New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03

nIaces in the loft OF the assembly-room. and during
the singing OF the hymn. The Son or Goa "oes
Forth to War" the trustees and the clergy entered
upon the platform. The lesson was rad by Richard
Henry Lee Martin. IS: then followed another hymh
the Apostles Creed and the further exercises con-
Quoted by Dean Hoffman. president OF the BOARD
Of Trustees. Among the clergy assisting we're 'he
Rev. Dr. James Mularkey. the Rev. Dr. John W.
Brown. the Rev. Or. F.. A. Bradley. the Rev. Dr'
w. II. Vibert and the Rev. DR.. August Cllman
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. who was TO make the
first address. was detained out OF town BY Illness
In his family. and Dean Hoffman called AZ once
upon the next speaker the programme. President
Seth Low. OF Columbia College. President Low
spoke first OF the antiquity OF Trinity school
have been In the habit" he said. of thinking that
Columbia College had reached a venerable old age
but In your presence she Is youngs'er asked
an Englishman when they began 10 count
thing old in their country. and he answered with
out affectation, Five six centuries. with US IL
Is one century and think We therefore gel -FOUR
or fve centuries OF solid antiquity out OF our an
cient Institutions moro than they do I remember.
In one Of the old Governors reports in New-York
In 1916 or 1876 that New-York called even
then an ancient city II is hard to maintain our
sense OF the antiquity OF New-York. Here Is a
school about two centuries old. and yet Just In
stalled in surroundings almost wholly new. CO.
lumbla College. likewise IL 70 move even farther
north. In IA where such state OF things -
only POSSIBLE but lew leOp" Ird'iS-
the fact after fact OF profounde. interest that has
taken place here But tho boys OF Trinity ought
to realize st. These old schools changing from place
TO place but continuing their business through II
ALL reveal an American characteristic. and they
are as full OF vigor to-day a. any moment In
their history. There has never been time when
greater stress was laii on education than ~ the
present am here TO say boys. that you and at"
iahoring therefore. In tho sam" sphere. though IN
different ways FOR there IL truly limit 10 the
domain OF education that begins even 80 early AS
the nursery
Rishop y : hudson Of Central PennsylvaniA
also spoke OF the general desire for education. ou;
pointed out the fact that the-" should De religion
In II also. "Oui OF 40 collcy-- and socall~i uni.
founded by Christian men.
other addresses were made by the Rev. Or. f. y
Potter president Of Hobart College. the Rev. Dr
George Williamson Smith. president oi Trinity col
lege, and Bishop Leighton Coleman. 81 l'".aware.
2 inity school founded In 100 under tho
auspices OF the Venerable Society for the Prppaga
lion OF the GOSPEL In Foreign Part- and has been
continued without interruption I'll the present day
For A time originally the school was held In the
porch OF old Trinity. The last building was In
fOngacre Square. The buildings In Ninety nrs'-
1T. are furnished with every modern rchoo.house
appliance cxceently arranged. on the top moor
floors beneath contain welllighted rooms
a kitchen scullery. chemistry room and dining
rooms ON the first noor. in addition TO the assem-
tly-room there IL the rectOrs study. the trustees
room and n library The material OF the building Is
brownstone.