Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
MOrning Session.

MOTnen0 Session.
The proceedings of the twenty seventh
annual meeting OF. the General Congrega-
tlonal association, which has been in session
In Plymouth church since Wednesday last
the 18th inst, will be brought to close
to-day, or rather this evening.
The association met at $50 a. m. yester-
day. and after the usual devotional exer-
clses, took up the regular business pro-
gramme of the day.
CARLETON COLLEGE.
The first report submitted was that of
the committee appointed to visit Carleton
college. This report was signed by the
Rev. Hastings II. Hart, of Worthington,
and was evidently prepared By him. It
spoke in high terms of the corps of in
structors and the general management of
the college. 1t stated that the students
are orderly, and the character Of. the col
lege, as Christian college, has been main
tanned. The details of the report do not
differ from the following synopsis of
PRESIDENT sTRoNG's REPORT:
Rev. James ". Strong, president of
Carleton college, presented his annual re-
port, of which the following is synop-
sis:
Tha report, after giving brief history
of the college and the work it has done,
goes on to say that during the past year
the relations of faculty and students were
in the highest degree harmonious and cor
dial, land more than usual devotion to study
was shown. In the ladies' department
there was not single case of discipline or
of serious violation of perfect propTiety,
and among the gentlemen there was moth
ing very marked, certainly nothing to JUS
tify the false reports published in some of
the papers.
The number of different students in at
tendance last wear was 201. Eleven states
| and territories, ten nationaiities and
eight religious denominations were repre-
sented. In the college classes there were
fifty-eight; in the preparatory courses
eighty eight; in the English course ninety
nine, and in the musical department la.
The present fall term has opened with a
larger attendance than ever before, 229
being already enrolled, not counting the
musical department. OF these 129 are
gentlemen and 100 ladies. Including all
departments there are 12O gentlemen and
126 ladies, making grand total of 256.
The special work of enlargement du-
ring this past year, has been the erection
of new hall for the ladies' department
This building, which is now rapidly ap-
preaching completion, is much, larger and
more expensive than any other belonging
to the institution. 1t is built of brick, is
three stories high above the basement, 191
feet long and its two wings are each ITO
feet. 1t will cost over $4,000 exclusive of
steam heating and of furnishing. It's
erection has increased our debt. One
hundred thousand dollars additional to
our endowment fund is not too large a
sum to aim at in the near future.
| The astronomical observatory is in.
creasingly center of interest and influ-
ence. New instruments have been pur-
chased, adding greatly to its power of de-
termining important astronomical data
The report then mentions the establish
ment in March last by Prof. Payne.of the
Sidenal Messenger, monthly periodical
devoted exclusively to astronomy. The
observatory is ''signal service station
and daily observations are made and reg.
ular reports sent to Washington. Fo,
more than three years our daily time sig.
mails have passed with great regularity
over several thousand miles of wires, and
furnished the standard time to the railroad
companies and leading towns of this new
Northwest.
At the conclusion of the reports the fol
lowing resolution was adopted by a rising
vote.
The association reviewing the continued
and signal prosperity which has attended
our beloved college, desires again to re.
cord our devout acknowledgement of the
divine goodness to assure the faculty and
students of our steadfast interest and sup.
port, and to express our conviction that
the needs of the state, the history of the
past and the promises of present, call us
to renewed efforts to place the college
on the broadest and 6rmest foundation
The committee to whom had been re.
ferred the subject of installation, was
largely composed of recommendation to
change the present system of the employ.
ment of pastors, and at some length
argues the policy of allowing the time OF
their passionate to be indefinite. The re.
port also recommended that this matter OF
the employment of a pastor be left to q
council, who should decide upon qualifca-
lions, ability, standing, ETC., of the appli.
cant, etc., etc. The report and recommen-
dations were referred to the committee on
printing. with instructions to have the
recommendations printed in the minutes.
On motion the Rev. J. B. Fairbanks was
appointed chairman of the committee of
systematic benevolence.
Prof. James j. Dow, superintendent of
the state institution for the blind, then
gave an instructive address as to the work
which was being done among these children
who walk in darkness, after which the con-
vention took recess until 2p. m.
afternoon SessiOn.
| The committee on resolutions submitted
the following, which was adopted:
Believing as hitherto, that the traffic in