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Our Boston Letter.



isla.ure annually, ard have exhausted the pa
thence q generations, is the opening Of publ
libraries en- the Sabbath. Las; year the mattel
vas more generally discussed than heretofore
bat the library doors we're not swung open. Tb,
Central Court discovered a mos; pious regard f9i
the saaetity Of the Lords day, sentiment all
tie more touching in view Of the ayility with
which the same body voted away the State money
70 the ssinlling Hartford ana Erie corporation.
Whether The measure viii have any better success
this year cannot be foretold. Us friends are
pushing ii vigorously and they hs7e the support
IF all the Oily papers, excepting pofs.hly the
TrGreAer-s journal which manages somehow
TO reconcile the profession Of evangelical Chris
;iani;y with devotion to the fortunes OF Benjamin
f. Butler. Weinesd,y's -flrcrtisrr has an ar
ticle n favor Of opening the Libraries, which has
all the characteristics of Edward Everett Hale's
teTse, vigorous style, and common sense reason
ing 1t Is singular fact that the bin is most
earnestly supported by several clergymen in the
House One q them vss = member Of the con-
mittee which reported it, and be advocates II in
the interest Of his own profession, Saying that
the opsniue ofthe cheerful and attractive reading
room OF the public library would supplement the
work Of the pulpit in drawing Young men from
the streets On the Sabbath. This seems well put.
Another clergyman, Rev. Dr.. Putnam Of Boston.
protested against the discussion Of the bin on
moral grounds H argued that it was not a
moral question at ALL but practical one which
the Legislature was fully competent to settle.
It would be useless to deny, however. that IL is
question On which there may well be different
opinions, sad that the opponents Of the measure
have some very strong arguments
The horticultural Hall lectures are making |
weekly progress I 20 ~, see that they are
making many converts, judging at least by the /
size Ct the audiences Last Sunday Thomas
Wentworth Higgius1a, one Of the cleyerest Of |
the band, spoke on The Sympathies Of Reu-
gi5ns, aai crested little sensation by a con
spicu0us onslaught on Rev. Mr., Murray, Of Park
Street Congregational Church In sermon at
Music Hall, which attracted an immense au-
dience, the young preacher had said that The
religion Of Horticultural Hall was a fair struc-
;ure in outward appearance, but it went 20
pieces in North street-North street being
an aaslyory quarter Of the city where
the breakers Of vice AID sin are particularly
fJrmiiabls. Mr. Hivzirson resented this. AMI
proceeded 20 tear Of Mr.. Murray's scalp with
some ierclncss. I cannot see that be made ont
MS point, however, or that be met the argument
from the uIprsctical, resaitlsss character Of the
belief, or rather unbe,ief, which he protan3s 70
teach The attack On the Park street pastor
shows that the free relgionists understand the
source from which the danger to them comes
Mr.. Murray is indeed doing good work for the
orthodox people, being liberal enough himself to
satisfy all bu. the HiHeral liberals. The same
may be said Of Phillips Brooks, the eloquent
rector Of Trinity )EpiscopaD church.
Tie college professors will resume next week
the counter blast on behalf Of ortbo5o-y-o-,
rather, negatively agaias. he;sroIozr. The
course includes number Of the Isaiiuz di7iaes
Of New England, ami the subjects OF the dis
COURSES are mostly t4kcas from the Oli Tesla ]
mout. {
Il the shape OF literary news, there Is bat @
little to be obtained, but Whist little there Is -ru
shall have The spring announcement Of james
K. Osgood s. Co has been sometime published,
give u -e" OCEANS Oh interest [
u '-5 ISL --e feo-
Yields " Pen Photographs Of Charles Dickens q,
and his Eeaiings" The volume is made up.
: ,'' '-'-s .Hl''A'es' from The various newspaper
---- Ina A-'i-' @''''''s "ai-a Dickens last visit
u7t'''1 '-e OF ms most eai-u- Il
:, u "i'- L'I-as published n
'Hs 0ol-e''on IN cheap form gear u
'' Two ago Our the present 's.une ui
more s1o='4A1lal IN character and
more complete As companion book we are
promised Topics OF the Time, volume Of te
lllet rail-H s ess-!s- 'l9st Of them have 81
eaiy appeared IN the -7Haatir, but there are
s'e'A' 1e" ones The March .i-- Is unusually
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ton Of the need Of such work. Less elsbo-
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the book have been submitted to few favored ~.
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