The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-26

+'n the ia sne corner sdoue oi the
State Agricultural College was laid At
Lake City. business was suspended and
most OF the population assembled at the
site ai the college, where q square was
formed around the northeast corner IF the
building, and the stone placed in position,
superintendent RusseI Hons D. =.
Walker and Fl. A. L'Engie occupying
seats on the platform, the grand ON
Gers being IN position IN front of the stone.
Then began, saws the Lake City RI
porter. the impressive ceremony OF Law
ING the corner stone bv the Maso mic
ritual p. q. NJ w A. Mclean
acting As VI. W. '. NJ, f. 6. NJ f.
Wasgate A. NJ. W. D. G. NJ. {. ~
Finley. 5. W. ! W Funk, J. W.
After the ceremony A. j Russell. P q.
VI, and also President Of the College
board. was introduced and delivered IN
ms peculiar and inlmitablv happy style
one ot the finest and most appropriate
addresses We have ever listened To. Most
certainly TINS gentleman IS entitled to he
place gwen him a. the sIIver-toncued ora
,nr OF East Florida
MAJOR Rr SSH ADDREsS
N " I n Brttao.,.. L.niley lsud f,.nt,n.-a
The ceremonies which you havg Witnessed here
today arr no empty rituastIc display nut are OF
great practical and repiete with beautiful sym
Dolism As Free and Accepted Masons We design
hxsr 49,, nj
stautia building az Homes, OF public edifices and
business houses such lessons emincntiy Needed,
our country especially, amazingly rapc hAs
H-en tn" march ~ population. 40 extensively vide
our nafioual domain varied the circumstances
surrounding localities and 40 inviting al parte OF
our country. that mighty rush anG Al lmperu-
haste has been the rule rather nan painsAking
and care, in regard to substantial building Cisies
aud towns nave sprung W aimoet a. The bursting
mud OPENS INTO the tull blown flower upon the
mountain side or IN the beautiful meadow Indeed
IL o. tne Golden state away OF % the
Pacific slope whole states with governments Inc ali
the appllances necessary lite under our trer 'ov-
eminent raw IL nuen ess ,har nal u century
sprung into existence ,Ompi-t' Auc rounded Is I"
torn and appearance
To this state Of tnInge MAY attributed the
o. thaV substantially 40 characteristic o. the
old World and which gives u il suct grandeur Inc
connect - aged past with modern times 40 poeti
cally some Of nv hearers to-day may diheg VIII
tniS matter. and ASK where are sli our great
metropolitan cities with Their superb buildings aDC
grand dIspiaS Leg them 81 oack tor moment
upon me les 81 the public press ant reaG The eve
liz record ~ failing aud tumblinG buildings
and blocks which in the silent hours o. the auiei
nlght nave suddenly been converted into unseemy
nasse> Of debrIs. through wnicn anxious workers
DIG their way search o. che buried wounded anc
dead. Let them 70 10 That amazingly far "ity.
flower OF the great Northwest quickly grown.
,.hIcagO. and now from the forKe1 tOngii- o;
tame ascending from Lowry dairy tarm Il. in al it
and grandeur. ni-its into thin air anu
terrible heat lnC from these examples As--. witt
IL 4
work II the erection oi our buildings We. nv our
ceremonies here ID-Oav nave QeuOn=t aztec now
,arefu. should be nose wno propose u 'unst-uct
edifce IN the prepar3tiOn anc having down 81 tne
foundation II order THAI the wnoit sup-rstructure
ualiy carefully erected may safely refOst tnT0ug
tie ravages OF time thus NAV people Connect
their laai with ihei- future and NJ II ncuicate les
~ hOm" love anc natonal PRIDE anc patriot
isu.. IN one occasion when tnai grand Oid wa--lof
Marsha New mao -etu-ned u = Belle -anc" IRON
tne naiileneids ri foreign war, al oe-7lnlrc anC
-carreC Z "a ian, country ~OuaL d rs. WHO mac
listening witt bateC breath 1nC VIII ar 2dmlr1
:0n almost amounting a worship "a nls rcrountAl o.
