, 1881-03-27

T wOlld ike TO see. pit. Ill St}ulC
nilcenr temple, ail tho great actions of all the
times past gathered together. and every man as y,
contributor. AMI going down through the times to
coule with the roaring ortFodc nnd throbblng or
machinery, with the triumphant song Of cult
ured men and women. with tho banner OF trade
naae iessd oy 5e dss nen Of
will settte The pride OF Chicago q demnnds It.
The honor or the city cxucts it. W. az kn9w
tnaugurated. every one bids prosperity and Sod
speed. "
DIR, LORlAlEE.
|. The Rev. Dr.. Lorlmer, the next speaker,
addressed the audience as follows:
|: Mn. oHA1RMAN:; When the fury Of IRE desc. $50.
la1ed the fair City Of Chicago, was resident
he od Pastan CITY Of 4ndt sos{9n 1ng a
ssas wsse hsa Ct 'ps as:
e se Sgops Sot
and rugged old Boston's coast may be. ene mas
tender heart in bcr breast for ait peop!o wao , aee
while We were seeking to do our best TO ald you
ia your terrible calamity that our r. - sos-
was nssd wn
i courage, wt,cn you determined to 20 forward
A'a haiS a little e4pectatou in those days Of ever
living horo among you, but I am one OF ths q
great city and it affords me great pleasure 10 oe
present tn!s evening At 5oortT TVS
| In building not the memorial chicago, tos tna'
is in other hands but 70 pledge you .ay eoopcrad 1d
fnturs f 1nsi ntellectua and moral Chicago, which
believe, with Mr Ssorrs; ,.st s1ali and pe bsst sst
1ns as %Ssa taey sai
Ep SseEs 'bs s 5ess aesse + 'he
allegorlcal. 1t presents TO the beho,des .1;s
an old Roman temple: and in ,ro1'ss 1n.s
ts%p's csp6,,sus tie lad is heldis goblet of
! wine to the lips of one Of the olu gods; apa nc
| around the room there are stern images OF 1no
men of former times. when tn Oc Il Rnnan was
TO he king: and retreattng from ont the 1J01,a 13oM
few Individual: With downcast 100 LOOKS; Iescy sv1dea
| riot and corruption apparent: Inc inte!!eceunnt
! lifc OF Rome was gong out Her moral streogtn
worth Counting OF enumorutlns. And. as t,a has
| been snid tonight by several OF these gent4e-
mem ctys gn.ndenr ana a. eltss tife
Citizens i Of Chicago 10 *or1 together tor he Pus.
sueS sid record as as TINT Which the painter has
nut upon the canvas shall be made OF US
BY our posterity: lnte,leetua, or IRE, r. "4, that
! build up cities cnn: have no doubt, 90 lor-
warded iargely by the enterprise which you con-
/ do desire to see built in this city such build
ing as has been descrihca. with books, With ga
efies, with all the necessary arrangemfn.s ~ ,pt i1t
sonal culture; and believe, moreover. that
ibis good City OF Chicago ought to DO the bright
the xrandest aa sssanEess aS e1s odon od i6
tits public building that you contemplate Eear-
ing, there should be university whose name
whose halls would be diploma to the highest
circles Of anywhesed sed alIy
eleep not hs Self bry ana shs M gallery S
thoughts saa asoSTq aad vii do IS 50 very bEeay The IN
| from the materialfstc tendency Of our tiueS.
| This tendency Is not alone felt here. 1t Is felt
above it requires the facilities that yon are pro-
delivering Of ourselves from materiaitstlc tend.
oas m sad. Of tho eli citisons ot CsicaFo, but the
e enyVW Ct s SdsSas 1
capital and l2bos and hat u .r ee o,Ss9 I've
ao.day. o day % Bar xhet' capital steps forward With It's
hundreds 81 thousands and t1so,,s,y says th,s TO
ls @epey ''9oF'ns@ao 70 asoas good: for yoaS e|s
vii! sss efsF t. , s6s Sa5f5s T. ,sss
T together in true brotherhood than they would
under other circumstances. fAppa,1sc] ]uo.. J.,
! do feel an Intense and an abiding interest ~
the iaboring men-in the poorera!usses OF a great
t; bester now. @ and don't suppose ever shall DC,
and toll TO obtain a few dollars wnerewith "a to
provide food, not merely for the body
eao to5 for tSe S1an food tor
thoueht: that might be lifted up, out of the @
surroundings to which seemed e J. bound una,an1 enc
with the millions, and had rather err with
them than be right with those who have every
snE dnn at thd ,nsf 5sRpsS' uay ea
SO ask that we shall. IN making these arranke-
ments and providing this building, eeep ,t me ne
| unity all classes, to bring into harmony nll
orders and ranks OF society, and to place upon a
Stt Wiz bis hands and sns man who works with his
am familiar with many monnmenfs' NJ
Chairman. have traversed the Old World time
after tune. I have looked ou the glosles OF the
Alhau1brn. l have visited the palaces nm md
studied stud ID them, e and hnve nude friends Of
them. hut IN all my travels ! have have
nevor found one monument yet reared t" eaa5! ar.
surrender poor refugee that had sought pro1eo-
eSant ~ns doomcd esn r0a e. sho stak
when she was going forward to ,o.isss her
she +a sat men and 70 e Tosa fa9
CHARITY, and willingly surrender up my life;"
+ fAppause1 No monument ttat can recall IN
obelisk, not slnvle building or gatlerg-ls con.
sccruted tn the conmemorarion Of charity.
seen ssa e. tat cur h % eA
piause] We will rear II, we will endow II we
will place In 1t works Of art, books every thing
|: that can enrich the human mind, and when the
coming generations shall visit the spacious and
magnificent edace, and shall inquire to What was
!. plain to them: "Tnis building was reared by
thnnkful honrts. by loving arms. throughout q
prostrate city who responded with their thank-
fulness and gratitude to worldwide gener-
osity. This building WIS reared to, and fur
ever is to be, consccrated to, charity
came from Heaven and spoke through human
lips In GaliIee. and which burst forth III the glo-
| r:uus consummation in 1871. when men sent OF
their abundance 10 sucoor the poor and needy.
| lApplause.]
e. G. MASON.
Mr. E. G. Mason then spoke as follows:
Mr.. CaA1RMAS: It is we'll that the people OF
| Chicago assemble Tonight to carry into effect
| the purpose which Is III all Shetr nenrt5. Less
thun ten years Axo o1r city vanished IN a storm
Of ure; bur, while the skies were still! rcd: there
came to its stricken people from the whole wide
world the boundlcss aid, the priceless sympathy,
which alone, rendered ta1e calamity eudurabe-
And now that its scars are well nigh
elaced: now that our city has been builded
again. and more beautiful snan before; now that
| rroADprffy has returned. VIC all Of US feel thar