RANEY LIBRARY
FORMALLY OPENED
questionable business .methods or wheth- er utteraiica. --words, of assured 'comfort:
cr. they were largely only inherited, or a and cousoajidif tovine -bereaved ot tne
juoru;--
whether the gifts and benefactions wliiou j hlegped -"ajad :no uie m tne
-;une of 'them were to be effective only j aU(i never? halve' Jr seen a
at. the death of tfceir ' posoessorsit; Wei , sorrowing friend more
Mr. R B. Raneys Munificent Gift to Ral
eigh Accessible to the People.
SERVICE IN MUSIC HALL
misrracions to suggest orino:uire. Of
these things I know nothing. , . . But
vhat I do know is that a citizen of Ral
eigh has put into the Oliria Raney li
brary hot merely a certain portion, how
ever large, of his handsome estate, but
ev-ery -available dollar of it; that.nojt one
of tiiese .$40,000 and more came to him
by inheritance, but that every one rep
respiir ihv legitimate fruit of his untir
ing industry and energy, has unswerving
congregation
deeply moved
for reprtsedtatives of every class in
the community felt that they had sus
tained a personal loss. And as with the
dying of the day twe tenderly laid to
rest this precious body in our beautiful
Oakwood with the plaintive notes of that
sweet hymn "Abide with me; fast falls
the even tide; the Darkness deepens;
Lord with me Abide," still lingering , in
the air, I never more fully realized the
straightforwardness nnd . honeaty, and 1 the air. 1 never more tuny reanzea tne
his treneral Irish, character and business ! appropriateness of that prayer in which
T Dedicatory Prayer by Rev.
A. A, Marshall, D.D
MUSIC BY SPECIAL CHOIR
Building and Library Formal
ly Presented to the City by
Rev, M. M. Marshall, D.D.,
Rector of Christ Church, in
Name of Mr. Raney and
Trustees in Eloquent and
Comprehensive Address
Accepted by R. T. Gray,
Esq., on Behalf of People.
Other Ceremonies '
The hoamiful and snperbly-equipped
Itarv Libr.-.Vy building, erected and pre
sntc.i the people of Raleigh, at a
cost of nvi'v ilian forty thousand dollars,
by Mr. 11. I!, linwy, as a memorial to
his decern -l wife. Olivia Cowper Raney,
is now opii to the public, having been
formally opened, dedicated and presented
to-the city with beautiful" and especially
appropriate ceremony last night. .
The exercises were held in the w- :"
ppointed and beautifully-decorated 3';;
sic Hall of the Library building, in tlv
presence of a large and representative
audience, the large attendeuce, dosp"---
die rcry inclement weather, brine a:i
Earnest of the dee and very geiie;:tl iu-
elations, the Bible and the book of
nature.
"May this building prove more tham a
rendezvous where friend may me:t his
living friend;, may it prove a trysting
place where more successfully than in
spiritualistic seances, we may meet the
heroic and noble dead of all ages and of
all climes. Here may the people come to
reason with Socrates and Plato; to phil
osophize with Kant and Fichte and
Mill; to sing with Shakespeare and Mil
ton and Bryant; to dream with Dickens
and Scott and Hawthorne, and to wor
ship God with Chalmers and Edwards
and Spurgeon.
"May this building' hfild a high place
in the esteem and respect of all men,
since it is to be the receptacle of the
creations and productions of the World's
honored dead; and if their spirits do not
hover above their works, we know that
in these nocks are manifested their
highest and best thoughts; furnishing to
all ages pictures of their inner live.s and
memorials of their own excellencies.
