The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-10
ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY.


At the recent Commencement of St.
Lawrence University at Canton, seven
ladies and seven gentlemen received de-
grees. The degree of M. s. in course,
was bestowed upon Joseph B. Noble, S2,
and Rev. Richard E. Sykes and Fred. A.
Sweet, 1913, and that of A. M. upon Frank T.
Post, 1873. The honorary degree of A. M.was
given to Hon. A. d. Shaw, recently American
Consul at Manchester, Eng, and Hon. P. @.
Williams, Judge of the Supreme Court, New
York, both formerly students of the Univer-
sity, and the degree of D. d. upon Rev. Ste
phen Crane, pastor, Galesburg, ILL.,, and Rev.
William A. Rich, Episcopalian, long and
ardent friend of the Institution, residing in
Canton.
REV. DIR. ATWOOD writes of the canvass now
in progress for the relief of the University
in the following hopeful strain: cat their
meeting one year ago the Board of Trustees
authorized a canvass to add $4,000 to the
endowment of the College Department. The
proposal was to begin in Canton, extend the
work throughout st. Lawrence county, thence
to the whole of northern New York, and
finally to take in the entire State. The
amount attempted was the absolutely least
sum on which the College could be kept rum
ming. The year has been consumed in efforts
to awaken interest in Canton. At length
that object has been attained. The local
spirit is aroused and the village is thoroughly
determined to do its share to preserve the
College. Canvassers are now visiting the
adjacent towns. The sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars, which was originally fixed
as st. Lawrence county's share of the $780,
600, will certainly be secured, and within a
week or two. Already the aggregate amount
of subscriptions in this neighborhood rises
above twenty thousand dollars The whole
sum of fifty thousand must be secured by the
first of December next. The time is short; but
the ball is rolling: the alumni are responding
with loyal enthusiasm; energetic measures
have been adopted; everybody is to be seen;
the College is to be saved"
PENNSYLVANIA. = The Lake Erie
Association met at Conneautville, June
IS, and continued two days. The meet
ing was we'll attended, and deep inter-
est was taken in the advancement of our
cause. The people were instructed and
edited by excellent sermons from the
Revs. G.. Foster Barnes, FL. w. Hand and
G. L. Shipman. Br. Hand took a collec-
ton for the Permanent Missionary Fund
amounting to over twenty-three dollars.
This was doing we'll for body not rec
ognized in the constitution of the State
Convention. The Standing Clerk of the
Association read letter from the Treas
urer in relation to that Fund which was
very encouraging. 1t is destined to ac-
complish much for the progress and adj
vancement of the cause of truth, and the
dissemination of the Universalist inter-
probation of the Bible. The writer be-
lieves that the revealed character of God
is the key to the true Interpretation Of
the Bible. Any Interpretation of it which
arrays one attribute Of God against his
other attributes is false. He is not di'
vided against himself. That God is love
is the foundation Of all his attributes, and
these are all sufficiently within our pow
ers of investigation to enable us to frame
correct premises for our reasoning upon
his revealed attributes. If the revela
ton which God has given to man is moi
sufficiently within his powers to be ex
planned and understood, then nothing il
revealed for his instruction and guidance
The next annual session of the Associa
ton is to be held at Tidioute. Preacher
of the occasional sermon of next year
Rev. d. L. Fisher, of Erie; alternate
Rev. @. L. Shipman, of Girard. FRS
Quarterly two days meeting to be held al
Linesville. Time to be hereafter deter
mined. X. Nc A.