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Show TO EDUCATE YOUTH. DEDICATION YESTERDAY OF BRICHAM YOUNG ACADEMY AT PROVO. Interesling Servient at the Inauguration of This Institution of Learning Addresses Address-es by Governor Thomas, President Woodruff, Cannon and Others. The institution of learning and education established by the late Rripham Young, and Which hears the name of (hat most distinguished distin-guished president of the Mormon church, was dedicated yesterday at Provo. The Brigham Young academy was designed and established before the death of the great prophet and has steadily grown to be one of the most important institutions of learning in the west. Its roll now embraces the names of about 1100 students, and its faculty has been selected from the ablest aud most distinguished dis-tinguished educators in America. The new academy building was dedicated yesterday in the presence of a very large audience, composed of distinguished men from all portions of the territory. According to programme, the i-tmlenls assembled at the building Occupied in the past and with the Enterprise band in tile lead, marched to the new collegiate buildings. The assembly room was crowded with the friends of the institution and of the students and the great audience was called to order by Prof. A. O. Smoot, the president of the academy. The choir, under the direction of Prof. Gus, rendered the "Pilgrim's Chorus" and an Introductory prayer was offered by Apostle V. M. Lyman. After an anthem by the choir, President Woodruff arose and announced an-nounced that, owing to a severe cold, he was unable to respond to the Invitation to deliver the dedicatory prayer, and be called upon President George Q. Cannon to perform per-form that service. At the conclusion of President Cannon's prayer, Dr. K. (i. Maeser, the retlrl: g principal, prin-cipal, delivered an address. He spoke as follows: Address of Dr. Karl G. Maeser. There are two periods in man's labors when circumstances seem to dictate to him the advisability of making as few words as possible, they are at the beginning aud at the end of his work. At the former occasion (he veil, is assuming a startling vividness. Thus I recall with a grateful heart the names of Sister Coray, and Bishops Hringhurst and Harrington, w ho, 1 doubt not, together with President Brigham Young, are witnessing from the realms of the unseen world the proceedings of this glorious day. -, Ancient Home engraved the names of her most distinguished senators on tablets of gold, but the Brigham Brig-ham Voting academy has more precious material to preserve the names of those faithful Instructor that iiavc labored in her halls until they were called aw ay to other and more extensive fields. There will ho written with imperishable letters of loving- gratitude iu the hearts of their pupils the name of Bishop .lohn K. Booth, Hr. Milton H. Hardy, .lames E. Talmage, J. Martin Tanner, Prof. Willard Done. Brother Alfred L. Booth, Sisters .itia Y. Caid.Toi nie he may outline his work aud make promises for its faithful execution hut hehold, conditions condi-tions arise altering the first entirely, or preventing pre-venting the fulfilment of the second: the hitter period is at the close of his work, when in most cases it would he host to let the work speak for itself. In the last of these conditions I find myself at the present occasion, occa-sion, at, whieh. after a period of many changing chang-ing scenes of light and of shade, 1 am about to surrender mv office as principal of this academy into other hands. Mthough w hatcver I may say, therefore, can neither add to nor take from the. work done during the past fifteen years and a half; nor would it be possihlo to refer to any facts of sufficient moment in the history of the institution that were not already known to this audience ; nor could I delineate any of her characteristics with the hope of enhancing en-hancing the estimate in w hich she is held among the people there is a past remindful remind-ful of struggles and victories, of sorrow and joys, and small beginnings aud astonishing developments, claiming recognition: there is a present, beaming with gratitude for past achievements, with Joy for beautiful surroundings, sur-roundings, ami with pride in the general appreciation, ap-preciation, giving us an object lesson, and there is a future lull of Lnd anticipations for continuous prosperity, of elements of increased usefulness, and of proohecies for the participation In Zion's glory, enjoining upon us the duty of redoubled efforts. All these considerations are grouped together in the kaleidoscope of the mind by the solemnity of the hour, and here 1 am in the faint endeavor to express in words the whole vision as reflected upon my soul. Wtu n to the student al the beginning of the experimental term. April U4,' 1STU. the words of the prophet .loseph Smith, that be taught his people correct principles and they governed theuisi Ives accordingly, were given as the leading principle of discipline, ami the w ords of President Mrighani Vming. that neither the alphabet nor the multiplies' tioti table were to he taucht will, out thn Taylor. Laura F Holing, and others, among which galaxy of bright stars 1 hope, to gain a humble phe e from today. Among the words of the English language