The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-23
THE DIVINITY SCHOOL.

The Annual Commencement Exercises OF
the Divinity school of the Protestant
Episcopal Church-The Ordination OF
the Graduates.
-, This morning the Commencement exercises Of
t5e Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal
Church were held in the Church of the Saviour,
Philadelphia
At9 A. NJ. morning prayer was read. by Rev.
]. Emlen Hare, d. D., and Rev. r. Bethel Clax-
ton, ID. ID.
At eleven o'clock, Bishop Lee, of Delaware,
Bishop Stevens. of Pennsylvania, the faculty of
the Divinity School, the clergy, and the gradu-
atng claes, entered the church in body. The
metrical psalm, "In Thee put my steadfast
trust" was sung, after which the sermon was
delivered by Rev. j. III. Eccleston, rector of the
Church of the Saviour. The text was in Mat,
thew, chap. XII, 28th verse, 'Come unto me all
ye that are weary and heavy laden, and l will
give you rest"
The following is an abstract of the DISCOURSE
'Ihese words show plainly the interesting char
acter OF Christs work. as the perusa Of several par
allel texts will show. No man cometh to the father
but by me- These words are addressed to those
who are borne down by the burden OF their guilt,
and sin and sorrow and the cares Of this world. To
such comes this blessed promise OF Gods reconcIlia
tion. This promise assures us as well OF the thor
oughDess OF the intercessary work OF the Son.
where do we get this promise? From our Bible,
which Christ Himself has given to u.s. which is the
foundation Of our belief. Hundreds of texts from
that source have the same tendency. The promise
is in the Bible; bat in order that we may be bene-
Us
make 1t part Of ourselves Christs spirit puts the
word of God before but the work of the Spirit is
more than multiplied when that word is put into the
soul. God revealed In the spirit OF Christ is the
spirit OF the reconciled Father.
"When Gods spirit enters the heart it works and
repairs althe ills which have happeaed to It
OF the affairs of this world. Its work. then, never
stops until the eptrit is thoroughly regeneraed and
brought back to the original condition in which it
was first created.
"Christ saws, am the way leading to God. He
also says am the Truth, bringing God down to me,
When God and man are reconcied in Christ then
the man lives and lives truly.
'To you, my brethren, who today.ntend to take
upon you those awful VOWS, would say, that if you
believe the many ponderabe things contained in the
Word, and If that Word has been committed TO US
and Will be to you nothing can excuse negligence
OF it on your part or teaching OF anything which is
not contained In it,"
After the sermon the communion service was
proceeded with, at the conclusion of which the
class were graduated, Bishop Lee of Delaware,
presenting the diplomas.
The following is the list of graduates
John Grant Bawn, Philadelphia.
John S. Beers, Philadelphia.
II. William Davidson, COnshOhOcken.
James Samuel Ellis Laurel, Del.
Ezra Isaac, Philadelphia.
Joseph Lyons Millor, Philadelphia
Eben Thompson, Providence, II. l.
OF these Mr.. Bawn was a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Milor of the
Philadelphia High School, and Mr. Thompson
of Brown University.
The graduates were then ordained to the
ministry of the church by Bishop Stevens. With
the exception of Messrs. Beers and Isaac the
members of the class we're ordained deacons.
Messrs. Beers and Isaac and Mr.. j. Everest Cat
tell, another deacon not connected with the
Divinity School, were ordained to priests orders.
Mr.. William HI. Josephs, colored man and a
graduate of the Mission house, was also or
dained deacon. Quite a large number of colored
people were in the audience to witness this
OrdlnatiOp.