Rev. L. Smith Hobart

Regarding the above named divine1 who at one time was a pastor in this city, the Chicago Tribune gays: The Rev. L. Smith Hobart, to whose indefatigable labors the Cotigregational denomination in the We8t owes the Chicago Theological Seminary on Ashlandave., died at SpringSeld, Mass., March 8, in the 76th year ot his age. Mr. Hobart graduated in the famous Yale class of '37, having for his clasamates William M. Evarts, Chief Justice Wait.% Eiwards Pierrepont, ex-Minister to Englaud, and other eminent men. At Oiie time Samuel J. Tilden was in the same class wilh Mr. Hcbart. After graduation from the University Mr. Hobart took a theological course, and in 1840 began preaching in Union City, Mich. It was there he married his fir-t wife, the daughter of Mr. (Joodrich, the New York publishtr acd autlior of a History of New York. She lies buried there beside two childrea who ditd in infancy, and it is here he will be interred, the funeral being from the church which was his first charge. Hillsdale, Ann Arbor, and Adrián were other pastorates he heli. It was while in Ann Arbor that he firtt proposed the idaa of a Congreeational Theological Seminary to the Michigsn conference, He was appointed a committee of one to perfect the plan, and by his earnest policitation such an interest was thken that the eeminary waa built. Col. Hammond, then Superintendent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, who gave the funds to build the Hammond library, was a connection by marriage of Mr. Hobart