The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-06
GRADUATES GET
TIMELY ADVICE
DR. OGDEN breaches BaCCALAJ-
REATE SERMON TO PREsBfTE-
RrAN SEMINARY STUDENTS.
RECEPTION TONIGHT
SENIOR CLASS MILL PRESENT IN
~rITt TON WfrH PHOTO
TRt STEES WILL
MEET,

Members ~ 'he graduating class Of
The I Dion Theological SEMINARY heard
tho Rev. Or. Dunbar H. ogden, Of At
lama. Ga.. Gclivcr the haCca laureate
.erTcou in Watts chapel yesterday
morning ws~n the final exercises were
formally begun. i>r. Ogden impaired
some tir3e'l Advic, 10 these Young
ministers who will soon go forth to
various PARTS u the world to spread
the gospel The congregation that as
semhled iu the edihcc nlled practically
every scat. many Of them being rela-
lives ana friends Of the Young min
tsters Last night Rev Dr. Wilbort ",
Whit. principal OF the Bible Teach
ers' Training school. New York. de-
livered the annual address 10 the mis-
sicRarr society Of the seminary,
Tonight at 6 o'clock, the annual
st Vdsnts' reception viii he held in
Richmond bali under the auspices Of
the iuntor and middle ciaaEps in honor
member OF the senior class will present
10 group pictur, of the class to the
seminary. in accordance with an an
ru3l custom.
Toroorrow morning at 20 O'Clock. the
annual meeting OF tho board Of dir"c-
tors IL scheduled 10 be held AT this
meeting. announcement of the sub
scriptions 20 the centennial epdow-
W~Ft fund VIII he announced This
work has been industrfousIv pushed
fer the past several years II ia de-
sired to raise $500, 6oe
Provides For Lecturers.
The most notable gift since the last
meeting was THAI nf James Sprunt Of
Wilmington, y. G.. who created a foun-
Gatiop Welding $500 year for the
purpose OF enabling the seminary ia
secure annually the services Of distin
PHished and authoritative schola RS
outside the regular fariitv as special
lecturers.
The most notable Improvement in the
material outfit during the present has
rern the installation Of a gymnasium
with shower baths and lockers IN
Richmond hall.
Tomorrow night, the feature of the
EXERCISES will be the formal instaila-
tlnn Of the Res pr. Walter H. iyinrfr.
- professor of Hebrew and sunday
school work. pr L!ngle came here
asst fall from Alta MA. tia
To Get Sheep Skins.
The exercises wili~ba brought to- a
close Wednesday morning when the
graduating students get their shee p
he delivered hy the Rev. Or. II. @
Hijl Of Maxtnn. X. G.. who has been
member 4 the board Of trustees for,
forty wears
The post graduate students and their
assixnments ars
Robert KING 4. g.. n u. Summer
Vile. Ga. who expects tn nreach DUR
'n@ the summer In Pitt county. y, r..
as an evangelist and later 10 10 e
China as q missionary. Joseph Ken
l;t"n Parker, n. E, 4. A., Il. D., Lynch
fttfTG. q
Texas
Given Assignments.
Assignments Of tho graduating class
are
Thomas Holden Damn. r. 8. Jackson
Spring, y, c.; Robert McElwee Fire
tHugh bennington. Okla: James Che
l1rrs Grier, a. e.. Conc, "a. Y. G., IT,
william kcelling. Wilmington. y. G. +:
Harold Houston Leach A. B.. Anderson.
". Va; Wiirred CGnpDeTl MCLAUGHLIN.
4. r.. Moses d. Hoge Fellow for 1919,
tt1s Richmond, Va: Randall Alexan-
der Mcleod. A. r.. Korea: Walter Wy
lie Morton. A. b.. Grayson. KY: q.
w. oldham A. II. Mebane. y. C.. Juan
-t---~-~ f'1r7atcz.~ n. n, Rfci1nond, Va,
Percy Pemherton. A, r.. Belhaven, \.
G; John Edwin Purcell. Jr.. h. s.. NTH
Can. Va, James Miller Smith. r.. &,
lfs stone, Va: Plumer Smith, A. r..
roreo Mission Africa Frederick n.
Stevenson, \. r., Laurel Miss; VIII
erH fidwoah Orb; Hk-l shrdi ON
Us Thompson. Texas. John Mack
Walker A. Il. Spray, \. &.
one is an UNDERGRADUATES He n Aren
Cornelius Mckinnon. A. r.. WoodviHe
Tenn. "a member ot the junior class
who Eoes out in July 10 the Congo Mis-
SION. Africa -.--i-----s---