811 JfiCi SOLOMON «£"> >'t fr( ***** \ k. THE IRON VVORKKR *\l> KING SOLOMON nv JOSK1MI HARRISON, | h j WITH A MKMOIR AND AN APPENDIX Behold, I have created tin- -nuth, that bloweth the iujU in tli* lire, and llul bringeth forth an instrument r'ui his work." Isaiah, lit, 1 6. SECOND EDITION, REVISED,. PRINTED FOR PRIVATE P H I I. A D I. I. PHI \ |. B. LI PPI N IOTT & I ' I s fuj PSisi, MY COUNSELOR, MY WIKR. TO MY DEAR CHILDREN AND IJRANDCIIILDREX. I IIAVK written the verses in this little volume, entitled the " Ikon Woukkk and Kinci Solomon/' for your amuse- ment and instruction, ami to impress upon your minds the value of what is hut too frequently thought to Im? very humhle labor. The narrative fairly illustrates the Photograph, taken from a piettire which, as yon know, L value very much, ami which yfou all admire, called tlie "Ikon Worker,'' painted for me four or Hve years ago by Christian Sehuessele. The story from which the picture is painted will he found at page 41 of the Ap- pendix, in which will also be found another version of the story of "The Blacksmith and King Solomon/* fur- nished to me by my friend, Mr. Charles (J. Lchtnd, who wrote the verses at the close off the book. I am indebted to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale for a corrected copy of her beauti- ful poem called "Iron," printed in the Appendix. This poem was entirely unknown t<» me until within a few days. It has been said hv sonic one thai ihc story of the humblest life, if faithfully written, would prove both I vii j viii / V /// it hi r To i; y interesting am] instructive. As mint' has hud koiiic unusual phases, I think it will uol l.x.k like van it} <>i egotism on my pari, if I repro, 1 s • , 7 CONTKNTS. The Iron Worker and King Solomon m Memoir 31 The Crucifixion, by Joseph Harrison, Jr 3<> Append i x 41 Remarks of Joseph Harrison, Jr., on the Mechanic Arts, at a public dinner given to Henry C. Carey, April 27th, i8^; The Blacksmith, a Poem, by Charles (i. Leland ;•; " V * ** I 1! K IRON W O R K I. R PROM > Pl( II Kl r\|\l!l> ItV IMRII'IW H'Mi In rh — i.»n .1 ! *n li H u - i»n, |i , |»hi1 idi I rn k ikon \v< ) u k ki; lv INC S ( > I . ( > M < > \ Adown tin* street the lllacksmith strode As to his home lie went ; His brawny chest heaved t<> ami fro. His brow with rage was Im*ii1 II His threshold reached, he entered in. His wife ami child eame near. But heedless of their jrivetinjjx kind. He muttered, •• I'll lie there!" III. Ih' sat him down in sullen iiummI, Still clouded was his brow ; Mis \\ ife with anxious look breathed out *• There's some ureal harm, I trow ! 1- / '// /■: //.' u v u n i: a //: l\ "Husband! what wouldst thou? art thou wronge«l That thus with glower and irloum. From out thy lirm-set eleiiehod teeth. Thy thought* in auger mine? "Tell me I pray thee. Calm iiiv lean*. As I thy meal prepare; Speak! break my deep solicitude." He muttered, "I'll be there!" VI. "Where wouldst thou be my husband, siiy What is 't that moves thee w>? Is 't aught that I can aid thee in? What wouldst thou have me do! \ II "Thou imswerest not. art moody yet; l/ntouehed the meal I've laid; And knotted is thy forehead still ; In sooth I'm sore afraid I V /' / . \ >. * n t.'s \l .» > V 111 "Thai soi ik' imtou an| .|i , mj >( |, ,,,,., Hath eaused (hec ureal tlisimn Oli. speak, inv hushaml, leli me all. Ami ilrive my fears aw i s IX Sadly his eyes were lifted up, Sailh his speech hcjan. Ami all attent. his «rooil-\vife heard. As thus his storv ran : "Dost thou not know that our Ureal Kim Timiioitow opens \\ iile. The portals of the Temple rare. His «rlorv ami his pride*. 1 -The (iKi:.\T .h uo\ mi s\ illed it nil. Ami nausrlit remains, I ween. Save it- solemn i *eeralion. Which eomes al mornim: s sheen 1 1 ////' ///" N 1 1 ■> /.' Ml " 1 fast thou not heard \\ ho, ii Arc honored !i\ the |\ Sll It! UK Mini ill full iliM'J mi. To (lie <;i(Ti'i| n|M'|lill ni. MM ••Of the nohlest Sanctuary KVr made h\ hiniian hands, A^ now in (inisiird exeellem 'e, I>c (ore tlu' world it -lands.' < XIV -The Architect, the Carpenter, All ciinniiiLi in tlifir art. Surveyor, Mason, |)rauiiht>tuan, too. Are each to lake a part. '•And though \vc hail the \vim«>| Kin: That eves have e\ er s< en. The wit of w orld-w i>e Solomon Is now at fault. I \ • en. .1 V /J h/\t, i k, To fill tin- Kin-'s behest. XVII " Tw;is I. tho now negleetetl Smith, In LLiimv suit hedi-jht. Who fashioned curious IxsTIUMKVis, To build this Kane ai iuli t . — -- Will. '•Without which, those who now ;iiv place* Abovt 1 me — mu<1 apart. All helpless would have found themselves, Merc children in their nrt. \i\ '•From lirst to last, at morn and uitflit, licsidc them I've been mvii. And lackinir im\ tin. I what 1 *<' made. This Tniinlc ne\ r had b< Hi Till-: I II <>.