under the aus
pices of a committee composed of rep
resentatives of the leading German
American organizations of the cit
and vicinity.