The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-02
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| ily resides in Richmond. ROBIN ADAIR,
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illogical Seminary OF virginia.

illogical Seminary OF Virginia.
EMINENT prvINEs IN MISUNDERSTANDING
EXERCISES At THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Reported for the Dispatch.]
ALEXANDRIA,, VA, June 90, 1878.
Commencement week on the Seminary
Hill, near this city, has this year possessed
more than ordinary interest. The presence,
among other alumni, OF the Bishops OF Ken
lucky and West Virginia, and OF the emil
nent Boston divine DR.. Phillips Brooks,
were noted features; while the attendance
OF other former students was larger than lor
five years past. 800,
Friday and Saturday, June 2lst and 22d,
and the Monday and Tuesday following,
were occupied by the examinations OF can
didates for holy orders. These examinations
are held under the canons OK the Gencral
Church twice every year, ana are OF
searching character. They arc conducted
by three examining chaplains for each dio-
cese, selected and appointed by the Blshop
with special reference to scholarship ana
ability. Revs. c. Minnigerode. u. D., D.
Stuart Hanckel, d. D., and Henderson
Suter, are Bishop Whittle's chaplalns lor
Virginia.
Tuesday morning the Board OF Trustees
OF the Theological Seminary and High
School held long and important meeting,
though nothing of general interest, so lar
as is known, was done except the election
to seat in their body OF the Right kcv.
DR.. Peterkin, Bishop OF West Virginia.
The Board is close corporation, anu mem
bers are chosen for life. This is probably
the first instance in which father ttef. d.
Peterkin, D. d. and son have at the same
time enioyed the honor of belonging to it.
Though the institutions OF which they have
charge are distinctly. diocesan the charter
happily provides that members OF the Board
may be chosen from the territory comprised
in the Diocese Of Virginia as it used TO be
!. c., the old State. Any one removing there
from forfeits his position.
Tuesday night the final celebration OF the
Fairfax Literary Society took place at the
Episcopal Higli.schoo. Z. W. GoIdSbo-
rough. OF MARYLAND, presided. j. G. Mere
dth. of Winchester, took the declaimer's
medal and William w. Jackson, OF Parkers-
burg, w. Va. the debater's medal. Penn
broke Lea Thorn, OF Baltimore, was vale
dictorian. The annual address was made
| BY Landon c. Berkeley, Jr., Esq, former
master in the school, but now member or
the Danyile bar, and is spoken OF as able
and appropriate.
The leading event OF the week-at least
among things read or Spoken-Was the essay
of the Rev. Phillips Brooks, u. D.. of Bos-
ten, on Wednesday. The alumni, VINO
were present in large numbers, held their
annual meeting in the forenoon. At II
O'Clock the litany was said by Bishop Peter
Kin in the chapel, and DR.. Brooks gave ms
essay on Chow Best to Deal with Popular
Unbeliefirom the Pulpit" Itoccuptedabout
lthree-quarters OF an hour, and was rapidly
as well as closely read, but with such excel
lent cocution that none OF it was loSt.
Every one was delighted, and The high repu-
taton of the c>sayist was fully Vlndlcatcd.
| The paper, we are pleased to learn, Will be
published. Its delivery was followed By
an interesting discussion. shared by Bishop
Dudley; Rev. !. l.. Grammer, ID. d., OF
Baltimore; Rev. J. F. Hoh, D. D., OF Mary
land; Rev. c. Minniserode, d. D., and
Rev. J. Pcterkin. d. D., OF Richmond.
The Rev. L. A. Washburn, D, D., OF CAL
vary church, New York. was elected essay
iSt for 1879, with the Bishop OF Delaware as
alternate. The Bishop OF Louisiana was
chosen preacher for next year, with the
Rev. DR.. Randolph, Of Baltimore. as alter
nate.
| Wednesday afternoon the closing eXer-
cises OF the session took place at the High
School, and were largely attended. The
Bishop Of West Virginia, an old boy.
opened the exercises with prayer. The
Meade prize, the highest honor OF the school,
was won by as many as three boys: Morgan
IT, Beach, Of Alexandria; j. Murray Larned.
OF Maryland; and Robert Lee Randolph, OF
Baltimore The mathematical medal was
won by William II. EcholS, Jr., OF Ala
bama; who also had prize in general schol-
arship; the composition medal by William
Murdoch Lind, OF Baltimore. The special
prize annually offered by the principal to
the member of the first nine who makes the
best score ut baseball during the season was
given to w. II. Echols, Jr., already men
toned. 1t was in the form Of symbolcal
gold scarf-pin, and was much admired. The
annual address before the school was made
by Thomas A. Seldom, Esq, OF Norwood
| High-School, and was warmly received.
The exercises closed with the singing with
organ by the school choir Of the Gloria in
EycelSiS.
| Wednesday night tue annual sermon be-
fore the Students Missionary Society was,
after service by the Rev. p. Wroth, OF Bal
timore, delivered in the chapel OF the Semi
nary by the Rev. Il. J. McBryde, OF st.
Georges church, Fredericksburg, who
spoke with accustomed earneStness and
ability. A letter from Bishop Penick was
on the same occasion read before the So
l i
cluded, among other cergymen, Bishops
Whittlc. Dudley, and Peterkin.
At the conclusion OF the service there was
in the chapel IN incident Of interest not
common on such occasions. The Rev. Mel
son 2. Dame, OF Blacksbur", was married
to Miss Mary Walker, second daughter OF
the professor of systematic divinity. The
service was performed by the Rev. George
w. Dame, D. D., OF Danville, the father OF
the groom, assisted by the Rev. William W.
Their to the bride. An otherwise joyous oc-
casion was saddened by the protracted and
dangerous illness OF the mother Of the
brides, lady greatly beloved in her own
family, as in the community generally.
! Previous to Thursday the weather had
been not too warm, but on that day and
Fri day the temperature, regularly in order
during commencement week in Virginia,
suddenly came upon us. THURSDAY fore
noon was as usual devoted to the reading
OF essays by members OF the graduating
class. After this the Rev. Professor Walker
delivered the address, and recess follow
ed. In the afternoon the graduates re-
cciyed their diplomas. and were appro-
priately addressed by Bishop Peterkln.
On Wednesday and Thursday both an
elegant collation. was provided by the au-
thorilies Of the Seminary at the conclusion
OF the morning exercises, and shared by all
who would partake.
The names and residences of the grad'l-
ates OF the present session, with title CT cS-
say, are rs follows:
c. Braxton Bryan, Of Fluvanna: Gro
man Catholics an Alien Element in the