, 1876-12-22
THEOLOGICAL UNION.

THEOLOGICAL UNION.
THE ANNUAL REUNION.
The annual reunion OF the Baptist Theological
Union was held last evening ut the Grand Pacific
Hotel. The company began to arrive about
O'Clock, and before the spacious parlors were
well filled, and the halls and corridors OF the see
ond floor peopled with young Baptisrs, who wan
dered about and treated the occasion IS il there
wasn't partical of theology in it, being melted
thereto and encouraged therein by section Of
Hands orchestra, which continually gave Oft opera
tunes The guests numbered about $50, an iucrcf :.
OF LOO from the reunion Ut year aye.
AMONG THE MORE PROMINENT OF THE At
TENDANCE
were the following: The Rev. G. Y. Nor1hrup,
u. D. president OF the Baptist Theological Semi-
nary, aud Mrs. Nost.-np. the Rev. 4. \. Arnold:
.. D., and Mrs. Morgan. r-ot. Ed!reu and N-s:
Edgren, the Rev. Nr. Guluaha anu Mrs. Anderson,
TIC Key T. B. chsusy, D. T., and Mrs linen, Chenss'
Mrs: G9otspeed, DE; c; T. b!acknl ind Mr..
j. X. Buttis and Mrs. Iurtis, Miss Lnlu buriis,
Hcrh.t E. Goodman, Jamss Z. Gillette and Ms.
tiill::e, r. $. Parker and Mrs. Parker. 4: Il.
's j. g. tAsa and als. M ESez,s, Robert harris
and Mrs. n,,, Harris EdTnrd goodman. an
l.. Ii. Smith and Mrs. smith, Norman T. Gassette
and Mrs. Gassette, Miss aassette, rne Rev. J. ".
Spsts % and ! NF GustiS E. Sslso1 Sake and ~
Bronson, D. Henry Sheldon and Mrs. sheldon;
Miss efna Sheldon. the Key: =; L; chaps and
Ms Wai Th5ps Afea Mymap peiaIy ana ss
shaw and Mrs Shaw, j.. II. Clutches, Mrs. E;
Harvey J. F. Cummings, Dr. Ii Lswis Is, podse lodge and r,
II. Baker, " D.. aud Ars. HaksE, Dr. Il. klsea-
Dursh aud MIS-. liyenbursh, ": w Shaw and Mrs.
Shaw the Rev.; \; = Wood ID; and a.: Mrs. ~ Wood
the the Rev. Rev. j. Donnsley and Nrs. Donnellcy,,
M. 4. Drayton, &. +. brigham and Mrs Brig.
nam, MissJ: a: renB1oekt, $ J. sesi2ne, i.a,, and
". Dabb, r. II. Nsobcr, George snook, William
Lawrence, George \. Lawrence ami Mrs Law
John spry and Mrs spryw l. Ai:s Ella n soEagus
". Furber, Mrs. ": i. Race Mrs Ogden Lowell;
H. ". Durant and Mrs. Durant, John Hyde and
Mrs Hyde, Y. I: Hull ard Nrs: Hull Dr.; T; I.
Suttine, U. u. Barrett and Mrs. Barrett, Mrs.
Lizzie Aiken, ". Il. Porter and Mrs: Porter, IA
Olivia Bryant, e Il. Blackall, {. \. Holden and
Mrs nosn B. Story p and .a Mfa W. StoFY Heea d
yfone M IL w. sR'h r. i.ws*%ss Essss0't x NJ e4nSsF
fcnce, % ). 5: stillwell and N1a. stillwell,
Burtch George F. brigham, Samuel WaEnan and
Mrs. Wngman; the Rev. y. E. Chapln, Wisconsin:
T. A. leach, IL. l.. Bower and Mrs: Bower, Nrs.
q. Coleman, Mrs. j. L. Shirley, B. " Aoiiatt, J.
u. Durfee, J. ". Stanford. 5rs. Stanford, Ars.
