The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-04
ORDINATION AT BERKELEY
 DIVINITY TODAY

M1ddletown, Conn.,, June 1.-The 57th
 annual ordina ton at Berkeley Divinity
 School for graduates of the school and
 other candidates in Connecticut, was
 held today, It was preceded by the
 celebration of the communion. prayers
 in the chapel and the annual business
 meeting of the alumni association. All
 the later reports were read and off,
 cers for the year elected as follows:
 President Bishop Edwin S. Lines.
 Newark, N. J.; Honorary vice-presi-
 dents, Bishops Niles, New Hampshire,
 Vincent of Southern Ohio, Leonard of
 Ohio, Nichols of California, C. K Nel-
 son of Atlanta, Wells of Spokane,
 White of Michigan City Merchants of Sacramento Partridge of Kansas City, 'VanBuren of Porto Rico Getired3, c. T. Olmsted, Central Falls, N. Y, Beck with Of Alabama. R. H. Nelson of AL bany, Strange of East Carolina, Wood cock of Kentucky, F F. Johnson of Missouri Ccqadjutor), Webb of Mil waukee, Paddock of Eastern Oregon, Rees of Georgia, Harding of Washing ton, Kinsman of Delaware, Alexander of Pennsylvania, Huntington of WuhI1, Bi11er of South Dakota; v1ce-presi- dents Rev. pr. Daniel Hart and Rev. .Dr. William H. Vfbbert; secretary, Rev. Anthon T. Gesner; treasurer, Rev. H. B. vanderbogart.
 Bishop Brewster declined reelection as president.
 Bishop Edwin S. Lines Of Newark, N. J., was chosen as the ordination preacher for next year.
 It was reported that the amount received from the alumni for the me moriaI in recognition of the long ser vices of Rev. Dr. John Biney to the school amounted to $500, a part of which has already been spent at Dr. Biney's instruction. It was also re- ported that progress had been made in the preparation of plans for. new dormitory.
 Steps were also taken at the meet ing, looking to the adoption of plan to provide for the direct election of some of the trustees of the school by votes of the alumni.
 At the ordination services held in the Church of the Holy Trinity in the late afternoon, the sermon was preach ed by Bishop James DeWolf Perry of Rhode Island, who took for a text Take Thou Authority
 t'T11e Christian Minister he told his hearers, ''is not merely committed to the search for truth but ordained as a witness to the truth. He has one theme: the gospel of Jesus Christ: one aim: the salvation of the world by the power of Christ; one authority: the Holy Spirit working in and through him.
 It is possible. he said, to misfnter- pret the authority which is imparted by the presence of the spirit and to mistake impulse for inspiration, 'tex- plaining spiritual authority as Our Lord explained the spirit coming and going like the wind. But-like the wind spiritual power may be destruc- tive in it's force unless absolutely gov erned by law. To accomplish it's pur- | pose, it must work through agents which are ordained by God and prov-1 ed by human experience
 The candidates presented for the | deaconate from the diocese of Connec- ticut, were: Paul H. Barbour, Trinity | Frank Damrosch IT,, and AL bert Jepson, St. Stephens College; Cunningham. Trinity; Ste- phen B. Mckinley, Trinity; Stephen E. era1 Theological Seminary, New Fork; William A. Dewitt, Yale; graduate of Cambridge Theological College. Of other members of the Berkeley class, A. J. Drew is to be ordained at AL bany, N. Y.; Charles E. Williams in Robert c. Masterson has already been ordained and Perley S. in New Hampshire. They will be assigned as follows: Barbour to South Dakota for missionary work; Damrosch to Trinity church, New York city; Drew to Rensselaer,, N. r.; son to Christ Church. Fitchburg, Mass; KeeIer to St. PauPs church, Cleveland, O.; Mcconnell to missionary work in New Hampshire; Masterton to All Saints Church, New York city; to work in Wyoming: Will Jams in Indianapolis and Yamazahi in Los Angeles, Cal.
 In the early afternoon, the clergy and other visitors were entertained at the luncheon at the Jarvis House and later there was an informal reception In the library.