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Life ofEckhartAnWhen today Auburn has one of the handsomest public libraries in the United States, thanks are due to Mr. Eckhart, to his generosity and tohis public spirit. iThere are events in his life which are and should be always an inducement for every Auburn boy to aim high, to realize that in this great country of ours there is a wide field for activity, for honest and hard work and that the result of your life’s effort depends on yourself and on yourself alone, and when today, Mr. Eckhart, in the goodness of his heart, transfers this magnificent building to the people of Auburn, he thereby gives future generations the chance to honor him and through himthemselves.No money can ever be better spent than for education in the large sense of the word, and if this library will offer only to one boy the opportunity to make a true genuine man of himself; if only one man gets thereby the needed education, knowledge and self-reliance to become a better citizen, then we know Mr. Eckhart will feel well repaid.Mr. Eckhart’s whole life should be and will be held before future generations as an incentive. He has known all shades of human emotions, of joys and sufferings, and only inherent greatness could have left him the kind, courteous gentleman he is.Not alone in business, not alone by the assistance and benefit the city derived from his enterprises is he a shining example to be followed but above all, through the fact that he is public-spirited enough to devote a portion of his well-earned earthly reward in opening the field of literature to the many regardless of class, has he endeared himself to his fellow citizens, and his action will be the greatest inducement to future generations to try and live up to the standard set by him.He opens the gates which enable a poor man to study, to learn, to improve his position by knowledge, and the whole world is the gainerthereby. -Auburn ad DeKalb county thank him for the great gift made and assure him that they appreciate it, and that they will endeavor to make the best possible use of the opportunities offered through his generosity.May his life henceforth move in the most pleasant channels; may he reap down here the reward for his good deeds.All Auburn men, women and children are his debtors, and they feel that he has done them, collectively and individually, a great and lasting favor.On his journey he takes with him the grateful, best wishes of the whole community, and these wishes are sincere and will be heard.
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Auburn Courier
Auburn, Indiana, US
Thu, Jan 26, 1911
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