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meddling of those who have not taken the trouble to 

 master the principles of its action. 



In conclusion, I am sure that I make myself the 

 mouthpiece of all present in offering to the venerable 

 founder of the Institution, which now commences its 

 beneficent career, our congratulations on the completion 

 of his work ; and in expressing the conviction, that the 

 remotest posterity will point to it as a crucial instance of 

 the wisdom which natural piety leads all men to ascribe 

 to their ancestors. 



