Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-20
ALUMNI Of DREW
HOLDA REUNION
aOId Grads" from Nine Classes
Return to the Seminary
at Madison.
Especial to the Evening start

MADISON, May 20-Hundreds Of
former graduates of Drew Theological
Seminary gathered at that institution
yesterday on the occasion of the an
nual Alumni Assoeia ton meeting. It
was besides a reunion of the classes
of 1859, 1874. 1879, 1884. 1889 1894, 1899,
1904 and 1909. Probably the largest
delegation was present from the class
of 1889. as the affair was carried out
on a twenty fifth anniversary scheme
Following a business meeting in
the morning, old comrades, now living
In all parts of the globe, strolled
about the spacious campus and re-
viewed former days. One of the larg-
est dinners yet held in the new Bovine
hall was spread, 1876 being present. In
the evening the alumni Grafton was
delivered by Rev. Fairbank b. Stock
dale. of the class of 1889.
a memorial service for the former
graduates of Drew who have died
within the past year opened the morn
ing session. This was a solemn and
impressive ceremony and n deep
silence was observed for several min
utes following the service.
Alumni Elects officers.
Then the following officers for the
ensuing year were elected: President,
George C. Vogel Newark Conference,
class 1900; vice president, Homes era
vath. New Jersey Conference, 1890;
secretary. Frederick Bloom, Newark
Conference, 1883; treasurer, Wallace
n. Fleming. Newark Conference, 1897
orator. Bishop John L. Nullson, Jul
rick. Switzerland. 1890; alternate ora
tor. Herbert Wilson, president Wes-
leyan University, 1890.
The Alumni Association expressed It.
self as heartily in accord with the
proposed endowment of the Henry
Arson Buttz professorship, when
consists in the raising of 100000 with
IN a wear. DR.. Buttz is president
emeritus of the seminary. Inc
Alumni Society will be responsible for
the raising of this amount. 1t Is pro-
posed to have a Drew Day through
out tine country on November Oh
this wear On this date every alum
nus in the nation is expected to make
some kind of a showing.
Following this the meeting ad-
tourned and the alumni went to din
ner. Among the after-dinner speak
ers were Ezra S. Triple, president of
the seminary; DR. Buttz, Charles A.
McMi1len. George G. Vogel and Fred
eriek J. HIRack.
"The prophet" Anent Man.
DIR. stockdhle's address in the eve
ming was one that was thoroughly en-
toyed by the 200 who heard him
sneak. His subject was "The
Prophet" He dwelt on the import
ance of the prophet and emphasized
the carving out of the spirit of a
urophet in the souls OF all mankind.
Speaking of the respective merits
of prophet and historian he said:
1T is Impossible to chronicle the
happenings of one event in history for
The simple reason that all events are
related 1t is no eXaggeration to
vtate that a great war might have
aeen caused by the way in which
rppther or nurse whipped child in
lis cradle when an infant The sur
fenness caused a change in its nerV-
ms system which tended toward
strife Tt is impossible to deal with
life from the historical side. The
trial of a criminal shows the utter
inability Of men to stage simple act
IN lust the way it was committed.
I'VE must build facing the tuture'
MANY DdItIH HdS bV1iA hC'N - ~
by the turning of a head in the face
Of danger. We cannot analyze Ire
bv study of events. The prophet
IS tbe most natural student of human
events. Tic does not work with man
.ss.. ....r, ,u~tom but with custom
through man. He does not change
ne modification of circum-
stances hut changes circumstances
bv q modification of man.
"rhe prophet is more natural ana
truthful than history because he deals
win Inc very fibre of man in the
realm OF personal experience. HIS
,nessaee is the atmosphere that he
creates. Martin Luther went from an
Institution TO experience.
"Tho prophets duty is the actuallz-
ing Of Cod in human life. A dis
obedience tn his requests is not
,,,e~o reb4liion Aea INST the opinion OF
ane man by another, but a disobed-
fn,.r against the highest and best
tbaf Is i'm ourselves. AS long as the
universe exists there will be need OF
"A prophet. ..- 49,.
..The real task is TO write theology
from Tho point Of experience and not
rom expedience. Make every med
fun a message and ali messages step
nins- stones toward the final goal