New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
TIE YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL.

ANNIVERSARY EXERCIsES-THE GRADUATING CLASS
CONDITION OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE LOWELL MASON LIBRARY OF CHURCH
MUsIC-LECTCRR COURsEs-PRosPECTs FOR THE
NEXT YEAR.
lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE ]
NEw-HAvEN, May 13.-The anniversary ex-
ercses Of the Yale Divinity School took place in the Col
ege Street Church to-day, President Porter presiding
The graduating numbers 49, the largest grad
uated from this department After singing and prayer
the exercises were as follows only 10 OF the gentlemen
presenting essays and oraons, all Of which were highly
creditabe
Common Sense in the Pulpit" by J. A. Bidde.
"Orgen Inspiration and Interpretation" by w. L.
Jackson.
a9t sna 'as Ss s Sy 4 ss GsS Harris
"st. Patrick. % by G. G Adams
"The Office OF Prayer in the Pulpit" by @ z. Hall
The Prophetic Element In Preaching by h. D. E:ston
The Moral Theory Of the AtOnement" by n. II. Whit
The Papal Contest in Europe. by D. g. Holbrook.
" Is Christianity lntOerant !" by c. W. Guernsey.
The of the graduates the colleges from which
they first graduates and their residences are given
below
A. d. Adams, Beloit, Crystal Lake, III.
G.. C. Adams Amherst, Ctstine. Me-
A. J. Benedict, Amherst, Bethel, Conn.
j. A. Bidde, Oberlin, GaleOn, Ohio.
A. L. Bittner, Wabash, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Clancy Amhefst Msrs fsils Mass .,r,
q. l.. DOwd, Obern, Seville, Ohio.
J.. ID. Eaton, Belot. Lancaster, Wis.
o. ID. Fisher Oliyet, jamestown Mich
L. ;. Gates Williams, Hartland. Conn.
{. ". Guernsey, Iowa College, Dubuque Iowa.
&. +. Hail. Oberln, Oberin, Ohio.
Geo. Harris, Harvard University, Poughkeepsie, N 7.
D. $. Hol6rook, Yale, Chester Mass.
A. &. Irwin, Knox. Galesburg, Ill.
W T. Jackson, Western, POOesville, Ind
j. A. Kaley, Wttenberg, Carey, Ohio
II. NJ Ladd, Mddlebury Constantlnope, Turkey.
l. o Lee, Oberlin kenosha. Wis:
ID. NJ. Means Yale, Andover, Mass
C. L. Morgan, Belot Minneapolis, MINI
G. +. Morse, Amherst, Stafford Springs, Conn.
NJ. K. Peck Dartmouth, Brookhed, VI
r. G. Potter Yale North Woodstock. Conn.
r. b. Pullan, Beoit. Janesville, Wis.
+. T. Root, Amherst, Montague, Mass
j. o. Stevenson Oberln. N0ank, Conn.
A. II. Thompson Amherst. searsport Me.
A. h. Todd. Yale, Ludlow. Mass.
II. A. Tucker, Beoit. Beloit, Wis
y. II. Whittesey. Yale, New Preston, Conn.
s. +. Wilder. Beloit, Eau Claire, Wis.
The class is Of than average ability and unnsu-
ally excellent in many respects Two OF Its members
Mr. l.. :. Gates and Mr. NJ. r. Peck enter the foreign
missionary work in India next Fall One member is
coored man and another is blind. Several will take
respite for season before engaging regularly in preach
Several students have made engagements TO preach
and most of them will enter upon the work at once The
seminary year Just closed mas pren an nnussay pros
which has been increasing rapidly for few years past
egcs and dozen different religious denominations
OF the colleges most largely represented Yale sent 20
Students Oberlin IL Amherst, 10 Belolt, D. ana Dart
mouth, 3.
TIE ALUMNI MEETING AND ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Al the Seminary Alumni meeting this afternoon the
Rev. Mr. Buckingham Of Springfield presided and
Prof Dwight read report OF condition and work
OF the seminary for the past year. Several
interesting addresses made, prominent among
which were those of President Porter and
Prof Fisher. A dinner followed, and in the
evening the Rev. DR.. Burton Of Hartford delivered
an able and exceedingly practical anniversary address TO
a large audience at Centre Church. His subject was
The Frnitfulness OF the Mind OF the Preacher" The
student he sd should be in haste TO Leave the semi
nary Preachers should know theology thoroughly ZOE
genuine preaching Is simply theology applied to life
After ample preparation the student should make haste
TO get out Of the she'll in which theological train
ing lGd ncased him. Individual potenti.ultes,
he continued are not much developed until
after this period. Unless there is intellectual
emancipation the Students mind will evermore be con-
venOnal His hearers were urged not TO take too
broad topics FOR much careful and close writing makes
fruitful mind. Among the eternal sources or mental
ructicaOn theology history personal Intercourse
with and the direct approach OF God TO our souls
He urged the study Of the past in connection with all
hes