\ W'ORKKH \\ >. 'V rhey my mat I ne'er carved in Stone, Gold, — Silver, — Bronze, ne'er wrought, Nor in ado rare things in Cedar wood, From Mount Libanus brought, XXI. u That all I've done, is humble work, Mere labor of the hand. Nor Mind nor Science needed. It No honor can demand. XXII. '•And that I am unworthy deemed To aid in what's to be. In all things I too humble seem, For this great pageantry. XXIII "I tell thee. Art-proud Architect, I tell thee, Carpenter, I tell ye all, ye craft-proud men, Unbidden, I'll be their!" . I \ /' A' / \ i; .< o I. O M fj \, 17 - WIV Tl. morrow's' sim eame glinting o'er Tower, obelisk, and plain, Came with the sua vast multitude;* To view the hallowed Kane. XXV And Salem's streets were lull that morn; To see the fair array, *- As onward to the Temple gates It bent its glittering way. , XXVI. The doors were opened, entered then The King, with heralds bright. With guards, with all that showed his |x>wei\ In gaudiest hues bedight. XXVII Came Priests in Holy vestments clad, With Saered Ark upborne. While fragrant incense curled around. In the pure breeze of morn. is ////•: ih'os woukki: 9 XXVIII. Came Beauty, ringing as she went. To harps that filled the air With sweetest music, — and more haul. The trumpets' distant hlare. XXIX In sooth 'twas glorious to behold, Such pageant neVr had been. And since that hour, in all the world Its like has not been seen. XXX. Through lofty halls, in splendor decked With cedar and with gold. O'er polished tloors, down marble aisles. Their onward way they bold, XXXI The dais is reached, where now the King His regal seat would take, From whence, in well-api>ointed phraae, His roval speech would make. .1 a // A' / \ 1; > > > /. n i/ u \ \ \ \ 1 1 i The curtain raised, strange sight is neeii, For next the ehiefeHt scat. Sits, in clefiunt attitude. A figure all unmeet. XXXIII. His head is hare, his brow is grimed, Pare are his anus and chest; A leathern garment hides his limbs, His hand on hammer rests. XXX IV. "Whence came this hind?" "What doth he there Was passed from man to man; With threatening looks, with Hashing steel, The guards lull ;»t him ran. XXXV '•Tear down the caitiff!" "Rend him se Sure he no mercy needs!" Still there he sits, in conscious pride. Nor sword nor clamor heeds. THE III OS WOltKKH . XXXVI *• Hold T cries the King; " nor do him ill. Mayhap be can explain Why thus he comes unbidden here Amidst in. glittering train. XXXVII -Speak freely, man, heed not my power. Full justice thou shalt share, If thou canst show in very truth Why thou art sitting there/' XXXVII 1 -All hail! Great King, forever live!" Thus spake the intruding guest; * 4 llcar me, hear thy servant's words, Then urge thy high behest. XXXIX *'I do not sit unbidden here, 1 came hut at thy call; Though not amongst the honored ones, 1 m not the least of all. I V // A" I S41 ,< U L ft M n Y. XL "Didst not, () Kinir, ask liere to-djiy. All those who most have done V Thi.s marvelous work that round us -low In this bright morning*** sun? XU. "Hast; thou not asked the Architect, Stirvovor, Mason, those I /nder whose skillful, cunning aits Tins wondrous Temple lose, XML "The world doth hail thee wisest Kimi That eyes have ever seen, Yet the wit of mighty Solomon May hi* at fault, 1 ween. XLIII. " For thou hast overlooked the Smith, Whose ever-needed skill. In modest labor aided most Thy royal wish to (ill. /•///•: ikos iri /: k /■: /: XL1V "Ask those' who stand round thee to-day, Abdve me, placed apart. If they all helpless had not Ixjen But for my curious art, \L\ "To thee 1 turn, proud Architect; Canst thou my words gainsay.' 