New-York tribune., 1884-12-10
UNION SEMINARYs HOME
NEW BUILDINGS AND BRIGHT pRosppcr.

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cENruRy-rRoMISESr MgN TAKE PART X rus
SERVICES. '""
The new buildings of the Union Theo,oc,e.,
Seminary, the Of Lenox T were ded,cas '
terday In the presence OF an audience IN which r.
represented not only the leading Presbyterian cnrcn.
OF this city and Its vicinity, but aso the LEADING
tional institutions of this country The service. -
held in the Adams Chapel, in the rear OF which =,
tablet, consisting OF bronze scroll resting on p.rh,.
sab and bearing the words: This chapel in mep,o =,
William Adams, ID. d.. IL d., was erected nv IA.
friend, Frederick Marquand" At tho morning ser,,..
an address was delivered by President Roswen N
Hitchcock. "
Among the clergymen and prominent layrnen a, III,
exercises, besides the faculty Of the sen,n.
were tho following: President Porter of y.,.
College; Professor Fisher. OF the Yae D,v,.
ity School; President McCosh and Pro,s.,o.
Packard. OF Princeton College; Professors William NJ
Paxton, James G. Monat, and Francis T. Patto, ., a..
Princeton Theological Seminary; President seove q,
Amherst College, President Carter, OF Williams CoIIeoo
President Gates OF Rutgers College, Professor DE WIN
Of the New-Brunswick Seminary; Professor Thaver a.
the Harvard Divinity School; Professor Moore =,
Andover; Acting Chancellor John Han and Pro,e.,o-
Henry NJ. Baird or the University OF the City OF New
York; Charles Butler, president and John Cros,v
Brown, vcepresdent of the Boarl of Directors. ths
Rev. Drs. Marvin r. Vincent, C. n. Parkhursi 4 n
Alexander, j. NJ worral. l.. II. Marlny Joh, d
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OF tho Presbyterian Board OF Education; j. Fod
sutton, OF Philadelphia; f. ". White J. Fe Y Smith. q
j. Jones, OF Brighton; J. p. Wilson, C. g. stoadari
Of The Netg YOr Obserrsr. and G.. L. shoarcr of m.
American Tract soclety the Rev. Messrs d. stnar,
Dodge A. q. z. Attertury. \. i. De Camp and Jane.
II. iioadleyi Morris K. Jesup, j. Wills James William
=. Dodge, Henry Day, Richard T. Hanes, Thatcher NJ
Adams, son, and Warren Delano son-in-aw. o, Dr
william Adams and H. :. Ely.
The picturesque and harmonious group OF building.
facing Parkave., the west side extending between
sixty ninth ald seventichsts aud 100 feet deem ara
in commanding position, and surroun led BY other
large aud important buildings including the tano,
Library the Normal College the Presbyterian IIahne-
mann, and Mount Sinai Hospitals. the 9TH Regimen,
with It's site cost about 100000. The four building,
forming the new home Of the seminary are of Gothic de-
sign. made Of brick trimmed with brown stone and
finished In the Interior with solid oak and ash Jomue
tent udges have expressed the opinion that few tleo-
logical semlnares have appointments complete. The
40 rooms In the dormtOry for the part single
and are all well lighted and well ventilated The sams
IL true OF the four large lecture rooms the gymnasium
me library and the rooms for the professors The lbrary
consisting OF over $4,000 books and many pamphlets
uo'ernor f. d. Morgan gave S5OOO) and then set asls
an equal amount % insure rs permanent mntcnance
Besides the gft % he chapel by Mr.. Mlr1iaud Morris
r. Jesup gave $4,000 to build the lertuip hail and d.
WINS James contributed 800 900 for the dofnirory
The asrs ~ the Institution on October 81 wcfs
@2Oit.2j5 30.
hDDRRss by PRESIDENT nircuCocK.
