Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-22

social conditions and the rich frtitago Of
resulting peace.
It was at this that Archbishop freiand
was introduced BY President Bonney in {
few wsll-chossn words: When the wonder.
fdl, upfqsf Of applause that greeted Arch-
the REVEREND orator began:
Al Apothsosis On the Intellect.
fRs greatest Of things is mind Mind, con.
bciohs intelligsnt p6tent 10 put into action;
thousht and wish; differentiates itself abs0-
iusely from matter; rises above it 70 i'm:
Measurable heights. d6mtnates and moves
the unthinking world. Mind ii the causas
tive power in all orderly results Without
it. there IL nothing; Or there is aimless mots-
rnent and chaos. The universe 10 the prod
uct OF the supreme mind-God fncreate.
man. Whatever, outside the workings Of
the First Cause, come in the universe Of
beauty, goodness and progress, comes
through man. He is. within the limits Of
Gods creation, second creator. The mani
festations OF mind in men are Of varied meas
ures. The degree of mind lifts man above
man; the higher the mind, the greater and
Through scenes Of past ages, over which
faticy delights to hover amid Columbian eel:
ebrati6ns-Cordova's 6ouft, the hillside Of
UuS
tains attention: We seek II out; we ff
upon it the souls eager eye. It Is the figure
Of Christopher Columbus. The picture, Co
lumbus unseen, whatever the remaining
forms, whatever the coloring. is Incomplete
meaningless; the spirit is absent; 1t is void
Of inspiration. Columbus is the mind. Gre
ating, directing tho scenes, bringing into
tAem motive and purpose, producing and
co.ordinatinQ results. All else in the scenes
has value so far rs It responds to the
thoughts Of g, Columbus 80 80 far aais aids him
erous Isabella, the patient and far-seetng
Juan Perez de Marchena, claim our esteem
pecauss mind In them understood ana fol.
lowed superior mind in Columbus; In all
places, in all occurrences, the sublime, the
worshipful power is mind. Man. mind in.
corporate, Is the greatest being in the uni
verse.
The Commemorative Task Is Americas.
This day 400 years ago America first un-
folded to the eyes of civilized races her
beauty and her wealth. The solemn COM
memoration of the discovery Of America
has been allotted to tho United States. It
was the right and the duty of the first ma
tion Of the continent to charge itself with
the gracious task. She, as none other, is the
giant daughter of the progress of the age;
she; as mono other, has the power to COM
mand the splendors whtch should mark the
commelnoration. She has inaugurated the
Exposition OF Chicago. :
Proper. too, was 1t that among the cities Of
the United States Chicago be the chosen orie
within whose portals the Exposition be eii-
throned. Chicago, 80 years ago the praifte
village, the stupendous city OF the present
time, is the worlds object lesson Of progress.
The Exposition will show forth tho re-
wise wise is is he S honorsd. % What VI CoIumbus gave
to the world was not only the America of
1492-America, however rich in hidden treas.
nres. Tranquil ana undisturbed IN nat masure's
America which his achievement made posst'
BILE. He gave in large measurement, mod.
ern progress amid all nations. America, be
What thou art, and VII at thou hast be it ali
spread out to the wondering gaze OF the
world. Call thou upon all nations to unite
with thee in praising him who was uni.
thy banquet tables their choicest gifts
these and thy own, the rtpest fruits Of hu.
man pro;ress, bOunteous feast for the hu-
man mind. the like of which was never set
before men.
The organization known as the Auxiliary
Congress is an integral part of the Colum-
bian Exposition, whose directors authorize
and support it. 1t has received from the
United States Government recognition and
approval. Its special mission is to organize
and cause to be held, during the several
months allotted to the Exposition, interna.
tional conventions of the scholars and
workers of the world along all the lines OF
human progress in the various departments
of civilized life and in this way present,
through the living voice Of the chief actors,
questions in ali the fields OF activity which
vex to-day the souls Of men. The idea is
truly grand, and most important results
must follow from the successful. carrying
The worlds congresses will be held in the
permanent memorial art palace erected in
Lake Front Park. Complete reports Of all
deliberations will be published in memorial
vOlumea nn0Ar 01r6Cs
tion Of the United States Government AL
ready arrangements are being made for the
holding of over 100 congresses under charge
OF the various departments into which the
work Of the congress auxiliary has been Or
ganized. For some congresses, in view Of
the nature Of the subjects 60 be discussed,
above the hundreds. In the greater num-
ber it will go far upward in the thousands,
and in congresses of departments OF educa.
ton, OF temperance. religion, etc., etc.. We
are assured that the attendance Will not be
under $4,000
The congress auxiliary, the controlling
idea OF which is to bring together men work
high purpose of the whole Exposition, and
invests it with meaning and dignity.
Not All in Material Progress.
Expositions are held as indications of pro.
gress and as stimulants to its continuous
growth. But what Is progress? It's chief
seat is not in matter: it is not in the changes
of forms to which matter may be subjected.
Matter is not an end to ITSELF 1t has no con-
sciousness of its conditions. No benefit, no
enjoyment comes to it, whatever be the uses
to which 1t is put, or the shapings or the
colorings which may be impressed upon it.
Progress is a man. 1t ia the growth OF man
in the faculties and powers Of his being. in
his empire over tnanimate and irrational
creation. Man alone progresses, or man
alone is Intelligent and conscious.
Be there as much as may make the de-
velopment of natures forces and the mar