Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-22

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REUNION OF THE ALUMNI OF THE
T THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT MINNEAP-
OLSON Tuesday night, October 18th.
very pleasant reunion Of the alumni
of the Theological Seminary, near this
city, was held at the rooms of the Com
merciai Club, Minneapolis, where the
general convention is now in session.
After bonntiful supper Bishop Ran
dolpb, of Southern Virginia, took the
chair in the absence of Bishop Potter,
of New York, who was expected to
preside, but had been delayed by
committee meeting. The speakers of
the evening were Bishops Peterkin, of
West Virginia; Kinsolying, of Texas,
and Dudley, of Kentucky, also Rev.
Drs. McKim, of Epiphany Church.
Washington, and Grammer, of the
Theological Seminary. Bishop Peter
kin spoke of the age of the seminary,
saving it was the Oldest but one of all
the Episcopal seminaries in the United
States. Its alumni had been revered
for their spirituality and missionary
zeal and were to be found ia all lands
The seminary always held to that book
which had been used by Washington,
Patrick Henry and Robt. E. Lee, the
Book of Common Prayer. Bishop Kin
solving called attention to the fact that
the seminary paid more attention to
the practical questions of the day than
aostruse religious problems. He be-
lieved that she would be in the future
what she had been in the past, one of
the greatest religious ecclesiastical pow
ers of this great republic. She has al
ways been broadening and is large
hearted and wide awake to meet those
Questions which confront her to-day.
DIR. McKim spoke Of her missionary
spirit. while DR.. Carl Grammer repre-.
sented TIE faculty. He said the Vir-
ginia Seminary is proud OF her ancient
faculty.. DR.. Keith was one OF the
first to bring it out of its provincialism.
He followed with personal recollectiols
of DIR. Sparrow, his grandfather, and
then referred to the ideals that beckon
this Seminary on at this time, remind
ing the alumni present that her policy
must be to maintain her heritage and
stand for what she has stood for in the
past. If the truth of history were
brought out clearly she would be called
the Seminary of the Holy Ghost.
Bishop Potter arrived before the close
Of the exercises and paid worthy
Tribute to the faculty of the Seminary.
Other addresses were delivered by
Bishop Lawrence, of Massachusetts, and
Dean Hoffman, of the General Theo
logical Seminary, New York, who are
NOT alumni, but were present as invited
guests. They both spoke in compli-
mentary terms of the old Virginia
Seminary. Rev. Dr. Richards, of Provi-
dence, a distinguished alumnus, and
Bishop Dudley also made addresses.
The latter, in speaking OF the alumni,
said: "There has been suspicion that
there were alumni who were not Epis-
copalians. I want to deny that. |
don't believe that there are men in
this church more loyal to the episco-
pate, to the prayer book, than those
who come from the Seminary at Alex
andria. What are the principles of the
old Seminary Remember the words
Of DIR. Sparrow, 1T is the heart that
makes the Christian A message of
greeting was sent to Bishop Whittle
aud to the venerable DR.. Packard of
the Seminary. About one hundred
alumni w,rs present and their meetir G
together was o token of their deep in
terest in the prosperity OF the Seminary.
Bishop Capers, of South Carolina, pro-
nounced the benediction at the close of
the proceedings.