1 speak to all ye craft-proud men, Come, answer as ye may. XLV-I. "Ye know that I, from first to last, Your surest aid have been ; Lacking mv Ikon Instruments, This Temple none had seen. XI, VI I. " 1 wait reply." — With eagle glance, The Blacksmith looked around, His rivals in the Kings regard, Their eves fixed on the ground. XI. \ III. Nor uttered wont ''What! no rt*|>oti* \ i\ " // a /' /.' ill The Smith a brief space sal erect, Then o'er his shouKU'i' threw His faithful hammer. .lustilU*«L lie quietly withdrew. I. ill The people shout; King Solomon His royal speech did end; The Templea consecration o'er. The throng Jill homeward wend. liv: Adown the street the Blacksmith goes, J low changed from yesterdaj ! No more in sullen mood doth he Pursue hi.-, onward way. His threshold reached, he enters in, Not now with brow of rare. But with exulting voice exclaims. .. I told thee Id he there'/* .1 v n a' / v a .< >> i " 1/0 \ i;\ i His wife in mute tfniaaemonl clin»s Close to his sidr the wliik 1 ; His little boy look- up in fear. And meets hid fathers stuiK*. LVII ' ; Greet me, yv loved ones, greet me well. Join me in glad acclaim, The Blacksmith how has justice won! He'll ne'er he scorned again ! I, VIII. "(let me, good wife, mv liest attire. Help me to make me neat ; I D1XE with our great King to-day, I lill the honored scat/' I. IX Then spake the wile: "I feared this mom That thy determined will. Might lead thee to assert ihv right, And briiiis tin e liiievous ill. ~ tJ ////•: inn \ \YO UK kh L.\ •• [, to the Temple trembling went. And saw thee sitting proud ; I saw the naked steel dram out, 1 heard the tumult loud. LXI. "But ere our Monarch interposed, To stay the impending blow, I, to the earth in terror fell, And nothing more did know LX1I. -Till at our humble roof once more, I waked to conscious thought, And met the smiles of kindly friends, Who homeward me had brought. LX11I. "But thou art saved, art honored, too; Let all our thanks ascend To Him, who stands our sure firm rink, Our ever-constant friend ! 1 N !' K i M t > >, i ,, 1/ ,, N The wisdom of King Solomon. Is still our highest praise; The Blacksmith has his lull rt . wan As in the ane.ient ilavs. I: WsW MEMOIR M KMoiK. [Reprinted frum llitln.i.'* n^,,, '} ,,! Um i ioan Muuulucfui-i -. I *ii Joseph Harrison, Jr., whose successful enterprise a: home and abroad lias made his name a familiar one to the manufacturers of two continents, was horn in tin* district of the Northern Liherties, now a purl of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia, on Septemher 20th, 1*10;* and at tin* age of fifteen was indentured an apprentice to tin- art of machine-making— a trade that he had himself selected. A foreman at twenty in tin- shop in which he had served his time, he commenced life at twenty-one with a fair knowledge of his craft, eorreet industrious habits, hut with little chance, appar- ently, or expectation of special preferment, except in the usual routine of his calling. Employed in several prominent machine shops of that day, and as foreman for Messrs. (J arret! and Kastwick, he in 18^7 became associated in partnership with these gen- tlemen in the manufacture of locomotive engines. This firm, soon changed to Eastwick and Harrison, were the originators of several important improvements, that have •■'•'riii- )imw»4' in w liiih tin- ~nl 'jrt t .•!' clii — nit im.ir w i- t ■• • i 1 1 . t>\ I, till t.. |H:S1, i»ii X«»»»li' Mr-rt n«>ur tin- \. VV. rorihT ••!' KrniU »tn**t. It \v.i~ htiilt iiiil.ii.-r hi 17-VJ. ( :jI ) 3! i/ / ■: )/ u i ii contributed to the present perfection of llit> American locomotive. In their hands the eight-wheel online, with four driving mid four truck wheels, was first brought into a practicable! wh peY It in now almost exclusively used iu this country for passenger trains, and i* obtain- ing a suit and steady reputation in Europe. The present modes of equalizing the weight on the driving wheels, indispensable to this engine, were patented by Joseph Harrison, Jr., the subject of this notice, in 18#9, and are now applied by all the manufacturers of loco- motive engines in this country. In 1841 a locomotive called the ^ffotnw //c loaded coal-ears over that road, attracted great attention at the time, as being without a parallel in the history