, 1866-11-02

truihs could not BE- ascerta.ncd by fhe fnieifect
az 70 eSo Sssss nRslon to make he@ ee,
srsssc.s diligence and Tue deepest thought, '''
The Bible Is 4 collection ot elxly.siS books.
wI.tsen b' more than forty different persons, and
srsn e ,95epsa sasI:a centuries .sa q t s,:
and customs wifi which v. nse not familiar 10
conquer The difficulties VIII thcss saets involve,
noss u saaptk .sSaas, .aa sa
earnest and constant atudy.
!, lhe speaker evidently VA IN earnest In hl. Do
sasne H presented some get: IL regard to tie
- ne Tbst,tls Csriaian" waa tho LII. theme,
into uuhclief, and the idca thas tnsmutablllly Il
possible to nsn, seems ineongruous with The
10 seeept the possibility of perfection a. true,
meets The demand Of tho soul. Faith dare not BE-
on s esed est 81 u hPes. Is
whom the immntable u Developed. On ibis i'm
malability we develop the doctrine Of parfoetlon
elssnIthsi this graceful! pila5 towers aloft plumb
~tth the line Of Co1. though not Independent
Of Chsizt. the chief corner stone.
proper lait oi dsseiopment and roll % ,se cen. sae
tusies backward.
We must learn thst Christianity is not c.ncum.
D1Ee Aethodists look backwards Into the muddy
waiter Of halfhearted devotion:
Dare we picture 10 ouE>clyes Mo!hodism de-
Der he ehasoa & a
May We make hrnad the phyl1cteries Of those
sho publish the possible elories Of the ssved in
The speaker seemed 10 labor somewhat under
hia theiMe- which was Intended TO grapple with
md ens!ain one Of The cardinal pofntt IL the
creed OF the denomluAuou-thc peIfectability Of
naan before death. The argument was one which
the abest intellrcts Of tho Church havs labo.ed to
establ!eh, md took more Of aoctriual form than
rof5n 1apf1 IL
more difficult 10 hlno1c.
TIE AnDnzss.
Inc class, In 6chail of The Faculty, IN scmsrsa
m! o1 practical wisdom and Instruction, Ia sab
stsncc a. follows:
You 60 toch With advantages very fat superior
70 ihose Hhich your fathers cnio, ed roa may
may nee; many cleseymen Ut fame OF sbilfty who
you treat them wi1h dis1espect- Maybe thal they
haEe done more lot the Church than you will
Maa5es .hat req ssn derive 'a,ny s.asbls lessons
vices, snd humility one Of The greatest virtues.
Paul, one Of the creates, Of scholars sod preach.
M al st e ss IL asst ese. 81 M a%s ha s e. f.
be ehook the ~o11o ana shakes il SILL beware
iest ,ou loFget The Blale; iou are an,basaaaors
a sGa Gess any y
h' sMa9s sad sn 1S t. a' hn1 s
nas i !. ssa e. susy
o9o COD '0ssa ass1a .sn. al 1sts r. as p0S d
Of doctrine lnto The sermon. Hold to The cnotr+!
;snth Of Christ crueiae6. I'D r. II 80. II
stf5flr <.,!t. i: ::cu: rt:a~ t. !tss s!s,z. -
':lc tns: t'a: ia'.l sh.. s.a ;.o: ;h:s"=a t md
u 'ci e. lit ::..st At II *,'hs'',l me-. VII
titrs;er1 ;oi:. sou. t,,. pairs 70 .ae~ ta.lr
i-assirc ~ !'''':;'IE t:ca ihn dH1a Languages.
Ecc.usc 3s.a :, 70 wc1! educated do rot r;..d
IN: I'D y, ga e,eI5 AZ q ~, 70! d n;f 5o.s
sradIee s5raaa: u. "a i,s-e toes saes :: :et1 70
esrJ sos Il ;ore'. Yen mus: k-cp q ~r:tin2 OF
10y VIZ :rJ:s roo,sr n .ss t.s7e: Ts.sa aIsht
r. esn1 i ,.kcn o. the laMG NJ be 1ichcs han
II VA tsiose. W. AZ .s-9r:sftrt 10 SEEK el,;acats
r'nst I T. g Cas o5;e;t shoa!d no, be /,
ard E5sEt 10 .are rcsi1 nt. tr .alne In uIc pulpit.
