Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-22
SEMINARY TO OPEN
THE SECOND SESSION HERE TO ne
GIN NEXT WEDNESDAY.
OPENING OF THE COLLEGES.
Richmond, RandoIph-Mncon, ana
Woman's Colleges Begin Their
Work, All With Most FIattering
Prospects.
l. Prospects.

The second session OF the Union Theo-
logical Seminary I'm its new quarters, ir
the northwestern suburbs Of Richmond
beng the eighty-eighth annual session
since its establishment in 1872 will begin
| Wednesday afternoon, September 9th, at
o'clock. with devotional services and
an address by the Rev. Professor T. II.
English, d. d. The public is cordially
invited TO attend these services. Fol
lowing these public services win come
the enrolment of students and the ma
circulation of those who are newcomers
One most gratifying result Of the re-
moval Of the seminary TO Richmond mas
been a largely increased attendance OF
students. the number last year being
about 40 per cent. larger than that OF
the preceding year. There are indica-
tons of a very large attendance THIS
year also. number of the old students
and a few new ones have already ar
rived.
The professors, too, are all on the
ground and ready for work. DIR. Hers
| friends in Missouri. Or. Johnson mas
! Just returned from a trip to the North
| and Canada. DR.. Moore spent most OF
the summer preaching in Baltimore and
North Carolina. DR.. English has peen
supplying churches in Petersburg ana
Norfolk DR.. Strickler spent part OF
the summer with his old charge III A.
| lanta. Last Sunday he preached at the
,e ha Nc w
| Radford.
KEARRANGING THE LIBRARY
Three Of the students have been occu-
PIED through the summer in rearranSing
| and recataloguing the books Of the Spence
library. The work was done on the
most approved card system, and VIII
make the library more useful than ever
| The books have been selected with un-
usual care from the beginning, and now
| constitute one of the best working HDia-
ries of theology in the country.
Valuable additions of something over
! thousand volumes have been made TINS
! summer, $50 of them from the cohecIioH
of the late Rev. Or. Barnett, OF Auan'a'
end $50 from the collection of the late
! DIR. Hoge. Of this city, besides a NUMBER
of new volumes purchased with the $5VO
generously given for this purpose by
good friend Of the seminary in Baltimore
in the early summer. The library now
contains 1900 bound volumes and 0,W1
unbound pamphlets.
An excellent crayon portrait OF the late
Rev. w. A. Campbell, ID. D., mas Deeh
placed in the Campbell memorial ROOM
TO ERECT A NEW CHAPEL.
The Building Committee is about ready
IN let TO contract the work OF erectlhb
the new chapel for the Seminary pro
vlded by the liberality Of Mr.. George W.
waits IT will be constructed of the
sene materials as the other buildings
| of the group-pressed brlck WIN piha
stone trimmings-and will be Ire~'
addition To the appearance and convent
ence of the seminarys outnt. III wiz
| cost about $4,000. 1t is hoped That inc
| chanel will be ready for the commence
ment exercises next May, as the present
assembly rooms were found quite IN
ADEQUATE TO accommodate the CROWDS oA
| public occasions last year.
The increase In the attendance since
the seminary came TO Richmond mas
| produced some embarrassment as TO ac-
commodations for the students. All the
rooms will be occupied this session, ana
II will be necessary to rent some III au-
dition outside the campus. THIS means
| that the institution should have an
other dormitOry building erected. Ihere
is we are informed, no purpose or uh-
dertaking this I'm the immediate future
| on account of the lack of means but 1t
is hoped that before a great While the
friends of the seminary Will meet this
urgent need.
SEMINARY MISSIONS.
The religious work Of the students in
and about Richmond which was prose-
cuted with so much activity and sue
cess last year, will be resumed with new
vigor The. missions conducted at the
! Seminary. Barton Heights, Granite, East
Richmond, and the city almshouse VIII
1 be maintained as before, and new WORK
! opened on Brook avenue, in Paramount
and at other points. The new building
of the very hourishing work at Barton
! Heights IS approaching completion ana
will be ready for occupancy early IN
| October
The students are looking forward with
| great interest to the lectures outside the
| curriculum which are to be delivered by
DIR. Hunter Mcclure and Rev Or. james
p. Smith.
The buildings and campus are In ship
| shape for the sessiOn-clean and sweet
and fresh, with grass well shaven'
hedges well trimmed and young trees
| growing thrifty.
Richmond College Opens We'll.
A reception was rendered the new stu
dents Of Richmond College last night.
The beginning Of these pleasant exer-
cises was held in the college chapel.
| President Boatwright presided. The
| hymn, Coronation" was sung in the
| opening. Or. Wilingham offered prayer.
The welcome address 10 the students
was delivered by Mr.. S. NJ. Sowell. presi-
dent Of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, under auspices Of which the
reception was given.
Dr. Hatcher, president Of the trustees,
delivered an address TO the students
| emphasizing the words loyalty. honor
and faithfulness." Professor Gaines also
spoke. He showed the difference be-
tween academy and college work. Pro-
fessor Mitchell just back from Chicago
| University, expressed great pleasure AT
being again at his post. DR.. Hatcher
presented Mr.. +. w. Duke. who will this
year be acting Professor OF Mathematics.
| The reception was continued in the re-
fectory, where refreshments were served.
Naturalization went on all day yester-
day. About one hundred students have
formally entered college quite a large
number are also on the grounds who
have not matrlculated Among the ma
triculates so far are two young ladies,
both Of Richmond. They are Misses
Bertha Williams, daughter Of Rev. G.. f.
Williams, and Miss Katherine Quarles
daughter of Rev. II. l.. Quarlcs. Of the
| Broaddus-M Memorial church. The latter
is an NJ. a. graduate OF the Woman's
| College. other young ladies are yet to
matriculate.
Students will be matriculated to-day,
and classes will also be organized Regu-
| lar work will begin Monday.