The fact that we have a library containing nearly 10,000 volume which are housed ina good building—books and building free of debt and only needing an annual budget for their proper upkeep, may not be known even to all the Kuling community—still ess, to the ordinary dwellers in Shanghai and other treaty port The number of books, however, a small indication of' the valu of a library, One of my college companions is now the Principal of 8 Bible School which aims specially at training Jay preachers in almost elementary matters of Biblical import, Some time ago, he appealed to his friends to start' library for the use of the students. As regards quantity, he met with a ready response, But the quality of the rubbish that was Ianded on him in his country institution—four miles from the nearest railway station and 12 from the nearest twopenny book stall, left him with an insuflcient vocabulary to express his Astonishing Response The Kuling Library was started with the same kind of appeal for voluntary gifts. But, the results of the appeal is. really astonishing. Speaking to one. of the bers of the Library Come fee, the other dayy—he Beant he bnows Seen cee arg eta that thee in wat 20
Kuling shelves. From the very first, really readable books were fit rad ake puahares tet bara been made have done something seat ening the brary date.
First amongst those to whom we; cee ese & leery ase trady the J. Lee of the Protestant Episcopal: Church. Not only has he done well in China, but in the United States he has succeeded in raising) Bate Ne tes Sided ae for eve dollar contributed in China and so) placed at our disposal $3,000 worth aheed of am dalat, Cinion $1,000. patent Burden-Bearer adton tothe gifts of monty ities fe ott nea 'a building has been erected for housing the library on a site) soonest ae Coun "About Bey Ee ae can Utah who Seer one ie Tad sores Seer ce aes coo soe und denies Cooma ind feud Myler petet_ bonds bearers, the fairly heavily taxed. ete elintay coniotins conten te? ailing ibe, feenees OG, ace anne eaters hone tae hae ial ole chy as: tare. hee spematay atefs of enarme spree ie ride whi community: You will find here amongst us quite 2 number who refuse to pay the dollar subscription which has hitherto been the! minimum asked for—happily, starting from next month that minimum is to be doubled. That hankering to get something for nothing, which is unfortunately so prevalent a mark of what is theologically dubbed as "original sin," is a sign of a lack of education which leaves its victims below the level at which a library can be of any other value than a depositary of light, frivolous novels. Imagine such' a growler sitting down to attack Jowett's four ponderous volumes of Plate (which are to be found in the Library),
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