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Quench or allay the noble fire within; But all that youth can be, thou art. —Cowley. &>. C. W. MITCHELL, PRINTER, " FREE PRESS" OFFICE, ELGIN ST., OTTAWA. Mi PROCEEDINGS AT THE PRESENTATION OF A f public testimonial TO IHIi VERY REY. K McD. DAWSON, LL.D.. Y.G.. &c. , «.VI.J l!Y ,% .r^ ,t ,» -f* CITIZENS OF OTTAWA. DECEMBER. 1390. Nor can the snow that aob gan shed Upon thy reverend head, Quench or allay the noble fire within; But all that youth c*iN be, thou art. -Coidey. OTTAWA r. W. MITCHELL, PRINTER, " KREK, PRESS" OEFICE, ELGIN STREET, 3s-^'7 : \ i #i» HIS 80TH YEAR. Presentation to the Very Rev. Dr. Dawson BY CITIZENS OF OTTAWA. A t «>» vf (Oftuira Fn-r Prcsn, ..'iid D. B. MacTavisb, Dr. and Mis.s Wicksteed, Principal MacCabe, (Normal School), Principal MacMillan, (Collegiate Listitute), A. Lampman, John F. Waters, M.A., Major Ed. Harrison, Marcus Smith, C.E., James Adamsou, Ex-Mayor F, McDoiigal, James P. Dunn, Peter Dunn, J. P. Grace, (United (/anada), 0. Farmer, Z. Wileon, T. H. Allen, George E. Kidd, Mrs. J. S. Brough, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smith, Aid. MacLean, Aid. Borthwick, Aid. Honey, Aid. Bingham, Lt.-Col. White, Messrs. J . H. Croydon Powell, London, Eng. ; Jumos Johnson, J. Isbester, Jaraet, Peterkiu, Smith, P. G. Code, Taylor McVeitty, W. Forau, E. A. D. Jones, Ira Morgan, (Metcalfe), P. J. Loughran, J. T. Bertram, D. Robertson, Hutchison, Thompson, Geo. Goodwin, W. Stewart, Neil Stewart and others. On entering the ball. Rev. Dr. Dawson was welcomed by a hearty burst of applause, to which he bowed his acknowledgment. The venerable priest occupied a seat on the right hand of the chairman, Mr. McLeod Stewart, on whose left Mr. Sandford Fleming was seated. OPENING REMARKS. The Chairman said — Dear father Dawson, I have known you from boyhood's early years. It gives me the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to be present on this occasion, to occupy the position I do, and to present you with a testimonial on the 80th anniversary of your birthday. Before proceeding with this very agreeable duty, I shall ask Rev. Prof. Nolin, who represents Rev. Dr. McGuckin, of the University of Ottawa here to day, to read a letter from the Bishop of Alexandria, conferring upon you the appointment of Hon. Vicar-General of the Diocese of Alexandria. (Applause.) I AI'POINTKI) \ ICAIl UKN'KKAL. I Hev, Prof. Nolin then read the following letter : — BfS!;oi«'s IIoisK, Alk.\a\i>ri.\, Nov. 20th, 1800. Very Reverend Br. McDonc'l Dawson : Very IIkvkuend and Dear 8iu. — Having Jearned with pleasure that fiorne of your friends intend to manifest their sentiments of r.steem and affection for you by making a public testimonial on the completion of your 80th year, and wishing to join them to do yon honour as one to whom honour is due, I avail myself of this occasion to do so, )>y appointing you, which I do by these presents, an honorary ^'icar-(Ji9neral of my newly created 'Scotch Di{»ceae of Alexandria. Your louf;and blameless life in the sacred ministry, the eminent services you have rendered religion by your writings and public lectures, together with your many admirable (lualities of head and heart, entitle you, in my humble opinion, to this compliment. Wishing you many years yet of health and usefulness, I subscribe myself. Your obedient servant in Christ, fArRXANDER MacBONELT., liishop of Alexandria. PRESENTED WITH A PURSE. The Chairman next read the following address to the Reverend Father, after which he presented him with a purse and a valuable set of furs : TotJie Fcry^eyermrf /Eneas McDoNELL Dawson, LL.D., Honorary Vicar- General of the Diocese of Alexandria : — Dear Father Dawson, — On the eventful occasion of the completion of your eightieth year, your friends in the Capital of Canada, of all religious beliefs, take especial delight in coming together for the purpose of giving expression to the feeling of regai d and attachment which they entertain towards you, both as a Cbristian minister and their fellow-citizen. More tban a generation has iiassed since, in obedience to tJie call of your illustrious kinsman, the first CJatholic Bishop of Upper Canada (Hon. and Rt. Rev. Alex. Macdonell, Bishop of Kingston) a mitred statesman, the influence of whose loyal spirit and wise counsels will long prevail in British America, you came to this country, in fulfilment of the duties of your sacred office. The little church edifice in Upper Town, appropriately named St. Andrew's by the late Venerable Bishop Guigues, in special com- pliment to you its first Catholic pastor, is still standing among us, serving at once as a landmark of the city's onward progress, and as an interesting memorial of your early ministerial labours in the New WorM. } M i t I! I! i 6 Hubsequeutly, for a conHiderahlo period, you faithfully served in the iirigbbouring Catholic Missions of Osgoode and of Long Island; and during the years that the Capital enjoyed the advantage of being, in an ImperiiU sense, a garrison town, you held the important otHce of Catholic Chaplain to Her Majesty's troops. You have now been fifty-six years in tlie active discharge of your duties as a priest — a terra of service exceeded by but very few — and while always labouring zealously for the advancement of the interests of your own chuich, have at the same time, lived on terms of the most perfect amity with the members of all other religious denominations. Your best exertions have also been directed to the social, mental and moral well-being of the community, and to the preservation of that peace and harmony which should characterize Christian society everywhere, and which now so hap- pily prevails in all portions of Her Majesty's colonial empire. As an historian and miscellaneous writer, your contributions to the literature of the day have been many and important, and have received unmistakeable proofs of public favour and recognition. To many of your friends, Very Reverend Sir, it has simply been a marvel, how, at your advanced age, you could, even quite recently, so successfully have pro- duced, with personal attention to every detail of publication, a work so extensive and comprehensive in its character as "The Catholics of Scot- land." That yoiT may long be spared for further literary triumphs and evidences of scholarship, is the fervent wish and heartfelt prayer of your host of friends and admirers. It is pleasing to be able to record, on an occasion like the present, that not alone in the centre of your home life, have your eminent merits received acknowledgment, two of the foi-emost universities of the