, 1874-06-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

THE CHICAGO UNIVERSITY.
Tho board Of TtnBtooa have invited tho nov.
Or. 1onuel Moas, Professor In Ctozor
Theological Seminary, to visit Chlcngo this week.
With h view Of takng tho Presidency Of tho
University Of Chicago. 11o will tcltvor M nd.
aesa before tho literary societies Of the institu-
Hon next Wednesday.
Tho National Daptisl published In plila-
delphia, aayB:
For n,on.la tho Immediate friends Of thia 1nstitu-
tton and tho denomination at lnrgo, have buen anxious
In reference to tic vacant Presidoney An tho result
Of prulungol consutation aud iaqury, tho Executive
Board on aiouday. the sth, gave uanilnou. express
fessor Of Church History III Grocer seminary. No
doubt Is cntettaluc TINT tho Board OF Truatcea will
unanimously confirm tllis action.
prtaed hs Instructors by hs inonue interest aud ht'
marked ability III metaphysical studies. IA Aeo;
lu,inocs 4ltka Ut Lawisburg mud 0rozer. His e1ocu.
Gve antata wero proved in ns conueGiion @ WIN TUG
n, A. psso1 . T.. and I'd
less marked. All tho past Joins to promise him =
career Of great usefulness i he sloala accept this
honorable position and 4 It ahh please providence to
Il Is nattor Of slecai grauaea.lon TO 10 able 70
1T a ,s as ses az, sseo All he
brethren III Ohicago, nna tho Northwest 80 far as ws
Thcrc IL reason to bol.evo that oil Of tho friends
Of the University, ncsudlng thuss Of long standing,
tried expcrcneo aud national reputation, will loud
their hAulH an thor hearts to ita future SUCCESS aud
fts unboundci progress:
believing lint ths University ia to bo blessing aud
huor to tho denomination throughout !s country,
wo boove that II IL entitled to cali upon the country
for holp. There three Institutions Tor groups OF
tnstitutons) whoBo el aud whoke ca1lus aIo not 10.
call but national the Sonthern baptist Theological
Seminary, Columbian University, A,l tho University
and semtnary 1t Chicago.
Another Baptist organ says Of DR.. Moss:
All parties uned In calling hlp, tot othe important
position, and, Monday oycnng, June 8, the Trlta-
tees took s,c! aetlon Will bo likely to fnHnra pr.
Aloas' acceptance Of the important position to which
dccy Of the untvurblty, it IA than probable TINT
Judge DoolitIla will be invited to ako tho rohon Of
Chancellor. by such arrangement It A believed tho
old contentious will ut ccasc, md 1oth parties
fa1,y eoncnrrng In tho clangc 10 pef.ona % triumph
The Eram,ner and Chronicle. also Baptist
paper, praises DR.. Moss as fit man for tho
placo, and sugGests that he be called to tho
Presidency without nnv suoh fat,dango AZ d
Chaucoliorship superadded to mako q nuddlo
OF its honora aud trusts" Tho samo paper. III
alluding to the recent disagreement botween the
friends of tho institution, thinhB there should
bo 81 firat.cass funeral" and adds:
Let tho city 10 secured In search Of anything like old
personal haea md Jcatousies, aud evil surtstnga,
and when slean joh H. made Of H. ha!e tho funeral
clergyen, that is dirty stun may be buried 40 doop
aa to have no resurrection.
The Standard Of this city loprecatos much OF
That iB and above, aud thinks tue subject Inns
got into the papers promaruroiy. Thero Ia no
doubt, however,, that there iB about to be
strong effort 10 harmonizo tho friends OF the
University, aud to place it on substantial bAais.
sYAloh ahall secure 1t d future Of moro promise.