, 1875-12-29
A GOOD START.
Tho Isnptisss Isnlfy Around Their
Theological Seminary,
What They Intend 10 Accomplish During
t1Io Centennial lcar.
Forty Thousand Dollarn Rnise1 Last
Might.

1 centennial
t,,is ,,,. ~ ."1 n~p,.'s nso.uea. oeals "a
~" s'ty s'h 'aa"gatatea very eheontAsinRly at
'ho otand l'"c''lo Hotel last evening. A has
". aooslspood has bocn u]acod in chnrro OF thia
n,ovo,,ont orI It,, roaa,,t s..1..",,n.. -, .,'.
n,.tarn.o =, ~. CO a.e'.', r.'..1t' s'' % Wv
f@s.ui".o VI sao 'eeouu lapIss tnAreh Was
tomrlatol extensive scheme for tho a,vance-
mcut of tho Ye,ninnrva t,tcrcsts Tho ,nc,l.
| iur ,ays evening VIVA cojtcd ot n, ,nst,nco ~,
he f,,,,d ~ nsns.an .no" 49, ~ ,"' '"1A"so eS, VI
nnted OH tho Invitations TINT Wcrn ie-
s,,ci as reunion OF tho Dam
tist Theological Seminary. yost urcnnrntone
wero mado isy tho comm,tteo Of "a Ar1anrements oS''
cohe's1'nE OF tho hoV' y. b. cheney, L. Nelson
Bloko. tho Nav. y. III. Ellis, II. II. Cl!ssold, @.
Il. nlaeknl'' tho l'ev. r. Morgan, ana Edwnrd
noemnn Invitations wore sant out broadcast
49, ooasalionee 'he a'.cnoanee was ,sfae' in
chalne besides prou'nert gentlemen Of Chicago
and thcis wives. a number of clorgSman from
Tho ,otni nmhor ~ ~ %n,sa '',Ut abo"t s'tea sea
,rho.a - a..A."a," ~. s".e 40 souas ooo'
Lueao sa.nsssu ~ hun'pas c'ock IN tho par
lofs % of tho hotel. mud engaged in nocsal conror-
~. ,.n .I AnoSu THOSE PRESENT 81
Yer rnro II he following ministers: I1e Rev. 1,r: and
NJ. Nortl,r1p, Of cheago; tho Rev. and sl,r.
Motgan, o. ch1c'Go; tlo hey aud Mrs; sssehol
to ,ar hos' an a'd l Mr' ,, VI W Eyerts ct chic9so
Ino ns icy, ann Mrs. Es' OF Chicago; thn Asy
~ pf. H5a.a0asas Of chicsso tho icy: Df. Hewitt
the on ne LEY y " Of IT.
i; Ill, H. ~ DaMmes o. Cincinnati; to Rev d. urif-
Nth. or Mtlwauke9; tho hev. Dr. keca. Of Mus
ceatpe; ene tae neg y : j. n: cstTsn of 1ndtauapolts
TIT W.'Iomo H. d. eoe1gy. 20 @ o. vapt4n' 9 LII e Fey
y; r.. Halkei O. f91 LaEe' Wis.,; tho Rev. Dr.
tho n'y; a.. A.: BLACKBURN. q Aastin: tho 10y.
r. Eort L. ~ Asnt Hanaxr, 9f AutG's; ,s o sv A. L.
OF 99let tho Ioy J. u: Oven, Of Chicago;
tho Hey. T. =; IL 4, CroHeey, Of Merton. WIS; tho
ICY: T. =. a.. "natehesd OF oh;ch5o; tho icy; W.
~ u Ae1o' o. Gneaso; IN @ NE Aey. @ .. II. noWolt
2, a. Ia.nue,o s :ne & 10y; j. J. 1ryspg Of uhcaao'
1ne lter; q; =. Wood. Or Chicago; tho Rev.
!amGs tooamnn' OF Galcaso; the 1!eY. ". u.
| 1TI, "I, y. ,ctsaeoi ~ IVY; Il. II; oto"ca'' o1
thn Ia ~ i.rI :s.s.s - - - uG1e o. EnEo"1oa
tno = N9g. 9, r. IT, lheas1e. OF Englewood tho Key.
