New-York tribune., 1874-06-24

nlanets are built, and 30 the lines OF ht%s shs
shirt world in It's constituent elements Science ~
iates ransits and ecpses and pr"pch ovs The time
sses according to which years OF history have se
kept from the beginning, ana now ,nennous a.. as TO
Challenge the worlds scholars who have gone 0a' he y,
watch the transit OF Venus. s true Hoaeralistic edu
cation teach us TO love OF forcesi what ou,suie
has this modern thought as ar has il produced
Alter the consideration Of these questions tne pd
went on TO say that the a was egarded as
the liberal education which pays most npeIay. , yrt
mans works his cotton works OF nls !on @ mV n no
The state educates the basis OF the productive ph
Osophv, A craftsman in sverware estapilsnpeue in
SeNcas arre as that of the Governor OF
What wonder that even educated men turn % ho
advent TIE great world problems were atiempteu oy
worldly wisdom and the attempt proved Laure
then the attempt has been made by worldly ~,
power OF labor art. of wealth. All these powers Will
prove in vain. i, A. uooond
es5yterian Church at Princeton in the evening" ho
hall well filed and the exercises were creu''aoS
he Discipline Leisure ArihuI Newman NswYCr VSils
J"aes Pennewi Deiawse The Reaction" d e.
SSto T1 David s,,s SS ss"ue % M Hsa'
Histories. Drama S Ssars' e. Asn Nsns1,s ;%q hs
Tue Commencement exercises Will take place ths
morning and afternoon at the First frespy teiian @
Church. The Alumni dinner is to be gwen NJ DicAihson
Hall at $3.50 y. m'
GENERAL P. El THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES AND ALUMNI
AssoCIATIoN-A SERMON BY THE REV. ChEiGh-
TON COLEMAN.
The Board of Trustees OF the General
Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal
Church held an important meeting yesterday, WHICH
was largely attended by bishops. clergy and laty from
different rarts OF the country the Bishop OF Louisiana
presiding The meeting held for the consideration
OF the report OF the SPECIAL Committee on the propose
REORGANIZATION OF the Seminary and long ana tnorough
discussion of the subject was had. Finally, the whoie
matter was recommitted t6the same Committee with
instructions to report at the annual meeting in june
1875.
The Associate Alumni OF the Seminary held tneir
animal meeting at St. AIMS Church. in West Eighteenth
st. at 63O O'clock about 20 members being present. INC
Rev. W. Cofey presided in the absence OF the Presf
dent the Bishop OF Maryland the Rev. Creighton ooic
man Of Toledo acting the regular Recording oeefe
tary The first business Of the association was tne reau
ing of the Executive Committees report giving an
account of its proceedings during the past year.
The renort of the Treasurer, the Rev. Vim. H. Moore
sbowed receipts of s22l 50 disbursements, $l03 6i the
chief expense being the publication or the sermon anu
essay annually delivered before the Association. IL
also stated there 500 members at dollar each'
half of whom had paid their dues AS to the state
OF the Alumni Professorshp fund and It's investments
at the last report it amounted 10 s9l22 49, over which
there has been an increase OF s3S g. The principal topic
NJ discussion during the evening was this fund.- the
debate being first called out by resolution oueIeu W
the Rev. J. G. Littell as follows:
Reod yer the surplus u snv remaining ,er p.
Executive COm@tse to the increase oil the fani 0' Tue
EDiownent OF a Proessorship
The Rev Mr. spooper opposed the resolution until he
could know more definitely what the fund would be,
who was likely TO be the nominee, and what the FRO
fessorshp would be- but the resolution was finally
passed by vote Of to T. and referred to specai COM
mittee.
On motion of the Rev. r. L. Goldsborough, it was re-
solved that the Rev. W. g. harrington be appointed ne
croogst Of this Association and be authorized to OBJ
tain such aid as may be practicable This resolution
was called out by previous resolution for the appoint
ment OF committee OF three to draft resolutions OF re-
spect to the memory OF the Rev Dr. . Jonnson nrss
dear to IL, who died last Summer. The Rev. Messrs
Haskins, Goldsborough aud Van keeck were aPponaea
meeting; but in regard to Dr. Jonsons death IT was
stated that he had several times voluntarily written ob
notices OF members OF the Association ana paced
them on record. . ,-..
beng preached by the Rev. Creighton Coleman OF To-
Corinthians XVII H. Let ali your things be done with
charity" This exhoItaon Of the Apostle to the osrn
able and could never amiss to the Church Cath
TO BRIDE and ascension among and because
OF the jealousy and unfriendiness with which she Is
this more true han Of the Protestant Episcopal whose
policy and actions claim larger share Of the public at
tion sometimes drawn between truth and
charity sometimes makes them almost an,
taponistc, whereas the God addressed
in one text as the God OF Truth in another called the
God of Love. Jealous maintenance OF any distinctive
prncple apt to be denounced as bigotry ana
Arrogance, and there probably hardly parish In
the many Episcopal dioceses where in some form or
other this impuatiOn had not been heardnot merely
from outside secs, but often frOm members them
selves Yet such charges utterly without f0unda
ton aud the spirit charity is distinctly manifested in
the constitution, canons, liturgy, the proceedings OF
councils and in all the actions OF this Church He had
ALWAYS been at loss to comprehend the charge OF un
chartableness made against the kubrc requiring that
before persons admitted 10 the Holy Communion they
shall either have been already confirmed or be ready
and desirous confirmed Here, surely, might be ap-
Piled the principle upon which the whole Prayef-DoOk
was framed, that IL is for the government OF her
children and would he most unchartaDle Tor the
Church require OF them that they should receive the
pre- paratOry Rite of Confirmation and yet admit others
TO her highest and h0iest mystery upon terms OF their
own selection.
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