, 1875-06-21

tphHx uee lSf tHb 4tffitGl CI HAu HaFo
lnse.te!ab1e riehss of Christ. W re't,smes. With
a1sds thu tnnnlhtcnte of H. founders .hh fs!enas
tis permanent support. Va thank Thee for watch
ns OYER i rns 4, M ys,rs Of nfa.sy I'd I'd
be,R Tnes for IT, growth md for thse stage Of ~
pn,greRs which In. brought IN togethtr iodsy. De.
s,s .o.ss Ind prc"bt,., Jesus Chris, Himself t'etna
TIN chief corntrstout We begin tho erection Of tha
y s, n Il M Tns sa.s ssI,s st % y. trSt ,s. S
those WIN aro rngaar, in ia construction 9ivs 10y
+ ,hs hs;,.t' e tho.s through yao.s i,eer.l..y !
ser9.ns sssp,st 10 sssseps e p.ed ID nv n' .. m I 7ny
s.,hr4 %tn e ~ h. o. sst snd
sRes. es Us harm 10 saue, love. and understand !hs
moro ne ere.sst treasure ot them al, Les shs spirit
IN tho class sooms witch shalI fest these foanaa.
ptoa ,eas 81 .s sn %
Foundation of th!s sa!aso 4 ps,y.r may ~
a done Will oys slns 90 to Thy alory md wl.h tho
.!sn: of Thns apt9y. f our :s .t wv @ ;a1in. ta.
Who Will eonseetats tue,naelves 10 shb Ininlary
Of ths word. And msy lhe education which Y
mrted hers bo such a. ss msxe 70 sbs 2. ns ass =, ~
aud carneat, fatltu an wlse In decl.rlaa lie truth
~ It Il IN Jc1ut Lat or work rebound 10 Thy glory.
Let liz fruit be unto hoIIncss and Tho end everlasting
life, for Jesus' sake. Amen.
The Nov. Ds. Dlackbntn then read some scleo-
tiona Of Scripture, after which the boz 10 bo laid
In tho oorner-etons MAS exhibited, aud tho fol-
lowing ....
Lrsc or IT'S CONTENTS
read, Copy OF thc Dibfc, tho Cot,foHHton Of
Faith, the Catechlsms, the Form Of Governlnous
Dook of Discipline, and Directory for Worship
Of tho Presbyterian Church; copy Of tho Con-
Btitution Of the Boninasy and Of the Act OF In
corporation; tho Catalogues for 1s73-4 hnd
1874-5 ths Inferior of June IT, Tho Presbyterian
Monthly Record for juno, aud cory esch Of
The CHICAGO tribune, Times. aud Inter- Ocean
Of HE 1Dlh inst. and writing containing tho
f,an,cs at Tho Building Committee. etc., under
vhoso c,iaree the building is to bc erected.
Tho otone was lhon lowered Into its place.
Col. Mason, striking 1t three times With ham,
NOR, satds
In tho nens Of tho Father, aud Of tho Bon, and of
Tho Holy 0hokt snl In execution Of the office asst9hed
trrIan Theological Bsminary Of tho Northwess, Ivy
this cornes.sone for the foundation Of busldlng t"
bo erected. and theteby proelaim t1a Il ~, DO son-
Of our Lord and Savior, Iesu. Christ by Tho blessing
Of tho Holy 8tirt, AKEeeab1J IL tbs nrincipeh of
CO. e & Gltsa .n and in
Farm Ut Government, Book OF discipline, and Dirsc-
tory for Wasstp. o,trr Foundation can no 'nau IAy
tan that which IL laid, tts,t thrAt, who II God
all, bfraseA fnreyer. and III rhbtn We have re:
,1-rton through Ills blood, o7en the forgiveness Of
E1n1. Amen.
THE REV. nh. HALEY,
who waa to doivor tho Rddrcss, waa 80 III ~ 10
be unable to endure the cold oxpoHure OF the
platform, and therefore delivered lt from tho
steps OF tbs Seminary, III this address, DR..
Haisey made the following Interesting royioW OF
the hlsIofy OF tho 88lntnhsys
Tuelve years sgo Eood!J humber assembled on
this ground for Tho purpose Of laying the c0rnerstone
in tas frss pesansnent bas'd4ns Of shs Yhessoscal
oreu common. with graaa. with scarcely =
hanse west or north ot Il. snd ysry e. fos haf o
vrunel On Ill sides with handsome Residences, with
in the near vicinity ali indicating that IN fem years
more will bo iu tho csntrg Ut large mud tsnsB city
population. Much OF this growth IN attributable 10 tho
locating Of tho Seminary hero, and We cnsne toay to
and to take another etep forward n The ptugtsss Of tho
institution. .0....
