The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-22
Lawrence Univsrsiy-Layins Of the Corner


Tuesday last, at P. II.
A large number of persons had congre-
gated to witness the ceremony, many of
whom were persons of cultivated intellect
and warm friends Of education.
The clergy were represented by Rev.
DR.. RANKIN of New York, Rev. RICHARD
CoRDLEY, Rev. WM. BISHOP and Rev. |
WM. o. THOMAS, of Lawrence.
OF the bar, We noticed Hon RUSH Ell
MORE, Judge Of the Second Judicial Dis
trict, Douglas county; Hon. JOSIAH MIL
LER, Probate Judge; Gov. WILSON SHAN
NON, Gov. FREDERICK P. STANTON, GEO.
w. CoLLAMoRE, JAMES CHRISTIAN, JOHN
NJ. Coz, A. C. W. SArFoRD, SoLoN o.
THAoHER, ". d. BLAcKFoRD, EDWARD
CLARK. w. W. ANDREWS, L. s. SHAW, A.
P. WALKER aud W. H. PETRIKIN of Le-
compton, and W. McMATH of Wysndott.
Quite a number of physicians were
present, among whom were Drs. G. E.
MINER, L. C. ToLLEs, S. C. HARRINGTON
and A. c. FILLER.
The Press was represented by T. D.
THAcHER of the Republican, DR.. W. S.
BUSH of the Herald of Freedom, and s. w.
DRIees Of the Lecompton Democrat.
A very fair proportion of the assemblage
was composed of ladies, who would have
been present in larger numbers had the
weather been less chilling.
+ At P. NJ. the Masonic procession,
composed of members of the Grand Lodge
of Kansas, and of Lawrence Lodge, ar
rived at the site of the University on
Mount Dread. Mayor BLOOD, President
of the Board of Trustees of the Universi-
ty, presided during the performance
of the cere mony. After the singing of
Masonic Ode, the Throne of Grace was
addressed by Rev. WIN. BISHOP of Law
renee.
R. R. RERs. Esq, of Leavenworth,
Grand Mastel of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Kam'ss, proceeded to an an
nouncement of the articles deposited in
the cornerstone, and completion of the
ceremony according to the Masonic form.
He deposited in the box, with appropriate
remarks. copies of the Bible, of the Con-
fession of Faith of the Presbyterian
Church, of the Charter of the city of Law
renee, of the Charter of Lawrence Uni
versity, of the various Constitutions of
Kansas, and of issues of papers published
in Lawrence in 1859.
The stone was then lowered to its place.
After singing another ode, the Grand
Master tested the work, pronounced it
well done, and poured in succession upon
its surface, corn as an emblem of plenty,
wine as an emblem of nourishm ent, and
oil as an emblem of joy.
After the conclusion of the ceremonies,
brief addresses were made by Rev. Mr..
Bishop. Hon. F. P. Stanton and S. O.
Thacher, Esq.
Mr.. Bishop remarked that when we
looked at the history of our race, We found
that CO. existent with the progress of ed
ucation and religion was the progress of
civilization. Education had been the
foundation Of every moral revolution that
had taken place, as Greek, Roman and
modern history amply proved. Hence, it
was proper that We in Kansas should not
be behind others, but lay deep and broad
the foundations of literature and educs-
ton.
One popularity of Lawrence University
is that females are to enjoy all the immu-
mites and privileges of the Institution
They have been ignored in past history,
in all the privileges of society. They
have not beeu taught in the domain of
science and could not attain their proper
position. This Institution is based Oh
the principle thu males and females are
equally entitled to the culture of their in
teliectual and moral nature.
He referred to the educational achieve
ments of the Puritans and Scotch Pres
byterians, as sufficient guaranty that the
Presbyterian Church, which had SO large
an interest in the foundation Of this COL
lege, would not relax its efforts tin it was
amply endowed, and became to Kansas
what Yale and Harvard are to New Eng
land.
Hon. F. P. Stanton then addressed the
audience in an impromptu address which,
for purity and depth of thought, and ele-
gance of diction, is rarely e1celled. He
remarked that no more interesting cere-
mony was ever performed, among any
people, than that which had been wit
messed to-day-the laying of the corner
stone of an Institution of Learning, for
the purpose of contributing to the educa-
ton of the generation that is to come af-
ter US. Education unlimited, the educa-
ton of every individual, is the very cor
ner- stone of free institutions, by which ra-
tional liberty can anywhere be main
tanned. As the foundation of free gov
! ernment were about being laid in Kansas,
it was proper, at the same time, to begin
the erection of educational institutions,
SO necessary for the preservation of that
liberty for which her people had struggled.
1t was essential, for this purpose, that
knowledge should be difrused among all.
Through knowledge of the laws and
principles of physical creation, man was
elevated to knowledge of the higher
principles Of his Intellectual and moral
nature. A correct system Of education
required not only the cultivation of the
physical man, bat the expansion and en-