, 1869-07-19
TIE PEABODY INSTITUTE At
DAHVERB. MASS.
4 he Itedlcnl Ion. . ddrcsa OF 1F. Pea.
bodys-AnoehC satft Of 100000
krum fhs NaAten I{srnL. Ltl{N II

b0uyssAh@enEf AasEa III NAotODuA
Fr"m tn Hosfon H<rald, J"iyl
Tho buit,nH recently nomp,eset, tur ,an 5rAho!'y
lrstitutr ii f'an1err w dedicated ye.lcr1ay y
appropriate t1rrctsea, tho oScsslon being u,Ado
more Interesting from tho rrcschcc 81 ucpfEo
lesbcoy ~ nnnssnt , tonnasr ,,s n snS o.n H.
hr. I'cat,od1. nh,ch Nss opened IL ls5+- aasiannl
E'tu fur The me u tat rcop1o of lan!o1k Il .ss
cj.l1cDs rrs!titng Ia what vaa ouou Nortt 1,anrars
c6ni nut readily ami !honase,vea q u psttsexns
Turing .,t III iesxsy a. Il, ,S ~, eSant,, u
itshhpht 6f hfsnrh lIlIrhFJ In tlahfces, !oe tho
uso Of the t'eorle IN that tonn, who wete a'lorcd
1 Il ,s rsF s TIL :S
Hhrafy lIud, Tho iniosnst u he asod ior thu II.
cseatc d! the t!hssry, saa u sstss rested stts
wa iaereasrl ,,ltI. in a.dltlln 10 thc.a gillt,
Nj tcaiotiJ puFehaAcd stni eAso ,hoa ruluinia H
chottc standard Hafkh In March. iHaT. by Il yt'ss
Al Traiaiy I:ars, was conveyed to ihn Tflktca. ii
lhu ,hrasyt htt 3ca7 MO aan wa1k " rssst'hs w
tho hn'Illng MA cn'alcncrd, ~ library inrn.a;
Tie grounds .a.o ,'ecn han,Ituniriy !4'a out.
a tans i u oease 1s nax 1a ~ 81 q
ninriy .ons b, diiy-tw Iest aul eontalns lIo!a.
Tor pso petnoas which nny bo conzlderahly H.
lus sos ,ei sn.sss; m n.ted sor sse aoszs,. ,axsi
eighty feet Ii height runsup from the north cor.
Eer. end irou The hall four dlRhts Of aia!Fa give
building Ii Handsomely 1n!hhnd. and ls lighted by
T. The svennS full ienzs RS.t;, OF H.
hangs Upon the wail bsek Of It's Platform A''
Tbs exercises yesterday took place III the
Institute Hall. eamncnclax 1t O'Clock, .rss.
hali by ,hu nanycss land. Tae ' e3erc,scs n M
| were introduced by tho singing Of an anthem
h9 chols nnder ne ailcetion 81 Deacon J. =.
ue tsoTea :, aaoiasF ssas aafs.
Preston, mesnt'sr Of tho Aoasd Of Trustees, ID
ths nhsenco Of the President, tuado gcnerM
er tas ERECTION Il iae n4itdlps. s I further M ssaioa
That great dLaprontmcnt bud ooc1 exasne1cad
% ACCOUNT Of ths sudden tlness of Rev. p. nfa-
dtcAA On tho occasion.
In the emergency Rev. ]. Flcteact, Principal at
noi,cc 10 supply Tho pl.co- Of Dr. Nra1aaa NJ.
Fletcher Nas i1troduced and addressed the audi
cnee at considerable length
An original ode H12 sung. when Mr. Peabody
! addressed the audience Is foIloNR;
| ADDHKss or N1- AxADopr-
a. a"a rss st,ssa. = t. r. 7tsa ss,u n eanstrs aas
shall addresa but a tax wotd2 % Sou, and
| fear thai III those tcw Won1s snA1i r1qutro your
1 indulgence in my weak 5tatc. l an Alrc eYefy
| one present viii hare the nyeiicst sympathy With
d.. Rtaman, who Is not present with n to-day, ~
seo s ea e
| the presence Of Dr. Fletcher. VINO haA 50 nhsy
supplied his place. For his very kind renen-
| brance and cncomtums towards myself can give
htu my til4nka. out cannot anAwee hla words; :;
and Ii would not oe proper LOT me- 10 do So. A.
BE- has spoken Of history, beg. 70 refer you 10
In the institutions Of this Kind, where limited
| capital haa been siren. too much money Is often
spent in the erecIlun Of buildings and too ns1e tor
present instance, must say, from my observa~
t!ona and what hare known on the subject the
architect, huiidsng committee and Ail tuose con-
thca - nm
bui!alu2, hhSe a!5ehatxe1 tael! Aeuss with gzeaz
taste apa aood Judgment, and have nothing 70
IwAs taiking few days since with my worthy
| friend, Frknc,A Peabody, tue Treasurer OF tne
hoard oi Tlusieet, and my object WIS to ind out
tufure ;a Sants 4 msht ' te. u Ii T iniormed' ned nc nc
that fhe building fund amounted to s2a-
ana ;ue ISaa1y f9nd 9na o y ssq As
wouIh make tue society rteh and that II would be
MI that would be required sor generations to
or two generations, aud the Income OF the money
| which was funded would he devoted to books.
lectures and other purposes customary Ia !nss!tu.
t1un1 Of tbs RlnL had calculated to make 1t o
ct Institution, aud tn.teA1 Of " g0, bh3lt Ia .
| few weeks transmit to this Treasurer ea3,0lo
E3ofe tereat ul,plsuse, which With the amount
| that IT'S good effects wilt show f.seli among NJ!
classes for generations % come, and exert oil the
tutss good society In all paris OF the world.
hive gut gent,cman or two in my eye who
| may not agree With HE In what I aU about 10 say,
but they Nl do rie tho Justice tn believe thAt shu
remark sprnga from NY hear aud Il not intmteA
70 any human being. very old writer nas asted
"Whats in q name! A rose By Hny other namn
1 would AneIl a. sweet" I dlnrr With the writer,
ns popular n his works have been and Arc.
never ears, l never Gao. ooltterato the feeling
Which has existed tn my hearl for all tine that
| my birthplace Ia ultimately associated with the
4 town Of Danvcrn and glad that 10 saying 70 It
[ does not give offence. IA prominent gentleman
1 from tho town or Peabody having nodded Assent.
| Laughter nfd appIausc1 .
! Ny fr1cuha. NJ my advanced aNe md ln0rnt-
collectively, bnt he aPsnrcd that your town wilt
| ever bc aAsociascd II ms mind. Al your speaker
| las fail thAt hAve been Z source OF pleasure
and gzrat ndvantage to H. It'd you al a most
! nnrcttonntc farewell
MIR l'cAbody nppcared 1ulte feeble, aod spoke
| with SONG difficulty aud trembling fto waa nc
companIcd by MIS-, Russell, Lila atatet, uad other
rrlatlvcs. The house WIS very Iull un tho occa-
| tton. md tie people fingered Aftcs The services
| were concluded 10 SEQ him awhile longer and
| Nttcn to The mus,o Of the banu.