The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05

Az tne aooIe,nI1d oI.o made TO confer, informally
With the Trustees of the UNIV az TTruetees !,
Loomis and Bliss agreed 10 seS yos annointed
Nv mI'Es,,li with Or. Shadrach; at Holl.SaysOuTg,
vi .Shjcb he d,s, ana others arranged 10 confer
With those living in Philadelphia.
r,6ved Fhe family hesitated no longer On
The I'd of last November the members OF the
Crozer Family jointly agreed, to endoW Theoc
ibeir father, the "Crozer Theological Seminary"
The family then made the following
DONATIONS. .o,
Building and unds. : sSOoOo
professors: ,2o'00O 2'000
FsSG Fos braTR iSr gHoSw Sy William BGcne Esq 5000
900
THE CHARTER.
On the 4th OF April last Governor Geary
affixed his signature to the charter granted by
the last session of the Legislature. The follow
ing were named the corporators OF the lnsttu-
tion:-samuel A. Grocer, John l.. Grocer,
BucBnell, Rev. Benjamin Griffith, horatio Gates
Jones, Rev. j. Wheaton Smith, D. D., William
w. Keen, M. D., and Rev. George Dana Board
man, d. d. They are empowered to keep up
perpetual succession; and to hold all property
that they may acquire in any manner, includ-
Ing forty acres of land for the use of the Semi
nary, which, with the improvements thereon,
shall be exempt from taxation All trustees
hereafter appointed are required to be members
OF some REGULAR Baptist Church, the whole
number not o exceed twenty nor under ten. III
is also provided that none OF the real estate OF
other properly or investments shali ever pc ell
cumbered by mortgage or otherwise. Ine re-
mainlng sections of the charter provide for the
proper MANAGEMENT of the institution entrusted
to the care OF the cOrporators. ,,
The houses or the Professors are being erected
All the money for the endowment mas oeen
paid in, and is now bearing interest,", ana the
purchase of books for the library has COM
| menced. -
| The Trustees met for organization on the 18th
| of June On the 2lst of the same month the
Board resolved upon the establishment OF four
| departments of Instruction.
l. Interpretation of the Bible.
| 2. Christian Theology.
! 3. Church History.
! 4. Preaching and Pastoral Duties.
Dr. Henry g. Weston has been elected as
| President of the Seminary and Professor OF
| Preaching aud Pastoral Duties, and DR.. G. D. Is.
| Pepper as Professor of Christian Theology.
! These gentlemen have accepted the positions
proiered them. The remaining chairs will be
filed with able men at the earliest practical mo-
ment, and the Seminary will be opened in Sep
In july last the Board of the University at
| Lewisburg appointed a committee to confer
with the Board of tne Seminary on the transfer
of the Theological Department from LeWisburg
| to Upland. The Seminary Board, at its first
meeting after hearing of the appointment reci-
procated the action by appointing a committee
| of conference. These committees will have q
meeting at an early day.
Such, in brief, is history of the steps in this
|. great and good movement. Having had access
! to the minutes of the Board of Trustees, we
| have been particular to give the exact dates of
the several steps, that the progress of the move
ment may be seen.
The Baptists of Pennsylvania will have at
| Lewisburg firstclass College, and at Upland a
| first-class Theological Seminary, both already y
| measurably endowed. They will work together
harmoniously aud strengthen each other