, 1873-03-09
The CHURCHES.
Reunion Of the Students Of -Four
Theological Seminarics.
Sunday Readingg-Rooms in Boston
and Chicago.
The Prevailing Spirit Of Chris
:.tian Unity.
To-Day sunday-school sesslon-.-beecn'
er-.-Bible Readings-.-Pralse
Meeting.
Services This Day---Ca1endar Tor
tile Week.

Seminaries, in Chicago. enjoyed dehghtlnl
social and literary reunion in the chapel OF the
CONGREGATIONAL Seminary, last THURSDAY e'en-
ing, The attendance WAS large, including, DE-
sides the students, others who we're 1t1enus VI
the respective seminaries. 1t ID the custom ,oi
the institution giving the reception to assign 'ne
toasts and designate the parties responding "
the OCCASION, The sentiments odered ou1inb
fhe evening we're as follows: "The communion
os saints: may it grow holer and closer re-
snonded to By Mr.. Farnham, Baptist student.
nRclieion and politics: may each kno" more OIL
the other;" response by Mr. DAVIS, OF tne
Methodist Seminary. ''Ministers: unmated,
easted: ill-mated, weighted; Well-mated, wing
ed ~ RESPONDED to By a. j. Van Wagner, OF tho
congregational Seminary. "The Church OF the
fnture, our Church - response by Robert Mac
tonzie. of the Presbyterian Seminary, VINO sao
That Man is but slwaye 10 10 pess, a,..r -
sentiment Tint has responsive echo II tne aes ot
sach Il us and, no doubt, WIS the motive *h1eh u
anenced the brother which propounded this qnes4on
70 Is ve o Hnenfal u TO-. .Ss srht Of he pres.
at audi gazing thoughtfuIly back on the phospnoI-
escent wake Of memory and ever mosns S"s LILY my
the darfess Of the future to desire to look lonR anu
~ into lint future And rs it is not dead wall that
shuts us out from the mysteries OF the morrow, pae
th,ne it's Suggestive texture penetrated by the Light
ef The past the desire grows strong within u9.
,n,a ss aiyorous LIE or die sudden DEATH could
bai tho return OF SONIC Livingstone from the niauen
shores Of Tie coming years wsh hgn p} the
future hail Light more gadly than upon the Church.
Many of our premises have their conclusions iaf N
int future. Many Of our conclusions rest upon
creuises which only the passing away OF many Of its
Years viii co.roborate. You hare desired me to ook
into future and tell you what see respecang me
Church Here tho speaker expressed his views at
length.I Churches free from debts, pastors door
bells silent until p. m., church members having kIg
growing eepar md wider in its influence, because
E laden With the truth and the truth is essentially ag-
c-essfye AS to 1hose name should he craven on me
msTbe be Thought it would nut be or
Metboaiet, and Ene1o i. would not be Baptist The
Church given Tor the saano9 o. me n anansg
b. water, only man and ha household escaping the
general destruction, and he did not believe in INNER
Sion. When tho covenant was made that the % destuo
ths sign Of the rainboE but t4st is seen only MI,
N Sot ops Z xe Gny II
but VIII not in time grow into an absolute unity OF
thought md fesn % eod ~ a spn III aaas
OF our respective shps looking at each other through
the portholes and saw each other al begrime With
powder our countenances marred by our OWL nre.
Now We stand upon the upper deck, IN holiday gaEb,
nd point q OUT guns a. snd as e stand be-
find e or guns. and view the prospect from your
point o{ r{ew, begin to think you're not such bad
5cnowa after a can boz the Methodist compass a rs
ntaal by which would not like to sail The Congre-
eatlonl brethren are supposed TO 90 eaea he g Owl n
'swect Hju yet not nfraid OF nutny or OF
%rcckaRe upon rocks Of error. onr charts are from
the same rrcas, and differ only IN TheFe We nave @
ennn,d enu1sp aIa,npt to unite under the impulse
Il persopal friendship, our home-ships would SWING
their cannon sn!o hne 3ta w3th nno 1ne
Of certEa1 ideas. We have many in common, but We
hug tho dezenadng iaea to our e. hearts WIZ ~
apostle. Individual men, and men q ono idca VI!
VeaYe in everchangng pattern, and mar onT tanne
9 of thinFnR Ind reasoning thsin Yet although each
color when traced to a centre, Is in vivid contrast
Slsnded sa ed WHIT Viii Tie s eon@ea color Of charity #
common Divine Savior, and OF 1ustlncation
1,t @ thss tasy sy ana 1ns tn ssony ssa
10 batter than unity. The coors Of the rainbow
blended into produce white the dsno%nato1s o. o.
xhite of csthocity but in doing the Church might
Lose its beauty the rainbow. But the Church VII oe
fr;ed in tie dust q past centuries Of Imagination
but the golden age Of the Church Is IN the future oe
yond te Of Time lying upon the shore ct Eternity
II ia only when going in up the temple steps
IN the New Jerusalem TINT We can read Ours IN tt
9zescong It is only under the influence 9;1, o.
lie shuttle Of thought. Let us then proceed as We
aregad that If too naErow 70 go IN eanee 9s,
the us Is Is 90 aSess Then shs
Ike two men approaching the setting Sun from hae1-
Gnt points, have the golden Light shining into our
eTes.
The Rev. DR.. Doardman, q professor in the
Seminary was called upon by the Chairman, who
gnre very appropriate and interesting aaaresa
On the advantages OF c seminary edacation;
The ladies' of tho First Congregational Church
provided M " supper d @ for tho occasion, which was
not the least Of the evenings attractions The
reunion closed with meeting OF prayer, con-
Quoted bY Professor Bartlett.
SUNDAY 1EApISo-EooAs.
Boston has at last opened its Public Library,
consisting Of &c, 600 volumes. on Sunday. Every
Sunday afternoon, all who choose may avail