Closing Address, 137 



The American Institute had a glorious mission before it — the foster- 

 ing and encouragement and nurture of the inventive genius of 'this 

 country. It was now approaching manhood, and he trusted that 

 with every succeeding year it would increase in strength and use- 

 fulness and material prosperity, and that before another decade of 

 time elapses, through the public spirit of New York, it will have 

 as a home one of the noblest structui'es in our city, far richer and 

 grander than any marble temple yet erected to commerce or to art." 