May the sanctity of this building be al
ways regarded, since it is to be a , per
petual monument to the name and vir
tues of an excellent Christian woman,
whose spirit must behold the bestowal
of this splendid philanthropy. As the
white cross of Parian marble, set in
banks of fadeless lillies in yonder city
of the dead, receives the sacred respect
of all men. and perpetuates in striking
symbols the purity of her life and lur
loyalty to the church and to Christ, so
may this building, as another monument
to her memory have the respect of all
men and serve to perpetuate the active
virtues of charity and good deeds for
which she was enually esteemed. As
yonder marble shaft in the quiet ceme
tery is secure from violation or injury
or sacrilege at the hands of men in ac
cordance with a law iuherent in our
very being, so may this sacred monu
ment bo secure from willful profanation,
and may it be protected from the viol
ence of wid and Htorm, and secured
fiViiu the lambent tongues of fire. Upon
itie -liver of this splendid gift, we. ask
t' e richest blessings of ITeaven. . Give
t !.:ut Oh! God! health and long life
r : .1 hapiuness and salvation. May his
i : r-i.iess interests prosper, and may he
i.yjy that highest wealth of a good and
n:h.-X conscience, and the benediction of
i;..tven. May his deeds of kindness and
;!':iUbfOpy inspire others to like un-K-.-itisa
bvnvf net ions, and may we all
we had just thanked God "for the good
examples b!;fll those His servants, who,
having finished their course in faith, do
'irow rest rfrom their labors."
"No life can be pure in its purpose and
strong in its. strife, r , .
And air life not be purer and stronger
thereby. ,
The Spirits of just men made perfect on
high
The army of martyrs who stand by the
Throne '
And gaze into the face that makes glo
rious their own. .
Know this surely at last."
And we know it here and now also,
for that the blessed influences for good
of such lives do continue in the world
and will, even' after the death of their
mortal bodies, we need no more .tangi
ble evidence than that afforded by this
occasion and the beautiful building in
which we are how assembled.
1 1 is well to erect modest monuments
over the "spotstthat hold beloved dust"
in our cemeteries. It is well also . to
place memorials of our lorod n s gore
before, in our. churches, thus beautifying
and adorning God's House and- asso
ciating their memories with the services
of Prayer.and Praise in which they participated-;,
(but better than either I think
it is, to perpetuate their good deeds and
memories by gifts for ihe ewtiim nnd
ntialificaitlons; and that '.this most- extra-
ordiuarv ana munint-ent provision- lur une
pubHc good was not deferred till its au
thor was on the confines of that land
where a man can carry nothing away
with 'him when he dieth; but is made
now while in the puime of life,. with the
reasonable prospect as we earnestly
pray 0f many long .years of continued
usefulness and happiness before him.
It may be true that nnder certain cir
cnmstaiu'es praise of "the living is un
seemly, but .how is it possible on an oc
casion like this, for him who speaks as
the representative of your Trustees to
withhold emphatic expression of our
grateful appreciation of such unwonted
public spirit and self-acriticing gener
osity? It was pre-eminently proper, I think,
that the exercises 'this evening should
have leguii wtith prayer to our Father 'tin
heaven for His guidance and blessing,
and with prais'e and ithanksgiving for the
good examples' of His servants who have
done good in their generation for. the
inspiration of thi noble work has .been
the precious memory of the lovely ljfe
and character of that one of His ser
vants and saints whose name it bears.
As her old friend and pastor, who
knew her well during nearly the whole
of her beautiful and blameless life, I
shall claim the sacred privilege of paying
a .brief but necessarily inadequate tribute
to her hallowed memory.
When, now some months more than
twenty-six years ago, I entered upon my
dirties as vector of Christ Church in this i memories Dy gitxs ror ,ne ero tn.n nna
cltv, I found among my parishioners in ! endowment of buddings and institutions
the cuMmed .household of Mr. and Mrs. ! for benevolent, and educational purposes
Pulaski Cowpor a daughter of Oftvia : that shall .continue to benefit and ele
Blount, who, though but thirteen years
of age, already abundantly manifested
those singularly lovable characteristics
for which she was ever afterwards so
justly distinguished. Her's was not only
thait sweet (innocence and trustfulness
of childhood which are always so attrac
tive, but combined with a keen sense
of humor which I have rarely seen
equaled, there was an ever joyous, spark
ling vivacity which shone as a sunbeam
in the household and lighted, un all in
the circle of her friends upon whom- it i
fell. And underneath this winning -ex-veplor
there was a thoughtfulness and
strerigth of character licyond her yjcrs.
