The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06
Union Theological Seminary to
Celebrate Its Cen
tennial.
NJ MSS MAMIE BARS.

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Among the most interesting FEATURES
Of the meeting OF the Synod Of North
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on Wednesdas. October IL 70 ansss
with the Synod OF Virginia In the Gel.
| ebration Of the centennial OF Union
Theological Seminary. The synod o.
North Carolina viii 50 BY special tram
from Goidsboro. the seat OF IL meet
Ing. - Richmond reaching tnat ciU
| about noon. and the members VIII %
the guests OF the synod OF, virginia
until the next morning. when the re-
turn trip TO Goldsboro viii be maze
and the business sessions OK the oooy
| will be concluded.
Union Theological seminary tns
nrst divinity school OF Southern ffes
byterianism. was estapiished IN aets
| At Hampdsn-6idney. Va. with nes.
! Moses Hoge. d. D. tnen pfesioen. ..
Hampden. Sidney College. as professor
| Of divinity. DR.. Hoge continued TINS
| relation 70 the UemfnATy until nis
death In 1890. and - the result OK ms
! teaching more than thirty young men
\ entered the ministry OF the Presoyte-
rian Church
Seminary Transfersed.
1 More than two years paused before
successor to DR.. Hoge vas occurred
and during that time the Synod OF Wiz
| ginia Transferred the seminary. VITA
| the funds which had been collected.
| to the Presbytsry OF Hanover. the
Presbytery OF Hanover o that ums
| included nearly al OF the tef'oo's
known ~ Eastern virginia. ana even
| before the Synod OF Virginia had pro.
jected the plans for the establishments
| Of . theological seminary this presoy.
| terry had collected q small sum OF
| money to be devoted 20 the csne w
! pose This sum was added to tnat
| transferred 20 the presbytery oy the
J synod. and the Theological School was
!, no longer conducted a. department.
/ of Hampden Sidney College. but was
organized as . distinct INSTITUTION. and
| on November Is, 1872. Rev. John HON
Rice. d. D.. then pastor o. the fHst
Presbyterian Church, OF nienmono' "s
| elected professor OF theoiosS- ae wes
formally installed on January !. 1913
and began his work WIN . ei.ss "
three students There were no ouiio-
| inss for the seminary. ana the wnoie
endowment ut that time Amounteo
| only % $4,000. with An aoasional
| contingent fund OF about si.ooo per
annum, the contingent funo oeinS con-
tributed by the churches OF hanover
Prssbytery. No accommodations n n.
| ing been provided tof u"' y!
accepted the INVITATION OF ~
I Cushing. Of Hampden-Sfoney SoAiese'
/, to lodge with him Temporarily. ana ne
began his teaching IN one enc S -.
President Cushines ntcnen-
Tor buildings and for the support OF .ne
! school were soon raiseo' nov -.
/ ~hA A4Ql"OlY
| seminary under Its care. ana inc tfo .
| tees Of the assembly TOOK enafse o.
IL funds
! Syns6s In Control
| The Prssbytery OF Hanover suf'en-
dered the institution to the joint man. .
agement and control OF the SYNOD o.
Virginia and the Synod OF Nortn Gar
olina in 1927. and the name OF tne sem
mary was changed to Union Iheoi's.
teal Seminary. In eommemoraiion Oh
this copartnefship. From the TIME
| that this copartnersnip was 'oI.u
these two synods have SHARED equay
In interest and responsibility fesa1uluS
| the welfare and success OF the sem,
nary. and IL Is probable that no oono
! could have been formed that wouio
| have drawn the two synods % Closely
together - this has done.
| The founder Of the seminary, Dr.
Rice, died in 1891. after having given
| 20 the seminary eight years OF faith
ful servics and service that was pro-
ductdve Of lasting good. He began
hi. work without buildings and with
ont adequate equipment Of any kind.
Sut within seven years he had secured
! Cor the instatution . fair library. 2
building for lecture rooms. chapel ana
dormitoeses. ana two residences he
began his work with three students.
and seven years later the students
uunNereA nearly forty.
Tho AsSe donor Of land to the SEMI
nary was Martin sailer. resident OF
IT, psaghborhood. He gave about hve
scrsA and uDou this what Il now
known - the eastern end Of the OLD
seminary building was erected. the
eest q the busldsng being aocut ss.vvo.
During the years OF his leadership
DR.. Rice sounded the keynote OF the
seminary. and this keynote has been
e@phasfSed many times during the