Charles P. M'Ilvain, (member of Episco

pal Church,)

John R. Coe,

Adams W. Platt,
Job P. Vinal,
Henry Safford,

ditto.

ditto.

Certificates that they have fully finished ditto. the whole course, prescribed in the plan, Union, (N. Y. have been given by the Professors to Charles Webster and Jeremiah Chamberlain. The Board regret, that notwithstandDartmouth, (N. H.)ing the recommendation of the last AssemAzariah G. Orton, Williams, (Mass.) bly, "that the course of study prescribed Joseph Smith, Jefferson, (Penn.) by the plan be in every case complete," Thomas M. Strong, Columbia, N. Y.) there should be, in a whole class, only two Lebbeus Booth, who retired from the students who continued until the full comSeminary, in the year 1814, on account of pletion of the course. ill health, returned at the commencement of the winter session, and resumed his studies; but, on account of ill health, was obliged, before the close of the session, again to withdraw.

The whole number of students connected with the Seminary, during the winter session, was fifty-five. The number now connected with the institution is fifty-one.

The studies which have been attended to through the year, by each class, are the same as in the preceding year, stated particularly in the last annual report.

At the close of each of the sessions

Samuel S. Davis, who withdrew from the Seminary, in 1815, in consequence of accepting an office in Union College, also returned at the commencement of the winter session, and resumed his studies. Wil-through the year, the Board attended to a liam C. Woodbridge, and Benjamin Gild-careful examination of the students, in ersleeve, did not return after the fall va- which they received entire satisfaction. cation.

Of the first class none returned, except James S. Woods, who was regularly dismissed about the middle of the session.

Symmes C. Henry and James C. Barnes were dismissed at the close of the winter session.

Since the last annual report, the following students have been licensed to preach the Gospel, viz.

The Board are happy to state that the missionary spirit which has existed among the students of the Seminary, still continues, and appears to increase. Numbers of those who studied in this institution, have, through the year, been actively engaged on missionary ground, in almost every state and territory in our country. The great good which has resulted from their labours, in advancing the cause of the Redeemer, the Assembly

David Monfort, by the Presbytery of will be able, in part, to appreciate, from

the missionary journals which have been read before them.

On the subject of Societies for the sup port of necessitous students, the Board are happy to report, that they have been informed by the Professors, the following sums have been forwarded for this object, viz.

Female Cent Society of New

been discharged. In addition to this, there has been expended on the building, through the year past, $8,401 504; leaving a balance of the appropriation of the last year for building, unexpended, of $1,598 49.

For the general purposes of the institu

Miss Olive Sproat, of Philadelphia, collected, and forwarded, eight lanterns for the entries, 10 Psalm and Hymn books for the oratory, and mattrasses, bedding, and furniture, sufficient for several rooms. Several articles of furniture were also re

tion, there have been expended the follow-ceived from Mrs. Woodhull, wife of the Rev. ing sums, viz.

For Professors' salaries and house rent, including a quarter's salary of the preceding year

For printing last annual report, and an historical sketch

For wood for recitation room,
for two preceding years,

Secretary's account
Travelling expenses of one
Director

Dr. Woodhull, Mrs. Caleb Smith Green, of Lawrenceville, Mrs. Scudder of Monmouth, Mr. Zechariah Lewis, of New-York, Mr. James C. Barnes, a Theological Student, and from Flemington, N. J. A number of $4,652 75 articles were collected from different individuals by Mr. Woodward, a Theological Student. The Rev. John Joyce presented 77 50 $30, with which was purchased furniture for two rooms; Rev. Dr. Janeway presented $5 50, and from Miss Susan D. Nye, and the Young Ladies of Raleigh Academy, have been received three elegant bed21 00 quilts.

66 11 25 78

The Board have to inform the Assembly, $4,843 14 that at their late meeting in Princeton, the Rev. Dr. Green, their President, generously presented to the institution two acres of land, which he had purchased for the purpose, in the rear of the lot on which the

This expenditure, owing to accounts of former years, which had not been presented, has exceeded the appropriation $343 14. This sum has been paid out of the appropria. tion for building, leaving a balance of the united appropriations of the last Assembly, unexpended, of $1,255 351.

Since the commencement of the winter session, the edifice has been occupied by the students. And about 40 of them were accommodated in the building, in the rooms which had been finished. These have been boarded and lodged in the edifice; the remainder have been obliged, for want of room, to board and lodge out of the building.

Many of the students in the Seminary were supported by charity, and therefore were unable to furnish their rooms in the Seminary. This difficulty has been removed, by the generosity, chiefly, of benevolent females. Several necessary articles of furniture were forwarded, of which the Board beg leave here to make a report to the Assembly.

Iedifice now stands.

The same gentleman, at the same time, presented a plan to provide the means of building a house for the Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology, which is very much needed; which plan has received the approbation of the Board, and which they beg leave to lay before the Assembly. "It is proposed, if authorized by the General Assembly, that exertions be made to procure the names of ten or twelve individuals, who shall each be responsible in the sum of $500, either to be paid by them. selves or to be raised by their agency, which sum shall be devoted to the erection of a house for the use of a Professor; which house shall be located by the Board, and shall belong to the Theological Seminary, without condition or reservation."*

*The Assembly have authorized the building a Professor's house, on the plan proposed by the Directors.

The following six gentlemen have alrea- | 5th section of the 8th article, viz." And if any Congregation,Presbytery, Synod, or Association, shall found a Professorship or Professorships, a Scholarship or Scholarships, or a Fund or Funds, such Professorships, Scholarships, or Funds, shall for ever afterward be called and known by such name as the body founding them shall give.Ӡ

dy generously bound themselves each to provide the sum of $500 for the above object, on condition that ten names are procured, viz.

