, 1906-04-28

Clty tomorrow. JOnn DOWle
proposes to take his reconciled wife,
go to the tabernacle, and from the
platform there the thousands Of his
environment, placing It in a soil where
it may help itself TO God, giving 1t wat.
or 10 drink, allowing it sunshine lor
warmth and enerby, loving it Tor its
beauty and its individuality. But
since the world began no man-saye
alone He of Divine Mind, who knew
reveal to men-could control the in,
ternal force of life in herb or flower, in
trees or men.
Nature and Its Power.
The scientist will tell o that in
this tree there is a force which, placed
in proper environment, will cause it to
throw out it's delicate ~root-hairs, alb
sorb the material elements, convert
them into its own substance, grow,
bloom, reproduce, provide for the per
petuation of the species, and vary with
the course of countless time until en-
tirely new forms may appear so differ
ent from this that they cannot be re-
cognized. We can only family realize
that this endless life process is going
on. We are not its cause nor can we
change it's course. We who are prone
to believe ourselves the highest and
noblest work of God have divine as
%surance that we, too, shall be changed,
and each can only fill his individual
niche in a universe of progression to-
ward that final destiny which has not
yet been revealed.
Plant Tree in Faith.
Today we plant this tree in faith, in
hope, in love. We have faith, however
small it may be, that our efforts shall
be crowned with success. We have
hope hat the life and power of growth
within this tree will respond, making
it a thing of beauty n a Joy, not alone
to ourselves, but to those who in future
years shall come in search of knowl-
edge to prepare themselves for greater
life and growth. In love for all ami
mate things which display to us the
simple yet essential truth of power
greater and higher than our own, yet
which deals SO gently with ourselves
when its laws and precepts are obeyed.
Loving Care Assured.
And now the life of this tree shall
be "The life OF a h~usbandman, fed by
the bounty of earth and sweetened by
the airs of heaven" 1t is today elect
ed one of the associates OF the learned
educators of this great institution, and
with its own laboratories is expected
to demonstrate by adding to its own
stature, beauty and reputation. We
plant this tree with the assurance that
it shall have our loving care and earn
est sympathy. Thede will be conflicts
with wind and cold, with drouth and
storm, but may the vissisitudes of the
weather not be too severe. This is a
favored spot and Neptune here is only
an old blow-hard. AS he rises from
the sea and stretches himself to a
height of seyenty-two hundred feet he
becomes attenuated and thin.
Winds Shall Not Disturb.
There will be times when Borea!
breathes hard, but his mighty breatl
will bring carbon-dioxide. Our treC
must catch this on the wing, get his as
sistant, "Old SOL" to help pluck of
the oxygen and hide the diamond treas
ure in its own bark bound trunk. When
its old friend, Pluvius, shall fail a kind
hearted ~janitor will bring it drink in
a hose, and a scientific economist will
occasionally renew the other necessi-
ties of life in supplies of soluble plant
foods.
An Object of Envy.
We take this Tree into our midst
knowing it will be an object of envy,
for it is elected for life, it has assist
ants which do not increase its own re
sponsibility, and perquisites such as
wiring from the rest of us all the lucrt
: for which we strive.
In return We expect this helpless!
little tree to c~orroborate certain pas
t sages in classic lore, supply OBJECTIVE
5 language to the department of Eng
| fish, furnish nature study for the nor
| mails, and eve remind our philosopher
: of the enevitable end of sophistry il
the hemlock of Socrates. The DROP
ping of its cones will help our astron
omers and physicists to appreciate TIL
/ labors of Newton and Keplet.
Much Expected of Little Tree.
This tree must stand for, or agains
, the biological theories of Darwin, La
, mark, Weismann, Nelson, and Morton
1t must harbor bugs for the entomolc
, gtst, fungi for the botanist and b
5 ready to give up parts of itself to tn