An 'adept thus early in all the sweet
iinienities of life, she was intolerant only
of insincerity and affection.
But what I mosit distinctly recall in
rate coming generations; for as no less
an authority 'than Daniel "Webster once
declared: "If we work upon marble, it
will perish; If upon brass, time will ef
face it; if we rear temples, they will
crumble into cLust; but if we work upon
our immortal hiinds, if we imbue them
w'mIi principles, with th"- just L-ve. of
G" .nd love or our fetlow m-m. w en
grave on those tablets something that
will brighten through all eternity."
As Senator Hoar inhis speech at the
recent Centennial celebration of the
foundation of Washington pointed out
the symbolic -significance of the three
great architectural monuments that the
century has seen erected by the nation
the Capitol, the Washington monument
tins ravoren . cm a, se ncniy ennoweo oy . aud thc O)n?ressioual Library so in our
o,H rrj willinraMt ni miniister ! the ft' eond C?ll til ry Of thl found IT10!1 of
in tefiirv -n-'ar.' in her nower? th their! Italeigh, I think, we may point with par
alleviation. Her tendTheart, and high S donable--pride- to our stately Capitol au
sense of duty were :the well-spring from i symbolizing the Commonwealth's loyal
' which flowed (innumerable acts of t ty to constitutional Hbertv a represent-
uiuuitiwiui iiiKuxtrij uum-, eu by tne tnree rtepartments of its gov-
i.s-to be unobserved and -..unknown i to iornment; to our handsome Confederate
thc world. And these-noble traits, which i , - rt,. ,
made for her discerning and fond friends '"onumf,nt m token loyalty to
in everv quarter each succeeding year, i th memory of our fallen heroes ..who
seemed only to develop and strengthen, j down their lives an defense of those
Among the many events associated j principles; tor -which Washington so suc
wi'.h this beautiful life, so unobtrusively cessfully fowght; and to this library as
and uuotentatiously paswed in oura memorial -of the highest type of our
midst, that, with lovmg : memories,, ll cnjtured Christian -womanhood, which,
distinctly recall three which stand oik i ; Ka ,:;ttr .tnA iJ
with special promineuce-for they art m th fW? elegance of -it
pochs of far-reacfting influence and '--" 'i'iy""- uHtimwn
OLIVIA. RANEY LIBRARY BUILDING
meaning in any life
The first of these was on W'hit Sun.
day, May 20. 1877 (the, festival, of all
appearance may not unfitly symbolize
the admirably adjusted and well .round
ed life and character of her whose name
at hers, most in accord in its; (teachings , it bears. And the near proximity to each
with that sacred ordinance), when Olivia t other of these two memorials is sugges
Cowrer stood before the altar of Christ hive for all that noble band of women to
whose untiring efforts we are chiefly in-
. . . : .... i . .. i
uiiuii :i in mTMB in ii - ...i;iuj ui tut
hvte Bishop Lyman the :i; tf.ilc rite uf
confirmation. The brigiu...- .of the May
morning, the THculiar j ;,... ja'teness of
the immediately precenlrs. i rvice, and
the fact that that very ve. k jitarked the
close of her sixteenth year combined to
render 'the occasion one of ino; than
oramary JHipressivoness. ,
debted for,,pnr '.Coiifederata monument
none had their patriotic purpose, more
at heart or.laborcd more cheerfully for
it at complishment thaji did Mr. Jlaner
But I must pass on to certwiu details
and business affairs about which as lvp
resenting the trustees it has been made
torest in and appreciation for Mr. Ra! learn the joy of being like God, as we
ney's munificent gift. j do good unto others. And now upon t.
, 1 giver and upon the whole people we ask
ask it in
On the. stage were
a number of- the.
Stfo ,fr,,, -P.wn mMnva J-atner s - blessing, and
, ., T, . , ... . . ... .Jesus name. Amen.'
of the Board of Aldermen and other city! '
otiicials; also officers and trustees of the I Rev.M. M. .tlaraball's Addrets
Raney Library. President Battle, of the j The very able address by Rev. M. M.