Domin- ion, one in Quebec and the other in Ontario, one a Catholic and the other a Protestant body, having been pleased to confer upon you one of the highest academic distinctions in their gift. Among local objects indebted to your kindly countenance and support, special mention must be made of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, a useful and most necessary organization, of which you have long been the indefatigable and controlling spirit. Much good has already been accomplished by the society in question, which we all trust is only an earnest of greater achievements for the protection of the weak and helpless. In short. Respected and Venerable Sir, it might truly be said of yon, that you have fulfilled the spiritual injunction, to do with all your might whatsoever your hand found to do ; and it affords me the sincerest grati- fication to be able to assure you, on the part of those I more particularly represent here today, as well as on that of the general public, that in ail the relations in which you have appeared before your fellow citizens, whether as poet, historian, orator, priest or gentleman, you have so acquitted yourself as to command the respect, the admiration and the affection of all c]asB«8 of our mixed community. 1 H ^lV f In conclusion, let me nay, that it iH an adnii'-nble tribute to the ■trength of the benediction accorded by Providence to a holy and reguhir life, that you present to-day, the spectacle of a man wlio has attained the age of four score years in the unimpaired vigour of bis intellectual and moral faculties, and with bodily health that might be envied by many men twenty years your junior. It is a further tribute to the excellent use which you have nude of God's good gifts, that your singular merit hat so far won popular esteem and atlbctioM iis to evoke this testimony of unani- mous admiration from men, some of them the highest in tht land, differing widely in religious and political creeds ; nor is it too much to s^ay that within the same limits there has never been, in this province at least, a meeting for a common object of men so representative of every phase of the life and thought of the community, so that if there were recorded to yom- cruJit no achievement other than this, of having by conspicuous well- doing compelled, as it were, so spontaneous a recognition from elements of faith and character the most diverse, your life will not have been lived in vain. And now, dear Father Dawson, in presenting these memorials for your acceptance, I wish ^ n from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of all your friends : Ad MuUoa .\ niiox. Signed on behalf )f the subscvibns : McLboo 8tevvai!T, President 8t. Andrew a Society. PRESENTATION FROM THE LADIES. Mr. A. F. Maclntyre next advanced and said : — Rev. Father Dawson h«d challenged by the eminent (jualities he had mauifested during the course of his life, the admiration of the ladies and the women of every community in which he had lived, and on behalf of the ladies of the Con- gregation of Notre Dame, a society distinguished for its culture and its educational service to the country, he begged to [)resent him witli a por;t- rait of himself as a small testimonial of the high regard, respect an;l esteem in which the ladies held him. Mr. Maclntyre also read an accompanying letter from the Sisters of the Notre Dame and Glouc ster Street Convent, declaring the esteem they entertained for him, expressing pleasure at the honour recently conferred on him, and sincerely thanking him for his valuable services in connection with their institution. (Applause.) Finally, Mr. Maclntyre read the following acrostic on Rev. Father Dawson's name, written by a young Irish lady, under the nom de plume of ♦' St*dacona ; " r^ I i ,1 ! ! To the Vtty Jtev. Father uEneas Macdonell Dawson, LL.D., on the occasion of the celebration of his 80th year :— From Scotia's fragrant lieather braes And Deveron's clear and rippling waves, The soil of France thy footsteps press'd, High aims of youth within thy breast ; E'en played thy part, when Charles of' France Retain'd the throne 'ueath Bourbon lance. And then Youth past— to Manhood grown Each purpose vow'd to God alone, Xor Paris' gay and brilliant dreams E'er won thy heart from native scenes ; As Deveron (lows to Moray's sea, So thy course turn'd to Scotia's lea. jllacdouell : fara'd in days of yore, As " Loids of the Isles " on Scotia's shore, Canadian soil reflects their fame, Oeacendants proudly bear the name ! Oft Mitr'd sons of Catholic faith, ^ovf, lie who guides the Ship of State E'en thy rare pen of culture great, liong years of Labour hast thou known Lord ! in Thy vineyard aged grown. I>oth Earth's lirst leatiets of the Spring A promis', sweet of blossom bring? WhoVlrtue, Genius— doth combine. Sweet harvest reaps from sands of Time ; Of wealth untold— thy years four score, New lustre shed on Scotia's lore ! Dec. 1st, 1890. Stadacona. Rev. Dr. Dawson, who seemed visibly afiected by the evidence of esteem presented to him, replied substantially as follows : Mk. Stewart and Gentlemen,-! cannot find words for this occasion. No language I am master of can adcpiateiy express mv thanks for your very beautiful and n.ost kind address. It is much beyond my deserts. It is indeed possible that had I not been deeply engaged with the duties and cares of a long clerical career, I might have achieved something in the cause of letter.^ or of science, I will, however, claim the credit of one thing ; that is, of having been the first to «iake known, partly by lectures, and partly by writing, to the people of Ottawa, the j;veHt North- West and its boundless resources. Travellers and explorers had published their observations and ira])i-ession8, but these were but little known. Who ever thought of McKenzie or the mighty river whieh bears his name 1 And yet as long as its waters shall flow to the Ocean, will live the name of this explorer. Lord Milton and Dr. Clieadle gave an interesting account of their journey to the Pacitic Ocean through the Territories of the North- West ; an English Officer, Captain Palisser, made known the results of his ex- plorations ; and more recently, Mr. f;?andford Fleming and Pnntii»al Grant journeyed through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific, and gave a pleasing record of their travels in a well written volume. It remained to i)0pularize the knowledge of the North- West, and this, your humble servant laboured to accomplish. In order to render more accessihle that laud as yet so little known, the late Mr. William INIcD. Dawson formed a com[)auy, which took its name from a