Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-05

Board of Directors and the almost
perfect unanimity, which appears
from the records, to have pervaded
the Board of Director in the decision
Of perplexing questions which claimed
their consideration.
The Committee recommend to the
Assembly the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions
l. That we approve of the acti Ill of
the Faculty, in returning. after fair
experiment of change, to the former
practice of withholding from the stu
dents permission to conduct services
at places SO distant as to interfere with
the uninterrupted and successful pros
ecution of the proper work.
z. That we concnr in the opinion
OF the Board of Directors that the
sum of 1910 borrowed from the en-
dowment fund to meet the current ex-
penses OF the Seminary, should be
replaced as early as possible: and in
the firm conviction which they express
of the necessity of keeping this fund
intact; and we do hereby enjoin upon
them, in future, this strict observance
of this sacred trust.
3. That, expressing our entire ap-
probation of the manner in which Rev.
j. r. Wilson. d. D., has discharged
the responsible duties as Professor in
our Seminary, and. unwilling to lose
his valuable services, we must. with
the absence of reasons for Offering it.
decline to accept his resignation.
4. That we approve of the recon-
mendation of the Board of Directors
in regard to a change of the coustitu-
ton OF the Seminary, which proposes
that Articles and 2 of Section Q. of
the Constitution. shall be as follows.
The Board of Directors shall consist
of Treasurer and eleven other mem
bers, four OF whom, at least, shall be
Ruling Elders or Deacors or private
members of the Church. Vacancies
occurring, ad interim, it shall fill. if
necessary. The members of this Board
must all be resident within convenient
distance of the Seminary, so as to in
sure their constant attendance at it's
meetings, and this Board shall meet
regularly at the Seminary on the sec
ond Tuesday in June. at 8 O'Clock d.
m. The report then prescribed the
length of the term of office, and made
nominations of Board of Directors.
Rev. G. A. Caldwell here presented
O minority report of said committee as
follows:
Tie undersigned being a minority
OF the Committee on Theological
Summaries, cOncurring in the main.
with the report of the minority beg
leave to present the following supple
mentary report:
WHEREAS, in the Records brought
before your Committee relating to the
Columbia Theological Seminary and
in the report Of the Faculty OF the
Seminary, it appears that some diff
cultles have arisen between the Pro-
fessors and the Students, and of GER
tain measures recently inaugurated by
the Faculty of the Institution reuuir-
ing attendance on certain chapel SER
vices held by them on sabbath morn
ings.
And whereas, such services have
never been held by the Faculty in the
previous history of the Institution.
And whereas, deplorabIe and .lisas-
trous consequences have already re-
suited from the inauguration of those
measures and are likely still to result,
hereafter, lmperilling the usefulness,
if not the existence OF the Institution
itself; therefore,
Res0tped, 1st That in the Judgment
of this Assembly those measures are
inerpedient. and not adapted to pro-
mote the best interests of the Institu-
ton
2. That hereafter, attendance on the
Sabbath morning service at the Chap
ell shall be voluntary on the part of
both Professors and students, and no
provision in the Constitution of the
Seminary shall be constr ued as con-
hicting herewith.
fSigned GEO. CALDWELL.
l.. 81. Wilson.
Mr.. Lindsay here offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resoired. That the majority report
be amended by the addition to it of
the minority report.
The reports were received.