New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-27
LECTURE BY THE REV. DR. HAIL.

The Western Branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association has Free Reading Rooms at No 2)5
Hudsonst. neatly furnished. aud well supplied with
books periodicals. and newspapers The Rooms are open
every day IN tho week-On Sundays from o'clock p.
to 10 o'clock. and othsr days from p. m. 20 10.
meetings are regularly held at the Rooms and
free projected for tho present Winter I'VE
which have been already delivered The sixth was de-
livered last evening by tho Rev Dr. Hall OF
aud Ninetcenth-st., and was numorously attend
ed the audience consisting mainly Of young men. Ills
theme was Books" and the lecture OF an eminenty
practical character He commenced with lew remarks
upon the great Importance OF Books viewed In the light
OF the influence which they oxered upon men, IN FORM
ing their characters and giving direction to their yes
citing illustration of their power such works rs tho
Dairyman's Daughter ana Bunyans Pilgrims Progress,
which had silently done an immense amount OF good m
To bear upon society through books than through
laws through great commercial changes or
present age was prominently. an age Of books,
verifying literally the proverb Of solomon Gt the making
many books there IA end" and although many I'm.
friendly TO the cause OF popular progress OF
tins multiplication Of books and tho consequent spread o.
literature among the masses he regarded inc increase as
one OF the hopeful signs Of the times. A., =,
with regard to wor Of Iona .no s Tero sS
usefuy read by way OF RELAXATION OF secatV ,'
aud presented vice in nattering aud attractive
aspect must be- avoided. As 10 the on me three vol
nre sentimental novel 10 had had Its day, and the re-
maintenance of its absurdlties only lived To provoke mer
rment IL different win the IMPURE movers Oh tno
present day which undertook to paint the most disgust
INC features f vice as II is found In such capitals as Lon
don Paris and New-York OF these books there could
be but one opinion among all rghtthlnking people t
was Impossible to 1nd language snlheehty strong 10
re probattehem and the parties VINO wrote tnom anu
those who traded then and ho could wish that There
were an ,nder SrpT0atOTis 10 sweep all shch WORKS
away All books OF lies, whether VOTES OF
Imagination, or belonging TO o'ner classes,
shonId be dlscardedthat Is such books AS enumerated
false principles. perverted truth ns Sos papaDo
fasebnods from whatever motive or Tor Whatever pur-
pose The lecturer also urged the necessity OF young
man reading hooks bearing upon their line OF ne There
% -, m, Ss said hut what had ts own literature:
and il was tbs dnty po interest OF every man TO nc
quaint Lmsef with the literature OF MS PROFESSION or vo
cation whateyer that might be. In Illustration OF the
benefit of pursuing such S" ceionroto rTiIrrSt
neer. and spoke likewise. from his own observation,
OF the extent to which this prs was carried OUT n
OF humble position in fe, stating that he had known
oa 80 AZ which moor gardeners had supplied themselves
% III ,vorks treating Of their calling In order
that they might Improve themselves n their art ps
a., ,ho Hnod ~ immoral literature with which society
was now cursed truth and pn,T wond continue 20 a
their way. and finally Pro'AA '''' '"o '"i'0 "A' '
Inn