steamcir called the "Ptcscue," employed in the service. He did more than this. When Member of J^arliament for Thrc(! Ptivers, he re- paired to London, England, in order to negotiate a loan for the building of a Railway through the North- West Territories and over the Pocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The British capitalists, Baring it Co., scouted the idea of such a gigantic undtntaking. But Mr. Dawson was not to be baffled. Through his friends in London, he obtained an introduction to the Hebrew million- aire, Baron Rothschild. The Barop received him kindly, and he took occasion to say that his constituency of Three Rivers had been the first of any British Elec urate to return to Parliament a Candidate of the Baron's nationality. *' ih ! then you know my friend Hart,"' said the Baron. Mr. Dawson replied that he was hisfellovv-townsman, and that he was well acquainted with him. Tluj conversation then turned on the suliject of the North- West. The Baron was then shown some pajjers, treatises, accounts of explorers, etc., with which he was much pleased, and asked for a few days to consider and study them. A fortnight was agreed upon. At t)ie end of that time the conversation was renewed. The Baron consiilered 10 that the North-West was a land of great possibilities that required only to be develoiKjd. What would it cost, he enquired, to construct a Railway 1 Mr. Dawson could not then name a sura, but said that preliminary surveys and other preparations would require a good many thousands. " We do not handle such small sums as that," said the Baron, " tell uie the whole sum at once." This, Mr. Dawson said, could n^t be done as yet. •* But, said the Baron," " you can perhaps, give an estiu te, a rough estimate of the whole cost ? " Mr. Dawson, then judging from his knowledge of the construction of Railways, mentioned, as the probable outlay, a tolerably great number of niillions. This to the Baron appeared satisfactory ; and he assured Mr. Dawson that, as soon as he returned home and made arrangements with his Government, the money would be at their service. Had this magnificent offer been accepted, the Canada Pacific Railway, which is now in full operation and so successful, would have been built much sooner than it was, while much difficulty and embarrassment would have been avoided. Once more, Mr. Stewart and gentlemen, let me thank you, as 1 do most cordially, for your kind address, so eloquent in its composition, so complete in its details. I have, however, one objection to it. It designates as Protestant, one of the Universities that have honoured me. Now, Queen's University, Kingston, has indeed a Protestant faculty of Theology ; but, as one swallow does not make a spi'ing, so one faculty does not make a University. The other faculties are quite distinct from the Theological one ; and it is debarred from interfering with them and they with it. Young men of all denominations are welcome within the walls of Queen's University, and after they have pursued the minor studies in less distin- guished Institutions, are privileged, without let or hindrance, to drink deep therein at the fountain head of untainted knowledge. Let me now acknowledge the handsome gifts which accompany your address. Here is a portrait of myself, offered, no doubt, in order that I may see, may know myself. It is an excellent thing for a man to know himself, this lesson the ancient sages taught when they said : Nosce Teipsfum, man know thyscMf. 80 11 A distinguished member of our own Ottawa TTuiversity has just read a letter from the Bishop of Alexandria, appointing me a Vicar-Cleneral of his newly created Diocese. And here is an offering of gold, the emblem of power. Nay, is it not liower ? You intend then to give me power. But, gentlemen, beware, be advised, consider whether this be consistent with equal rights of whicli wo have heard so much of late. But to return to the reflection that gold is Tiower, for so it is : more powerful than the thunderbolt, it rends the ad- amantine rock, levels the loftiest mountains, bridges over the broadest seas, thus bringing into closer relation and fwendly correspondence both men and nations. Hence comes the conviction that the States and Provinces of our vast Empire, so widely apart, may be brought into closer union. And here let me remark that such union, whilst highly beneficial, would not be, in any respect, prejudicial to any of the British Provinces or dependencies. As a member of the Canadian Federation League, a Vice- President therein, and a reader of the Federation Jownal, I can assure you that it is not according to the views of the promoters of Federation, among whom are many eminent Statesmen, to interfere with, or alter in any way, the actual ruling systems of the self-governing colonies. Hence, Canada would still have Her Provincial Parliaments and Her Federation Parlia- ment and Legislature as they now happily exist, there being added in con- nection with all the Provinces and Colonies, some kind of Representativo Council charged to see to the general interests of the Confederated Knipire, and particularly, with its defence, if .any defence were needed, when a word from so great a power would dispel danger and put to silence any threat of war. What shall I say to this costly gift of winter robe.^, so appropriate in tliese days of frost and snow ? They will cause me to romember long the generosity of my Ottawa Friends. 'I'hey also give a usefid lesson, teaching us to be duly humble, reminding us that we came naked into the world, and would have remained so, but for the goodness of the beasts of the field and the forest that provided for us comfortable clothing at the cost of their skins. Once more, my beat thanku. w 12 4.