lis conflicts. asked MN. saving Narecha tel III
makes patriotic " nAi - pa
.rIOtism = said the grand old mai-. AZ he straight
ened himself though To MAKE roSul to- tnr Ewei
n SOU which wa within him, Madame, 4 i. IN
love Of Que home, Old home II which The mar
inc h!r father anu Dis iIther father WA oorr ant
-earcC the granc Ole trees meath winch A. hac
played wnen chiiG. youth Anc under when ne LAC
tslenec 70 r@countaIs o. th- tamif Dls o. lASse
Madame, make country anC the Iovc oi nome anc
rountry max patriotism hoV lev n" me IL
stances that exist CON Oaratvel7 II our -re2f cour
~ from which such inspirations II those re erred
Ia the grand old French soldier - derived
'jnly few DAYS since Tn noble ladies who have 20
periodically undertaken to prese-v- anc perpetual
Inc nOme .! our own beloved anG universally re
vered WaShlugt on were calling AID stating tna
several Of the apa. -ments were rapidly going I" de
cav and unless renewed me whole fabr,c wouiG pas
away.
But II the iessou .auSu, IN 80 ceremony ie2ne ia
practice SUBSTANTIALLY 1T building its oeautl:u
symbolism Will teach still more important ana
Oeauli =! ies@one For teaches os TIA II oul dInr
10 our lie work. mora and mer.al Character
should ne sure and iav foundations true anc
-readtzsI. while tne superstructure should a.
carerllv planned put together atte1 yea
tae Developments are made II forndati' : o.
these should DC INTEGRITY. txednese OF rurp"-e anc
rectItude OF life. Rearing character easec upon
taest the nghes- dIItI and D-lvi ~ iron
a human standpoint Bcvonc this Masonry point.
It's greatest light, the eternal W ORD o. sod tor
Al. direction and InsJrlCtIoI4. and sue ne- owl
lnC career has clearly demonstrated thai tn
surest repose thar man communities Of men cal
;osslDiy IN God himself. Sne steadily
taught her neOphytes through me ages IL al me =.
ciseifudes Of life al jrs IT'S aO-rov- IL pros
perTtIee. Adversitier, Him and 10 cal
upon HIM ali trials lnc thus -eposIug. n2-
withStood tine ravaEes 81 time IN. dcvAstatl0nS o.
var, the ruthless naAd q nerc" nigOtrv and IL
consequent persecution, auc politi:a natr anc %
and 1av -everer and sve-y
where
come h vOu to-day. NY telto- -couulrvmeu, with
tneSF "%eonr, Qrst citiZSrH 4 epmulGD county
STATE and community anc wOuc seek 70 apply
them however humble YOU think sphere
lift. OF however grand YOU are whether YOU vii
~ mot, you are engaged II iaylne some klnC 81 /.
foundation Tor society for country, for State. anC
for the community II which you live Each OF vor.
arr either furnishing good and proper materiai or
else you supplying evil auC pernicIous Ingredi
mich. when admixed even with that which -
GOOD. will weaken and render unsafe the basis upon
which the Social and political fabric erected anc
be productive OF wrong and error, anC al their
Vulnerable train Let every man. every woman. Cit
zens Oi THE FAR and favored community aspire to
good citizenship. 10 nigh morals. strict integrity
refinement Of life. and \ will ltten.!
YOU. Even the institution OF learning whose wall
YOU commence mere to-day, will be the brighter A.
Ar intellectual luminary and become i c-ntrt from
which not only intellectually cultivated put 4
alghly mora aHd pure citizenship sn2i rddiaTe
wnole State, and it, reflex influence upon YOU AZ
vour crv shall be al the most ardent eonlG desire
And now To YOU. fellow counrrvmen Of Co
lumbia. extend ms congratulations upon vour
spirit nf enterprise which enabled YOU to lo,-at
tnir institution Of re 'rning IN COUNTY and
upon IL being al the land of the al vance
meni and progress you making, a. il il indeed
of the wonderful! exhibitions Of the recuperativ~
powers manifested ali over brtoved South
Doubtless viii pardon nae if | here indulge in
nv personal thought and delights regarding the
advancement and grand achievements Of my own
beloved South I love To contemplate her in the
presence Of her sons and great statesmen for a
period of thirty years they fought the ba; Of
stitufinual government in our national Legislative
! nails. love I'd contemplate her when. convinced
that the issue must be submitted 10 srverer anG
sharper arbitramcrt she gathered her sons from far
and near and ali she had of wealth and power and
laid them freely upon its altar. love TO contem-
plate her though in sorrow, with her robes bedrag
,h,. }uar s,f hum ne returned con.