Board of Trustees, was master of cere- Marshall. JJ. 1)., in presenting the build-
monies. v
The nrof-arn of the evenins was
T" 11 . 1 l turn 1
nt aoove an as sne sroou 'tnere in an .i
the loveliness of her young womanhood "'i,."" ' i j !"UT ""f;"'
to ratify and confirm her baptismal vows. ! Phe ,v ,a J sey Library as it stands
there was apparent in her earnest and j "'Presents, as bs already been said, an
humble demeanor a "consecrated purpose ' actual outlay of something over $40,000
and high, , resolve which indicated how j (To be esraet, $41,0(X)). This includes
thoroughly he realizefl the full import ; the value of the I of an acre site, on
i tsie solemn obligations that with tier j v, Inch it stands, and which for conveni-
be-
pened wi an appropriate hjnnn of
praise aii.l thanksgiving by tthe choir.
Thtn Dr. A. A. Marshell, pasftor of the
First Baptist Church, offered au exceed
ingly fervent, eloquent and appropriate
ecli'.atory pr.iyer. Following this prayer
rere w;is an able and eloquent address
.y Row M. M. Marshall. D. D. iwtor
- on mo nn.MU conisenc openiy tci.orejcnce of Jocatioii coud not be hm
iiie ei'tueii sue wus meii iiksuuhuk. . : -x. .., . . .. . ..-
And how constantly these obligations , 1 S JtJ?
v,-,v (....., .mK.,wi ani near thc Capitol square and at the
ling and library to the city, was as fol
lows:
Mr. President and Fellow Trustees.
Brethren and Fellow Pastors, Mr. I
juayor and (rentiemen of the Hoard of
Aldermen, Ladies and Gentlemen:
"True merit," it has been well said,
; was ever modest known; but when a
fellow citizen one of our very own and
'to the manner born" senerouslv con-
of Christ Lpiseopal Churchy in which he ceives and entirely with his own means
formally presented the bea"uitiful build-, and unaided efforts, successfully com
ing and s; iundid library to thv. city. - tplefes and starts on its beneficent mis-Kob-ri
T. Grny, Esq., .u n admirable sion so noble a work of philanthropy as
response, iteeepted the magnificent gift that represented by this beau ful memo
n behalf : he people of Raleiffh. j rial building in which we are assembled.
Mis ,!';-. .lones dthghted the audi-;I subhiit that the o'casion suggests, and
eno? wj;h-au exquisitely-rendered solo, j simple justice demands, that there should
Hon 1:. H. Battle, president of the be' a plain statement of certain facts
Board ui' Trustees and niaistter of cere- ' about this work even 'at the risk of f
xnonies, mad-e several announcements re- fondinsr the well-known modpstv nf him
gaidiri the J.i!r.u7 aud its accessibility ; who has so generously projected ami ex-'i
o uie p'.T.pie, and thereafter me aoxoiogy ;ecutea it.
faithfully discharged few Were in a po- i starting .point and intersection of our
sition to know better 'than him who ad- street, carliues. v .
dresses you. Hitherto active in all good Besides, the complete furnishing and
works and loving ministrations she now equipment of t,he building it includes
became if possible, evert more so; ana also the cost of 5,000 new volumes
to the church of her childhood and of
her love she gave in unstinted measure
the best of her sweet services. Wiih ra;-
whose subject matter is embraced under
the general topics of religion, philos
ophy, sociology, philology, natural
musical gifts enhanced by constant cnl-; .science, useful arts, fine arts, fiction.
