Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-16
Yale Theological Seminary.

Jottings Regarding the Institution-
 How LongfeIIoyv HOnored the Mission
 ary Class Who Go to DakOta-Past ana
 Coming Lectures i'm the Lyman Beecher
 Course-The Reference Library.
 Next Thursday. May 19, the anniversary ot Yale Theological Seminary occurs. The sem1- nary is prospecting. It is but little while since, as everybody remembers, when the schools headquarters were in the old Divinity building, which stood on the north part of the college campus and which was torn down a number of years ago. It was a venerable building, tims-worn, and had well nigh out lived it's usefulness. Since then, as thou sands have noted with pride, the Theological school has been equipped with the two noble buildings, East and West Divinity Halls, and the beautiful Marquand chapel, and now an- other building is in process of erection, MT. Atwater Treat, joiner contractor, and Chat field & Grant, mason contractors, which will be the reference library building-the cost of which is borne by some kind friend whose name is not given to the public. These new buildings are of course great improvement and add to the glory and fame of Yale. In the new building will be placed the valuable reference library, the gift of Henry Trowbridge, Esq, of this city. East Divinity Hall was erected in 1870, the Mar quand chapel in 1872, West Divinity Hall in 1874, and 1881 will see the new Library building. The fame and renown of the seminary has been much increased by the Lyman Beecher lectures. In this course such men as Beeoher, Phillips Brooks, R. E. nQ1a nf RirDoip yboYo W,,1 Tor of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York, John Hall, Bishop Simpson of the M E. church, Chancellor Crosby and Dr. Duryea have lectured, some of them many times also the institution has had lectures from such men as Prof. Mark Hopkins, President Seelye of Amherst, Prof. Asa Gray of Har- yard, and perhaps other eminent scholars and preachers. The institution has secured for the Lyman Beecher course for year after of the great university at Bonn. Next year also, we learn, Presi. dent Robinson, of Brown University, will be the Lyman Beecher lecturer. Prof. Da- vidson of McGilI College, Montreal, isalso to lecture at no distant day. He is 8 gifted scholar. Prof. Gottlieb, above mentioned, will address the students in English, having acquired English speaking while for a time, some years ago, settled in London.
 The catholic spirit shown at the institution attracts students of other denominations Seventeen different denominations have been recently or are now represented at the semi nary. There are two students now there from Wales, one from Bulgaria. and each year many come from the western States
 Tho graduating class this year will number 20. Of these nine go to Dakota to engage in the mission field These nine went to Bos- ton recently and attended Home missionary meeting of special interest, to which they had received an invitation. They also paid a visit to Cambridge to the house rendered famous since Revolutionary times as house once occupied by General Washington, and now additionally famous as the residence of Longfellow. The great American poet was at home, and learning who the patriotic young theologians were made them most welcome, and expressed much interest in them and their future field of labor, and | showed them a number of relics of historic note. They brought away delightful thoughts of the venerable poet and their visit in gen. eral
 The cost of the new library of the institu- | tion will be about $1o, 800. It is expected to
 be completed by next Commencement. The | material is choice brick, with ornamental l stone trimmings. It stands between Mar quand chapel and West Divinity Hall.