New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
MAY COMMENCEMENTS.
EXERCISES AT THE YALE SEMINARY.

EXERCISES AT THE YALE SEMINARY.
TIE WRITER'S COURSE or LECrt REs-DR. MAs0S's
MUSICAL IiBR,gY-A NEW SCHOLARSHIP.
lPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TIE TRIBUSE.i
NEw-HAvEN, May 19.-1he anniversary
exercises of Inc Yae Theological Seminary took place In
the College Street Church yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock The number of students pursuing the heologl
cal course during tho year 9S Among them are grad
OF about 30 different colleges in all parts of the
country The graduating class numbered "a IL Of whom
d lvered addresses The subjects pertancd mainly
the practical part OF the musters work. though the
theoretical received attention. The allabsorng ques-
tion OF Congregational Ioty To whom Is the minister
rcspOnSibef was not neglected. Mr. Hncke presented
his views the subject, cOnendng sly fer the
power OF the OTdaning Council to incumbent.
rns address ind Gated the somewhat independent in
tereS in the subject which exists among the students OF
the Seminary
Tho graduates to be settled in various parts OF the
country. Some go to Iowa and Kansas, while others
main III New-Engind This afternoon. at the alumni
mcotng interesting "reminiscences OF the late Dr. Bush
nell were rccOunted by President Porter and ohcrs In
the evening DR.. Duryca OF Brooklyn addressed the
ALUMNI in the Center Church on "Thc Connection be-
tween Preaching and the Thorough Study OF the Bible"
Daring the past Winter three courses Of special lee
lures were given; Extra Pupit Teaching" by the
Rev DR.. Hall; "Preaching" by the Rev Dr. William
NJ. Taylor and "Te scriptura idea Of God" by the
Rev. Dr. Hopkins. Al these lectures bore the future
WOfh Ol thc stutcnlS IHOse OF arc now IN
print under the title "The Ministry OF the Word" This
year. for the first mc the musical library, presented 70
the Seminary by DR. Lowell Mason has been open To the
students for reference. II is located IN handsome room
on The ground floor OF WeS; Divinity Hail. A musical
organization among the seminary students, formed at
the time of this SIT, and called Thc Lowell Mason
Society,"" has charge the musical interests Of the
school The seminary has the advantage of being one OF
the depaI nts of Yale Univors ana its students
admitted TO the lectures in the other departments.
number of those who have graduated other colleges
attend special lectures in the Academic Department ana
the other posi- graduate courses.
Iie lecture year have been announced
The Lyman Beccher lectuiosnp on Prea hing will I've
filled by Rev. Phillips Brooks OF Eoston. Dr. Hall
viii lecture "kelicOus Lie in Great Britain" the
Rev. Cyrus Hanlin on Missions III the Turkish Empre
and Prof. Sdndord on THE Preservation OF Health"
The Seminary year cCins on september Ia. special
feature to t introduced ncNr year for the FIRST time ~
scholarship established 10y the late Mrs. Hooker Oi New
Haven. his wiil be offered 10 the class entering tie
Seminary In the Fall ami viii he assigned al graduation
the member Of tic class whose atanmenjs d INK his
shall he judged most satisfactory by The Faculty
Tie scholarship consists annual income OF 800 Ior
two years after graduaon and the recipient is expected
10 pursue a Of theological study nder the dcc
of the Faculty, either Ht the Seminary on, at MS
option, in Europe and Palestine.