. Centennial celebration at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852. pious andpatriotic gift,—as in after years we shall repair hither at the quiet closeof the summers day, to refresh our minds with the treasures of studyand the delights of learning, or gather here in the long evenings of ournorthern winter, to seek the truths of science, and catch from eloquentlips the lessons of knowledge and wisdom,—let us, and those who comeafter us, ever remember that we are but members of one great family,ruled over by one good God, in whose mysterious providence the hum-blest one of us may benefit and bless the w
. Centennial celebration at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852. pious andpatriotic gift,—as in after years we shall repair hither at the quiet closeof the summers day, to refresh our minds with the treasures of studyand the delights of learning, or gather here in the long evenings of ournorthern winter, to seek the truths of science, and catch from eloquentlips the lessons of knowledge and wisdom,—let us, and those who comeafter us, ever remember that we are but members of one great family,ruled over by one good God, in whose mysterious providence the hum-blest one of us may benefit and bless the whole universe of man. The Chairman then introduced the Hon. Abbott Lawrence in thefollowing remarks :— Ladies and Gentlemen : It is with great pleasure I announce to the audience that the Lawrence of Boston, whose private worth and public servicesmust be familiar to all, has consented, at Mr. Peabodys request and ourearnest solicitation, to lay the corner-stone. Mr. Lawrence, having advanced to the front of the platform, spokeas follows:. 153 SPEECH OF HON. ABBOTT LAWRENCE. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen :— I am here to-day by invitation of the Committee of this Institution,and at the urgent request of some of my friends, and also of Mr. GeorgePeabody, whom I am proud to say I have the privilege of calling myfriend. [Applause.] My first duty, sir, is to present my acknowledgments and thanks tothe Hon. gentleman who has addressed us on this occasion, (Mr. Abbott.)I feel most deeply the kind words he has spoken, and the expressionswhich he was kind enough to use as applying to me personally. Ladies and gentlemen, this is no ordinary occasion, and it is noordinary audience which I address. 1 am here in a town which hasgiven birth to a great number of distinguished men. I am here in thattown where the immortal Gen. Israel Putnam was born. I am not un-mindful, also, that another revolutionary individual. Judge Holten, wasa native of the town of Danvers, and I
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