The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-28
DIVINITY SCHOOL ALUMNI
BIG MEETING HELD HERE YESTER
DAY
GERS Elected and Other Business
ent--TwO Interesting Lectures.


There was large gathering of the
Yale Divinity school alumni in the
Lowell Mason room of West Divinity
hall yesterday afternoon when per-
manent Connecticut alumni association
of the school was organized, officers
elected and other business transacted
necessary for organization.
At the annual dinner of the Divinity
school recently held in Boston COM
mittee was appointed to encourage the
Establishment of closer relations be-
tween the alumni and the Divinity
school, and with that end in view the
alumni association was established yes
terday. The committee having the mat
ter in charge was composed of Rev. DR..
T. T. Munger '55, r. Fl. Thayer IS and
W. j. Moulton '93. M t"NH
Doubtless other associations will be
formed in the near future, as it is be-
lieved that such associations will prove
beneficial from many points of view.
The first Of these local associations was
formed after the Boston.
At 2:30 o'clock there was an interest
ing lecture in Marquand chapel by Pro-
fessor w. N. Clark of Colgate university
on 1.-The Historical Method in Theolo-
gy."
At $3.50 the organization of the aseoci-
alton took place.
There were about 70 at the meeting
and included prominent ministers from
all over the state. There were four
members Of the Yale corporation pres
emit Rev. DR.. Joseph Anderson of
Waterbury, DR.. Charles Ray Palmer of
this city, Rev. Joseph Twichell of Hart
ford and Rev T. T. Munger of this city.
Others present were President Hadey,
Rev Dr.. Leete of Dwight Place church,
Rev. Mr.. Luckey of Humphrey street
church, Rev. Mr.. Mulch of the Howard
avenue Congregational church. Rey. E.
S. Lines of St. Pauls Rev. Mr.. Clark of
Whitneyville, Prof. Duncan, Prof.
Sheath, Prof. Brastow, Prof Fisher,
DR.. Day, Prof. Porter, Prof Curtiss,
Prof. Blackman, Prof. Sanders, Rev.
Mr., Mossman, Prof. Joel Ives and Shep-
ard Ives of Hartford.
Rev. DR.. Munger as chairman of the
committee called the meeting to order
and he was elected temporary chair
man. A provisional constitution was
then adopted after few minor changes
in the original. The constitution called
fer the appointment of nominating
committee to nominate officers for the
ensuing year. Rev. DR.. Leete, Rev.
Shepard Knapp of Hartford and Rev.
DIR. Grant of Greens Farms composed
the committee.
They nominated the following, who
were unanimously elected; President
Rev. Mr.. Mulch of the Howard avenue
Congregational church; vice president,
Rev Joel Ives: Secretary DIR. w. j.
Moulton.
Following the election of officers came
a very entertaining discussion on 1.-THE
Work of the Professional school in it's
Relation to the Ministry" opened by
by Pdes. Hadley. In his remarks Presi-
dent Hadley said that there was never
a greater opportunity for young minis
ter than at the present time and sug-
gested that is was very we'll for the
minister to be familiar with the prin-
cipals of common law so that he might
better understand the relations Of man
to man.
Presidetn Hadley said that thorough
training In Ethics was invaluable to the
preacher,
III LnOSe VINO SPOKE Oh the SUBJECT
were Prof. Fisher, Rev. Joel Ives, Prof.
Clarke of Colgate University, Rev. Jo-
seph TWicLen and Rev, Edwin Parker
of Hartford.
At the conclusion of the meeting there
was a reception at which the wives of
the members of the faculty and the To-
cal pastors present received.
The associa ton starts with member
ship of 70. There is about 140 alumni
of the Yale Divinity school in Connect
cut and it is the intention of the Off
GERS who will compose the executive
committee, to reach every alumnus in
the State.
Misc Josie Duyer of Thomaston, who
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