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GREATEST RECEPTION TO ANY HERO.

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GREATEST RECEPTION TO ANY HERO.
The Rev. William LLOYD. OF the Central Con-
GreRational Church In West Seventy first
street. made the life OF Admiral Dewey the sub
ject OF his sermon last evening. THE mag
nifcent reception the whole country gave to
Admiral Dewey in this city" he said. will pass
down Into history as the greatest ever given to
any hero. Our hearts throb In unison with great
deeds and go out to the eoers Greatness is
never an accident 1t Is the full flower and
frutage OF the seed-iorm OF qualities born in
man. These qualities are truth. honor and
fidelity to duty. Tho qualities characteristic
OF hcro shine forth about the deeds OF tho
hero OF Manila. 1t is nobility OF character and
not nobility OF birth that we admire in Dewey.
He has been unspoiled by the honors heaped
upon him by his oountrymen. The victories Of
Manila and Santiago concentrated on the
arch at Madison Square mark an epoch In the
life OF the people OF Cuba and the Philippines.
The arch OF Titus erected in Rome by the
Emperor Domtian. because Of the conquest OF
the Jews. symboliZes the climax Of the power
OF Rome. stepped In debauchery and every
sort OF crime and vice. 1t typihes nation as
merciless as 1t was powerful. Even then it's
doom had been sounded when the dreGs OF
every form OF foreign iniquity poured into the
city. debasing the young men and women.
Religion was a sham, and the charnel house
crumbled under the attacks Of its enemies.
THE Arch OF Triumph erected in Paris by
Napoleon represented injustice. blood and
smoke. His empire was built on sand and fell
like a pile OF sand. He tramped on the rights
OF man. France became a despised and
broken thing. Her strength fell away. Mill
tarism. which the monument represented. 10
the greatest shame to-day to France. What a
mockery is that monument to the grand army.
when the generals have committed 80 many
crimes to sacrifice Dreyfus to save themselves
The arch at Madison Square represents no
such sentiment. 1t represents the appeal o. q
God-fearing. liberty-loving people against the
oppression OF Spain. Never has any piece OF
land been brought under the folds OF the
American flag but what 1t has enjoyed there
after justice good government and prosperity
God may have some grand object in view for
the people OF the Philippines and Cuba which
VIC cannot now see"
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
A special Thanksgiving service was held
in the afternoon at the All Angels Church
West End avenue and Eighty first street. Ad.
miral Dewey had been invited to attend by
Capt. Alfred 7. Mahan. who is a member oil
the congregation. but Dewey was moi
able to be present The Rev. S. Delaney
Townsend. the rector OF the church
had charge OF the exercises which
were mainly musical. Tho special feature
Of the programme was the singing for the
first time in this city OF Rudyard kipling'f
Occasional" az set to music by Lacey Baker
Mus. b.. OF this city. The military character
OF the verse was finely brought out by the
music At the beginning. taps Of drums sug.
Gested Cease Firing" as sounded by drum,
at the close OF battle. This was followed b,
fanfare OF trumpsts leading up to the open
| ing phrase God OF our Fathers known OF old.
| The second stanHa was sung as a solo by Ho'
bart Smock, with an undcrcurrent Of plan
| ISIS mo phrases by the choir. The closing OF tn,
| last verse. Thy mercy on Thy people. Lord,
was sung softly. and was followed by sex
| tette OF brass playing softly the national an
! them MY Country. It's OF Thee"