Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11

OF THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMI
NARY, AAMPDEN-sloNEY.
Action Of the Board Of Trustees--Addrcss
TO Graduates and Delivery OF d.
plomas-ORicers Elected.
,corro,poDaencs o, the Richmond Dispa,ch.I

tcorrospondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
HAwrprx-SIDNEY. May ., 1890.
Tho BOARD of Trustees OF Union Theo-
lo~ioal Seminary have just closed their
annual meeting. On May ist the examina-
,,ors ~ the students began. or the Com
,niftce of Examination there were present
rom the beginning Rev. ID. ID. McBryde,
profesqor W. /. Martin, and NJ. Il. r. Hall,
~ ne SYNOD Of North Carolina. and Rev.
Charles white ID. D., Of the Synod OF Viz
rinia. These examinations continued
,hyourh the space Of Ave DAYS. 1t Is safe
90 venture tho assertion that there Is no
letter teaching in any seminary in the land
than p this. While IL IS true that there
are some students in this rs in all other
institutions who do not with thorough
moss avail themselves Of the great 0d-
Vautaros thCv possess, yet It IA also true
that flo majority of them arc consclen-
iiously faithful, and this IS shown in their
examinations.
Thc Board Of Directors met Tuesday,
Nev 9th. ataP. ". The following direc-
tors we're present From North Carolina
rev. j. W. Primrose, Dr. J. n. Smith, DR..
b \ Hutchinson, ID. ID. McBryde, DIR. T. II.
Johnston, Dr. H. G.. Hin. Professor W ).
Martin. DR.. l.. c. Vass and Mr.. b. +: Hall.
from Virginia-Dr Charles White, DR.. ~.
n White. DIR. W. r. Richardson, Major L.
4 Kirkpatrick. Or. I. l.. Preston, Colonel
=. r. Fitzgerald, DR.. J. III. Rawlings, and
Rev L. Is. TurnbuO.
ACTION or THE BOARD.
Rev. T. c. Nass, new director from the
SYNOD of North Carolina. was elected
member az the Board Of Trustees Rev.
r. &. Reed. elected director by the Synod
a. North Carolina, was not elected trustee
because the board thought that in accord
snce with the constitution ruling elder
should have been elected IN order 10 Keep
fho constitutional proportion as 10 the
number If elders and ministers composing
She board
MI. Board Of Trustees, whose members
~, the same met on the adjournment OF
fla Board of Directors.
E. "a. Armstrong, Lsq.. Of Salem, Va, a
member of the board, has died since tho
last meeting and a suitable memorial was
prepared by the T." "a concerning nun.
Jie wa. a faithful member and very
valuable one a. a member of tho Executive
Gnd Auditing Committees.
The auditors reported their examination
a. tho trcasurcr's account from April J,
1.si. 10 April /. 1890. and find accounts cor
1eet aud the seminary funds IN good couai-
1Iou.
AID TO STUDENTS.
The business Committee recommended
n number of improvements 10 the build
irr. and property of the seminary.
The report OF the faculty showed that
tho institution had been greatly blessed
during the term Just closed. IN accord
onro with their request H. was resolved That
you.d should be furnished students from
1ln funds Of the seminary, eXcept upon a
certificate signed by such students that
,Iov really need the aid and that they have
ul other adequate means OF supporting
themselves while pursuing their studies,
which aicuuacv is 60 he Judged OF by
cd. faculty. 10 was left TO the faculty
also e. decide the number OF sermons To
ie delivered publicly by the students.
The library contains, as showed by the re-
port 81 the Librarian, over l4.OD volumes,
besides q large number of unbound pam
Yll,t-. ouarteIhos, &c. One hundred and
thirteen volumes have been added during
thc year.
Thanks were presented Professor Henne-
r1n. 0i the college, for valuable and OPP
r.-tuno present of all the volumes of 'Iul-
gots History Of France TO tho library.
DIPLOMAS DELIVERED.
to NJ Wednesday the Board Of Trus-
tees met in thesemlnary chapel 10 hear the
address 20 the graduating class by Rev.
