The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-27

rae Ensscopal lEsgh school,.
A,yx,SpRIA, Va. june "a, 1871.
hr;cf account III the closing exercises
nffvnwcl known educational institutions
IN i;is nris hhorhood may DC oi interest 10
,olIr readers. r +ho
Protestant Episcopal Theological seminary
rf Virginia commenced tocnd on u.>GuH'
r,,, nnih instant. At II NJ. on that Gay.
,%,r q lit3nv service, conducted by the
p,y ". {. Meredith. u. H.. of NlnchcS
tor and Inc Rev. T.. \. baiyr. nipple. ID. H.,
~ baltimore. the annual sermon before the
Society ol Alumni WAS preached ny the
Roy. GEORGE II. Norton. y. d.. rector OF 1T.
raul, Church. Alexandria. We have
never known a discourse 10 give more gen
oral satisfaction. Rv unanimous vote oi
The society in meeting afterwards Il copy
was rrullc>tcd Tor publication III pamphlet
form. This i Il rare co"iP'ihc.' h'1e VII
<urh m occasion.
.Tn,>.Iyy night the anniversary meeting OF
r,,. Missionary Society ui the seminary took
,,,rr. and after evening prayer. read 10y
IN, Ecy. &. ". Fctcrkin. of tulpcpcr
,..ltrf .n.1I>e. and the Rev. \. ". Ncddcll,
~ Ilarrl<unlur-. the annual sermon was
,,,.,,.yiirl hv the ErN. i. Stuart llanckic, OF
n.rlot;r>,iic. This sermon also sustained
,b, rrpltaiion oi lt> able author, and was
ulghiy acceptable.
ll,r seminary commencement exercises
nr,p,r took place yesterday al 10 y. Nj. Ii
t,. , st;',i,t., OF general regret that the
Fg.lor Of the Diocese. owing 10 serious IN
5i,nn,ifiun. was unable 10 lie present. In
l!> absence the assistant bishop presided.
Alter PRAYERS 10y The Rev. rru!. Walker,
ESSAYS we're read hy the graduating class.
The names ut these Young Gentlemen. with
,puouWat residence and subject OF essay,
/
rim. .rn> of Wrtl-ku0Wn clrrnyiurn OF Rich
,mnn1
>,,,n,,1 Nr;Iwcr. nr Delaware. Subject,
., -,,r,iy md N,,j,tgtlnu."
r,y phijip Nelson Meade, of Missouri.
>nIfr,,t :. Tie Faith once Delivered 10 the
>,l,i,
th4rIr- T. Nice. of VIRGINIA. Suhicct.
=. Eri,i,n,lr,.s the rrrot Characteristic of
;a'. CEri.ti.,p Nini>fry."
,,,,". q AIinr,",rodc. Of N-irriui,
.;''.t. :. I,bn Ny.,,ri,.. az rcIi,inn"
I,h,I <nrvn,;j IF Nirr;ni, S,,i,i.ct .
- ~. Mann. ~ Gr.,,.'
T,,. 'riSl,,II ~ Nivrini, Sulicct .
-. VA. rfi,.;,r,.y Of Jewish Sacrifices in Ro
L,;nr ~ tho Dortrinr uf the atoucmnnt :.
i,r,,niah VIVID nf Nir"ini, Sut;a'.t .
3. ,rh. prnri>iun Mad. lyIh,.p T. Gilman
f.. II. IN aN il. Phases
rhn ,,,i.trut l,i.h,r ,hcn l,.livorod iii
r.l4maS Ia the graduates, and a recess O.
fifteen ruutc> was had.
Amer the recess the Rc;. Jos. Packard.
- - pr,t;...nr Of sacred I.it,r,turn 70,
r,...;.,I hy request an address delivered bv
lam three wears 400 on the history of the
>n,frtry w. h,yr rarely listened IA :,
,,''r,' .,:ti,.;.onS int.rnr,;,,!, -. ,o,,.hi,,,
E-,,,... nr mis- rbrrrrinr ,nl S;nn,rni,,
,'.hn rh. wish 90 generally eyurcssId thar
!, NAV soon b,. in print.
Nm. IhrolucIral Seminary commenced IFS
l,,.,, career Of usefulness on the 18th Of Oc
,r.r,r. l~43. The first recitation was held
.r ,h4t day in the rrIurc-ro0m OF st. puul's
,Mr, h. Alexandria. hy the first. and then
,IiIt professor, the krr. RcuI Keith, s. T.
y and was attended hv twelve students.
A-ftr back A. l>ll. Prof.. Augustine smith.
Ir,.>idrni Of The College Of William and
Mary. had proposed t. the Bishop and
>luldjn- Committee ot the Diocese 10 i'll
au-urAlr Il Department OF theology in con-
ncrtinm vita the rolr.g" and for :; year or
two something at this sort WAS attempted,
hul with 80 little PROMISE OF success a 10
prompt 'hr transfer % 'ic 'H1I' 10 i more
;ji9Jhic point
From lis couyculcIc" 10 Maryland,
"hcnr" il was expected many students
W"utd tc Ira"n, AitAaniUa was selected.
Iii Is, tn" seminary was moved nom Alex
ardrA IT, lis present admlrahI" location.
lA!'o i'!i'> WIS., "' ''4c '''s. HiNtS'ohc
,'I'> 81 -'"Iliu' IL a coS' q c"'""o' were
b""-"'' "h" one 'uiI"''1- was cIcct'0 IL
2'.'W' more, a. 'Il> tinlo mere were twenty
Hlud"N'>' lI"l. ht'Ih hI>' c"ura%uc was
llt lev III " IiiIl'l' iHIll'r "' Ia" present
h'>""l' % -i'"'''!i!'' ii' Wa H,''''H10 III
- h5 ,ir h%N' Hl' -N'It i - I"it>S"I OF
1rt"'H iHy"''-t' - M! ic'll,tlilr" u