Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-15
A GENEROUS GIFT.


President Lorenzo Snow has received
a communication from Elder Ezra l.
Clark Of Pennington, enclosing a check
for $1,000 to be used In the establish
ment of n library Of natural science In
the Latter-day Saints University In
this city This generous donation
comes from one Of the best known cltl-
zens Of this state, lie has lived IN
Davis county for a great many years
and is identified with the material in
terests OF that part OF Utah. The
name OF Uncle Ezra is inscribed on
the pages Of the history Of the Churcn
and Of this commonwealth, and his gift
will aid In perpetuatlng It through all
generations. He has also expressed his
desire that his sons after him shall add
to the library, as may be required from
time to time. to keep up It's standing
as an aid to education,
Works on natural science are not so
numerous as many others relating TO
other departments OF learning The
amount donated. with the books that
are already in possession OF the uni
versity VIII place that feature Of the
library In a splendid position and rem
der 1t one Of the very best on the Pa
cihc slope. II will be called the Clark
Library Of Natural Science. aud il is
expected that II viii be placed on the
first floor Of the Brigham Young wing
OF the Latter-day Saints University
buildings, extending IS feet by 100 feet
from the main building toward East
Temple street 1t IL intended 10 make
the general library Of this institution
one of its great attractions and means
Of dinusng general intelligence.
OF course the necessary prellmlnarles
VIII have TO be attended to by the
board OF trustees, OF which President
Lorenzo Snow is the president. before
the gift VIII come into formal posses
sion OF the University and be utilized
IN the manner intended But as the dom
Is In declining years and poor health.
we deem It proper to make mention Of
the matter while he is still among US
IN the enjoyment Of his full faculties
II not In robust health, and we hope the
example he has set will be followed by
others who are able to aid in the es-
adjustment of an institution which il
yet to stand as a monument 10 tina
faith and aims and love OF true eduoa-
uon, OF a people popularity supposed to
be an Ignorant and unprogressiye com.
munity.
Ihe recent progress Of this lnstltu.
ton Is something marvellous. But n
snort time ago II was In such moor
financial condition that its friends al-
most despaired OF its continuance But
ever since President Snow donated the
land which 1t now occupies and ON
winch one excellent building has been
erected, means have come into its pos
session which form guaranty Of It's
success. The splendid endowment by
Sister Mn. Barrett, the cession Of the
bingham Young endowment for uni
Nersity purposes, and the general in
terest taken by members Of the Church
Who send their sons and daughters 10
1t to be educated, have all combined
TO place II upon a substantial basis.
and to warrant the prediction that #
VIII become before long one OF the fore
most educational establishments OF
the great West
We congratulate the L. D. S. Uniyer-
sity on this new acquisition ana Broth |
er Clark on his ability and disposition
10 make this bequest. Others VIII fol-
low In good time, The advantages of |
the institution for the training Of the
children OF the Saints IN the principles
and spirit Of the Gospel and the great
latter-day dispensation. win be gen
orally perceived and, as the institution
grows In opportunities and facilities.
the number OF its students viii Increase
and It's power for good win De recog-
nized and felt throughout the Church. |
The Latter-day Saints University is |
a III companion to the Brigham Young
Academy at Provo and the Brigham
Young College at Logan. These excel |
lent institutions have the same ends In |
view and In speaking Of the L. d. S. !
University. We do not wish 10 be /
thought that We ignore the other educa- |
tional establishments which have sim |
ilar claims on our regard and support !
We hope that generous and well-to-do |
members OF the Church win keep IN /
mind the claims which they an have |
upon the philanthroplc, and the promot-
ers Of the diffusion OF general inteln-
gencc and a knowledge u those giori-
Gus truths that tend TO the future SAL
walton as well as present benefit Of the
human race We are greatly encouraged
at the prospect which is opening up be-
fore the schools Of learning among the
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