National Republican., 1883-03-13

Cumberland district ict..............,....'. 2V3' bJ
Total amount. 2O.Oll 10
There was an increase in every district over
the past year, except the Cumberland district,
where there was decrease Of 500. There was,
however total increase in the conference
over the previous year of S772.37.
The church extension committee reported
moneys received for this bonovolence of the
church by districts as follows: Baltimore dis
trct, Sil1.06; decrease, SGSSi. East Balti-
more district S330.65; increase, $6l.5i. West
Baltimore district, $i1003 increase, Sl12S.
Washington district S206.20; increase, Sl5.02.
Cumberland district, S219.16 increase, S5251.
Total received, $1,6l6.1O; increase SlO7.5l.
The Rev. S. +. Upham represented the in
tcrcsts of Drew theological seminary, and
urged the conference to think of that institu-
tion by not allowing the young men who arc
about to enter the ministry to be pushed out
in the work without an education. lie
said that If young man was poor and
could not get an education, beg enough
money TO pay his fare to Madison, and
they would try TO take care of him and cdu-
cate him. He also stated that Arminism has
become tho prevailing idea in most of the
pulpits of the land. This, with other re-
marks made ON the subject, made n strong
impression on the conference.
Rev. j. =. Wright offered resolutions as to
the hearty Endorsement OF the Drew semi
nary, aud that this conference had raised
within its bounds the sum of 1867 for the
endowment of Bishop Joncs's professorship in
that institution.
DICKINSON COLLEGE.
The committee on Dickinson college stated
that its last year had been one of increased
prosperity, that this was constantly inCrcas-
ing, and the prospect for tho future was
Frightening. About $4,000 had been cX-
pended in repairing all the buildings, SO that
now the very best accommodations for stu
dents were ready for all who patronizc
IL for an education. During tho year ST.
600 had been given toward its endowment
of this institution, and other gifts would soon
be donated As this year the college was 100
years old, appropriate exercises would be had
during the month of juno to celebrate its
centennial.
Rev. j. A. McCaulley, ID. d.. LII. D., presi-
dent of Dickinson college, addressed the con-
ference giving u history of the effort to cndOw
the college. At one time it had reached S200000
but was now Sls5,00O lie stated that he had
received from Mr. Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
$4,000; from Rev. ID. II. Carroll, of Baltimore,
| Nd, $4,000, and some $4,000 more had been
promised, beside other gifts in allegiance.
The trustees had recommended that Sl500OO
| be raised during the centennial year for its
endowment. About $4,000 would he appro-
priated to u new building. With the recent
| gifts the endowment fund would, at this pres
ent date, amount to $250,000. If the friends
| of the college shall succeed in accomplishing
the work of its independent endowment
the college will he prepared to do a
work for education which would excel
all the past and cause it to sink into insig-
niiicance. BY request Of DIR. MCCaulley
Bishop Warren made some remarks on the
| general cause of education. He said that
| the large and celebrated colleges could not be
compared with such colleges as Dickinson
college for literary culture and mental. The
moral influences We're of such a character
in the large institutions that they were
calculated to produce dctcrioratng effect
A professor in one of the larger colleges told
him that there was no need for the men
ton of the name of God in the ordinary
course of instruction. Hence, then, in the
future the church would have TO depend upon
Dickinson college and Others of this class il
they would desire anything like moral OF
religious culture to enter into an educational
course. He stated that in the great University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor there were eighty
eight Methodist students, and only one had {
thought of entering the ministry, and perhaps
he would lose that before he graduated. II,
also said, in order to enforce the idea, that hC
preached in one of the large colleges whert
there were 600 students, and only sixty wer,
in attendance, ana the chapel itself was no
sufficiently large to accommodate such u mum
Der.
The Rev. j. II. Dashiell, d. d., of the com
mittee on uniform examination, made
all admirable report, which was not deemed
feasible in some respects, and after seveTa
substitutes and amendments was ndefntel,
postponed
The Revs. L. i. Shipley and w. r. I.
Wceck, Joseph Robb and q. w. Conner wer
appointed visitors to Dickinson college.
The amount assessed by board of steward
for the next year by districts:
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