, 1859-05-25
GENERAL AH0NNk8Ix
DEBATE on LOCATION of 1HE s1a1Hlky.


,, Especial Correspondents ftha Press and Tnbune.]
1xDiAxAroIn, Monday. May .. 1873.
The chief business transacted on Saturday
was the reception Of the report Of the Church
Extension Committee. It elected lively and
animated discussion. Of Comparatively little in
tcrcst, however, to the community at Iarge,
owing to which fuct your correspondent will
essay no further statement of its contents.
The customary devotional exercises having
been performed, the journal Of Saturday. was
read by Res. A, T: McGill, permanent CLERK.
Judicial case No. was taken up, and leave
granted to the appellant therein to withdraw
1is appeal.
SOUTHWESTERN SEMINARY.
Or. Palmer reported in substance al follows:
Seven papers had been placed in the hands Of
the Comntittee> vf:: i.-An overture from the
Board Of the "prcsbyterian Seminary Of the
Northwest" proposing to tranfer iron. the
Synods to General Asss:15ly; g. Action Of the
Synods Of Cincinnati, Indiana, Chicago, Nor
thern Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa and
Southern 1c,va, autharitipy .he transfer;
3. constitut'c.. Il iae Seminary, sud the Act Of
Incorporation Of the State Of Illinois; 4. opin-
ions Of ~ rresbyteries; S. Statement Of the
assets Of New Albany Seminary; 0. Proposal,
for the establishment ps the s:tniaasy a1 Chi
cago md Indianapolis; 2. Statement Of present
Indebtedness of the Seminary of the Northwest.
ofthe eight Synods, FIVE Cincinnati, Chicago,
Indiana, Northern Indiana, and 1lLinois) urge
the transfer simpliester;; two wisconsin and
southern Iowa. recommend the election Of Pro-
fessors only when endowment shan hare been
a.,uiued; and one (1owa) proposes that the As
~embly exercise only n+ydtire control over the
appointment Of Professors.
As To Finance--New Albany has $59, 40 as
sets, $23,o0o Of which is under the control ct
the Assembly, having Eeen contributed By II Do
nor sto3e wishes may be readily ascertuined.
There is debt Of $5,:4I, which has been or
.lered paid cut Of the Insects Of the New albany
Society.
Probosals for loeafion.-There are Two. In
csse the Institutinn be located at Chicago, c.
IL. Mccormick offers his written obligation for
slUo,0uU, payable iu four equal annual install
mcnts with interest. In addition, if in two
,c4rs buildings worth S500y0 be erected, Ger
hin parties will Eive forty-fr acres Of land;
indianapolis. offers d. .oii;o,wwss: $4,000 pledg-
ID towards endowment; $*5,u0o 10 be subscri-
bed BY the citizens of indianapolis for buildings
10 b. erected on tllc site offered by Kew. ". 4.
Halliday, which lot is valued ut say $10,o"o.
| another party proposes $4,000 additional, mnk-
| i'm total Of $Gi, i,UUU.
The Committee recommend:
l. TIN, in nccordance with the overture, The
| Assembly accrpt control Of the Seminary.
:. That within its present term, location be
fixed on by the Assembly.
After some discussion, the reporthaving been
accepted was made the order Of the day for this
| {Monday) afternoon.
| The Report Of the Board Of Foreign Missions
| WAS then read by Rev. ur. Wilson of Cincinnati,
together with resolutions accepting the report,
and statement Of the vacancies IN the bocsl
occasioncd By death and expiration Of Office
Report accepted aud adopted on motion ii Rev.
J. {. Lowric, who supported his motion in an
! ublc mud earnest address.
Pending the consideration Of tha motion I'D
dresses were made by Revs. Vim. Speer, i. S.
Gardiner. d. 4. Wilson. Rev. Natoon Of the
Siaul Mission, and clas. !. Spring, Esq.
Adjourned for the morning.