The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-17
The Library A ssociation.

The object of this article is to awaken. il pos
sibe. more general interest in the Library
Association that has recently been formed in
this town Nothing of this sort can thorough
lv succeed unless popular interest is aroused,
and popular interest is sometimes plant OF
slow growth, that requires much attent on and
fostering TO grow off healthily. 1t would be a
work of suprrerogatiOh to advance any formal
arguments in favor of public libraries in them
selves All admit their great benefit to such
communities as are 40 fortunate as TO have
them Manv go further and admit specifically
that public library in this town would be a
good lh ny +" and that a movement to organize
an association for building up one observes
success What then, is to prevent the achiev.
ment of SUGGEST Simply that all do not show
their faith by their works /; Or to put it more
plainly, that too mary OF th' sc who wish to see
a library in Marietta do not do the very thing
that is necessary to make this possible, do not
ioiu this association The way to do thing
is to do it" No dffc lilies, except in Inference,
aud perhaps, Little want of taith stand in the
way You, and by this mean every reader
of this article, can make the undertaking an inn
m diate success if right now you make up your
minds to Join and thus to bring into the
citation already formed the only thing il needs
membership and money. TIE dues are so
email that you will not feel them. and yet q
full mem bership will raise very considerable
sum for the OF base Of books Perhaps you
do not feel the need OF books your own libra
rie- being sufficient for your wants. Join.
then from a sense of public spirit, from feel
iup of interest in those who desre widening
of their opto tlniIi's tor improvement. There
are several hundred people III Marietta who
could pay the small sum charged tor member
shlp and not miss II, and yet their failure to
do this is all that prevents this effort from be-
coming great and instantaneous success. Call
your joining an act Of craTity if you will. and
the payment of your dues gift TO worthy OBJ
iecl YOG could not fnd way to invest tew
dollars that would yield surer or more useful
returns. But this is only a narrow view to
take Of the subject. There are many who
ought to Join for the positive benefits that they
themselves would receive many who are fond
# reading and yet 10 whom the great fouuts of
literature are cos.d. Every dollar paid in is a
rod IF Moses, at the touch of which the waters
of Knowledge will flow. Every good book put
in circulation helps to crowd out a bad one /;
every pure pleasure given, every noble thought
awakened al the bidding OF some master. helps
to ad, ance the cause of culture, which is the
cause of morality. You are proud of Marietta :
yon boast OF its progressive spirit: you point
with pride TO it, growing business and manu-
fsctdIing interests ; you hope great things for
if future, bat in building up your town do not
forget,
lit il not timber, lead, or stone,
The ar III ect requires alone
To finish a great building;
The palace were but half complete
Should he, by any chance. forget
The carving and the gliding"
Join this association help those who are
working for it by your money if not by your
active participation, and the time will come
when. among the other attractions Of your town,
you point with Hide ~ Thoroughly
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