Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-17

do congratulate you my friends upon the
splendid prospect and hope TO witness in the
future your final accomplishment come
to thank you and shall earnestly watch you
and trust will have an opportunity to form
your acquaintance. | assure you no frlend
will have warmer fesiing than the humble
gentleman who nov addresses you-Cheers.
When Mr. Carlisle had finished hisspeech the
president said ne deemed it unnecessary and
almost verying upon forlnality to introiuce &c
the assembly Col. Il. ". Lewis. The appear
ance Of the speaker was greeted with chee'
and VIXEN it had suaSide4 he spoke as follows
Nj President. Ladies and Gentlemen:
F; There vas time. when, in this place, al
was chaos and darkness. Around and be
meath, confused and shapeless, lay morgan
| lied masses OF matter, Untananted by any
! thing OF hfe, and over all was spread forever
| the black mantle os midnight, unprecedented
by single star. Ages upon ages rolled away
and wrought no change. AT last, and SUD
denly, there came voice that thunderec
| through the universe, and reverberatesi along
the wild and murky desolaton from chaos tt
chaos, '.let there be light; and there wa
light" It glittered from the rocky heights
| it flashed upon the waters; it sparkied IN thf
rolling mist; and all was bathed in mellow
gladstone, glorious light! ''And God saw tbs
| light, that it was good" The first work OF
! the first day OF creation was worthy OF ere
atoms God.
I Afterwards was formed the armament, tbs
vegetable world, the sun, moon and stars
! fishes and fowls, the animal kingdom, and
lastly, man.
| And man was placed upon the earth, and
the earths motion SO established THAI nall
| his life should be in sunshine, half i'll dark
ness; half in daylight, half in night. Pre-
| L. ,oJ y, 6 RIO
gled for ages through light and shadow,
! lnrougn s.nIies ana tears, with rejoicing and
| with weeping, with giadness and sorrow foul
thousand years, until God sent the sun o.
righteousness" to light the world henceforth
| The Light OF the world was hung in mid
heaven SO that every earth wanderer might
! look and live forever
! Notwithstanding the ease with which
through Gods mercy and love, every soul by
a simple look Of faith may partake of eterna
! life and light, millions there are who persiS!
| in walking in shadows and darkness. They
look not up to see the heavenSbOrn light. THEN
| eyes are fixed upon the ground, and they sadly
grope through the wilderness, until the cease
| less round of years brings them at last to reS
| in the dark and narrow house of clay. Like
ships that sail on stormy seas, with stone
| blind pilots at the helm, they dash to piece:
! OH the rocks beneath the Hastings OF the bea
con light.
| O! ioI O power that would enter the soul:
! of the parishng masses of humanity; tina
would cast from their eyes the binding
scales end turn them toward the heavenly
| light!
| Today we lay the corner stone of an insti
tuition reared by mar to aid his brother man
! Here in feeble imitation Of our Divine Mas
ter, we have said, set there be light" Here
we light our Pickering lamp whose rays shall
glimmer down the corridors OF time till mir
| rored back from the Golden Gate Here VT
establish a power that shall be exerteC
| for the enlightenment and happiness OF man
kind-whose influence shall be felt for good
when these solid foundation rocks shall have
crumbled into dust.
| ms ,i,,,i,u.lun is founded with the ex
press purpose of contributing its share t.
hasten that glad millennial day when every
man shall love his brother man; when every
soul shall praise and honor God. Slowly
but surely that day is coming. For 81,
thousand years the human race, throug h al
the meanderings of their tortuous course
seem ever to have been drawing nearer this
glorious consumation
"Alas! You winding stream that gspes it,
Thro"~l, mist and, shadow, doubling OF
At 80 will ind by tho une-risg law
| OF nature, what il sesks. Oh! seal ef Aaa!
Cropping through miss and shadow, AMI 70
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Back on taysclf, are, too, thy devious way.
Subject 10 law! And whsn tAou soonest n
The farshers.t frsn tsy goal, art thou ssil
| drawing
Nearer and nca-sr to it, till At leuxht
Thou Hn lost, like tho river, what tacr
seekest!'
Should these walls be found standings whes
Christ shall come TO earth again, upon every
stone and every brick, from turret TO fonnd
| otion, may there be inscribed IN letters O
light the names OF souls enlightened and 70
| deemed through the lnstrunentaii5J
OF instruction here impaired.
| Then may each contributor to this granc
enterprise look with pride upon the gl!tterin.
stone his contribution helped to place within
this structure. More precious then to th'
donor viii be single brick OF this edific7
thus jeweled with golden letters, than vii! bt
tn, nusty title deeds of city los, or tn:
Wondering records OF bank account
long dissipated by the winds Of thine.
IN one OF IAe pubic squares o; Cincinnati
va, q sA.l so,ss years ego, Aroagh n,
mug ts~A OF one Of A,r Pabic spirited citi
80 1icsnt fsuAaan. Adorned viii
stabAA1 old other demonstrations
fashioned with the most artist.
skill tsat money cocid esmInsnd
i: pours forth from . hundred jss the spark
Inan and rsass 4 thing Of Sseasy and I
10y forever IL de 0sas Pro5aa,o fountain
BIZ. hers so1,oy ~ sstsblisA fountain
~he.o swsss vasan aaall hew ont 10 ALA
the thirst Of yearaing humanity throughou
ali lands whis time endures. Here to-day
wo striks with our trowel upon this corne
stone of IN edifce from which shall gusi
forth, as from the rock IL HOreb under tn
shifting OF Moses rod, 3 silver stream TIA
shall make glak forever tho thirstioS sous c
men [Cheersl
4 With It'll and tr.s. that tho power wnicl
has inspired tho founding OF IniS acaiem'
will provide means for its successful cotnple
ton and maintenance aid guido with wL'dor
all It's officers ana teachers ns now pre-
coed TO lay tho corner stone.
The stone was Shen lowered by Col. Levi
to its proper position l. consainel a cavit
in which was placed small tin box contain
ing the following:
1. Bible
=. City directory
3. Subscription notec.
f. A Eickle
). Copy of city papers.
q. Copy of New YORK Evangelist
:. Copy OF ST Louis Evangelist ard Pro-
byteriaD.
g. Copy OF tine Interior.
g. An invitation card.
A BIErHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Years ago, in a happy home on a quie
street, in the pretty little cisy OF Saverne. o
the eastern bsrders OF sunny France, ther
was great JOY. Again, lest night q beaut
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