The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-19
NEW CHAPEL
| DEDICATED
Mead Memorial at Middle
bury College Opened
to the Public
BUILDING GIFT OF
EX-GOV. j. A. MEAD
President Thomas Preached
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Yesterday

n NIiddlebury June l9--The Mead Me
mortal chapel, the gift of Ex-Governor
John A. Mead to Middlebury college, was
dedicated here this afternoon with i'm.
pressive ceremonies. The sermon was
| preached by Dean Charles r. Brown OF
! the Yale divinity school, and the dedica
tory prayer was by Bishop Arthur c. A,
Hall of Vermont. A large student choir
sang a tie deum and 'Lift Up Your Heads,
| o We Gates"
In presenting the keys of the building,
Governor Mead said: Doctor Brainerd,
classmates and friends: Z is with solemn
and pathetic recollection that we turn
again in our life's pilgrimage to this
spot, fragrant with memories OF two
years ago, when we laid the foundation
of this structure. These two years have
passed only too rapidly, and | might say
pleasantly. since the soil was first re.
moved and the corner stone of this me
mortal chapel was placed on this, the
highest portion of oar campus.
ION this occasion and in behalf of your
committee. | wish to express our high
appreciation of tie skill and untiring eff
forts of Messrs. Allen and Collens, your
Iarchitects, in designing a structure so
thoroughly in keeping with the style of
architecture of the buildings upon your
campus, and in accordance with the ex-
pressed wishes of your committee, and
/ to Mr.. Rogers, ] wish to convey the
| thanks of your committee for his con.
! tinued and untiring efforts to follow in
every detail the designs submitted, often
assisting with valuable suggestions, the
result OF lifelong experience; and to
your committee in behalf of our board of
trustees. as we are so soon to complete
our task and TO transfer the results of
our cndeavors to the proper college off |
cias ! wish to state that no gentlemen !
could have been more earnest or faithful |
in their efforts 10 accomplish the very |
best results with the means at their |
command, than have President Thomas |
Doctor Bfainerd and Judge Weeks, and | |
personally wish TO assure them of my |
sincere appreciation for their patience /
and great kindness during certain periods
OF unreasonable anxiety on my part to
make this memorial chapel in every way
worthy OF the noble and inspiring pur
pose which prompted its erection.
with our labor of love and devotion
all complete, it is with great pleasure
and an honor that |, through him who
assisted me some two years since in re-
moving the soil for the setting Of the
corner stone, and who placed under the
same his token of love-his Bible and
short history OF his relation to those
bO 10 4bis tay,vla ,asatk1a. I
stated. 1t is with pleasure that through
him | may present to you, Doctor Brain
erd, representing the trustees of this
college, the keys to the Mead Memorial
chapel, and may the kind Providence who
governs all our efforts for the greatest
good and happiness of His children, give
you strength and wisdom, that you and
our fondest and most extravagant an
ticpations of this day may be more than
realized
In accepting the chapel in behalf of the
trustees, ex President Brainerd said:
Doctor Mead: esteem il great pleas
ure to appear in behalf of the president
and fellows of Middlebury college and &C.
cept publicly your gift of this beautiful
that we have this day met
to dedicate to the worship of the al.
mighty God. For many years, especially
since the old chapel proved too small to
1old even the half of our students. il has
been the fond hope and earnest prayer of
he friends of the college, that in Gods
providence there might appear man of
he religious fervor and the financial abil-
ty requisite to meet this urgent need for !,
larger and more suitable edifice. To- u
lay our ardent hopes are realized; our
rayers are graciously answered. And 60 :"
ne it is especially gratifying that our q.
'enefactor is nv beloved classmate, one u'
o whom | am bound, now for So years, ~
y ties of the warmest friendship. ~
During these many years (which have ~ ~,
assed with us so swiftly the heavenly ~
'ather has been pleased TO grant YOU ~
trength of mind and body, and varied "a "a
pportunities for doing great service TO ~
our fellow men. How we'll recall the 10
atriotic zeal with which, while vet u, ,n
tudent in college. you enlisted in the ir
ght to prevent the dismemberment Of III
hese United States. Later. as well.
-ained physician. you served in another
ar-against the diseases that distress
and BY sound judgment and H'
indy sympathy achieved an cnviable pr
'putation in this benehcent calling. Still pc
ter your executive talent enabled YOU tn
} build up great industry whose prod tn
is are now used in every civilized por inI
on Of the world More recently you he'
rived the commonwealth Of Vermont in en-
n highest public Office, with business ma
Pacity, with fidelity, and with honor.
at the noblest deed Of all-the one for an
hich future generations viii hold YOU iol
most grateful remembrance the yei
ection Of this spacious and attractive yol
APPEL, where the religious life of the or
orc