H. - to!nnu, ,, VI cn3cARo; Inc l'os. j: +; Fhll-
.i spa' ~ JpueE; tne 10Y: L. Stone o. Chfcngo,i
ip' fsrt, sr - "a a. Musfen' q emeago re LEY Icy. W.
GneXo En u ne s,d 10y: J.: a: smith of Chicago; the
n MoT; y: u. Aoplhaon, OF hoek1oh; the acT. u.
H. nonasas, OF Hinek1ey. -
.ono aodo nsse, ~. 20 lhesa .hefG r., were present
Moss, les Motncs, l9.: !. n. DllIingaley, In
Ganapols, lnd;; ". L; Wiley, GAlva. III. ".
| y. AosWoFttit Eigln. ILL.,; z. II. Topping, Dell
Hst;,a Sta, WIS., ~, r. o9s11a4s: ne!Vaa9fe ~. prot
=. 49,. NJ noaen' :. y. naFtss' ]: 4. dll!etto
hobsft Asrrs, 9. Bentley. 1. Bridges, J. Il.
nhy, nnvMh,oy, =; - y ,GGonvorao, a; u. Mosker. A. 4.
9t,9nsF' 1fa15n y. !. nnefsr "; "; shaT. ~ " II T.
y. Stanleto1, u. g. Moroy Dr. II. Sheldon, g.
4: n!scsaL =. =. L. s"cGs' q: "; Jackson, ".
Hs"dsi. j. s. % Psrao1. i: t. i: T. panaes. ss'1o, g. "
nasos' i1enn. =. T.. nfSnan' 4. Y: Putnam. a, T.
1ofoy. loandcs stouo, i: Stevenson, 7. s.
u,,1nt'a3i uomp,G; y; II. AniEns' u j. Percy, ]. !.
na1So .}anrIS Il y y sh,n :. "a1o' d H. uutchcs' D.
nnosLJ altee Z ociock tho company wero
ushorcd into the largc dining-room Of the hotel,
Gna wneso plalo aaa enostantisl snppsr Was
spread The ropast Was cnliycnod by music
from an orchestra stationed outside tbs ba!i.
Az approached eoaclualon
THE nsT. .. n. CHENEY.
xho Presided roae aud said ti1at, al WAS usual
maGing. although he wonld romind cach orator
a. ena oussot tnas he n'ilse ns Ltlel hlr. Che.
noy theta pfoccoaed 70 deliver an address Of
scmnsry " Tnov % Ind ms e thego !, tooloEsn! to
history Of tho solain.ry, and to look forwu1a
% Tue tutnso. Nc lived in m age Of won-
o,sas;s osaa; ih.a ~. elty "as wonder, and WAS
Ghoflshoa ane oy ths psopts o. tho ears country
Among fho institutions OF Tho city noue was
nsofn caerisheh than tho baptist Theological
Seminary. Homer to the brave lnei wl,o found
% u. Honor to she people who lad contributed
70 70 lts auccosa during, all tho previous -yoars-
INC work OF the Seminary Ind been woll-kuoun
to all present. It Ind struggled along and ac-
cunlllatsd property salred at 9275.06o From
tNontV st!denss: eight years ago it had advanced
to soventy. During tho ycar and half
tnas sho speaker lad boon 4 Momber Vt
tho Board, thcy had often boon embar-
rassod to know how To got along under
serious financial difficulties. But :hey hna
WestLered tue storm: aud tho Board had
thought that tho contcnninl year wsa tho uppor-
t.usy to rally the people IN support of tho in-
atltuton. Tho ltey L. W. 0oodspood had ro-
signed his pnbtorato III order to take charge of 1t,
10 put the Seminary on . good basis would ro-
qulto about 125u,u0o. The Board had thought !
that this amount could be rased during tho COIL
tennial yoar oAsier than at aaJ other titno. In
tho opinion OF tho Board tho DaptiHta OF the |
Northwest would rally around tho Seminary this |