Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
GIVEN By MR.. GlN'TER
J. K the DlnOr Of The site for Union
Theological Seminary.
pornr or ITS REMOVAL.


..,iop with the proposed trans
.r. Tnion Theological Seminary
'' ,...c Edward county to Rich
BE-, Dr. Robert T. Kerr VINO
t,,rltel 10 present the Inducements
.,.. ,itv 10 the Board Of Trustees
...,..utlon. said TO Dispatch re-
.,craav. THE land on the
mike opposite the residence OF
...h Bryan. which ] wos empoW-
., .0sr the Board OF Trustees as a
.- Tie erection OF the new semi
o.. rualfcent gift of Major Gin
g., comprises eleven ana three
..~.- and Is exceedingly valuable.
beautifully situated. OF the
which has been raised towards
s fund. 5000 has been sub
t. uusc who had the interest
..,-, M heart in this city. and
,.arc. one of the professors
..,.uon. has been promised
$500 from two separate
Kerr aided tAat he hoped and ex-
r..r gOOdly sum, besides
-...... .B aand. as he had hitherto
le-y pleasant task soliciting
--, --..l and glorious an enter
-u- ~YNODS TO ACT.
.... .aar- Tor the synods OF Viz
.. >.th Carolina 10 acquiesce
..,... .a ton OF the Board OF
..rr.l seems to be almost a
... ou-for the seminary TO
.-.,.f.r.i 20 this city.
trustees ETi0HX
- l.l hearty 10 degree, ana
..... p. a--ep, the offer from Rich
,.. PASSED with only one dissent
r-..r ~ great interest to Rich
. tta fact that this institution
....... row he amount Of $4,000 year
-. present neighborhood. 1t
..... been lcqueathed valuable real
..+. ,. t.e city Of Minneapolis. Of the
....,- value o. $500. which is likely
. hardly increase in value in the
... Its income from endowments
ts 20 flJ".
f.OFESSOR OF THEOLOGY.
- Board of Trustees has lately
.....t tla Rcv. G. T.. S.rickler, y. D.,
.t Atlanta. Ga. formerly of Virginia, TO
.. -utessorship of theology DR..
.r is one of the most distinguished
in the South.
ina .arultv Of the seminary as at pres
... .,reluted Is as follows: The Rev.
u.'r ". Moore. u. D., Ii. D, Protes-
.- .. Hebrew Language ana Literature;
Rev. Charles G. Hersman, -. D.,
D.. Professor Of Biblical Literature
... INTERPRETATION OF the New Tesla
rrt the Rev Thomas Cary Johnson
- D. Professor Of Ecclesiastical History
1Fu0lf.b
. %. Professor Of the English Bible and
...ural Th,o!oey. the REV. Clement r.
...rhan, ID. d, Professor Of Systematic
J.ogy.
.r English is the chairman Of the
,..lty. The number Of stulents at
ding the session Of 1Ssi-'95 was seven
r coming from the States of Virginia.
IN claimed twenty-five. and North
-olina sending twenty young men, and
.. other States represented We're: Ala
- Arkansas. Flor.ia. Georsia, Ken
... louisiana. Maryland. South
-.- .ra. Tennessee. Texas, West Viz
AN ACCESSIBLE SITE.
~ro t-a.. II land on which the semi
..-g vIl te built. should the synods con-
.r 4. t1- trustees selection, is as
.--e as t-a Capitol Square. II VIII be
-.- I.r.l easily accessible by the electric
--.as which IS now being built by the
Redmond Traction Company The pro-
,.e holdings viii he lighted through
r.. iv t'sc,rcity. and Will derive water
s,-'y from an Artesian well
fr event q a favorable verdict by the
orfs ~ virginia and North Carolina
binding operations will be commenced at
once ur3er the direction Of q building
committee.