, 1874-12-16

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| THE REV. r, ", PATTERSON.
| Iais Inauguration ns Professor or Evil
sionccs Of Christianity and Ethics
The Second Presbyterian Church, corner OF
| Twoutiotb strcot and Michicau ayonuo yas com.
fortoh,v fn1j Of ladles md rent]onnan lasl oyon-
~ ~. t.a ..1otnnf.a - ,,,t.oa. w.. o.ro-
| monica incident to tue inauguration ot tho AoT'
| Robert ". Patterson, D. D., 10 Professor Of tho
! Evidences Of ChriBtsnnity md Ethics In the
1,roonr4o,,cn ,rh,ooo,ra1 aonfn.rv of TIM Nortb.
Mess. Ano"g tnoao p,osen1 "e1o froi; ta''un,
! the Rev. Mr.. Noyee, tho Nev. Or. HalHev tho
nev. J. Monro Gibson. tho Row. Dr.. blackburn,
tho Key. Mr. Trovbridgo. tho ney. Or.
iurn sonn A. torsysn' a Eha suog0 O. ronsan T ua''s'
the hoS' NIX r"f'7, 'no NOV: ~ L. 1hol'p7ual'
| tho Tov. John Armstrong, OF MuacatInc. Ia. tho
| Rov. Robert Beer, Of Valparafao, 1nd.; G. q.
Brown, OF Springfield; II. q. AIlor, 3. F. Allen,
1,,,or,as r,oshv san,,,e1 narvcv of r.nortn
Ind. The nov. Samuel !. Nicoolls, ID, Of St.
| Louis; tho ReV. J. D. Mason. Of Davenport;
tho Roy. r. N. Ewing, OF Decatur, md ". G.
cra,r or Eoo1,nR. thu President of tho Board Of
n,ss.ena "na,,a;.d ,a n,,In;t t,,a I,ttor ,,,a.
oiseesoss' occupied 'ns po1a't' sna '"'eor pso'
H'aIng'
| LILO GIGfCfHEH were 0GEU0 by the 6QEiHE OF IN
anthem. This was followed BY tho foadine Of
] .ha sar;o+rsa ' , W." nroror ] an,t y ~ ,vn,n, ,'r. -
'no oo4'pt"Ao'f e'"'e1' NV - 'A''1'
,nn t,;z.rea d. sdrass' dna,o oonrr,.n,,s,or te
| Doard on the advancement OF tho CAUSE uuder
,}a obo ,pca eovinc that tim addition at el,n;r
| embracing ticld 20 important at this reriod Of
ci,rcl. liz wss mt oniy wjdonn1 Of tho cmrrjr
ulnm of the school, bus Wan worry satisfactory
,nsma'ion Of the range or SioWs oi taoso who
Hnre 1u H. r. ts roninn r. w.a n fsrnr,to asso,s
ton that T. iii that waa neccssnrs tn ,neos 'J tho
skep.cal tondoucy Of the prosons aay was to an an
ionr,n1 nnbnn,sa mi IN ;scnsp;ona ,shnthcr t,,er,o
wan nnv Tasna ~ mr;nc;nfns ~ rov.1nt,on fron.
Which ;Ao doctrines of lie Church took Their
rtsc. Tllis assertion met with approval
! among Bomo Of the hrethrcn; but 6ucu
lad astrny BY the pern,ciouB Influences Of auper~
| iicinl knowletige. They held down tho truth,
not in morality, but III poverty OF experience,
| In q uarrownesB OF avtnpnthy, q faabfa tauge OF
siew. md noyer reached the miehty mass Of men
| quiiv, and led them out uf the labyrinth OF
| doubt.
| Tue object In establishing tho Chair at Evt-
depees atd Ethics vas to rear up ministers who
| would understand the truth on which tho doc
trinca reatcsl that they might be able to meet
the needs Of tho aye, and 10 On tho alert mud
convince men vhon about to plunge into the
cold discomfort OF uuboiief. Tint The
| people were slipping away from tho
| Church no thoughtful man could doubt and
| the tirnc had como for tho bringing forth Of the
latest snaysIa OF truth, aud so slnq tbat II was
| di9ino to 10 educate tho rising ministry that
| they might he able to rcfuto tho arguments OF
the skept.c, and lead thinking men to / oony,e-
| tion in religion.
! rnr on,,a.r7on.
! 1t the conclusion Of the addroee, Dr.. psttor.
| aoH n|opA W aAu onAAhNsoA AakooeAA No AS'4ohn'