The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

Ous R0uUWyp 4 "A kBA 48hiAs khA0 SsWtAA
anniversary Of its founding. This Is
thegUldest church organization In the
province Of Carolina, AZ II was the
nrst TO undertake. tbs evangelization
Of the hinterland of that city. The
present cdifice. erected in 1s45. Is
the fourth to Be built upon the
original site. acquired by ,IIuguenot
refugees from France at the time
OF the revocation Of the Edict Of
Nantes. 1855. These Huguenot refu-
gees. like those who came to Boston.
Providence. New Amsterdam and New
Sweden. became the backbone Of
whatever colony they made their
home. bringing with them as they
did much handicraftsman ship. thrift,
+ initiative, the "Huguenot patience
tried in the fires OF persecution. and
. sturdy morality. II is hoped that
descendants of Huguenots the coun-
try bver win interest themselves in
this anniversary. The orator Of the
occasion will be worthy son of
Huguenot ancestry, President w. II.
4. Demarest. Of Rutgers College. New
brunswick. n. j. The services will
he conducted by the venerable pas
, tor OF the church. Rev. G. y. We'd
, der, now in his eighty-eightn year,
and the forty-sixth of his pastoratc
OF this church. who. though totally
blind. hes only breaches but con-
ducts from memory the Sunday SER
vices according to the ancient 1T
urEy OF the Reformed Church Of
France.
The eighty-second convocation Of
the UAiversity Of. Chicago was held
on March 18th with the usual interest
and attendance. President George T..
Vincent. OF the University of Minpe-
sota. was the speaker, and his theme
was "Ap Old Guide for New Times"
There were one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fiye degrees and titles conferred
On students who represented twenty
one States, besides Canada and China.
Tsupg Hua Chow. "A resident of
Shanghai. China. received the J. d.
degree from the law school, The
presidents report showed that nine
ty-three lecture courses had been
given during 1910 and 1911, the
average attendance on each lecture
being two hundred and thirty-five.
The summer quarter OF the divinity
school will have among ita, lecturers
President Henry Churchill King. Of
Oharlin College. and Professor A. =.
Hoyt. Of Auburn Theological Semi
nary.
~. ,.v,v raasra,aa church ,n
sornsr.et comnosed NJ the Rap,,st
and Congregational. churches, is re-
establishing tho various lines of work
TO suit the requirements OF the new
body. Contrary to expectation, the
Methodist church has declined TO fed
crate. and the resolutions governing
tho body are being revised to suit two
churches Instead Of three.
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