The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06
COMPLETES CENTURY
OF FAITHFUL SERVICE


amounted to about 100000 and the
The hrst decade after the war was
one Of growth to the seminary in the
number of students In attendance ano
In the donation Of substantial gifts.
The attendance Of students in the
year 1S74-75 reached seventy-seven.
which was the "high-water" mark in
attendance up to that time. DIR. wis.,
son died In 1869.
During the second decade after the
war the seminary received a large
number of valuable requests. but dur
Ing much of this time there was .
decline In the attendance OF students.
The third decade after the war rec
orded gains and losses for the semi
nary. but tn latter outnumbered the
former. The SEVENTEEN anniversary Of
the founding of the seminary was
celebrated in the chapel January 4.
1894. A number OF interesting facts
regarding the work Of the seminary
during all the years of her history
were presented At that time.
Aetios for Reaoval.
II was In 1894 that, action was
taken for the removal Of the seminary
to q site more accessible and more
central Three propositions were se-
ceived. from three different sources.
all being independent of each other.
The board OF directors discussed thor
oughly the proposition for removal at
the meeting held In 1894 and COM
mittee was appointed to receive ana
consider offers OF sites and induce
ments. This committee reported at the
meeting held In 1895 that twelve sites
nj
that no proposition for removal be
considered unless It be accompanied
with q guarantc. OF not less than
500. 900, In addition to site. Among
the offers under consideration was
that from Richmond. and 1t was pro-
posed at once that X the people OK
Richmond would raise $4,000. an
equal amount would be secured out
side Of the city. These conditions had
been more than met In the autumn OF
1895. The people of Richmond gave
most desirable site. now valued q
nearly $500 and gave also contr-
buttons Of money and land anf 'the'
materials amounting to S5o.eoe- Geo.
W. Watts, OF Durham. no" piesons
Of the board OF directors. gave $4,000
and ". w. Spence. OF Baltimore. gave
co.. 600. to which he has added $s.-
600 more. II was under the leader
.hio Of Rev. r. p. Kerr. d. D.. tnst
the people OF Richmond contributed %
Iiberally and secured the seno'ai "a
the seminary to that city.
tn. nresent site OF the seminary =
In Cinter Park, in the MIDST OF Sne
most highly improved secooh =,
ourban Richmond nerth~est Va
ottv nroper. where the conditions OF
s ana quiet and accessibility are
,srfectiy met Ten substantial ooiio !
.nr. 81 dark red pressed brick' Ano
of modern architecture nave 49,
erected for the use OF the seHin ~
~. main building was the gift OF AI
uns the library building the gift OF !
~. Snenee- and the fectory building
Vas the gift Of the people OF kicn-
mond.
Modest Eaa0wAen6
The seminary has only = modest en-
dowment by which II Is suppo['eu.
tS0l, 3v3.s4 being the net Saae IN
o,oGuctiye assets. The value OK ths
yyrounds and buildings Is estimated AZ
}2Ai.1A3. .l
The seminary receives only eolege
graduates and has fun theoaoS 'SAA
course OF three years, taught oy se
professors, anu conf.rs tne oeesee S-t
bachelor of divinity. There are no
chsrves for tuition, and. while this -
prsspyterian seminary. Its doors Az
onen TO ministerial students OF al! os-'
nominations
Nothing snort of a good-sized volumes
could IN adequate manner set ioftn taSl
value OF the lives OF the men "nCt
nave been the recognized leaders OK
,In,ou Theotogical Seminary, those a.
ready mentioned and many Oeneff
among the latter being Rev. hooe!Ss
L. Daoney, d. D.. Rev. InomaS E.
10. D.: Rev. Clement X. sampson. y. y.
Rev. BENJAMIN Aosoy Smnn. si
Fair Latimer. d. D.; Rev Givens Fl
stricken, d. L.; Rev. Walter va
Moore, ID. D., LII D.. now the nonole0
president OF the seminary. and many
others.
It Is safe TO say that no single iase
binds the synod q an, North rssoio oSna1
seminary than does the fact that tnsI
SYNOD OF North Carolina gave 20 tneI
semfnary and to the Synod OF VIZ
gluia- Or. Moore, who II native ohf
Mecklenburg County. North CAroiInA
.ally honored and the best loved man.
in the Southern Presbyterian Cnuren.
and In no part Of the church - TINS
fact more evident than in North Cafo-
lima
Carolina has for DIR. Moore will In
crease the interest which that boAroI
wflI take in the celebration OF tneI
centennial Of the seminary. More tnenS
LOO students have received instruct
tion in the seminary during the Ieo
yeare Of its history. and large NUM-
Der of these have been men from
North Carolina Last year the enrou1
ment in the seminary was leo. and tne
present year had begun with more thar
that number. Davidson College. MORN
Carolina. leading all other colleges u
the church In sending students 70 IL
semtnary this year. last year and q
number Of other sessions
va1Oe - SeOeoevy.
II In probable that words more Ell
pyeSzive OF the value 81 the seminary
have not been written than these
Of DR.. Moore: she has educated l.0C
mlnisfers Of the everlasting gospel
She has given to the church some q
the noolest preachers ever known
the American pulpit. and q large pro1
portaon Of our most useful rural au9
metropolitan pastors. evenseitsts sn9
Missionaries More tran cne-half @
ali the ordained ministers We hsvd
on foreign soil preaching the uni
searcnable riches Of Christ 90 tho
Neaehen are sons Of Union Seminary