The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-10
TWENTY-FOURTH COMMENCE
MENT.
Westminster Theological Seminary

With the baccalaureate service held Sunday
| morning in the Methodist Protestant Church
of this city the exercises of the twenty fourth
commencement of Westminster Theological
Seminary were begun. The service was
| largely attended, many members OF other de-
| nominations being present to hear the sermon,
which was delivered by the president OF the
seminary, Rev. DR.. Hugh L. Elderdice. II
was the principal feature of the service and
most interesting discourse. The subject was
"Jesus; or the Minister'S Answer to the oues
So: "Then Philip opened his mouth, and
began at the same scripture, and preacheu
unto him Jesus"
| The alumni sermon was delivered IN the
evening in the same edifce by Rev. Fulton
| Manasseh johnson, who was graduated from
the seminary in 1890 and is now president OF
the North Carolina Conference.
| On Tuesday evening the graduation exer-
| cses were held in the above church before
large congregation.
Prayer was offered by Rev. c. D. Sinkin:
son, d. D. The class Grafton was delivered
| by Charles Morgan Compiler, of EdesVllle,
| by Rev. Crofford Lorentz Queen. Fifteen
| students were graduated. All have received
appointments as pastors of charges for the
| current year, except one, who becomes an
| assistant professor of Greek and Latin. Their
names, with present places OF residences,
charges and postoffice addresses under these
| appointments, are as follows:
Edward Leon Bunce. of Baltimore, to Fay
son Street charge, Baltimore. =,
Charles Morgan Compiler. of EdesVille, TO
| Chesapeake charge. Edesvile.
Charles Javan Edwards, of Easley, 5. u,
to Anderson charge, Easley, S. G.
Harland Fuller Gould, of Pittston, Pa, to
Pittston charge.
Harry Burton Jester, of Msnnboro, Va, TO
Amelia charge, Mannboro:
BENJAMIN Mnter Mitchell. of Stop, W. Va,
to Elkins charge, Elkins, w. Va.
Lowery Elzey Oldaker, of Mineral, w. Va
to Mineral charge.
Philip Luther Rice, of Lynchburg, Va, to
Campbell charge, Lynchburg
George Luther Curry, A: B., OF Edenton,
N. c., to Plymouth and Edenton charges,
Edenton, N. G. o,
David Pendleton Freeman, Phi. B., of Ohio,
ILL.,, to Ohio charge.
Charles Samuel Heininger, A. B., of An
dersou, Ind. to Anderson charge.
Alfred Oscar Lindley. Phi. B., of Plyer, N.
c., to Stanley charge, Plyer, N. e..
Thomas Delley Donna Quad, A. B., Of
Tehuacana, Texas, associate professor OF
Greek and Latin, Westminster College, Iehu'
acana.
William Burton Sanders. A. B., of San
Angelo, Texas, to the First Methodist Pro-
testant Church, San Angelo.
Samuel Walter Taylor, A. B., Littleton, N.
c., to Littleton charge.
The last seven of the graduates received the
degree of bachelor of divinity.
The standing prizes for the scolastlc year
ending with the commencement were awarded
to the following students:
The Drinkhouse Impromptu Debate Prize,
to George Luther Curry.
The Herring Hebrew and Grimes Greek
Prizes, both to Charles Samuel Heininger.
The Norman Wills Thesis Prize, to Lowery
Elzey Oldaker.
The Professor Forlines Theism Prize, to
Hollo Albert Hamilton.
The Bates Historical Theology Prize, to
Thomas Deley Donna Quad.
The Rev. C. l.. Queen Hymn and Scripture
Reading Prize, to Harry Burton Jester.
The prizes were presented with suitable re-
marks to each of the recipients.
The board of governors of Westminster
Theological Seminary, at the annual meeting
held in this city Tuesday, resolved to extend
the period of study prescribed for students to
be graduated from that institution. Hereto.
fore the course has occupied but two years for
college graduates and noneollege three years
for graduates, those with the degree of bachelor
of arts being graduated with the degree OF
bachelor of divinity and others with certificates
or diplomas The president of the seminary
was convinced that the period was too short
to enable the students to properly equip them
selves for the duties of the ministry, and at
his suggestion the board fixed the course
hereafter at three years for college graduates
and four years for noncollege graduates.