The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-09
GENERAL ITEMS.

WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY,
LEXINGTON, VA-From the Supplement" to
the last catalogue of this Institution we take the
following paragraphs, which will be of interest to
our readers
The Lee Memorial Association have made
definite and final arrangements for the compile.
ton of the Mausoleum and the public inaugura
ton OF the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee The
ceremonies of the Inauguration will be held on
Thursday 28th of June, 1888, the day after the
close OF the Commencement exercises of the I'm
iversity.
The Board of Trustees of the University have
postponed the celebration of its Centenary to a
day, hereafter to be appointed, subsequent to the
inauguration of the statue of Gen. Lee
The new Library Building with its ample
space for books, its large Reading Room, elegant
Art Gallery, and offices, is now finished and
Will be In use the next session. The Universe
ty Is indebted for this most valuable addition to
Its means Of usefulness to the liberality of Mrs.
Josephine Louise Newcomb of New York. who
betrayed the entire expenses of its erection
$4,000: The building is an offering of affec-
ton and honor to the memory of her husband,
the late Warren Newcomb, ESQ, who had been
himself generous benefactor of the UNIVERSE
ty.
Mr.. William G. Preston, son of Rev.
Thomas L. Preston, D. D.. has received the
Hamilton Law Scholarship" at Washington
and Lee University. This scholarship, recently
endowed by Mrs v c. Hamilton, Of Augusta
county Va, entities the holder to attend the
Law School one session free Of tuition and fees.
Mr. Preston received the degree of Bachelor of
Arts at Washington and Lee at the last Com
mencement
The late VIM. R. Garrison, of New
York, who was fatally hurt in the railroad disas-
ter near Long Branch recently, was member
OF the centennial organization for the better
endowment of Washington & Lee University
He was unanimously elected member on &C
count Of the generous interest he had manifested
in the organization and its objects-iStaunton
indicator.
MORE MoRMoNs.-An ocean steamer
arrived in New York few weeks ago bringing
nearly one thousand Mormons for the Mormon
Church in Utah This will be large accession
very much larger, perhaps, than any other
Church receives, unless it be the Catholic. from
all the other immigration from all countries
The moral question involved in it extends TO a
consideration Of the right of the government to
let them come at all. 1t agrees that Mormondom
Is hostile to its spirit and to the principles upon
which it is, professedly conducted. It is also
moving under a strong urgency from the people.
to have the crime" Of the Latter Day Saints
discontinued, and yet it makes ne opposition to
NLo lduuluB Vi ItCIuilS ny bne thousand who
shall make its work of dlsmantling all the more
difficult. The Chinese are under ban, but the
Mormons, ten times the abominaton the others
are, are permitted to come and assist in defying
alike the law and the sentiments of the people
In 1870 the Mercantile Library of
Philadelphia concluded to open its Library and
Reading room to subscribers on Sunday. For a
time there was a large attendance, but in 1881
the average number Of visitors on Sunday was
538 against OPT on other days. The Librarian
has no evidence that any one has become sub
scriber because it was open on Sunday.
There is poor prospect before us. Mr..
Renan has become a prophet of evil a." and finds
scepticsm to be a vain thing to rest upon. I'VE
areliving, he is reported to have said" we
are living on the perfume of an empty vase Our
children will have to live on the shadow Of a
shadow. Their children, l fear, will have TO
subsist on something less"