The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02
COLLEGIATE COMMANCEM ENIS.
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL s:MlHasY.

Commencement Exercises mt Trinity Chapel.
Impressive Ceremonies and = Brilliant At.
tendance.
Yesterday morning the annual commencement
exercises Of the General Theological Seminary OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church IN The United States
took place al Trinity chapel in West Twenty-htth
street.
At halr-past nine A. n. the procession was formed
in the school room and marched the grounds
to the church. having arrived at the chapel tho
morning prayer read and rhe ordinary services
OF the Lltany intoned or chanted by the students.
The forty-e Psalm OF tile Psater was then
gwen beginning. "Great Us the Lord and highly to
he praised, In the city OF God, even upon His
hoy hl.n The twenty tftn hymn was also sung.
Following this was
SERMON By BISHOP LEE.
The text was from Matthew w., 23-s.And Jesus
went about all Ga ee &c chin In their syna gogues,
and preaching the Gospel OF On, Kingdom aud heal
ing all of sickness and al manner OF disease
among the people, Tue Bishop sAld:---in HIS holy
life our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has
shown poor erring mortais how to walk In way
that VIII please God. God has accepted US through
the spirit OF His divine mediation and from the
promise u a new lie such as He gave an example
Of IN His own. Through Cnrist man learns OF the
Of His suffering peop.e the words our Father, and
then He shows US what is is 10 be followers
OF God by HIS LIVING and dying for
man. Jesus stands before vs. the embodiment OF all
that il divine, and yet thorou ,hv human is He,
that lie Is known and read by at He Is or al men
the most mysterious, am yet Is lie tn, best known.
Ny preseny theme therefore, IL Jesus the sublime
pattern Of the Christian Ministry. Verify this Is II
tleme for volume. IC would not be right for us to
take upon ourselves the solemn obligation to
follow anestly His footsteps Without being
properly htted Tor the task. The Church
the finger Of Goi III It's OF ministers.
there must be sif co seeraion 10 Gods service in
the candidate and longing desire TO labor; there
must be q Willingness To FOLLOW wnorev the Master
calls there must be remuneration or all the pride,
sac pleasure and glory OF the word, and all these
things must be pondered over aud thou9ht or care
fully and seriously before Oac snail answer II am
chosen or accept the mission. The want OF sue
cess in the ministry Is that many think themselves
called whom God mas not chosen an J. nee 1t Is
that some take their hands from the plough ana
turn back ward. Many tuin me- aside, but pursue
their way with iainlins and weary purpose, and
by such as these alas llte 10 the world benefited
ne better Tor the candidate 20 withdraw from the
chancel rails than to en,er the high office OF the
Church uncaled Some one once SAID to DR.. John
son, "ihe life OF Clergyman Is one;n but the
Doctor promptly replied, Il D,ty The man who makes
1t so.' What was sue Thea is true now
in cur day. Our Lord Jesus Christ never matters.
Yet lie was popular preacher. is 1t not the Chris
tian's duty to make His instructions comprehensive
bu; interesting TO the poor she Guspel Is preached.
III nseds that minister DC sensation but chat he
be ucid ia his statements, direct IN tone, and that
he display as little OF has erudiion as possible.
At the concusio OF the sermon Bishop Potter per-
formed the ante.commUnOn service, and Bishop Lee
delivered the charge to the graduating ella ,s Tho
members Of the class then came forward and we're
Presented Dy DR.. Forbes, the Dean OF the seminary,
to the 3 shop. The Dean wore cap and gown, and
presented The graduates lii the following ORDER
George Prout, William PrOut, Perry, - Cog
shall, - Beely, - Jewltt, Edwin Weed, Edward
Solibgate tson Of Bishop SGuthgate, - Sparks, j.
Il. Hall. - Denston, - Mo re, Aaron Bernstine.
\. H. Miller, George G. HoGghton, A. N. Graves, A.
$. Hail. G. u. 5dnlan and q. ID. Andrews. The
Bishop then presented them vita diplomas. and the
Holy CoAmgnlon was administered TO the students
and snch OF those present. who desired to prtake or
the sacrament OF the BODY and blood OF Christ. The
candidates who members the diocese OF Ney
York will he ordained To- morroW.