, 1860-01-30

tested in The Institution ut this stage oi its lis
tory. Annual Conferences passed t:couraelng
ard comneudatory resolutions, and Individuals
and churches contributed means TO cid IN its
support.
IN February, 1855, au act Of incorporation,
prepared with the 1lricc and concurrence Of
Mrs. Garrett, was sec.'sd from The Legislature
Of Illinois. The sutldca death 1T Mrs ttarrctt,
tack place on tue s3i Of Novcnber, ls9A' fhe
last set of Ter life was to confirm tu the Incor>
nora.ion OF tho Institute her muuifccnt bequest,
Intended for i,s endowment and support.
The General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. which met the same Eear at
Indianapolis, took the }ustit,tion nndcr it's
cspeciat patronage, requesting The entire Board
If Bishop. to sct for it as an Official Bo.rd Of
Council
Gautr srch auspices, the present Faculty was
secured, aud the Garrett Biblical Institute IVES
opened for the tir>t year CT its permanent Or
g.nzation on the twenty. second Of September,
1s5G-slmost precisely three rears from the
time When the resolution was dcc;siEe1g formed
by Mrs. Garrett to found the Institution
The war following, forty students we're in At.
tendance and each wear subsequently the num-
her has reached to tjfsy or more, representing
large number Of the States q: the unlon-
From desire to accommodate me asceis snred
wisl.e. Of large majority Of its students, the
nauulI vacation Of this Institution Is now trans
ferred from id.su1umer to tue winter months-
This arrangement enables t'.c Eoung men in
attendance 70 employ shem*c:Tes usefu:ly nnd
l,-ohtasiy:in teaching Turin. he ''.AteE, ardto
enjov the entire sumner amid the gr0yes and
pleasant associations Of n Lake Shore residence
The correspondence Of the Institution indicates
that from The openin. Vt the session for le6u,
Oh the Gr.t OF March next, the number Of stud
cnts will be much srrater than heretofore
The REGULAR course Of study IN tl1e Jarrett
Biblical Institute is analogous, and IL Ill lc-
apects parallel to that of the best theological
eetuinn rfes in the United States.
Adaptny itself, however, to the wants OF
those ncFer por.na Of the country OH whichit
boricrz, the Institution adniis, OF partial nnd
also Of preparatory c'''1rse.
\ prominenl feature Ut 1ie Institution IS It's
missionary character.
To carry out fully the liberal designs Of the
founder OF the Instltution, the Trustees have
proposed to the Missionary So::1ty o. the Meth.
. odiss Episcopal Church TO furnish board as well
as tu;tiun sra.utousty, to = certain rnmhcr Of
Missionary students, who may be officially ap-
pointed. for the purpose oil qualifying them
selves for foreign iielta.
The endowment oi The Institute consists
chiefly vf real estate, located ia Lake Street and
other centrut parts oil the city If Chicnyo. 1t
has been estimated US high as $500, ,etH'.
secare the occupation Of its city los= Gu long
leases, thus ere: ting sure income fer the cup
port Of the Institution.
A project is now on foot fer the creation Of
large library in connection With the ins:'sute,
BY subscriptions and donations tfom lis stFlenus,
nu such plan as will enable tue Charcf, e1ten-
>ive'y to co-otcrate in the development Of the
Institution.
We uppend list Of the Faculty:
REr Joux DEursTsr, p. D., r:ofsssoE OF s:stcma !c
1r, uAx,E1 F. KINDER n. D., Professor Of Practical
hEy. IE:ar DAsx,s1ra i. .. rfs.sssorot Greek and
Ers. +. i. IixsESwAT. i. H.. INSTRUCT IN English
':i:.I Kls. =. MrsE. i.o.ai Agent.
| The duties Of tue chair Of Ecclesiastical His
! tory aad Church Government ere At present
al.erna'ed among tlte ether pEutc*sors.
| caICAGo THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
| The proiect Of fouudin. this Institution was
| first publicly presented in the General Associa-
tion Ut Michigan, in May. 1855, and rtterred to
! cd warmly in favor OF the scheme; their report
| was adoped. Measures were taken for Il con"
| ference will other General Associations i'll the
Northwest, aud Il Convention cf tile churches
was held a. Chicago, Juae 18th, 1871. That
| Convention chose Conn1ittcc to mature plans
and lay the same before snother Convention, 70
I br held 10 the autumn Of tile same Year, ana
appointed Kev. Stephen Pee. to act as their
agent. Accordingly, 4 General congention met
nj Chicago, September 12sl,, 1854, consisting Of
clerical anl lAs. delegates firm, Congrek kational
Churches in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wiseon'
/ SIN anu 11ls<suNI1. AAG GAtE! faaaS W.
resolved upon, Board Of Visitors Il d y 1Soart
Of Directors elec..t, aud tue latter body in
structcd TO procure HI @Ac, Of incorporation aud
to adopt Il Constitution.
The 'Dcari os D;7=e.s-s :n-t on tic .'tb o
March, lS5J. organized under The charter grant
ed by thc> Legislature of Illinois. and en!ere'
actively on their strls. Rev. 4. $. kedz;e VII:
appointed agcnt, in place Of Rev. 5. Feet, dc
| ceased. Active efforts were con'n,cncesl t. rails,
II fund. An admirable site was soon obtained
for tie Seminary b1llting-ns site extending. th'
| width nj Ill c',tii. block, and fronting the cen
tire Of Union Park.
