, 1869-04-03
PREsBYTERlAN THEOLOGICAL SEM
lhkgr.
Annual Meeting OF The Board OF
Directors.
Substitution Of Three Few Members
In the Board Of Trustees
Exciting Dsssle apea pssluz, Religion, aud
Other Sahltetk
G. r Nc0unief, Esq, and His $4,000
Donation.
Election Of on1oeFs.


The lecturt-soon Of the NORTH Prssuyteltan
Church. 10 complete The buaineas Of the previous
assembly On Thursday. Rev. PIT. Wilson rrc-
sided.
Afsrr the reading and adoption Of the minutes.
the following nomlnat4orA for on3cera OF the sem
inar, were presented, followed bJ N animated
and somewhat caust1c discussion:
Es.r.s'ss fs~sageeeWn g. Hetmca ]. Fleming, J,
Il r5ss-leesa : LIE M a.si, 1 jsaa Ees4,,rsdse, II O. so,,.
s,..s,N5sss ~ %ssss,;as Y + ss9:ss S,s
Much discussion followed TIC presentation OF The
tirAet Some claiming that certain zncsnbxs Of the
1so1rd Of TTurtecs shonld le voted ort Is thefp
wAx lack of harmony among them, WhlIc Nj.
1la.sAa Aud n nurnb~r Of oshr,s Of the reverend
gentlemen present TOOK the ground that thIs mofe-
uent vas only cnuseL by party feeling
l}1 S1ilurA tilse!Luaed such condition Of Ad1ifz
md explained that religious dlHerrnces were the
causc-thnt the ena,,cr7 Joined In Important uat-
acss relative 10 church government and also In tito
dr1osistun uf the lands md IonninR OF The money
CT the seminary.
7ne dlsc7l1slon wn1ed exciting At ono time, and
q few OF ihr remarks Ut gentlemen bearing upon
q motion 10 exclude reporters from the meeting
: Il. lest
IT. clark rose, making objection to tho election
muca dl1t!nct,on made between thu clcrEy md
the isity, In fayur Of the former. He moved thnt
Nj. Grier1 name te substituted for that Of Ar.
banoni for the Vice Presidency.
AMER considerable debate, the motion WIS laid
On the txlle-
Nrv DT. j. Fleming followed with humorous
Speech Fcsnatttns that the otcers Of The inss1tu-
ion were endeavorins TO desert ue thought It
vna a much caRtef thing for : man TO get divorce
in Illinois than for IN officer 70 obtain decree OF
1uta,iun IN onlcc, and offered tho following pre-
nmtle and resolution ~ means OF solving tho
o,seeni,, .ns dlv,aon being upon tas election;
na. iassssiiaF Il T7ssss. ., ,hs s;o.sse. st:si.
rs Z e s n IL 81. IT, es:Fd q as hs ~ L
.,ssnfy ono hd Il ths whole nuiber q .aea Tfssses
:sfs q u: sssS ~ 'i e IL &Rs T ri q
R1sS.. % 'fr.''ii IT.. atsaa c,..t VIM @, nolme. and
T.;ers ID plaer q Il a iias,tai. i. Hoss, III II g.
Ttts dn nntnt evoked lengthy dlscusslor,
during which much interesting statistical Informs
t1op WAS &, IN, and wherein there was nos iitt!c
bitter Interchange OF sentiment
Hes. 1r. IL g. Thompson, In Alladug 70 the res
otution. snd advocatlnR the prorEtcty OF ls adop-
close-corposauon There werr four churches In
the city Interested In It. hut only one which seem
Cd to control IT. lie further remarked thst tho
financial reports OF the Institution hal been mis-
triHesentc4i fto;n time tI time hud rcad the FOL
lowing paper to hulrstanta1e his assertion:
entlorNc t,s rrAo'ution, Mr.. President, not With
view Of Introducing any new Hnt tt III debate into
t1tA board or raiktuE questions which may In any
mt1sufc disturb its unhnlmltr, hut out OF desire
70 secasc S7saef "a ate!eo OF nalmon! OF yisMs NJ
ana acton IN snt contzol Ahd management ol the
affAlrs Of The eemnaly-cApecll.y In regard 10 lts
dnnncea and the manner in which they should he
CONQUERED cnaotse II VITA SleM " faneEG tne
which rtndtla them liable TO tnisconstEuctlnn and
which, pclhaps, sometimes leads them uncon-
6eaousy ana anneaSnes 70 tnn nc aaon,.oa OF y neg ~
ee1nm4'J. Whf1A. 70 say nc !easL ~ o. ao9ot1ai
etrealenet; in9 !eatuIe 70 Wnien ! FeisE,
ies9o u sne aast taa.' sn "sra .Tu -. tSsl
a5e iouf otnst enuicnes o. OUT connsessoa u tns
taty Ana sns iest9sS soens 70 mn1e a.. tGe noasa
Aina 9. Close coipolsaon, Vim ~ nnushess .a as
EeI ~ Guunecao1 Mi!l te4 ohG en0tsN' .a'tss ~
I@nAh @ NAn tne tssttn vO ochoot enulI.S y t ~ tae
Guy ana, q Deuesen, HIetchts M ls,,n .aA,nS
the seminary which Ii wou:a BE- nor: lks'y 70 Do,
y me members were more dSefsne'l IN taess
chnEh selstsens, - o.
