The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-21
EPISCOPAL SEMINARY
final EXERCISES ! |. |.
Seventeen Young Men Advanced
to1the Ministry.
BISHOP WHITES DEATH
Appropriate Action Taken---Bishop
Satterlee Preached the Ordination
Sermon and Bishops Peterkin
and Gravatt oAlciated.
Especial Dispatch to The T1mes.)

Especial Dispatch to The T1mes.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 2o.-The
Episcopal Theological Seminary held its
annual commencement exercises in the
chanel at that institution yesterday.
Among the visiting churchmen on the
platform were Bishop Gibson. of the
Diocese OF Virginia; Bishop Peterlzin. Of
the Diocese Of West Virginia, and Bishop
Grdyatt, coadjutor Of the Diocese of West
Virginia.
Essays were read by four members of
the graduating class. They were as fol-
lows: 1.-THE Home by Paca Kennedy;
'',rhe Church in Colonial Times" by q.
H. Dickerson; "Relation CT Six Chap
tero in John to the Doctrine of the Holy
Communion" G. P. Mayo. and Judas
Maccabeus and the Jewish War Of In
dependence" by T. L. Robinson.
THE DIPLOMAS.
The presentation Of diplomas was made
by Bishop Peterkin. The following are
members of the senior class, all Of whom
Craduate: Apollds Barnes, Diocese OF
OF Kansas; Thomas Campbell Darse, Dr.
ocese of West Virginia; Edgar Harrison
Dtckerson, Diocese Of Southern Virginia;
Charles Henry Gross, New York; Paca
Kennedy, B. A., George Everett Knoll
meyer, Phi. B., Virginia: Henry Bedinger
Lee, Jr, Virginia; George Pickett Mayo,
NJ A., Virginia; Robert Nelson Meade,
West Virginia: John Maxwell Robson,
B. A., B. s., West Virginia; Frank Les
To Robinson, Virginia; August Schepp.
PHI. D., Wisconsin, and Robert White.
Jr.. NJ. A.. Virginia.
IN addition to the above named the fol-
lowing special students finished their
course at that institution: Henry Wood
Bouldin, Diocese OF Southern Virginia;
James Ernest Forsyth, M. A., Virginia;
John Matthew Hamilton, Virginia. and
John Edward HUM, North Carolina.
Tho annual alumni meeting was held at
II o'clock. The essay was read by Rev.
Dr.. Gibson, Of West Virginia. Rev. DR..
William M. Dame of Baltimore. read an
address on the life and work of Rev.
DR.. Joseph Packard, professor emeritus
at the seminary, whose death occurred
about two months ago.
BISHOP. WHITTLE.
The death of Bishop Whittle, which
was unknown to the majority present,
was announced amid sorrowful silence.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted
concerning his death. During the long
service of Bishop Whittle in the Diocese
OF Virginia he was a regular attendant
on the final exercises at the seminary
until declining health rendered it impos-
sible for him to discharge any active du
ties.
Seventeen young men, fourteen Of
whom graduated from the Episcopal The
oicgical Seminary yesterday, were or
IL o'clock to-day.
Bishop II. Y. Satterlee. of the Episco-
pal Diocese of Washington, u. c.,
preached the annual ordination sermon.
Bishop Peterkin, of West Virginia, Of
ficiated at the ceremony, in which the
graduates were advanced to the lower
order of ministry, and Bishop Gravatt,
ginia, ordained the smaller class to the
priesthood.
ORDAINED DEACoNs.
The following were ordained deacons:
Henry Bedinger Lee, Jr., Virginia.;
George Kelsey, B. A.. Kansas; Paca
Kennedy, B. A, West Virginia; Morton
Apollcs Barnes. Virginia; Thomas Camp
pnll Darst. West Virginia; Edgar Harri-
son Dickerson, Diocese of Southern Vir-
g;n;a; Charles Henry Gross, New York;
George Everett Knollmeyer, PHI. B.,
Virginia; George Pickett Mayo, M. A.,
Virginia.; Robert Nelson Meade, West
Virginia; John Maxwell Robson, B. A.,
B. S., Diocese of Southern Virginia;
Frank Leslie Robinson, Virginia; August
soherp. Phi. D., Wisconsin: Bobb White.
Jr.. NJ. A., Virginia; John Matthias
Hamilton, Virginia; Henry W. Williams
and John Edward Kuhn, Diocese of East
Carolina.
Bishop Gravatt ordained the following
to the priesthood: Morris Stockwell Ea-
gle, assistant minister at Mineral City,
Va; Rev. Elliott Benger Meredith, min
lister Of Christ Church. Middlesex. Va. !:
Rev. William Page Dame, assistant min
;ster Of Christ Church, Charlottesville,
Va all of the Diocese of Virginia, and
Rev. Guy Crook. minister CT the Church
of the incarnation, Ronceverte. w. Va,
and Rev. Arthur Machen Lewis, minister
at Fowellton. w. Va.
Rev. John Edward HUM. of Whining
tor. N. c., is the only member of the
graduating class who will be assigned to
a foreign missionary field. He will go
to Alaska.