Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-06
The New Chapel at the Theological
Seminary,
From tho Southern Churcbm.n |

From tho Southern Churchmar.
The following paper IVES resd at o meeting
of the clergy and laity 10 Richmond last week
a simple statement Of facts will best explain
the reason why Tbs bishop and resident clergy
OF Richmond have invited representative lay
men CT cur city 10 meet US 10 cotf3rcnca tins
evening.
The chapel Il the VirsiLiA Thtolusi,l
Seminary, nGsr ALI xaudrla, is a noc,s:iy to
that institution. ln the first piace, it is thr
only bulldog 90 Seminary Hill which has sui,
fci!nt capacity TO acoommoJate tha lsrge run.
bers from Virginia AID othcr diocts.s wha
gather annually to wl:ncss tho commencement
exercises ard tho ordination services In tn,
s ?cond place, is tho only building on Seminary
Hill which has sutlicient capacity to acsOmmo.
date the very important congregation which.
on Successive Sundays turus 10 i. as their ua-
tural place 0! public Worship. This ctnsrcga-
too IL peculiar 10 ls charGtt,r AMI challenges
special sympathy from "sll wto profess and
call themselves CMisii,Ds" Ii is composed
Of three classes. tho Seminary professors, their
families. aod the students; tho Episcopal Ilish
School eschcrs. their families, ari the boys
| tho people, 10 tho main very poor, who reside
in tho Immediate nciShborhocG
This chapel, alter being used for years. hay
ing been pronounced u1st, ty competent
architects, Was reluctantly sbandourd tutirg
the early summer. o! course, and 10 view rI
the use 10 which it Wcs d:votcG, Dew chspei
became an Immediate and ptessieg necessity
10 tho lrtc,I0D, therefore, Of this iow chep1i
attention and energy sc!c ct oGec GifIc.cd. \
plan was selected, reaf, Simple ald substantial,
nod this plan hts rcC2iVca It's approval Of .h"
proper su;hOyt!cs acd IS muoA admired ny
competent critics. Iho cost OF the building,
according to TIC dcsign adopted. will b. Sc 0C0
No debt is 70 be occurred. The building is t.
60 forward only az there is mOrcy il hand
How can the Sc 900 be secured?
A. TIC s;Grt &c wH:c cdeercd Nlh the hop"
that The Bard Ct Iens.acH CT III, SemitTy
would be u0!e to contribute iron. the funds un
der their co5trel 5c sum ol$l 500 This hope,
however, hss we'll nigh, II not altogcthcr. d.,
appeared. UGicr dato CT October lG, Profess
Nelson writes: "Ou- cs:ina:c does not i5cudc
81. 500 subscribed By the ;iu1teos, bacars, MI
Lee, their treasurer, says 1t will hs utterly in
possible FIR them to pay i. Upon tho free
will Ctfetiues ct the church at l,rgc, theretcrt,
tho responsibility ct raising this tu od must res.
Ofthc Sc 600 rccdcd, the building comm
tee las already .cceivd in cash, cId has de
posted 10 its credit 10 bank, the SUN Of 81.
42l 30. This leaves balance Ct g. SIS. 10 yet
to b. provided.
Ofthis& IS SIS 10.yot 10 be provided, the CON-
mlttee have, 10 what they regard IS reliatI
pledges. the sun OF $l,j93. This leaves bat
arcs OK 81 9S5.l 10. yet to DO secured OF tbs
sum the churches in Richmond ought to con
tribute no !nconsdaraho part. We, 10 tli.
city, number about cue seventh Ct our cut7c
diocesan population, aud this ono seventh doubt
less represents as much, il not moro wealth.
than acy other seEcnth shat could be unulcj.
The figures, however as thus far developed, ar
caIn:t regard IS orcditabIo to the churches IN
Richmond, Dor yet TO those il this diccesa--
The cssb in hand, 81 42l 80. is credited as lo
lows: Outside Of the dicc2so 81 $3.50, in
sldo Of the diocese $jil 40. Tho pledges mat,
Sl,503, arc tredited IS iooas: Outside {!
me dlcc25o 81 200; inside CT tHo dioc1sc $393.
VI course these figures arc not o pleasant study
either to clergy or laty. Our failure to DO moro
NO ascrioc 10 lack of information aaa to the
absence Of aOy organized effort to $ cure colri'
buttons. llcuce this refCreoac. We c!ma tc-
gether to receive Information, interchange
views, and, thea 20 act. Tho Virginia Semi
nary must Gtt be allowed 10 safer. Ii il az
immense factor in advarc!eg tho prosperity OF
tho Church 10 this diocese. 1t must not b,
crippled hindcrcd. or humiiiatod from any lack
OF p:opsr equipment. A chapel is neesed low
81 .9Sj. 10 is the moneyed expression Of thai
need. What is Richmords quota? How shall
R!cbmond's quota be raised? Such il the qrcs
tlon before The conference.
Shot his Wife.
NEW York, Nov G-John Molell Of O;v,r