Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-01
LARGE NUMBER ORDAINED.
a FRUITFUL COMMENCEMENT.
Ire C'ssins Week Of the Episcopal Thee
iesiesi seminary and High schssl--Prizss
end Medsis
Reported for the Daspateh. ]


most eminent clergy OF the Church, In
GLIDING nearly score Of bishops.
The High School, whose premises adloin
those II the Seminary, has no further con-
nection with II than in being held by the
same Eosid OF Trustees, and was founded
sixteen years later. Beautiful for situa-
ton certainly may he said OF both institu-
lions. FOR a finer prospect than that COM
handed hy what is known in this neigh
borhoOd AS Seminary Hill" cannot he
found in Eastern Virginia. and seldom one
80 One anywhere.
Sunday night IN the High School chapel
occurred The last sunday service OF the sea-
sion, oDd the usual final sermon WIS
preached by the Rev. Osborne Inglc. Of
Frederick. Md, himself an aiumnus OF the
school. The congregation was as large A.
tie chapel could contain, aud The occasion
full 81 interest.
ENDOWMENT.
Tuesday morning. mt the Seminary, the
Doard OF Trustees met, aud Assistant
Bishop Randolph was elected member.
A movement WAS inaugurated to increase
the present endowment Of the Seminary by
s10O.O0O. This sim is greatly needed for
the proper prosecution OF the work OF the
institution, and 1t l. hoped may be soon
raised. wednesday merning the annual
meeting Of the alumni took place, and a
committee, consisting Of the Rev. DR..
Sprigs, 81 Riclgnond, the Rev. DIR. Gram
nCr, and the Re-. ". l.. Hyland, OF
Maryland. appointed for the purDOse, de-
signa.cd number OF distinguished alumni
whose rctiye cooperation is to be enlisted
~ raising the money-among Others. A.
sistaLt Bishop Potter. Of New YORK; DR..
Phillips Brooks. OF Boston; and DR.. Wal
tar ". Williams. OF Baltimore.
The annual sermon vas preached by the
Few. Randolph ii. Mckim, ID. D., OF New
York.
LITERARY SOCIETIES..
Tue. day night ut the High school occurred
ihc ioint FINAL celebration OF the literary So
ciCiIe-. Charles Y. Uallam. OF Kentucky.
presided Tor the Fairfax, and Allen Potts.
" Richmond, FOR the Blackiord Society. In
The former thc readers. declaimer's, and
debatcr's medals were presented to Edwin
\. GfccEougb. Jr., OF Fairfax; J. Bailey
Johns, 81 Delaware: end III. Edgar Woot-
ten. OF Maryland, respectively. In the lat
ter they were taken respectively by G..
WhittIc sans, 81 orfolk; Robert G.. Fun
stem. q Albcmarlc; and Ernest VI. Stire-,
81 Norfolk. The JOINT yalcdictorian, \ MEM
b,r % the blackboard Society, was William
Vel. h ozark. 81 Danyile. Pembroke Lea
Thorn, Esq, Of Baltimore. delivered the an
nual address.
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock oc-
cured The closing exercises Of the session
a. the HIGH School. As on the previous
night, large and brilliant audience was
present, and the Marine Band added ex-
cclcnt music. The Rev. Or. Mckim. Of
Ntw York, opened the exercises with
PRAYER. after which the usual certificates
were distributed and special honor lists
rad. Al The time designated IN the pro-
grammc fOl The addrcs, the principal an
nOunCCd with regret that the Hon. John
R1ndolph Fucker, who WIS expected, had
been Unayoidahy detained from coming.
A number o. prizes were then conferred.
In Execution. on l.. VI. Stirc,, OF Norfolk ;
i. 4. GtC'u,ugh, Jr., of Fairfax; &. VI.
Blsck,ord. Jr.. OF Lynchhurg; and &. w.
>nns. 81 Norfolk. In scholarship. OF the
Eileen given, TIE Meade prizc. which j.
tie highest honor ~ the school. WAS con-
icrrod upon Clarence Dallam, oi Ken
lucLy: Charles y. Echol.. ~ Alabama; j.
Addison lngie, Of Maryland; Henry Nee.
johnson, ~ Louisiana; and Ernest NJ.
SlireS. Of Norfolk.
MrpALISTS.
