The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-28
THE EPISCOPAL TuEoLIGaL SEMINARY.

The CONNIE nc emcnt Exercises-ElcctfOn
OfProfcssors and Standing Com mittees-
The Plan OF the Bishop of North Caro-
lima.
The fftieth annual Commencement or the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary. situated on West
Twentieth street, was held yesterday at st.
Peters church. The church was well flled and
many friends OF the institution were present
After the reading OF the morning service OF the
Episcopal Church the sacrament was administered.
The address to the graduating class was then de-
ivered BY the Right Rev. Bishop Whitehouse, D. D.,
LII. d., Oxon., OF Illinois.
The procession entered the church, headed by
the officiating clergymen, Bishop Whitehouse, Of
Illinois; Bishop Potter, OF New York; Bishop
Smith, Of Kentucky. the presiding Bishop OF the
American Church; Rev. DR.. Johnson, S. 7. D.;
Rev. Dr. Edison, Rev. DR.. Gallaudett, Rev. DA
Spalding, Rev. Mr.. wilkinson and Rev. DR.. Beach,
the Rector OF the church; following these were
the Bishop OF Missouri Dean Seymour, Professors
Oliver Buel Seabury and Elgenbrodt, OF the Semi
nary, and the graduates, twenty-five in number.
The exercises were opened with the morning
prayer and the reading OF the lessons for the day.
The Right Rev. Bishop oil Illinois delivered the
Commencement Address. taking for his text the
hrst verse of the fourth chapter OF the General
Epstle or Peter
nesh arm yourselves kewiss with the same mind;
for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from
sin.
The diplomas were then presented to the follow
ing graduates -:
Brady Electus Backus, B. A.. New York; Abraham
Il. Bates u. A., Illinois; Charles F. Canedy b. A.,
New York: Frederick B. Carter, Long Island;
George A. Chambey, New York John H. Fitzgerald,
y: A., Albany; George II. Higgins, Illinois; George
W. Hlnkie, Pennsyvania; John X. Hoist, Illinois;
Joseph 1. Johnson, 3. A., New York; Alfred b.
Lesson, b. A., New YORK; Abiel Leonard, d. A.,
Missouri; Cameron Mann, b. A., Western New
d dorn irylng McElroy B. A., Long Island; Theo-
A., New York; Edward Gaines Mock, New Jersey;
Charles Pelletreau Long Island; Charles II. Smith,
\. A., Western New York; Frank II. Stricken. New
Torbert B. A., New York.
The charge was then delivered to the class by
the Bishop, after which the holy sacrament was
a ADMIN 20 the professors graduates and
were formally indicted into the membership of
the Alumni Association.
ELECTION OF PROFESSORS.
At the afternoon session OF the Board OF Trus-
tees OF the General Theological Seminary, held
yesterday In the hall Of the seminary, the Rev.
Andrew Oliver, d. d., was elected Professor OF
The Rev. William J. Seabury was elected the
Charles and Elizabeth Ludlow Professor of Eccle-
sastical Polity and Law.
The election of the Standing Committee resulted
in the following choice:-Rev. Morgan Dix ID. D.,
Rev. G. H. Houghton, D. D., Rev. X. s. Rowland,
D. d., Rev. William +. Morgan, D. d. Rev. Isaac II.
Tutte, D. d.. Rev. Alfred b. Beach, D. D., Rev. R.
NJ Abercrombie, D. D., Rev. Edward N. Mead. d. D.,
Rev. G. E. Swope, D. D.. Mr.. James p De Peyster,
Floyd Smith, Cambridge Livingston, jeremiah q.
Garthwaite, George M. Miller, Samuel v. Hoffman,
Rev. D. Seymour was continued Dean al Interim,
until the election OF q permanent Dean.
The Bishop OF North Carolina presented report
OF Committee OF Seven upon plan for the develop
ment and Improvement OF the seminary. The re-
port will be considered at special meeting Of the
Board to be held next June.