The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-04
SEMINARY NOW
100 YEARS old
Three Day Program at Princeton
theological College Opens
Tomorrow
MONDAY COMMENCEMENT DAY
Presbyterian Seminary Third Old
est in the United States
Many Prominent Speakers TO Take
Part in Exercises. Schools In
terestins History.

Princeton. y. j., May 4.--Al propI
rations have been completed for the
three day celebration scheduled TO be-
gin tomorrow, of the centenary of
Princeton Theological Seminary. Hun
dreds of alumni of the venerable IN
stitution have arrived here already and
many more are expected TO arrive here
before the beginning of the commence
rative exercises tomorrow. According
TO the program the exercises will begin
tomorrow forenoon with a historical
sermon by President Patton, followed
by the administration Of the Lords
supper. The afternoon service will be
at four o'clock, and the speaker will
ne the Rev. DR.. John Dixon. a trustee
of Princeton. President Ethelbert H.
Wartield, Of Lafayette College. will be
the speaker In the elening
Commencement exercises will take
place ON Monday In addition To the
usual program there viii be two spe-
cial addresses by moderators OF the
general assemblies OF the Northern
Southern Presbyterian churches. which,
before their division, were together
concerned in the establishment Of the
seminary. The afternoon session viii
be given over TO three addresses re-
niniscent Of the history of the IN
stitution. The day will close with
dinner for the alumni, followed by
speeches under the auspices Of the
Alumni Association.
Many Prominent Speakers.
on Tuesday morning there viii be
three addresses by speakers who haye
been invited from abroad for the Occa-
sion. I'm the AFTERNOON a commemora-
tive dinner will be held. followed BY
speeches of greeting and congratula-
ton from the representatives, of the
general assembly. from the laity Of the
Presbyterian ana other churches and
seminaries, to which President Patton
will respond. The list of the speakers |
includes Or. John f.. Carson and Dr. |
Russell Cecil Charles Beatty AleXan- |
der. IL. d., of New York, Robert L. |
Speer, a secretary of the Presbyterian |
Board of Foreign Missions: the Rev |
William IL Johnson, of Lincoln Uni
versity the Rcv. j. II. Dulles. prcsi
dent of the Alumni Association; the
TT. Rev. Principal Alexander Stewart |
Of st. Mary's College, st Andrews; (
the Rev. James Wells. moderator of
the Presbyterian Church in Scotland:
the Rev. John Macmillan. moderatG
of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland; |
bishop Greer of New York and Presi
dent Hibben of Princeton University.
Third Oldest In U. s.
Princeton Theological Seminary is
the third olGest purely denominational
seminary in the United States. The
oldest is the theological seminary Of
the Dutch Reformed Church in Amer
lea at New Brunswick. founded In
1884. Then comes Andover Theolo-
gical Seminary. a Congregational in
stitution. which however, was made
a department of Harvard University In
recent years. Princeton Seminary was
established by the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in 1917.
after an agreement had been reached
with Princeton University. regarding
me INiIliOlS DtlMttil Aiit NOntHN hiAN
the seminary. The Rev Archibald AL
cxander then Pastor of the Third
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Philadelphia. was
made professor OF Didactic. and Pole
mic Theology and inauguInted la Au-
gust 1912. The seminary opened that
autumn with three students, who at
tended lectures i'm Or. Alexanders
study. Before the session closed
eleven more students were enrolled.
The seminary grew rapidly and In 1915
the general assembly found it ncces-
sary to provide for a suitable building.
Alexander Hall was built in the fol-
lowing year at cost of $4,000. IL is
now used as a Jomitory In 1924 the
graduating class numbered sixty-two.
chat same year n State charter was
obtained and since then a number of
other buildings for the uses of the IN
stitution have been erected.