Thomas T.. Preston OF Lexington, va;
tho Organized Church to Unordained
Workers for Christ" 1t was an adj
ruirable address. full Of words of
good advice, encouragement, and COM
Tort 10 the graduates, indeed TO all. Pro
fes-or W. J. Martin, IL. D., of Davidson
College. n. c., presided, and IN foW sen
sihle words presented diplomas 10 the i0l-
lowing Young men. IL. &. Anderson, W. NJ
Tliridrc. !. !. Harrell. ID. NJ. HAWTHORNE,
q. T.. Henderlite. A. q. Jones, {. W. Max
we'll b.. L.. Price. 4. +. Sanders j.. J..
R0,r. /. Smith. G. T.. Sullivan, X. l.. Telford,
W. Moo. Thompson, and j. I. Wade. A
certificate ga 20 certain courses OF study
was also given TO ". L. walker vi the
above students Mr.. 4. L. Sanders Is going
nq missionary TO Greece and DR.. j. j. Har-
Tel 10 Brazil.
The programme Of exercises was SLED,
CreatiV 10 the pleasure and comfort of the
audience. On the preceding night a most
earnest and interesting address before the
Society Of Inquiry was delivered 10y DR.. X.
h. Kerr. OF Richmond, who gave us timely
thoughts IN wcll-choscn words-such Us DIR.
Kerr knows how To command.
DIR. Herr was followed m an exceedingly
interesting and entertaining address 10y
Rev. c. D. Mathews. ID. D., of London.
who was formerly editor Of the C0thoifc
Y,,slyt5-.an. and is now the secretary and
representative of the Pau-Pres byterlan
Council, which meets next year III Toronto.
Canada. His remarks came IN well after
Dr. kcrr's whose subject, was ." he Duty
of theChurch of God san Organized Body
81 the World"
GOOD ATTENDANCE.
The report 10 the General Assembly Of
tl, Church showed the attendance of
teycuteen ont of the tWeuty-four directors
~ showed the number of students to be
seventy. as follows: Fiftcen.seniors, thirty
iu middle class. and twenty-tour seniors,
and one pOst-graduate. The indications
are favorable for large number next ses-
SION. The report thus concludes. I'm view
of th, alarming indications IN some quar-
ter, Of Prcsbyterianism of detection from
,r "A weakening adherence TO our C0lya-
r-uc standards, We would renew our
thanks to God for His special favor TO this
institution ard would commend 1t anew
o. an who hold fast the form of sound
vo-3-' and would contend earnestly for
ihsfaifh once delivered TO the Saints "
a committee of two was appointed to
rutf,r with a committee of the trustees of
l.mpdcn Sidney College TO consider the
u-ourigtv and advisabihty Of so arranging
flat the closing exercises of the two lnsti-
Muous shall bc held at the same time, one
succeeding the other.
rIFcTIoN OF OFFICERS.
Roy Charles White. ID. d., was re-
elected secretary aud vice-treasurer. Rev.
Il. L.. Preston. ID. d., was elected president,
au3 Rev. u. q. Hill, ID. D., and DR.. T. n.
EutchisOn, yice-presldents
Rev y. NJ. Primrose was elected TO make
Che next annual address, and Rev. L. Is.
luwhuil. alternate.
Executive Committee: DR.. w. 7. Rich
srl-1u, G. White, Rev. l.. b. Turnbuil,
Nors. I'd. kirkpatrick, and L. n. Hutchi-
tYl.
auditing Committee: Drs. Hill. c..
White. Richardson, 1urnbul, Kirkpat-
ri-b. and Hutchinson.
Committee of Repairs Drs. c. White
at IGdmer aud Colonel j. Z. Fitzgerald.
Examining and Business Committee !:
" .,rs Rawlings. IurnbuN, {. White,
Vas. johnson, AID Hutchinson.
The matter of the assessment Of semi
nary land through which the Orange and
hcyville road Will pass was placed in the
La d5 of the treasurer for settlement.
!. Is hoped that the way Will be fully
opened for the election Of a professor to
T. the new professorship of Biblical The
c'pgy at the next annual meeting Of the
board, II not sooner.
The board adjourned az quarter past IL
O'Clock last night 10 meet Tuesday before
a. first Wednesday OF September at the
cl.l o. the Secretary.