^ • ORRETINGS FRO\J QI'EKN's rNIVERSITY, Mr. Sandford Fleming, G.M.O.,and Chancellor of Queen's University, announced briefly that he was there to extend the heaiifelt greetings from Queen's University, and asked for three hearty cheers for the Rev. Father Dawson, which were heartily given. Those present then stepped forward and each heartily shook hands with the venerable priest, wishing him many ha])py returns of the day. The purse presented to Rev. Fathei Daw.son contained .f400, whilst the set of furs cost i|i> 180. MONTREAL. GAZETTE. Not in Ottawa alone will sympathy be felt with the words of the ad- dress, read by Mr. McLeod Stewart, to the Rev. Dr. il^neas McDonell Dawson, in connection with the testimonial presented to that distinguished divine and author on his eightieth birthday. Dr. Dawson had come to Canada more than a generation ago, at the invitation of his kinsman, the first Bishop of his church in Upper Canada. The church in which he first ministered, called St. Andrew's, by Bishop Guigues, Ottawa's fii-st venerable Bishop, in honour of Father Dawson, is still standing. Subsequently Father Dawson served faithfully in Osgoode and Long Island, and when the Capital was a garrison town of the Empire, he held the position of Chaplain to the Forces. He had for fifty-six years, in Scotland and Canada, discharged the functions of the priesthood, and during that long period had won the esteem of all, and the warm affection of many who had the happiness of his acquaint- ance. As a man of letters. Dr. Dawson had done noble service to his native and his adopted country. His poems, dealing with ?ome of the grandest and most heroic epochs and incidents in the national life of " Auld Scotia," from the days of Galgacus to those of Lord Clyde, or treating no less worthily of the national beauty and sublimity of his adopted home .and the stui'dy leyalty of its children of both races, had won the praise of critics of the highest authority. As an historian, Dr. Dawson's reputation was equally distinguished, equally merited, whether the old world or the new was his theme. Nor was it witli his pen alone that he had [served hia generation. He had (apart from his sacred duties as a priest) been ever ™ \ 13 1 -I ready to take part in the furtherance of ail good objects. Tlie Society for preventing cruelty owed much of its liHinane usefulness to his un- wearied efforts to promote its eHiciency. Two of the foremost universities in the land had recognized his literary labours and nobility ot character. His vigorous old age was a still higher recognition of his blameless life spent in all healthful activities — it was Heavetj s own niaik of approval. In private life no cleric or layman could be more highly thought ot by all ■who had the privilege of his friendship, and the gathering of that St. Andrew's Day was evidence most eloquent of the respect and love felt to- wards him by his fellow citizens. IHISH t'ANADFAN, TOROXTO. The new Vicai'-General, who is a man of most lovable character, was, born in 1-SlO, at lledhaven, Scotland. Completing his studies in France, he came to Canada on the invitation of the late Bisho[» MoDonell of King- ston, and it is a remarkable co-incident that, after the lapse of many years he had been created Vicar-General by another Bishop, iSIcDonell. Fathei Dawson has been in Ottawa and its vicinity since 1854. He has been a prolific writer, and was equally at home in poetry and in prose. Many graceful verses attest his fine poetic gifts ; and the result of his literary labors is shown in several works, amongst which are : '• Pins IX and His Times,'' " Letters and Lectures on the British Colonies" '^An Essay on the Poets of Canada^" " Th^, N'orth-Wcst Territory and British Oobanhia," " The Temporal Sovereignty of the Pope,'' "St. Vincent porfcunity of testifying our regard and respect for Dr. Dawson, it is impossible to over estimate the good done to the ccnumunity at large, irrespective of all distinctions of creed, by men of tho public spirit, learning and character of our friend the Vicar-General. The Senator and I only regret that you have placed a limit on the manifestaUons of our sentiments regarding him. V'cry truly yours, (Sd.) J. A. MACDONELL, Cireenlield. Heney J. Mono AN, Esq., Ottawa. JOHN F. WATTBRS, ESQ.. M.D. 1 11 .Metcalfe Stukkt, Ottawa, 20lh Nov., 161)0. Dear Mj!. Morgan, I regret indeed that it is notpossil)k' for me to contribute a larger sum to the testimonial of the respect and aflection of the comnumity, which is soon to be presented to the Reverend Dr. Dawson. What 1 give, however, is "iven with the utmost good will. There is a special pleasure in doing any- thing to show appreciation of the noble life and unselfish labours of this venerable priest and truly Christian gentleman. I hav3 no doubt, then, that I express the heartfelt sentiments not only of myself but of everyone who has contributed or who nuiy contribute to the success of this presen- tation, when I say that there is in this case a positive pleasure in giving and an eagerness to give, the very existence and spontaneity of which are the best evidence of the feelings of veneration and ati'ecbion cherished by all to ward Father Dawson. The reverend gentleman has been the reci[»ient of so many well-merited encomiums from personages of the highest position in Church and State, i w W ' that it is quite needlesH for me to attempt to add aoytbing to Bwell the chorus of eulogy ; but I may be penuitted before concluding to express uiy great admiration for the generous and unselfish way in which you have de- voted your time, means and energy to the inception and prosecution of a work such as this of crowning Father Dawson's life work with the public approval of his fellow-citizens, by a tangible token of recognition, a work, indeed which brings a blessing to him who does it, as you are doing it, from the best of all motives, — a desire to honour God's good providence sisexem- plitied in the life and Iai>ours of one of his must consistent and devoted ser- vants. Believe m(! to remain, Dear Mr. Morgan, Yours faithfully, (Sd.) JNO. FRANCIS WATERS. HbnUV J. MOROAN, Es(^., Bank Street Boad, Ottawa. GEORGE M. CLARK. 'ESQ., Q.C. Montreal, 28(h Nov., 1890. Dear Mr. Stewaut, I have received your ciicular concerning the testimonial to our estimable old friend Dr. Dfiwson, and am glad to be one of the subscribers. Unfortunately I have no means of knowing the probable cost of tho testimonial, your letter making no allusion to this ; but ro- l>ose presenting to our Reverend and genial friend, Father Dawson. I hope he may live a hundred years. Yours faithfully, (Sd.) P. WHITE. McLeod Stewart, Esq., Ottawa. THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA. i University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 29th, 1890. Dear Sir, Please find enclosed $5.00 as our contribution to the memorial presen- ted to the Revd. Father Dawson. The Faculty of the University take this opportunity to acknowledge the merits and qualities in priesthood and in literature of this worthy Reverend Father. THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA. Henry J. Morgan, Esq., Ottawa, i :M IB vemY ftev. principal qkant. d.d. Quken's University, Kingston, Friday, 1890. My Dear McLkoi) Stewart, Many thanks for letting me know that a testimonial is to ))0 prosontorl to tliu Reverend Dr. Dawson. Pui nie clown as a contributor, and lot ntu know what you have assessed me for and I will send it at once. Every one who knows the good man will