ture she became and so long as her j, history and general literature, and. also
health allonved continued to be the or- j subscriptions to a ,pnmber of valuable
ganist and choir director of Christ periodicals, both foreign and domestic,
church: and never did exquisite taste, ; These books carefully selected after
skill, tact, uniform kindius und to.ir- j consultation with the authorities of gome
tesy and yet not without firmness and ; of the best known libraries in the count
'fA'j ,':?nr!,,,e iSnf RthV; fiends, -:thiS occasion s absolutely
:fet Pni JerianhSch'condudld he ; S" lt
verei,e, with a fervent " benediction. Jfjij,. !"J '
'1'he Dedicatory "Prayer
Th
. - ' . v. a in . auu a
he dedie;tory prayer offered byW 0 VktX
A. Marshall during the exercises in lhls is . pre-eminently the day of large
'A.
rill,t- . , ."? " j'V!N ,s pre-eminently me day of large
piusie li all was as follows: - sifts and endowment fnr rtn ,-.,ihiir
'Oh! Thou infinite God and Father of : good. I rejoice 4o believe that there are
Us :tii Tho i who art the Creator of all ; more millions of money invested today
thing?, and to whom all men are respon- M libraiies, universities, colleges,
Sible, Me e.inie into Thy presence to 1 sc"0ol8, homes, hospitals, asylums, infir
thank Thee for all blessings and eDe'c-iin""es' ffPhanafe'es and charitable dnsti
lillv to t,ni- "ti !i - e-irc1. 'ttvuons than at any other period in our
, ? , .V the rcaslon that 'history.' It in one of the encouraging
rungs us together this evening; for w; signs of the times. . .. , ;
realize no ns.itter through what channels! .1 have not forgotten that there have
gifts and avors may reach us, that I 'been such men in our country as Amos
Thou :nt The ultimate source froni;ami Abbott Lawrence and Stephen
hich thev rf.me- so thnt while we v-"! Girard, and AstoT and Enoch Pra'tt and
press our thanks to the philanthropist ! lihijSSKSL?11? Corcoran and many
who his hir.ii.r.A t : other like-minded, but less well known.
X?-!i h( s ved upon this city so ; They were public benefactors. All honor
Ifajrnificer.t a
BS the S'n:rr
ift, we also thank Thee ;.to their memory. Nor have'l forgotten
bs the s,i:re(? from whom all benevolence that there are living today such men as
lind philanthropy ppring Give upon this : Kocktf eller and ' Carnegie, and certain
of our own State and city, of less means,
whose gifts for the public good we have
pood reason to be proud of, and grateful
ror. -
God forbad that I should utter a sylla
ble In disparagement of such benefac
tions but as a matter of fact we know
that in the. case of these muM-million-aii'es,-
whil their gifts and endowments
a latsolutsBlr large, they were rela
ys T VI . . . .
dux smaii rrac
to the donors.
of tthese oolossal
" i rortuaes was ti uroduct or oppressave
jvh'ch is to oo found in Thy; grcai rer-Jtrtariii an., combine or accumulated by
j.eople. wo piny, that high appreciation,
that so exeellent a gift should receive,
and may thnt appreciation be manifest
ed not only in words, but may it be
manifest in the d;ligent and proper "use
of this ae-moj-ial library. May it inspire
our people 1.. the highest degree ofjiter-
nry ana schoiaHtie excellence, and may
they desire Unowledee. and not osiy that i
tnowo ,!,,t ftrt the S'SZJS
au.- Biunying of booke, bnt tnnt; nigueui. Vethrtr or d.oc any
t.ao. .c.ie yi: j.iiee ana ruy
decision combine to better -qualify one
for- the trying duties of that difficult
position. -
So for years in this exacting capacity,
andin innumerable other ways were h- r
elf-sacrificing and efficient services of
incalculable value to the congregation
and chnrrh-Df her intelligent japprecia"
tion and life-long devotion.;.-
How gratefully and tenderly does their
memory linger with us today and will.
