The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
DR.. WHALING WILL
DELIVER LECTURES
President of Columbia Thco-
logical Seminary to Visit
Trinity College. 1
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Especial to The Times Dispatch,
Trinity College, Durham, NJ c., April
Rev. Thornton Whaling. president
Of the Columbia Theological Seminary.
or Columbia. S. c.. has been secured
to deliver the Avera Bible lectures at
Trinity College this year. These leo
lures are held evory other year. and the
dates for 1913 have been chosen az
tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
April 8, and 10
lished at Trinity College III 1897 undor
the auspices Of the department of
biblical literature. This series was
possible by the fund given to es-
tablish tho Avera School OF Biblical
Literature, I'm honor of the late W. H
Avera, by his wife. Lectures In this
series have been delivered as follows:
1899. by Bishop William Wallace Dun
can, Of Spartanburg, s. c.; 1901, by
Bishop Warren \. Gambler, of Atlanta,
Ga; 1903 by Chancellor James II. Kirk
land. OF Vanderbilt University, Nash
vile, Tenn; 1905, by Bishop Alpheus
Waters Wilson, Baltimore, Md; 1907.
by Bishop Charles B. Galloway, Jack
son. Miss.; 1909, by Dean Wilbur n.
Iflett. OF Vanderbilt University, Nash.
vile, Tenn. In 1911 tho lectures were
delivered by Rev. Franklin N. Parker,
d. D.. then of New Orleans. La, who
was soon after elected to fill the va
cant chair Of biblical literature in Trim
ity College. which position he still fills
with ability and distinction.
The Fortnightly Club. tho local lit
crary club OF the college. has been
in the National Literary Fraternity
Sigma Epsilon. and has affiliated with
mat order under the name of the Fort
I'hfghtfy "CnGbo OF the Sigma Epsilon.
| The members of the Fortnightly Club
as it enters the Sigma Epsilon arc
pc F
| Wannamaker. II. Il. Spence, L A. For
sythe, a. NJ. Webb, F.. N. Parker and
w. i. Laprade, and s. s. Alderman. G.
! w. BaSley, James Cannon, Il. b. Muir
ray. w. c. Sheppard II. l.. Wilson, G. A.
Warlick, Quinton Holton, N. I. White
and MIR. Taylor
| Trinity's representatives In the SEQ
ond intercollegiate debate with the
University of South Carolina have re-
turned to the city from Columbia,
where they won two to one decision
over tho debating team of the South
Carolina institution in the debate which
was held Tuesday night. The query
was: Resolved. That the United States
Should Grant independence to the Phil
ippines." Trinity had the affirmative
side OF the question, and was repre-
sented by Quinton Holton. of Durham !:
Davis. OF Shelby. South Carolina's
speakers were ~. Z. DuBose, L. H.
Jeter and j, Il. Brandenburg The
judges were L. S. Dreher, superinten-
dent OF the city graded schools OF CO.
lumbia; b. Hart Moses, of Orangeburs,
and Associate Justice d. E. Hydrick,
OF tho Supreme Court of South Caro-
lima This was the second in the series
OF three. tho first having been held
| here last spring, when South Carolina
won the decision over Trinity. The
two teams now stand evon in tho race
The third and last OF the series will
be held next year. when the winner will
be declared the champion. and will re-
ceive as a trophy n handsome silver
loving cup. which has been offered to
| the winner of the series