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aealous to iaiprove the intellectual and moral con- 

 dition of the aore, they may aid in promoting the 

 happinesj^ of all classes of men. And, in after days^ 

 when the ignorance and moral disorders which dis- 

 grace our times shall have vanished before the pro- 

 gress of truth and knowledge, like the dreams of 

 night before the light of day, all will look back 

 with admiration and grntitude to these our days, and 

 cherish the memory of the men who have founded 

 and supported Institutions like ours, as true lovers 

 of the human race, and among?>t the greatest of 

 earthly benefactors. 