feel honoured in adding a leaf to his chaplet. I send mine because he is Scotch and Canadian ; Orator and Scholar ; a son of Queen's and a father in the Church Univeraal. Ever Yours, (Sd.) G. M.GBANT. JOHN READE. ESQ., THE POET. Montreal, Nov. 28th, 181)0. Dear Sir, I am glad to have the privilege of sharing in a humble way in the testimonial to the Rev. Dr. Dawson, whose character I sincerely respect and whose services to literature I esteem very highly. Dr. Dawson's innate gifts and learning are matched by his rare moral worth, his genial disposition, and his exquisite courtesy, and I am proud to wish him well in his 80th birthday, and to hope that he may still delight and enjoy his friends for many happy years. I remain, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, (Sd.) JOHN READE. McLeod Stewart, Esq., Q.C, etc., Ottawa. I'.t LETTER OF THANKS TO MR. MCINTYRE. OTTAWA, Sril Dec, 1800. Dkar Mr. MonoAN, The Sistora of the Conj?rogotion of Notre Dame, Gloucester St., desire me to ask you to be so good as to convey their humble thanks to Mr. A. F. Mclntyre, the gentlemen who so kindly acted on their behalf at the presen- tation of the Public Testimonial to tlie very Uev. Dr. Dawson. I am also to state that they fully appreciate Mr. McTntyre's complimentary and agree- able allusions to their educational institution on the eventful occasion referred to. At the same time, 1 would ask you to express to Mr. Mclntyre, my own grateful sense of the honour conferred upon me by his consenting to read my poor unworthy tribute to the Reverend Father, lending it, by his graceful delivery, a charm which it did not otherwise possess, and thus commanding for it, the close attention of all present. Finally permitting me, dear Mr. Morgan, to add a word of congratul- ation to yourself on the unparalleled success which has crowned youi efforts in a matter which you evidently had so umch at heart, and for which you laboured with uuich of your Jiccustomed energy of spirit. Believe me, Yours very sincerely, (Sd.) KATK DKEGiAN. A. A. TAILLON. ESQ., MAYOR OF SOREL. CIakinrt m: Maire, SoREL, 4th Dec, 1890. Mv Reverend Friend, I have just read, with mingled sorrow and pride, in to-day's " Gazette " of Montreal, an account of the interesting event which occurred at yoar residence in Ottawa on the occasion of your eightieth birthday. /* m 20 Sorrow, tliut for want of knowing tho promoter's intontions of offering you a worthy tribute, I HJiould have been deprived of the pleasure of con- tribution towimls it. Pride that #ne who has sliown ine the friendBhip and iiH'ection you over bestowed upon me, should l)e the recipient of so flattering a testimonial of esteem and reverence. I would have btum most happy to join with the citizens of my native (Jity in honouring, in yourself, as they have done, an eminent and distinguish- ed divine, lAtteratfur and historian, and a noble citizen of whom old Ottawa Las every reason to be pioud. • jietter late than never, and though late in the day, T come to offer you to-day my beavtiesfc congratulations on your having passed the allotted span of life and reached the four score, with the piospects, I earnestly hope, of many more years of happiness for yourself and usefulness for your many friends and admirers. These resume the wishes I would express. Believe me, Yours very sincerely, (Sd.) A. A. TAILLON. Vrrv Hkv. Dk. IVa. McD. Dawson, Ottawa. Thk Dominion Tllustratrd, 27th Dec. 1890. Many of our readers are doubtless aware that on St. Andrew's Day a numerously signed testimonial was presented to the Very Rev. ^neaa McDonell Dawson, L L.D., etc , of Ottawa, on the occasion of his attain- ing bis 8()th birthday. We are happy in being able to present them in this issiie with an excellent portrait of that venerable clergyman and disting- uished writer. The nuuiber and character of the contributora to the testi- monial, not in Ottawa only, but in all parts of the Dominion, bore witness to the esteem and affection which Father Dawson's moral and intellectual qualities and genial nature had won for him wherever he is known. The Very Rev. Principal Grant, of Queen's University, Kingston, gave expres- sion to the sentiments of all who had the pleasure ol Dr. Dawson's acquaint- if- 81 ! an<:e when, in a lettor to Mr. iMcf.cod Stowart, Iw said : " Kv»ij one who knows the good man will feel honoured in adding a leaf to his t-hapiet. f lend mine hecauHe he is Scotch and (Canadian ; orator and Hcliolar ; a son of Queen's and a Father of the Churoh universal. ' Such testimony to hia worth « "Id he multiplied. (Here followH a refeience to a letter from Lonl lAnsdowne, written during his term of odioe in Canada which letter is given in extenao in another portion of this collection.) Father DawHon waH horn at lledhaven, Scotland, in July, 1 HlO. Ho learned the classics at the .select Grammar School, of Portsoy, iinnHsliire, and wcint, at the age of «ixteen, for ecch^siastical Htudics, to the Archicpiscopal Scniiimry of Pui-Ih, where he remained till the Revolution of 1H30, and to wldcli lie returned at a later date. Ho continued hi.s studies at the Benedictine College, Doiiai. In 1834 and 1885 h(' read theology at St. Mary's College, IMair.s, Scotland, with the late venerable president, the Rev. .lohn Sharite. He wa.s ordained on the ?nd April, 1835, and at once ap])ointed assistant priest in the impor- tant Mission of Dumfiies, which he served ifmtil 1>^^0. wluai he was trans- ferred to the Edinburgh missions, lu those missioiiH he olliciated till 185l', when he obtained leave to come to Canada, to which country he was invit- ed by the late Hon. and Right Rev. Alex. McDonell, Bishop of King.ston. He arrived in the land which was destined to he his future home, in the autumn of 1854, having previously, while j)reparing for the change, as- sisted the lamented Bishop Grant in the Southwark mi.ssions, preaching pj-etty often in St George's Church. On reaching Ottawa Father Dawson was appointed to the charge of Upper Town, as the part of the city on the left bank of the Rideau was then called. When in olHce there he enlarged and improved the small church in use at the time. After some six years he was invited to otHciate at the Cathedral, and was a|»i)ointed Chaplain to the Forces, a position which he retained till they were withdrawn. He was then nominated parish priest of Osgoode. For some time Father Dawson has retired from the discharge of the more severe duties of the missions, and otticiates only at the Convent Chapel on Gloucester street. This is the merest outline of a career which hus been associated with some of the greatest events of our