New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-05
SCHOOL FOR DEACONEsSES.
GRADUATING EXERCISES. IN WHICH
THREE WOMEN RECEIVE DIPLOMAT
DIR. HUNTINGTON EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE o.
THE STUDY AND GIVES THE HISTORY

| DR.. HUNTINGTON EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE O
THE STUDY AND GIVES THE HISTORY
OF THE WORK.
| The New-York Training School for Deaconcssee
| opened yesterday in new and commodious quarters
In tho great social settlement known as Grace Mis-
sion in East Thrteenth-st Formerly the school
was conducted In Grace House, next 10 Grace
| Church The opening services were held In the
morning chape, OF Grace Mission.
The graduating exercises. In which three young
women received the medals and diplomas OF the
| school, were Of great interest.
DR.. Huntington rector Of Grace Church, and
warden Of the school, explained the purposes OF the
school, and gave something OF its history.
| The Rev. Haslet Mckim, dean Of the school, pre-
scented the certificates the graduates. who were
| the Misses Potter Taft ard Pitts. They have COM
| peted course OF two years study just SUCH rs
| would be given to any young man who wished to
become deacon in the Episcopal Church. The
junior year includes theology. church history New
Testament exegesis Biblical literature. pedagogics
the life Of Christ, the history OF missions. and the
Greek Testament. with thorough instruction in the
Psalms, and in the principles and practice OK the
Prayer Book
In addition TO this those now in the school will
be required TO take practical course of six
months in hospital or institutional work and to
visit among the poor They will be taught cook
ing, nursing. housekeeping and housework, and
viii be lifted not only for teaching and religious
teaching the women how 10 better their conditions
nurse their sick and bring up their children Some
Undergraduates.
THE SELECTION or STUDENTS.
The greatest care has been exercised in the seec-
ton OF the students who entered the schoo yeser-
day The numerous applicants have been tried and
examined and siftei until only those who
believed to be fully qualified remain. The men,
bers OF this junior class with the senior class,
" Las
will live at ST. Faiths Home. No. rs East Twelfth
St, where they will be under the direction OF Miss
susan T. Knapp. former graduate of the school
Most OF the deacouesses young women. some
have had TO wait until twenty-five, the canonicfl
there mas been much discussion as to whether
they ought to marry or whether they are expected
them has already married.
aside Miss Edith D. Taft and Miss Maria s r. e Pitts
TO be deaconesses in the Episcopal Church,
a deaconess we're precisely those regulred Of any
male member Of the Christian ministry. and that
Of youth nor from the thoughts and Comforts 50 Of
home or the rights Of womanhood.
were Deaconesses Barker ard Gardner, who are
IN charge OF the missions OF Grace Church; Dea-
man. who work either in the hospital building in
F 1 teen the niSsion in Thirteenthst or
who serves as parish visitor; Deaconcss Smith.
81. Georges Church and full pew Of Methodist
deaconesses
TWENTY GRADUATES AT WORK
| The school has sent out about twenty graduates,
some 10 work in foreign .ands Miss Elizabeth NJ
Deane is far in Northern Alaska and Miss
Gertrude B. Mosher represents the school IN Japan.
| other graduates are Deaconesses Greene. Webster
| Patterson and Phelps.
| The faculty and teachers Of the school are the
| Rev. Drs. Huntington and Mckirn, the Rev Messrs
! Spencer. White. Blodgett. Perry and Wadeigh
| Dr. Hodgson, and the Misses Knapp. Barrow,
| Jarvis and Briggs.
Some OF the most influential women IL the Epis-
| copal Church In New-York arc Interested In the
| work. among them being Mrs. Howard Townsend
| Miss Blanche Potter, Miss Prince Miss Newbod
and Miss Haven
The school has sustained n great loss during the
summer in the death Of Mrs. William Ogden IToff-
man, woman Of noble character and fine social
| instincts. whose influence had been felt in the
| moulding OF the women who have come under her
personal charge.