Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-15
BID THEN WELCOME
SEMINARY FACULTY AND STUDENTS
GIVEN CORDIAL GREETINGS.
A PLEASANT EVENING FOR ILL.
The Exercises mt the First Presby-
terrain Church Quite Interesting
Addresses by DR.. Kerr, Judge Well
ford, DIR. Moore, and Others.

amnhasized at the First Presbyterian
| church last night, when vast assembly
| of adherents to that faith congregated'
and after hearing words Of cordial well
como extended to the representatives, OF
the institution, met around the festai
board and shook their hands In a most
hospitable fashion.
! The reception was under the direction
| of the ladies of the various Presbyterian
| churches in this city, though the idea Tor
| the entertainment emanated from the ses-
| sion of this church. The ladies. however,
took hold Of the affair with characteristic
energy, and that the entertainment was
| a success was shown In more ways than
| one.
The church was beautifully decorated
| with palms. ferns, and cut-howers, and
the lecture-room and parlors, wherein
the refreshments were served and the re-
| ception proper was held, also showed the
| handiwork of the ladies.
EXERCISES FULL OF INTEREST.
Rev. Dr. Kerr presided over the meet
| ing in the church, and addresses were
made by Rev. DR.. Moore. Judge b. X.
| Wexford, and Mr.. w. IL Frayser, OF the
| student body.
Mr. English opened the exercises with
! prayer. He rendered thanks for the sue
| cess which had crowned the undertaking
of removing the seminary to this city,
and invoked Divine blessings upon its
future A psalm of praise was sung by
| the choir, after which DR.. Kerr read the
10th psalm. This being concluded, the
| hymn "The Church is Our Foundation"
was sung by the congregation.
| DIT. Kerr extended cordial welcome TO
the faculty and their families and the
students of the seminary, and explained
that the reception was requested by the
session last month. The arrangements,
he said, had, however, been turned over
to the Ladies' Aid societies, the Woman's
Missionary societies. the. Young Ladies'
societies, the Cleaners, and the Cove
| nanter boys, and to them Is due the sue
cess of the entertainment. He then paid
a high tribute to the ladies Of the Pres
byterian church, growing humorous as ne
referred to the matrimonial dangers
which might beset the paths OF the STU
dents of the seminary.
Or. Kerr told briefly how the seminary
had been secured by Richmond, and how
both the seminary and Richmond had
benefited thereby He spoke of the re-
moval as a marriage, the seminary being
alluded to as the groom and the city the
bride. The exercises last night he cha-
racterized as marriage feast, and, pro-
posing health to the groom, introduced
Judge Wexford to respond to 1t.
SPEAKS FOR THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Judge, speaking for the Presbyte-
rians of this city, gave cordial welcome
to the faculty and the student body. He
smoke eloquently of the benedictions
which must come to the city as a result
of the coming of the seminary, and, speak
, ing directly to the faculty, referred "a
. their duty Of propagating the faith, and
turning to the students, told them or theiI
duty to disseminate that faith.
The speaker expressed thanks to the
Almighty that in His all-wise providence
He had seen fit to bring the seminary &c
this city. and predicted glowing future
for the institution and much good for the
city as a result Of the removal. Referring
to the restoration of Rev. DR.. Hoge tc
health. the speaker said that thanks OF
the Presbyterians throughout the country
were going heavenward therefor. The In
terest DR.. Hoge had ever evinced in tbs
seminary was touched upon, and the good
work done in the past by the seminary
was extoled and emphasized. Judge Well
ford thought the career of the institution
| must be brighter because or Its removal
here. and its scope would be greatly en-
larged.
FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.
Mr.. W. II. Frayser, of the senior class
| of the seminary responded for the stu
dents to Judge Wellford's remarks. He
told of the hearty welcome which had
been accorded the students by the good
people OF Richmond, and referring to this
city's history, said It was not only be-
cause of this rich history that the city
| ortQ htlt hpCanQe
of the hospitality that had been shown by
the people of the city.
Mr.. Frayser paid a glowing tribute to
DR.. Kerr whose consecrated labor had
accomplished so much for the cminary
and expressed, in conclusion, the thanks
| OF the students for all that had been done
for them.
DR.. Kerr introduced DR.. Moore, who
spoke on behalf of the faculty. In the
outset he grew reminiscent, telling now
when Ii was decided that removal OF the
seminary from Hampden-Sidney was de-
cided upon, Richmond's good people, not
confined exclusively to Presbyterians, hao
extended the invitation, which was ac.
cepted. The difficulties which followed
were briefly touched upon, and the pro-
lessor told thankfully how all had been
surmounted. The students, he said, num-
DeTeO elRnly-HNGt anu III PoiiS Va "N'N'-'
tic preparation, as well as In numbers
the class was the best ever matriculatec
by the seminary. All the rooms In the
seminary, Professor Moore said, were 90
cupied, and the seminary was forced &c
go outside for accommodations for some
of its students.
Dr. Moore told humorous story, Illus
/. trating the necessity for eloquence in the
pulpit, and concluded with an expression
of the institutions thanks for the Interest
taken in It by the people of Richmond.
THE LOVE FEAST.
Tho hymn, 81 Love Thy Kingdom
Lord" was sung. DR.. Kerr then saic
that the people of the city were anxious
to meet the students, but that in order
that they might know who were students
and who were not, the Covenanter boy:
would tag each student with an ivy leai
taken from a vine, the sprig from which
IL grew having been plucked from the spo
in Edinboro' where the covenant wa;
signed years before. During this interest
ing ceremony the organist rendered Men
4 delssohn's wedding march. The Doxolog,
e was sung and the benediction was pro
7 nounced by Rev. DR.. Hoge. The students
| preceding and the congregation follow
ing. proceeded to the lecture-room. where
E after a general Misunderstanding. the ladies
4 served refreshments and most enjoyable
! hour was spent