The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
SPEAKS TO MINISTERS. A
Mr.. Bryan Spends the Afternoon
With Young Men; at Seminary.

With Young Men at Seminary
MIR. Bryan made lis flrst address TO a
body OF theological students yostefdnN,,
III crnoor,, ulio,, l,e spoke III the chapel
[of ItJtiion Theoto gicul Seminary, ana. col. .
sidering the charm Of Tho speaker + no
Ills adaptabillty to circumstulill t ces, " Is
hardly necessary to say that ne won sllle
l,na,,ts AZ his Rn,iliencc and carried away
tho estec,ll and admiration OF O. ilost " ~
his fellow Prcsbyterians.
Before Mr. Bryan reached Richmond.
he had been Informed by tho stu1cat
body or the Seminary that he would 20
expected ut Ills discretion, TO give them en-
a short, informal address while IN me
city, and he did not gelisappoint them. !.
Promptly at 4 o'clock e s te Pc olt
the Lakeside car at the Seminary COR
ner ana reported for duty, THIS demo-
cratic procedure OF, his part was not until until
cIpatetl by his friends, though! mes
anRe from the city llud caused d com-
mittee to meet him ut tile car.
Mi, Bryan spoke in the beautiful semi I
#cIrculnr5c,epe connected with Watts
Hail. F1s audience at his desire con.
sisted only Of the faculty. the students
and the friends of the Seminary 1o ' moro OF
than Q hundred all told. !, ri,
Mr.. plummer, +. Jones, OF the senior
class. introduced the visitor
Tho speaker made an address that was
5unIuuo WITH him. set not Inconsistent
iwtth-tho "lnnnitc variety OF his capaci-
ties for every emergency. !Vlltle t'l11l]t-
Sablyiunt,waro Of tic fact that he was
speaking to ali audience of the ultra !
critical type, he vet worded his adure e's's
with sllcll col1summatuGsk ana EXPRESS .' !
cd sentiments Of so8unimpench,tDle cnai-
ncter that his audience was tforoughly
With him from the beginning to the end
of his speech and those who cilnlo with
q. thought Of tho possibility q lnotcliery,
sren1ni,led TO pray that they might I'VE
MS ministers somewhere Oh q plan ap-
Sproxlmating the standard set by the gilt
ed orator. y
n Mr.. Bryan said he was a Presh terlal1,
having Joined sthe church at fourteen
years Of nge. Ills father, Judge Bryan,
was Baptist, and both his WIG ana h III
mother were Methodists. He@thlls tclt
closely drawn to three great dcnomtna-
9tions. 4$$i, E7 n 4
Mr.. Bryan spoke Of the tremendous re !.
sponslbiliues Of the gospel ministry. II
a, man die, shall he live again" IN his
mind was tho great test question IN az the
universe, NJ It was the preachers part
to set forth this hope to a world oppressed
with sin. Me dwelt upon the tact OF
Christ's being "thc Prince of Peace, ald
expressed the dosire that IN the near ~ :
tllfc Oil "Rl't dlku llitCl
should cease. ii
q 'Pretlchcrs ought not to preach party
politics. he said, "yet the pulpit OF our
country cannot keep from saying many
things that will have an immense inflii-
ence upon tho political phases OF our gov
ernment.
After all earnest plea for a lofty pur-
pose, involving. self.sacrlllcc and loss OF
self IN duty, the speaker closed with the
earnest hopo that each member OF his
ministerial audience should strive to lose
After the address the entire audience
was introduced personally to the distill--
guishecl speaker. Later Mr.. Bryan was
tho guest of MIR. Plummer f. Jones III
his rooms in Watts Hall and. here ne mad
u pleasant chat Will, q number OF tho
students Of the Seminary, The visitor
talked happily upon all subjects ard gave
and took Jokes by the score. MI. bryan
said cartoons did not bother MN. nev
helpcd a man in tho long run.
Mr.. Bryan seemed especially happy 70
be with these students, all Of whom we're
college graduates ana men Of more or
less experience. and he expressed pleas
IRE at his opportunity to meet ana tallS
with them
The conversation turned on outdoor
sports, several golf-sticks, riding brides
etc, being visible in the room.
..NVhat sort Of exercise do you taHe
Mr.. Bryan?" one Of the fellows asked
him
"E'or the last five or six years my prin-
cipal exercise has beer. running was the
reply. 80
'NYhat kind OF running, MI. BRYAN?
"For OFF Ice, came tho quick and laconlc
reply.
Mr.. Bryan was taken to the Jefferson
Hotel by a committee or students III time
for his engagement at the Academy las 'l
night.