, 1877-10-27
THE UN1vERsAL1sTS.

ccasc Of Isaac David Wila6ieon, II, D.. long IN
h1 ,sfsss n r Ghn.h so
t. u. hfashear, CHARLES il. Dutton. joel c. saw.
ii iaithfai and valuable services. we afe moved y
sorrow, h{mpathy, and hapc: Hnrrow that NO shnll
f af bn s 10 sS 51SRs , ~" s f
and time arc a'or wc all shalt meet In iIoaron."
The memorial was referred 10 tho Committee
on Service.
On mntion, The Executive Committee Of the
Centenary Association and the Board Of West.
crn Missions were requested 10 forward their
regular reports for Incorporation with that OF
the hoard OF Trustees.
On motion NJ the Hsr. Dr.. Miner, the Board
Of Trustees were instructed to include IN their
report an account Of tho outstanding debt.
The Convention proceeded to tRko up the
questson OF
AMENDMENTS TO THH bT-rAws.
A motion that trials Of clergSrnen for al-
legged mlsdcneanors or crimes should be con-
Quoted In private was referred to committee
Of i've to be appointed BY the Chair.
Mr. Bush, OF Pennsylvania, moved that tho
Committee on Fellowship should be constituted
a tribunal for the trial of niniaters within It's
Jurisdiction, and that complaints against par
ishcs, State Conventions, etc., should bo conBid
cred br the Gencral Convention. The amend
mcnts wrsc referred to q committee OF five, con-
stating Of Or. Miner. Mr.. Dnsll, and Mr. 1.aish,
OF Pennsylvania. Dr. Patterson, Of Massacfs1-
setts. and Mr, swcetzos, Of New York.
The report OF the Committee Of Nine, conatd-
eratton Of which WINS suspended On the previous
day, Hns again tnkcn up. The Rev. q. IL DEM
crest claimed that there was no condition, ex-
pressed Of implied, that tte conve,ition
during ti,cIr entire cturse. il $4,000 noro
Wcro added to tho sr|iotatsh{p funi It would
have to he subtractca from tic mission fund.
lie hboned that ths Convention would adopt a
resolution declaring their freedom from any
computation to continue the feholarshtp tund.
DH. HANSON
said that hc aaw by the records that In 1876 tho
Convention expended over $1,000 on ACCOUNT Of
sions and oil other expenses scarcely equalcl
that amount. lie opposed the whole system Ut
scholarships, md hell that theft entire With
dr9wai !. would be m Of .,,q .e,e,ncqt to the Church.
participated In tho discussions which followed.
There eceEtcd to be general opinion that tue
would.be theologians should pay their own way,
even II they had to earn the necessary funds for
Mrs. Draper, Of Boston, aunonnrcd that she
would make ono OF 250 to subscribe &l00 each
towards tho oxtlnguiahtng Of the debt l,angnE
~ ss ao od 10 e1 70
Indicate their willingness to cooperate.
DIR. PATTERSON
claitneA TINT tho Murray fund was raised Gu
tlrcly m the understanding TINT IT should bo
kept sacred, the income to be devoted to the
aid Of theological students only. tie told 0f ono
student who puts In Ills odd ttnc "a conductor
OH a Boston strcct-car, and who even at that
cn1uot make enough to takc him through col.
tic denomination, and DECLARED that th0Y ought
to feel hu1nifiatcif 1t the Thought III sgnalbltnE
anii arguing over 80 paltrv a sum as 43,000
Tie Rev. j. y. Dodge defended tho action of
la 1oOrf9 1f ecr1f fnnh NrH f1br1nFNi fhNt tfe
Conyen.lon bad no right to aEEproprlAte money
what mn1ncnt sUme Of the loans Inado from tho
Murray fund might default on the. interest.
tho UnlYeEaaltat Church would rcsclyo moro
money. Tho mission work had 10 ,prlosity ot
claitn over tle students aid work; III fact, the
attcr ca1no rAt on the list Of objects Of asasst-
Tho 1scy. Sir. Rogers, Of Wisconsin, offered
m amendment pr0viqing that IN ease tue III
como for the ensuing year should exceed the
q,,csted 10 leyotc tho surplus to tho elucatlo1,-
u aid f,lnl, no student to bc allowed moro tlan
Dr siiner could not sec tho propricty Of yot-
thsy ti'ts possibly mIalt ssver receive. liz wanted
lie debt cleared MI, and II the Conyantioti
could Tx upon number, Of met w!,o Woult!
pay It be could be counted as one. hut 1uaI-
ss wra " ay only DC met oy moneys
'pbiS.1c; II. cantwell hoped lie amendment would
preyail. and moved tie pruytous question. Tho
amendment was adopted.
The llev. E. II. Cspcu. President Of Tufts
College, condemned very strongly the linputa-
ttons Of dishonesty which had been cast upon
| tho students.
ilalf u dozen Delegates rose In excitement To
Gull him to order. No such imputattons had
| been made.
Mr. Cupen said that they had.
Dr. Mcrccr-Dy wlloml
Mr. Capcu-Iy you, sir.
Tho Chair called both disputaats to order
| and after son,1 further contradictions aud re-
crimlnatlons NJ. Capen was allowed to proceed,
lie dctcnded the students, and declared tha.
IT, bonas given were ludufsea ~ bu:!ne,s eu
the students to avoid their obllgpttaps.
On motion Of Ala. Throop, the p'cstous 9ues
| ultttee rs amended was udoptcd.
FURTHER RECONSIDERATION,
10 appropriate &aa,0O0 for the payment Of over
,lAc claims on a.rount of missions, $1,000 lol
the secretary's salary and incidental expenses
$l,500 for intcrest. $400 for bound blanks to b
i4sue.l to the dtl1rrcnt parslIes and =, 900 fo'
the Western Boaru Of Missions, wero adopted
The proposed appropriation OK $.,000 from tht
Murray fund to the sculict1on Of tho debt Of tht
Convention eatled forth good deal of debate.
Aid. Throop thought the burden Of tue deb
should no longer rest IN the Convention, AHt
clIprsd subscription Of 800 fur ths studsnss
ALL Fund. -.......-
friend ia m "inteiigent layman," rose tu cx'
press hIs cutIro disgust with the wll0lc proceed
tuvs. Tie state of Iowa hal stretched out ~
hungry artns for profession, had entertained tn
General Secretary. and given him hi. cigar, All.
hal never received any return Tho thurtI
with whlrh he was v.nslreted was willing TO pa
l.s pro ruta assessment for the final extiugaish
lneilt Of the debt. The great trouble was tha
tho .uinlstcrs were too hungry after thaIr sal