The sun., 1908-12-23
WARNING FROM COY. BLACK
MODERATION THE TEXT or HIS
SERMON TO NEW ENGLANDERS.
~ Considered Legislation = Grave Dam
ser, He Tells the sons Of the PilsTtm
Fathers--GOy. Hughes Confident That
America VIII Come Out Right.

Fathers-GOy. Hughes Confident ThaI
America VIII Come out Right
The good ship Mayfower and its PHI
grim crew were referred to very. irrev-
erently last night at the dinner Of the New
England Society--the loSd celebration
Seth Low. the president of the society,
found time In talking about the noble
traits Of the fathers and the price OF eggs
and the devotion OF the mothers to snif
At that early passenger ship. They were
all very well. those Pilgrims, Mr. Low
was convinced, but he was equally sure
that II we had been very close to them
: III brink breeze we would have wished
fervently that they had remained on the
other side.
However. Frank s. Black and the Gov
ernor Of New York we're on hand to at
tribute most Of the known virtues to the
forofathers, and Gen. Leonard Wood.
who. as the new Commander Of the De-
{ partment OF the East. IL beginning a
round OF dinners, had few nic6 things
\ 10 say about the good old Plymouth
Rockers.
Mr.. Blacks speech. the principal address
Of the evening, had for its theme 'Moder-
ation,S with a further appeal to sensible
men not 70 pay too much heed to the whims
and fancies Of public which does not
always know what It wants or what is best
for II. Gov. Hughes was sure that the
American people pan always be trusted to
do the right thing and that no man or
force and character ever appealed to the
people without getting plenty OF backing.
Gen. Wood talked about The Army
wifha few incidental remarks concerning
the navy, while Prof. William NJ Sloane
tailed on @Posterity.
of. the New England Society. who pre-
aided. sat Gov. Hughes, At Mr.. Low 3
left was Frank S. Black, The others at
the spresident's table were j. Pierpont
Morgan, Major-Gen. Leonard Wood,
Henry E. Rowland. Rear Admiral Caspar
n Goodrich; Austin =; Fletcher. Gen
sloane Frank H.. Hitchcock. .Frater Munro,
William Temple Emmett, the Rev. pr.
Charles F. Aked. F.. X. Beddall Col. Will
nm Jay, and the Rev. DIR. Anthony II.
Evans
Some Of those at the long tables We're
George Clinton Batcheller, 'c. Ledyard
faunce OF Brown University. Charles
r. Flint, George A. Fuller Justice Guy.
Col. George Harvey. A. Barton Hepburn,
Charles Bulkley Hubbeil. DIR. Edward n.
Judd, Darwin p. Kingsley Comte de
IL Fayette, Patrick F. MCGOWAN, Frank A.
Munsey. Franklin Murphy. Justice Ohm
sted. George W. Perkins, Charles Nj.
ornor of New Hampshire. the genealo-
Rist; Daniel G. Reid, E. V. W. Rossiter,
Dr. Albert Shaw. George r. Sheldon.
Robert A. G. Smith, the Rev. George r.
Van Do Water, Dr.. Ralph Waldo. Albert
II. Virgin. Charles n. Villas, Warren NJ.
Healey and Charles F. Brooker
MIR. Low. address ng 500 members OF
tho society and their guests. referred TO
the frugal fare they had enjoyed. at
which the New Englanders cackled right
merrily.
sIf the gentlemen. on the other hand,
think the feast has been too substantial
said MIR. Low. Il ask them to observe
that we have omitted from our bill OF fare
the baked bean of Boston and the far
by a French chef.
Mr.. Low said that the committee which
had In charge the plans for q building
which should be a headquarters Of New
England sentiment In this town had re-
ported aprogress." The fret suggestion
toward such a building had been made by
j PierpoDt Morgan. Morris h. Jesup and
others had encouraged the idea Mr. Low
hoped that it. wouldn't be long before
the New England building was a reality.
The president Of the society asked for
q rising silent toast toward the memory
OF the society's dead. In the last year
forty.four members had died he said.
Including ex-President Grover Cleveland,
Morris K. Jesup and Edmund Clarence
Stedman. Mr.. Low introduced Frank
g. Black as the first speaker. Mr. Black
said inpart: .-.
am not sure in this era OF new laws,
new standards and new morals whether
fhe fact that thing is old is a recommended
sl0u or an indictment. There is evidence
both ways But my conviction is that age
may have it's benefits and even things that
have passed away may perhaps have been
respectable. We live too much In the
present. too little in the past, and am ap-
pf6bersive that We i've too little IN the
future. Our eyes get centred on n single
object and we pursue II with an eagerness
fiat seems like frenzy. In our passion TO
obtain we neglect to preserve and forget
shat there have been and will be other times
ftian now.
II am aware that not ever example Of
onr forefathers Is entitled TO be followed
They accomplished many things. Some OF
them wrote the Declaration OF Independ-
ence and the Federal Constitution Further
back we find them burning witches. and il
We 70 back far enough we may find them
In the trees But their varied achievements
should not discourage us. They only show
that human nature In the progress OF its
arduous development has found some
rough places and made some mistakes.
These mistakes were not made by those
ffom whom We are directly descended. but
by others In adjoining neighbor-
hoods.
There is no need OF having ancestors
with embarrassing traits, because family
sr6es nowadays can be raised 10 one sea-
son. II we had the same freedom in select
Ing our descendants that We have in
our progenftors IT would not
be long before this country would be in
habited only by the wise and pious. And
since we are free to choose those char
acteristics which are in line with our taste
it appears 10 me that those most deserving
Of emulation at this time are the qualities |
or tolerance and moderation. There may
be, greater qualities, but none 10 be more
relied on And when the world is so full
OF greatness and so short OF reliability
we had better return occasionally TO the |
palmer attributes ........
,swe hear too much OF larger mean |
Ings for the Constitution, OF powers by |
OF the new significance OF |
public demands. These things should pre- |
vail not because they are popular, but |
only bscause and never unless they are
right.
This Is a representative government
and the popular will should control. But |
the popular will itself may well be guided |