Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-16

OPENING PUBLIC LIBRARIES NsuNDAY


Last April 70 lstsnod to the eloquent
speech of Raw. Hesry Ward Beecter, in
favor Of opening Art Galleries, Libraries
Central Park Museum, etc, 90 Sundays. 1t
was 81 the invitation Of several hundred
members OF the MercAOtie Library Of New
York City that Mr. Bescher made his elo.
qusni plsA fJr some othsr SUNDAY resort.
for the thousands Of stranger. Nud homeless,
Amoog the young met Of New YorL
than the groE shop ana th- street When
he had closed Mf. Abram ; Hewitt, Chair
man OF 'hs Cooper Uu,on, arose. aud, Auics
The cheers Of the vast audience, promised
In behalf Of The Trustees, that ,helr reading
room would be opened 81 soon a. proper
alterations could be made. The MeroautiI,
Library EaadingI.ooom va4 opsusd ih,
very next Suud ~, aud has been open sioce
WIN the hoPpiest results. Notwithstanding
Tue or,itAos weather ~h,ch attracted thou,
aads TO Contra PARK, the fArori,s Suaday
rssorI for New Workers, over four hundred
psrsoas visited the Cooper lusGilute Read
Ing- hooms-AH attendance equal to that Of
other days, considering the nun Der Of hour,
1t was open. The Pubiio Library Of Gin.
siunAti has hssn open Oh Sundays for q
Jsar and = half, aud the testimony Of Mr
Poole, IN bis FiGh Annual Report iast quo
li'hsd, will encourage dvuouug Trustee.
and Director Of other Libraries 70 initiate
tbs experiment. lie saws,
10 1871. toe average daily attendants en- Sun
day rose from 2l3 for toe first right months 10
Jyf 10 Deosmbsr. The issues silyc June 22, III,
cate 81 ths annual report, haze Lssn o. gsU.
sEalnst 2,ss2 during the Same peri d 81 Is L.
OF 40 'aerrase VI 81 per cent Those wac fear
thai toe sunday library will draw Oh ait,p tnpe,
ron ehdr1h, will b. eao1urassi to learn that tn,
Ciuo'hnati Library Is Nucu more fr.nurnt., Il.
Iae aiisrnosn aud svcaiuE trss In tho morning
Us Voc othar hand says MT. Poole Ell l.
houeea0le isot that many Of that slsss al ,ann.
mea VINO have strolisg ,hrougn the str.-.. o.
ouniAy' aad spent tue day ia less rroft,h,,
mAnser' are habituaily ffsqusstlna "a, room,
sna spendltE poftion OF the Nv In r,.dtg,
Ane department OF readers on sanday has Sc,
"aeAosPuonzblu, AMI tue 70 ms ave L..p ,
s'ui aua ordsrlv - 90 secular days Shi
'1m' readers have sal oil ~ rsIiyi,p, bo,s, tb.
o'a'f a'ie'oi reading 'arx1t Tor have. IN III,
A '"'''u's 're aud probable
~ vote Of Al T. +. the Aldermen Of
New ! ork reqae't.d tn Csstta. Park CON
mis'''usfa to keep open the Ms,suc. from (
TO p N. on lad,y, ali 10 provide .aer-s
music dur'as the sAse tay. 4 tee peopi,
viii call this bsssbeuism," a. Rev. Or
Prime called The opening Of iibrsrie. o,
SUNDAY, Snd sili wish to punish il by Law
a. The hAnaetasgtls PuritAas punished .
rnAo IA 1850, tor k,.,ing bis vile. and. il
1917, tir driving = uail into lhs from. Of hi.
house 90 the Sabbath. IL - curious thu,
ths SaooAar'An doctrine can be traced bacG
to nei her The Catholic nor English churchs,
and to either Luihsr nor Calvin. Both an.
churches IN question were Won't 20 de,o,.
hall Of the Sunday to uoranip and half {,
rsorsa1iou. Lush5r Travelled on Sand.,
went TO SuudaV fsssts, aud vas exessdinsi,
fond Of t"aoEioR an uaholJ guitar on tbs
DAY. Calvin, although be ESTABLISHED u
6eus'A the worst sccs,iAsuoal desposisu
the world sVsr say, And sufor, ed church
gong b. law, vas yst accustomed to e..
courage the young Christmas in playiul
outdoor games on sunday afternoon, ano
sometimes J'trsd 10 them himself