Tie organization Of the present Faculty o
Instruction WAS completed i'll tic summer. o
i 1855; aud in the cnsuia:, autumn, the carlles
period Of which tue funds would permit, tue IN
ztruct;ou= Of tue Seminary commenced. with F:
! =tudcnts iu attendance. Tae number Of stu
| dents was much larger than was anticipated
| A it was net deeEitd advisable to eSpend IN
funds III costly buildings for the present, til
| exercises Of the Institution were htld for Il.
+ tirst year iu tue rooms Of tho First Cong'esa
/ tional Church, f1om which they were remove
/, in December 1sja, 10 4 heat, but tctnpurar,
. frame busdng, ,e,no1ecd and enlarged for tn
purpose. and standing oll t,e Seminary site.
/ Tie Faculty consists Of Ker: Joseph uavc'
f u. H., Professor Of Systematic Theology; Re-
: Samuel e. bartlett, Professor Of Biblical Lite
/ ature, aud Rcv. Franklin ". Fisk, Professor I
|, 1Iomilctics and Sacred Rhetoric. The folowin
u rEnLCltcH 1IE IHptlHttH aa A1eClTCiS Uu
f ticuar topics: Rev. j. ii. S,urtesant, d. u
4 ltcy- /. l. Clapin, u. D., Rev. Z. Ntechcr, ]
/. D., Rev. Jon;l.hnn Blanchard, anu Rev. J. /
$ | Walker, d. D.
i The Lecture Term Of the Seminary extent
e / from the frs. Wednesday Of October 10 the Ia
e Thursday Of April; aud The Reading Term, du
# ing which the students are pursuing their 6tu
ir+, AID gaining pastoral experience under II
|. | pastor, ot churches, occupies the remainder
e Inc yrnr. The course Of study continues thr'
: years.
). fh- exact asnonut Of property belonging
Il the Seminary we cannot It 'e 1t is IN the nsi:.
i. | borhood rf s1jn's,o, consisting partly of re
&c estate, and bonds Of subscription notes payah
iu iustal1,nen1s, nnd many of them teaTiug j
II | terest. The work Of procuring sutscriplio1
S has been continued witt. good degree IL su
Ie ce.s, c, en- during tic iinauciaI pressure. II
l. Library of the Seminary consists ut present
d about loin1 Volumes in the main well .selecte
t. 1t is intended ut no distant day to erect pt
q n.apeut aud cspacious edihcr. containing all t
i. cnnvenicnces and appointments necdeh hy
r. institution which Is 10 he the organ of the Mort
r. western Congregational Churches. The bull
III inS now occupying tue site, though design
onlv az 4 temporary exl,a'iient, is sufficient t
al | present wants. 1t onnfa'ns four lecture room
n library, reading room, and large chapel c.
Tc able II seatiu. -us.e 3'h' or 4pn persons Pub
e. religious services were recommenc:d i'll The chal
+ by III. Faculty OIL, The first Sabbath Of Janu:
NORTHWESTERN TnF oloi!cAL SEMINARY
j. The matter OF establishing TLeo'o.i
3. School for the Northwest had engaged for SC
he time previous the attention Ut TIC Gid Sch
n .'rcsbyteri1n deun,ninatiou. 1t the late Geu
Is, al Assembly in indianapolis, its location v
u | fixed at Ciica.e. \ donation OF S1tt, ,ut}t fr
ct G. II. Mccormick, ESQ.,, Of this c;:y, is the II
niticeut basis of its endowment. It's site
'e- | Chicaga las been matter Of much debate.
ch will rrcbaL!y be located in the S5rsl. Divisi
Ter Able and icurusd 1rlsl are spoken Of in conn
tion with It's yar'ous cha'ss.
~ Krs11 MEDICAL COLLEGE.
e. This institution was chartered by tho I.e:
~ lasuae Of Illinois during its session OF 1886
~ The charter was drawn up with the intention
IN | commence its organization wlthons delay,
II tue revul>ion which took place in 1857 fell v
;or hltgh,inE influence upon pirate md public
M tcrptises alike, und solac OF those who the ;
~ before had the means and inclination to uid
Is3, endow tic institution, found themsel "
~ out the means Of subsistence. The fope Of
X, mediate organization WINS therefore drop{
Ean aud no action ,ock place under the charter
to fore the summer of lsG.
~ Tue first course oi duties WAS giren du1
- ~ the winter Of 1S43'4;. There were four
fesso,s, and the cinss numbered twentx-t 1.-Two
dents. But one degree was conferred.
~ | first graduate was William Entter6eld, Sol
~. ~ the late Hon Justin lluitrrsield, cf this c
| THIS was before the erectlan Of a building.
| lectures wcrs delivered III seine small TO
fitted up for thc purpose ots Clark street.
| NraiuaTd and Blauey Ct The original ftcl
n is still retain their conucciau with the schoni
thc Lui!iius ss4s erected hy the iiberality IN pa
tile several citizens cf Chicago during the sum
st Of Of 1874.