St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-13

pie and the amelioration OF human sIf-
feriug as mark the closing wears OF the
century in which we live. Universities,
hospitals, aSyfumS, SanitariunS, homes.
built by private enterprise and support
ed by private benev0leuee. abound on
every hand.
More than 400 years after Gutten-
Derg'S death. there is erected here a
home for the superaniiuated disciples
OF the first printer, Ia L SENSE it is q
monument TO his memory and tribute
paid by benevolence to- his genius. I'm
tile care Tor his aged followers the nine
teeuth century h0nOrs him who. in a
benighted age. lifted the veil which
shut out the light of intelligence and
laid the foundation for the marvellous
enlightenment Of the present.
There must be in printers ink ali
Inspiration to generosity and even
prodigality. 50 few OF the craft ever be-
come rich. That fellowfeeIiug that
makes all the world akin grows ever i'll
the heart of the printer, opening his
purse to the needy and his soul tn the
suffering. His couch is freely shared
with homeless craftsman. his case is
at the service of the wanderer, and lbs
/ last ration is fairly divided with the one
who knows not where to get his daily
bread.
Nor is his bounty or his charity cir
cumseribed by guild lines. Who so
hospitable everywhere as printer?
Who So quickly touched by the appeal
Of the afflicted? Thrift may not be one
Of his virtues, but niggarttIlnesS Is not
one OF his failings. His it is to share
generously with others. He has no
Isolated pleasures. His present is never
,x,tf . n rria Of
rtrw. Yet the world is better for
his coming He has scattered smiles OF
gladless along its pathway. He has
| illuminated it's night. He has brushed
away the tears from SOME faces even If
they have stolen silently down. his own.
He has lifted here and there a cloud,
that sunshine might penetrate sad
deDed heart. And WREN at eyehtde we
| measure lis Iife's work, and set off
against his failings his many kindly
acts. we find that he has earned home,
even if he has not made one.
Power OF the Printers.
The printers case has been. and still
is, Stepping-Stone TO positions of honor
and trust. From it have sprung states
men,, philosophers, writers, thinkers,
| scholars, patriots and philanthroriStS.
| 1t has made itself felt i'll business af-
fairs, I'll statecraft and in diplomacy
through its graduates. They have
moved the world at home, and they
have not been without their influence
abroad.
The Childs-DrexeL Home for Aged
Printers is 3le of the nobleSt of modern
{ charities. Or those under whose guild
ing hand this memorial has been reared,
first let us pay brief word of tribute
~ ii.f-o
| contributed of their comparatively
small means to the fund that at length
became sufficient for the purposes OF the
enterprise. The contribution of each
was small, but the aggregate made 1t
possible for the larger contributions 10
become available. and thus the erection
| of this home became possibility. Had
not the printers come to the rescue, each
one casting i'll his mite,yery likely what
is now an accomplished fact would be
an unfulfilled purpose. To them. more
than to any other fundamentally, be-
longs the honor iii which we all share
today.
Praise to the Donors.
After paying fitting tribute to the
name and worth of Anthony j. Drexel,
Senator Galllnger continued:
The career of Mr.. Childs is marked by
good deeds. by kindly acts so eontinu
Gus that nreally seems as if his thoughts
were ever occupied, not ia desislHg
how to make money, but rather how TO
disburse his prineely income so as TO.
make the largest number of deserving
peISanS happy and comfortable. Long
may he be spared to celebrate othe L
birthdays, and to witness the result OF
his large and timely bounty. Of him it
may be truly said:
Flower it be. it seems to me
Ills only noble to be good;
True hearts are more than eoroaets,
AND simple faith than Norman blood
Surely no nobler monument to this
maIl-no nobler monument to any mau
could have been devised. nor one bet
ter calculated to secure for him an en-
viable and delightful remembrance in
the hearts of those whom he has bene
flied long after the eoStIiest eeno-
taphS or the most magnificent maui
soleumS have erumbled into dust.
Not for fame, but for ''Sweet charity'S
sake" was this home erected. Not for
the honor or glory of the men whose
names are indiSsofubly connected with
the enterprise, but for the happiness
and comfort of their fellows, for surely
no triumph that has come to them i'll
the great arms of business or Drofes
sional pursuits can possibly thrill the
heart or delight the soul as the eontenl-
piatien of deeds like this.
Today we dedicate this structure;
dedicate it to the principles of fratern-
ity and good-fellGwShfp; dedicate it to
the great work of benevelence and
charity; dedicate to the high and heav-
en-born doctrine of the golden rule and
the blessed teachings of Him who suf-
fered and died for his felloWlnen. May
Heavens choicest blessings rest upon
its founders, its officers and its ia
mates.
After all the ceremonies had been
concluded. MIR. Childs, Bishop MeLar-
rem, Senator GaElinger. of New Hamp
SHIRE, walked to the front of the I'M
mense lawn and each planted tree. G.
II. Lunt. of Colorado Springs, planted
one for Mr.. Drexel, who is now III Eu-
rope. Mr.. Childs, in a conversation
after he had returned to his hotel de-
clarec that too much Importance could
not be attached to the event. and was
great step in the history of all labor Or
CARNATIONS which he trusted would
take proper steps for the erection of
similar homes.
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