The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-26
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 90, 1876.
The closing exercises oil the session OF
the Protestant Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, near this city, rs we'll as Of the High
School, in the same ncighborhood. during
the past few days seem to deserve special
mention. I"
BOARD or TRUSTEES. .n
The Board of Trustees met on Tuesday
the 10th instant at the Seminary and trans
acted business OF Importance. Besides the
election to the professorship Of Ecclesiasti-
cal History and Canon Law Of the Rev. Kim
loch Nelson. rector OF Grace church,
Richmond las already known to your read
ers). they added to their own number as
trustees the Revs. d. +. Sprigg, D. Dr. OF
Alexandria; r. 7. Davis, Of Eeesbprg, ana
It. +. Martin, OF BerTyyile.
CANDIDATES FOR ORDERS.
The Bishops chaplains-the Rev. Drs.
Mlnnigerode, OF Richmond, and Hanckel,
OF lottesville-commenced their eXami-
nations OF candidates for orders on Satllr-
day, being laboriously engaged until We'd
ncSday afternoon. The third examiner, the
Rev. r. T. Davis, was not III attendance
after the first day. ,3l.
RANDOLPH FAIRFAX LITERARY SOCIETY
Tuesday night the final celebration OF the
Randolph Fairfax Literary Society took
place at the High-School. 1t was we'll at
tended. and enlivened as it was by good
band OF music, with illuminated lawn and
promenadng after the speaking, bore no
mean resemblance to occasions Of like sort
on larger scale elsewhere. Mr.. }. y. Bay
ard, Jr.,. OF Delaware, presided; Mr.. Il.
Walton Moore, Of Fairfax, was yaledicto-
rian, and Messrs. Llewellyn f. Whittle. OF
Richmond, and J. Winston Payne, OF War
renton, received medals-the former as de-
batter, the latter rs declaimer.
The annual address before the Society
was made by Henry 7. Wickham, Esq, OF
the Richmond bar. Mr.. Wickham Is a grace
full and able speaker, and in this instance
succeeded excelently in pleasing all who
heard him.
ALUMNI MEETING.
The annual meeting of the alumni Of the
Seminary took place Wednesday morning
The sermon was preached by the Rev.
James Grammer, of Jefferson, on the Me-
diatlon OF Christ, and is mentioned as a dis
course Of extraordinary ability. The Rev.
William Fl. Meade, OF Charlestown, is to be
the preacher before the Society next year.
nIGH-sCHOoL.
Wednesday afternoon the closing eXcr-
cises at the Episcopal High-School took
place. They possessed unusual interest,
and were largely attended. The highest
honor OF the school, the Meade prize, was
won by J. Stewart McGehee, OF Louisiana,
and J. Samuel Spencer, OF West Virginia.
Mr.. Spencer also received the Barclay prize
medal for mathematics. The Dalrymple
prize medal for classics was taken by Ken
sey Johns Hammond, OF Baltimore "a great
nephew OF Bishop Johns), and the Black
ford prize medal for English composition
bv Llewellvn +. Whittle, of Richmond (the
son Of the Bishop. The medals respec-
lively bear the name Of the donors. The
classical medal, the gift OF former head
master, was taken this year for the hrst
time The annual address before the school
was delivered by the Rev. A. NJ. Randolph,
ID. D., OF Baltimore. 1t is represented by
all who heard it rs appropriate and admlra-
BILE.
STUDENTS MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Wednesday night the annual sermon be-
fore the Students Missionary Society was
preached by the Rev. Wilbur f. Watkins,
ID. D., OF Christ church, Baltimore. 1t fully
sustained the high reputation OF the
preacher, who is not only noble sermon
izer. but, what is far rarer, a capital elocu-
ZIONIST.
COMMENCEMENT PROPER.
Thursday morning the commencement
exercises proper of the Seminary took place
in the chapel. Nearly all OF the graduates
| read essays Their names and subjects are
appended:
| George W. Flowers, of Kentucky: The
Rule OF Faith.
George S. Gibbs, of Rockbridge: The
Future Life.
John J. Gravatt, Jr., OF Caroline: The
Province Of Natural History.
Robert +. Jackson, Jr., OF Petersburg
Christianity the Key OF History.
w. Strother Jones, Of Fauquier: The
Value OF Tradition.
john Il. Mason, OF Virginia: The Per-
pctual Obligation OF the Sabbath.
John .McNabb, OF Virginia: Obligation OF
the Church to the Heather.
Charles Morris, OF Lynchburg: The Char
acter OF Preaching Best Suited to the Age.
Charles c. Randolph, Of Fauquier: The
Primacy Of Peter
Robert Douglas Roller, OF Rockingham