Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-16

and VINO succeeded because of his knoWi-
edge of the Arabic language and charac-
ter and because he met the wild wan
derers as friend. In 80 days he did
what all the magnificent pomp and power
of the English army was powerless to do,
and then a month after he emerged from
the desert was killed by robbers for the
money he carried
This, said the speaker lis an Illus
tratiou OF what a young man can accom-
plish when he takes book for what the
book can do. That library is an oien door
not only for success I'm occuration but
success in the world. A man is a pro
vincial even II he live In London or Paris
if he lives in his own thought III his own
town. .Ihis Is great century, called
greater perhaps than it is. but no man
can Know the present without knowing
the past. We are bound hand and foot 10
the past. nations greatness consists
In IT'S success in freeing itself from the
past. No man has a right to call himself
! an American who does not know the
early history of our country, and he can
not do this without books The hardest
of all slavery. is the limitation of a mans
own personal experience. There is but
one escape--into other mems experiences.
| The open door is the library. But, you
say, ! have no time Five minutes day
IS enough. Henceforth no man or woman
IN Clinton has any excuse for not being
educated"
The speaker then illustrated his point
| ny telling the story of the man who dis
liked soup and never ate it, For time
he idly passed the time while the first
course was being eaten by the others
Then he began reading ana IN a campara-
lively short time had finished many
volumed history of England. He did it
while the remainder of the family was
eating, soup. Another instance quoted
was the man who learned German and
several other languages while going back
and forth to his office on the train.
| The speaker then continued: I'VE are
coming to an age when the East ana the
West are coming together. We have got
to learn that God meant all men To live
| together in harmony Every nation
makes its contribution and at the bottom
we are no better than the rest We can
not AFFORD to be ignorant Libraries are
I Il necessity. ! envy no man as he who
can light candle that shall light his own
| generation and others to come"
| The speaker was interrupted several
| times in the course of his address by APP
| plause, and it was very hearty at the
| close The attention of every one in the
| throughout. After the address the choir
sang AUD Lang syne, the audience
exercises on The program and they We're
| indeed enjoyable. having all the elements
| that make a public meeting successful.
After the exercises in the hail. Mr..
| Brown and invited guests went to the
dining room below. where dinner was
served to about 1870. The size Of the hall
| prevented more being invited. After the
good things had been disposed Of, Attor-
| ncy General w T. Haines of Waterville.
| who had been selected for POSTMASTER.
| called the diners To order and introduced
| the puSt-prandIal speakers. 1t was a good
J list. including Rev. Mr.. Jenkins Of the
/ ConErega tiOualist church in Portland:
| President Socum 0f the Colorado College
Of Colorado Springs; Rev. Mr.. Norton Of
| Ola orchard: II. j, and Oorton Brown,
| sons Of the donor OF the library: Horace
| Purintpn of NaterVille. the builder; John
! c. Stevens Of Portland. the architect:
| Hon. w. 5. Choate of Augusta; Revs. \.
J. Hanscome Z. T. Whittier and y. T.
| Dodge IF Clinton: Rev. Mr.. Coombs Of
| Piltstcld; Asher Kinds Of Portland.
| The story Of how the library happened
| to b. il an Interesting one. In June. 1892.
| Mir. Dodge of Clinton. received a tele-
gram from Mr., Brown asking him Ia
meet him at the station. Mr.. Dodge did
| - and was asked to gather u few of the
| leading citizens. This was also done and
| then Mir Brown preached his scheme Of
| library. AS one Of the speakers said. o.
| day. it seemed almost like a dream. but
| it soon smacked Of reality. as Mr.. Brown
engaged Mr.. Stevens. the Portland archi-
| tect. To make the plans for him and asked
| for bids for the construction. On Il beau
| tiful fall day, last September. the first
sod was turned by Mr. Brown himself
| and Later LAG corner stone was laid under
| the management OI the Masonic bodies
Of ne town and assisted by the school
| children.
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