The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-25
FOUNDERS GATHER
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inspired and directed to draw plan for human liberty, No such genius ever came to man without divine impulse. We are not here to praise our ances- tors for the work they have done so permanently. Praise of them Is wasted. They are gone. They did not do their work for praise, They worked without seltishness in the cause of human hap. plness But we are here to thank God that such men were born to be the founders of Connecticut and of the United States. They were rough, straightforwar1 and unninching men. whose deeds we commemorate today They were mol afraid of work or of war, though they struggled for pence yet peace could only come to them In a guaranty of liberty of mind and heart and action under law. Peace must come to them through the llber- alton of individual manhood freedom to do right under the law-nnd the law must he made by them for the preser- vatlon of each other, and for the secur- lty and happiness of their children and for ourselves who were to coem after them in this land
 Cowardlce In any shape was no part of their liberal creed. They were brave to do right and they prepared them selves to succeed or to die in the strug- gle. II was q magnificent manhood in those days.
 They were afraid to do wrong and that is the only terror in the path of the founders. What an example they have given us! What an age have they bequeathed to us? And with what re- sponslbility dare we take up the work ?
 Connecticut should continue to be the model--a model of manhood and of government. We shame the age and we shame the founders faith when we shirk our obligation to do right in any peril.
 This to mo Is the purpose of our state society: 10 give knowledge of the past and to teach patriotism to the young anu to be courageous in doing right ourselves as well as to encourage l work with patience and determination to be afraid of nothing except wrong To put into our law, truth and justice for all, and to put into our government men believe in the spirit of the found CTS, and men who have the grit to carry on this commonwealth for tho advancement of every indlvidual-ther prosperity, protection and peace.
 Professor Bassctt Speaks.
 Governor Woodruff then called upor Professor Bassett of Smith college fol an address. Professor Bassett had as his subject ,"Old Southern Families, and taking typical one. the Bird fam fly, he gave an account of the lift from the first settlement in Virginia He spoke of the lack of educational ad vantages at home and of how th, daughters trips to Europe for educa tlon led to the first international mar riages, which now have become SO com mon. Incidentally he mentioned the llt tie changes which has taken pIac alon gthe banks of the James in tn
 past four hundred years He compare, 1t with the Hudson and the Connecti cut and said that the James is prac tically the same today as the day
 was discovered.
 At the meeting an invitation wa read from the New York Society of tn 3 Order of Founders and Patriots for tn , Connecticut members to attend tn { twelfth annual banquet at the HotC < Manhattan, Wednesday evening, Ma l 13 Several expressed their intention c l attending. It was then voted to inyt :. the national court to hold its conven Q ton here year from next month
 II was mentioned on several oc
 slons yesterday that at the meeting ( , the national court next month, Cover
 nor Woodruff will be elected governc general of the entire order, succeedin :, Admiral George Dewey, whose terl = ends at that time.