The Tappan Association

On Friday eveuing last Rev. J. M. Gelston, of this city, madü some remarks before the Presbyterian synod in sessiou at Adrián coucerning the Tappau aseooiatiou iu this oity. Rev. Mr. Gelston evideutly was desirous of waking up the Presbyterians to the needs of organizatiou. Ho said that the XJuiversity was a state institutiou but the statie made no provisión for religious instruction. ïhe problem ihat iieeded sol ving was to determine rhe relatiou of Chrisiiauiry to the state uiiiversily. The Uuitariau denomiuatiou speut a great amouut of mouey iu securiug control of the college íd the liope that men of their denoiniuation may have the honor of getting out the text books and thus domínate over the higher thought of the counrry. Tappan Hall had a reliigous library of ToOO volumes but no secretary. What was wanted was an endowmeiit of $30,000 which wonld amply provide for a secretary. Mr. Gelstou thought it would be money in the Presbyteriau pockets if $50,000 was raiserl for the hall. It would cost $500,000 to establish au independent theological school whüe$ó0,000 would do the work at the University. He advised the raising of $30,000 to establish rhe secretary ship, and thuti the raising of $50,000 to establish a chair of Biblical theology.