New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-11
THE GENERAL SEMINARY.

! THE CORNERSTONE OF A NEW HALL LAID
BUILDING TO BE USED FOR LECTURES AND REcI
( ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY DR. POTTER AND Mr.
| EvARTs
The cornerstone of Sherred Hal, a new buildinl
which il being erected for the General Theological
Seminary ai Twenty and Ninth-ave.. wa'
laid yesterday. Bishop W. G.. DOanc, OF Albany
acting for the Bishop OF New-IOrl, conducted the
service and made short Introductory address
Speeches were also made by Bishop George f. Soy
mour, OF Springfield, Ill. the Rev. Or. Henry c.
Potter and William NJ. Eyarts. Among the Others
present were Bishop John Scarborough, of New
Jersey; +. A. Hoffman, Dean of the Seminary; the
Rev. Drs Samuel Buel. Andrew Oliver. Thomas
Rchcy, ScaDury and r. c. Hall, members of the
Seminary Faculty; and the Rev. Drs. Dix Satter-
lee, Galiaudet. Shackcford and GuIlbert; and the
Rev. d.. Il. B Fairburn. Warden of st stephens Col
lcGe. Aunandale, n. Y.
Sherred Hall when finished will he used entirely
for lectures and recitatons 1t is built in memory
of Jacob Sherred. merchant OF this city, who be-
queathcd 100000 to the Seminary sixty years ago.
The building will cost $4,000. It's style will be
collegiate Gothic and it will be- built of brick with
stone trimmings. The walls within will be of bare
brick and no plaster will he put on them. There will
he six lecture rooms two on each ooi. and each
will be thirty feet square. The whole building will
be eighty-fye feet long and tnlrty-iive feet wide
The next building to be built in forming the two
quadrauges OF buildings with which the Seminary
ground will eventually he surrounded will be a Ii
brrv. This will he erected at the southwest corner OF
the grounds at Ninth ave. and Twenty lirst-st, and
viii cost 500, 900. 1t will he begun ~ the
sum of ) 900 IL secured for a building to fill the
space between SherIed Hall and tho library.
The ceremonies OF laying the cornerstone began
shortly after noon with a procession headed by the
students of the Seminary singing "a hymn. They
marched from the chapel around to the foundations
of the now building. There were prayers and
sponses led by Bishop DOanc. who announced that
there had been put into the stone copy OF the
Bible the Prayer-boOk ana a hymn-hOOka catalogue
and history of the Seminary and several religious
paDers. After n hymn bad been snng Bishop DOane
said few words before introducing the other
speakers. referring to the appropriateness of the
season for laying the corner stone and congratulate
ing tho friends of the Seminary on ITS increasing
prosperity. lie then called upon Bishop seymour,
who was formerly Dean of tho seminary to speak.
The Bishop, after speaking of the progress of the
seminary oppressed great satisfaction at its beng
firmly liked IN New-lOrk, ANA pledged the support
OF his dc cese 10 the institution.
ADDRESS BY DR. POTTER.
The next speaker was the Rev. DR.. Henry C. Pot
ter. His address was part as follows:
the occasion Of this gathering Is significant II few
nmoucyou could tell bctcrtnau with what equal in
crrdI ana dsdpI rOval II would have been received
For then It widely maintained that the Seminary
ought 10 pc removed me dN|hthSr-" more retired
tuaOn the profits OF the sale OF tins property, the
earnestly insisted upon. There undoubtedly
advantages IN Retirement from the hustle and hurry
for quiet thought and for continuous study. But the
lives OF those who to be trained hero TO De
'pcut apart from the age IN which they are lyn-
tr ,"J ,,'t. the men ybo o. Fortb from tIc.c
4NN IN HfIt NaTH aud