bly contributed more than any other person to save it from dissolution during its most trying experience. He was prominent in many benevolent associations, and rendered especially useful aid to the "Society for the Prevention of Crime." Death overtook him in the midst of an exceptionally devoted and useful life. He had been physically robust beyond the average, and his death was so unlooked for, that the announcement of it was almost paralyzing to his friends. His removal seems to his family, to his ministerial brethren, and to the church an almost irreparable stroke. We simply bow in submission to the will of Him who can not do anything but what is right. Nor can we forget the admonition which comes to ourselves to be ready for our own call away, as the Son of Man cometh in such an hour as we think not."

REV. JACOB WYCKOFF SCHENCK.

Mr. Schenck was a son of Josiah J. Schenck, and Catharine E. Stryker. He was born at Weston, Somerset Co., New Jersey, June 23d, 1849. While studying at our Grammar School, he gave his heart to Christ. He united with the First Reformed Church at New Brunswick, May 30th, 1867. He was graduated from the College in 1870, and from the Seminary in 1873. On the 8th of July in the same year he was licensed and ordained to the ministry by the Classis of Rensselaer. On the same day he was installed pastor of the Second Reformed Church of Ghent, Columbia Co., New York. Shortly afterwards, he married Miss Jennie Dumont of New Brunswick. After a pastorate of about five and a half years at Ghent, he died of typhoid pneumonia on the 15th of February, 1879. He had never been robust, but was not prostrated and laid aside till within about five weeks of his death.

This young brother was peculiarly consecrated to his work from the time of his conversion. In a college vacation he served the American Tract Society as colporteur in Sullivan Co., New York. During his first Seminary vacation, he labored at Raritan, Illinois. The second he gave to work at Whitneyville, Maine, where he was the instrument of adding twenty persons to the church as the fruit of a revival. A call from a large and influential church in that vicinity was extended to him, which, however, he declined. During his only pastorate of little more than five years and a half, he added nearly fifty on profession of faith to his church. His people were thoroughly united in attachment to their young pastor. He never spared him

self. He was greatly esteemed by his ministerial brethren. His
preaching was practical and earnest, and his best eulogy is found in
the fruit he was permitted to gather, and in the sincere sorrow of the
whole community over his early death. In the loss of this young
and devoted brother, we again read that God's way is in the sea and
his path is in the great waters. It will be well for each of us to
remember our Redeemer's words, and to make them his own:-"I
must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night

Form of Bequest.

A form of bequest is appended, in the hope that the friends of education will remember the College, and aid the earnest efforts of its friends, to make it as widely and largely useful as possible. As long as it continues to prosper and enlarge, an increase of funds will be needed.

BEQUEST.

I give and bequeath unto the Trustees of Rutgers College, in New Jersey,
Dollars, for the maintenance and

support of said College.

OR,

I give and bequeath unto the Trustees of Rutgers College, in New Jersey, . Dollars, to endow a Professorship, in said College.

of.....

OR,

I give and bequeath unto the Trustees of Rutgers College, in New Jersey,
Dollars, to increase the Library

of said College.

OR,

I give and bequeath unto the Trustees of Rutgers College, in New Jersey,

sophical Apparatus of said College.

Dollars, to increase the Philo

OR,

I give and bequeath unto the Trustees of Rutgers College, in New Jersey,

the Grammar School of said College.

Dollars, for the endowment of

RUTGERS COLLEGE.

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Wants of the College.

The growth of the Institution and the demand for greater facilities for education are creating wants which appeal imperatively to the friends of the College.

First, to provide adequate endowment for established professorships, and for such additional ones as may be from time to time needed. Second, the funds for some general purposes of the College require a large increase to make yearly additions to the library, and to bind up and keep in order what has been accumulated. Third, to make each year fresh additions to the supply of working apparatus in every department, Maps, Charts, Models, Drawings, Casts, &c. A fund that could be used for these and similiar specific objects would greatly increase the working efficiency of the Institution.