Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-09

of the school sixty years ago-President Day,
Professors Silliman and Kingsley, Mr.. Tim
othy Dwight, William Lef6hgwell, Mrs. Anna
Townsend, S. F. B. Morse, Titus Street,
Henry L. Ellsworth and others-are now
among the living. They have left this work
to the present generation, by whom it has
been raised from its comparatively feeble
condition fifteen years ago, to it's present
prosperity.
It is proper to say, however, that we feel
some solicitude lest an erroneous impression
should be made upon the public, and gladly
avail ourselves of this opportunity to correct
it. The large and rapid increase of students
in attendance since 1869 called for increased
accommodations and the result is the liberal
assistance of our friends in the erection of
buildings which were Indispensable, and far
in excess of the needed increase of endow.
ments, especially in aid of students, for
the adequate support of instructors and for
enlarged courses of instruction and study.
We cannot doubt that when this comes to be
understood, the means will be furnished for
placing what has been already accomplished
upon a lasting foundation, and for meeting
the growing wants which every successful
institution is sure to have. Of this, however,
we do not propose this evening to speak.
To come to the special occasion for which
our friends are invited-the completion and
furnishing of the new library building
which several of them have expresseda desire
to visit-it will only be necessary to say that
on the erection of the East Divinity Hall in
1870, the largest public room was reserved
for proposed Reference Library, to consist
of the latest and most important books in
theology and those most frequently consulted
and studied by students. This library, now
consisting of more than 1000 volumes care
fully selected by the several professors and
purchased chiefly in Great Britain and the
United States, was presented to us by Mr..
Henry Trowbridge of this city, in memory
of his son. Additions have been made from
other quarters, either by bequest or gift,
especially from the libraries of Rev. E. Good
rich Smith, Rev. Chauncy Goodrich, Rev.
Samuel G. Coe, Rev. F. W. Chapman, and
the late DIR. Patton. AS the working library
of the school, freely accessible to the students
for many hours in the day, it has been of the
greatest use and has more than answered our
highest anticipations.
AS the books increased in number it was
found that larger accommodations were re-
quired and that a separate building would
have to be provided, the site for which was
clearly indicated by the vacant space between
the Chapel and the West Divinity hall. The
means for its erection, we are now permitted
to say, were generously given by Mr.. Fred
erick Marquand of Southport, to whose re-
peated benefaetions the seminary is SO large
| ly indebted. The entire cost, including the
shelves, was $4,000.
| This new addition has been constructed in
accordance with the most approved princi=
Piles pertaining to the erection and arrange,
| ment of library buildings. To guard against
the danger arising from dampness and
mould, the cellar is paved and thoroughly
| ventilated; in the main room the books are
| all accessible to one standing on the princi-
pal floor or on the floor of the flying gallery
which surrounds three sides or the room
| the shelves are made movable as different
sizes of the books may require, and abundant
| light is secured in every part of the building.
| For the furnishing of the room we are
once more indebted to the iberaity and
| taste of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trowbridge,
who have left nothing undone which could
| contribute to the convenience and attractive
ness of the library. Another child, a daugh-
| ter having been removed by death. a painting
| of the two children has been placed on the
| east side of the room. Opposite on the west
4 side the rncOrdaH the IN
| scription, ''This library was instituted by
| Henry Trowbridge as memorial of Henry
| Stuart Trowbridge who died Decembe 3. 1869,
at the age of years Virginia Hull Trow-
bridge died July 28, 1875, at the age of II
years" >..-..
In this commemorative offering these chill
| dren taken early from the world, have been
made ministers of good to others, contribut-
ing in this special way to the preparation of
| successive generations of young men, who
| will ever be grateful for the
| gift for the preaching of the gospel of Christ.
1t is no part of the plan of this reference
library to collect rare or curious works, and
| yet few of this class which have found their
way into it by the gift of friends-are care
| fully kept. Some of the most interesting
are placed on the tables this evening for in
| spection.
| The first is copy of Cartwright on Prov
! cribs, printed by Elder Brewster in Leyden
4 in the year 1617, three years before the Pill
| grim fathers embarked for America Not
more than five or six copies are known to be
in existence. This volume was once, as his
| name on the title page shows, the property of
| the Rev. Abraham Pferson, the, father of the
first rector of Yale College:
The next is a copy of Cruden's Concord
| ance in quarto form, used by President
| Edwards in the preparation of his sermons
| and other works, and giving abundant evil
| 1anca of ha with which "a
suited it.
The third is the Antwerp Polyglott recent
ly presented to us by Mr.. Richard s. Eel
lows of this city. 1t was printed in 1882 and
is therefore more than 300 years old. Only
500 copies were originally printed and the
| greater number of these were lost at sea on
their way to Spain.
Another volume of interest is Gouge's Ex-
position of John V. Landon, 1851, having
the autograph and once having been the
property of Nathaniel Chauncey, the first
graduate of Yale College and the only men,
Der of the class of 1902.
Still another is a commentary on Mark
in folio, 1913, which belonged to the library
of Rev. Naphtal Daggett, the first professor
of Divinity in Yale College, presented by his
descendant Miss Grace Daggett to one of the
professors.
Our sister city, Hartford, is represented
by work written by its first pastor, Rev.
| InOmdS uooAer, Sutltleu LIS ooulo b IAI
fectual Calling to Christ, London, 1857"
We have also fine folio copy in bloek-let-
ters, of the Bishops Bible, 1902, the version
in use in the Church of England before the
revision under King James in 1611-the gift
of M. Grace Gabriel, of this city.
In the library room will be noticed also the
portraits of the former professors of the
school, Drs. Taylor, Fitch, Gibbs and Good
rich, to which portrait of Dr. Lyman
Beecher, made when he was pastor of the
Hanover street church in Boston, 1S26-1832,
has been added by former parishioner. AS
special friend of DIR. Taylor, by the side of
whom he was buried at his own request in
the old New Haven cemetery, and as one in
memory of whom the Lyman Beecher lee
tureship on preaching was established, it is
eminently suitable that the portrait of him
should here find place portrait of the
late Governor Buckingham, distinguished
benefactor of this school, is also soon to be
, presented to us and placed in the room.
The Lowell Mason society added to the
. pleasure of the occasion by their singing
! At the conclusion of the address the new