, 1874-01-25

lne pnnosoph1cal Soc1ety 1ot1 regular
meeting yesterday evening, in the Methodist
Church Block, Prof. Haven presiding.
THE TRUSTEES OF TILE FIRST CHURCH.
The following correspondence between the
Trustees OF tho Church and the Secretary of
the Executive COMMITTEES Was read, and placed
on file:
lfessrs Haren, Thomas, Abbott, Buford and Ekith:
GEsrLEMEs: Your esteemed favor Of ths 9Th inst.
conveying your explanation Of the manner In which
the objectionable nres ca11c 70 be delivered in the
Of the God Of the Bible. Of which we complain, and
concession Of the duty OF the Trustees to protest
gsinas ia nso 1or purposes ineonsstent with the
sti,nuen Of your Society confined the range OF
Moral Philosophy SOCIAL Science, Natural Science,
Speculative Philosophy aud the more important events
revealed religion, the inspiration q the Holy Scrip
turrs, WAS involved In any Of the subjects named.
Nor did we suppose that any principle os fact in,
Of tho Christian religion or The denial Of the inspi-
not anticipated that anything would be said Or
consistent with the purposes for which the building
was erected and held by the Trustees. To have Is
gentlemen composing your Society Of being capable Of
an Intentional breach OF good faith, and tie manifest
impropriety Of An abuse Of the courtesy Of tho
Trustees.
These considerations, and the presumption that all
Intelligent men know the purposes for which the
Church-building was erected, were deemed by tue
Trustees sufficient guaranty agunst any yiolaton Of
the to which the building dedicated abuse
Of the privileges extended by them.
The fuct however, having transpired that some Of
your members not disposed to coufne Themselves
III the Of their discrssiona to the Limitations Of
your constitution and feel embarrassed by the con-
scousness cf the improprety OF free attack the
fundamental articles Of the faith of thb Church by
WHOSE ess s they .re rs TOT
this restraint, and the Trustees from tie
csnssre they must necessarily receive, and
the unpleasant duty which would de7olye upon them
III Of the objcctiona1 lectures re-
fe,rcl to III former note to you, We are OF the
o, iuou .hst 1t is best for ali concerned, t1at 1t
city 4 d.y rs convenient, you procure some other
place for your meetings. Yours n.ost respectfully.
J. T. Borsro1p.
GRANT GOODRICH,
Jous ". WAucHoP,
Committee Of Board Of Trustees OF the Firat Metho-
dist Church.
THE RESPONSE.
To the above, Mr. Keith, for the Executive
Committee, answered IS follows:
CHICAGO, Jan. - 1874.
Aessrs. j. z. Botstard, Grant Goodrich, John #.
Wduqhop:
GEsTnEnEN: Your 1nte response to the Executive
Committee Of the Philosophical Society, although
ceired BY Brother Thomas last Saturday evening"
not presented before the Executive COMMITTEES till
I am instructed by the Committee to acknowledge
receipt and to say, in their behalf that curly steps
will be taken to secure other for the meetings
4. B. EEITH,
Secretary Executive Committee.
Mrs. podaETT.
Mrs. Z. n. Doggett then read an interesting
essay upon the philosophic painter, Rafael
d'Urbino, which was listened to with attention,
and intelligently criticised at its conclusion.
The seats OF the lecture-room having been
flied with advertising circulars previous to the
meeting of the Society, Gen. Stiles moved that
the Executive Committee be instructed to ex-
clude as far as possible, all advertising bills OF
any description. Tho resolution WAS adopted.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES.
The Rev. II. J. Savage, alluelug to tho sug- |
gestion in TIE TRIBUNE that course of Sunday
afternoon lectures be given at q nominal price |
for admission, moved that the Executive Com
uittee be instructed to inquire into the feaslb;l
ity Of such q course OF lectures, and it was
agreed to-.
On motion, DR.. Thomas was requested to re- |
peat his lecture On belief and Unbelef."
The thanks Of the Society were voted to Mrs. |
Doggett for her essay, and copy WAS requested. |
to ba filed in the archives Of the Society.
Prof. %. J. Snider. of St. Louis, who lately |
ectured before the Society, WIS elected En- hon !
orary member, and the Society adjourned.