time in the Old World, and with he most im- portant atages in Canada's development for nearly lifty years. There nre TJ'W ')•) '. I! , ; 1 many )x)ints of interest in Dr. Dawsoh's life to which we would gladly refer if our space permitted. Let us hope that the venerable Vicar-General will, in justice to himself and his many friends, put on record, in his own schol- arly and lucid style, the chances and changes of his eighty years, his recollec- tions of distinguished jiersonages whom he lias known, and of noteworthy events in which he has directly or indirectly shared. ***■■■ * The lists of Or. Dawson's works is a long one, and the publication of the earliest of then antedates the appearance on this ])lanet of most of our readers. His debut as an author was made fifty years ago, when his " Maitre Pierre," from the Frencli of M Delcassot, was [u-inted in England. In 1838 it was brought out in Liverpool. Another essay in translation was " The Parish Priest and his I'arishioners," from the original of M. B. d'Exeauvillez (Glasgow, 184"J). His subsequent works are : " The Pope Considered in His Relations with the Church, etc.," from the French of Count 'Joseph de Maistre, London, 1850 ; " Letters to a Ptussian Gentleman," from the French of the same distinguished writer; " The Temi)0ral Sovereignty of the Pope in iielation to the State of Italy," London and Ottawa, 1800 ; " St. Vincent de Paul" (a lecture), London, 1865 ; "Pius the Ninth and His Time," London, 1880; " The Catholics of Scotland, from 1593, etc., till the death of Bishop Carruthers in 1852," London, Ont., 1890. These constitute Dr. Dawson's contributions to ecclesiastical history and [)olemical literature. Every one of these volumes was well received. " The Life of Pius the Ninth " was pronounced ]>y a high Catholic authority to be the best biography of that Pontift'yet written ; the works on " The Temporal Sovereignty" were highly commended for their clearness, closeness of argument and motleration of tone ; of the " Catholics of Scotland " we hoi>e to speak more at length. It is, however, with Dr. Dawson's poetical and critical writings and his essays on Canadian subjects that the general reader is naturally most concerned. In 1870 appeared liis ** Miscellaneous Essays," which comprised (inter alia) a series of letters in reply to the views of Prof. Gold win Smith and Lord Sherbrooke (Mr. Robert Lowe) on colonial questions ; essays on the history and development of the North- West Territories and on Canadian poets, and an oration on the death of the Hon. D'Arcy McGee. In 1882 he brought out a poem " The Last Defender of Jerusalem ; ' in 1883, " Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra," appeared, and in 23 I 1886 a volume containing " Dominion Day, '' Caractacus," *' ]\raloolra and Margaret," ancl other i)ocms. Most of these were [)iimarily read f)cfore the Royal Society, of which Dr. Dawson is one of the original members. They reveal imagination, taste and scholarshij), and have been much admired by criticti ol' undoubted standing. In concluding this inadc(juate review of the Very llev. Dr. Dawson's long life and distinguisherl services as a priest, a citizen and an author, we would ask the privilege of adding our congratulations and good wishes to those of the host of friends, of every creed ar.d nationality, who were proud to do him honour on his 80th birthday. We hope that he may long be spared to those who esteem and love him. The Dominion IrxusTRATEii, 10th January, 1891. In connection with the account of this pleasant event, which appeared in our issue of December 27, it ought to have been stated that the conception and carj/ying out of tlio idea of thus honouring a worthy clergyman and man of letters were due to Mr, Henry J . Morgan, who had, however, the willing co-operation rf a large number ot persons to whom Dr. Dawson was laiown either personally or by repute. Among these was Mr. Mcljeod Stewart, who, as president of .St. Andrew's Society, took so leading a part in the presentation. We may adtl that it was the llev. Father Nolin, who as representing the University of Ottawa, read Bishop McDonell's letter appointing Dr, Dawson an honorary Vicar-General of His Lurdrihii)'s Diocese of Alexandria. This he did by the Bishop's desire, as he was an alumnus of the University, otherwise the letter would have been read by the Rev. F. Campeau, Administrator of the Archdiocese during the Archbishop's absence. United Canaija. Seldom has a more representative gathering uf citizens assembled in Ottawa than that which was present in the City Hall, INlonciay afteinoon, on the occasion of the presentation of a testimonial to the Rev. /Eneas McDonell Dawson, LL.D., the nowly appointed Vicar-CJeneral of the Diocese of Alexandria. It was representative of the liberal si)irit of the community, in that it included men of all shades of religious and political thought, as well as of national origin ; and representative of the culture of the Capital in that it included men of high attainment in the legid and the literary, the skilled and the sacicd professions. i ■ 24 CONGRATULATIONS FROM LORD STANLEY OF PRESTON. Ottawa Citizen, 8th December, 1890. His Excellency the Governor General called upon Rev. Father Pawson at the Eideau Club on Saturday and tendered the venerable gentleman his hearty congratulations upon the handsome testimonial presented to him in the City Hall on Monday last. LETTER OF THANKS FROM THE MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE. GOVKIINMBNT HoUSE, Ottawa, May 27th, 1887. Dear Dr. Dawson, Amid the excitement of yesterday 1 had no opportunity o^ oxpressing to you my gratitude for the admirable lines in which you so kindly wel- comed me to Ottawa. I have re-read them this morning and appreciate them even more in the quiet of my study than when I first saw them. I am particularly pleased with your reference to the statesmen whom my family has given to the service of the country, and whose claims to public gratitude you have so eloquently conimemoratod. Of their deeds I may say emphatically, " vix ea nostra voco." It is none the less pleasant to find that they are not forgotten. For your personal kindness to myself I cannot thank you sufficiently. Your lines will form one of the most interesting records of my term of office here, and have added to the gracefulness of the memorable reception which we received from the citizens of Ottawa last nighu. I am, Dear Dr. Dawson, Yours faithfully, (Sd.) LANSDOWNE. The Rev. Dr. M McD. Dawson, Ottawa, 25 WELCOME TO LORD LANSDOWNE, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA, O/V HIS RETURN TO