New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-28
NEEDS OF THEOLOGICAL SUMMARIES.

n VI 1hEOLOOAS-AN
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ADOPTED by
THE AssEMBLY-HELP WANTED IN Inib "r'i'
When the afternoon session began, the CoHh'''e co
on Theological Seminar1es offered us ioPo'.' ~ -,
its Chairman the Rev. DR.. wallace "S'''"'' -,
vas adopted. II said that reports had Oecn "'"'
from thirteen theological schools under the 's'' "
,h .exorbIv which engaged scventy-hvc professor
DURING the wear There had been TO3 stu"aH's II,
attendance of whom 2Is had been gr~nuaeu' @''
q s75 volumes had been added 20 the horsrio> "sA
inr n total OF over 900 900 volumes Inc NAua"'''
Of property exceeded az, ooo,ooO and inc eoio'n0'
Inoor,o was more than 100000, or Slo,ooo less
than the expenditures. ..
After describing some OF the Changes in~'o ~
och ,,s,,tuton the report gives number OF speciai
recommend atoms the first OF them relauns 10 "o'N
unon the Pacthc Coast. Rociting The TACT ha' III
fidelity and worldiness arc almost oVeePo"c''nE "
,roes that the San Francisco theological seminary
ought TO be at once placed on broad ana nrn
foundation. Its work is painfully hindered by lark
~ funds its available assets being about Slf5Voo'
To avert disaster, It must have an ADDITIONAL enu""
NV, ~ NJ ,eas, 300 900 The churches on the Coast
~ which there arc only 800, averaging six'ytWo mem
bArS each are too poor TO assume this whoie Ou'uc"
The needs OF better opportunities for tho coor'H
ministry are the subject Of the second specIai rN"
mendstion Among these is thorough course OF III
et,,ction IN Lincoln University with special endoW
Rib. Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Lincoln tePor"
one endowment of the Kerr profossorship Of heore"
and History and tho need Of e. 900 TO complete inc
endowment Of the chair OF the English Version OF The
Phil, and Bddle Seminary makes an urgent apPeN
for moro scholarships. ,-,-,
The critical condition OF the German Ihooios'"
s.hoo, a, IN, Northwest ct Dubuque forms the text
az the next Recommendation. Although sun young
"a already the mother OF seventy churches many "
,hem seltsupportine yet itS four able professors
arr living on salaries OF less than s0OO year ca'h
and even these pittanoes not fully pAio' al" a'
about To be further reduced Tho dlrec'ors ao '''
willing 10 carry on the work under SUCH emoaf'a'S'ns
circumstances and yet feel that 10 abandon u "ouiu
be dl,astrous As S5, 900 will msin'an the schooi "
4, 10 he hoped the report continues, that the As
sapobly VIII not permit II to close us oooro' Inc
German theological Seminary, OF Newark y j. j. W
better condition but has heavy d'bt 'hs' se'!'up
handcAps its usefulness. 1t is further sngg"S' 'nS
attention be paid spreading the 1T" SOY VIVIAN
among the scaDdinavisnS Of thu Northwest. an 1"
corrt NJ T.upap Presbyterian Hall. at Ann hrbof
Mich and a recommendation that It DO ASKED
10 come under the supervision oi '"c
General Assembly torns The fourth and last spc''a
recommend alton. The report closes with the ioiio"
ing resolutions: -
THAI IN answer TO the overures OF the trustees
., + az Seminar sIdng that some arrangement DO
made by which the Assembly may hDrr'enG va , ,,'
bs Assembly declares that II IS not eXPedent at This
time 70 take any action on the matter .,.
o Thst under tho profound ana earnest comn'
our Immigrant population. To which the Church ~
This Assembly has addressed isoH WIN rcne GS
,ssi rommittsc OF FIVE ministers and hvo eIue!H
ne noro.ntod who shall take into consideration mo
condition and prospects OF our two German nc
Iogcsi semnarcs confer with all partio lntcfcs'ci
and rsp0rt to the next General Assembly what c0uI
can be adopted plt this WORN upon SureI o% 81
ana nrrIIds for the largest and best resulU Oy ne
,saS 81 the most economical and businessHkc mehO,
g. That theological seninaSS bs ,HT ", oIo'
ction on thr part Of all students, by making II IN AZ.
case. a PAR Of the regular cHrrcnum 10 tno maom'
that the well considered thought may Dc n"'o soh
orally welcomed By the people, - :, ,,,.u .o
That theological .cninsr'S DC tIIm al
eSstenatr Instruction ia the constitution ana pphty
OF the Presbyterian Church.