The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-12
Or. EDWARD MACK, OF
CINCINNATI, NAMED
Union Theological Seminary Board
Elects Him Az Professor Of
Hebrew.
CALDWELL GREEK PROFESSOR
Board VIII InssaIl Modern Central
Heating Plant. and Make Other I'm
portant improvements at Seminary.

Rev. Edward Mack, D. D., Of Lane
Theological Seminary. Cincinnati. was
yesterday elected by the board OF
trustees of Union THEOLOGICAL Seminary
as professor Of Hebrew and Old Tesla.
ment Exegesis in Union Seminary. and
ing Of the fall session. The vacancy in
the seminary faculty necessitating the
election Of new man was caused by
the death of Rev. DIR. Thomas r.
English. professor OF Greek. which
occurred suddenly few weeks aav.
Or. Eugene C. Caldwell who was
to have been inaugurated last night
as professor OF Hebrew. was yesterday
elected to I'LL the chair of Greek.
formerly filled by DR.. English. and DR..
Lane was then elected to fill the posi-
ton made vacant by DIR. Caldwell. The
latter has been teaching during the
year at the Seminary, but the formal
Inauguration was only held last night,
this being in accordance with the
usual custom OF the seminary.
Newly Elected Member.
The newly elected member of the
faculty.( DR. Mack, has held the chair
Of Hebrew In Lane Seminary for
eleven years. He was educated Mt
Davidson College, North Carolina;
Columbia University. Princeton Thso-
logical Seminary and the University of
Beriing and was for a time connected
with Hampden-Sidney College. He
held prominent pastorates In Char
lotte. N. c., and Norfolk. before his
election TO the chair of Hebrew at
Lane. He was born July Is, 1853.
DIR. Mack. while at Princeton, was
ons Of the best students in the semi.
nary. and by his work there won the
seminary scholarship at Berlin. He
In O well known scholar and brother
Of the famous legal writer. Hon. VIII
liam Mack. DR.. w. W. Moore, presi-
dent OF Union Seminary. stated last
night that he was uncertain when
DR.. Mack will arrive in Richmond. but
that he seems anxious to come as soon
as possible and his house Is waiting
for him here.
Announcement of the election of
DR.. Mack was made last night by
Judge George L. Christian. chairman
Of the board Of trustees. at the close
Of the Inauguration OF DIR. Caldwell.
The ceremonies Of installation con-
vows Of once by the chairman of the
board. o charge to DR.. Caldwell de-
livered by DIR. Robert r. Campbell. Of
Ashevilie. N. c.. and an address by DIR.
Caldwell
A versatile Educator.
DR.. Campbell caused some amuse-
ment by stating that while his chargs
had bssn prepared for the installa-
ton Of q professor Of Hebrew he sup
posed 1t would do for q professor Of
Creek ~ he spoke. both languages
with equal fuency." DR.. Campbell
made an able address on the function
Of the teacher. He pointed out THAI
the best teacher IL q teacher OF power
as well OF knowledge. and that the
three characteristics OF his teaching
are intellectual freshness. redagogic
enthusiasm. and spiritual fervor.
These he hoped thu incoming pro-
fessor would exhibit.
Old Tesfament's Message.
Replying to the charge DIR. Caid-
well delivered an address on the eoysos
The Message OF the Old Testament
to the Modern Man" In his address
the speaker pointed out that the OLD
Testament represents God in his inter-
course with men. The Bible. he
thought, IL the resource OF the world
against the Attacks on belief that have
been made in such movements as
those Of modern science and modern
miiitarism. especially as set forth In
the present war. to which the speaker
made frequent allusion.
DR.. w. w. Moore stated at the close
OF the ceremony that the board Of
trustees, at Its session yesterday morn
Ing. besides the election of DIR. Mack
had decided to construct 1t once q
central heating plant for all the semi
nary buildings and to remodel the old
MCGUIRE home, Wcstwood. which was
recently partially destroyed by IRE.
The building will be made into modern
apartmsntn FOR the use of married
students Of the seminary.
The commencement exercises will
close this morning. when diplomas
win BE- given twsnty-ssven graduates.