History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

Historical Address 97
Let it be one of the offices of the Library Association, for
whose Hterary stores and work ample provision has been made,
to gather all that has been or may yet be written of Swansea,
to cultivate the taste for historic research, and to collect and
preserve such memorials as will illustrate the past and perpetuate
its fame.
The past is fixed and is amply worthy of record. But
what of the undetermined and oncoming future? Will it
reach the height of the standard set by the achievement of
days gone by? Will it display equal or superior fidelity to the
eternal principles which alone make a community strong?
Will the men of to-day and of to-morrow, rise to the level of
their history and their high privilege? Let them emulate the
example of the brave and godly fathers of the town who laid
its foundations in righteousness and in piety—foundations
more imperishable than the solid boulders which have been
built into massive walls.