Xo'r were they confined to her own
church and people, but in every social'
function or publie gathering- for benevo
lent purposes they were as freely and
cheerfully given to the entire commu
nity. ; .. - ,
At noon oh Wednesday, December 5th,
1894. she stood again before the altar of
Christ church to take her part .in the
most interesting and memorable: service
of her well-ordered, life; for it was then
and there in the presence of a full con
gregation of admiring fri?nds whose
faces reflected the h&Ppine8 ot the oc
casion, that she plighted ' her troth in
Holy matrimony to that highly . favored
Christian gentleman who was hence
forth to be the sharer of her every joy
and sorrow. That , the married life of
two such eonscenial Jujidred souls whose
hearts beat, as one. ronld prove an ideal
one, was to have been confidently antic
ipated; and that such was the fact was
abundantly apparent to all. But alas'
how short-lived are thebriahtest world
ly, prospects, and the fond hopes of a
long continuance of our purest joys and
highest ; earthly happiness. At five
o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, Mav
5th, 1896, exactly seventeen mouths af
ter her happy marriage, the earthKi.
.xrnacle-of .th sainted soul was Lr-m -if
rhi-5at- pbnreh for tto h:. ,u&it
,v v o UUUtll.
Never, 1 thought, did our beautiful
Dunal service sbj to speak wjth
try, have been classified and arranged
by an accomplished and expert librarian
at the cost of a long journeyand seTeral
months of diligent labor, supplemented
by local assistance, and, according to a
system which for convenience and per
fection is to your speaker at least , a. rev
elation. The library has been duly char
tered, exempted from taxation, and is
entirely -free from debt.'
It has not been endowed, no doubt,
only because its founder's exchequer was
unequal to his. generosity. This free
gift to the city of Raleigh is vested in a
board of fifteen trustees all of : whom
serve without compensation. Their offi
cers are a president, vice president, sec
retary and treasurer. They have elected
from their own number an executive
committee, a committee on books and
a committee on administration to whom
with the librarian the practical manage
ment of the library is largely commit
ted. A set of by-laws has been adoptf d
and is now, I believe, in process of print
ing for the" information of the public."
The board of trustees has been chosen
from representatives of different reli
gious bodies, and they desire to empha
size the fact that the Olivia Raney li
brary is absolutely non-sectarian, non
partisan and without social distinctions
among our own race. . '
A librarian has been selected.. whosn
devotion to the memory of her departed
friend and companion (who was to, her
as a sister; will make her duties a labor
of love; and whose well known affabili
ty and kindness of heart will secure for
all who come here a cordial Welcome anl
courteous attention'. . .. .
4 On its letter headings are the. wo U
free and ... circulating," - and so i. .s
meant to make it. It belongs to the pub
he and its, trustees as such, are only the
tiVantjfcthe: public. The public hare
access to its privileges ;of their own
right and not by anybody's permission.
The poorest child in the community may
here participate in all the privileges
and advantages of the richest in having
access . to .the latest works on all sub
jectsfor this culture and betterment or
even, for his diversion. One 'only., condi
tion is imposed on all alike, and that is
that they" shall conform to the -simple
rules common to a IF libraries and nec
essary for the preservation of the boo'ts
and the comfort and 'quiet of thosa who
use themi . .. .
! It has- been , ascertained that the nec
essary expenses for keeping the library
ppen, including such items as' the -small
salary of the. librarian ar.d of her as
sistant, the wages of a janitor and" the
cost; of insurance, fuel, lights, inciden
tals and especially the regular purchase
of new books in small installments
which is absolutely neceFsary if the li
brary is to be kept up to date are about
S20O a month. ' . ' .
In the absence of any endowment and
in the present state of affairs our, only
income to meet these necessary expenses
is derived from the rent of the two
choice and commodious rooms so favor
ably situated on the ground floor and
Salisbury street and at present occupied
as a drug store and music store respec
tively. Together they rent for $85 ; a
month. . '
. To this is to bedded the neeessaiily
variable income derived from ihe use of
this hall," which, while primarily de
signed,, by means of lectures, addrrssss,
etc., to further the educational -and lit
erary work of the library, may also,
when .not thus occupied, very prop?ny
be used for public entertainments of
proper character andfor innocent amus?
ments. There is also a desirable room
near those occupied by the librarian pnd
at present vacant which ought to brin?
in a small rental.
Perhaps it is safe to count on $35 a
month additional as the average rent to
be derived from these sources the lib
rary hall, this now vacant room and the
trustees' room, when not in use by them.
