, 1876-01-17
WHEATON COLLEGE.
Interesting Meeting In IT, Behalf Last
Evening at Plymouth oongro-
gational Church.
Addresses by President blanchard, Prof.
Noardman, The Roy. ". A. Dart-
lett, mud Othors.

Nv @AAouuEEHlCIt tU1k i1CEg WQuI 90 nfs
dresses by noYeE'l Gont1omcu in behalf Of
Wheaton ColltRo failed 10 draw more than a
limited number Of peopto togoIhor at Plymouth.
Church last evoo!nE.
After tlle usnll preliminary oxcrcsce, i1,e Tley,
Mr.. Bartlutt, pastor Of tho church, Introduced
TO The congregation
rnEatpENT BLANCHARD,
who, In onen,ng, said that It wnh not his rurposo
10 t'ctan them with any lengthy add,sus. an ,i,erc
Hero osllee gentlemen presout who we're cx-
pacted to spoat upon Tho eamp eubjcc:, Ilo
would only mako d brief Statement Of What tho
College Ind accomplished. 1t wass thirty u oa,s
ago that tho foundationa Of tho prcaons institu.
lion wore laid. It did not flourish for long
TINA. In 1882 1t tho meeting Of tne B!a,o
Congregational Association At bloomington, .
committoo Was appointed 10 loai Into
tho matter and doviso moaas for
Increasing tho prosperity OF tho
ColeGo. Tho result Of tllcir deliberations waa
that the npeakor waB ohoscn prcsidont. During
the fifteen ycars Of llls connection with The Ia.
stnat1on uo student mad nyor graduated wttllout
a. a. oast -, ,n,aklng IN outward profession ol res
planned " RESOLUTION in its clarser which do
clnros that tho 1tnstaeo a1o to administer Tho
ensir1 Of the College to tho best interests OF Tho
Christian religion.
At"%o kHo HoEeAHll3H AIOHs TGfDhlu" nAA EEH0
expended. Thrro was q debt OF ;20.DUD wncn
TO went 10 Wheaton, ana It had beo, ttnterminoi
to ratso that amount md cIoar The tpstltutou
l,om dept Il l. mud sl3.4oo in hand. md only
hnoa. hnon. slu:on mere m m wa* y 'lecesaary ero alo
laales. il!p lad!eu' department IL modelled o. tor
tho Rockford Female Seminary. md Ii In y.ry
good condition. 11e hoped tl,at tho people o.
plymouth congregation would nend tl,er ol,Ildto,,
to Wheaton in Tho future, ~ many OF thom Ind
done III tho past.
rRor. nnAnpMAH
waA ne1t introduced. uo BALD that It WAS deeIra.
bic that there SHOULD bo AT ins ,tl.toa for Con-.
greEAt'ons!iBts ~ q point near tho city. ps tbo
ether dcnoninastous Ilaya colleges at Laka
Fotcst and Evanston. People used to cousIdcr
institutions of this kind, tu order to find ont
what their ef!ecta wero. It mas necessary for
teop!o to load. but they should loarn how aud
Tllat was beat for them TO porusa. It was
questionable nilAt E7nd could hq d. r vea tron
lincs
Whist ho desired wa. That colleges DO ep,csd
over tho land TO educate tl,a pooro mp TO higher
Ideas. Tho cJlioRcs Nere now only tic clapurls
through Ttioh tho lab0r.uH casses might llae u.,
70 positions OF srnst and inlnenro. lie hoped
that colleges Honll BE- established TO form
connection bot Eocn tho tabo.ln9 aud tho literary
classos. The ]abor'ng men haso to do all tba
Nork. hut rheu sbe,o Ia any stealing golng op
they Layo to Htcp aaido. lin resnuoy for The
owls TINT oxtat IN governmental Iulo Les IN clu.
tl.om aense Of thoir lnnaLo ability to conduct
aHA,rs themselves.
Tue third anil Iast reason for having colleges
scattered throughout tlls lind waA to attrsot
ard bling into uto tho beat .Ient iu tla eouu-
TT. Instances Without humber might bo msu.
t1oneu, whore Young man Of tho lower lunks
have rIaen by tho forco Of education to houora-
olo positions. Colleges hayo done no1o good
work in this direction tla,l any oklcr means,
LUG p1opio udcd not 0nls cnllseos that wilt draw
but colleges that sill iuad mon upwa1d.
PAoP. BLANCHARD.
son Of tho pFeatdaat, was tho noxt speaker, Ue
began by aa.iuK that Chr.atiau men Auti ,Yomon
Lad !"o lhnughte, quo OF which was to gEurifY
God bg oil thoir w0tks. 6ts:tstos declared that
tho1e woro onfy quo. .0oj Cougsopatso1alins in the
coutfT. II WaS necessary. In oldrr TO sustain tho
denominations To tak0 ri cater care of thor own
interests, aid to build up cu!lagcB ut oser the
onnntiy Whero tho principles OF the dtuom,na-
tlou could 6a tauqht. lie Wheaton Co,Ipro yas
now ready to enter upon tho Important work OF
It had buildings md students, aud
on1y 'ackcd tho proper financial AuDport.
lu conclusion. Prol. blanchard apponteu 10 tho
audlonro to give lbceally OF ths!r substance IN
aid ol tho worthy ob}oat presented to tlrn,
TilE rEy. MI. gANTLEIT
lnado o fnW additional 1enaIks, iu which ho eaid
tnat tho nura OF tuo aga WAH something that
would hclp MEN to pecomo men In tic highest |
aease. II colleges Here established al, oyor tic
ant. thaY W0ulu DO much to raise poopie up 10 |
lie 4aadAld whore tl,ny should loso all diBlinc-
lions OF scot, aud waou Christians SHOULD all Le
Embraced III ono common denomination.
On tho conclusion Of tho atit1rasH, 4 collection
Taa tskaa up, auL tic audience dismissed.