New-York tribune., 1877-12-24
TIE EXERCISES.

The onaning exercises ut the Museum oi Natulai
Hisio1y attracted to the spaciousuldng at tghih'e'
and Seventy sevcns very large asscmoaGe OF l"ii''
and geatleGea Al 1880 ocl,c the Museum was opened
for the private inspection Of President Hayes who WIN
several other gentlemen, conducted through tue
building Ivy Robert L. Stuart, president Oh the husen'
Before $50 o'clock. the hour appointed for the eAef
cises 10 begin. than l,OOO persons hau
gathered in the main hail oa the second noof'
The managers committed the great mistake OF in't
iue double the number OF guests they could accom-
uodate The result WAS that the speakers were
not heard by "a fourth OF those present ana
great number Of elderly persons, WHO had Deeh
invited to witness the opening ceremonies were
LETT to wander through the lower halls "lHou'
be;no le o ge. even in sight of tho speakers stand
Uuon the platform. which was GIaF,d wh h's'' were
teatcd tie invited pues. In tie centre Of The group
ras President Hayes ANA beside HIM stt RjOer l. 7u
art. There also the platform the Rev Dr. WI
Lam Adams Abram 5. Hewitt Joseph u. Chdate, PieS-
dent Porter OF Yale Coil"se: President EHci' 81 ii-
ward President webb, ~ the College Of the civ Sew"
York; Chancellor Crosby, OF tie jnversiy of the Chy
of New-Yorh President barnard, oi Columbia; Profess
ors James Hall and o. C. Marsh, and other persons oi
pror lincLcc nom NcW-York and other cities
The Rev. Dr. Adams began tho ceremonies with
prayer Mr. stuart president Of the Museui' III us
opening address described Gee origin of the movement
which led to establishment of the Museum d" the
plans and efforts when had resulted ia ~ completion
Pres dent Martin Of the Department o. Public Parks. IN
siort address con dtulaed sew York upon the treas
ures which were about +, be- opened TO her citizens
PRESIDENT ELloI's ADDRESS.
President J. lot. of Harvard College. spoke Oh what
natural science has done for manaInd. He said:
IN who.e honor are cc' porsouages Of the Nation
stte and city here sspbiedl Whose palace is tnis
What dyiu.tS j. worsipp,d ~ this riacc We are as
semb.ed here 90 own WIN Er.Lilme me h,itH'eh'
power oi natural science - iai,,s ann nam a. ~,
vOtarirs and 10 acd'ca'c iis tlI'hlu structure
service Ihy power 80 WhSn W n.iC ~ 3'i- a @ ,',.
a
alter generation 10 tine study Ol u5ttir; ana u- ''t
the soTC-nOu3c OF the elaborated .dltIh's NLltH %
Iuiril.cucr las rdTustra, ordered ana illuminated.
should bC thus Louuled! I'D the hlt hohc lS ili'
tome 'an but mention tHIct pregnant resume 'i ''
Ia the NJ Wact' h"tu.'i Htieico il,- l,
cl'iar hUd 81 human Ihi.H-' ne htdttih-' i, i'
Wud, winch, knowing ihat II cannot ".i"ln vi" 90 -
Inili. or cNtn 10 Lidci ht" 'H,H, - - go '
enthusiastically devoted 10 ihc pursuit o -ut4i iti' I "
ttu IS within It's grasp, having Eo flt. tLa itu O."
earn. przuE above all ihlEe ac'urhc' lhO", hH'sf
and caulor III research. proud aud happy not h H. own
sIt gc strength, but lu the m Eui ol iii host "I '
cent, whose past Cohfur-'' Htl' up .'lt "onul'' sun
huuocSJ ""r'tr Do iiH'.lu"i l1h '.''t, @ ",'''H |
four hundred years ,7 'inci h.l ~ I' ii''t .' %'
uaily come 10 hc me hihu oI t'"''5.'.' '
Wlni mot dlhlI'u py t.' 'ul'"''- tli
indeed. ID Aa5 come 20 DC tit O1i} hii"
az mind, except thc poetic. when c'nlAdLus
tHc RESPECT Of scholars, WhaisFer their department ul
learning IN every n-.d OF study, in history. pLilooey,
philosophy aad theology, - wei as in natural history
iJ .tin, IA is nov a. scientific spirit scientific
rthod which prevails The substitution 800 tle este 10
Oi reasonable ueu of tis r,ce iht, fHTricachn- ElHd
Tor the dp~Uuic, o.crIc'lug. closed lhih', NhtI
Sssuu MAJ ~ air 'F i'@s s7H l .'Sr ", .l.
b"uch,cut result of The stuiy ot natural history ana
physics. u = n achievement Nlhsi Las ma "A'i TO ao
Win tLc m"'rh lhct'S' oI %" Jus ii H'"'il '' ''5'
ilr ray individual, p.ltcai sid religious; % ls au
achievement tc highest promise for The iIiu.c ~ tLe
race.
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