New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-02
IHAUgLs. 'TlON or TIE WOMAwS
LIBRARY,

meeting, well atteods1 sespfte The rain. was hsed
iast light at the Rev. Mr.. Ccs,ns Cnarch, for tho
Purp'se Of formally iosuguratog Tine Won.ns
0ay OF this c'y-tbs frat institution Of W. kind Ia
the world Fiitiody, large proportion Of The asdt
| enoe were women. TIE Hon. HEsRr J. RArmosD
presided and addresses were made By Ia, Rev Hsssx
| WARD BERcHER and the Hon. JksEs T. BsApy
Mr.. RAYNorD Sid It WIS not qui,stw yes-s slooe
at similar meeting, Committee appoosed to re-
mort upon the expeoienoy Of essbH hing Library for
| Women. Whether that Committee ws- ready TO re-
mort be could not say; bat instead Of hsldipg m.es-
inQs TO talk the projectors took the more prasd,s
method of making the Library, md nov 1t sa liked
fact, and ready 10 speak for itself We have many
ether specia brsrestie Aston for scholars, the Aer-
csptile for clerks for apprentices one Tor Prnsrs
but, until this one for women. le Wou,d oe dh.
fenlt 10 az why this had not been pe D-ions' Az
The reasons which led 10 the form ,on OF other HRS
res apply with tenOl1 force 10 this case AS tns hefd
of labor end usefulness for wons1 Is year
by year enlsrgpg, 80 grows TIE neea OF
means for preparation 10 occupy il. Ttis horry
is, be wss confident, the germ Of a. great
Institution The education Of womep 10 which they
would be sfo ded the foleet opportunity for tbs nen.
a conIe required TO TT toem Tor the hgnef !due' oi
fe He vas sure that 70 such an appeal IN. rich men
Of NewYork would respond cheeifully sDd h5faiiy.
All that s1.o,s woman touches the heart OF MAJ WIN
electric thrill Thus far the response had beea no
the future Nv Raw Ond explained the character OF
be enterprise end detailed its growth from the noes
dor alton Of 50 coo by Of The now trustees before
The project bad been fairly started. he read letters
from 4 V. HsOghtwout, sending 500; from Aeplstoo
a. Co who cent their catalogue, Wild request tnat
the managers would select 10 the extent OF
of their wishes a. Dtiu attn that if the is was 100
short the donors would tske toe liberty Of adding
at their discretion; fri m Harper Il Bros. with sim
liar ofi,r; from NJ Nonap wi b hen dsome donation;
from EnersoD Il Co., with fine pic ure by woman
iRosa Bopbeur; from Cater X BToe.; from Scriboer
81 Jack SOD; from Mrs T.. +. Eert sud others. This
hbrar, though not year olo would coopsre favor
ably with the other great collections In the city, and he
hoped would soon he able TO establish special
caI for instruction in the varors us,ful branches
Of lsaIpipg. He deemed il duty that employ
Of We men owed to tbeuseive, to encourages
this movement in furni-hiog women the means
of culfuret won all come back TO thea 10 increased
excellence and production of labor. TIE inventors Of
sewing machines, by which for tine at least,
womsn's tie, Of occupation had been mario ~ed, had
here On opportunity for the employment Of some Of
their large forunts In conclusion he ead that the
entire work Of budir up this library had De doao
by enc woman, who hod toiled with an energy, sn
enthusiasm, fai.h that be bad never seer .qnaisd
This is Miss +. NJ Powell, whose exsztions, 80
worthy OF praise, have been thus happily crowosd
with success Mr.. X. that 80 nooio 8 work
would be seconded and pushed forward by ths'whote
The Rev. Henry WARD BEEcHER, after sou.eplsy-
fu allUsOus 70 "Ex-Gov." Raymond add Gov
eTDor" Brady, whom be severely rallied upon bic ne
ID.
