The Proposed Church Hall And Lectureships At The University Of Michigan

The importance of bnnging all practicable Chnstian infiuences to bear upon the great body of students arho are annually assembled at the University of Michigan, is generally reoognized. More than twelve hundred youiig men who, in the nature of things will soon occupy positious of responsibility in all parts of our country, resort thither year after year to pursue the studies which are to train and equip them for the work of their lives. The time so employeii is the season during whioh their opinions are formed, their characters are fixed, and the quality of their religious and moral oonvictions is determined. Most of such students are separated f rom theinfluence of their home and from the religious teaching which has safeguarded their ohildhood. The instructioi provided in the universiiy, while not unfriendly to the Ohristian faith, is necessanly non religious and secular. The opinión is widespread among thoughtful people that there is need of more definite religious teaching than a state institution can undertake to provide; and it is well seen that an opportunity is offered to the church generally to institute and carry forward a Christian work among the students at Ann Arbor, the importance of which can not be overestimated. The expediency of taking such action as would lead to this has been discussed by Bishop Harris at length in more than one of hi animol orlil rARHfis nnd his views have received the cordial support of the diocese of Michigan. The setting forth of a definite plan has been delayed, partly by local circumstancos and partly by a desire on his part to give the amplest consideration to all the conditions of success. After much counsel and the most careful deliberation, the following plan is proposed: 1 . It is proposed to erect a building or hall near the university.to be used for the guild meetings and other parochial gatherings of St. Andrew's parish, where the students and ohurch people of the city of Ann Arbor may meet together under the renning and elevating infiuence of the church's social life. In this hall there shall be cheerful parlors, i well-equipped reading room, a lecture room where the lectures hereinafter mentioned may be given and other meetings may be held. The parish of St. Andrew's has provided a suitable site on one of the principal thoroughfares near ♦Via Tinirorsity. Thn cost of erecting such U building, and yiovidinff an 111oome for the heating, lighting and care of it, will be about $15,000, of which $12,000 have beeD socured. 2. It is proposed to endow a lectureship similar to the Bampton lectureship in England, or the Bohlen lectureship in Philadelpiia, for the establishment and defence of Christian truth ; the lectures on such foundation to be delivered annually at Ann Arbor by a learned clergyman or other communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church to be chosen as hereinafter provided: such lectures to be not less than six nor more than eight m number, and to be published in book form before the income of the fund shall be available. To properly endow these lectures, not less than $10,000 will lie required, all of which has been secured. 3. It is proposed to endow a regular course of twenty lectures on Biblical literature and learning, to be given in consecutivo weeks, one each week, during the Bession of the uuiversity. For the endowment of these lectures $10,000 should be provided, one-half of which has been secured and the other half conditionally promised. 4. It is propnsed to endow a regular course of twenty lectures on Divinity and Ohristian evidences, to be given in consecutivo weeks, one eaoh week.dunng the session of the university. For the endowment of these leciures $10,000 should be provided. The object of establishing the two lectureships last named, will be to provide for all the students who may be willing to avail tiiemselves of them, what a state university can not supply, namely, a complete course of mstruction in religious learning, and in the philosophy of right thinking and right living, without which no oducation can bejustlyeonsidered complete. In order to do this, these regular lectures will be offered as a complementary course to the students of the university, free of oost, and will be given at such hours in the evening as will not interfere with their other studies. 5. The plan for the selection of lecturers and the general administration of the work will be as foliows: The Hobart GuiU ha hpn oreanized. composed of the studente in all classes and departments of the university, of which society the bishop of the diocese, the rector, wardens and vestrymen of St. Andrew's parish, and all the professors of the university who are communicants of the Protestant Episcopal church, shall be members ex officio. To this V ody shall be entrusted the care and management of the reading room and leoture room of the hall, and of all the exercises and employments carne 1 on therein. The same society, moreover, shall annually elect each of the lecturers hereinbefore mentioned, upon the nomination of the bishop of the diocese. Furtliermore, it shall be nnrterstood that the lectoren ' hereinbefore mentiaiied shall be dalivI ered under the ü'igpices of pa'd society, whosa dnty it shall beto promote attead anee upon them, an 1 in all practicable ways to aid ia increas'ng their eflectiveneis and extendiníí their intiuertce. It is proposed to begin the erection of the hul', as soou as the season opens, and it is intended to make it an ornumeut to our oity . '1 lie rirst of the leotures will be given next fall. To f urnish sealskin sacks for the ladies of fashion, 84,140 Beals have been killed the present season. Nearly one-half of the bonds called for redemption on the first of March have already been sent into the treasury, and about $6,000,000 of the $10,000,000 included in the cali are held to secure natioual batik circulation. There were 422 furnaces in blast and 466 idle in the United Kingdom on tne lst of the current ■ moath, thus showing again of two in the number active during the month of January. On February lst, 1885, there were 29 more furnaces in blast than on the same date this year. The condition of the iron trade in that country is reported by the London Iron Trade Exchange of the 6th to be about the parae as at the beginning of the year, there being no improvement in demaud, while rrices are rather weaker than at the close of 1885.- Marquette Mining Journal. Death has made sad inroads in the ranks of democratie leaders during the past few months. Hendricks, McClellan, Hancock and Seymour! Tiulv "death loves a shining mark." And three of these great men were democratie candidates for president, ind now, of the men who enjoyed that distinction, only Tilden is left and in 1876, ten years ago, his political opponents held him np as an old and fee ble man just on the verge of the grave. Indeed so solicitous were they about the health of Mr. Tilden in 1884, that they had obituary notices ready Tor instïnt use until after the convention, since wbioh time Mr. Tilden seems to have enjoyed pretty good health and has been able to give utterance to vigorous sentiment on questions of public policy. - Adrián Press. Why is a suspender button like a birthday party? Becauee it ie almost sure to oom off.