Evening star., 1898-10-15
ALUMNI TRIENSlaL.
Graduates of Theological Seminar,
at banquet.

The triennial meeting of the alumni of
the General theological Seminary Of New
York was held in ST. Paurs Church, fol-
low ed by a banquet at the Ebbitt House
Thu rsday night last
Bishop Gillespie of western Michigan pre-
sided at the meeting, as he is the Oldest
living graduate of the seminary. He fin
fshed his term in the school in the year
1910 Others present were Bishops Tuttle.
Pierce, Spalding, Seymour Walker, Talbot
A. Leonard, Coleman. Gailor, johnson and
Satterlee, Chaplain Brown of the Rough
Riders, Dean Eugene a. Hoffman of the
seminary. Rev. Chas. l.. HutChnS s-cre-
tary of the house Of deputies; Rev. John
Keller, secretary Of the alumni associati tiou;
Chaplain r. :. Nichols, Rev. Edward Dola-
way, Rev. o. NJ. Waller, Rev w. J.. Dev-
ries and several hundred other clergymen
and lay deputies.
AT the church an address was made by
Rev John Keller, followed by Bishop
Spalding Of Denver. who eloauently spok,.
of the history Of the seminary and its
promise for good in the future.
The principal address was, hy invitation.
delivered by the Rt. Rev. Or. Seymour.
bishop of Springfield II was 4 spirited
scholarly and fraternal expression from
the orator, who is one of the stanchcsl
sons of his alma mater. He said in part:
The magnet which draws us here is our
alma mater, the gracious mother whose
nurture in theological learning qualified Us
to become priests Of the church. We have
come hither from all points of the compass
ana from many regions of the ear,n. Years
many or few, have parted US from our
cherished home, but We We're all, whether
old or young. whether dwelling near or far
away, sheltered once in Chelsea square
New York city. The years as they have
sped have brought changes upon mother
nd sons, but the changes for the mos part
nave been for the better and not the wnrs,.
New York has grown from a modest
city of less than a hundred thousand in
1917, when She welcomed our seminary as
an infant stranger. to the Greater New
York of three millions today. when our old
fashioned stone buildings are in part
gone and in part hidden by the stately
nails and chapel which surround them now
Endowments large and liberal have en-
rlched our mother and enabled her to ex-
ercise the generous hospitality to teachers
and taught which fifty expresses IN,
pronptings of her unsclfish heart. and over
all preSfdcS. at present, the dean who has
wrought the greatest changes Of enlarge
ment and Improvement which crown Chel-
sea square with glory
Welcomed by Bishop SatterIee.
AT the banquet Bishop Gillespie made
few opening remarks and the saiutatory
was given by Bishop Satterlee of the dio-
ccse of Washington. Bishop Satterlee said
it afforded him great pleasure to welcome
the alumni to the diocese where he was
just beginning to feel at lone himself Il
am glad TO frd,' said he. in looking over
the list of the alumni association, that
since the year 1880 the greater part of the
graduates of the seminary are still alive
But still. i'll that list. | find many who have
passed over to the number of those who are
no longer among US. | wish that you would
all solemny join in toast to those
VINO are no longer among US, to those VINO
await our coming on the other side
The toast, The association-itS illus ri
Gus past" was responded to by the Rev.
DR.. Brand of Maryland at considera BILE
length, He eudeavored to condense into the
tine allowed him the life of Bishop Whit.
tingham.
The bishop cf Tennessee responded to the
toast, The asSociatiOu-its present useful
ross" DR.. Taylor of Springfield spoke on
The Association-ItS Mission to the F'u-
ture;' Bishop Graves of Shanghai spoke on
The Alumni and Foreign Missions" In
the course OF his remarks Bishop Graves