OTTAWA. MAY 26th. 1887. REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE LETTER OF THANKS. (O) Lansdowm, I 1(1 Uritoiii; clear the honouicd name '. The more assailed, tlic bn.uliter ^rows its fame. Each meed of virtue justly called its own, It claims through time a glorious fourfold crown. First, sage like wisdom casts its genial glow And throws its light on turbid scenes below . Then statesmanship, oer all triumphant reigns. A nation's love and men's applause obtains. Best eloquence unto the name belongs And joyous Poesy with her power of songs. Such was, not yet forgot, the bright renown That graced, erewhile, the house of high Lansdownc. Degenerate, never 1 Still the good blood tlows, The tyrant crushed and (|uelled a nation's foes. Peace, hapi/mess and liberty our jiride, Fell persecution never could abide. Sunk was the iron in the \ictnn's soul ; Each statute dire a life dcsouring scnill : Each man, a I'ariah in his native land. Was doomed beneath the rod abject to stand. Rolled on the evil days ; ]M-opitious i:ame Tlie healing hour, at length, wnth L.WsnowxKs name Associate e'er to be, whilst flows the tide That guards Urilannia's .rowing Empire pride Not in our age is destined to go donn Intolerant, the star of bright 1..\nm)(,)\vnk. The witness seek ye ? Canada proclaims. That just and noble are tiie Statesman's aims. The glorious freedom, planted in our soil, V>\- l)l'Kll.\.M, ii.MDWiN, and l..\ri)NiAlNK's toil. it 26 m. * 'sii 'A In days to come the brij^htest proof will give Dencath his sway our lilicrties will live. Not yet the time far gone, when British power Like influence felt the mightiest Empire o'er. Fought, in those clays, was liberty's great fight, And Britons still remember with delight How Broughams, Macau i,.\vs, Lansdownks held the field Our hard won constitution free to shield. Nor kingly powers nor blindfold lordly pride Their course could stay, or for a moment hid«. The light they spread. It was the Empire's stay. From better on to better still the way It certain paved the heritage obtained, Of peace and happiness that still remained, And will remain to latest hour of time The wide extent throughout of Britain's clime. Richer than gold or diamonds bright such gain, Prosperous it causes to endure the reign Of blest \'lCTOKIA, and nobly crowns Tlie many years of Royal power she owns. That Lan.sdowne should her faithful Vicar be. Fills worthily her joyous jubilee. /E. McD. Dawson. Ottawa, 26th May, 18S7. 27 sub^jcriptions. Mr. henry J. MORGAN'S LIST. I The Kight Rev. tho Bishop of Alexandria i^ The Right Hon. Sir John A, Macdonald Hon. John Costignn hir John Thompson Sir Hector Langevin Sir A. P. Ciiron Hon. J. A. Chapleau Col. Alhm Gihnour John A. Macdonell (Greenfield) Hon. U. McMillan Sandford Fleming, C.M.G. . . . C. H. Mackintosh, M.P E. S. Skead D. O'Connor, Q.C H. K. Egan S. H. Fleming Win. IMackey Jas. Isbester W. A. Allan T. H. Allen F. McDongal Kev. Canon Canipeau, Admin- istrator of the Archie[)iscopal Diocese The University of Ottawa Rev. J. Champagne, P.P., (Gatineau) , Archibald Stewart A. A Tailloi), (Sorel) Roht. Sedgewick, Q C A. M. Burgess Sir James Grant, K.C M G. . . L A. Catellier Henry J. Morgan George E. Kidd Major E. Harrison . . Ira Morgan, (Metcalfe) John F. Waters, MA 5 5 100 5 5 10 5 f) f) T) ;) '1 1 1 1 1 o BrciiyJd forv^ard i*!2l!) Rov. W. T. Herridg(>, B.D., (St. Andrew's Church) Jas.^G. Moylan John J. McGee , A. I). Ue Celle.s .• . . J. W. Russell R. J. WiclcHteed, D.C.L Robert Lees. Q. C iSi. F. Walsh Morley Donaldson, C.E . . ... Lt.-Col. Chamnerlin, C.M.G. ... Augustus Power, Q.C Hon. R. \V. Scott, g.(J Sidney Suiith . . James Johnson, {('ithcn) . ..... Malcolm McLeod, g.C James Adamson A. F. Mclntyre, Q.C R. G. Code H. V. Noel Hamnett Hill, M.D A. Z. I^ulmer, M.D Tho.s. Macfailane Miss KateDeegan, ".Stadacona' John A. Gemmill A. Mac Lean F. A. Wise, C K A. H. Taylor -fohii Durie . W'm. Himsworth lit. -Col. John Macpheison . . . , Martin Battle. The Chevalier ¥. R. E.Cami)eau G. K. HailWge, C.E Principal MacCabo, LL.l)., Pro. Normal School J . M. Courtney Hon. Francis Clcdnow Z. Wilson •) I 1 1 1 1 o .> • I 1 •) 1 1 2 2 «> 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 -1 I Carried forward $'24d Carried forward . ,1806 f^n f 2« 1 1 1 lir ought fonoard ..... Andrew Dniramond Louis H. Tache Edonard J. Langevin Peter T. Buchanan a. W. Wicksteed, Q.C 2 George Collins 1 .1 udge Foumier 2 Lt.-Col A. Audet '1 H Robillard, M.P J R. C. Douglas, C.E 1 C. F. Street \ McLeod Stewart ii J. A. Gouin 1 B. Suite 1 A. J. Horan 1 Martin O'Gara. Q.C '1 Hon. W. MHcdoui.all, C.B .. l> Mrs. W. Macdongall 1 Mrs. Colinan 1 Marcus Smith, C.E 3 F. B. Hayes 1 The Vou. Arclideacon Lauder, D.C.L 1 Rev. H. Pollard, R.D 1 «f^« Carried forward §888 Brongkt forimrd $338 Thomas D. Tims 2 Lt.-Col. Tilton 2 W. Forau 1 Lt. Col. Wm. White 2 A. Simpson I Major John Stewart, (Field Battery) 2 N. W. Bethune 1 0.scar McDonell 1 F. Hawken 1 11. Sinclair 1 Joseph Pope 2 Taylor McVcitty 2 John P. Dunne 2 F. IL Chrysler 1 Rev. Canon McCarthy, P.P. (St. Bridiret's Church) 2 Daniel Dunn J 11. Steckel, C\E 1 F. A. D. Jones 1 Geortje F. Thom|)sou 2 A. Cliisholm 1 Thomas Beady 1 Madame Verge 1 Total 3G9 Mr. Mcleod stewart-s list. '^ '^ ,.«• 2 o A. P. Sherwood Dr. William Kingsford Robert Gill C. J. Jones The Chevalier John Heney.. . . Judge Taschereau Hon. John Cai-ling James M. O'Leary Sheriff Sweetland Edward Grithn J. Thorburn, LL.D Neil Stewart Rev. J. F. Gorman, (Grace Church) Hon. G. H. Tapper Edward Miall Carried forward $55 3 o 5 Brought forward $55 Principal McMillan, M.A., Col- legiate Institute 2 O. J. JoUitfe 1 Dr. George Dawson 5 A. Ferguson, Q.C 5 C. W. Mitchell 4 Adam Brown, M.P , 2 Piev. Wm. Scott, (Methodist Church) 1 George Goodwin 10 George P. Broi)hy 5 A. O. F. Coleman 4 Chief J usticeSir William Ritchie 5 Judge G Wynne 5 5 D. Robertson, (Bank B.N. A.) Carried forward $109 M 0(1 2 2 1 2 I 1 1 1 1 «> 2 2 1 1 1 •) 1 1 1 Brought forward 8109 Rev. J. J. Bogert, M.A..R.D . (St. Alban's) i Col. Walker Powell --> W. R. Thistle 10 Martin J. Griffin 5 Judge Clark, Q.C., (Montreal) .'» Very Rev. Principal Grant, D.D., (Kingston) 5 Hon. Edgar Dewdney 10 W. M.Mathieson 2 W. L. Marler 2 D. B. MacTavish, Q.C I M. Mcllae ] J 0. Patterson, M.P r, G. B. Pattee lo Alonzo Wright, M.P 10 H. N. Bate 10 Major Pi. R. McLennan (Glcn- g»tr»y) ;") Carried forward $19."^ firouqlit forward .$193 J[. G. U.Pripp 1 Peter White, M. P., (Pembroke) .') F. X. 86. .Jaoijues /> .fohn Nicholson 5 John Ikorulp, (Montreal) 2 His Honour Sir Alex. Campbell 2 J)r. Clarence Church 2 •James P. Flynn 1 llev. J. W. Farrifs, (KnoxCh.) 