New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

hallway OF house In a rural district which
was then visiting 1t was one Sunday morn
ing, and was passing through the hail on my
way 10 church when met this young gentle
man l said 10 him. George aren't you going
TO t.2v church He said. NO I am not" ! said,
wei. / am" why yes" said he. of course
you are; It's your JOB and you have to- Loud
laughter Gentlemen. when IT comes 70 speak
Ing OF the universities maintain 1t is President
Pattons job. Gaughter)
AN INCIDENT OF CAMBRIDGE
am perfectly willing. however. to express my
own personal Indebtedness TO the TWO great UNI
versties Of England. both Of which have nnduiy
honored me. and especially In connection WIN
one ! can recall a Renaissance that VIII inter
est Cambridge who may DO here III was
ten years ago when Cambridge did me ,he
honor. together with Bishop Whippie OF MlIilie
sofa, of comforting on us a degree anu We IL
also honoTed by being invited arterward 10 u,ne
at Trinity College. and. In accordance WIN ~.
usages of the universities, we wore our scal
hoods on the top of our dress coats $500
who remembers the figure of Bishop NhiPpe'
which may say without irreverence Is so,ii'
what 1ndianesque. can but recall now ne '' r.
when he invested himself in his gown. Ins
speaking, as is usual on those occaslonS' w
very solemn but when ! got on my legs, wiz,
Characteristic American irlpudence | supposc. l
tried to insert some little levity into the pr"
cecdings | referred TO the Bishop OF minnesota
in my remarks and ! vcntured 10 MAKE 'he
prediction that when he got back 10 the Iiiu!an'
Of Minnesota they would excla,m ~ .ne Tho
guaCe Of their tribes. Ugh. big mum ~.
Chancellor did me the honor Of saying tnat 'ra'
expression iimbered the night daughter)
SHE PrrIED THE BISHOP.
II is not the usage in the diocese OF New-forh
to wear the hood except on occasions ol o,u tHi
lions. Some Of my Anglican brethren = er't,N,
wear them all the time, hut they are ,''iV
hot superstructure. O.auChterD put fnlns -, -,
once may tell you. when was visiting d II'te
parish In Staten Island on the occasion Vi so's
church ceremony. / brought up my place as -
customary. in the rear Of the procession ana Wa t
viewed with some surprise II seemed. ny III.
bucolic part OF the congregation one Oh 'n u,u
ladies who had been In the church was wa'Nau ne
home with her niece who asked her what sn
thought OF the Bishop. She said she ln,usns
his sermon was very good but she aun l,, LII
nifted him because his wife did not properly look
after him Her niece asked what she meant.
and she replied why didn't you see ms phcN
was all burst open and his red hannei sn'it " az
hanging out7" cloud laughterD Wheh IL coI'.
to speaking Of the Indebtedness To inc sItaI
universities and schools Of England " is ~
great task to express H. coud NOT MP mn. IN,
ing while listening to the songs we nave Just
heard that nothing has done more to make the
great soldiers the sailors and Statesman M NJ
the heroic treatment OF the Ergllsh sch1o.'' 600
utmost respect they are taught there 10, ~
and ability the instinct Of justice "h'ch u
walls all these are measures OF the quaii''e'
which go in the long run TO make men,
THE QUEENS woMANLY INSTINCT
In nv remarks tonight am glad 10 associate
her whom you are here tonight TO honor WIKI
an incident which proves her wonanly , ,
II when estinahlS louDE EHSit'Ai'h"''
named Patterson. who was sunst quehtly sent
as Bishop to Melanesa. was boy AZ EtoE'
one DAY the boys met the queen In the STREETS,
and swarmed about her carrhte IN the 49,. 49,.
OF their loyalty. They crowded 90 closely that
Young Patterson was i3stled under the "ne'ls
and was about TO be carried off his feet. when
the Young Queen. forgetting her high dlghiV
and full only OF womanly instinct. reached Gown
and grasped him 10y the shoulder. liftiag him
on to the step and probably saving his IKE:
one cannot forget such an act. In It you ma
the instinct Of the motherly heart Ascending
above every other thought. the hand out.
stretched 10 succor. What higher standard
could there be of IDEAL queenshpl
Yet another incident viii tell you regarding
her which is somewhat less serious. Last sum
mer when / ina England the story was
bruited about that lad who II n great grand
Of Her Majesty wrote from one OF The PUBIC
schools OF which 10 Was student. trhlns tne
Queen that his allowance was insufficient Tor me
luxuries which are dear To the boyish taste ana
asking her 10 send him a sovereign Instead OF
sending him sovereign the queen wrote
very grandmotherly letter. III which she pointed
out the perils ~ extra vagance nnd advised MIN
not % live beyond his income. Not long AFTER
that she received letter from the toy saying
that ne accepted her admoni,ion. AMI was more
resigned 10 .he conditions In which he was
placed. because ne had been able 20 sell her
letter for 70 5a | have been told that n cynical
Englishman has referred TO this Transaction as
showing the American spirit.
\ writer In "A periodical has said that there Is
a decay of the English manners and n levelling
down which must he trac"ahie 20 America Let
us say We who are Americans. tina, II is rather
"A dwelling up. Surely 81 Is a prophecy ~
mutual understanding OF one another. tn" crca-
ton among US of hat most surely exists
create among US all that is best. all that Is
great I'm your universities. one man has In
carnated them all who has been taken away
from you What could there be more sublime
that the scholar who was n statesman. the
churchman who was philQnthropist. the man
O. letters and affairs who carried 10 his dying
day a child's heart and who loved the country
81 which | am n son. and who did so much 70
bind II and yours together May that great
spirit more and more prevail among us. and the
love OF letters and the value NJ literature at Its
highest and best and the charm ~ the accom-
pNhments Of the scholar gid and adorn and en-
rich and beautlfy our American life. loud
cheers)
DIR PATTON INTRODUCED.
DR. Patrick Shannon then sang two barytone
solos and loudly applauded. Admiral Er-
ben who was 10 have spoken next. had been
kept away from the dinner. and President
Munro at once introduced the Rev. DIT Francis
I. Patton. president ~ Princeton University. 10
respond to THE University as q Factor In
D. rfa ~ rk n Introduction