, 1873-05-09

Johns, have been presented by le mother to the Semi
nary library. The Heugstenburg library, and others
now accessible to our Students contain about 10000
volumes
the library Is very greay needed md tho time
not Tar distant When argaz rooms for chapel and rec
taions will also be required. Awiss forecast would
these additions and for other needs which sure
ut distant day. Our Seminary although 1t has
rapidly advanced to maturity and strength, md to
good degree Of completeness in its present facilities
for impartpg thorough theological education, iB yet
in it's infancy as to age, and ve necd to anticipate
grounds before The rapid cocroachments Of the city
completely preoccupy them.
z. Finanees-Tho past ycar has not been favorable
in many respects either for the collection Of pro-
vious subscriptions or tho obtaining Of new ones.
Yet new subscriptions and collections, including leg
aey, have been made to tie amount 20 q This NJ
tho Theological Seminary and the favor it eets even
In the midst Of great financial stringency The heavy
gration Of October 1871, have delayed the payment
Of subscriptions which made before the fire. for
the special PURPOSE Of eaneeng our Indebtedness
Is not likely to be paid Had not This great calamity
como upon onr city, we had reason to believe that
removed tits no all provided for by special slb
scrptions. Continued fath abor and Patience we be-
lieya At distant day will accomplish this desired result
The late Deacou Almon White of Goslen, Ind, In his
will bequeathed s.. 500 to the Theological Uuion OF
this sum- s. has already been paid We hope oLers
will follow this noble example Of Deacon White and in
their Wills il not By nctual gifts while living, amply
provide for Tie largest usefulness OF The Seminary In
the future We h1ye yet before US The generous offer
81 6ftdfe s Msss Of saoe On aenai.on &c That ihe
We. have s1oo,ooo IN addition, in good securities
toward the endowment, besides our Liabilities, and
cannot afford to fail Oh this We hope 10 reach it. and
in order to do So solicit the generous cooperation
dowment until wc hare sooooo Of productive funds.
To this amount and to provide for necessary
enlargement BY additional professors with additional
fhnh
the whole Seminary In good order, will give opportu-
nifty for vigorous labora and generous gifts in the
npoa 70 provide de- for III oi these ssatona II
From our happy experience in tho nsst, vo nay hope
friends to meet al these coming necessities.
y. beneficiary Am-The Northwestern baptist Edu-
cation Society has made appropriations to aid our
year This great difficulty in getting churches
to respond to the appeals of the Society
m Of tho TSou aS .Ps
Treasurer Of the Society to advance oven thousands Of
dollars on hts own credit, ra;sea The grave doubt
this source Of supply. The founding Of pcrnanent
scholarships by the Theological Union, the asis Of
s. ooo or more tho income Of which zhan be devoted
is question worthy Of our careful attention.
It WAS adopted: !.
Mr. Tyler bore testimony to tho zeal and fdel-
ity Of its Treasurer, Mr.. Goodman. who had do
voted much OF his time, and ought to be re-
Harded for it.
PLEDaEs D1sREaARDED..
: It was stated that there was an apparent loss
in assets Of $1,000, owing to the fact that verbal
pledges to that amount, which had been carried
on tho books for some time, had been dropped,
60 they mi ght get down to the hard pan. Still it
Was hoped many of them vonld be redeemed
Mr. Holden complained Of tho disregard Of
their pledges by the Baptists. The ministerial
Convention, after pledging iteef to pay for the
lde Library had failed, only about $500 having
bcrs did not raise the money to pay the second
note he proposed to have it protested, and not
try to raiHe the funds in Chicago. There were
too many men, in and out Of the city, prompt to
recommend expenditures in books, buildings,
ETC., but they were very slow in giving money,
and, therefore, threw the work upon the shoul-
ders OF few. --. -.
Dr. Korthrup explained that tho Pastoral
Union had not pledged itself to pay for the
books.
TEE REy. DIR. EvERTs
sounded the Goapol Trumpet nightly, and spread
the skirts Of his garments over tho uttermose
ends Of tho earth. After Zion had been filed
with the sound Of his yoice for half an hour, the
presiding oiliccr told him others had to speak,
and it would be we'll for him to be brief. This
nettlod him, and be expressed sarcastic regret
that ho should have to be corrected, when he
had done so much for the work, and his whole
soul was in it. Then he concluded by IN clab-
orate defense OF religious land speculation,
which Was sweet and acceptable business, il
the proceeds thereof wero dedicated to the ediii-
cation Of the spiritual Ebonezer.
Messrs. Cooley, Burton, Chandler, Haldoznan,
nud Holden yern nnnointc1 a cor1mittco FIR Cha
nomination Of oacsre. ''~
=. :. :. TIE nEy. .,n. nunroy.
OF IoEs. made 3 few rer,arks on the Northwest
as a fioId for the TheoIoqica1 Seminary The
Importance Of that field eSas unomontioned flI.
ing up. as it was. With such rrcat rapility.
There must bo = Theological semiuary overlook
inc It. and nroyidinr il with mini.fors no lar "A
It could' for not ali Iha scminnries of tic con-
try could supnly tue Northwest. The Seminary
should send out Representative men. and Ict
them bo educators of their hrethrcn in tho min
iBtfv already in the field.
Tho Rev. l., 4. AbboIt. of Wisconsin,. xns to
hayo spoken on s;Whet Hnd Been Dome !" Init
WAS too hoarse to say ANYTHING.