Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-07
DEGREES CONFERRED

srs Two Bishops and Five Clergy
men at Annual Commencement ES-
ercises.
The commencement exercises Incl
dent to the close of the ninety-ffth
session of the Protestant Episcopal
theological Seminary, near Alex
andria, took place at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning in the seminary
chapel. Bishop Gibson, the president
Of the seminary, with the professors
and members Of the senior class, vest
ed with their academic gowns. occu-
pied their appointed places in the
choir of the chapel.
The exercises opened with g snort
service by Bishop Gibson, after which
.'le following ccembcrs of ths class
received their certificates: Messrs.
william 3. Dew, Tewf!: David f,arari,
George r. Hiatt, NJ. A., Boston Nc
Gee Lackey, Robert William Lewis.
Alexander Miller, Gordon NJ. Reese.
A. f. H. Serent, Edward H. Xogt, Clar-
ence E. Wolfe, William 3. Everett, ir.,
and Henry Delos Leland, B. A., a
special student. The address to the
class was given by the Rev. Thomas
Semmes, of Richmond. va. At the close
oftthese exercises a service flag with
the stars showing the number of
alumni and students now serving their
country in the war was received by
Bishop Gibsor. from the Rev. B. D.
Chambers for the class of 1908. It
hangs ovaI the entrance of the choir
on the south side of the chapel. 1t IS
beautiful flag of fine silk.
The centennial services of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Education Society Of
Virginia, which was founded in the
year 1918 in Georgetown, D. c., fol-
lowed next in order, presided over by
Bishop Gibson, president of the So
ciety. These were opened by short
but impressive service by Bishop Glib
son, after which addresses were made
By j. Holdsworth Gordon, Esq, of
Christ church, Georgetown. D. c., and
Bishop Winchester, of Arkansas. These
addresses are historial and the others
on the work and influence Of this. i'm
portant society for the education of
students for the ministry were very
interesting and full of inspiration.
The seventy-ninth annual meeting
of the Society of the Association of
the Alumni of the Theological Semi
nary convened also in the chapel about
1890 with its president, the Rev. W.
NJ. Dame, D. D., Baltimore, in the
chair. After the reception of the
senior class of 1918 in the Alumni AS
sociation by DR.. Dame the essay on
the emission of the Episcopal Church
in Southern Brazil, Founded by the
Seminary was read by. the Rev.
James.W. Morris, D. D., of Richmond.
Va. a. former missionary in Brazil.
The regular business of the associa-
ton was then transacted until the hour
Of dinner arrived: The alumni re-,
paired to the fefectory where inter-
esting addresses on the church and
the war, and the relation of the semi
nary to the war were made.
Among the speakers were the Rev.
DR.. Niver, chaplain at Quantico. Va;
Professor Bell, of the seminary. who
served. as chaplain at the front in
France, and the Rev. William Page
Dame, of Baltimore, Md, who served
as chaplain on the border during the
tension. in; Mexico and was called to
act as chaplain at Camp Meade, Md.
DR., McKim, of Epiphany church,
Washington, acted with his usual eff
fective power as a speaker and toast
master.
The following bishops and clergy
received the degree of Doctor OF Di-
vinity from the board OF trustees OF
the seminary this year: Bishop Rem
ington, suffragan Of South Dakota,
and Bishop-elect Quin, of Texas, and
the Revs. J. Cleveland Hall, of Epipha-
nv church, Danville, Va; William D..
Morton, Christ, church, of Alexandria;
c. Carus Orlando Pruden, principal
of the Episcopal Institute, Chatham
Va: John F. Ribble, examining CHAP
lain Of the diocese of Virginia and
rector of St. Andrews church, Rich
mond. Va, Frederick G. Ribble' wee
principal of the Bishop Payne DIVINITY
School, Petersburg. Va, and the Rev
Samuel Tyler, rector of St. Luxe
church, Rochester N. Y. All are alum
nj Of the seminary except the ReVs
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