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important sum left at his death ; and mankind at large has the benefit 

 of his liberal and large hearted example. His example will continue 

 to be a power in the world, and do for this institution far more, we 

 trust, than even his own best personal acts. 



A Monument to Dr. Wilson is already built more durable than gra- 

 nite or marble. As in the solid rocks we behold the impressions of 

 plants and animals which have lived many millions of years ago, and 

 their forms and their characters still stand out in bold relief, so our 

 departed friend has imprinted his image on the moral and intellectual 

 world forever. He has done deeds whose records can never be defaced. 

 He has given an onward movement to the development of scientific 

 knowledge which must go on without end. Every year it will spread 

 wider and wider, as new truths are discovered by the means which he has 

 provided, and as new young minds are attracted to devote themselves 

 to scientific investigations by the libraries and museums which he has 

 established. As in the material world force is found to be indistruc- 

 tible, and an impulse once given can never end, so in the moral and 

 intellectual world, an onward movement for the welfare of humanity 

 must go on forever. Such an impulse he has imparted, and as it rulls 

 on like a mighty wave through all future generations, it will be his 

 living monument admired to the end of time. 



