Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-04
COMMENCEMENT.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY AND HIGH scEooL.
Celebration o. ne semi-csnteaaisl Of the
Rec pr Paekara's Professorship-
Kishly.In,sres,iag Exercises
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;ns,;,n,,ons OF learning near this city
v,e those incident 20 the final ser
mon before the boys Of the Episcopal
u,sh School. This sermon WAS preach
Cd ia the chapel Of the Theological
Seminary by the Right Rev. George
". Peierkin, D. D., OF West Virginia,
on sunday night the Goth instant.
Evening PRAYER was read by the Rev.
DIS. c. Walker and X. Nelson, Of the
Seminary, and the Rev. j. I. Cole, of
the Japan mission. all Of whom, as
well IS the preacher, were once stu
dents Of the High School. Bishop Pc
teIkm's sermon on The text, " Fight the
GOOD fight Of faith" was able, spirited,
ard effective, aud received by the large
congregation present with every marx
Of appreciation. -.
The last examinations in both insti-
tntions having taken place, the Board
OF Trustees met on Tuesday morning At
the Seminary with an unusually fall at
tendance, and had long and import
ant session. Among other things OF
interest done was Encouragement OF
the work Of the several professors
chairs. as follows: The dean, the Rev.
pr. Packard, was relieved Of Greek and
Hebrew and assigned Biblical Learning
ard the English Bible; Greek and He
brew were given TO DIR. McElhinney,
and the branches recently taught by
b., divided between Drs. Walker and
Nelson. a committee, consisting Of
RjshcpS white, Randolph, and Peter
kin. with the Rev. Drs. PeterkiG and
Sn,;rg. was appointed 10 arrange for q
new chair IN the Seminary and nomi-
nate professor. The invested funds
NJ the seminary now amount 10 about
:20C, 600.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain,
which lasted throughout the day and
until long after dark, there was fair
attendance At the High School at $50
Tuesday night on the joint final ceie-
bra,,on Of the Fairfax and Blacktord
Literary Societies, and the usual detach-
mon, NJ the Marine Band from Wash
jnctcn arrived in good time to add to
the interest Of the occasion. Thomas
l. Wood. who delivered the address of
welcome. presided for the Blackford,
srd Edward Hannewiuckel, Of Rich
mond. for the Fairfax Society. In the
former medals for reading, defamation,
ard debate were conferred on W. Ii. X.
Pndle,on, Of Fsuquier; F. c. Milton,
Of Kentucky; and Ralph Robinson, oil
N,y,lsrd. In the latter like honors
wee won by T. n. Lindsay. Of ken-
ncly: A. 9. Murdock, Of West Viz
GINA: and II. W. Conner, Jr., of South
Carolina. The Joint valedictOrian was
Ralrh Robinson. Mr.. Morgan II.
beach. of Alexandra, a student of the
school some ten wears since, delivered
The annual address, which was full OF
Wit. humor, snd sound thought, and
most favorably received.
The annual meeting Of the Seminary
alumni Wednesday morning was largeiy
attended, and was the most interesting
since that Of 1873, when the htuetf
wear Of the existence Of the school was
commemorated. Besides three or foul
score clergymen, there were many la
dies and others from distance, attract
ed by the peculiar character of the oc'
casion. Before the meeting proper
PRAYERS we're read by tho Rev. w. l.
Grayatt. of Richmond, and the annua
sermon preached by the Rev. liender
son Suter, of Alexandria, on the tex
"Walking in Wisdom Toward Then
that are Without" The meeting wa
then organized, the chair being occupie
by the president the Rev. George a
Smith tclass Of 1929, Of Alexandra
and the Rev. Walter W. Williams, ID
D.. OF Baltimore, acting as secretary
Bishop PeteIkin, in behalf OF the Com
mittee 10 Increase the Endowment Fund
reported contributions and legacies L
the amount of sS5 ZOO. The Rev. Dr.
Bancroft. Of Brooklyn, was sppointe
esssyist for next year, with the Kew
Or. Meade, Of Philadelphia, as alter
rate. After some further routine buSl
ness a committee, consisting oil bisho
White and the Rev. DR.. Robert Mel
son. was appointed to introduce to IA
meeting the Rev. Joseph Packard, d
D.. dean Of the Seminary, who has jas
completed the iiftieth year OF his pro
fessorship in the institution.
Dr. Packard was welcomed for tn
alumni by the aged president, who re
ferred in touching and appropriate term
to his long and honorable connecho
with the school. He was followed b
the Rev. Julius {. Grammer, D. d., {
Baltimore, in the same strain, butmoT
at length, and with emphatic menuo
of the fact that in nearly every pans
in Virginia. nearly every diocese III ia
United States, and nearly every STATIC
in the foreign mission-feldhis disciple
had labored. In conclusion, DR.. Grau
mer discharged for his brother alumni ii
pleasing duty Of presenting to their oil
instructor as a mark of esteem and q
lection a purse Of sl,lj9. Anoth'
address was made by the Rev. Geore
Herbert KipsOlyipg, Of Philadelphia
.nd vet another by Bishop Dudley,
Kentucky, both Of great mark. Bisho
Dudley closed his remarks by presen
ing 10 DR.. Packard, in behalf OF Il
students Of the session, an elegant arm
chair.
The response to these several a
dresses and gifts by the venerable be-
of The occasion was nearly nm hour
length, and was listened 10 by all pr
sent with the proioundest interest. W
regret that space does not allow Il
reproduction here Of extracts. The
view Of the history Of the Seminar
and especially OF the early years Of b
connection with it, which begun VIII
be was twenty-three, was especial
entertaining. There was not lit
that was amusing, much that W
touching, and much that was instru
tive. The Seminary has had in 4
seven hundred and sixty-nine studen
tof whom about five hundred suryiy
including nineteen bishops, and OF Il
whole number only one hundred we
not DR.. Packard's pupils. Ii can boa
forty foreign missionaries. vi Z
twenty-nine students in the institute
his first year as many as thirteen a
tav0a prnnnFt1nn III