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144 to be carried out is entirely natural. A short time probably will settle all uncertainty, but in the meanwhile Philadelphians can unite in a feeling commemoration of one of their most generous citizens. Nor will the reputation of his great undertaking be only local. As the name of Girard is national, so will the name of Isaiah V. Williamson be familiar all over the land as one who loved his fellowmen, and who held exceptional wealth only in trust for the general good."

"His plan, it will be observed," said the Evening Herald, "was not a scheme of alms-giving, as humiliating to honest poverty as it would be injurious to the indolent, but was intended to help men to use their own energies and to aid them in self-reliance and self-respect. This is the soul of benevolence, and one of the best means whereby men of wealth can assist in the onward march of humanity. The lesson of the life just ended is complete in itself; but should his design of establishing his great school be carried on in its fullness, thousands who owe him a happier, fuller life will yet call the name of Williamson blessed."

From several columns in the Philadelphia