Rev. Dr. Ashbel Green, Mr. Zechariah Lewis, Rev. Ebenezer Grant, Rev. Dr. Jacob J. Janeway, Rev. John Chester, Rev. George Duffield.

Signed by order of the Board,

ASHBEL GREEN, President. JOHN M DOWELL, Secretary. Philadelphia, May 28, 1818.

THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT

Society.

The Board have further to report to the Assembly, that at their meeting in September last, they were informed that John Whitehead, Esq. of Burke County, Georgia, had presented to the Seminary one hundred shares of Marine and Fire Ensurance stock, in the city of Savannah, the par value of which was $25 per share. Through the course of the winter this stock was sold, Of the New-York Sunday School Union and the proceeds, amounting to $3,275, were transmitted to the Treasurer of the General Assembly. By the direction of the Board, the President wrote to Mr. Whitehead, requesting to know whether he intended that his donation should be applied to any particular object? Mr. Whitehead replied that he had left it optional with the Board; the same information was received from a Director, who had a personal interview with Mr. Whitehead. In consequence of these communications, the Board, desirous of expressing the high sense they have of the unsolicited generosity of Mr. Whitehead, and of perpetuating in the institution the name of so distinguished a patron, passed the following resolution, viz. "Resolved, That if the General Assembly approve, $2,500 of Mr. Whitehead's donation be applied to establish a Scholarship, to be called the "Whitehead Scholarship."

"Resolved, That it be recommended to the Assembly to add the following clause to the plan of the Seminary, at the close of the

On this article the Assembly unanimously passed the following resolution, viz. "Resolved, That 2,500 dollars, of the liberal donation of Mr Whitehead, be appropriated to establish a Scholarship, to be called the Whitehead Scholarship”'

Nearly fifteen months have elapsed since the Committee of the Sunday School Union Society made their first Annual Report. That Report exhibited the results of an experiment for enlightening the populous poor in this city and its environs, which, though made with confidence by those who understood and appreciated the system, was objected to by some as unnecessary, and by still more as impracticable. The Report, however, furnished such decisive answers to these objections, as we believe for ever to have settled the question.

During the lapse referred to, your Committee have been diligently employed in the discharge of those duties imposed upon them by the Society. They have watched with no less anxiety than pleasure, the progress of those efforts to benefit their fellowcitizens, which have called forth the talent, and enlisted the benevolence of so many individuals. Under the blessing of Divine Providence, they have seen the system taking deep root in public opinion, and identifying itself with the best feelings of the human heart. They have seen this plant of the Lord's right hand planting spreading

This paragraph, by a unanimous vote of the Assembly, has been added to the plan.

its branches, extending its genial influence heart, and rivetted in the affections of the through different parts of the Union, and pupil. Your Committee cannot therefore

bearing heavenly fruit in all those who have reposed beneath its protection.

but call the particular attention of the Society to the Visiting Committee, as deserving Your Committee have the pleasure of re- of their warmest thanks: nor can they disporting an increase of six schools since our miss this part of the Report without remarklast annual meeting. The whole number ing, that they consider it no small proof of is now 34 schools, conducted by 50 Super- the deep interest which the Sunday School intendents and 359 Teachers. The number system is calculated to inspire, that so many of scholars on the rolls is about 3500, of gentlemen can be found, enjoying all the which 2200 attend with great regularity, comforts and even luxuries of life, men enand the remainder but irregularly, owing gaged also in the activities and the fatigues to a variety of causes. The measures which of business, during six days in the week, have recently been adopted for looking voluntarily devoting a great part of the after the delinquents, will, your Committee seventh to the investigation of the moral trust, be successful in persuading them to a improvement in the Sunday Schools. Your more constant attendance.

Committee may challenge the whole reYour Committee are happy to report, cords of benevolent exertions to produce that the Visiting Committee, which could more disinterested and unostentatious debe but slightly noticed in their last Annual votion to the welfare of human beings, than Report, have increased in strength and effi- has been produced by the system of Sunday ciency. The number of gentlemen engaged Schools. Your Committee, in order to give in this most interesting employment is 32. more force to the general plan, by the adFor mutual encouragement they meet every vice and with the concurrence of the SuperSaturday evening at each others' houses, intendents and Teachers, resolved upon when they communicate whatever is im- dividing the city into 12 districts. To each portant, and give the combined result of district has been assigned two or more their various observations on the preceding schools, according to the population of the Sunday. At these meetings suggestions for district. The object in doing this was twoimprovements in the schools generally are fold;-to prevent the scholars from either originated, and from thence communicated going to an inconvenient distance, or to your Committee, who never fail to adopt changing their schools at their own pleasuch of their plans as they deem essential sure; but above all, to make the plan of to the welfare of the schools. For the last visitation from the Teachers more efficient six months, their duty has been more ardu- by narrowing its boundaries, and enabling ous than ordinary, as they have attended them to devote more time to the collection to examine the scholars in their Scripture of new scholars. So far as this, new regu lessons, and in the distribution of certifi-lation has been tried, and the duties of the cates for good behaviour; in hearing the gentlemen engaged in this more irksome, number of chapters or verses committed to but very important employment, have been memory, and bestowing the rewards. This, faithfully discharged, the good effects have though laborious, has been to the Visiting been evident. Committee a most pleasing duty. It has given them a view of the Sunday School system in its best form-its most glorious fruit. They have seen that precious word of the living God, which at first was but committed to memory from obedience to the Teachers, at length fastened on the

Sensible that the moral effect of instruction must be much impeded by inattentive and irreligious parents, your Committee have been led to adopt a plan for visiting them at their own houses. This, however, has been retarded by the multiplied duties both of your Committee and the Teachers;