New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
MADISON UNIVERSITY.


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MADISON UNIVERSITY.
TIE COMMENCEMENT ExEIcIsEs OF THE TIrEoLodi-
CAL sRMIN ,RY AND THE UNIVERSITY CON
FERRING or DEGRREs-ANoTHER Pf;IZR FOUNDED.
TFoa Az OCCASIONAL CoKREsi oNDINT OF THE TRIBUNEI
HAMILTON, June 1G.-The Hamilton Theo-
logical Seminary which is in its ffy-n!nth year, Is
under the care and direction Of Tie Baptist Education
Society o. the state Of NcYork has sent more than
GOO YONG men into the ministry " whom 20 or 20
have heer foreign missionaries The present graduating
class numbers 81 and Is Of excellent promise Iher
closing examination in Christian Theology occurred on
Monday morning, June (, and conducted By the
Rev Dr. Ebcnczer Dodge Professor IN that department.
Searching aud at times metaphysical quesiion n"n the-
illogical points threw the class upon their resources ana
OF thorough instruction The annual sermon
before the lucafon Society preached on Monday
evening by the Rev. Thomas D. Anderson, d. d., VI View"
YORK. frn John xiv, Q. II WIS forch'c presentation
OF the true method and spirit Of theological education
drawn from study of Chists relation to his disciples
during lie three years OF his teaching.
.sterlay morning the exercises OF the graduating
class took place. The subjects were "a follows:
"singlrrcss II Purpose Essential to Success, by w r.
Bates; Truth IncaIqated,' ny W. II. ia s,n; ,ent
iy r. r. J,nes: "The Duy OF the Ministry in Poi'ic';'
by {. II. ic1i; Herotsm IN Missionary Liie, fA,r
Towno; "1he Church AMI t. MaSS.s." @. T. weeks;
"sigLifcgn' Of Vatican ~" by il. ~ WOODS
fairly raurcsontcd the entire booty. Several Of them
smoke Wit uncommon power. Al ie conclusion OF iiicir
addresses the entire class upon the platform ana
received ,lo parting woT Is oi their Instructors through
the Eey. Dr. Harvey, Professor of New Testament En-
e-css lie spoke upon The Elements OF Pastoral sue
csss' Appropriate reference WAS made 70 ie late pT
Weston Professor Of Ecclesiastical History, as an cHa'
pie Of tl bss ministerial power The names
AMI rc.i noes vi Tie class (mO OF whom nave aif"y
accented chargnsl arc nc follows:
W. T. Ea,aawatortoNn, NY r. r. Ogden Sonnet ~ Y;
H. H. Bais si C6acs Min pah.kaioo 3arina, :,
IA + Z F. , g i J. (. fiS @oti lie Vt
: ii. Gre ~ Mmy CeeNY e. T. 4, Ten', rs 1 vas YT
J. I:lluouns, RhLlndNY O. l. Wer% iian'i"gi'n' ~
r; = 5oncr rro ilg < = b. A. Woods, Morrison, ILL
{. II. Merrill, lei. Mi..s,N.Y
on Tuesday afternoon tie annual meeting OF The h"i-
eat on cictv for the transaction of bu-ac was hell in
tic Iapti Church. Tic trcasurr's report showed tiat
the income of tho year had been $4,000 ThiS emu
ycfsary Of the cal Seminary mars an era IN lis
;hrrr yei,s The Department Biblical Intcrnctaicn
Is diyi Il INTO NV Testament Excuses and interm"t,
vcstcr Buna,n Of Worcester Mas, has been elected to
tho latter chair Tn clinsc rom two-y'f ooIrSc :"
ates aiii friends in Attendance TAG Pro- ssnisip" l
& i W d f been n II bT np a
n nl OF The Rev. W H. Maynard, ID. ID, oi Au"fn, ~ y
c -nvcr.ify vas de1crcI GA Tuesday evening
~ Rev J.. b. Palmer Gas of lsdol OF bri'si'"n'
~ 80 ~ TGr r ,latian Of Mars Mora, and spr:t"1!
81 n ocrs "r the tiumni Associaton was held
4 .c.c nuul1,r of the Alumni, OIL !ouns ana from al
parts of me country were present
til, UNIVERSITY CONN cN,EMENr ENEECi'Es.