1 George H. Perley fi Plot. K. Stone Wiggins 2 Hon. H. Meicier, (Qnelu-c) . 10 Charles Sangster, (Kingston)... ,'") His Worship the Mayor, Jacob lilrvatt . .") Total f244 Mr. iMovgan's list 301) Cnmd total , .. .'JGIS 309 $55 2 1 5 5 4 2 1 10 5 DISBURSEMENTS. R. J. Devlia, furs $l-,0 00 A. S. Woodburn, printing cards 3 00 " 300 envelopes for cards 1 ,50 Citizen Job Printing Dept., circulars H 00 Fotheringham it Popham, purse 2 00 W. Foran, type-writing 2 00 Postages and petty expen8«!S G 00 $1G7 50 IG13 00 ir.7 50 Accepted cheques to S'ery Rev. Hr. Dawson... $445 50 ,$109 .•}0 BRITISH COLUMBIA. By The V^ery Eevkkend /En. M(!|). DA^vsoN, LL.D. ' IS All hail Columbia! not least though last Of treasures rare that nobly come to grace A glorious diadem ! Of unions past Most welcome thine ! cordial we give thee [)]ace, Thou, the most potent centi-e, — honoured heart Of Canada's Dominion ! Thine the fate An empire to complete. Our destined part Unplayed as yet, thou com'st, thrice welcome stat«^ !— Mid the twin oceans' foam we're grandly set ; Like to a diamond pure of price untold. In its rich brightness sparkling ere as yet By contact foul bedimmed to kindred irold Wedded alone, refulgent, it displays A common glory. Thus, on thy fair brow Bright sister of the west, thy worth pourtrays That spotless maiden crown thou hast till now Exclusive borne. In destined time thou'rt wed. Or, like the priceless diamond set in gold. Be thine the lot, in after years when read Thy tale of wedded life, that aye be told H igh honour's scroll, no conquest thine to boast That wades to glory through a sea of blood, And climbs to power and wealth at the sad cost Of orphan's tears and death in direst mood. The victories already thine shall tell Full many an age to come, how sweetly won Thy famous battles, hardly fought and well ; By honoured toil and counsel sage all done Thy deeds of high renown. Thou mad'st a state. Will future ages say : The mainland thine, m 31 The islands came, and thou at once were cjreat ! In union strong, now cai-nest all comhino, Stretch out their anas of power the land of gold Peaceful to seize, the foaming torrent span, Wild mountains pierce, the forest hoar and old Fearless subdue, and to the use of man Fair smiling fields and prairies grand unfold. What strength in union's found and what thy gain, In days to eomc, to latest hour of time. Let thine achievement tell, that casts thy chain Through continent and isle, o'er all the clime, On mountain's necks like pearly necklace thrown, O'er lakes unfathomed, dashing torrents borne, Till oceans meet, and, wedded are thine own ! — — Thine own to dawning of the Atlantic morn ? Extend'st thine arm of might where sets the sun. Thy magic wand out o'er the western sea. And lo ! ere yet thy work is well begun. Vast continents and islands come to thee ! Cashmere and Thibet welcome tribute pay. Her pent up treasures China willing pours ; Japan, from rest of earth no more astray. And India come, their wealth changing with yours. How blest thy favoured people in their store ! Earth's richest theirs. Her pearls Arabia semis, Her diamonds rave Golcoiula, Thine even morc^ With these shall vie each eager clime that blends Its lot with thine ; and on thy ocean throne, When greater than thyself, sweet land, are gone, Thou'lt reign, Columbia, o'er the sea, Hope, refuge, stronghold of the Free ! Copied from the British Colonist^ V^ictoria, May 29th, 1873 ; by which taken from the Ottawa Tivm. I 32 THE BETTER AGE. By The Vkky Kkv. /Kn. McD. Dawson, LL.D. Sfajora Cannmiis. All hail to thoo, most bk-st au.s|iiciou8 morn ! night glorious clay ! on long vc'xod earth is born Thy holy ono, from highest Heaven come down Tlie troubled race of man with peace to crown, The age unfold, O, time ! that shall assuage. All mortal griefs, more than that golden age Long praised of mou, the bright Saturuian day That spread o'er earth its gladdening genial ray ; And yet but shadow was of the new power That bids the world rejoice, all climes out o'er. Where'er is mind or intellect to prize The boon supreme o'er the lo^t earth shall rise, And like a sun new born out spread its rays From pole to pole, disclosing happiest ways From mortal ken fast sealed ere yet 'twas given. The treasures to unroll of the new Heaven. Earth too must new become, of mould divine Its people all, their altered lot to shine In glories past compare, in bliss untold The better age is destined to unfold. Though powerful, mucli opposed the peaceful reign, The serpent dragon seeking to regain His empire lost, of discord spreads the seeds, And artless man excites to cruel deeds. His efi'orts vain ; fell war in every land That owes obedience to the new command, Is doomed its gory hnnner to throw down In homage to the victor Peace King's crown. 3.1 The fight so long niaintrtinptl must end at last, Tlio Strife-King linal coni|uored unci houml last In chains of adamant that gall his pride And mock his power that Itrokon must al)ide, The better age throughout, -the ag<' of light, Of righteousness and truth, of all that's l>right, That cheers, that gladdens, bids all men rejoice And all inclines to seek the nobler choice. IJlack discord Hies al)a8hcd, its day outspent ; TliP warrior fierce, ere while on war was bent, His vengeful sword to gracious ploughshare turned His haughty mind for warlike deeds that burned 'I'o peaceful work now freely, wisely giv(m, On higher thoughts intent, inspired of Heaven. Oh ! wondrous age ! Oh ! newness ever new ! Monarchs no more earth's tyrants are, their view So clianged, men's happiness their only pride, Past tyrannj no more they can abide, Kuch ruler favoured Allemania claims, Peace and its noble arts his lofty aims. Though backed by countless hosts, for warlike deeds llenowned ; yet meek and to the age's needs Submissive ; thus forth showing in their might A more than conquering power, man's right Their glory to uphold, nor theirs this pride, Alone ; around them, near them, side by side, Great nations strive ; 'tis who shall surest win The palm of peace, and thus hap'ly begin The high career appomted by this age When soldiers brave no more shall eager wage Destructive war, but deem it richest gain Sweet peace to cherish and advance its reign. Blind persecution, cruel in thy past Britannia, hath certain breathed its last. [S 'Is i If 84 OWedient to the a^'c, tli} lleets no more Spot'd forth, teAv coiKiuostH on each ha])losM shore Insatiatft to geek, theii Ix^tter |)ri(le Commerce to g\uin\ out o'er the i»riny tide, New arts promote, stupendous works display 8ecurely resting from the venjjet'nl fiuy. Of nations favoured most, best gifts are thine