of railroad transportation. Locomotive*, designed and built by Kastwiek and Harrison for the Beaver Meadow, Hazleton and Sugar Loaf Railroads, burned anthracite coal successfully a* early as 1 S:J."» and 183t>, and in a regular freight business over these road*, surmounted higher grades than had vxrv been practically overcome in this country or, in Kurope. In 1840, Colonel Melnikoti' and Colonel Kraft, two eminent engineers, were sent to this country by the Ru>- sian Government to examine and report upon the Amer- ican Railway System, with a view to its adoption in that Empire. The reputation already acquired U\ the linn 1/ /' I/" //, of Kastwiek an, I Harrison aUrai-ted lMr Illtl . lll5-Ilu tt|M , in(l,, ^< 1 ' t,,rM ' ^'"tlcnicn on il.tii ,-,,„,,, hl \i u „\ u ln I*™!*** ■'•'«« Mr. Harrison should |... M . nl ,,„• ln i||m|i ,, take the construction of'thc locomotives ami it.IIii.tr stork for the St. lYtcrsburgaml Mo mw |{ s r,| wav , a road more than four hundred miles I,.,,-. ;),,.,, ;| |„ )UI | M . m „ commenced under (lie direetion of an eminent Anuri- can, Major George \\\ Whistler, who hail been calli'd hi Russia in 1842 as Consulting Engineer of the Uailway Department of the Russian Government. In the spring of 184:5 Mr. Harrison embarked for Europe, and in December of that year, he, in associa- tion with his partner in Philadelphia, Mr, Kastwick, and Mr. Thomas Winans, of Baltimore, concluded a contra el with the Russian Government, amounting t<» three mil- lions of dollars, the work to he completed in fiye years. It was a condition that this work was all t<> he done at St. Petersburg, by Russian workmen, qr such as could Ik? found on the spot. With workmen entirely unacquainted with the work to he done, and without knowing the language or (lit* peculiar manner of doing business in a foreign land, Messrs. Harrison, Winans and Kastwick, the new firm established at St. Petersburg, scl about the difficult, und to almost every one hut themselves, the impossible task of complying with the terms of their contract, Commencing their business in the straightforward manner they had pursued at home, ihey asked only not to be hindered, and so well wire their plans ur ranged and carried out, that all the work contracted for was llxi ur : M 1/ /•: Mo in. completed to the entire satisfaction of the Kmwiaii Gov- ernment, and paid fur, in,,,,. than onc V( . ur i K . lolv lh0 terms of the contract Iiad expiree!. During the progress >\ this work, otlier orders, reaeh- ing to nearly two milliotiri of dollar*, were added to the original amount, including (lie completion of the great Cast Iron Bridge over the River Neva, at St. Peters- burg, the largest and most costly Mrneture of the 1 in the world. To complete ihis structu re, another yea was added to the original term of the first contract Before the close of the first term, a second contract was made lor a further period of twelve years, for main- taining in running order, the rolling stock of the St. Petersburg and Moscow Railway. The partiei to this contract being Joseph Harrison, ,h. f Thomas Winans, and William L. Win. us. This second contract was car- ried on, and finished to the satisfaction of both parties in 180*2. During the year just mentioned, a contract was made with a French company for maintaining the rolling stock of the St. Petersburg and Moscow Hailway. This company commenced their work with the ma- chinery in such perfect order, as was not perhaps to he found on any railway of similar length in the world. From this perfection, with all the workshops, tools, and otlier arrangements ready to their hands, which their pre- decessors had been twelve years in bringing to complete- ness, the rolling Mock was so much run down in three years, as to compel an abrupt termination of the French company's contract by the government. A new contract was made in lNt)"> with Mr. Thomas Winutis ami Mr. i/ /•: i/ " 1 1: :•., \\ illiam L. Wiuans, who w ■ w then in Kuiope, f«»r anoth< r form of eighi > ears. It will thus be seen tlmi Aineriean n*]»iit«if i«»n in mil- way meehanieal engineering, first begun in l*liilu«l«*l|»liui, by Mr. Harrison and his partner, in llteir in:< ivourw with Colonel Melhikoff and I'olmiel Kraft, in |Slo, ha* since maintain* 1 1 1 1 s hoilcr, tf/br originality i>i tlestyn and nxr,',t." Mr. Harrison is now pur>uin L witli tin* y.csil ami per- severance of his earlier life, the highly important olijfH of making steam generation safe from its present ile- structiveness t<> life ami j » i • * » j » < • 1 • i \ . \\v \* aiming at a complete revolution in tlie form and material of tin- present system. Success will place him anion*: the benefactors of our rare. PllK (MM'CIKIXION Wrilti-ii in .1 ).nA) \,\ .MSKl'll II A UKl-"N. J l« What means yon sad proce>Hoii onward wfinlifi^ Willi measured tread, up Calvary's Mountain rdd- What mean those va>l a»etnbled hu>ls attending : Thousands on thousands swell tin- living lidc Amidst moves »ni> whoso far*- with love is beamim* ? Bowed i" the earth, a heavy eross he Uars. See! o'er Ins brow the sanguine II*.. <1 is streaming! Pierced are his temples with the crown he wear*, •is our loved Saviour tiny are upward leading: To (irnll , ,hey boar him on, with ruthless hands; ir; ,rt for sinners bhvdinjr, Fainting and worn, his I Now on tin' summit, IMr k and l<>\\ he >tand*. T„ the dread cross his hands and fed (hevVe i»aU»i»! ri,mnrmurin.ir, unresisting see I." yields; ,V|| lir e rele.tth^s. ..one his late U-wailiiiif. Save .I,. -hI ^rroup that in ihe distance kuoeU ( .;'• ) 40 /•// /: * i; i , i /■ i x i ,, v Mir cross ,, raisnl, i- li.\e<| ; ;,n.l imw, toward Heaven. The Saviour's voire i> |„ .. M |. plaintive uiul low: '• Father, <> Kathef ! he \h\ pardon given! Forgive! forgive! the) know imt whai lhet do." A £11 in he speaks; In 'in' his deep ueeent-« hrea thing: "Tis finished; nil on earth i> done," lie criex. lie l»o\va his head; his spirit now i> leaving Iii« i>n rtlily tenement, lie die* ! In* die* ! All nature mourns ; the sun, hi- ray* withholding, Spreads gloom around: the Temple's vail is runt \ The dcud arise, their cerements unfolding, Stricken with fear, the throng in terror went. Man, cruel man, how eotildst thou, in thy bliiidociM*, Thus vainly strive to thwart thy coming good? How colli dst thou thus repay his every kindliest* , Ami deeply live thy hands ill prceiou* blood? Oh! why was this tremendous det I permitted ! Why was thy hand, liod, uplifted still? Twa* tlii>: hv il were all our nliw remitted; 'Twas dune, nhedtelit to Jehovah's will APPENDIX HRMAHKS OF JOSEPH IIAKKISOX, .11!.. the TM Purr, //„„«, WW,/,,/,/,,, j,,,,/ .j;//,' ,s- :) . " |,(l ' <■'-' ili-r KiM-n na.-h-,,, i„ ... "" wollt.. K.um. Kmvlu... '"■'"" Km». .m >..Im|. S,.|,H,. r .|| u.,.| K,m,.„, Ifc'iii Mann iti <=.;,,<• l: . . i, ( . ..•■ A. Mt 1 in i nm i . " Tl "' '-""I. wl ...I,- litir.l Kron< Xi«Vr iriKhifl tu .-c „ v| ilN( . . Ami, llit-n fori', -|„:u .ui.i I. ml. I.e.), i nu . Tn 111:111'.. ritflll | U l».| lir ({»*«•." [n attempting in suy u fe« words on ihe Mechanic Arts, 1 nin sure yon will rim] the task in unworthy, if noi in v< prejudiced hands. "TV Webster delinks •• Mechanic " to 1 >* - * - .-* person whose occur pation is to construe! machines, or iron-Is, wares, furniture, and the liko." And the "mechanic arts/ 1 he says, "ore those in which the hands an* more concerned than the iiiiml, as in making clothes and itielisils." Perhaps im single Word in ,,ur language embraces a wider Held than \\w one fir?*! named, while the latter definition hardly doe* justice lo the term " Mechanic Arts." I think I am rijrhl in inferring that tin- veneralde lexicographer was imt a meehanie. Tile Great Jehovah him>elf was the lir-t. the Ureal Mechanic ; ami when i»ur lirsl parent was i*«»iii|m*I|«hI i" earn i I ) 44 » /'/'/<' V/J /.Y his bread in the "sweat of hi.