Telegram-herald., 1890-10-16

snd from tne references brsFy OF Ne
ether sl1e. tBr09gl tne shlte Eisss sla-
toHs. The eject GD0n tie lul4gioa-
tloa of the puzzle II tnls opsa slss Il
toe library = incaleu abe. II . al
education 4nd sElm0las Aad = shet-
ting Of 4 lawful PRIDE
The genera architectural fern or TIE
bul ding expresses lts character. Tie
high Nlad0ss Ia the rear Wig suggsst
th2s "a use can 0oiy b. Tor books. TIE
style, American k0mAnesque, = pecu-
Lar a. tas eoaatFy's puOisc builai ngs.
and as Lhis style lies ia tbis oulld.nx Il
represents Tue spirlt Of tie progress ~
the sge. shch i utility. Hence. utility
has here b~en the hFst cous deratiou.
1h.s = seen, for instance, "a IL flre-
proof character. ss IN the marble
hoor and stone cDihmns and
nTe places. Attention VAS then directed
- tie arrangement OF The glass "a tie
b0li1ing white glass where light Sss
the chief consideration, ami stained
gisss L beauty would n0t lnterfere ~itn
the uLiIltles. The building Itself ex-
presses the character OF hiln 10 whom
il owes lts existence. The granite walls
show that here 81 least = one man
Who has faith IN Aaskeg0n and ~ per-
manence.
Inc address Of Architect Patten Was
heard with interest throughout After
a solo. by Mrs De Shelley, the speaker
Of the day VAS introduced. Hon. Tnos.
| NJ. "a liner, OF Detroit. lie said;
Il doubt whether another invitation
/ than this would have drawn me 50 Tar
away from IN lines OF a tolerably busy
/ hfe. But | know that when pretty
/ good tang mas been do1e, when the
I henefactor has been prompted to leave
/ his mOney-makiug 10 dispense that
money, Il IS time for all u come IN and
show their appreciation OF the
/ iirst thing OF the kind
I IN the history OF Michigan.
/ This thing Is the largest and the best,
because IL : unprecedented IN the State.
I Ii has been dO4e by man who knows
now 10 make money, and what use 10
! make Ot Il. 1t had hal 10 walk from
my home mere, ten miles a day, l
should have been here, because | re-
gard TINS tie beg inning Of new era.
IL has set al the people thinking every
/ where else rs well as mere.
Il am delighted at the character OF
this structure. They have an idea IN
! Europe that there j. no culture III the
West, bat there are no finer buildings
. anywhere tnan M Chicago. THIS buud-
log we are now dedicatlng Is the most
fitting one l nave seen anywhere III my
travels. | was once asked 10 a. scribe
the Cologne Cathedral. like to have
tainted. 1ne tHO airy towers that
looked ike arrangements OF Ice cream
anu confectionery are indescrlblble. IL
IS so with this library. am
more delighted than l am
able TO express at the aesthetic charac-
Ser OF that structure. | read strong
lessons IN II. The first q uestlon or the
business man II, what per cent. VIII II
pay? The parable OF the talents i:
mans obligation to his Maker and &c
himself. Allmen are trustees-the rlcn
aud the poor alike. The good order OF
society, the proper selection OF pnblt
officials, the right ira ming OF children
and thousands of like duties, all de-
vClve upon the poor, and their trustee
ship IS no less solemn responsibility
than that which devolves upon the rich
Why IL is that one fails and another
succeeds, has never been told and prob
ably never will be. The invisible force:
are the potent ones. In most cases, the
qualities OF the pOssesSor OF wealth arr
great cons derations, such as good ludg
ment, patient waiting, sOorlety, and the
like; but it IL strange that, even lnthese
the accidental DETECTION of half de
gree NAV alter the result. An accident
NAV have made one Of our proud men
of success an OYSTER, and an oyster tn,
man OF success"
The orator then went on To demon
strate from history that the best policy
by far is not to wait for death to bring
men to almost enforced benefactiOns
) but to perform such good things II
ones lifetime. The intelligent use o
money, he thought, should he one o
the chief parts of child's education.
The history of libraries. and thei
great usefulness TO mankind, wa
dwelt upon at much length. III
thought that education was the mos
important consideration before man
kind, and libraries are the chief instru
mentalities for the diffusion of educs
ton.
The observed OF all observers was ot
course Charles II. Hackley, and hi
! characteristic modesty OF demeano
was hls most conspicuous feature. II
is man OF very few words, and ]
/, wholly lacking IN OstentatIOn. In al
! complimentary aliusiOus to the fOunde
. of Hackley library, the speakers di'
played commendable good taste /
their delicate respect for his well know
senstlvcuess.
The reception given in the evening j
the library by the board of educatiO
/. was largely attended, and was fittIn
/ Il
intellectual history OF this city.
! Changed His Plea.