, 1860-11-02
GARRETT BIBLICAL INSTITUTE.
Exera11es or Commencement Week.

GARRETT BIBLICAL INSTITUTE.
Erero1aes OF commencement Week.
The Garrett Biblical Institute at Evanston
Is tile Oldest Of the Theological Schools Of the
Northwest It takcs its name, as 1t derives t
the basis Of IT'S fund from the muni6cent be-
quest Of the late Mra. Eliza Garrett, relict OF
Augustus Garrett, deceased In 1913, his widow
surviving him seven years. By the terms Of !
her will, executed in the winter Of 1858, two
rcslduary thirdsof her large estate wero to be
devoted to the foundation of M institution for /
the training of Christian ministers.
The Institute was duly Incorporated In 1855, |
the year Of the dccease Of the generous foun- |
der, the last act of whose life was to confirm |
to the Institution her noble gift. The General |
Conference at indianapolis the sans year took
the new Institute under its especial patronage,
and constituted its entire Board Of Bishops
an Official Board Of Council 49,.
Tho first structure for it's use wus crectelat
Evanston early In 1856, and the first class con-
sisted Of forty students. The regular course
Of study is analogous to that Of the best Tht'
illogical SeninaEies In the 1and, but adapted IT.
self happily at first to q newer commit
nifty by the addition Of partial and pEepara-
tori course. The endowment ofthe Institute
consists of real estate located on Lake street
and otherwise centrally situated in this city
Upon portion of the same the "Great Wig
wan - now stands. The estimated yalue Of
tie lands in the beqnest ranges from 100000
to sSs225 900. j.,
4 Appointment feature and purpose of the In
stitutc, both in the mind Of It's most mupla-
cent patron and its managers, has been It's mis-
slona1y character. Several have gone from its
classes to labor in foreign fields. Thewise1de-
tire Of the Faculty to allow every facility for
"selfHelp'' In young men without means,
who are dcsirons to pursue-their studies with
the classes, las canseI the location Of the prin-
cipai vacation Of the year in the winter
month, when the released student nny render
his time valuable in teaching.
And for this latter the locality itself comes
happily in, rs more charming home during
midsummer there cannot be, than where the
Garrett Biblical Institute looks out upon our
noble lake, removed from the heat, and noise,
and dust ofcity, and cvcn town life. studym
20 on and the brain-wozker suffer no disad-
vantage throughout the entire warm season, at
that spot, deliciously tempered to GOODNESS.
The exercises at t1ic Institute during It's
anniversary, which closed yesterday, we're very
interesting throughout. Theaddrcss on Tues
day evening on 81 LIES Great Conflict" BY Rcy.
Dr. Tiffany, Pastor of the Clark street II. E.
Church Of this city, aud the annual sermon on
"Wednesday evening BY Bishop Simpson we're
listened to by large and g.atlfied audiences.
| The examinations Of classes took the range of
the entire Theological course fstudy usual in
such Institutions; embracing sound literature,
Hebrew and Greek exesesis Of the Scriptures,
Revealed Theology, Ecclesiastical History,
Church rolity, and Homtlltics.
| The anniversary addresses Of the graduating
class, with ney. Dr.. Dempster'e closing address
| to them on the importance Of stringent In
culcation Of Biblical, instead Of :pec,aafire phi
olog3, were features of marked interest In this
anniversary.
The graduating class, i've in number, con-
sisted Of Wayne Carver Of New York, Alexan-
der Hall of New York, William, II. Gloss Of
Illinois, Robert N. Earhazt Of Iowa md Var
| rem inpnn OF vermont.
The followin: Was yesterdays order of exer-
cises:
1-intsl1ectual Cultivation essential to high mora!
a-rhe d=nty oiia,n u; ns.saied s. C. ebssts. 5esas
s-rAs Responsibilities of 1+a4. @ a.1
4.-S.ture md Progress q Religious truth.
| AlExAxpER Hail.
oal HDbEEss III DR DEursTEE.S sMEtis.S r4'1''
rsfsE17tsaTiSSta sTSaf$d e DIPLOMAS
BkxxpsETloH.
This Institution has prospcrcd up to the
highest expectation Of its friends, SO far AS at.
tendance Of we'll qualified class Of students
is concerned. The fixed grade Of qualification,
for admission Is leading large number o1
young men to graduate at College before they
enter, and up TO the present time some twelve
or fifteen Colleges, and a large number ofthor
students to tlis Institution. Such persons III
arc not found prepared arc not received till
they hare attained the required qualifications
The pccuniary disasters Of the country have
not been without their effect on this school
but it is hoped the return Of better times vii
place it In the power Of the Trustees soon Il
erpct tho ,nnc,, needed r,ermoncnt edrf7ce fo
.,,,,...,. .,,a ,.,+.,r. -,,o,.
The na,+ +o-n oorn,,o,cor ~, 4roro, lat
1aeo c;v;nr ,s ohoyc stated n ];bero1 intcrya
for the self aid many student needs, mt
which h;x avn 7,an,,a con Tins heat snnn1v
We scarcely need 10 remind our readers tha
u ,r,s N. strd.n+e ~ Garrett R,h1,cn1 1nat,
+r+a who hora ca noh1e md bnmane a nor+ ;,
~4ho Gallant aerr;ccs IN thc snrf ,t Vinett, q,
~. ,,o,,3no f,,,o,r,,or thu d,sosto
ortha .t.o,,or adr E10;n
73ozzcz
4 BRUTE or FE11ow.-The quadrupeda
population would be cminently justified il
getting up d protest when the common q
| preston of "brute" is applied to such epec]
men Of animal mechanism as James Cozneliu
Knics, fined In yesterdays Police Court 70
, cruel abuse of his family. Quilp was n mil
hammered gentleman and model husband
, compared to this James who ID now In Bride
| well, while his family have twenty-five days