- face," a* stern a uuee»*ity compelled hiii! it turn mechanic, and In; thcivhx became the first human promote* of lh« mechanic arts. Adam could noi till the ground with hi* bar*- hand*, and we can imaging him pointing u stick again*! ihc roughened surface »l » stone, ami thus, by mechanical means, making 11ms Arsl rude instrument to aid him in bin new vocation. The first altars reared for sucrificu required some mechani- cal -kill to* give them form and atabilin ; and an- we no! told of Tubal Cain, "that he wa> mi iuatructor of evtry artificer in hrass and iron"'!' Noah was an eminent mechanic, and promoter of the meehaiiic arts, as were also thoec who planned and built the Taliernaclc with its holy eoutcuU. World-wise Solomon swells the list, with Hiram of Tvrc. and all those who so cunningly worked in iron and in bra**, in gold and in silver, and in cedar wood, on the nolle* mid grandest of teni|des. Thus, from the fall of nan to the present hour, the •Mechanic" and the " Mechanic Arts " have been minister- ing to our comfort, our conveniences, and to our Intelligence in every walk of life, and will thus gu on ministering to the end. That (tlorlou* metal, lR<»'. mo* ■«* '"' *» * ri ' at "■"*! for promoting ll* m*uk •«*• I™ '« "'" ,r "" H " ,„,,„!_„ ,,„..„! «. IntafWoVrtl with lh« »»„.* of life, MhI our mv enjoyimmta, thut to .10 without i. Would Ik- to Wl«l«« j nU , barhari-,,, T.k« «w»v H<< a,,l lilvcr, ••!.) th.- who* „,.,,„. ,.,' I r n...t«lH. lenvina n* Iron. I »«• would hurdly /* /•/•: \ i> i x triiss them. Take away limx. ..ml u, |os»« i,. \i |,, hi.-. U iised itself so stronjrly upon my mind that I have m-\- (he Kimj moecd toward the sent r n r aer,t for him t to the amazement of nil. a stalwart Smith tfffn * " >>""»J nn the riuht-hand scat nearest tin- throne. 4ii\ showing'him fresh (rum the forge, h>- siff>\ nothing daunted hy /!,,■ near upprotich of Majesty. .1 move me it wan made /<> remon the /«> i'<< Smith: Friend, win/ art thou here ill liny a place intended '<'. lire, forever, rejdieti the Shu'/ It : I ur ftoyal Majesty, mill / //// thi* place, as by right il is mine, ami as I will presently show if thou wilt graciously permit me. )<>ur Jfajrsh/ hath invited here to-day the Chief Architect, the Surveyor, the Chief Mason, ami man;/ others aim hate labored herein; InU thou hast over faded the sodhonghi humble Smith, t<> whom all these who hare tn-i'n honored with a jilare at tin's ceremony are indebted. Without (he Instrument* that I had prepared for them, i the Chief Arehiteei make his plans, tin Surveyor his lines? Could the Mason carve his stone, or the Carpenter fashion his wood ! The very fiest stroke in the construction of this great edifice was made by the Smith, and from the beginning Unto (he end, lie has heen by the side of th>f where thou art, and let those who would huee spurned thee from \ r /•/: \ i> ix 17 thy )>hl' L.h '! jilt 11 '/>'." It i* oven now as in the days <»i Km- Solomon: the Worker in Iron — whether in producing ii IVmii l lit- >rc, n~ handicraftsman, or 'our w li\i plans ami devices new ami useful ways of applying iron fur intiitV comfort uml Unelit i>, and must ever be, I lie inn- promoter nl the Mcchtiuic Arts, the benefactor of our race lie Ion fitting down, 1 would say u won I regarding u branch of the Mechanic Arts which is not siillieicnilv known ami tippn'c'uitcd, « xcept ■by the few who eome in iiniiit*iHiitc rontaet wild it. Thirty- feve year.- ago (I speak from my own personal knowledge), hammer, chisel, and file, hand-lathe, drill-brace, and -t dcmaiid which lias fining up within tin' ln*l thirtv venrs in even >hnpc uml form, IV-. m tin- nttiiitiiiotli steamship to ihc tiny sowing machine, could not haw been supplied. Skilled workmen in the bra lichen of .-team ma- chinery ulone, could not have lieon raised up far-t enough to 00 one-quarter of what ha* 'nm done in the development of t h«» railroad, steam navigation, ami the thousand other ob- jects in which steam is now used, All these great results have been pecured almost entirely by the use uf that ni«»>t noble metal, iron. Our city has long been celebrated by its hu| tenor products in iron — in our locomotive, marine, and stationary engine*, in railway wheels, architectural casting**, ami the like; but it is not so well known that we have ill our midst the very best establishments in the country for making engineer* 1 tools, or rather machines lor working iron. I say the best in this country. I do not fear to say that the tool* made hen are equal to the very best made in any. country. Ill no place have greater improvement* been made than hen', in this im- portant branch of the mechanic arts. Asa proof of this, our worksbo|t* are sending their work throughout the length of this great land, und are even at this moment executing large ordelH for countries far beyond the sea. I thank you, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, fur your attention, and will not trespass further upon your time. Iron has been mainly my theme, than which, connected with the mechanic arts. I know no nobler 0M*. Heaven forbid that I should ever bow down to an idol. When 1 do *o, it shall be made of luo.v I RON. U V M K* II A I. K. "Truth nhall uprinjj nut -.i i|„. K»rth."