New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-11
Union THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

Tie w enty first anniversary Of the Culon Theo-
logical Seminary was celebrated last evering at the
Mercer street Presby terrain Chutch in the presence
a numerous audience The exercises consisted
brief oiscourses by members Of the graduating class
music furn she'd by the organist and choir OF tn
church and an ado ress 10 tie class.
After prayer by the Rev. Nr. WHITING, OF Ports
mouth, n. H., Mr.. W. W. ADAMS, OF Chicago deny-
cred discourse on - Philosophy in the pulpit He
urged that philosophy was necessity to every man.
Aud Ills sould extend TO other spheres than the ex-
terr al and should take into view morals and religion
and the attempt to grasp al truth, however great the
tssk should be made. The tendency of men was to
con orm their action to their belief and the office OF
the Christian minister to secure the conformity OF
men to the high Christian standard.
''The weakness of Protestantism,' was the theme
of Il e second discourse by EDWARD L. POWELL Of
Clinton, n. Y. The speaker took exception to tue
statement Of writer in The Westminster Rerlec that
Prttestantsm was weak both in material force and
doctrine. On the contrary was strong 1t was true
thh the creates cOnquets CT Pfotestantism were WIN
in ts first twenty yesrs. But soon af Ter it had sought
10 fnd spot where it could build up its institutions
uninterrupted and the result was that It's active iaOors
had been found to be concentrated here Ode oil It's
great successes was freeing the ScIlptures Luther
was the imper sonation of spiritual freedom. II was
Protestant ministers who came forward and prevented
iuf6elity from becoming the godfather OF science
Astronomy ana geology pad been each regafuod ny
iLhdelity o. sustaining Il ia its positions Dat those
II
,ustaLers of Religion. Professionalism had rock oil
doctrre too. Its divisions into sects had been re-
galded as an element OF weakness; Out II II were al
mitted that Protest was IN the course oil ueVe
opment, this very DIVISION was sgh vi stIenBtn
Professionalism was not secarianism, though 1t might
be ccmpt led OF sects. The unity OF Protestsntsm
being based upJn the Bible, which was known, ana
not upon the Church which was ever changing 1t
only could be the basis Of the permt nent religious
structure.
WmIIAML. PACE of Sangeried, N. T., delivered
Ii third address. The theme wa, "Our Ideas OF
Heaven" To obtain just and perfect knowledge OF
aLy thing the speaker said, one must experience III
and 20 must it be with the estimation OF the future,
though the Bible had revealed to u the iaet oi Us
splerdtts If the intellectual man were continued 10
existence the efforts OF reason, too, must ever continue
N the future for logic not OF this earth alone, out
the future Tie mind would ever be graspinS tof
higher truths. , u..,,,
F. Y BArTIFTr OF Brooklyn. the subject Wa,
." Thy Kingdom Come aud the idea inculcated was
that the ie of created Intelligence vas necessarily
CIT Of probation. ,. 49,.
The Last Thng. he conended that CHRISTIAN
civilization was necessary TO the pernsnency VI P1n
teal sttutons. If Christianity lncoiP oiseo pno
sopby within sef then was possessed o. tns p'He
to ext. nd itsef 1t had established The hhsfen. ds
lily OF nalenable rghts OF man ana haI 5o' '1e"
prir ciples recognized IA the current phlosophes'
M GEoRGr NJ. VANDERLIP Of New YORK spoke on
Aspiration" He alluded to the purpose "ilch
men entertained with reference TO tae future anu
though Il idea. with reference 10 tue purpose va
onstlmes visionary, yet it better that tns were
20 II Cd 10 have life wholly aimes, Iheir ap'lauon,
psracolca. as il may seem, wac 10 become selS All
"a minister Of Jesus Christ. HI; was ,he uhse"sn
lfe-the reuuno iaton OF sef for tie good Oh neh AZ
the r pe stcn they would be beset WIN dangers Inc!
woud be tempted Of Satan for bis WORKS were sucn as
save 10 them the worlds honor and prch oond rePu'
tatiou was not 20 be despsed for lame was nt 10 DC
obtained by ali who sought for It. The question came
10 each Of then " Shall We fulfil our duties Vno
thing wss certain: whatever they might !ose the!
were faithful tGey should have character tney snoua
90 with these VINO had gone before ana si!eu tneh'
selves with angels. They therefore sked 10 SYM
pstby for .bsncopinge the world honcrs
Tie s6drs-. TO the graduating cas- va. denvered
by the Rev Dr. RrGG> a. the CONCLUSION OF WHICH 'ne
Audience was Dismissed with the btnedia9n-
Tie following are the members OF The cas-;
u ~ .s.r. Bake W p '. BArte,- =. W Brown.
,.,y.t,. Bn.s..U + " Gaze. T. l. cara; NJ; 'ym-:
A Ig .rrsn l. 81 Dvrrnan, Dsyid ticn }. osris y .
Hsey 4 Harri. J. Hoyt ; Js,.uPy ". IL hh'-i,'
" C. hoye, ; H. Opdyke " l. 81 = 1 w. - -
S,os-l, g NJ. Var D.riP K ID "l.lAn''A
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting o; toe Board 0, Mio'
sge,s o. the Auercsn and Foreign Bloe >'C'e'y vs.
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