, 1869-02-25
Y. M. c. A.
Tho Society Library and lis
Contents.
Removal Into Now Qu..zss soEs.

The con1agratIou which consumed Farvell Hall
Mo. also dcetroJcd tho large part Of tho scsn,,
library OF the You9 Mems Christian AsBociatlon.
Abons ], ,O0o books were s2Tcd from tho flames.
Theec were mostly heavy works In theology and
ktndssd topics thst would not burn under Auy
consideration. while more worldly WrlJnRs. novels
and other light works, were punished by hrc. TIE
remnant IVES collected and placed on shelves so
tho temporary library. where, with few
EXCEPTIONS they have 1incc remained undts-
1nrbsa and urmocs,cd. Tho library has not douo
nuen during the past year, for there were really
but FEW works Of interest to my one but q thco-
logical stu and they arc not numerous. There
Mh,tyfe, work of great 1utrrest to Boue prtrout.
bnt not much yclithcd By the average reader, on
whom dose Of euch hosfufp Wonld produce
mental dyspels's and make blm dream iii nichi
Of btakcs, thumb scstWs and othes tutcscs1n0
ret!cs OF a by.Eonc and b&roa:ous aga. This array
of solemn toid reading was rellcysd by N occa.
Duzls. Moore. shakspearc ana Shelley. Tney wcrc
lew and iar between. however, like oatcs lr Tic
dcee:t. There was room for Improvement, there
lately been attempted and In measure carried
out: In anticipation of tue completion Of Far
VOL Hall No. 2, when the association would move
was appointed, win power to purctafc books to
tee extent Of Ss.09. THIS eonua.tssc consisted
Pattc1rop. hcv. Il. i. Buns, lev. E. y W sGoodwin.
Rev. Z. Il. Fowler and MT. u. W. Wh:l1lc.
1csponttble and yes rieapaut work these
gentlemen had to do, Taeir dnucs demanded
e Mtde and varied reading. critical lodenent and
ccIsors would be too ertt,cai, TOO severe. TOO
solemn, too ee,ione, too m1nieteriN ar au Offset
to thu uurnber OF ele1Cy, II might have been we'll
had more lsyt1tn been aoded to the committee.
II would have prevented them from IunnlEE CT.
tiselY In the theological fn'. II there WIS any
da1RcE OF theis dong 70. The commtttco has al.
re.uy expended about -. 100 Of the amount ap-
proyri,ted. l.sgc aaGiton has been made 10
the theooftcal rhclrce, ard the liorary promises
to be ID excellent place OF reference 10: ccrgy-
min. Hlstorits ara sciences and biography
arc we'll nprcscn;ot. No,cls and ltgnf read,
| though not a. much 90 a. theology. ttls csicu
laisd that about twenty per cent OF tho book,
will b. Of light nature. THE Is hsrdly ououcn
- s'ht'et!es Of tho ptrclpai Libraries lhon
I ale ne is fiom nty to sixty per cent About 90
7o!uracf. comprising Bond catalogue hsye l,et
| ofdtred from London aud vii! soou arrive Of
the Whole, tha books thAt hkTe been purcl asrs
| are we'll selected, and ~ $1,O0o will be aprlic{
Jcsrly 10 intrsa.itE and 1mproTtrg the ilb1ary
Il Will soon be n coLdltion 10 COMPETE With th
to Is.
The Few room 10 which the library la. been re
| uo1ed IT 1t the tesr ot FarNeil Hall. Ii tss,xt
feet Equa!e. well lighted hoth BY day aud nicni
s1d neatly furnished. Aiss Abbott: young I'D!
Of experience and executive ability, wilt hss
charge A lycenm has recently been form I'd i
connection with the library, and debating &C
c.ciy vii! soon Re started.
Tcc reading tables In the samc room will b
t1fnjshed With maRaxtLes. and a larger colteclo
OF EecnlaT papers than Z noH furnished. TIL
ssranRenenis arr under the fnpesr7e.on Of Mc.tt
Moody 4nd Morton. whose TatthluJ. C. .te S1
| probably b. rewarded with abundant 81 ecess.