New-York tribune., 1905-12-23

President Eliot was followed by the Rev. DR..
Crothers. who was frequently interrupted by
laughter and applause. This speech was one of
the most popular made. and kept the audience in
good humor from the beginning to the end He
said in part:
I have always admired as we. all admire, Presi-
evening for his rare tact. because it happens
Tst "a aoGS asn ts s S S ys 5 w was m
bridge on the Puritan character and its results, at
President Eliot said one thing to us there Which
he has not said in New-York Praisng. us for
dtion and the true spirit Of our forefathers ne
Cambridge there is not single rich man-no, not
one.
Now, that places the intellectual proletariat of
planting to New-York, and do not believe that
because We have kept unchanged the old spirit Of
50 used to tax sbout|piain living and high think
ing think, gentlemen, that you go us one better
in Cambridge are able to take both; you have the
choice only OF one, and you have chosen wisely
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commonweaith wben To Si see se be people from
other lands and With With other W traditions Coming in
the same Way eilsR have sGE neghbor who comes
from Colorado but the eldest born is named Waldo
Boston me on s st. PR + psy snd YOU Teazo that
view the small boy who is following the process
sion and who has been imbued with the m . IDEAS @
sn,s1 fs Of the most Triumphant and & militant a Ames e.
PatricK's Day. When good old St. Patrick Henry
said Give me liberty or give me death"
stronger, heredity environment, and which is It
that makes Nsw7EnglanTdesf nc aeEeditE or s sn
oonvneed that it is environment: Everything that
upon itself the moral virtue Industry. persever,
anee frugaltty. Those virtues, which come SO
most treat att thsm a' as vices That sans eeet Of
sn th we We see see also Is s N Hfy lowest
forms Of the inaninate world in New-IEngland ,,-
rrSa Wn m in q AND and t9Hk the as
spirit think that enyF9nment is stronger m feaR
a4d think thai whole century you a have ctS been e.
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When one speaks Of the forefathsrs think bdRs
after all the great thing is that these men nave
been nit t met M sRy fy i9E hss Ta a ar
settlements on the American coast MANY strains
and these men n Of the SiaydoweF aseePtsd
@ sddd fo ares a9Ts Of But 5hf sk the for is
americans s are @ at heart Sto ali Of them deis Curl
9s how that deas ca came ne out IN the 5T
full of their ideas that they almost forgot and
9spfo %sF I'd s bs s GEfRs PSar hd y the s
STANCE Of church and they came over and for,
ssems ministers very strange oysFs4tghs 4sns
y and they ever forgot fS s r. bnf brng fsg y Rho
company without minister and without a fish fish
commercially is something which shows the power
The beauty Of it.. gentlemen. is that whatever
you may say about America there never was time
fathers. the Pilgrim forefathers, had more of youth
and more OF oo9rgg @ you are spy @ o 9ers rad IT,
tion. of one single stock you may be amazed a ara
%6r9 eoae am nto oF Ara Ad You may
think Of the old Puritan stock Just as MAJ Nancy neg
once the Possession Of the MediterTaneau as they
saw the new power coming as so9 sr srTaI maTine
and their coming fresh tniruders on @ ms an aacgne t
sail. and da1 and night held on Indignantly over
the blue midland waters While the Atlantic ragea
That is not the feeling that comes to those who
Of our America They were FIRST of all and always
Of the future; men who rejoiced IL t. Who Pro,
eoast possbility 95 Of that great future which was
be relgiously and eommereially social; And be
men held t9 the future and foFeea b9f M e she are
proud to call them fathers
Mr. Choate began with a playful reference to
the fact that he was caught in position where
he could not play TO the galleries. and glance
in that direction. he said. would show what a
loss he must suffer And the whole object of
the Puritan training" he continued, was to fit
US better for the compapionshp of superior
beings" He took several shots at his table COM
panions especially President Eliot and General
Hubbard and then. reaching the subject of his
speech. The Society Fifty Years Ago" con-
tinued in part
very near and dear to me noted their absence
when I came home from abroad and remenlbered
went away All were distinguishes Ing M arpeg
Of fd ms Mr. sofe5Y feTf Whaf It splendid sample
England culture and New England training ing
tell Ny connection with him was very close from
Choae who then at the very zenith OF Of ms ms
fame fey this sy ff5 h su "a haa 9fae Who
the refrain "a church without RishoR a Snd q
sste spd most with36f Soho4ed o an aa Ne
as of the rest Of the country When handed tnaI @
Ie5tsa ba sgd 10 gon M tna NeWEngahd socetS and
into my oeg Asf And y S0ohed %af a
Now what great professional @ F carfGE ca hE nfoe ne
ssjon almost at the beginning Of his life here in
iS40 and maintained il to the end AGAINST all een-
pion and the oomunity His professionally
vas as as ~ f6r bele that certainly
in this country before ana never since Go GO
while the one and the same man was that pro
fessional height which commenced him as iea9er az
President, the electoral commission, the Geneva
ing professional capacity in the very highest form
and in every varied way. and IN each case ne was
leader he was of public sentiment! Courteous US.
conservative, learned. always willing TO give his
service and his advice and guidance to his fellow
Iightened and envened all the meetings of this So
cey of which he was Then the life fn ana cesf fe fo9 te
man that have ever met on either SIDE OF .as tas
water And 5nea P5Tan Is ebaracteT guided by
cnnscience devoted to duty. that him the pre-
doqahf6e pa t6er hearts So that it is he if any man.
who is deserving OF some public monument @ n & e'
edge of his great character and his inVaIuaple