New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-19
DREW THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
COMMENCEMENT ExERc1sEs-GRADUATEs.

Madison. n j. MAY II (SpecaD.-TDe 'oh'
mencement exercises began win the a'"u"'
sermon on Sunday morning by bishop
Bowman. Bishop r. S. Foster was presen. nuns ms
the day and assisted in the services Inc hoN' ~
S. L. Baldwin In the evening preached the anniversary
sermon OF the missionary society OF tno Se''''
An suspicious beginning certainly.
On Monday and Tuesday the examining coh'lh.O
from the Conferences came in force and were degheu
with the school and its work. ON TUESDAY eVen"e
the Rev. Dr. W. V. Kelley, Of Brooklyn gave lco'uio
on Robert Browning. The seminary cnapei
crowded and every one was delighted with the oea"'
full and scholarly defence of this great poet and man.
The annual lovefeast on "wednesday morning Is
one of the forgotten events OF the seminary
year.
An unusually large number OF the trustees "ero
present at their annual meeting. About Soo'ooo mas
been added 10 the endowment fund during inc las.
year: and to increase this will be the main eioi' "
the authorities for the coming year. Ii, t.,
At D. m. the board held public meeuhe III
Cornell Hall, to accept and express thaihs ior ulo
gifts of Mrs j. g. Cornell, beautiful rose winoo"
in memory of Mr.. Cornell, and IN memory Oh mrs
Renben Nelson a large richly framed portrait OF inc
lats Rev Dr. Nelson. Mr.. William Hoyt, OF New
York presided, and Bishops Ninde Foster Andrews
Fowler and the Rev. Mr. Eckman TOOK part IN the
exercises.
The alumni association at It's annual meeting Oh
Wednesday afternoon reported large part Vi 10
library endowment fund is already secured. |hea
voted to establish bmonthly paper In Tie mlees, Vi
the alumni, and the Rev. 5. q. Ayres was eIcoVcu
editor and manager. The Rev. DR.. G H. Mcurc"'
president: the Rev. c. +. Noble, vlce-presidehl' anu
the Rev. NJ f. Ketcham secretary, are the officers 1or
next year.
In the evening the public exercises were heo. lhe
Rev. DR.. Mey, in behalf of the faculty. "eicomeu
the alumni home. President Adams made a very
happy response. The orator of the evening, the Rev.
Dr. c. W. Parsons of Newark spoke on the subject
"The Force That Wins" The hearty applause at the
close showed that he had illustrated Ill Ailnsen ho
truth of his words.
The usual interest and pleasure OF commencement
of Bishop Taylor. Before the presentation OF tne
diplomas the Bishop gave one of his plthy, pungent
practical talks to the graduates After luncheoh
work in Africa TO a crowded chapel. .
The members of the graduating class are Johh Al
len IT, CassyiIIe " j. stark w. rnola Bgekh pGn0
George H. Buckley, jr., philadelphia. Penn; Charles
Newton Church, Akron, Ohio; Laertes T. Conrad
Elysburg, Penn; Theodore NJ Culver, Harveyville
Penn; John F. Derr Canaseraga, n. y; ELLISON H.
Dupuy, South Norwalk, Conn.,; J. Edgar Franklin
Wilmington, Del Holmes +. Gravatte Cassvlile NJ ). !,
Walter G. Hull, Homer, \. y. BedroS NJ krikorian.
Ourfa Turkey George W. Maine, stillwater \; o.,
Point Pleasant Ohio Charles H. Viewing Blnshsnton
n. y. william S. Newsom, New York City John L.
Nuelson, sedala, Mo Edgar W. Pasko BTooG 1H,,
II. Phillips Homecoming, Nd; E. Judson Rosengrant
SINNERS Eddy Penn; William r. Sears. Nassau
y. p. Bahamas A. Lincoln Shute, Kewanec, III
Howard d. smith, Templeville, Md; George G. vNel
West saugerties. y. Y; Alfred Walls, Steubenvillc.
Ohio; Herbert WEIGH, New York City; A. c. Wiley
ST. Mchaels, Md; p F. Youlen. Wlliamstown, Mass Mas;
Nuelson Shute. WEIGH Wiley and Youlen received the
degree of b. ID.