The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-05

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Rev. DIR. GiIbert-The Exercises M
TRINITY II. Il. Church-Addresses by
Hev. Or. Phillips, Rev. DR.. Gilbert and
| Rev. DIR. George ii. Ferris Tho Other
Exercises.
| The usual Fourth of July exercises
were held at the Hyperion theater
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. AL
| though they We're not as well attended
as it they had been held in the afternoon
| thefe was quite a large number pres
ent and the body of the house was well
| lllied. The exercises were presided over
| by Mayor Drscoll. The opening invo-
cation was delivered by Rev. DR.. Nc
Lame, following. which Prof. William e.
chandler read the Declaration of In
| dependence" Other numbers on the
programme We're vocal solos by Miss
Margaret A. Hogan, who sang THE
Star Spangled Banner" and Frank S.
Hamilton, jr. Mr.. Hamilton's rendering
of The Old Guard was very good, be-
N--So Ai@S'is Wy dPElctuutu DtlWSGI lIG
various numbers the Second regiment
band under the leadership Of Conductor
Fichtl rendered number of patriotic
acts and medleys.
The orator of the morning was the
Rev. Levi Gilbert, D. D., of Trinity M.
e. Church. In opening DR.. Gilbert
spoke of the situation in which we find
ourselves at the end of the century.
while nations over in the Orient are
dying" he said, 1--WE are just beginning
new life. To-day in this country" he
continued, neither throne nor church
holds the sceptre, the government has
gone into the hands of common man.
You and | are the real government, and
now that man is free and in possession
Of this power, what is he doing with
his freedom? First let us consider edu-
cation as he looks at it. The education
of the young man of America to-day is
one of the problems of the nation. I
believe education is the salvation of the
present day Sometimes we get very
enthusiastic over politics and we for
get the kindergarten, the high school
and the university, where the coming
men of America are being reared. Tere
in New Haven we believe in education
but this is not always the case else
where. Illiteracy has been the great
threat over every government and we
also may succumb to it if we continue
to ignore it. 1 believe that the race
problem of the south will only be solved
by education The animal instincts of
the negro and the quick angry passion
of his white brother will never be over
come until education assumes control
What does the word equality in the
Declaration of independence mean?
Does it mean that we shouldn't listen
to the voice of the wisest because we
may in our own minds be as good as
he? No, to-day it is but too true that
many a manw no doesn't know enough
to keep himself out of debt knows all
about the national debt, and others who
find it almost impossible to provide for
their families fittingly can tell you all
about the policy of 16 to L.
Passing on the speaker took up the
drink problem. Another thing we have
to consider in this question of what
man is doing with his freedom is the
drink curse. Statistics show that we
yearly spend nine-tenths more for drink |
than for education. The saloon is the
mother of crime and vice and still con
tinues to flaunt itself most arrogantly !
in the face of the good citizen. The |
men who care not for the clink of |
whiskey glasses, or the smell Of the
whiskey watts should face this monster !
whose delight is the tears of women, and |
like st. George dare to strike home in
the name of God"
Continuing further DR.. Gilbert spoke
energetically upon the curse of money
and the lust for gain and then passed |
on to the question of politics. In poll
tics" he said, what we need is to come
back to the good old New England |
ideas. In those times the office sought
the man. We talk that way to-day, but
seldom is it the case. To-day every
thing is in the hands of the boss, and
for the sake of a position of influence
and money many are too eager to put
in the boes power In order
to attain what they desire To-day the
man who is named at the convention
was shortly before that named at the
primaries. Just before that his name
was suggested in the back parlors of
some disreputable saloon by gang of
schemers and the man from whom the
suggestion came was the boss, in the
privacy of his office. The result of such
> system is that there are hundreds Of
nconsequential men occupying posi-
ions of influence and importance in
politics. / could defy the best informed
IF you present to name me the legisla-
tors of this district, and yet these men
ire the men that make or amend our
avs. The business interests of the
stand appalled, when the legis-
ature meets for well they know that
hey may consider anything from a law
women to go without cor
sets to bill affecting the interests of
thousands. The Philippines will certain
V become disaster to us if in think
ng of them we forget the needs of our
,wn cities Men who know all about
lffairs Of national interest are too busy
o find out anything about their own
,ity, and when the voting time comes
o go to the polls. What we want to
10 is to hold up to public inspection the
treat truth that the public office is a
public trust, and not the spoil of the
politician What difference does it
make to the one who has the interets of
he city at heart whether the man is a
or republican. You might
g well say that baptism by immersion
S better than the other way We want
lso to eliminate the boss We don't