New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
DR. GRANTEES GIFT TO BIS ALMA MATER.

HIS FINE LIBRARY TO GO TO TIE OHIO IVES
LEYAN UNIVERSITY.
A brief telegram announces the fact that President
John W Bashford, Of the Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity OF Della ware. Ohio has said that the Rev.
DIR. NJ ]. Cran>ar, Of East Orange ~ j.. has au-
thorzed the OF the university 70 announce
that he has provided In his Will that his library OF
over 5000 volumes shall 20 to the university at his
death. DR.. Cramer has also made provision for '.e
endowment OF the library and for fund for its
extension.
A Tribune reporter called on the Rev. DR.. Cramer
at his home. Orange-st. East Orange. to as
certain the facts In the Dr. Cramer said that
the statement in the main was true and that 1t
expressed his ideas Ohio Wesleyan University was
his alma mater he having been graduated there
in the class OF 1890 and he supposed every one fel
a lingering affection for his alma mater
The library had been collected with much careful
selection and the expenditure Of large amount OK
money mainly during the years that he had been
abroad first Consul Leipsic. from 1861 10 1870.
then during the time that he had been Minister to
the Court Of Denmark from 1870 TO $751; and finally
when he was Minister 70 Switzerland, from 1881 to
No.. The library too large for either or his
children and he could not bear the thought Of its
being scattered 20 the four winds of heaven.
Dr. Cramer was asked as TO the lines in which
the library especially rich. and he said that II
was first and foremost working library for the
theologan complete In the departments Of histor-
ca. exegetcal systematic and practical theology
In the department of philosophy there was an eX-
haustlve series Of works. large number on the
history OF the fine arts and 1t was especially rich
in English and German literature. and, In fact, IN
the ancient ard modern literature of the world
one popularity was that there was absolutely no
trash in II. DR.. Cramcr said that he did not con-
slider the rovestic literature of the day as having
any part In TRUE working library
As an instance of the value OF hts library. Dr.
Cramer said that just before the last Inauguration
of President Cleveland ne was asked 10 writ" 4
series OF articles on the inauguratons OF al the
Presidents from Washington to Cleveland. and at
first went to the Astor Library. where he could
find nothing for his needs beyond biographies Of
the different Presidents On coming home he found
in his own library just what he needed in this
direction
Dr. Cramcr said that ne intended to leave a sum
of money. the interest of which should be used iSr
the support OF the library. not as merged into the
general library OF the university but as a separate
continual additions to the library.
There were In the library number OF interest 81
Thorwadsen that were made by Or, Cramer him
self also historical sketch OF the Danish NJ
er1ture from the earliest times down to the time
Of Hans christian Anderson, with whom Dr.
Cramer acquainted. H.
Accompanying the library; althoush not an IN
antiquities, OF which DR. Crnmer has been mos,
Of se rs ha of "s as
from the eleventh century. and engrossed with the
most painstaking IN Latin n pottery lamp
from the catacombs OF ST. Ca!xtus. bearing the
monogram OF Christ a piece Of MANUSCRIPT shee,,
music datns from the ninth century. Illuminated
and written IN the square Gregorian style on req
slaves: an extremely collection OF cd Roman
coins one of them from the time OF Christ. and
bearing on it the head of Caesar Augustus.
There is "A copy in n fine state OF preservation
OF what Is declared 10 be the smallest book ever
printed. consisting OF selected passages from the
Bible printed In German. and bearing the date
OF l759 Il measures only one inch wide by one
and a half inches high. fine old ancestral
relic Is a copy Of the old German bb.e printed
in 1899 But OF the greatest interest to the anti
quarian is lt.le booklet. containing four letters
written by John Huss. from Constance. just be-
fore his martyrdom. to the Church in Prague;
This rare book bears the imprint OF 1916 and
was therefore. one OF the earlier books printed
oftcr the discovery of the art Or. Cramer has
nm old snufrbox made of copper. dating from
the sixteenth century; number Of old booklets,
with the writings Of Martin Luther published IN
KS "a we'll as n rare and extremely valuable cory
OF the st Augustine's Manuelle." printed In l5n
ona NJ the articles that DR. Crnmer prizes highly
ia bit OF stone from the foundations OF Solomons
ternle for which, ne says. he has n thoroughly
aan,h"n,,coted title Many other curious and VAL
nable articles are also In the collection