, 1874-02-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

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The Philosophical Society held its regular
meeting in the lecture-room Of the Methodist
Church Block yesterday evening, Prof. Haven
presiding. After the reading and approval ol
tho minutes OF the previous meeting, Mr. L. B
Keith made few remarks in explanation OF tue
action Of tho Executive Committee In excluding
advertisements from the hall.
TEE REMOVAL QUESTION.
Gen. Stiles then, referring to tic corresponds
ence between the Executive Committee aud the
Trustees Of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, asked whether any member of the COM
nittee had any further information to give on the
subject of removal to other rooms. In response,
DR.. Abbott stated that Geu. Buford had pre-
pared q few thoughts upon the matter, aud lie
therefore asked the latter to read this paper.
Gen. Buford's remarks wcro a dis;,assiouate
philosophical review Of the correspondence, and
wore heartily applaudcd at the close.
Gen. Stiles, in view OF all the circumstances,
then moved that the Society, when it adjourned,
should hold it's next meeting at the call Of the
dist Church Block, in such other rooms as
might lave been then secured by the
Executive Committee. Gen. Stiles advocated
the resolution in few words, and was followed
by DR.. Thomas, who suggested that thero WAS
no haste in quitting tue present quarters. The
Trustees had given them their own time, and it
would be BEST when the Society moved, that it
should go to permanent quarters.
Judge Booth supported the motion in few
remarks, in which lie called attention to the fact
that the Trustees had accused the Society OF
violating its own constitution. and OF dis
regarding the obligations OF hospitality.
New lie, for one, objected to remaining III any
quarters whore such charges were made:
Again, the Trustees eaid that the Society could
remain until other quarters were found, because
few weeks, and there WAS nothing in these sub
jects Objectionable to the Methodist Church.
OF its contents, SO that there #as no
guarantee. that tho subject matter would
agree with the title. Therefore, he
did not consider it at ali sure that tho Trustees
would not find something in their lectures
which would cause them to repent their charge
of violation Of the laws Of courtesy and lospi-
tality. He did not think they would ask to ox-
actly satisfied to permit il. He therefore ndyo-
Gated the adoption OF the resoition.
DR.. Abbott stated that the hall On the south
east corner OF Clark and Monroe streets could
be ottaiued st reasonable figures, which he
gave, and the Rev. II. J. Savage moved to
amend Gen. Stiles motion by substituting The
name Of TINT particular hall in place Of the To-
calty to be named by the Executive Committee.
Gen. Stiles accepted tho amendment. further
amendment was moved that the hall OF the
Christian Union be the next place OF meeting.
pR. POWERS READINGS.
The whole matter Was temporarily laid On the
table to enable DR.. Il. N. Powers to read selec-
lions from Ills poems, according to the request
made at tho last meeting Of the Society. BE
then read q number OF poems on subjects Of
very diverse character, to the manifest satis-
faction Of many Of the audience.
4 PLACE FOUND.
The motion OF Gen. Stiles IS amended wss
aiken from the table and he accepted the second
amendment to meet in tho lall OF the Christian
Union.
Af+nr eovna fr~thar i;ecuusion the smantlai
notion was carried.
A motion was made that, in view OF the cor
between the Trustees and E1ecu-
i've Committee, tue Society desired to say that
he lecture Of Judge Booth needed no apology.
md the Society desired to offer none. The mo-
ion was .nimously adopted. md the Society
ldjourned, shaking tho dust OF their feet ~
hey withdrew.