New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-22
COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES.
TIE YOUNGEST BOARD COMMENDED.
rprs,nrNr uAsrINGs. OF UNION SEMINARY
TELLS OF ITS EXCELLENT WORK
IN THE WEST.

IN TILE "l%oA'
Tho poord Of Aid for Colleges and Academies
occuncd the greater part OF the Assembly NJ
tert,on IN tho afternoon 1t is young institution
having been organized only SIX years, but inc
nature Of its object and the efficiency Of It's officers
have already placed 1t high in the csuma''on u
the churches in the Assembly
The report which the Board preh"hOu u INC
General Assembly stated that the treasury OF inc
Board had received from all sources s4'.47I w.
In addition to this the institutions received o'-
rec,lv from churches and individuals s4o''oo ~
,ooI,;rr IN ,opreaate of 500, 1904. The similar
aggregate OF the preceding year WAS soo'oO' VI
nut the entire financial adNance OF the year Gun
not he scen without adding 10 the foregoing
total the subscriptions TO property, whleh nho""I
% s2s675. These, no less than the SUBSCRIPTIONS
already paid in are the direct outcome OF ui''
wears effort to secure the slO"'oOo' "h''h 20"
recommendation Of the last Assembly, eho'u'"e'
,o poord's officers 90 seek for the increase OF the
pr,ncrtics OF the institutions These snnSo'lP'"i'
ho,rc added the year 1880 will he seen 10
have yielded for This work total OF 81
TWO KINDS OF AID GIVEN
The report continues: ..,... ,,,.,.I
1hs forcroing general statement, invites SpcclNI
,,,anTon 10 the distinction which We arr GO'n%',n'
a. sSn 10, vern the two kinds Of aid when our ~
sntGtons receive at our hana' Nv biridns M heIr
port OF Ine'r ocr.ies lust As successful church
implies not only ne good m0rN OF y' rHt.hsd in
which that work can BE- d.ne, 50 Y-.II Or
implies sgs,ained "a tcash Im In the matter Of
plauting new churches, INC ulellL.IuI rrr,tnp
necessary support OF men ana me 'So,r in'cr
nj nrorcrty {, 80 plainly sNrn that ea. ~ mo- - a.,
cstt Is com rlittcd TO H. own board IN" lpl ,,,
Two distinct classes Of coUeeI In'o,. ,U,or,apt 10
have each o. them clearly defined ami una'nr.nu o.,
hop. T TGSS4 ,so III ds TN S vii not ma b
ornSsed 80 soon a. the Churvh's coufrlbu' ,1S :" WE
boards treasury shall b" ,,ttn,Ins IN the matter q
nrorrrty % we'll o. wrrk, tho Euau WI 49,,
to appor'on In ehCr direction S ,bn mis- hrsn9h Of
our Churrhs work can never be Shmmr r =, ans
niue ccanory nNd sm''I pn,rs d,spn.s hut A. yet,
With thirty Ak Institutions 70 b. adcl az a. ccn @ Is
total Of our general incomc SsrrbSIS must dsprnsn
Min even tho most modest counteYa1 OF we tIr
ng fnrnitur aEpernt,T, ond 10 he ndpenaD
or an effort outside 81 our general inconr mus, -
sa 70 Srovds iS H,s sS'S Sc attention given by c
Hoard during ID" past year 10 Two n.,hc. 49, To-
rsi fhc support current work second tho p'oV''O'
OF needed property ,
The means thus expended have come G6s0y yrT from IN
the. colIcct oue forwarded to the boaIGs ienruI
tn s2S 90 against 81 5ccCyed from ar sgS'
sources last yer e CON again, iss:
last year Contributing sabSs's ,Gs0@; work Ky bS
S SssDStt r2syH Supplied by individual giving Fr9o
Lt ource opr GENERAL treasury has rc"ived S3l4a 10
I.r.Sr ~ Sj0 has boon received by the same tNas
"rI aknc It's total receipts FIR the year E54Olo 4"
| agsjrst a similar total last year OF TBl ,124 20
Some further contribution to thc support OF cnrTfN
- Ess neon made without passing through on
| trcaeur.' churches Interested IN one or anothsr
CO.. i,s,jr,ttonS have mad" their contributions dTcc
~ ,hn tnrtitutlcDs for whose cake they werc taken
while by understanding had between eaoh insutu1o
. and .bc hoard the amounts so received have bee
scLonnd m the Board credit Just they would hAy
: hccn n the Boards treasurer had handled thcm. ]
-, t,stanccS this rders landing betvrc1 the Boar
}, ard te institution has been specific that an amour
Ia been arrpcd upOn which IN" Institution has been
i churches the BUari modifying IT, grant fum It's ow
o treasury IN view Of such separate allowance OF dreC
- | rocejutC In other caSHS, whore no such allow anC
uos agreed upon the direct receipts have beCn Ohs'
| againS the Boards promise OF aid.
n DIR. HASTINGS COMMENDs THE BOARD.
r President Hastings, OF the Union ThcOlonca
u Seminary, is the chairman OF the Standing Con
- mittee which reports upon the work Of hi
20 Board. His associates on the committee are
70 Ministers-Jeremah Odcl Downcr l. Hickol
i Robert b. Mattice, Henry L. Mayors, James
Ia Brewster Augustus T. Bickcnback. Elders
&, Henry W blossom, Martin L. Moore, Lrmuc
u Fawcrtt Charles j. Richards Martin r. LEVIN
q Abram EVhiteborn, VI. d., and Edward Kerr.
al DR. Hastings read the report IN pleasing an
impressive tone No speaker since the debHt,
10 beam on the floor Of the Ass mhly has show
II a more thorough knowledge OF his subject NJ
IN | produced better impression. His thcologic
y and literary culture, recognized and Gcknowledg
re- far beyond the limits OF the Presbyterian ChurC
~ was shown 10 good advantage as he DISGUISE