, 1865-10-27
Northwestern UhtyERSALIST
CONFERENCE.
Last Day Of the Sessions Educated for
the Ministry--The Colleges--Need
of Increased Effort.

The Conference OF Northwestern Univcsfa,is:e
assembled aEatn yesterday morning 1t halfpast ten
O'Clock, m hour md half alter the hour to which
they adjourned the presious evening. Judge Saglc
presided.
Rev. Mr. Tonftnson, Of New Yo1k, opened The
ression with prayer.
The minutes Of the previous days proceedings
were read and approved. 49,
Rev. 7. J. Carney, Of Galesbusg, offered The fol-
lowing:
Believing our dcnouinational papers IN efficient
means 10 propagate our RELIGIOUS faith therefore
Eesospsa, That ths pnh!i.aets Of the Ns.. cosG.-
operation come plan which eha1l largely multiply
the number Of their subscribers, and to effect this II
aha1i be The duty Of the officers Of onr denomina-
tion&1 organization 10 asslst IN suc manner ~ they
thnll deem be1t.
Tie resolution wss temporarily laid upon the
tab I'D ne 5sRoed hy ne 11%1tts &c
youne men ior the ministry. vas !aken up and. On
motion. the second resolution Of the same seties
Kev. NJ. Fisher vas the aszt speaker to these
Lombard UrtteGrity md The education Of young
to disrara::c niinlstJ Which had NOT received The
advantage Of = regular coleSssta coutte of ednea;
~ Sy,n 1T 4 s1s n Ssa fSem
regular conssc Of education WAS essential a. they
were the oticers- the leaders In the Lords host.
of intelligence ~ gradually rising higher md
1ieher-l6e people ~ being edueatcd by news
pape1t, lectures end look*. and the ministry. to
ebsss' essssa, nus. Ms ne' 1 se ''s &c @ tsee
'his, d collegiate course Of education, is in
ss I'd = ; men to sss
cannot est without ministers. they Will die like
giled tree II they have no leader and teiE leader
must be worthy o. them: FL ana tue plety NAY ~.
they viii mol serve for minister stationed long IN
one plGee, Or one who ean build up. society And
tsps i m .osn.sss ssn sa
lion Of thc former Maiihcw ilale Smith. whom be
&C. een1 ss e2 ea 81 a 1s
and earthquake preaching he did not esteem, bat
ns % NJ asssa Ts mss s e is
stoned eloanenee, carried III beforo him while he
lived hut II len Of him s lot Of sermons which
nsseas 'ss ne E nss IL s'Ra
monumcntx IN ihern. It ia not the most
brilliant Of our soung me- men Who VII w
M ske eIesdy, ne De'' eae:t f saden'e M e''s VIE
constant iose fos truth. The next point IN favor
Of collegiate edecuion was the unity Of purpose in
training together IN Tho came school ani when they
Se in1slasb1e 10 them ii bending Their hearts TO-
% 1an Il Building I p tsa church Aaot6sf eeasat il
collegiate education Is Its presentation 70 them coz.
etaufty OF models hnd subjects Tor study amouG
esch otcs and In their eeveal essays and sermons:
It aso rtyee them the hsbit Of dealing with men, of
having pat1eoce with each othe7; and again II con-
| fess upon them power md breadth Of action and
thought FREEING Them from what might othesWt*e
become hobbies 4nd bind their thought In n,rrow
chambers Last, but not least. it Etvcs to young
| men entering upon fhe ministry. In many ways. .
tcn.e Of tie creas weight of eouseesasion e q %
Lold's kerytce; feeling Of tho importance Of the
/ work God has put hcfoTe them alone This alone
fmpfcsses upon them Fpirtt OF tfue Chriedan1ty
Of 1ht deepest 4nd most yita1 importance TO the
ministry. Finally, he said. The church must have
Crowth and to have ministers, 1t u necessary thai
| Sc should put our young men tn Canton and Ion,'
tard Universities and educate thc1u there 10 ll mp
The Fanks Of our ministry This q The tIue raission
an eEprt, preparing yorng meu to build up eocie-
1:se md Churches this i not 50 e1pcn,lye thing
n. ii n1sy seem. Canton University haa been going
1n,r stTtn Yeare, and has educated = number oi
fss;nnsries, and Ill It had to start on was Library,
dnnsted by iii. Herring OF New York, aud -, ,00
ThscYrztest di1culy, be said, At present. 1na fn
EEnnd fsn,ies, who hare friends to p1ah them for
Hnrrd- xre pushed into more lucrative PROCESSION.
snd smnIoy1nent, while those Who ale without
mems o. niends, however mneh they my vtaa ~ t.
selYes. 1t Is therefore the duty Of 70 ne