Tie fftysNth annual commencement OF Madison
Univcr ity oos place today The CONFERENCE.-THE exrr-
cise were held in thc iarsc chapel Of Alumni a scat
NJ 2.OJO palsJns. T.o order OF exercises Vas as
follows:
J. Latin statutory, By George Edward Henderson OF ia
p "fa,ine AMI Education" by chahss Lucen osborn OF
49, "r6e e@si r4l rGat" b. Juaaon Clarence
H. "ie human Han b, Thomas BcAor jr of c"elsea
t. spiritual I,rat 5" by Brewer George Boarinan Of
&c. .tc.r ia Politics. by Edwin julius BrownsOn OF
r. H,1"Inc by Amos Darwin Clark Of Prattsbureh,
- "Tte N,rman Element in Eugsh literature" by James
70 "Tnr v.ie 81 Cc..r+" b tlanis Puan p. Fox Of
a. ~ 5SnTy ' IN I@ q Erc en Xxx Xaa,p Of
u the Idcal Cora by Jossph spencer La~rnce
49, "tr cS@" by Henry cobin Lyon Of w.wooisio
"ca, oero. c, {, n r r, ,,,, (>gTGil
is. Philosophy by FRANK Bob rioH Mo'fe oi Aan'u-'
70 t y D3,i gaa's e, t roi Of f. N law fS5.
~. "Oran "n 10y 'cart 10 81 OF ~. 40 i'' ~
40 n1c = iigi,st"vn. y. J.
40 "l1rty aud ne Te,e'L'' ~ or''" '''" '' gent
TO lo.ors and a ner" by Arthur William stoclwn
o. "Cse Smith" oraon, by Thompson Of Passaic
90 Economy d Labor Grafton. by Rou,t Neson Van
900 "rSard. %alisi y Eh rtWaace u CAM rfigc, Y
IA The Would be UsrpoF, % Saind More ""'eier Oh
%. ~imtrisan icriurs FRO reseiye" pl osopleai ora
90 All derrick Doaeia--, classical oraiion by Sterling
81 s a .,a II i,aGc1 Re . Ea,SIl'i i
candidate Tor gree Of b. p oratons Of the First Degree
The degree oI Bachelor az Philosophy WAS conferred
,i.a-.( "A
graduate Of tie Scientific Course, AMI that OF Bachelor OF
Arts unon all the rest. gree 81 Master of Arts In
course was given Wesley i. Bates Sinlrl H. Greene
Ayah = Hobart, Robert T. Jones. Cyrus H. Merrill, sau
pan-sauoo Ga Karn), CHARLES y. Towne. Charles H. Wat
SOU George T. Weeks. Byron \. Woods George T. Ar
mold The honorary degree Of \. NJ was also conferred
On tic Hon p J. Al,n of ratoca, The Rev. g. r. Dow
Ing Of Syracuse, and the Rev. T. A. Baeson Of Brooh
fell y. y Tic decree Of Doctor Of Divinity was con-
ferr,d ON tne Rev J.sci,h +. Elder OF EewYOrk and
Prof Linn II. Babcock OF Norwich, n. Y, was made
Doctor OF Music. The following prizes were awarded:
The Lewis Prize in Oratcry ts70)-Frank L. Knapp OF
fhc Bald win Lain Prize C25)-George L. Hcnderso
VI Tb R,LI@in Greek Prizc4-Fir,t ts25 to Malcolm NJ.
l Of ritaiosd "; second tFi7l to Giles Hubbard Oh
nc P5e; e; II MI Ea5l cSnpss snd@g ~
TO WayIand f. Benamnoi Boston. Mas,
TIE Freshman Prizes in Ensiish conp2siiion-Frst
l<Ij, 10 ,Iheri J. Sieemau of Burlington, y. \.
Gror.e l.. Iicudcra,n Of Falmouth. Jamlica: second
C-aO TO Brewer g. D0ardlndn oil keeseyilie II tflri
CID, 10 hudson arhcr or Jaya WIG \. " fourth
The Royce priz's in El"cu. ioi-!JGniors,, hrst TO
David II HAIL. sec9nd 70 Cnaiss A. SeG 81, g ph
Call Gre .hmen', fr't TO Albert j. s;eelnlm; second
to Benjamin :. Terry
One thousand dollars WAS given by several Alnn.ni to
found the Osborn Mathematical Prizes Tue Rev DR..
rrdgeman Of Albany. the Hon. Thomas L. James James
T. Cosatc the Rev. DR.. Patton. aud Samuel Colgate Of