Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-01
HOUSES OE REFORM.

ture to establish a reform school in
this State. | thanked God and took
courage when the cause of the re-
formatory movement had such an
able advocate i'm Mr.. Bronston. and
the one thing | regret at this time
il that he is not present to tell us
Of his efforts in this regard, Such
a hill was introduced in the Lcgis-
lature and passed the Senate. but
was defeated in the House.
During the next Legislature. how
ever. Hon. G.. J. Bronston. Senator
from Fayctte. introduced and val
iantly championed hill to cstab-
fish house of reform. After this
bill passed the Senate he followed
it into the House and saw its pas
sage there. In this movement his
name will ever be coupled with that
of your beloved governor, and to-
gether they will illuminate our his
tory as the greatest names that have
adorned the roll call of the Com
monwealth. We delight to honor
our governor and i'm honoring him
we honor ourselves. In all that
stands for righteousness and honor
and truth none can outshinc him,
and the best possible wish that any
of us can express for his successor
is that he may be worthy to sue
coed.
Mrs. Beauchamp always speaks
well and on this occasion did So
with unusual eloqnence and ear
nestnesS.
The trustees had had an excel !
lent portrait of the governor made |
and assigned Mr. Worthington. of
the board, II resent it. He did 50
very eloquently. a. follows:
1t is fitting on this day that some
mark of appreciation should be Civ
en- by this Board of Trustees of the
consideration which it has received
at your hands in the performance
of its sometimes burdensome lahors.
To me. representing this board, has
been assigned the pleasant duty of
giving some expression To this ar-
probation.
To you, sir, has been given the
necessary energy. the noble pur-
pose and the opportunity t. carry
to a partial completion this much
needed work in Kentucky. By the
exercise of your high gifts in this
direction you have placed under
eternal obligations not only the cit
liens of Kentucky now living, but
those thousands yet to come.
If man may speak of things Iii
vine. | venture to assert that in the
Lambs Book of Life there is no
fairer page than that which records
the deeds of those who gave their
energies, their gifts. their means
and opportunities to the raising of
fallen humanity, to the strengthen
ing of the weak. chance to the UNI
fortunate, and purer and better pur-
poses to the vicious young. Hath
not Christ said there was more re-
joicing in heaven over one sinner
who was brought into the fold than
over the ninety and nine who were
not lost?
Ii has been said and truthfully
that peace hath her victories no less
renowned than war. The plumes
of the warrior will crumble to dust,
the monuments erected To pcrpetu-
ate his deeds of valor. times cease
hammer will pound into impalpa-
bile dust; the annals of his triun., h.
will be lost in the vortex of rcvolC-
tons: but he who builds his monu-
mcnt in the hearts of hi, people,
whose best lie work i, for the rais-
ing up of the fallen, the bcttcrmcnt
of humanity, has that monument
which shall last second only to the
monument OF Him who gave his life
for ering humanity.
When in after day men shall
glance back over life, with the men :
tai question What has this man
done to merit the honor which his
people love To shower upon him?' q
this institution shall stand as an
ever living answer among the
throng which shall seek to be heard.