, 1872-12-22
THE CHURCHES.
The Growth Of Co1gregationalisn in
this City.
History Of the Chicago Theological
Seminary.
Programme Of Services in. the
Churches To-Day. -: *:
Episcopal and Roman Catholic
Calendar for the Week.


Calendar for the Week
CONGREGAT!oNALisM.
Until Nay, 1851, the Congregationalista who
settled in Chicago united with the Presbyterian
Churches, whose doctrines and forms OF worship
coincided nearly with their own, and with whom
they co-operatcd in Home and Foreign Missions.
But at that time, owing to division in the Third
Presbyterian Church, On tho subject of slavery,
growing ont Of dissatisfaction at the, action OF
the General Assembly, portion Of the members
organized the First Congregational. Church.
There are now in the city twelve Congregational
Churches, technically SO called, besides; two in
dependent churches: to nit, On the North Side,
the Now England, With s24 members and $50
Sunday. school scholars, and the Lincoln Park,
whose statistics are not at hand; !; on the South
Sido, the Plymouth, with 1863 members and 500
scholars with which the South has recent
II urited), and the Oakland, with 10,
members and 180 scholars and on the
South Side, the First, with 1877 mem-
bers and 800 scholars the Union Park; With 4G6
members and 500 scholars !; the Tabernacle, with
458 members and 977 scholars the Bethany,
With 50 members and 200 scholars the Scandin-
avian, statstcs not received; the Lea7itt Street,
with 155 members and $40 scholars the Wicker
Park, with % members and 100 echo1arsT and the
Clinton Street, with 50 members mud 400
scholars.
CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Seven cogent reasons we're urged BY the proper
authorities for the organization Of Congrega-
tonal Theological Seminary in Chicago directly
after the withdrawal from the Third Presbyterian
Church, the first Of which, like the first ofsaYeral
causes why New England village did not ccle-
brate the arrival OF General George Washington
On certain occasion, (Eiz. want Of gun-powder)
was OF itself sufficient, and which VIC quote in
full:
The production Of ministry Is in the church ger
uinaly. there be faith, thera will be growth; and
7aczy will not be reached without this best fruitage
ministry. Without auch fruitfulneas and culture
enee On the East for ministry, our churches never
can become what the exgenciea Of the Rsdeemer's
kingdom require.
Accordingly Boa1d OF Directors was ap-
pointed Sept. &C. 1854, and the machinery foz
manufacturing the Seminary began to move.
Agents we're appointed, planR submitted, special
meetings were held, donations received, and,
g1eat work made 1n progress: some hfiy
to ''S' give - or or sci site for
the Institution. It was. at first proposed
1QGaL4 1IQ1u thQ W AF6 0tuEo OuA u 446 NAkt !
to purchase large tract Of land, build up .
suburban town, erect seminary buildings and
horses for the Professors, thus making the
place attractive, and creating demand for resi-
deuce property which should enable the Board
to remunerate itself for all expenditure BY the
sale of these lands. This plan was finally
fected, because it involved an uncertain specu-
lahon in real estate, and greater expenditure
than the finances warranted, and because 1t
would delay the opening Of the institution. 4
second proposition WAS to select the best possi~
Bic location within the city, regardless Of cost,
provided it came within the scope Of reasonable
accomplishment. In q Line With
aest tRs of unien iae ps' fs Tas S pnleRassd Z
. cost Of $4,000. The endowment was
set at $3.50, 900, to be raised in money, notes.
and lands. More than the one-haf Of this
amount was readily secured but TIE Isxer5eg @ OF
funds Of the institution were put L two classes,
The Permanent" and ths "General." The
former was never to be expended, but OF the lat
ter either the principal or the interest could be
used for any purposes OF the SEMINARY:
TEE OPENING.
These preparations having been made, and
correspondence opened with sixty-si1 young
men. East and West, who proposed to study
theology. the institution was opened IN Nay,
1858. with twenty-eight students (si1 OF whom
we're seniors, thirteen juniors, and nine IN the
special dep2-tmenD and three Professors, VIZ:
Rev. S. c. Bartlett, D.D.. from New Hampshire;
Rev. F. ". Fisk, ID, from Be1oit College,
Wis; and Rev. Joseph Haven, D,D:, of Amherst
College, Mass. in wooden building on the
northwest corner OF Ashland and Washington
avenues, now occupied BY the Union Park Con-
e1egational Church. The following are the
Tords Of Prof. Haven pronounced at the tune:
And uoy, 0 God We commend to Thee this instltu-
hou Be Tnau strength and its defense. Guard 1t
seainst the dangers which it may be exposed Sus
t1 M i aa3 eav Rsise up eaas md
helpers for it IN darkest hours Let diseensions
jsalousies spring up among tAoae rho sust2n # to
fountain open for the healing Of the natious ay its
E:reous 1ainge with the crest current OF the worlds
The9 theF who nov With PRAYER md faith open aud
cousecrate this institution shall hare passed away
sro ths scenes q earthly toll, may ts streams,
ElaG the city Of our God, Until they shall at Last be
fwallowed up In tho River Of Ifa TINT flows from be-
TIE ALDNL
The succega of tho institution In the tnatrip-
ulatiop, education, and graduation of students
has been very creditable, and no doubt ss COM
whole number Ct tho Alumni is put down
st l3I. OF these, Elk have gone to the higher
world, nine hare gone IS missionaries to foreign
lands. forty-two are now laboring in Illinois, six-
teen are in Wisconsin, fourteen IN Iowa. i've Y
Massachusetts, four each in 1Iinnesota Kansas,
end California three each IN Missouri and Ne
braeEa, two each in Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio,
end New York. and one each in Colorado, Ore
gou. Dakota, Rhode Island. Vermont, New Hamp-
Ihire. and Canada. Five Of this number noW re-
side in the city.
N ATIEyDAECE.
The present number now at the institution ia
ffty-tour. tabulated as fouowB:s
6esiaecte Ncentiates.
Senior ClGES. .sH
Middle Glass;
Junior C1G6S..
Special course-Thrd year-
Special course-Second Seaf
Special course-First yea.
Of tIis number, nine are from Beloit College,
four from Iowa College, two from Middlebury,
two from Dartmouth, md one from each Of the
Colleges, Hartford, Hilsdale, Knox, North
western, Wheaton, olivet, and the University Of
Il Wisconsin