New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-30
WESTERN COLLEGES.

The arpusl meeting Of the " Society for the Promo
"ton of Collegiate and Theological Education at the
"West" was held on Wednesday evening in the New
School Presbyterian the Rev. A. ID. Smith 81 in Four
teebtb street. The audience was limited, owing In
some degree perhaps, TO the state of the weather,
but chiefly no doubt 10 the state Of the TIMES, which
just now are calculated to render the appeals OF
benevolent society somewhat inharmonous 10 tue
ear. The President. Judge Hornblower being absent
the chair was occupied by Of the Vice Presidents
Prof CHAUycEY A. GOODRICH OF Yale College, who
oper ed the meeting with prayer. Areport summing
up the SOcetys operations for the past year. was read
by the Cores pondng Secretary, the Rev. THERON
BAIDwIN Of this city.
Tire chief object u this Society az set forth in the
report il 10 promote the cause of general ana tnso
logical education o, the West by adding TO the small
and nsu .ient revenues Of young colleges suff cien
funds 10 put them in vigorous operation from the start
leaving them 10 their cwn resources a. soon Ss they
shall become self.supportrg. IL Is now IN the Tour
seebh year OF its existence, and since it, organization
hes assisted in the formation or enlargement OF iour
teen colleges In the various States OF Oalo lEoiana
llirois, Wisconsin. Iowa, Missouri, California, ana
Oregon and Minnesota Territories. The Society ls
sustained chiefly by the united contributions OF Con-
gregstioDsllsts and New-School tresDyterians, ana
he first institutions TO which it afforded assist
spce and il fact for the assistance OF which 1t
was primarily called into e1'stenceD were the
Western Reserve bisrietts Wabash and Illinois Col
l-ges ard Lane Theological Seminary, comprising at
The time tne entire rumber Of any particular pfomi
nence connected with these two denominations between
he eastern limit Of Ohio and the extreme West all
then in an enieebled condition and struggling for their
very existence. Il has since added to s list four Col
leges east of the Mississippi, and Elk west, namely
WiiteDberg and Heidelberg Colleges, Ohio; Knox
College, Illinois and Beoit College, Wisconsin; lows
Coli ge, German Evangelical Missouri College, Col
forpia College Pacific Univerei.y, Oregon, and COL
lege of St Paul Minnesots.
All the Colleges in the West, which may be said to
belong in any 10 the or the Pres
byterisn de homr ations, have been assisted 10 their
beginning by this Society. As soon as q College Is
s,Iorg enough TO support Itself is left &c its owH re-
sources. Four Institutions have alressy been suiii-
ciently assisted 10 be now able 10 s.and aone-the
Western Reserve College. Lane Theological Seminary,
Knox College, and Witfenberg College.
Tie entire amount Of money which has been con-
tIibuiec in behalf of the colleges, since the organza
ton Of the Society," has already reached
NJ million, of which about s3JOOO0 has come IIon
New-Eng land, NewYork, New-Jerssy and pennsys o1
MA ard the remainder from the West itseH: Ing
eges which still depending upon the Socie
are Marie tts Wabash linos, Beoit ana .e,. il,
ard TIE amount which is yet needed TO Ding ;ndsnr
stitutions TO point which will render sne ao, NJ
dent 81 further aid is about $jjOoo Inc tIs os5 s
the Treasurer, for the last yesr, "sfo ~. Socistv
Funds known to hsve been devoted 70 lno ',Ssasj
aid pay BILE durr the year. suicier. 70 =, he
the above amount not lees than ~ per cen' W
,ealized IA cop-e ouepce Of the 6nsnciai pressure