THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES. Rev. Joseph Haven D.D., who is now traveling in Europe, has resigned his professorship in the Chicago Theological Seminary on account of illhealth. The Rev. Mr. McMullin and Rev. Dr. Archibald have accepted the professorships to which they were elected in the Danville Theological Seminary. Dr. Hitchcock has returned from his European trip much invigorated, to resume his duties in Union Theological Seminary, N. Y. The theological seminary at Alexandria, Va., received the liberal donation of $100,000 from A. S. P. Dodge, of New York. The Rev. Jas. McCosh, D.D., LL.D., will deliver a course of lectures on the Evidences of Christianity, in Union Theological Seminary, the coming winter. The Rev. J. E. Latimer, D.D., has been chosen to fill the chair of Historic Theology in the Boston Theological Seminary. Princeton Theological Seminary.—The fall term of the Princeton Theological Seminary opened on Thursday, September 1st. Forty-five students have entered, and eight or ten more are expected in a few days. The opening lecture was delivered by Prof. Jas. C. Moffat, D.D. Its subject was Uni. versities. The Dr. gave a very interesting and learned account of the origin and influence of Universities in Europe during the middle ages. He then gave his views of American Universities as they are and as they should be, and closed his lecture with some very good advice to young men who are preparing for the learned professions under professors. The address throughout was full of interest, and was listened to with close attention by the entire audience. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. At the late reunion of the Edwards family, a resolution was passed to erect a monument to Jonathan Edwards, at the cost of $3,000. The Methodists are about to open a seminary for young ladies and gentlemen in Salt Lake City, Utah. They also propose building a new church in Brigham's dominion. A scientific congress is to be formed of the geologists and paleontologists of Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany, for the purpose of studying the natural phenomena of the Swiss Alps. A newly-discovered poem, Li Sao, written in the Chinese language three hundred years before Christ, is said to prove that the existence of America was known to the Chinese at that time. A movement is being set on foot in Europe, headed by Dr. Wolf, of Zurich, and others, in favor of the decimal division of time. Congress at its last session appropriated $50,000 for the purchase of a new telescope for the National Observatory at Washington, D. C. The authorities of the Observatory have contracted with A. Clarke & Sons, of Cambridgeport, Mass., for the construction of the instrument. The telescope is to be a refractor, with an object glass of twenty inches diameter, and will require four years for its completion. Cyrus H. McCormick, of New York, has contracted with Clarke & Sons, of Cambridgeport, Mass., to make a telescope of a similar size with the one to be made for the National Observatory, for $50,000 in gold. Owing to the money being gold, the instrument will doubtless be finer than that ordered for the National Observatory. The object glasses of these instruments will be, it is said, the largest in the world. The following is a game of Chess played between a member of the class of "72 and one of "71, who was blindfolded: BLACK. (blindfolded.) (1). K. P. 2 sq. K. Kt. to R. R. 3d. (6). Q. to K. B. 3d. Q. to K. B. 5th. (8). Q. B. to K. 3d. (9). K. Kt. to its 5th. (10). K. B. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) (13). Q. B. to K. Kt. 5th (ch.) (15). K. B. takes Q. B. (16). Q. takes K. Kt. (17). Q. takes K. B. (18). Q. takes P. (19). K. Kt. takes Q. Kt. (20). K. Kt. takes K. R. P. (21). K. to K. B. (22). K. R. to K. Kt. sq. (23). K. to K. 2 sq. (24). P takes P. (25). Q. R. P. 2 sq. (26). Kt. to K. B. 6th sq. (ch.) WHITE. (1). K. P. 2 sq. (2). K. Kt. to K. B. 3d. K. Kt. to its 5th. Q. to K. Kt. 3d. (20). K. R. takes K. Kť. P. (26). White retires. 1 A movement is being set on foot in Europe, headed by Dr. Wolf, of Zurich, and others, in favor of the decimal division of time. Congress at its last session appropriated $50,000 for the purchase of a new telescope for the National Observatory at Washington, D. C. The authorities of the Observatory have contracted with A. Clarke & Sons, of Cambridgeport, Mass., for the construction of the instrument. The telescope is to be a refractor, with an object glass of twenty inches diameter, and will require four years for its completion. Cyrus H. McCormick, of New York, has contracted with Clarke & Sons, of Cambridgeport, Mass., to make a telescope of a similar size with the one to be made for the National Observatory, for $50,000 in gold. Owing to the money being gold, the instrument will doubtless be finer than that ordered for the National Observatory. The object glasses of these instruments will be, it is said, the largest in the world. The following is a game of Chess played between a member of the class of '72 and one of "71, who was blindfolded: BLACK. (blindfolded.) (1). K. P. 2 sq. (2). K. B. to Q. B. 4th. (8). Q. B. to K. 3d. (10). K. B. takes Q. B. P. (ch.) (13). Q. B. to K. Kt. 5th (ch.) (16). Q. takes K. Kt. (19). K. Kt. takes Q. Kt. (22). K. R. to K. Kt. sq. (23). K. to K. 2 sq. (24). P takes P. (25). Q. R. P. 2 sq. (26). Kt. to K. B. 6th sq. (ch.) WHITE. (1). K. P. 2 sq. (2). K. Kt. to K. B. 3d. (5). K. Kt. to its 5th. (26). White retires. |