New-York tribune., 1903-11-17

wholly discontented that we live in the present
10 each generation comes its allotted task and
form that task. No generation can claim as an ex-
cuse for such failure Jhe fact tnaL y Is nEI ati'
surprise 70 mel suppose II was surprise 20
many Of us-to realize that hundred years ago ~
the days OF the fathers. the lot OF the PoOI 80
hard. 1t seems incredible TO US now Il1t
served human suffering then I hope sincerely
that century hence IT will seem equally incred-
should be corruption and venalty In puohc NE
We can divide and must divide, on party lines as
regards certain questions. As regards the deepese
regards the vital questions. we cannot aTorq 20
divide, and I have e right TO challenge the pest
effort OF every American worthy OF @ the name @ 70
putting down by e cry means II MS poHsI 80 .t
ton in private life. and above al corruption IN IN
public life Applause ana a. me- aopIe that
while the public the legislator the eXscus
they fa short OF their duty yet that their doing
their duty cannot avail unless IN 9 g0H mon GS The Jury
draw from the people to convict the scoundrel
Who has tainted our public life, and unless that
lie sentiment Of the people az Ihs Wo4R t 81 * f-
IatoE Of executive officer OF 'u0c'ai oiii's'
Mr. Justice. man would be poor cIJlzen lIze,-I OF
this country If ne could sit IN Apranam LllSsi Li
pew and not feel the solemn sense OF the asSOcla-
a5 icons Of mis- cburch for that for the
historic past, for the sense OF historic cohunltS
which has made them keep this pew unchanged
and I hope it will remain unchanged IN TINS en- cnu+Cn @
long as our country enoQTe, 1t s seen ever
uf1ia bit Of association with that which is highest
and best Of the past as reminder to US equally Of
What we owe TO those who have gone before and
OF how we should show our appreciation ~
oi s foFetber with Abraham I1ncolns private sec
as eSrAtarv Of state ia my Cabinet. 4pplause( If
ever there lived President VINO curing n!s Li-l 1
that he could draw from the unseen powers ABOVE ABOVE
him il Abraham Idncolnsaa PaIlept @ nj n1l5s Is
and when he mad lived for them TO good end. gave gave
11-actically applied what taught in cur churches
it was Abraham Lincoln, me @fneT t4o 91S 1Htis
speech not often quoted, OF his yet Which seems Gems
rnada delivered right after his reelection think
TO body Of serenaders VINO hAu 20 CoilS -,.rS ~ IA
and called for an address from him from the White
House e5I;zs rs tat the man who made it had Just
come successfully through great pohtcaI cohte5L
nation that he had time TO think whether or not
anything was at stake Tor NJ alTpSe ne PSer is
devoid Of the least shade OF DltterIess aes t -
not word OF unseemly triumph over those VINO
hcauon OF nlIasei % Or rrsst al s arI,si now that the
his party Ihere y an 49, 49, cifc ~trifa has been
enmpIeted for all decent who love the country
70 S 's Speech he uses thoroughly Lncon-ke phrase
when he says i have not w1lhEy b PAM tiTg "a q
make clear that he has nothing 70 say against any
opponent no 3tterne55 t 6ose Who Opposed him
should ioin with those who favored him IN working
n Would be trite to say anything about Lincoln.
and yet going to point 70 one [nlng IN Te@q i
.Lls II ~ the fact that as he went higher and
higher all personal bitterness seemed to die OUT OF
him In the Lincon-Douglas debates one can still
catch now and then note OF personal antagonlsIn'
ne man was in the arena and as the blows were
given and taken you could see now and then that
h had a feeling against his antagonist When ne
became President and faced the crisis that he hsd
10 face from that time on l DO not think tnat
you can find expression. a speech OF Lincoln ;,
a word Of Lincoln's. written or spoken, in which
I 6itterness is shown to any His devotion 10
the cause was so great that ne neither could nor
would have feeling against any individual
In closing Mr. Justice. let me say IN thanking
Won of this church-the church so closely kindred
,-o1l for asking me here, let say how peculiarly
glad I am that in the chair sits one man JUS
escorted here by another man who has Just severed
his connection from one OF the highest places IN the
United States Army, both of whorn-you. Justice
Harlan Won General BTecklnrdge-both or whom
iovad the wonderful privilege Of Drovfng by their
deeds the faith that in them in the days that
tried mems souls both OF whom GIG Jneir part ~
both OF whom born in the state or Lincoln s
! birth. Applause
Mr.. HAYS EULOGY OF LINCOLN
Mr. Hay said IN part:
We should never forget that Abraham Lincoln
was one of the most faithful and devoted servants
of Almighty God that ever sat IN his place When
he stood on the rear platform OF me "a eaI its & ..
the nation he spoke 20 his peonie aE,loWIeeislIls
Z bis dependence on God. and asked their prayers
Ard from that time on ne again ana again ue-
dared his faith in Divine Providence ,.-
/ In 1862 IN addressing a Presbyterian coIlfnlttee
that had called on him. he SAID rom , lne Ne,y G
S.Qtnning saw that the issue OF our struggle de,
r.Dded on the interpolation or God Later ne SeIu
81 . cou1nittee from a Methodist conference HoO
bless the Methodist Church. Coo Dess al Oui
churches
The American OF 1908" the date OF the founda-
.,or ~ the church was the topic Of an address
NV DR. John Bach McMaster. Of the University OF
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