After the Invocation by Or Hitchcock. and the singing
~ hymn. Dr. John Hall read n scripture lesson and
oncfci tho prayer ot conservation. Dr. Hitchcock
then delivered effective address telling the story d,
me- early struggles of the Seminary. now IN NJ otty
ninth year. paying tributes to the memory ~ a. early
professors Elwnri I,oblnson. Dr Skinner AMI Henry b.
snih dwelling nrnn thr work done ny i,r Aiams ahi
hnsp a1.Nriaui with him ~ NE later nni ptain
ig s ripspn nreds ~ ieitrfpi US 'hr penerrs hens-
rruts 80 ~ lnsil'n'ieH, ani sat 'hr 80 ta istmA
17tiN eHt trlNg g23l hnntilit trte Nttini NJ ist
ihr STUDENTS NiW N'r tiei3fi ~ ti'i NrssiiN Wtt
inrrr 'it spNgiaa'r ,ett lh- eatti sFA ,it Nt hAi
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ai hai tNVVr tnf,it Htt't W. Nl l's 4nN.l aNi ~
aneips e 49, 'l0r $50 hi'ps pNliri 'Nf eHl Nap "
fu4 NFauts spataa easeA gu 'he sia-ias 80 9hs
MINu, NunWWi hllelilH liil. lng sNesis api
oWiNnla iupA lH.lWk VI ltlNoNwaN19 ~ lhf iagsa
+f wn",'NNl "''St Nmnh 'hm sfnl "H iNH' ~ N9'tA
,-.ou duai, aud M Buior prshoL iNiiers VI leent
Wo,e read uom President A,ihul Assistant blslpa
Potter and llr elnlsi plte" hai bitn RECEIVED ipm
.e'ln Nli tut NHNsN1 "N eu"i"'l"a W. 'h' '"1h!l,
President Aihur ali thai ho lcil el utalcsi ia Al
weut, prevented uia shaving this l hs presence DE-
''uor s!li m part; among your hcab "ro 40
and thorough ministerial tminn8 may we'll delight 10
honor and 10 whose services should account IL "a
honor To pay my respectful tribute. ilchcO.k ani
~chah and Brgg. and their distinguished associates ara
teachers Win wider CONSTITUENCIES than thar within tho
bonds of thClr own ecclesiastical leloN ship, and II wa
envy you the possession 0i these stars OF the rt magD-
tndc, II is not because We are not willing to rejoice In
Dr. Thaycr the successor ~ Ezra lDbott o. Harvard.
was the lls speaker aud IN referring io me effort, made
10 secuailc the teachings Of his university, sail hat he
WIS reminded OF sayiug by momncl OF the medical
faculty 10 patient who inquired II disease from which
he suffering curable. Certainly said tho
doctor. hut the patients frightened face resumed 10
wontcd s0rrOwfu look "a his medical adviser added;
only tho treatment shond nave been begun two hun
drcd yeaIs ago.
PRESIDENT MCOsH on TIE CLASSICS.
Dr. NcCosh took mp the defence OF the classic, In the
colleges and said that crisis in collegiate education
Mt hand. He maintained that a new departure not
merely in the Introduction OF studes but In the
abolition OF old one- inevitable. " believe" he
added. that every branch OF study should DC taugh in
a collie C, that young man may study whatever no
chooses bat the question OF the day Is, Shall give up
Greek the study Of the mind and mathematics to
give place to PLY steal science AMI other newly intro
duced studlcsl / have objection To the study OF
Bachelor OF Arts and naster Of Arts unless student ha,
taken Il OF study warrnng the granting Of thos9
degrees In Princeton We are unanimous In iayOr OF
Greek and Latin and Dr. Young goes SO far Is TO say
that the hest preparation that boy can have FOR tue
believe also in Princeton that young men should DO
taught the Scriptures both IN English AMI Greek. o.
though many colleges dher from IA in this respect"
President Carter said that the forces OF fdith AMI
wealth. which in the Middle Ages went INTO the building
cathedras. IN this into the system Of religion.
education The religious spirit % that time LEFT behind
huge immOvabe piles. grand and beautiful, 10 whicl
men from great distances went 70 find absoluton and