Greenlcaf; the Rev. II. +; St.nson, hsnsss; J; Il
kow T. brufs' E M sssn Il usysv nfs se sad
Mrs. Movey j. A. Hovey and Mrs. llosey, the
j. b. Burr John Palmer, 81 A. Farwell and MTs;;
farwe NJ: Jn'a TaTwe a,d T. yrs L. Sna 1ar rs ano
Maffoas, 'fs5i hs*' T. " A Shy and and M5s Rsei
Nice nnrre E0yce, John Palmer.
Henry @ stoweli, Mrs Il. S1owcll Charles Day,
Robert Ellis; Mrs. J; Mernan,, Vermont; Will;am
Baldwin, John Smith aud Mrs. smith, Mr: Barrcy,
I. H. knight and Mrs Knight, Walter 5. Cook, u.
II. Dean, John u. Bume, ": j. smith, j. Gncf-
Kohsaat, Dr. !. T. Grouse and Mrs. Grouse, Miss
Georgia Sadlcr, Prof E. T. Weston
About 80 the guests arranged themseTes IN de-
corous line and marched into
THE DlS1SG-RooM,
where very little said, except TO the walters,
for some forty minutes dIring which plentiful
supply Of those dishes which come between oysters
and iCe- cream on the bill were banisued from ttuu-
A1ic1 M lhe eating part of the business had been
fully und properly attended ~, +. Z. u11hleJ,
President OF the Union, introduced
THE REV. DIR. NOKTHKrP,
President of The Theological Seminary, who e2-
plaiued tha, he wished to say word about The re.
11noyal OF the Seminary to Morgan Park, apropos Of
which he relased u story OF gentleman III In
dianapOliz lie had tried to present thc matter IN
htInClAnEG ~
Israel; but be had found so much difficulty tnat he
could reach only three points III para!lcl-thc
bondage i'll Egypt, which neti!eu no eSplaniataon;
1he Promised Land. which WAS Morgan Park; anu
the men who blew the ram 3 horns, whom ne tooA
to De the Secretary and one or two members Of tue
Seminary Faeu had 9ne oeea or adsaneed the
tirst was the loss Of the connection with
The University by which young men could posi-
bly, carry both courses OF study " once. rms M
lad been found to BE- intake inc otheE ooJec-
tinn was that the students would lose their con-
necteu with the life OF the church, but II had been
calculated that Ut MoTSan fark mex mouau " T M
aivonrapcs were ample room, wn!ch "as nucn
neeuru. The present site had q MEASUREMENT Q!
.,m,x ii;l feet which was TOO snail, aud would not
o,,ow new buildings. which were needed: The
new building 1T Morgan lark eonIo oe w PER
ctnt better aud more convenient tnan luz present
The Professors and others would nave an r opPoE
tuntv ia i've much cheaper than now The last
advantage would be that Ut 1he new site t1ey
would secure nearly 100 acres OF lana anu u u
},n;ld;nr much better adaptett Tor thels purposes
than th9 nrcsrnf one. the Board and Faculty were
INIT in the belief that the change WAS wise one
He had no doubt that those who calne after tnetl
would applaud the movement Many ne" tn!n5s
wouiI cvue up for consideration ~ connsctlou
w;1h 1hr removal The rooms aud the whole
building would need furnishny ana IN 1 ~
,ta,.nt Churches TO 90 what they could 10 arrange
The President then introduced
+o r,,tc statement OF the financial situation lto
rrniied that there sor1 oi Grn hunlos IN asn
iu, him Tor the third time ~ make ] noPe,ul of anl
1.rraininc anecdotes the speaker resieNea tne
finances from Time ol two years 49, s1nce WHY, mnaea
period about ssQ, ooo increase ma "a oeeh dcducted @
but but 1Iu,,!n- ,1uni sN'e expenses, so that the
uan,;nary really needed the present and constant
hep of its friends For this reason Inc n p.o h fcid
fnr another year. Ii Sluo, oou net as,es conia co., oe
ldsu to he funds Of the seminary within ,hf nea II