Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-10-31
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DWARD G. DANA.
finance, municipal government, rail-
roads and English and French history.
Another rare collection of books has
been obtained from Europe. They
pertain to geographical subjects. The
volumes, nine in number, are profuse.
ly illustrated. The maps and other
illustrations are publications of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
and are original copies. Some of
these rare and beautifully colored
maps have been recently consulted
by experts of the Venezuela commits
sion. Several of the volumes are the
work OF j. Blaenc and dated 1864.
Another valuable book added to the
list is the original holograph letters Of
Rev. DR.. Charles Nisbet, who WAS
president of Dickinson college between
1887 aud 1891. A collection of great
value to the public library is that of
the celebrated American historian DIR.
Thomas Adds Emmett, the Irish
patriot Among the recent acquisi-
tions to the Lenox library, the most
remarkable are early American news
papers, OF which over 45, 600 numbers
have been received. Nineteen thou
sand of these date from 1716 to 1900.
including examples of nearly every
important gazetteer Of the colonial and
revolutionary times. The collection
begins with the original of the first
newspaper printed in America, the
Boston "News Letter."
A gigantic church enterprise is
about to be started at Nyack on the
Hudson by the Rev. DR.. A. B. Simp-
son, head of the Christian Alliance in
this city, who holds the worlds record
as a missionary money raiser. The
scheme has been closely guarded Sc
cret, and even Dr.. Simpsons intimate
associates we're not Apprisod of it I'M
til he had perfected all his plans and
completed the purchase of several
large tracts of valuable land and other
property.
1t is DR.. Simpsons purpose to
found great Christian Alliance set
Element and camp meeting resort on
the heights of the Hudson, at Nyack,
which shall rival Ocean Grove in ex-
tent and excel it in the size and i'm
portance OF the church buildings to be
erected there. The most elaborate
structure in the new settlement will be
an imposing tabernacle, intended to
accommodate five thousand persons.
This large audience hall will be used
for conventions and camp meeting SER
vices during the summer and will be
the Mecca for Christian Alliance adj
herents from all over the country.
The rest of the property it is proposed
to lay out in building plots for the er-
ection of cottages and hotels.
DR.. Simpson has plenty of money
at his command with which to carry
out his plans, and 200, 900 enthusiastic
followers to patronize the new resort.
Through his phenomenal ability to
move persons by the power of his elo-
quence to contribute to his treasury,
Dr.. Simpson raised 1925, 900 at two
One of these was at Old Orchard, last
August, where his auditors gave their
watches, jewelry and pianos to swell
the fund, and $1O1, 1924 was realized.
At Carnegie Hall, DR.. Simpson broke
his record by securing 1925, 900.
There is no doubt, therefore, that the
reverend doctor will successfully carry
out his plans to create this great reli.
gious resort on the banks Of the Hud-
son.
There is crisis approaching in
Tammany hall which nothing but the
return of Richard Croker seems likely
to avert Tammany is now split into
three bitter factions. For the first
time in many years Tammany is not
unit in support of the democratic ma
tional ticket, even though it may have
been opposed to the nomination OF
that ticket. A large number of the
most influential and wealthy members
of the organization will not vote tor
the nominees of either the Buffalo or
Chicago convention.
The Tammany plan, as had been
outlined, was to 60 to the Buffalo con-
vention, indorse the nomination OF
Bryan and Sewell and stand on the
Saratoga platform of last summer.
This the party leaders throughout the
state believed could be done and, with
the nomination of conservative man
like Thacher, the souud-money demo.
Gratis could be brought to his indorse-
ment and the party held together.
This was communicated to Mr.. Croker,
who promised to return to the city in
time to register and help close up the
campaign.
The silver sentiment in Tammany
hall got away with the leaders, broke
up their program and has since forced
them into their present position. Mr..
Croker has not come home, and is not
expected until after the election. The
Purroy faction have, it is believed. de-
termined upon turning down Sheehan
as leader. The sound money faction
are already declaring among them
selves that there must be thorough
reorganization of the wigwam after
election, and both sides say that
Croker is the man, and the only man,
to take charge of the work. 1t is told
among big Tammany men that Mr..
Croker has agreed to this proposition;
that he will come back here, map ont
= new policy by which the warning
factions can be got together on some
common standpoint and get in shape
for the great municipal fight next year.
Whether he will be able to retain Mr..
Sheehan in the leadership remains to
be seen. KNICKERBOcKER.
Now that the young Czar and his