— 1»». Ixxsv. I I. As in lonely thought I pondered On the marv'loua things of oarth, And. in fancy's dream ug, wondered At their beauty, power, ami worth, Came, like wends of prayer, the fueling — Oh! that God would make me know, Through the Spirit's clear revealing — What, of all His work below. Is to man a boon the greatest, Brightening on from age to age. Serving truest, earliest. Intent, Through the world's long pilgrimage. Soon vast mountains rose before me, Shaggy, desolate, and lone, Their war red head* were threatening n>r me. Their durk tdiadoWM ronnd ok- thrown: T i 4'.> • 50 .1 /'/'/' v/' /A Then n Ytnof from out the mountain*, As an earthquake -li«"-k iho ground, And like frightened i..\\ \\< the fountain-, LcilJUII^. H«'d iM-lnlr tin- sound ; Ami the Xnak oaks bowed lowlj . Quivering, as|M n-like, wit li fear,— While the deep response panic slowly, Or it must have crushed mine ear — ••Iron! Iron ! Iron!"— emailing Like the battle-axe and shield; Or the awonl on helmet clashing Through a bloody battle-field! "Iron! Iron! Iron !"— rolling Like the far-off cannon's boom; Or the death-knell slowly tolling Through a dungeon's enamel -loom ! •Iron! Iron! Iron 1"— awlnglng As the summer breexes piny; Or us hells of Time were ringing In the bleat Millennial Day! Then the eloudfl of ancient fable Cleared away lieforc mine eye*; Faith could find a to >ting stable O'er the gulf of mysteries! Words the prontiel bards had altered, Sign* the oracle* foretold, • i /' /•/■: \ > ix K)>ells the weird-like Siliyl muttered Through the lwih>hl ,| a \. ,,|- n |,| Rightly read, oVucatli ih«. splendor Shining now mi hi.ston V page. All their faithful witness reml All portend ii i.cit.T ng«< Sisyphus, forever l oiling, Was the type uf toiling mm ii . While the stone of |>owcr, recoiling, I died them hack to earth again Stern I'romcthcus, hountl and hlecdiioj Imaged man in mental chain. While the vultures, on him feeding, Wen- the passions 1 vengeful reign : Still a ray of mercy tarried* On the cloud, a white-winged ilove For this mystic faith had married Vulcan to the Queen of Ian e ! ;*| Rugged strength and radiant hcautt — These were one in Na!ui»-'> plan: Humble t«»il and Heavenward duty — These will form the jicrfcet man; — Ihirkly was this doctrine taught us Uv the gods of heathendom, Uut the living light was brought us When the Uos|m*I morn luul come \ I /• /'/•: v // /.v How the gloriollri ehnitg**, • \|m'cI«m1, Could he WrOUJfllt, w ;i — then Made five Of the earthly, when |h rfeeted, Rugged Iron I*. >rni- flu- ki\! " Truth from uu! tin- rani; -hall flour'n Thin the Word of God iuak<\- known — Thence are harvests men i<» nourish — There let Iron'.- power •><• abowu. Of tl^e swords, from slaughter gory, Ploughshares forge t<> break the soil; Then will Mind attain its glory, Then will Labor reap the spoil, — Krror cease the soul to wilder, Crime he checked by wimple good, As the little coral builder Forces back the furious Hood While our faith in good grows stroiigvr. Means of greater good increase; Iron, slave of War no longer, Leads the onward march of Peace; Still new modes of servhv finding. Ocean, earth, ami air it moves. Ami the distant nations binding, Like the kindred tie it proven ; With its Atlas-shoulder sharing Loads of human toil and cure ; .1 /*/•/; v/i/.y On its iving 1>f |j u ,| lflllni _ r i,,..,,.;,,,, Th »".rl.f> Mvifi misosioi, ibruiiirli I In- uir As the river*, farthest How in-. hi. the highest ||jl| s | mVr l.j,.,], . A> ilu> banyan, broadest p>ro\viii«r. Oftonest l>o\v> its bead to earth.— So the nu>htie*l miii.N \trvsH iiiiwnnl, Channel* free of froml to traee; Si> the holiest heart* IhmhI downward, Circling all the human ran*: Tims by Iron's uii] pursuing Through the earth their plans of !