New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
ROCHESTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
TIE COMM NCIMRNT LXEECIs ES-srEECHEs OF THE
GRADUATING CIAss-InE CONDITION OF TnE
SEMINARY.

TIE COMM NCTMfNT EXEECfsES-SrELCHEs or THE
GRADUATING CIAss-IHE CONDITION OF 1uE
SEMINARY.
ROCHESTER, May 1.-THE regular anniycr-
cary exercise o. tho Rochester T4eoiogi al Seminary
have this year drawn unusually large number Of the
friends OF the institution 10 this city, The reason iot this
is found ch;eey in tho fact that the institution Is just
completing ast - years of its history and arrange
eu;s have long bceu making 10 have an unusually at
tractiye programme for the QuarterCcntTy AnniyeT-
sary This programme ha, been most successfully car
ed out aud the final addresses OF the graduating class
this evening spoken Of with the highest favor Ide
regular anniversary exercises began on Sanlay evening,
though of the miuor examinations "eie completed
last week.
Tho address on Sunday evening delivered by the
Rev C. ID. W. Bddgman, ID. d.. Of Albany before the
Judson Society OF Missionary Inquiry connected WIN
the Seminary. Last evening the Second Baptist Church,
where the comm, nceIncnt held was again
crowded with audience eager 10 welcome again To the
scene his abos the present President OF Brown
University the Rev Dr Ezekiel g. Robinson. The address
OF tho evening given 10y President Robinson In r.
sponse 10 the invitation Of the rhetorical Society, Which
bears his name Ihe speakers theme was "scieulIhc
Tne.lJ.y uUder some of its MOden Aspects ana Tor
moro than hour, notwithstanding the nnintcresun;
character Of the theme many in the audience he kept
the closest attention OF his hearers by the cearncS OF
b thought and tie magnetism Of his delivery At the
conclusion Of Dr. Robin sons address, an original poem
was read the request OF TIE Society by Prof. william
C. wilkinson. 1Lc theme timely and the delivery Oi
tir ,ooun was rewarded with the s!nceIcst marks o
favor O course the principal attraction Of the com
cucelucnt exercises consists of graduating speeches
of tc Senior Class These delivered In the second
BAPTIST Church This evening TO large audience, Tie
programme being as follows:
! n c spifit Of Monopoly in Religion. , -.
samuel H. Anderson. Farfey "
Q The Christian Ideal q Character A. J. qfr H. ho1es'er ,,
T. The BllG a Civ IiAnG Force Iayl T Crun' O~ego'
- ~ FIauk :. Do1ldns. rlnldd,l iiIa, Penn.
o James ". H. Dudley, Brooklyn.
" NV q, ORG i. LuGeld. Randolph. Mass.
r. Policy Pri lcille luchaId 81, Ncs', i',nao
Ia Grcatuc,s necessary for True service
Al1nsou II. funan. BranfoTd ont
H. Sot Belief but Believers. - G. i,cLmond. @cn.ya o.
~ It Ih-Oogy of TIE IuiuTn Henry T. Neddti lOc,"leI
10 i4' D"'' " ''' Gorge F. wIkin. Warsaw.
An unusually irrcsuc and mpot tant meeting OF the
af nj ,f III. SEMINARY " III held t1nnrTow morning,
wien at address Will ne delivered hy the Rev j. G.. Ial-
lo- d. D. of Providence. H. f. The graduating exercise.
0 tc students OF thc German department VIII hc ne
on friday GcXt. YDc prosperity OF tbo Ench'H'r o'mI
,arv bag rCNcr greater than dunng ht past year.
u III, prospects FOR ytai to com are most encoui
ayfiv Tie i.ey. T.. j. W BucNGn , Professor {" 'bulcl
n torv Aas iyCl III for more ian year, but WiltC'
that he VIII Icsurlc his duties ~ heVtfnhF Dilhg n''
io,r aIscucc bis lnc. Lus been flied by the Row io"
and O.r00d j. j., OF Flushing, L. wei hnOwn rs one
Of tsc ,b!cs er! olrs M the BaOist denomination me
Iss Of Dr I9ckst In Spvrmhcr last WAS s'vrr' no"
tho Seminary but the char oi nsInc,iIh m 10 ~" ~
taGi.nt IXcgess has boon OCCUPIED ny Dr y, I. heu
dr.rk .p I'D friend NJ b. iarkctpS In SepcmbT htht
Prof Crown Whp has for sryt RAJ years been h'h% hih
.r fYI e position by study In the German uniFrfrS
n,1 II i not certain thai any iurther changes VIII pe
made this year.