The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-21
FINAL EXERCISES
HELD At SEMINARY
Diplomas Awarded and Degrees
Conferred-Address by
Bishop Strange.
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Alexandria. Va. June Gothic COM
mencement exercises OF the Episcopal
Theological Seminary OF Virginia, To-
Gated west OF here. were held thi.
morning at 10 o'clocy IN tho chapel
III that institution Bishop Gibson
president OF the seminary. with the
professors in their academic robes
were seated In the choir. and tho
graduating class with the other stu
dents occupied seats In front or the
president and faculty.
After u short opening service. con-
s!sting OF prayers and a hymn. the
bishop announced tho names of the
students advanced from tho Junior to
the middle class.
:lhcates In certain departments OF
study: George Victor Bell. of the
Diocese OF Virginia; John Lewis Tracey
Gibbs. OF the Diocese OF Southern
Virginia.
Diplomas Were then presented to
the following graduateE; Josiah It'd
ball Carter. OF the Diocese OF West
Virginia; James Harry Garner. 3. y,
OF the Diocese of Washington. and
Edward Anderson Pepick. Jr. ~ A.
OF the Diocese OF South Carolina.
The degree OF bachelor OF divinity
was conferred upon the Rev Robert
y. Goodwin. Jr. NJ. ~. OF China: ltev.
william Gibson Pendletou, of the Do
cese or Southern Virginia. and the
Rev. Joseph Todhemter Ware. B. a.
OF the Diocese OF Maryland.
The following cierSyInen received
the degree OF doctor of divinity: Rev.
John y. Aspinwail. OF Washington, D.
e; Rev. Frank @. Scott, OF Petersburg;
Rev. Robert y. Goodwin, OF Richmond.
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land.
The Rt. Rev Robert Strange. d. D..
bishop OF East Carolina. delivered an
earnest and helpful address TO the
graduating class. after which the cX-
ercises were brought to a close with
the singing OF "Blest BE the Tie That
Binds" and the pronouncing OF bene-
dlc,ion by the president.
shortly after the close OF the com
mencement exercises the annual meet
ing or the alumni was held in the
chapel and called 10 order b. the
president Bishop Peterk!n, OF West
Virginia.
a memorial address on the late Rev
Richard W. M!cou. u. d. professor OF
theology at the seminary. whose fun-
erhl took place III the chapel at that
institution yesterday afternoon. was
delivered by Bishop Gibson. Of Viz
sinia. When this was concluded. tn.
alumni essay was read by Rev Will
liam H. Laird. OF Wilmington. Del.
after which the regular order OF bust
ness was disposed Of This was fol-
lowed by the alumni dinner in the
reicctofy Of the seminary.
There was a large attendance OF
clergy and friends OF the institution
at the closing exercises The whole
proceedings We're so!ominized by the
.nneral OF DR.. NJ eou. who died June
I last, in oxford. England. where he
nad gone FOR the purpose of re-
cuneratinG his health.
Among tho bishops present at the
commencement were the following:
bishops Gibson. Virginia: Randolph
ana Tucker, Southern Virginia: Peter
Kin and Gravatt. OF West Virginia: .
and strange. Of East Carolina.
Among the clergy attending were
me following: Rev. Drs. a. b. Kin
'oiving. of Baltimore; ". NJ Clark
ana j. j. Gravatt. OF Richmond; and
NE Rcvs, w. y. Crawford. Frost and
N. Page Dame. Baltimore: Henry r..
Rloman. Portland. Me- w. II Laird
and kcnsey j. Hammond, Whining
.on. Del: DR.. C. f. Grammer Phil
eelphia.
The exercises will be brought to n
close at II o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing with ordination exercises in the
chapel at that institution.