The adage that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, would seem not to apply to Col. Wilder, for he is honored at home as well as abroad. A dinner was given to him on the 22nd of September, commemorative of his 88th birthday, at which he gave one of his usual pleasant addresses. A local paper says: "It was the heartfelt wish of all present, that he might live to celebrate, not merely such another occasion with the troops of friends around him, but a continuous line of them to the line of a full century".

After all, Col. Wilder is not a prophet, for this is one who foretells what is to be in the future. His prophecies have been fulfilled, and he is now simply reaping the rewards of good deeds, if ever foretold, still happily accomplished.