The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-22
IT'S ANNUAL
EXERCISES
Drew Seminary Devotes Part
Of This Week to Ceremonies
Of Graduation.
MANY VISITORS ARE PRESENT
President Henry A. Buttz Delivered
the Baccalaureate sermon. Memorial
Service Held Monday Evening. There
were several Competitors for the
George r.. Crooks Prize. The Ora
tions We're of a Very High Order.
From our Madison Correspondent

The thirty-ffth annual commence
ment of Drew Theological Seminary
began on Sunday and the Baccalau-
reate sermon was delivered by Presi-
dent Henry A. Buttz, D. d. The
church was beautifully decorated with
dogwood and American beauty roses,
and music of high class was well rem
dered by the Drew Quartette, assisted
by other male voices. Rev. Mr. Steed
offered the opening prayer, and Rev.
Mr.. Kennedy read the Scripture. In
the evening Rev. H. X. Carroll, LII.
d., assistant corresponding secretary
of the Missionary Society of the M. e.
Church, delivered the annual mission
ary address, which was both interest
ing and instructive.
DR.. Carroll spoke on his work in
Porto Rico, where he was sent by
President Mckinley, and described the
scenery of the island in most beau
tiful manner.
Monday evening at 7.45 memorial
service for Bishops Foster and Hurst
was held.
The meeting opened with hymn,
followed by prayer offered by DR.. S. F.
Upham.
The Scripture was read by DR.. J. A. i.
Faulkner, after which DR.. Buttz made
few remarks on the lives of the late
bishops, and then introduced Bishop
Mallalieu, u,who spoke of Bishop Foster,
and Bishop FoSS, who spoke of Bishop
Hurst.
After the speeches, the doxology was
sung, and DR.. Craig, brother-in-law
of Dr. Buttz, pronounced the benedic-
tion.
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock the
competitive reading for the George
r. Crooks prize took place. There
were six contestants, each one select
ing his own hymn, but the selection
OF Scripture was made by DR.. Upham.
Those who took part were; Rev.
Francis Earl Adell, of North Topeka,
Kan; Rev. Daniel G. Dorchester, St.
Louis, Mo-; Rev. Henry H. Meyer, of
Los Angeles, Cal; Rev. Perry Harvey
Murdick, of Keene, n. H.; Rev. George
Wilbur Osmun, of Brooklyn, N. ";
Rev. George F. Sutherland of Mag
noketa, la.
At 7.45 in the evening the Bac-
calaureate address was delivered by
Rev. William V. Kelley, ID. d.. editor
of the Methodist Review. The meet
ing opened with hymn, followed by
prayer, after which DR.. Buttz intro
duced DR.. Kelley. After singing a
hymn DR.. Upham pronounced the
benediction.
Wednesday morning at O'Clock the
annual Love Feast was held: at 1915
the annual meeting of the board of
trustees and at the same hour the an
nual meeting of the Alumni Associa-
tion. At 7.15 p. m. the Alumni ora
tion was delivered by Rev. Wallace
MacMullen, pastor Of the Madison
Avenue NJ. e. Church in New York
city. The meeting opened similar to
the previous meetings and music was
rendered by the Drew Quartette, as
sisted by chorus from the Seminary.
This chorus sang at each service of
the week and rendered some very
beautiful and difficult music.
On Thursday morning at 1914 the
commencement exercises were held.
The members of the faculty and
several of the visiting clergymen sat
on the platform, while at the right
sat the members of the graduating
class, numbering fifty, There were five
speakers-Paul Weyand, of Beaver,
Penn; Howard Victor Ross, of Pitts
burg, Penn; George w. Osmun, of
Brooklyn, N. Y; Raymond w. Huse,
of Union, n, H., and Francis e. Adell,
of North Topeka, Kansas.
The orations were Of a very high
grade and were exceptionally well de-
liyered.
Special music was rendered and the
presentations Of diplomas was made
by Dr. Henry A. Buttz, who bade the
class loving farewell
The two fellowShips of the value of
$3.50 were awarded to George w, Os-
nun and F. E. Adell and the George
r. Crooks prize Of the value of $50 to
Rev. Harvey p. Murdick.
The Rev. and Mrs. Henry A. Buttz
rendered a reception to the Senior
Glass on Wednesday evening. About
two hundred guests were present, they
being the members of the Alumni and
visiting clergy, besides those from
Madison and out of town.