New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-09


The Alumni of the Union Theological Semi
nary held Their annual meeting yesterday 90 ho scml-
nary chapel Al tLc morning session various commit
ices iciacI bat Or. condition aad needs of the library
chiefly engaged attention Prof. Briggs explained at
considerable length the great wealth. and dreadful
poverty ~ tine library. one of the uobst 2s iLe III
et,utou lad ever received TIE library OF the late
d. Ginett. poseatejby his widow. Thirteen h'pdIed
volumes and 5000 pamphlets bad already hc,nr ccNod
and considerable part of the library was NOT yet brought
10 the library OF the Institution Prof BRYCE offered
resolution, which unanimously passed, providing
thal the Efforts of the Alumni should be directed 20
raising fund OF $4,000 20 provide Swlil memorial
alumni reference library in To- uuT OF Tie late d. smith
For considerable time past the Library Committee have
been eudctvorng TO collect fund OF 500 0)J buj a7 they
have succeeded in raising only about $1,000 is thought
best To undertake more moderate enterprise. BY
special rc4ues, the ROY. Dr. Adams, President Of tie
Seminary. made short address % Che graduates, in
which Ec stated tHJt the past year had been pres porous
one with TIE institutions there had been 10 students
connected with 10, and tho health. scholarship. and
morality had been entirely satisfactory The class grad
uated on the previous evening was the largest which
ever left the seminary; II was good class and would
D, heard from. accordance with the appointments Of
a year ago the Rev Dr. Charlie. w. Baird read uortuary
paper. and the Rev DR. j. Edison Rockwell One devoted
10 rcminsccuc.s OF the seminary The afternoon sslon
occupied bJ reports OF class secretaries and social
interchange Of thought and recollection.
At the evening session Of the alumni the Rev Dr..
Chaplin, President Of Bcloit College pronounced ora
ton beginning nc recalled the memories of his semi
nary life, briefly reviewed tle condition and methods Of
the institution when he was a member Of IT, and made
mention OF the professors under whose instruction lie
completed his course He then spoke Of the seminary
il is to-day, and said Brother, stand enrolled in
goodlJ fellowship LET De pleasure TO siren then The
bands Of that fellowship" The remainder Of The oyon-
isg President Chaplin devoted to consideration Of tie
ministry. lie thought tue term profession applied to
the sacred calling was misnOmer I'VE are not 10
preach That may live" he said, but 70 live that We
may preach
The 2sth annual meeting OF the American ana f1reie IN
Christian Union was held 40 the Bhle-hou-c yesterday
afternoon The report Of the Board Of Directors, rc-
viewing the work Of the past year. stated that on
position 70 Catholicism had been growing stronger and
that the interest in the work Of the society was in
creasug More Roman Catholics had been converted 10
Professionalism IN the past - months than during any
previous year. There had alsO been increase IN the
humber o. workers in the cause, and especially ia the
number Of books written IN opposition 10 papa suprc!1-
acy. The WOk IN this country is under the supervision
~ fhp Rev DR.. Farra Agents stationed m all the
principal cities The foreign work Is concentrated IN
FRANCE and L. managed By the Rev. T.. W. Hitchcock.
Ile receipts Of the society during the year were
S157I5 IS the expenditures Sl2.279 80.
Inc Board OF Education Of the Reformed lDuichl
Church America met yesterday al No - Nescyst 70
tereK fbe nnla report OF the secretary IL Was shown
ta ~ 1C3 80 had been collected for educational pur
es dyrg past year. and that 81 students, most Of
whom were at Rutgers College NcwBrunswlck, or al
aid Hope College also had received $500 Tor liz gen
. work Prom the report IL appears that there LAS
Le, durug the past year u slight mcreasen the number
o. students under the care vi the bo%id anu snsl' ue