The semnsry had. indeed. s.ls.ed prior to tho lay
tug Of that Hrnt cofnor.sone. It haa been urettd III
tno fall Of 1910, and its clsaass had been tangh. for
four years ut several dineseut rlaess In the city
thus giving us history o. sixteen years Of laisut-
llun. during which ABOUT 200 young men bare been
trained fos he great Of n;ssel.ins tho dosp,t
tnia. ia locations ia7o bsen different and liz sroslh
hns been sow and gradual but lss organic lte ha.
been unroken, It's spirit aud inject s!waya ono, aud
seminary Of tbs Northwest, always tic sa.nt,-al
though what was It nrst tLe Northwest haa now be-
Fot T. brydnaius, tho Seminary go. bsct to tho
north bunk Of lbs beauful Ohio. Fos ten yeara ,ts
John Matthews aud hIs Lonoesl colleagues. ln lSao
It was removed 10 Nav albany. lower dowu tho
alu.lty venerable Dr. MacMAstef. aud otdsr dlAin.
' as.os Va tarss1 tasssss sa's,ss H. I Sa.sss
ad nearsr 10 tbs cen,fc u the great ela Ths aun.
ssa1 As.sn.nly induced ey 'hs ,,sgn!teeat oes q
broad domain Of land from Ms*srs. sheiAeii anil
ORden, LII And Dayersy accordingly transferred tile
vii tot q ho III " "
THUS wo hsyo altogether = history Of forty.hEe
years, during which this iustltntton has enoyeu thu
aeryteod Of Wony Instructors, eghteon Of tueln being
regular Professor, and haa trs!ued In full in part
ssout 400 yooug tnen for the Gospel ministry, ooe
Hanover and New Albany. Al! thuse *4ks ela!ns A.
onr atu,nnt. W. hold them In equal honor for ther
works. s4ka sud for ls!r Aaaiera a.ks They ars olr
their character our char1cler. They arc SCATTERED
oser cur broad land, be.ring tho host md burden
hass goue missionaries to the distant nstous Of
Tic eafh where ttsy oliing IN sa great eneavor
ssnx S H. :Sssp 10
AId a0me 0n thu Pacific coast. Sumo arc satl!na
aa suscsssfp PASTORS in the gress ctef o. The lat
a,na have iahed thsiE course and aseeuda4 10 tbelr
e&tsual reward.
FIVE Year, more will bring III to our jubilee. In
tie yoat lnso, aud 10 lie building whose *tous
hass met to lay. We ~ sspest to ho u oas
Ires spared. grand EoHn!on for tho meeting Gnd
tho creating Of our scattered aunsnl aud Of a.! tas
tIto1ds of ths Seminary. May the 0tsat Head 81 tle
Church crown Tho efforts Of half 4 century With btu
richest blessings. ard grant that On III osca.Ion aa
sspctous tho surviving pioneers from South Han
over, and tho more numerous alumni from New A..
saD '|s Of 4s iii + Il. 1o sy In n
q Chicago, 10 compare experiences. review
tie r.ss, md TAXA sneoassgement for ths future.
OF the thirteen t1eoogt al schsols Of tho PEeayta
ran Church, nous has wltar trld or tAore iMY1F-
tAnt location thsn Ours, The wisdom Of tla choice
which n1e II hpts Ia amply corrohosIted by the fact
that three other great Protestant denominations hAso
aao located similar school: 10 or neat tha ctty ch
csGn, ono Of tbs {olngBst Of the great csa Of our
luna, presents tho remarkable spectacle ot having
four theolt gaAl ssulnar!e4 IN successful olesstan
aud tu tho most fratsrnal sance. Tnd proaIsst u
that anotAeF denomination will soon add hsth.
Our Scplluary atAl1A ioday, a. 1t las Atways stood,
ths broad bztia Ut evangelical TRUTH feyes.ed to
Us IN tho word Of God. ~ vnhIcatsl By tho grsat
pfatsutsns Reformation Of thu sixteenth cpuury and
~ formulated "a thu tilne-honos.a standards Ut Hest
tniltsr. 0I th!a aull4 rock of dods truth, Ss-
luAfy. waa founded ny IT. early tathers. On this
foundation has been conducted through al IT. ta4os
u al III locations. aad BY all tta teaehers* Tue
Fundamental and latinctIrs principles Of pspsoatsn-
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