The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-21
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vaIsdietery Address OF Miss Nellie
Ryan, of The 1911 Class OF
Ct. Francis Academy.

vaIedietory Address OF Miss Nellie
Ryan, Of The 1911 Class OF
Ct. Francis Academy.
I'm q beautiful evening In May,
ant by q western window contempist'
ING the vondrous works Of the Gre
a,or even in this material world. Tne
mir vas redolent with the blossoms
Of spring, while 1t seemed a X the
birds were chanting their evening ser
vice before retiring to their ieany
babitation to seek their rest.
The sun was dipping its golden
disk below the horizon and beyond my
line of vision. Long after it had dis
appeared from view its radiance II
lumed the evening clouds giving them
not only a silver Lining" but one OF
purple and gold. Unannounced ex'
cept by the beauty Of the scene came
the query to my mind. II this terres'
tial world with all its sin and sorrow
presents such q soul-inspiring piano.
rama what must be the splendor.-
the grandeur OF that Celestial City,
whose walls are OF Sapphire and pure
gold! Would that We might enter
it this very day! How long these rev.
cries lasted. I know not, but all at
once a most noble and beauteous be-
ing stood before me, and addressed
me thus
You are anxious to fathom the
mysteries that lie far beyond your
ken. they will be made known to
you In Gods good time" Il am the
Angel OF Science"-true science,
which is the handmade Of faith; my
greatest desire is to make known to
man how God still speaks as In days
of old; speaks to us In a new lam
guage of mysterious radiant energies
and wonderful measureless powers"
God speaks to man In the revelations
of the Xrays, the neyer-ceasing VI
brations of Radium, in the stipend
Gus currents of wireless telegraphy.
and In the multitude of chemical and
mechanical sublemities of trans
formed and applied forces"
Would you like to know the great
achievements of the human intellect
the perfection which this material
world can attain, provided man places
no barrier to obstruct Gods plan
then follow me"
The present century was nearing
its close. found myself In strange
surroundings; everything appeared
different. My mysterious guide no
ticing the look of awe and wonder
manifested on my countenance, ex-
plained.-''This is one Of our well
known American Cities" DO you
not recognize it,"
As l glanced be me saw hundreds
Of people step out upon the sidewalk
which carried them rapidly in the d.
rection Of uptown. A parallel walk
on the same side or the street was
moving with its human freight down
town. Signals were given by persons
desiring to step OF the walk at . Ger
tain corner. where am r;-"this
surely cannot be Omaha, st. Louis,
Chicago or even New York. I gasped."
There are no cars. surface or ele-
waited. %, yes. but it is the Omaha
of 1890" The cars run under
ground: there are no railway or
street car accidents any more" THE
moving sidewalks are sufficient for
surface travel" See! In the middle
OF the wide street there is Q double
express sidewalk that stops only at
every sixth block; the others stop at
every second block"
"A narrow space between the
building permits pedestrians to reach
any point desired before stepping on
the moving sidewalk for rapid trans
It," But. granting the removal of
surface and elevated trains. there is
not familiar object to be seen, no
sky scrapers no dwarfed buildings in
contrast, no hideous incongruities, no
discords of color and material. This
beautiful city can't be Omaha"
"Yes.-this Is Omaha, but this IL
the age of concrete and aluminium,
hence the order, symmetry and beauty
In the construction OF buildings; not
only are the homes made attractive,
but the cultivation of pure ideals IL
encouraged.-a higher appreciation
OF the beautiful contributes to the
higher culture OF tho mind"
The Race Problem. too has long |
since been solved by tho voluntary
exodus OF the negro. led by another :.
Moses into their promised land, that
OF Central Africa, where q great re-
public now fourishes; they have
and schools and are send