The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-26

seminaries and colleges In the towns.
Young men prefer TO go TO seminary
In town rather than one In the couh.
try. We may think they are wrong. bu,
In 1890 we had sss candidates. thirty
seven more than the year before. Union
Seminary had seventy. gain OF ohiy
three and 40 the yearly gain OF Union
Seminary has never kept pace with the
increase I'm the number of cahdidates
I'm the church. There are eight men less
we're last last Year. Why is is this? The semi
nary is in the wrong place! Mccormick
Seminary has moved from country 10
she moved. The Seminary has become "a
power In Chicago. The power whlch fuieS
the cities rules the world.
srupRsBs WILL NOT CONE.
Students viii not continue TO come 70
us where we are. We cannot secure the
means TO properly equip the seminary
But can we replace the buildings we
now have2 -
There is money which can be had.
we DO not block the board OF trustees
We have no more anchors to put out
where we are now.
Or. MCllwalne has said there " no
offer. II so. why make such noise about
H. DR.. McIlwaine's argument ~ only
affirmative. Hampden-Sydney is hal
lowed ground, but so was Mount Sinai,
and Israel GiH not STAY on ROCKY Aloutll
Sinai. They went into the land Of prom.
isc where three continents meet ana
whore they could feel the pulses of human
life.
Or McIlwaine says, Why start the
movement now? ine reasons ! nave
given, and this is the final one: The es-
adjustment OF Louisville seminary mas
shaken the students Of Louisville, ana ue
Or. Moore's argument was smooth and
beautiful, and full OF force and sweetness
once the house broke out INTO uhcoh-
trollable applause which Is almost ah-
known in Presbyterian ehuFch court
DR.. HooEs POSITION.
| Rev. NJ d. Hogc. d. D. said that the
{ meetings OF the synod were very delight
! ful because so free from party spirit
| There NAV be two parties on this ques-
| tiou. but ] belong TO neither; ] don't
| want either party bound by the action
| of the synod 10 an unwelcome course
! nor do I want the synod to be bound by
auv claims Of either party
| II the drift 10 the towns becomes too
| stroIg for US aud the men go away from
| MS then / VIII not only consent TO see
| the removal II the seminary, but |
| would work for IL. But the drift may
turn he other way after while. ] do
| not wish 10 stop discussion. | faver
/ udicious committee TO examine this ques-
/ lion and report to the next synod. But
! Inc removal of the seminary ought to
| Include the removal OF the college also.
| The two institutions must stand side by
! sila whatever comes. They need each
| other and they must remain together.
| Let the committee be raised, and let
| them Investigate. and let the improve
| mouts 20 on, for the removal cannot be
! very sU0n-at least not till the pressure
| of The times is relaxed a little. Let the
/ students he made as comfortable as pos
! shle at once
1Hg REMOVAL PROPOSITION DEFEATED
Tonight Rev. Or. Moses d. Hoge, Of
| Richmond, preached to an immense con
erocluon al Main-Street Methodist
church. At the same time a session or
the synod was In session.
Ar the night So. sion OF the Synod the
! whole matter of the removal OF the Union
Theological Seminary was laid on the
table thus leaving II where il was, in
tso hands of the trustees.
,,l OF 'banviIia. REV. Taylor Martin, OF
DghIjn and colonel j. p. Fitzgerald, Of
| Farmville, were elected trustees OF the
The synod presents a very high average
~ manhood physical and otherwise
There are many gray heads. The usual
number OF leaders Of thought AID action
the young men are in fun force, and as
lively as usual 4 spectator, facing the
synod. is impressed by the evidence Of
y.gor on the part Of its members.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the moderator:
BHls and Oyertures =. Kerr u. D;
A. r. Cooke, y. D.; X, l., Telford, w. f..
3D.. JG nd G. S. NJ See. p p. Flour
uoy, j. p. Fitzgerald, G. j. Gray, j. l..
Union seminary-Rev e. D, Wash
| c. p. Janney, r. G. Morton. No.
NTinutea Of General Aesembly-Rev.