, 1869-04-25
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The Advantage OF Keeping Open
on Sunday.
Y,M. G. A., Chicago, Roman Catholic,
IElsh and soros1s Lihnrie<.


The succe4s that has attended the opening Of the
Young Mems Christian Association Rexdlngfoom
snd Library on Sundays Ia ves7 encouraging, Aud
tulIf proves the wisdom Of tie movement Even
Brother Moody q critical consceoce must be satis-
0ed. and when be and Brothers Fn1well, Jacobs
md Morton st round tho theological table u Far
veil Hail. and eat good dinnels every day, they
must in The intervals Of nA4tacat}on md deEin1-
hon or eae IN the Poss prundkal conversation con-
eratulate each ether on the progress they have
made and the good they are accomplishing Hun
lreds Of young men frequent the Euom on SUM-
days, and none Will deny that they arc better en-
gagged reading newspapers md r1a7ax inse
thnn IN drinking and swearing In ssloons.
The marked improvement tn all that constitutes
the library ey1necs IN intelligent appreciation oI
the wants and wlahes Of the Joung men Of the aSs.
The brs.1 Is rich II valuable worke and the tables
oeaf i selection Of siands that must be gratifying
to the most Intellectual knd fAstldions tas1s. And
there Is promise of better In me futnre for dty BY
eok sad aaa e .ss
nen.s u tho installation Of two accomplished and
hApf1one young lndtes IN the of1ce Of Librarian
ornaments TO the room, sre cirn and courteous ia
thtr department nod stttetiF zttendse to their
du.leA
Tm curcAGo I1pEARr. .....
Unfortunately the Chicago Library Association
lAfs behind, and still Keeps It's dooFs Fcltgtously
Sssa ! % ,aa saansaJ. q sass nGa p to aGsa ss
gliaaon Of Sunday movement In this excellent.
institution Is the fhct that the Lhr1f1au, Mr.
Robson, work. hard and unintefhtttingty during
tie week aud tha SALARY he receives Il but neagre
compensation for the a!duods services be now
sende1s: and II wou'd hardly BE- fair 10 increase ha
d1tles without Increasing hls pay In proportion It
I. matter for the new management To take into
FERROUS consideration, ani dec!ie at once to makt
arrangements OF some kind for the opening Of the
doom On SUNDAY. D. 80 doing thcy win rapidly
!nc.eafe the nembcrAhlp, fof thousands o! young
men iu tho cttJ hare no time but sundays for In
telleetuaI recreation Al that Is necessary "a to
open the teadlaR- room. 81 books need not be ex-
changed on that day.
| fNK EEioH CATHOLIC N1RART.
The Union Catholtc Library Aaaoc1ation Ia doing
good work among tts memberB and Is growing
rapidly Ii influence and Importance. VI course
irs tloors arc open Sunday, and the ROOMS wall
ed With standard work. snd it, tables with papers
and periodicals.
| TIE NEW 1KlsR IlnRApT.
spoysp oI sre uot deemed sutlccut for tifs Trow.
ing city, and that ssspa afn being taken 70 supply
the deiEldnt TAc receut foyuatiop Of an Insh LII
eery soaeg /: = e,snt taas r1ll . aal1eA x,ta
H ,e ~ 6ss q ( a. aaa
e. Their Protestant sna csshot' Republican
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ene1S,r.ce a ;s.te Ear 1,tarstn,., n general All
irtsh Hfefsntra In rnr1ic1iar: 70 inst;tuts a
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