New-York tribune., 1879-05-12
PREP4RIYG F0R TIE PULPIT
CLOSE OF THE YEAR AT THE DREW THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY.

CLOSE OF TIE YEAR AT THE DREW THEOLOGICAL
Seminary.
lFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEIBUNEl
MADISON, n j., May 5.-The school year of
the Drew Theological Seminary is drawing to close
ana tue stutcut5 busy IN preparing Tor the annual
examinations. The exercises Of Commencement Week
win open Sunday evening with the celebration
OF the anniversary of the Missionary AssOCia-
ton. The examinations viii take place Mon
dav Tuesday and Wednesday The Rev. &.
f. Kettell. d d. OF Brooklyn, Will deliver the annual
sermon to the students Monday evening. The Alumni
Association will meet Tuesday evening" with addresses
by the Rev Samuel X. DoOlittle. 80, the president
OF the Newark Annual Conference, ana others. The
business meeting Of the association will be held at p
H. wednesday. The public Commencement exercises
will Dc held in the beautiful church the entrance
the seminary grounds at 10 a. m. Thursday, May IS.
In addition TO their studies during the last year. the
members Of the Senior Class have been engaged IN
preaching az different points, IS nave also some OF the
members Of the Middle Class II tins ten years OF It's
history the Drew theological Seminary has graduated
l73 students making, with the 21 to Do graduated next
week. total OF 1911 Only TWO OF those graduated nave
died The special course Of lectures 10 the students
given each year OF great w ue to those "l) are about
10 euter the ministry The Rev Dr. John T. Hurst, ae
president Of the seminary, has arranged for IN unusually
interesting course the coming year, which will open
Thursday, September is. The students number
pcctad TO attend the commencement exercises tas yea
are the following official visitors. appointed BY tHe
various Annual Conferences: The Rev Messrs Thomas
H. smith and James Avrcs, from the Newark Annual
Conlereuco the Rcy Dr. A RttCnhousc, the Rev G s.
Br0adUeuJ aud Charles scott, from the PluJdeli ihh
Annual Conference the E-y DR.. ". II. Oln the Rev.
M.ssrs. II. BrOwHscOMbo and \. Griffin and the Hon.
Payne PcttebOnc, from the Wyoming Annual Confer
cncei tho Rev. Messrs. Il. H. Robinson aud George j.
BrORH from the Troy Annual Conference; the Ecy.
3lessis H. j. smith, C. T. FcOn ana l.. b. Snyder, from
IN. Pi,sDurg Aunua Conference; te Row a. NJ House,
lroIn tue East Ohio Annual Conference; the Rev DIS
G W. Bennett anu o. II. NdTTcu from the Central New
YORK Annual Conference: thc kuy. j. j. brown aud d.
W. Q Huntington D. d., rom the Gcnesce Annual Con
ference the Rey. DIS j. 4. McCalley and John II. Da
shcll. nom the Baltimore AuGu.i CouIrfencej The Rev
Al,ssrs {. H. GuIip /. L. small ana {. ". Parsons,
nom the Northern NcW-I"Tk Annual Conference; the
Rsy. George Lsidy and c. A. Holmes. ID. d., from the
Crutral Ptnnsy ylyauia Annual Conference; the Rev.
Alexander kCtCy, ID. c. KdgWay aud l. {. Iatldck. d.
d. from the Wilmington Annual Conference the Rev.
DE- Mhee.er. OF IN. Erie Annual Confer nee and tue
Iey. H. q. LppincOtt Oi the New-Jcrsey Annual Con
ference Tho official visitors VIII assiS. ~ he eXauna
ons and VIII present repOris ON jhc cOni ION 81 the
seminary at tuo next session oI IAeT respective Conner