could describe oble atioDs 10 woman. Re.ecfiDg
his mother AID eTs he said that in the pressncs oil
true wonsn he felt al emotion almost skin &c wor-
chip arc SoHd try APPRECIATE Of '1S me Of
the Holy Virgin. And he never saw, ~ toe street or
elsew beIe, any woman, however poor or falea, Dot
bis heart assocae her at once with has nooisssn OF
which tie beloved mother was one Tell me, said he,
that she belongs womanhood, aud in that word you
utter every appeal to all the generous sTmpatoies OF
nature. Mr.. b.. spoke a. Length II ths
the leading American idea Homei"
word which came nearer to hs hsArt
ttan heaven for heaven was thing yet be rssl1ed
1t was sad for man, hardy and rough as block Of
about the WI rid TO want the refuge OF home TO Do
homeless bad for him 1t was nalf fatal Tor boy
and for won an, wretehed INDEED Every moVemsos
for the benefit Of challenged tie sympathy Of
every man but this oDe for her men al aod moral
smeiorsrion, was particularly worthy. There was ne
Danger of do ng TOO much we could not have 100
house. Books the best mems souls, reid
esrDstd. A book has no preudi es, no repul-
siveness it s an unsohcitibg friend that yos
mey take up put down at will John
Milton alive was for but one msn at u ne, and hen,
perhaps exscri1 g and s.greeable; but JOIN Ion
dead stks nothiI CHE SITS at my table, bat ssks no
God; travels with me, but costs no ticket lies on my
bed but need no covering. Men who could not hive
on earth together, dwell sweetly side by side u,on
be library shelves. Books the best or the worst Of
mep SO they belong to celestial or Internal literature
They have no passions DO sickness, old age, are
never weary, never trouble some. He felt a pang OF
regret, sometime, in going into a riehly-iuruisnsc
house where cOttor sBd DOL and six and gold aod
precious woods spTed 10 minister 10 luxury, 70 see
OF ly few poor books, the bare shelves OF the " IL.
bray" sticking ont like the rits of a skeleton An
Americans first duty was to found himseif
the second to ft und nursery; and thirdly, TO load
his library; and then let his Children and bis oooks
grow up together with every child adding new soef
to bis boz kcase. Bot for those women who cannot
have homes we establish this library the best cub
sute offer And 1t cannot be too large or TOO
good Its patrons will never read too much. When
burger, put food before them; II they are IN
vads, we do not withdraw food, but cook Il In the
daintiest forns to pit appetite psed by inda'g
eDce. Let women read, ana read every hugi
novels, they come in their way. Moves
Walter Scott taey are decidedly not. From
the dsys when Cbrst spoke in novelties or psrablee
dow 70 our YER, much OF the bert philosophy ana
history has been written 10 what are conte nptuousy
csllsc novels. Mr. Is. FAD tnat i was good 70 give
people sOue opportunity to feel if they belong ID to
societyas If son ebcdy cared for them-to bnug them
in con act with The living world around them. BY
this recogf ition hope is inspired and the poor and
De, poIdu bak with lew courage 10 hight the bat
te Of bfe. He believed New-YoIk would sustain
this fpt' rprse. A permanent investment in such u
charity WIS imm1 rta-aod many honored names In
this world rad been saved fro oblivion by such hber-
aiy. man is not really born until he dies; by the
good which bis achieve at he s gone he begins
Iruly i've In fusion, be bespoke for this noble
enterprise the active sympatbes and assistance oil al
who horored sOman.
The Hon. JAMES L. BRADY made the closing adj
dress in which lie Jecounted Of the most poote
achev en- ents Of woman il the present sge nsancing
Miss Homer the sculptor; Rcsa BoDhsnr me pantori
Mics StetbUs another sculptor; Ms Iayior, as' -
pointed En- ologist of Geo gs, ard others he was
in favor OF many Of the reforms elAmeH oy o..
but most cordial in the direction indicated oy tns
meeting. We lack time 10 report MS iensSs' winch
were frequently applaudsd. -,