The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-27
ALEXANDRIA.
Glass Day at the Virginia Theological
Seminary.

Glass Day at the virginia Theologica
Seminary.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 26.-tSpecial.ll +
This was class day at the Seminary. Th'
young men have worked hard during th'
year. and the results are gratifying to boil
student and professor, which means thei
friends as well.
The exercises Of to-day were held in th,
Seminary Chapel. There was a short de
yotional service, which was followed by th,
reading ana delivery of essays from the
eight members OF the Senior class. The
faculty were present in the chancel; ais,
the Bishop Of Virginia and Assistant
Bishop.
Bishop Whittle announced the essayists
The first essay was read bv Mr.. William II
Burkhart, of West Virginia.; his subject
was "George Whitfield and the English Re
yiyal.v The second essay was by Mr.. q. r.
SOmmeryille. of West Virginia, on the sub.
| ject Of "sOcial Science and Christianity"
The third Essay, by Mr.. John {. Cornick,
Of Virginia, on the subject of Erasmus"
followed.
Next came the essay OfMr. Claude Smith.
of North Carolina, on the positive gain OF
Higher Criticism" ami that by Mr.. Edwin
;. links, Of Virginia, on "Christian PrincI-
pies as related TO Civilization" The sixth
I .
was on "The lnquisition.' lie was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Benjamin Green, Of Virginia,
on Cardinal Newman" and the last essay
was by Mr.. J. Hunter Davidson, of Mary
| land, on "ReasOn and Revelation"
Dinner was then served in the seminary
dining room.
The exercises closed about 1880 L. NJ.
with the delivering the diplomas to the gra-
duates.
Bishop Peterkin, Of West Virginia, deliv-
cred the charge to the graduates, and Bishop
Whitte pronounced the benedcti0n.
The ordination of Virginia, West Virgin
ia men tomorrow, also Of Mr. Brooking, OF
Kentucky. Though the weather continues
extremely warm, t0-day's attendance was
large, and every one expressed themselves
pleased.
As stated in today's TINES the final SER
vices Of the Seminary Missionary Society,
were held in the chapel, II. NJ. June %.
The sermon was preached by Rev. DR.. Julius
T.. Grammer, of Baltimore. from XVI Chap.
of II. Marks Gospel, 20 verse. "And they
went forth and preached everywhere, the
Lord working with them, and confirming
the word with signs following"
The sermon was throughout listened TO
with rapt attention. Thescburch as mis-
siOnary organization was shown to be in
its growth. progress and elevated teaching
Divine institution. The Doctor well sus-
tained his proposition, which was: "that
the movement of the Apostolic Church
throughout the world, and the results Of the
Christian preaching OF the LIST century were
as profound an evidence Of it's Divinity AZ
were the miracles Of the Saviour
himself He defined the true mis-
sionary spirit. He characterized the
honest missionary as one who went among
the heather nation, Bible in hand. lie
quoted John Knox as speaking Of the Bible
as book of which God was the author,
Truth the subject. and Salvation the object.
lie called the Virginia seminary the cradle
of the missionary spirit in the American
Episcopal Church, referring to her many
sons VINO have gone forth and who are still
giving themselves to the foreign fields OF
Christian labor.
For its volume Of material lluency and
fulness Of incidents and statistics. it was a
signal instance OF the Doctors power TO en-
brace large amount Of information within
the compass OF less than forty minutes.
The closing exercises Of the iifty-trst year
Of the Episcopal High School of Virginia,
located in Fairfax county, west OF this city,
took place yesterday afternoon, attended by
Il gOOdly number OF people, mostly "old
boys" now in attendance upon the
seminary festivities, which were in
augurated with the alumni meet
ing of this morning. Mr.. l.. NJ.
BlackfOrd. the principal Of the school, pre-
sided. the exercises taking place in the big
schooL<oom, which was hung with pictures
and crowded with peoTle le. The walls back
Of the rOstrum was prettily set of by twin
ing ivy vines and ferns and p0rtraits-the
principal Of which were a l'fc-size photo
graph of the principal, aud "A handsome por-
trait in oil Of Randolph Fairfax, who fell
before Fredericksburg, December 18th,
1862, which represents smooth.faced
young man Of about II clad in Confederate
officers uniform of Confederate gray. There
is something noble in the features portrayed
i'm the picture and something sad about the
whole. small cross-bar flag overriding
the frame.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Randolph. Then came the pre-
sentatiOn Of prizes as follows: For reading
at sight, second plizc (IOrne's Life of Ma
poleon, illustrated), TO Lewis Henry
Machen, OF Fairfax; FIRST prize (PrescOtfs
Life and Miscellanies, 2 yolumes), TO Will
liam Henry Laird, Jr.. Of Maryland. For
reading, second prize (Presc0trs Ferdinand
and Isabella, 3 y0lumes), 10 the same; first
prize (Allibone's Prose and Poetry Quota
tions, > volumes, ; yo.), 10 Oliver White
head Catcbings, OF Mississippi For decla-
nation, third prize (The Rand McNally
Standard Atlas, to Page Van Rensselaer,
Stires, of Norfolk; second prize tMicbaud's
History OF the Crus3des, 3 yOlumes). 10
Lewis Henry Machen, Of Fairfax; first
prize (Handy Volume shakespeare, II
volumes), TO John Gerdes Lonsdale, OF Ar
kansas. For scholarship (The Whittle
Prize), Knights History OF England, vol
umes, to Edgar Thomas Conley, Of Mary
land; Motley's Dutch Republic, volumes,
- -. ..xFt.. IlAt, ,l.t.~, Af IIAp |
over: Chambers Miscellany, 10 volumes, to
Sewcll stayely Hepburn, Jr., of Hanover;
Handy Volume Shakespeare, II volumes, TO
Herbert Old, Of Norfolk; Presootps Mexico
and Peru, yolgmos, 10 Buckner Magill
Randolph, Jr., Of Henrico; Du Chaillu's
Land Of the Midnight sun, 2 volumes, yo.,
10 Henry Seqbr0Ok, Of South CAROLINA. (rhe
Meade Price, knights History OF England,
volumes. half calf, 10 William Whiteburst
Old. Jr.. Of Norfolk; Motley's Dutch Re
public and United Netherlands, volumes,
to Henry Darlington Rely, q Halifax.
After the distribution of prizes there was
a short spell Vi excellent recitation, de-
clamatiOn, and reading. j. G.. Lonsdale re-
cited "Leetle Yacob Strauss" Lewis III.
Machen declaimed ''rhe l.ass speech OF ii.
w. Grady" a,d oliver ". Catchings read
''Tom's strategy"
The presentation Of gold medals followed.
The Liggett junior prize msaai (for excel
lence in general scholarship went to Ho-
race Gbl.9!in, Of Missouri; the Bibb prize
medal {for excellence in the study OF Shake
speareL TO Edward Davis oregory, OF Lynch
burg; the Wilson prize medal tfor excel
lence In English composi,ionl 70 Ruckner
Magill Randolph, Jr., OF Henrica and the
Hanewinckle prize modal (for excellence In
mathematicsl TO William Whitehurst Old,
Ir., OF Norfolk.
.'Gloria in Excelsis'' was then sungs and
Bishop Peterkin pronounced the blessing,
and the choir and glee club then led the
school In singing the ''Dulce Donum,"
Thus closed another most successful year
Of one Of Virginia's-ytae south's-best
schools. BELL.