. The Londonderry celebration. Exercises on the 150th anniversary of the settlement of old Nutfield, comprising the towns of Londonderry, Derry, Windham, and parts of Manchester, Hudson and Salem, , June 10, 1869. . chment to the religion of their fathers, ina warm and ardent patriotism; in the frugal decencies ofa country life, now so often shunned and contemned; in apatient and continued industry w^hich seldom fails to bringsuccess; in devotion to the interests of the family, whilenot neglectful of the interests of the neighborhood andstate ; in the courage to repel wrong, and to contend
. The Londonderry celebration. Exercises on the 150th anniversary of the settlement of old Nutfield, comprising the towns of Londonderry, Derry, Windham, and parts of Manchester, Hudson and Salem, , June 10, 1869. . chment to the religion of their fathers, ina warm and ardent patriotism; in the frugal decencies ofa country life, now so often shunned and contemned; in apatient and continued industry w^hich seldom fails to bringsuccess; in devotion to the interests of the family, whilenot neglectful of the interests of the neighborhood andstate ; in the courage to repel wrong, and to contend, evento death, for the right; in the just and moderate ambitionto heighten and improve their condition in life, to increasethe comforts and happiness of life by the unquestionableagencies of wealth and knowledge, and finally, to trustwith implicit confidence and faith that Power whose mer-cies were recognized l)y the starving garrison on the banksof the Foyle, and by the struggling patriots at BunkersHill and Yorktown,— if you find in these the elements ofcharacter and evidences of success which we proudly cele-brate to-day, then I am justified in the sententious admo-nition, Go thou and do likewise. ^.iA ^^^. 4. A. 71 ADDRESS. by rev. cadford m. dinsmore. Mr. President : I confess to a feeling of embarrassment in being calledupon so unexpectedly to speak at tliis grand centennialgathering. I regret that the family name, of which suchhonorable mention has just been made, is compelled to putup with so unworthy a representative. We are disap-pointed in not hearing from some one of the distinguishedkindred at my left, hailing from New York, Ohio andKentucky. Some complaint has been made of not being aljle tohear. Please, dear friends, give yourselves no troubleabout that. I have but little to say, and at this late hour Ithink you will be glad of it. The eloquent gentlemen whohave preceded me have left nothing unsaid. A certain pious old Roman was accustomed to thank thegods dai
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