Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-04
DOING A GOOD WORK
In the Training of COIored Preachers
Under the Auspices of the Methodist

In the Training of COIored Preachers
Under the Auspices of the Methodist
Church.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
An institution In the south, whose pre-
gress and success have been noted with
deep interest by many in this city, Is thus
spoken of by the Christian Union:
Cannon Theological seminary is one OF
those rare institutions which is surround
ing Atlanta with a new and better environ.
ment than the Notifications of the cay OF
the war. 1t is intended for ne training
of eolored preachers who are to ,lbor under
the auspices of the Aethod:1t Episcorsi
church of the United States. Inc pre-
dent of the seminary is the F ~. Wilbur /.
Thirkeld, D. D., and associated with him
are three other able and honored protes-
sors: The exercises of commencement
week CLOSED the tenth year in the h1stol
of this seminary. A brief chror.oie
of the remarkable growth and G.
together unexpected development In the
history of the Institution, given in the re.
port Of President Thirkeld to the board OF
trustees, furnishes some points OF general
interest: Starting with the main hall I'M
finished and upfurnishcd, we - at the
close of our first dee ade, in addi..cn to tcts
completed oliice, a splendid libra bu' d.
ing. with rec5ing-rocn end shf.ves TOT
twenty THOUSAND volume2; four eleg mt
homes for the professors; eight spac1or;
cottages for married students; TON acres OF
valuable land added to our campus; and,
for the most part through the labor OF
our students, the rough woods have
drives laid out, hedges and trees
planted and the whole campus given the
form of beautiful park. The small nu
cleus of library has grown to over 7,5C,
volumes, besides pamphlets, including E ,ti
of the Methodist Quarterly Review end the
Christian Advocate from their ginning
the single ter cher placed in charge, with
his course of study laid down, now sees
faculty of four and we'll ordered curricu
lum that has met the approval of tn
church; the meagre endowment of 500,
900 has through the splendid munifcenc,
of our founder, been increased to rount
half-million; the two students with which
the seminary opened have increased ID
regular yearly attendance of more thai
threescore; and noble body of alumr
numbering sixty-three now honors Gam
mon as its alma mater, and extends he
influence throughout the entire south
land" A class of nine, representing ST.
states and seven conferences, graduate,
on May 10. The orations were receive,
/ with enthusiastic interest by the large au
diencs that filled the hail. several of Their
| revealed marked orig lne,ity and strength
An sppropI late address was give
before the class by the Rev
DR.. R. s. Rust So great is the deman
l for trained ministers hat, With one exceI
| ton, every member Of the class is unde
appointment in the various conference
represented. If We remember correctly
DR.. Thirkeld is son-in-lsw of the lat
Bishop Gilbert Haven of the Methods
Episcopal church; and Cannon seminar
Is worthy companion of the noble Atlant
university, of which DR. Bumstead is tn
honored president, and which is doing a
equally great though somewhat differer
work for the colored population of tn
/ central south.