New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
SHERRED HALL DEDICATED.
A NOTABLE GATHERING OF THE CLERGY.
ASSISTANT BIsnor PoTTER's Address.

ASSISTANT BISHOP POTTEES ADDRESS.
Sherred Hall. the new building of the General
Theological Seminary, at Ninth-ave. and lwenue'h-
ST., the cornerstone of which was laid last spring
and which has been built with money given TO
the seminary sixty wears ago 10y JACOB Shcllcu'
was dedicated yesterday with special cercli",Us '.,
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. com,
muni0n service was held in the seminary cnaPet& & az
IL 4. m. Assistant Bishop Potter conduclcu 'in1 &c
service He was assisted 10y Bishops seymour, VI
Springfield, H., McLaren. of Chicago; anu "oli
borough, of Ney;Jersgy ana nedn GIdd iio with the
students aud faculty OF the seminary, c'eIeSInen
aud Others. Among the ceIgyen fLeSnt WSio
DeCosta, Gallaudct, kimball. Hoffman. ADtIclCm-
bic Eaton Mayer aud Bruce and the Rev NJ
Hrewster of Ncw-H Haven. At the close OF the ser
vices preceding the communion, Assistant Bsh"p
Potter delivered Il short address III Whlch 10 sau
IN part: ,..,.. . ,..o,,.o,, g., tho orror
family which gives for comparing the feast OF the great
Apostle the Gentes and the feast OF dedication OF new
hall OF eanin For Saul Oi iarSus was aooNc "' %
men among the founders OF the Church, scholar You
doubtless rene mber that strahG says o IaSos rnI @
their home From his native place. therefore, ~ fau
gained his scholarly tendencies In his life AFTER ne DC
Apostle his scholarship revealed ltseu again anu
again Mars ill he said TO his Athel2u nstentIS
,h,Tourhy he was ACQUAINTED with the Greek poets You
remember how he sat at the feet OF Gamaei the Eri
influence Of the Master on the Ri'ip.s .ro,[5 of
Damascus he spent three years al IN .Lmhoi ATi1J'
my young brethren, OF your retirement here Ihus ny
brethren, prepare yourselves here III souhd nhi
,ich resis on trmb cnltiyatng gracious and patient
spirit toward error, keeping clear reverence o ' "a
Srt Gears aao Jacob sherred painter and glazer OF
set enart nom his substance $600OO to 0mld
th; haH W. should remember honest with graft
tude But behind Jacob Shcrredt II belongs 10 TINS unnS
sq great influence in early New-York He friend OF
Jacob sheriff M M ss n.i ss S through dosgs
friends notes But he never lost his generosity ana hs
public spirit He the founder OF the NewIoiH Is
forical society, and active In founding tue
Mercantile aud Society libraries. He knew the
mss III. persona e1 influence hrs with Mr. wife
and then with SherTed himself ana 40 II came 10 pas
which has built your hall Ny dcayounS brothers. le
as forget the necessity OF tue iily oi men ] U
thoupb and men action In the Church Tho men whom
YOU sec working through the week are Watching you
see now you keep your trust IN ptePang nt Pn
aud while yon gain broad and deep oe reN
eent the past hopeful for the future anu most oi all
loysl TO the person OF your Divine Master;
After the communion service the BISHOPS, Ky
and the faculty and students marched IN procession
10 the new Sherrcd Hall and in one of the lecture
rooms Oh the ground floor formally dedicated Inc
building with prayer and by singing the hyihn'
" The Church's one Foundation" Assistant bi'hoP
blessed 6e Thy Name Lord, that it hath pleased Thee
so put the hearts OF Thy people 10 Dud hs mouse
and devote 1t TO Thy honor and eOl! IN Tue suG.U T
the students OF this seminary we therefore de'ue ~
the ever blessed aud eternal Trinity the Father the Son.
and Holy Ghost. and grant that all they VINO sa Gu
joy the benefit OF is pious work may snow oln & v11 ~
thankfuness by making right use OF H. to inc elOi! Vi
Thy holy Name. Amen. NJ, IL,
upon Bishop Seymour to speak. lie sand IN part;
"Let us al the outset rejoice that TINS building
has been dedicated with the service and III the
name of the Lord. | am glad that each piOIessol
will have his own lecture OF recitation room HcIc'
and il ~ cause for cOngratulatiOn that the noun
tain will now come 10 MahOmet, not Mah0nIet
go to the mountain, as IL used TO be III thc oid
buildings" Brief addresses were made by bishops
Nicl.aren and scarborough. -,
The new building cost 900, ana ~ bulit Oh
red pressed brick with light hrownstOne trimmings
in collegiate gothic style. 1t is three stories hlgh
and contains two handsome lecture rooms on each
nour. Each room contains two open CRATES: lhe
ventilation is unusually good. The building Is
heated bv steam. Ihe walls OF the rooms are OI
rreapl-cOOred and red brick.