Tie several gold medals, Ill provided by
friend. - tho -ehr'l, were hen presented
Tie Poit- prize medal for Shakspearc tb,
giit 81 Troma, Potts, Esq u Richmond
10 Charlie VI. imcklord, Jr., OF Lynch
burg; the InCin prize medal for English
,omyc,it.ou 10 Ernest VI. Sares Of Nor
folk; tie Bhckford pri1e medal cr Latin
and Greek 10 J. Addison Inglc, Of Mary.
land; and the BARCLAY prize medal for
mathemntic, TO Henry Met. Johnson, OF
ICuisilul.
The celebration closed with the singing
ytIc school choir ~ the Gloria in EX-
crlsi, md The bonrdic,iDE, pronounced by
tie Bi.hop ~ the diocese.
Ntuc.dly nigh, the annual sermon be-
i,r thc rluGculs' Missionary Society was
u,arhcd ~ The seminary hy the Rev. Rich
rid Newton, -. d., of Philadelphia, II il
represented ls having been cmlnrnlly wor-
ny OF in distinguished source.
stAINAGy CoHNgsoENESr
Thursday was commrnccment-dny proper
NJ The ,,mmply. rho forenoon was siyru
to a. reading, ia the chapel, ~ The grAdd'
timr ,,sar, aud m the afternoon, after the
utunl collation. diplomas were conferred
Nv lhhou WHITE, ~ prnidrut " the IN
tljWlnu, upuu H,lrrn young mrn who
have ,umlltird the cuiirsr fhhr ~ ihia
utmlt, n win be- observed, NJ already IN
holy otd,ioa.twn DRAGONS and Que prlr'l
tNr.',onD. Aror receiving thcir diplomas
the graduates wotr addressed ht the Rev.
q, nud Il. k,lpou, u. d.. ~ Maryland.
GpbrirHs
The following lsa list " tho graduate.
with the subject In each ease u the essay
Edward u. Hurwcll, Of Mccklcnburg-
subject. Julian.
Rev. Thcma. l.. Cole. u New York-.ub-
,cct, church Inity.
AN T.. Grnmcr. % llaltlmore-sublect.
Con parltivr Religions.
William Loyal GraVatt. Of Caroline
subject. The Council ~ Jerusalem.
Thomas ~. Jones. 81 Prince Edward
,ulitci. Tie Origin Of the Gospels.
J.l,z &. Koon. OF Fairfax subject, The
Vatican Council.
R,v. Edward L. Lawrence, OF Balti-
mole, subject, SUNDAY Schools.
; scol8y Moore, OF Clarke subject, st.
augustine
Rev. Robot Grattan holland, OF West
Virginia. iect, Church Music.
Carter Page, Of Fauquicr-sublect, Mon
astcism.
wiley J. Page. OF Cumberland subject.
Hugh Latimcr.
Clcyins O. Pruden. Of Nansem0nd-sub-
Icct, FIRST Council At Nicaea.
l. - ~ 20. Tt-f.faf ii
subject, Relation OF Minister to Pulpit and
Passionate.
william II. Savage, Of virginia-subjcct,
Law Work in he Church.
John W. sykes. Of NoriO.k-subiect, At
tiiude OF the Pulpit Toward lnhdelity.
Mr. ". Il. Savage in the above list ia the
youngest son OF tho l1to Rev. DR.. Thomls
:. Savage, It one time missionary 10 Africa,
and well known in Virginia. Within thi,
week ais sister has become the vile OF an.
other number II the class, the Rev. /. l..
Cote, row rector u the church OF which
Dr. S.yace bad charge at Rhineclife, New
York. At the time ct bis death. Boa
motL,. and sister attended his ordination.
OBDAINEo.
IL, extreme GOODNESS Of the day ycstcr-
thA Wa rouit n'"'''hiV" ~ many " -
oycrc)ats-and the unusually large number
to bc ordained brought particularly flll
car.l .glii3n TO the Seminary chapel ut III
4. NJ. Among those present were noticed,
Io~ids such ~ shared the service, the
R,ys. " iliam NJ. Dame. Of Baltimore; j..
4. " scai. y. D., oi Washington. u. G. {;
j. y. CrMchill, c. X. Nelson. ID. d., Il. 4.
Mason. u. d.. Henry Thomas and \.
Wfrc Of Maryland; and Henderson Sutcr,
loue - Hooii, 5. 4. Wallis. Frank string
fellow. ". Y. Roberts. Jr.. N +. Mar'na'l,
=. ! Goodwin, j. :. Griya.i, \. :. johns.
Fr,lI Pace. r. g. Da-hieil, ID. d., aud J..
p,.,lin n n ~ Elryiuil