New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
RECEPTION AT THE n. Y. U.
CHANCELLOR MACCRACKEN APPEARS. BUT
IS TOO ILL TO SPEAK.

There was a large attendance at the reception
given yesterday afternoon for the commissioners
of the Presbyterian General Assembly the New
York University. Many OF the commissioners took
their wives with them for outing, and there
over six hundred visitors at University
Heights during the reception Many went the
elevated road to -hundred-and-hfty-h and
took trains the Putnam Division TO the Uni
Versity Heights station Others filled two trains
which left the Grand Central Station at 21O and
2:55 .. and made stops at University Heights.
The day was perfect for the enjoyment of the visi
tors at the university grounds. and there were
constant expressions of delight every hand.
Shortly after 3:3O D. the visitors assembled IN
the large auditorium for formal reception by
Chancellor MacCracken, who, although too Ill TO
make a formal address. appeared on the platform
in his robes of office 10 act the part of host His
address of welcome read by Mr.. StockweL.
his son-in-law. follows
New-York University cordially welcomes this ma ma,
tiona General Assembly Mhen gre&aI & GaI4S 81 Ii9 III
ions of our people. pays visit TO university Vt II
not be more honored by visit from prince OF a
king than by your presence mere two
characteristics of Presbyterians. First, their de-
ri Probsbly nnetenths Of that
has been done for S Rn6rd or @
Church, yet, from the beginning they made IL u!l-
sW h9 IN fac a Whe sS
tain legal hold upon Yale EpisfGRanahs upon 3ba
Methodists and Catholics each upon their uni mi
bebt Of " bnilding Gni1erstes and at the same
time omitting 10 make them denominational elthet
by charter or by deed Of gift, They are cohtehl
ii they stand for Christian philosophy and culture
NeW-York University occupies to-day three i'm
portant points in this great metropolis. Because
il is the chief city of America, and because the
Cities il has the promise of the future. Within
fifteen years it has doubled its faculties, it has
it has organized its eight schools into symmet-
rical university organism THIS university pos.
70 helieya the words OF seventy
two years ago: in the establishment of a univer-
scale" But we have no objections to stating this
creed in more brief and popular form as Tor
York University. with endowment of at least
$40 O0o00O We shall not ask the General Assembly,
for substance of doctrine. But We do most cord
tally welcome you to the freedom of the uniyer-
sitV whether at old Washington Square, at East
Twenty-siXth-st or at University Heights.
The Rev. DR.. Herrick Johnson. of Chicago
representing the absent moderator, made ad-
dress expressing regret that DR. van Dyke had
been unable to be present and returning the thanks
Of the commissioners for the reception. He de-
clared that Presbyterians favored education be-
cause of their form Of government and their train
ing. He congratulated the university upon its
beautiful site and its fine buildings.
After leaving the auditorium most of the visitors
inspected the library, the Hall of Fame, the
UNI and several of the other buildings and then
made their to the chancellor's house. where tea
served about p. m. by the women's advisory
committee OF the university. Miss Helen M Gould
sell sage Mrs Edward c Bodman and Mrs Fn-
gene Smith. They stood in of the parlors and
and their friends who PASSED through the room
On the broad verandas OF the house and the
under of the trees played popular airs The
reception lasted about two hours
Many of visitors went over TO the athletic
grounds and watched ball game played by two
mines of the university 1t was late in the after
noon when the visitors left the grounds for the
turn trip.