The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-19
UNION SEMINARY
WILL CELEBRATE
Centennial OF Famous Prcsbytc-
rian Institution in
October.
TWO SYNODS WILL TAKE PART
Addresses Planned to Cover
Work OF Seminary in
Hundred Years.

The one hundrcth anniversary Of
the rounding of Vnion Theological
Seminary Will be celebrated at the
| opening of tho next session In Oc-
tober Founded at Hampton sidney BY
Rev. John Holt Rice. D. d. pro
fessor OF Hampdcn- Sidney College. the
institution was removed to the SUI
urbs Of Richmond fourteen years ago
and established on site donated by
Major Lewis Ginter The main new
building was the git Of George w
Watts. of Durham one OF the inee-
tors Of the institution. The group has
peen enlarged from year to year untiI
II now Includes main administration
| building, with chapel tho Spence
Library Westminster Dormltory. ana
Richmond Hall, the latter the gift Of
the PRESBYTERIAN churches OF Rich
mond. 1t includes the refectory. par
lors. and gymnasium. There are also
SIN professors residences OH the
campus.
The institution has also acquired
the Westwood property. formers. tho
summer home Of IA Hunter Mcclure.
diagonal from the campus and uses
1t for an athletic field
Two Synods to Unite
the centennial celebration proner
Wi! take place on October Is 'rbe
Presbyterian synod OF Nirrinia lin
pe In session in Richmond at tho time
embracing ali Of the ministers und o,c .
cider from each PRESBYTERIAN church
IN Nlrs MIA West virginia ana "a por
~" or Mirylnnd The Preshyterian
synod 81 North Carolina witch r,oarg
at Goldsboro the same week. viii com.
10 hicnmond by Special train TO tax.
part in thr exercises. tho tns,itution
"f'nS operated under the Joint ausule,s
ci the two Synods
II is expected that some orel,rot,,,-,.
exercises VIII be held before tho n,.ir I
v'e"'"Hon IN which tho two SvnoIs !
are to unite. There wl be an ME-
torical sermon in tho seminar. e,,..
on the previous Sunday morninr ~,
ne hfst NIFTY years and at nirht /
~ 1he last nifty years" coverlnn tbn
history OF Preshytcrlanistn tn ~
sSc,ion IN the two periods OF tho lifo
VT t"' institution. and especially INA
pi"Eed Pr Union Seminary IN tn. /
that time uU'l's !
Reunion ~ Alumni.
on Tuesday afternoon tho, ,,.,,
az a!unni dinner ana reunion ~ IA
9'~D'Hts' with Six or eight a.ffor-5t, |
nsr speeches. Prcsbvterinn ,t,,s-
rom an parts OF this country ,,,1
IN many foreign mission fields YIN /
Eatner for this event
Tho members Of the S,.,,oa -.
carolina VIII arrive by snecisr ,D ..'
from Goidsboro on tho rrorn;,
w eanesday October is. and ,hnTo
Planned Joint meeting OF Inc ,r
synods in the First Presbv,or,s,'
,,i,i on Wednesday morning There f.
IN ne actresses on Union Seminary
IN the pastorate. Union Seminary IN /
nome missions and Union sointn.ry ~
Felisious Journalism
Inc centennial celebration nronor
VIII take place in tho afternoo,
Members Of the visiting svnod ,viii
fine at Richmond Hall on the camnus
u me weather is fine. the meeting
WI" pc held In the open air In front
OF Watts Hall George W Wntts
president of the board OF trusteos
VIII preside. assisted by the modera- /
tors Of tho two synods The exercises
VIII include an address OF welcome bv /
Governor William hodges Mann a
ruling elder in the PRESBYTERIAN /
Church: an address on Union theology I
ca! seminary In theological education
and religious thought, an address on
Union Seminary in foreign missions
and greetings from other Prosbyter- I
ian Theological seminaries \ more ,
detailed program Will he announced
later.
Historical Associations.
The celebration will follow some
what the lines OF the recent Prince
ton centennial The two institutions
were founded in the same year. Prin-
ceton by DR.. Archibald Alexander. for
merly president ~ Hampton sidney
College. and Union Seminary by his
close friend at Hainpden- Sidney. DIR.
John Holt Rice, Four times Prince.
ton has attempted to secure the SER
vices Of distinguished Union Seminary
professionally John Holt Rice. DR.
T. J. Dahnoy, President Walter w.
Moore and DR.. Theron IT, Rice-and
in each case has the offer been de-
clined.
The seminary has just fallen heir
to an Interesting collection OF pic
lures OF distinguished Presbyterian
laymon prepared for the jamestown
Exposition. including pictures of Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson and William
i Rrvan which have been hung In