1856.] Dedication of Pohjte,:\nic Eall—Address. 509 



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At the earnest solicitation of many of the patrons and friends 

 present, it was thought proper to publish in this number of the CiN 

 OINNATUS the address entire of F. G. Cary, Principal of this Depart- 

 ment, and to prevent its crowding out important current matter 

 tnis number is enlaro-ed. ' 



Address Delivered at the Dedieation. of tU New IMl of Science 

 cZZi" MncuUural Department of ■^akmers' 



SUBJECT-INDUSTRIAL UXIVERSITY EDUCATION-ITS MISSION. 



We read from the prophetic page that a time shall come when the 

 sword shall be beaten into the plowshare, and the spear into the 

 pruning hook, and when the nations shall learn war no more " 

 -when the pomp and pageantry of the battle-field shall be exchan-^ed 

 for the ess ostentatious display attendant upon the quiet pursuit'of 

 husbandry. We may not lire to see the dawn of that happy day 

 but the cheering anticipation-the animating hope and the ^cred a- 

 »™«c. that such a time shall come, is calculated to inspire ura" 

 even in the darkest hour. That it may speedily be ushered in is he 

 ardent prayer of your speaker. To hasten its approach-to prepare 

 the way for Its coming-may we all bear some humble part. We 

 have assembled at this hour not to celebrate a nation's jubilee nol 

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^uu leei mat jou have come on no mean errand and that 

 e occasion of the h«ur will not be without a meaning and a mora 



f Zion's h "r r """"^ " ■^"^"''^'"''■^ "P- *'- J"''"- of 

 a r ation s husbandmen-our agricultural Fairs. The results of 



another year's toils have been exhibited, and the produ tsof our 



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