lan-guage the word "Farewell" is the bardesl to pronounce, and I, probably, will succeed very-poorly at my present attempt. So you will have to accept the will for the dud. Tp-President Smoot and the members of the board of trustees I try to say it in expressing ex-pressing to them my platitude for having stood by me in days of good aud evil report! re-port! to my dear fellow teachers I leave my hlcsing, and take with me the consciousness conscious-ness of their love and friendship; and to the students I repeat the wonts of tin, Holy Writ, saying: "Hcmember your teachers who have' tan.: lit you the word of liod, whose end you should look upon, aud follow- their faith " To you all I recommend my successor, Prof. Benjamin Cluff; bestow upon blm the same confidence, trust and affection w hich you so lavishly have shown me, and the seed of such love will bring to you a rich harvest. And now a las' w ord to I lice, my dear, be. loved academy. I leave the chair to which the Prophet 'Brighain had called me, and upon which the Prophet- .lohu and Wilford have sustained inc. and resign it to my sue-l sue-l essor, and maybe others after him. ail of whom will be 'likely more efficient than 1 was; hut forgive me thi-one pride of my heart that I may Hatter myself in saying, none can ever be more, faithful, (iod bless the Brigham Young academy. President Smoot reviewed at length the workings of the academy since its com. mcneenient. At times it had been unable to accommodate the applicants for scholarships, tun the present accommodations would suffice suf-fice for at least iH.1i pupils. Th Governor Speech. Governor Thomas said in reply to a call for a speech : fitsftll iiurt fTiiit'!iiii ii f nm much pleised to have the opportunity of meeting with you this morning. When a building is erected to be made the home of public welfare it shows that people arc advancing in the vast line of civilization. In the "old world" buildings of this kind are numerous, but in (his country alnio.-l lately settled they are. not so plentiful. Hut tin vai, being erected extensively anil us each one goes up it brings us still higher on tin-plane, of civilization. civili-zation. This building is a iredit to its builders and deserves the praise of the community and the gratitude of ihi- t. rritory. May the young men and women who gather within these walls make good people, and citizens, and go fortli and lie a pride to our govcru-m govcru-m cut. Judge llusi i..iitn I 'i, d. ( luff. President Woodruff, President Cannon and others made appropriate remarks and were the recipients re-cipients of frequent applause. Among the distinguished guest present, who occupied seats on the rostrum were: Governor Thomas, lr. K (i Mai r. Dr. James K. Talmage, Prof. B. Clttft, V. M Lyman. A. O. Smoot, President Wilford Woodruff, President Presi-dent lieorge Q. Cannon, Judge Blackburn, Prof, Willard Done, I'rof. J. B. K.-eb-r. I'rof. Anderson, Judge J. ll. Jones, Judge ilusen-bury, ilusen-bury, Prof. George Brimlisll, W. II. Ilusen berry. Dr. M. II. Hardy. V. L. Nelson, W. B. Preston, Captain Willard Young, Prof. Paul, Marion Tanner, lion. W. II. King, Dr Seymour B. Yoiin.. I' '. Young, V. D. Bil liards, Joseph V. Smith. spirit of tiod. as the mainspring of all teaching teach-ing the aricnlatioii for the course of the educational system Inaugurated by the foundation of this academy was made, and any deviation from it would lend Inevitably to disastrous results, and, therefore, the Brigham Young academy has nailed her colors to the mast. I had a dream, but, in the language of Byron, it w as not all a droain. One night, shortly after the death of President Brigham Young, I fouud myself entering a spacious hallway with open doors leading into many rooms, and saw President Young and a stranger, while a- ending the stairs, beckoning beckon-ing me to follow them. Tims they lesd tie into the upper . lory containing similar looms and a large assembly hall, where I lost sight of my guides, anil awoke. Deeply impressed with this dream, I drew up the plan of the localities shown to me, and slowed it away without any sppSM ot purpose for its keeping nor any definite interpretation of its meaning, and it lay there almost forgotten for more than six years, when in January. 1884, the old academy acad-emy build tig was destroyed by tire. The want of now localities caused by thai calsm ity, brought into remembrance that paper, which, on being submitted suggestively to the board, was at once approved of, Slid our architect, a son of President Young, instructed in-structed to put it into proper architectural ihspe. Another period of x-ight years, however, how-ever, had to pass, and the same month of January, consecrated iu our hearts by the memory of that eoullagratiou, had to come around eight time again ere we were privileged priv-ileged to witness the materialization of that dream, the fulfillment of that prophecy, When in future days people will ask for the name of the wise designer of the interior of this edifice, let the answer be: Brigham Young! If it is true that in trying moment "f great emergencies visions of the past arc "ng.'OSSltkg the mind with lightning rapidity , I do not wonder that just now ttie. memor) of those member of the board, thai have followed already their great leader behind |