New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-08
MANY NEW PREACHERS.
YOUNG MINISTER'S MAKE THEIR BOW.
CLOSING ExERusBs AT THE YIFTY.THTaD AN,
NIvERsARY or THE UNION THEo-
LOGICAL SEMINARY.


LOGICAL SEMINARY.
The Adams Chapel OF the Union Theological
Seminary, al Park-ave. and Sixty-ninth-st, was
filed last evening at the anniversary exercises
closing the Gftv-third year Of the Institution
The venerable Charles Butler, president OF the
Board OF Directors, presented the diplomas ana
the address TO the graduating class was mace
by the Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Hastings, president
Of the faculty. The annual meeting OF the Alumni
Association had been held in the morning, fol-
lowed by luncheon.
The feature of the morning was an address by
the Rev DR. A. F. Schaufler on The Ideal Sunday
School The speaker, who is now superintendent
Of mission work in the Seminary, was for many
years the successful pastor OF Ohvct Chapel in
Sccond-st.. and his address was full Of reminiS-
cenncs Of his pastoral life His ideal Sunday
school in one where for GOO scholars, there shall
be three superntendentS five secretaries, three
Librarians, one doorkeepcr, and q treasurer lie
believes in machinery, we'll oiled, but out OF sight
The pastor should be the leader unless he has
most efficient superintendent The teachers meet
ing must be maintained in such way that the
teachers will enjoy attending il, and will learn
how TO teach 1t should not be a lecture by the
paetor, nor IA debating society, nor a Irritation
club The Socratic method, questions and
answers, is the ideal for conducting this meeting
After Dr. Scaulllcr's address had been com
mcntcd on the Alumni were invited TO the Morgan
Library, where luncheon had been provided ny
the directors. Mr.. Butler presided and al his
right sat President Hastings, both Of whom mad"
brief but earnest addresses, full OF hope for the
future OF the Seminary. Dr. Dickey and DR..
Dana, of philadelphia; Dr. Holmes, Of Albany,
and DE-. f. " White and Henry Day. Of this city,
H., hA Ia ~
faculty at the table OF honor DR.. Dana of the
class OF &c: the Rev. J.. H. Angles OF Boston,
who WAS graduated in 1889; the Rev. j. Ii. Hoad-
ley, OF Faith Church, Of the class 81 ~; owen H.
Gates, OF the graduating class and the Kew MIR
Hallock. representing the Synod Of Ncw-l ork
responded for their respective classes, ana Tor
the Committee on EXanlinations.
In the evening Robert f. Carter discussed
"Christian IdcinSm John Is. Clark, Wanted
4 Bible" William II. Hopkins. The Childhood
Of the Soul and RohrT, A. King Jonathan
young preachers, DR.. Hastings said:
You to be congratulated on tn" completion Of
your long Of preparation FOR your chosen work
The end Ia. com which Is the beginning
commerce your At the recent COMMUNICATION
EXERCISES. ,p liking of waShuCtnns high conservation 10
duty, President lrrson uttered th"s' deeply '1snin
cant words "S'fsr'SanG hA' no public Observance ~
anniversary Tn" captain to IL" his care"
Of rag, that he may glyr safety aud dhveisnc' " his
Inp,rlucd fellow has fame nc who lands the cargo
has only wages" Let Us all acrept this lofty teaching
may IL follow number q, this centennial cllsS
S,.fsaoKIng ha> public Observance anniversary
Believe gentlemen ~ seeking IL suicide There IL
in IL no Go.,sI Of lie. but only the our" promS' VI
death TIL monks u C.ar'reusr built their ciosrr i
hollow squarr with wnSvws only on the inner court
Lut hot looking W the mountain genes which
Iurrouuicd them. busdng characters, revers"
that method build wlliOws the inner court but
have all outlook possible upon what God Is d0nG
and what j. needing. DO not bu too much con
,ccd aluu, place and environment; tnsc arr o2ly H.
cidcuial matters Character Is the CrVot thing The
Parson povcrb is true: "a st0n" tit for he Wall
u,u ~, M, lrf, I'm The ss.iway.H During the war
when they urocd the heroic FnrraGut take command
OF an ironcIad $50 sd the veteran. give me
good shin Of oak pr' iron Into the men That
has tlc raZ the .p!rit. VIVA: T. in you II tn"
determining thing It mShtr whatever Il about
YOU hart full N" divine love will make ts Own
atuosuh"r, and cnvir,nmcnt ana mah" them heavenly
NAV Tn, ll,eA!ug u God upon each one u you
making YOU. work abundan'Iy fruitful and your hna
reward exceeding great Take tr your motto Cary's
noble word, Expect great things from God and attempt
great thu-S for GoA'
The members Of the graduating class were:
Fllsworth Bonhls +: li"ibr>i2uHu ny Nennisn,
y " buchanan, VIII >. ticniSsl willie :. NrNc"',
-, l.. Thomas (. Miller,
-, ihUUh. Nutrn
ichu II (larF II. Hopkins tn mas NJ Nichols
~ : !. fTi"".
II E,rin :. hin il'hss Ru.h"rfurl,
n p,b.r- 4 James T. Srut.
Wuuarr Gilbert Edwin J Llnl~'y, Joseph 6. Sry1rf,
ior.' Cr,rr " parlri r. Iorcni Robert II TAYLOR.
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