New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-10
Union THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

The twenty. second anniversary Of the Uniea
Theological Seminary held last evening in the
Mercer street Presbyterian Church. Three or fosr
hundred people were present. The faculty Of tho
Seminary were on the stage. The exercises con-
mepced with an invocation and prayer by the Rev.
DIR. MEIGs.
Mr.. WV. J. ERDs,s spoke on sefAbnegstion,
Mr.. T.. =. Goodwin on Christian Rationalsm; Mr. II.
e. Usydp on the Social Problem; Mr.. TheO j. Holmes
on Unbonored TIerosm Mr. Thomas II. McCalie On
Chritianiiy Religion Of Authority Mr.. Arthur I:
Mitchell on Usefuness and Mr.. Charles A. Stoddard
on I" To BE Not to Be-" The Address To The
Graduating Class was then given by the Rev. Dr.
Robinson.
The speaking was not remarkable; Mr.. Mitchelrs
speech quite free from mannerism, and lacked tho
u ne yith which most Of the others were pronounced
The Rev. Dr. Edward ROBissos IN making inc
address TO the graduates, spoke principally Of tho
Bible the only and sufficient rule Of faith and practice,
the only source Of religious knowledge, We needed
only To look back 10 the heather world 10 see loo
proof that this wss So Among them was the worship
Of vanity and es. They were and are without eI-
euse they do not discover the divine truths d
the (odbesd. Only from Revelation bad man learned
hs duty 10 his felOw-Den. tho could demonsIs1S
the soul except from the Bible Whist could msA
know Of rewards and pnDishmeDts without 1t Above
al, who ever dreamed Of salvation through Chrise
Jesus without it How else could man have earn'd
that there had been state oil original naPPiness.
and fall from it into continue! sin Al tnss
wa given a. Of God in tho Hebrew and tho
Greek the continuation Of the study Of which he
earnestly recommended 10 them. Let them mako
themselves 80 familiar with the original tongues
ar 70 them in their studies and deyotonsj would
make an immense difference 10 their preaching. lie
concluded By su aectiOnats appeal 70 the graduates 70
-tand fast to the faith in which they had been taught
He reminded them Of the hopes Of parents, mothers
and sisters which were centered upon them. Ooe a
them was to 60 Africa another 10 China others ese
where; but he hoped wherever they might 20, thai
they might return bearing with them rich harvest
Let th.m 90 forth into all the world and preach tho
Gospel TO every creature, and remember that the Lord
hu.alf had PROMISED that he would be with them to
the eBd of tie world. -
The exercises were concluded by singing, and tho
ben edicton by the Rev. Mr.. Barnes of Philadelphia
The following gentlemen then received their diplo-
mas ss graduates " the Seminary:
H.pry Acser " Y Goosioe b. Bel, READING. Pa u.
yl.s.u Roei ylig Coan Jesse Brush Huntington, L. w.
ri C.rE N toe: Esxrre DSazls.s, ~ T. w. w ksre Wor.
!. ST. Mas Wn J. ETdr nan, Rsa1snx Pa Ia Goodwin.
Rum C. Edwin CRIES Chaplin, Coma Hiram C. HAydn
Psnp-y: Tho J. Hosss, Brooklyn Wm- ksntrct kiss
b~th.ozn, o. Henry KishAn N John ktroe.h bsr,ne
w. Char.. T. kBoa, A4als,a J. T. Lavich, kosriy Va
Joel Ltasey. MLvlsi Jenss A. Liils, n fHA a.
AeCo-e Cha.ianooss. Tr CksA @. heCchy Oswcsni A.
L. Msr9rn Ckichsr-I, Il jas, Msithe~. ChAreeosn.
Ma. Arthur MThel ~ Y Oeors- ferzon OrsEse n
C. II. Resell stassre Csan,; Wa A. sn;th tisnv0e o.,
r. B. noydsn, Y Gas A. stodfsrd bo<tor As.h JsA II
Tsyr. Homer ChaA r. WinAhie Prnoetea III J. u VOL
Asasenl A.s-. Simeon y Wo,d1. Green River Jsx.
! Dc.hs~ "ycsod. Fsr@isyos L.