«%•«•, Men our Father's will aire doing JI it came to pass when Solomon, the son of David, had finished the Temple of Jerusalem, thai he called onto him the chief architects, the head artificer*, and cunning men Working in silver and gold, and in wood, and in ivory and stone, — yea, all who aided in working on the Tempi.' of tin- Lord, and lie said to them: Sit ye down at my table, for I have prepared a feast for all my chief workers and artificers. Stretch forth your hands, therefore, and oat and drink and be merry. U not the laborer worthy of bis hirer Is not the skillful artificer deserving of honor? Muzzle not the OX that tivadeth out the com. Ami when Solomon and the chief workmen *ere sealed, and the fatness of the land and the oil thereof were upon the table, there came one who knocked loudly upon the door, and forced himself even into the festal chamber. Then Solo- noil the King was wroth, and said: What manner of man art thou? .»». i r ri: \ h i \ And the man answered and snicl : When inm wish In honor me, they call me Son of the Forge, bin u hen iIhm desire to mock /me, th*) rail iue Mai ksmith ; and seeing thai the toil of working in fin- en vera im< with sweat, tin- lath r name, ! King, is not inapt, and in truth I desire no better. But, said 8olomon: Why cotnest thou thin nidel} and unhidden to tin- feast, where none *uve the chief workmen ol the Temple are invited ? And tin- man replied: I'lei. \«., | cniuc rudely because the servant obliged me to force my way: but I came not unbidden. Was it not proclaimed that the chief workmen of the Temple an; invited to dine with tin- King of Israel ! Then he who carved the cherubim said: This fellow is no sculptor. And he who inlaid the roof with pure gold said: Neither is he a worker in fine metals. And he who raised the walls said: He is not a cutter of stone. And he who made the roof cried out : He is not canning in cedar wood, neither knoweth he the mystery of uniting strange pieces of timber together. Then said Solomon: What hast th m to say, Son of the Forge, why I should not order thee to be plucked by the beard, scourged with a scourge, and stoned to death with stones I When the Son of the Forge heard this, he was in no sort dismayed, but advancing to the table, snatched up and ^wallowed a cup of wine, and said: I - i /'/•/•: \ />/.v (>! Kin.LT, live forever! Tin- chief men of the u,.rk. ifl Wood and ^uMrlltlil SttlllC li.IV ku'kI that I ah. Hot of them, and they have sai.l truly. I lim their tiioWior. Uoi*«»rc they lived I was created. I utll their m;i -i u work beau- tiful things for my Lord, the King? And he said: TlIB BLACKSMITH. Enough, enough, my (food fellow, said Solomon; thou hunt proved that I invited thee, and that t hull art all men's father in art. Go wash the sweat of the forge from lliy Tier, and come and sit at my right hand. Tim chiefs of nn workmen are l)tit men. Thou art tunic. So it happened at the feasl of Solomon, uml BhiekMiiith* have been honored ever siliec. THE BLACK SM IT II BY CHARLKS (i. LKLAND. 1 DHKAMKI) I stood l»y u roaring tin Xtmr tin' Blacksmith ^riiii) mill -inn. Ami watched \Uu sparks ri.-r 1 » i ^r 1 1 « i • uml higher. A> il lit up cat-li lirau nv liitili l>an,ir. UailJT, lilt* liaUIHUT ran-. And drove nut ijiain a spark. TIm'V MVIMtl tilt! 1>. \ il'- «»u n IllV-flif* As tla-v darted tl»r«»n$rli iln« ilark Tin- Smith >trnrk high, the Smith utrtiek low, A> <>vcr liis work li»' I'.iit. And it' t'wrv U<>\\ had ImmTi <>n a An*. A battle had soon Im.-m vp.nt Claiiir. rlinir, th<- -'••••l iMll i in- In Haiiliiur «*ri iii -« >i i dr«-*'d of ail tin ndlinv's I liui I k " ,,u I love (he |lla< -k-initir- I"-' ( .»U ) Wi i /* /' /•: \ /> /.v. King Siegfried <>| old u -a> n Blacksmith hold, Allil NVcll III) tin- 1 1 . Mi fOulll p-Miii.l ; With his ven lirsi blow In- drove, I'm told. Tins anvil into the ground. Uound, round, into the ground, Ami Ileal liis hummer flat. No man alive, but a Blacksmith stout, Could strike you a blow like that. And Siegfried became a monarch of might, So you may clearly Bee, If a man would rise in power ami height, A Blacksmith he well may be. i Smack, smack, with many a crack. As he hammera the suade and plough. Kor so did Tubal Cain of <>M, And he must do ao now. TIIK KNfl. ill