tent II least, eonttatety nt yiews ietNeen the
Hoafu OF 1fuSsees ana inc othcr depa1mt1ts u
Eupctvlslon anu con.tl m tae s:al.hary, @ ~ Tnca n
has. on more occaaloha tnah one very n1uca ctn.
baITaAsed tne man1ecment o! ~ Aa4I4 ana icn
NJ several annual meetings last 70 conflicts, which
IN III % ,ais % lie sreihren ss eamsasins the boar,
were douuezs hlnecfe, and acted accotalnH 70 tnt
ttz1 OF tnen laagmenL ana "o .ot "Sh MS, - u. w
sss1es. iSs,; n,esl.ss q tasif sntsF:ii!; II i j
t0ese rs[tcu taese otelatea neco Ao 'e''e'a
conmenoh1toa. @ ~, ,. "a
ser.1nR Of serious consideration, whether TIL
state Of uiiosa snoG'a eoounne. noM, IL =
VIZ vs ~ !. VIC s.ess III ~
II II may No express 1t, By giving to the othe
Churches OF the city IN our cAhneeaon, plope
and mopo,uonaE feptesentaupnn n, ns "a unl ,,s
and better kubsesfc the interests OF inc scminaE
N TIC state OF tntnRs - fhty now exist
that the true financial condition OF the seminar
Tor sone time past haa not been fnlfls feFvsente
n ne reports oi the Board of Ifus,Ses to u
General Assembly. DO hut here sllude TO tn
Trasures'a report
This has resulted morc donhtlcss ron me p
culia, orEantrat.on of The a'oatd than peshay
right eanscientou. and honorable men thlns
often take Eeiy much the!r ahapc ana afpca1anc
f.oto the medium through xhirh tney ~ arr We've
YET the evtl to which i hare rrfesr., Is . ves
ner1ouh ooe-aEeetnE very drenJ, not onf! u
tecso1s far y 1iSiom II % and rscnce u M IN % se nsna, n
Enens Of the Affair." Of the seminary, but the VII
interests Of The institution Itself BY sending up
the General Assembly, md tins scattering h1oas
cast over the Church. representations In regard
the financial condition OF The seminary whlch ha
little ~ 20 foundation 10 taes THIS ~, Is = Se1
6utuion ought to be GuAfie-1 against In The futnt,
In lnrsts4t.en md pr,of OF thi8 statement ma
rrIcs to rsrt.cu!ar tnstAnco-to the report Of u,
7eroft nost gloomy picture IS E4ren at the nnal
CHI condition and prosEects or the seminary. Il
ECnQ1uon u Represented Ak FINANCIALLY PtIlouA
ito och m e1tens = they Tell tho assembly and =
Church. that they 'tlralrc not olllJ TO submit Il
Tfaaorrr'a report, but to express thelr Erc.
AnxletJ II 10 It's ptrae1t and future nnanct
coudltou;~ that 1t 6 such a. 70 create scF.ous a
prshens,cn a 10 The ipsnFe.
This VII language well calculated 70 excl
alarm AMI se7tous apprehension in the nlniA
the aaae1nblJ and Of The Church At lArKe and ouXi
not TO hass been used except In the most psrsair
c1iGcncy. And the efec1 of tacsr representation
WIS such, thai whefrsrr they wrre Icce!rrd Al
c7c<ilteir collections for tts curcnt expenses NJ
The Increase uf irs epdowmen. fund wero rende1s
difficult II not tt,Isssait,ie
ana Yet ha.,l,y any thinc could have t.eap ma
nnfoun3p,i nd Unjust IN tha nirrctnrt thsn thc-
frnrrsrntatfons 1nr raj fsci wntfnst n: tsa-cs
nuT fprrurr t.spe xns the tcruinar7 in a tnore aa
s-...s-s -. s.r tt+,,n 49, -hssna- ss~r..1 - h.a