This amount added to the $65 already
assured would make $100 as the sum to
tal of our monthly income, and would
leave $100 a month yet to be provided
for. The bare statement of these facts;
I believe to be all that is necessary Jto
insure the making of such provision. ;
Then why should we not still farther
aid this good work by voluntary contri
butions of valuable books? Not such .as
jre obsolete as to their subject matter or
worthless as to the condition from Wear
and tear, but, works of standard authori
ty or , of acknowledged interest and
value,fand in good ; condition. I appre-.
hend that in inost private libraries there
are tluplicate'copies of goo 1 books of uo
special valne there, and yet such as
might do 'good service here. Bui above
all, 1 venture to think may we promote
the good work of the library-just being
inaugurated by doiiifj all we can to' in
duce the public and especially the youn?
to participate in its privileges and oar
take of its benefits. -
Next to the free public school as a
factor in the education and enlighten
ment of the young, stands the free pub
lic library, whose highest an,d best influ
ences may be summed up in the mi ile
word culture. -
, Many of our young men who are .seen
to take our places in the. world aud who
are temporarily sojourning in our raid -t
are removed from home rest raintsS; n 1
privileges an'd joys of the home tiici.1.
The publie library with its f re. reading
room may be made a powerful agent
for counteracting the attractions of ques
tionable resorts and. associates, and the
youhg men may be led by our infiu nc 1
and example to find in reading and in
intellecual pursuits and literary culture
far higher and only wholesome eny
ment. "There is nothing," says a late hn
thovity now living, "there is nothing ex
cept human love from which; you: ,-a a
derive greater happiness 'than the love
of reading. Books prove companions in
sorrow and solitude. They assuage ih
pangs of physical pain. They enable yon
to commune with all the master minds
3- by-gode ages.' The light o? fntilect
flashes across the printed "page. The re
corded thoughts of literature live on for
ever. Books are the 'legacies of genius.
We are all heirs to the magic realm of
fancy, the ( republic of letters, the glori
ous domain of immortal thought. The
pyramids of Nabia and Egypt, the pal
aces and sculptured slabs of (Nine
veh, the cyclopean wa.ls of "Italy and
Greece, the temples of India roue have
escaped the ravage of time. The beauti
ful statues of antiquity the Venus ot
Mejos, the sculptures of the Parthe
nonwill sooner or later vanish from
the face of the earth. But the poetry -cf
Homer, Dante and Shakespeare, tthn
philosophy of Plato and Arist tle, the
wisdom of Solomon and Socrates, the
eloquence of Demosthenes, and Cicero
will 4 last as long as Earth itself. The
material creations of art crumble ti
dust ; soul-stirring thoughts, " the crea
tions of (intellect, alone -survive." f
(Continued from Second ' Page.)
"To be without books'; exclaims Rus-
kin, 'is the abyss of penury; don't en
dure it." Books that, we own after a
while become actual companions. "Ha
that loveth a book," sas Isaac Barrow,
''will never want , a f aithiul friend, a
wholesome counsellor, a cheerful com
panion or effectual comforter. ', By
study; by reading, by thinking, one may
innocently " divert and ! pleasantly enter
tain' himself, as in all weathers so in all
fortune." "- ' .
'" One other .suggestion, my friends, and
I am" done. 'Our chairman, Mr. Battle,
will invite' you at the close of the-e ex
ercises to go on a tour of inspect itn ef
your property. As you go from room to
room and from place to, place. I believe
you will be struck with, the conveni.n'e
and comfort of its general arrangement
and with the completeness and elegance
of its every detail. But as you stand in
the library proper, immediately bar.eath
this hall, and look upon the portrait of
that noble Christian woman wbos3
blessed- memory and name are India olu
bly linked with . this worn, as it hangs
there as it were in silent benedic'ien. I
believe you will agree with me in the
reflection that there seems , to b2 cae
thing and only one , thing want'ng.
There should -be hanging there a.'so a
companion portrait, executed , by fome
I competent artist in - durable oil' and
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
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