, 1873-04-24
Closing Session Of Tho Trlonnial Con-
venti0N.
About ,S29o,ooo Required for the
Theological Seminary.
No Moro Aid for Tobacco Chewing
Young Theologians.
The Commencement Exercises
Inst Evening.

at o'clock yeBtordRy morning In tho lccturo- |
room of tho Union Park Church. The first hour |
was spent in devotional oxorctses, after which
tl1o roll was called aud Tho minutes of the pro-
vious meeting road and approved. There woro
present 124 ministers, and 10 lny delegates.
NEEDS orTnE SEMINARY.
An important papor, ontit1od Tho present |
needs Of tho Chicago Theological 8ominary,
WINS road by e. ". Datchford, urging n fir
thor endowment to tho Seminary. Not loan
tllnn 1920, 900 wore required Tile proaont valuo
Of Andover WIS e750, 900; OF Lane, eioo. 900 !;
Of Ya1o, e4g0,00o; Of Union, 1850 900 aud Of
Princeton, S1,250,000., The minister's Of tho
Northwest must urge. their congregations obo
moro liberal. Tho Northwest must assimo tho
burden, but tho East will help, ctc.
After considerable discussion, the following
resolution, ofrorcd by Roy. DR.. Humphrey, was
adopted:
inary, tho Financial Secretary be Instructed to uso
earhes cnueavors for Its furor endowment and that
wo podge ourselves to assiat him with our hoarticst
Rocens waa takon until O'Clock.
Tho afternoon HoBBion was opened with prayer
by tho Rev. D. L. Leonard, OF Illinois.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
for preeors ind Vsors worn
made aud adopted, rs follows:
Hlino's- Directors. Col g. g. Hammond q Chicago,
g. Y. gSoyille. OH park. Rov L. NJ Daniels Winno-
bago Via!eors, President eturesunt, OF Illinois, Nov.
- 1e.ra.-plTectors no shango> Visitor. Rsv. E. q.
swift. nn: n,ro,to,. II rn,n, =, ,1oroutnoo
nav! q e. camn' Waukosba noy. Il. Footo Of Drod-
Mehioa,.-Direotors nov q. IL. Smith, Grand
Rapids, Rev. II. L. Hubl,ol, Ann Arbor, Rev. J. 3:
loyt, Port Huron. VISITOR <to ~ tue nnoxpirou
''fln ~ ae1 m nhanae1 Via{or lev J.
3. Tairbank, Fort Wayne.
~ IVY; =; e'' VI @''stea'es-
Vis!tor, hov. J. ". Strong, No.tllcd. r..
Atssohf'-Ol1ee'or' Os' - m' Fos1' VI ot oo'un'
. WORK, WANTS, ETC.
A. paper WAS road by Rev. Moses Smith, Of
Chicago, on "Tho Work and Wants Of THO
tho following recommendations wore adopted:
FYrst-That the Convention earnestly urgo that the
represented IN this body form au1ilary organiza-
tGna to tha 4,os sososy. ,,, p,a,1,,ton, ,..o ~,
'sn1' THtrdNThat Tho following ofneers be elect
b. d; Secretary, Hev. Moses Smith :
Treasnrer Iym9n Baird T. Executive COMMITTEE, na noy
T. r Goodwin, DIP, =. ". Biatehtof1. Iroi: Jogepn
Emers9n, rFoi. D. y. WOODSTOCK D. Ill., aloo1e' ie'
ut'se' onoo1'
u, nEroh!a; aeis; con,,., .,,o
Inc fepoes OF mo epccla! Gonamletue on t5o
tho ropoft OF tue boafo OF Nreotors. T"s ihaao
by Pr Post. md resolutions H. aontnfd5 RECON- &C n
monulnE Tue " LIZ ~ taciteo' " tle =
naitnton tho colnple1lon OF :nG eau9wneht OF
n lnr uM uaa pu prc ho f'ns ahn1]
Justify, &e: ,.o,, 4o oon,,n;ttoo ~ ,,,o o1,r,rr
a report rom tho uon1nlesoo on sno l.iotary' ,c
showing It's great deuoieheloS' anu urging IT'S en-
4aFg0neht' %es,11;T1oss was napntea; ~ ron.oco
aE5oA9Itoss y Gs oS ionnoso ,trsso., .n ro,,o,.
Tho ley. .. u. Gooaenough o1orod LILO 1ono"-
Ing, WHICH was oaoptca:
esoysd Ihat as Wo ase ~ IT. o. I'm the II gnIa ; nor
os da G a os laro
Fora We ucs1ro that lis DIRECTORS Of tls Western I-
Gallon Society decline 10 aid into tho ministry my
young man who uses tobacco opium, or is connect
cd with any secret oatl4-Douna society.
ooSoLua1os: z,. .
the, Convention were ordered pnollsnoa, win
such reports as tho ESecuslVe committee may
aolect.,, =,
A collection Of eos15 WAS taken to dofray the
expense Of publication. H..
The iain''tes wore read 9nd approved, and the
Convention adjourned sino aie With the Dox'
oloRy ana prayer. ,>,4oa , l.,
snort limo Aaa aone Sreae ooal u WITH; H.. M
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