Tat t"ti ":s fef minister IT, cnusch y:
Ss % as az y Ss:st ,; @ 1c Ee sy Z Tfs' e ae.;.n as
before God the higher you Will rlse: Il tou
else. Connected With urm yoa shall s. instru-
ss ,s q srsst =; soPs S,1S.Inz t. ns II n,,,,t1
conferred on all the graduates, except Mr.. Fay,
who received = certificate Of graduation.
nd % the 5enedie,ien t1e exsrei.es sermlnated. n @ %
ALUMNI Address.
In The erenlng tho Alumni were addressed By
Ministerial Calling, with Pfscticai Lcssons;S
after which the Alutnni and friends Of the tnslIu-
tion epent ~ ho1r o. two n social Fsunlon 1t the
BOARD or y1stTons.
The visitors appointed to examine the condl-
states Of Michigan, Iliaois, Wisconsin, Indians
ard Iowa.
TIE INSTITUTION.
Garrett Biblical Institute has NOW finished the
NYfNfNOck
~ e!!s e i.tof s a!Esa1 ps1s: q t. re-.
Il osat en # ses j.
Ihe six .ho have !nst graduated, s.e 1lready con,
The number Of studcnts now ii Tue Institu,Iou
!: shout NINETY. Heck Hail, the new building, or
wia1se scsui;tn5 na1f + !, 's!n to cSnpe,on
walls are Up to the fourth story, and the whole
eo,t w,. 5s ; s;Hmnised h spfnE II will
The beautiful village Of Evanston Is d strong
hold Of Methodtsm, containing, besides the theo-
logical school, the NoEthwesiern University and
nniveIs.ty building, which L % c cost tt about sM
tiss 90 arc already t.td. .ud b. another year Ii
stttse st9ne walls will CLEAN through tho treea
The Alumni Of the lustitutc held their animal
meeting On Wednesday and elected the following
T1csident--Rev. Charles T. rowloz, D. D. Prcsl-
dent Of tho Northwestern University.
Observation-Disclosures A. J. Mead.
secsctary-rrofeaaor Geo. E. Sttobridge.
Az nx1RIoou.
An ancient Bible was exhibited To tho visitors
yesterday, which IL highly valued oh zceount Of
is aseociattons. Il being over hundred years old
and having been Tho property Of Bishop Francis
Ashley. one OF tho vencfatcd founders Of the
Methodist denomfnadon il america. 1t is now
The properly Of Rcv. B. c. SWsFtz, Presiding Elder
of1he Rock Island District
Thirty Thousand PIanos.
Reeds Temple Of Music has just received the
thirty thopsaudsh piano mad. By Chtcko1iue s
Sons. This Arm has probably uAde mor. pianos
than any house in the United States. They have
been manufacturing nearly half i century, and
never has thelf repustlon stood higher than now,
OF the demand for their instruments been greater.
They arc exporting large numbers to Europe, and
Collard i Collarh md Bsoadwood d Sons, Lon
don, England, Two Of the largest plano manufac-
turing arms In the world. hAve written 1ettegs to
"thc bert made In America" Being mannhctur-
eEs they understand what plano Ii, and not be-
ing Americans, they have no partisan feeling To
bliss thci1 Judgment. Their pianos are also used
hy Wehll, t;ot4ehaik. Tha1bcrg, ann b. The opera
Chickering'S hare = right to be prond pi their
splendid reputation, and We trust that tdelr next
thirty thousand pl2aos may be ~ good a. tho
last
REcE1yESo SroIIr Goops.-Ltxzte Clark, the
young woman who attempted TO commit rutc!de
At the Armoty on Wednesday night, waa before
the Police Court yeatesday afternoon, charged
With receiving stolen property. The prosecuting
Witncfs was Mr.. Mandell, Of Mande1l Brothers.
merchants on Sonih Clark slTeet. whose clerk,