Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-17
YALE PSYCHOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

YALE THEoLOGICAL SEMINARY.
 The Anniversary Exere1ses The
 Speaking aG Battell Chape1-The Alumni Meetlng-The Annual Re port of the SeminarY-The Debate at the Meeting, Subject: Importance of a Learned ana Educated Min1s- try.
 The anniversary exercises of the Yale Theological seminary were held at Batte1
 chapel yesterday morning, beginning at 10
 o'clock. A large audience, including many ladies, were present. President Dwight presided. On the platform with. him were Prof. Day and Prof. Fisher of the Theelogi-
 cal school. The exercises opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Woodruff, followed by music by l the choir.
 1 The speakers were Charles Loomis, B. A., of Charlestown, Ohio, subject: .ePulpit op- | timism;" Lewis Franklin John of Dayton, Ohio, subject: "Basis of true theology"
 John Oliver Thrush of Ridgeville, W. Va, ''Bernard and Abe1aid;" John Churchwood \ Wilson of Philadelphia, sfReliRion of Re- l demption;" Henry Horace Williams of Sum- bury, Vt, Religious Problem;" Charles AL len Dinsmore of Stowe; Vt., Religious Ger | ta:nty;" D. Melancthon James of Baltimore, | l field, Mass, on 'eThe Sentiment of Humani- | ty in Theology" Frank V. Stevens of Yer l montyille, Mich, on "The Polemic and the Investigator" and Alexander Mine of Vest erly, RI, on the Profits of To-day" Frank R. Tuckey, the pastor of the Humphrey street church, who graduates this year, spoke on the ''Kingship of Jesus." Most of the subjects were ably handled and as a whole were well treated. In the audience were | Rev. Dr. Twitchell of Dwight Place church, Rev. I. c. Meserve of Davenport church and Rev. Burdett Hart of Fair Haven. THE ALUMNI MEETING. ! The Annual Report by Professor Bay -An Interesting Discussion by the Alumni.
 The anniversary meeting of the alumni of Yale Theological seminary took place yester- day afternoon in Marquand chapel. Rev. George Bushnell was chosen chairman, and the Rev. Mr. Ives of Stratford was made CT and the Rev. Professor Day, secretary of the theological faculty, made the report of the seminary since it's last anniversary. ANNUAL REPORT. Dr. Day said that it had been sixty-six years since the seminary had been made Q part of the college, but it was not till 1867 when the anniversaries began; therefore, this 1 is the twenty-frst gathering of the alumni. Professor Day read letter from the Rev. Daniel D. Jappan, of Toppsfeld, Mass, who ! is now over ninety years of age and the oldest alumnus of the seminary. The obituary record for the year had been printed | and distributed. Of the twenty-sevsn alum | nj who have died this year six were between eighty and eighty-fve years of age, twelve between seventy and eighty, and the rest | were between sixty and seventy, the average | age being seventy-one and one-half years. There are also many prominent names on the ! list, such as Revs. N. J. Burton, E. w. Bacon, A. A. Sturgis, E. E. Atwater, Isaac Jennings, I. P. Langworthy and Owen Street.
 During the past year there have been IF students in the seminary Religiously the
 students have been doing highly important \ service in city mission work, and in all prob ability this will increase. Many will go out [ for such work during the summer. There have been two or three benefac- tions this year. The person who gave $1 ,000 I last year for scholarships has done so this ! year, and A. s. Barnes bequeathed $1 ,000, which is appropriated to the general fund. Since this afternoon meeting began the fac ! ulty learned that MT. Hiram Camp had caused to be put in the corridor of East Divinity hall a pendulum clock. A general catalogue of the seminary is now in the press and will be issued next fall. The prospect for next year is remarkably good. There have never been so. many defin. | ite applications for admittance so early in the year as at this time.
 Hooker Fellowship. The graduate fellowship of $700 for each \ Of the two succeeding years has been award | ed to MT. Lucius Harrison Thayer of Vest ' field, Mass.
 Discussion.
 A discussion followed on the " Importance | of e Learned and Educated Ministry" It
 was opened by Rev. Burnet Wright ot New Britain. MT. Wright referred to MT. Moody in glowing terms, and showed how he had been | student and scholar, and how much he appreciates the value of education as shown by his founding schools. The growing de- | mand for Bible study has been greatly aided by the uniform series of Sunday school lessons. Theological seminaIies call special ists to their faculties and thus meet the demand for an educated ministry. The peo- pie are demanding higher education of the clergy.
 The people may not stay at home from the morning service because they feel they must go from force of habit. But they will stay at home in the evening and read the Century | about the newly-foun mummy of Pharaoh. ' they are going to get it. The criticism put ! upon the minister by the non-church goer is
 not that he is too learned, but that he does | not know enough, and so they feel that they | can better stay at home with the magazine and the newspaper.
 There is fancy that we can be fitted for I work without being prepared for it. It is paralleled in the medical and commercial | circles. All the learning and all the wisdom of man if brought into email space and put in the vacuum left vacant by the heart his preaching would not be of so much effect as there would be if the daughter of Jairus l should simply point to Jesus and say he | cured me and told my mother to give me ! food.
 Dr. Shorey of Gates college, Nebraska, fol-
 lowed in the discussion and urged the young | men to go West.
 | often overlooked, that men are educated away ! from the people. We want to educate them ! nearer to the people. The power in the country is in the educated people. The "riff-
 raff" ought to be sought after, but they don't
 determine the country, so the edu- we must educate a ministry that | can reach the doctors, lawyers and all | educated people. If the ministry is moved from the people it is by false education.
 A man devoted simply to books may get | away from the people, but the man who is coming into contact with people as well as
 his books is developing both sides and meets with better success. The church fathers, | reformers, the Puritans, were educated peo- pie, carried education with them, established ! schools and colleges Education does not separate us from, the people. The power goes down to the common people from those \ who are highly educated
 The study of the English Bible is another | watchword. In this seminary the direct ! study of the Bible in the different languages S-w l. 11-.- L1.-.- III AL | together.
 Rev. MT. Woodworth, of Berlin, wanted ! to know what was an educated ministry. A ! student is several years in preparation for ! college, four in college and three or four in seminary.
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