The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-17
|UIlON Summary
| GETS Big elFIS
Widow of Cyrus Mccormick
Donates $4,000 to Endow-
ment Fund.
G. W. WATTS GIVES $4,000
Centennial Exercises Followed
by Monster Mass Meeting
at Auditorium.

|
| Two thousand men and women OF
/ the Prespy tel ian faith. the synod OF
! Virginia and the synod OF North Caro-
lima. theoioEians and ministers as
| selibled In the City Auditorium last
nIg nj 10 do honor TO Union Theological
| SEMINARY on IIs centennial anniversary.
| On the stage were members OF the
| board Of trustees Of Union Seminary.
| Governor Mann. who Is q delegate TO
| me synod of Virginia; the moaerators
l OF the two synoos. the speakers OF the
| evening and = company Of men whose
| genius. services ana force have pi&csd
| mem IN tho front rank OF the Southern
| Presbyterian Church.
As a fttinss cImAx to tho day OF re-
! joicing came the announcement OF two
princeiy gifts TO Union seminary.
| Jonn S. Munce. treasurer Of the board
| Of trustees. took the floor Just before
| the close Of the meeting and announc-
| cd FIRST. the payment by George w.
| Watts. of Durham. Of the Anal $4,000
| instaiiment OF his gift Of $45.606 for
the Walter w. Moore Foundation. and
second. the gift OF $4,000 for the en-
dowment fund by the widow OF Cyrus
l w. Mccormick. Mre. McCohmicks Gift
Mas announced In q telegram to Dr.
w. W. Moore. The gift ~ made In the
memory Of her distinguished husband.
l VINO was himself generous supporter
| Of the seminary during his lifetime
| Impressive Service.
The FIRE and zeal Of the meeting last
| night was the most impressive OF any
| religious conclave In this city since
| the Chapman Alexander revtvats. From
! all the south came men with meSsaSes
| Of congratulations and Fluctuations 10
Union Seminary on the celebration OF
| its century of useful endeavor. The
| audience Joined as one man IN the sing
| ing of the opening hymn Following .
l prayer by the Rev. Peyton H. Hoge. y.
D., Of Louisville. KY. greetings were
| heard from other institutions. The Rev.
| W. n. McPheters appeared on behalf OF
| Columbia Seminary. the Rev. r Z.
Vincent for Austin Seminary. and the
Rev. Charles r Hemphill 20 deliver the
| Fluctuations Of Kentucky Seminary.
| In welcoming the visitors 10 the city
| and state. Governor Mann remarked
| that hs has often had the task OF OF
| ferfne the keys OF the Commonwealth
| TO commercial organizations here, oos
! this was his drst opportunity to VEL
! come a religious gathering. He wish
\ ed TO acknowledge. as Governor OF Sii-
| ignia, he said. the indebtedness OF TINS
! Commonwealth 10 Union Seminary ano
the Bible" which. as ] read II, con-
tains the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth Brief .e-
sponses were made BY the moderator
! OF the two synods. and the speakers OF
the evening were introduced
! aSeninaRy Ii Hone AissSena"
I The subject, Union Seminary IN
J
Rev. Egbert W. Smith. D. D.. Of Nash
willie, Tenn. with all the eloquencs ii
famous speakers command he
deftly pointed out the glorious lead.
ership which Union Seminary has e.
erc.sed In The aeid Of home missions
j showing by actual statistics that a
majority OF home mis-
sion workers In Virginia. West Vtr-
; ginia, nen. -esy and North Carolina
y were sons Of Union Seminary. and that
the leaders In the mission work In
Missouri are also alumni OF this SEM
mary. Edward O. <Guerrant. the NOV
=. ing spirit In the mountain mission
work. was a son Of Union. while the
leaders In synodical and assembly,
home missions are nearly all the pro-
ducts Of this tstitutton-
To the Rev. James l. Vance. D. D.
of Nashville. Tena.Ewas assigned the
theme Union Seminary in Foreign
Missions." In the difficult position OF
last speaker on the list. he held his
audience almost to q man The char
acter OF Union Seminary could be sum
med M in q word. he said-spirituality.
| issions are involved In and undo.
everything taught In this seminary,
with the result that the students are
! prominent in every missionary gath
ering and conference. and large por-
ton Of them devote their lives to the
foreign Geld. He showed that almost
without exception. the heads OF the
various mission boards OF the church
go Irnion men He dEelt At lenGth