The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-03
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made response, manlfesting deep feel
ing.
! Former United States Senator James
Smith, jr.. of Newark. was expected to
respond to the toast. THE Priest in
Public Life" but he was unable to be
present. His place was taken by the
Rev. James Reynolds, of Red Bank,
whose topic was THE Priest Among
Priests
The Governor, who was warmly ap-
plauded. spoke as follows:
I am here tonight TO pay tribute to a
good priest. a good citizen. a good friend
and a good guardian Of his people. As I
stand here a Protestant, with numerous
other PrDtestants and with many Catho-
lies, to honor n Catholic, all shoulder TO
striving for the welfare of our community,
our State and our nation. ] see another
realization in modern life of Ruth's assur-
ance to Naomi: THY people shall be my
people and thy God shall be my God"
l like h spirit of appreciation. In his
age of criticism and fault finding anil
abuse, when the shortcomings Of men are
magnif1ed n the good they do forgotten,
1t is like a breath of roses to turn aside
from strife and faction and to join in the
good fellowship that praises the go5c
works of a good man. =
The world has not gone wrong. h
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and right loving. Every community las
its heroes-men of pure life, and we de-
mand men of pure life in private and IN
public places. men who live above the fog
In private act and public thinking. Such
men are models for imitation and eneour-
agement to those who would otherwise
despair. The little boy who gathered eggs
from the nest had The right idea. He Ind
been gathering bantam eggs aud. disguised
with their small size. he waited patiently
for them TO improve until patience ceased
to be a virtue. when as an object lesson
he secured the egg OF an ostrich. sus-
chalked this Injunction: Keep your eye
on this and do the best you can" Men
like the recipient of this occasion are OBJ
ject lessons that inspire each one to do the
best he can.
II we believed what some OF the news
papers and magazines say about New
Jersey, the Fourth of July in this State
would arouse little enthusiasm. We have,
however. witnesses TO the worth OF THIS
Commonwealth that stands second to none
In the Union, and these witnesses are the
citizens such as are gathered here tonight.
New Jersey is a modest State. She lies
midwsy between Father kniekerboeke
the ridicule that Is sometimes heaped upon
her. she acts as a natural bulwark 10
keep the Atlantic Ocean, from Washing
away the State OF Pennsylvania. She has
gathered to her bosom with but one excep-
ton all of the great trunk lines OF the
country. and across her goes the trade ana
commerce of a great people, and sne taxes
those great lines of transportation and
uses the proceeds to educate her sons and
daughters that they may become useful
and natriotic citizens. She has a coast
line in proportion to her area greater than
any other State in the Unino, and her
shore is lined with attractive resorts;
whose hospitality invites the wealth and
intelligence of the whole world. Father
Cantwell. as do all the members of the
cloth. knows something of this feature of
Jersey life. The pulpit on the shore min
listers not only to the resident flock. but
to the many visitors who come here from