The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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45 adversaries meet her, and observe the devoted way in which they fight and die 3 when we behold them winning victories without elation, and sustaining defeat without murmur, cold and still indeed must be the heart, I say, that does not appreciate such manhood, such courage, and such devotion to prin- ciple, whether the Boer be right or wrong. In the presence of such contestants one cannot but think that the great poem recently dedicated to England by her ,greatest living poet describes as well, in its every sentiment, the faith of Holland as the faith of Great Britain herself, and every man who admires courage must pray for a cessation of their strife. , ' ' God of our fathers, known of old- Lord of our far-flung battle line-e Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine- Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget ! The tumult and the shouting dies- The Captains and the Kings depart- Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lestwe forget ! Far-called our navies melt away- ' On dune andfheadland sinks the fire- Lo, all our pomp of yesterday, ' Is one with Nineveh and Tyre ! Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget ! . If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe- Such boasting as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the Law- I

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I 6 B R ,--'N's '4fX.g'R'g, . 6 5- lsr ADDRESS GF MR. KELLER. THE TRUE AMERICANQH y I Confident of the greatness of his own country, he does not build his hopes of her future upon expectations of the patron- age of any foreign power. Mr. Ckazkfmam, Ladzks, cmd Genilemewz .- D HE other day a man Walked into my office and said : We are going to have a meet- ing in sympathy with the Boers, and we want to use your name as a Vice-Presi- dent. I ansvvered instantly, Use it I Then I looked at him and said, But you are an Irish- man. Oh, yes, he replied, most of asin this movement are Irish. But why notlleave it to the Dutch in America to hold the meeting? I inquired. Sure, said he, if We left it to the Dutch, the War would be over before the meeting was held, and then we would n't have a list in the iight I Gentlemen, if the Holland Society has any doubt about which end of the British lion to tackle, there are other citizens in this community who will gladly relieve them of the responsibility. I am accustomed, gentlemen, to say what I mean, and to mean what I say. I don't quarrel 47 ' .