The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-17
ELoQUEyCE AND PIONEERS.
Nine Addresses at the Drew Theological
Seminary Commencement.

The Methodist Episcopal Brick Church in
Madison. N. j.. yesterday presented an attract
i've appearance and ut 10 o'clock in tho morn
ing was filed to OVERCOMING and surrounded
by vehicles Of every description. The assembly
was largely composed OF relatives and other
friends OF tho students Of the Drew Theological
Seminary, who had gone to attend the COM
menccmcnt exercises which wero held in the
church. Clergymen from all pnrts Of the coun-
try were seated in the pows. or occupied chairs
in tho nisle passages where there was any room
for them. and those who were unable to get in
sido stood MS near the door rs possible. and
heard all they could without seeing much.
Among tho we'll known ministers present were
the Rev. William Taylor. lately arrived from
India: the Rev. Dr. Rittenhousc Of Philadel-
phin. the Rev. DR.. Dashie OF Baltimore. and the
Rev. DIR. Hodich. On the platform wore seated
tho Rev. Drs Macauley. II. A. Butts. ID. u. Kid
der, Miley, Strong. and j. +. Hurst. President Of
The number Of ladies present seemed to indi:
cate that each clergyman had brought two. and
only by tho supposition that each lady had sup
piled two bouquets could the lavish floral DIS
play be satisfactorily accounted for The eHer-
eisgs were for The most ppri s91ilned to
interesting. although H. as an old minister rc-
marked. they afforded any indication OF the
nature OF the sermons hereafter 70 10
prcnchcd by tho students. much sen
satlonHism' Is about to find its way
into tho Methodist pulpit. One One a., speaker
to so order H. the use of the Bible in the public
schools should be. upheld with sword and
| hayonet, and week should, not pass before
| those who opposed 1t should BIO thrown into
4 few OF the students in the hent Of. argu-
| ment. found themselves embarrassed ny the
| trivial difficulty OF having forgotten what they
| intended to say and wcre compelled TO draw
| from their pockets the written speeches. there
| by cicting laughter and applause from very
| good-natured and indulgcnt audience hut, for
the most part the speakers acquitted themselves
% the EG dss ons b WAS and YIN
remarkable that every student received this
| mark OF attention in precisely the same way.
| Never suspecting for n minute that he was TO he
| the recipient of anything beyond the applause
which 30 Literally rewarded him, he would
walk RAPIDLY from the platform, hotly pursued
| by the gentleman deputed to hand him the
| flowers, and when tapped upon tho shoulder
would turn. with qualification and amazement,
to receive bis bouquet.
Miss Tcnnyson was the pianist, and furnished
| the music for anthems. solos. and duets among
the latter was " Excelsior which Messrs, A; Il.
| the audience declined to hear n discourse upon
THE Humanists." which followed. until Il por-
| ton of the duct had been repeated.
Twcnty-eight addresses were promised in the
| catalogue. hut only nine were rendered. exclu-
slve of remarks made by President Hurst who
1000 last year s2o.O00 OF which had been
| made up 10y Methodist ministers, and 10000 by
the ladies. On "Wednesday II had been report ID
| TO the board OF trustees that $4,000 more was
needed to wipe out indebtedness, and in ton
| minutes the members of the hoard Ind made II
up themselves The Presidents announce
| mrnt was enthusiast cally applHud"d, although
he closed with an earnest appeal for money ioi
| the seminary.
seemed TO be- much under thirty years OF age
| then received diplomas OF the school, or de-
grces Of Bachcors. Of Divinity, and the class
song of rs by W. John y. Dcnison. was sung
| The benedlction was pronounced by Presiden
Macauley OF Dickinson College