Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-27
HEBRON TAKES Up HIS WORE
New Professor at Presbyterian Seminary ID
Formally Installed.
EXERCISES ATTENDED BY LARGE CROWD
DR.. jerks Delivers Charge TO the
Newly Instituted Instructor, Who
Responds I'm Kind, and Takes
the Usual Oath and Pledge.

The lecture room Of the Omaha Presby-
terrain Theological seminary was crowded
Tuesday evening with an interested audi
ence to witness the exercises incident to
the inaugural and installation Of Rev.
Charles Heron. d. D., as professor Of
ecclesiastical history and missions. The
occasion was also considered as the formal
opening Of the scholastic year OF the school,
although the school opened last week.
Prof. Heron has been associated with
the seminary for about a year being chosen
TO the chair of ecclesiastical history, but
as IL is necessary for all elections to pro-
4 fessorships In the seminary to be confirmed
| by the General Assembly, this confirmation
| was granted at the meeting OF the general
| board in May last. Dr. Heron comes from
Pittsburg, Pa, where he occupied the pull
pit of one of the leading Presbyterian
churches for some years He is regarded
as one Of the church's foremose educators,
and the Omaha seminary is fortunate in
| securing his services.
The exercises were presided over by Rev.
DIR. Baird of P1attsmouth. one OF the
original members of the Board of Trustees
of the theological schools Of the Presby
terrain denomination in Nebraska and at
present a member OF the Board OF Trustees
| OF the Omaha institution. Following the
invocation Rev. NJ. V. Higbee of Knox
Presbyterian church read a selection of
scriptures from Ezekiel Xvii. Rev. DR..
wadsworth. president az Bellevue college,
delivered the inaugural prayer.
Charge to DIR. Heron.
The charge to Prof. Heron was delivered
by Rev z. H. jerks of the First Presby-
terrain church. He gave a brief sketch of
DIR. Herron's career, recounting the fact OF
his election to the chair of ecclesiastical
history and the subsequent confirmation OF
his election by the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church. He spoke of the OPP
portunities before Prof Heron in this
position and admonished him to be ever
loyal to the seminary. its upbuilding and
advancement. He spoke OF the close prox-
unity OF that other Presbyterian school
Bellevue college. and how the best and
brightest of its graduates later became
students OF the seminary to At them for
the vocation of preachers of the gospel.
Omaha" said Dr. jerks. lis fortunate
in the location of this school within its
limits. 1t is in this seminary that is giver
the final polish to send our boys out into
the world TO do Gods work and with the
marvellous prosperity of the west and It,
, rapidly advancing culture and civilization
the Presbyterian church Is peculiarly for
tunate in being in the field. equipped with
these great institutions OF learning, read,
to grasp the opportunity Of cultivating thu
3 home mission field for the glory OF God
, More cities would be built and a highe
I civilization was to follow with the light o
5 Gods truth, and the opportunity for create
and active work in Gods cause laid will
: this seminary and its faculty"
Response TO the Charges.
After a hymn by the congregation DR.
Heron proceeded with his address. III
1 thanked DR.. Baird for being present an,
presiding at this time. as II was siEnifcan
g that II bound the speaker through him Z
e the work Of fifty years of educational worl
c in Nebraska, and particularly with tn
origin of this seminary. He also thanke.
s DIR. jerks for his cordial expression of wei
n come, and then began his address, whic
s was upon the theme OF The Study O
2 Church History and Church Discipline.
. The address was OF considerable length an
dwelt upon the necessity Of a thoroug
g knowledge Of ecclesiastical history, whic
4 he regarded was the record of the highes
d evolution OF Gods humanity '"The root
70 Of the present" he said. Tie deep in tn
3 past and the function OF church history
to open up the vistas of opportunity to III
n theological student. History Is a phiIc
sophical science. growing more 50 wit
3 the years"
: Prior 70 the charge given Prof Heron b
Il DR.. jerks the oath of once was admins
d tered Prof. Heron by DIR. Baird, and /
l. then formally signed the register. thu
10 subscribing to an agreement to teach g.
m eording 70 the doctrines Of the Presbyteris
le church.
ge Prof. Heron succeeds the late Dr. A. {
WurUN
,. DR.. Wilson died In May, 1904
There are at present twenty students
the seminary, and this number IL expect,
70 70 be materially increased during the wi
ten