Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-05
COMMENCEMENT WEEK

Program Of Exercises to Be Cbsery rG
at the Episcopal :, theological Semi.
nary Near This CITY Beginning To.
night.
The exercises and services in con-
:nect.on with commencement wee!; nj
the Episcopal Theo o'ogical Seminary
inear this city, will begin tonight
Wednesday. June 5, with the annual
missionary service and sermon at Sis
o'clock in the chapel, the preacher
being the Rev ". y Reid, of Christ
church, TaTey.own, y. T., an alum
mus of the seminary.
Thursday, J'ae G. is commencemert
and alumni day. The commencement
proper will take place a 10 o'clock
a. m., also in the chapel, and will be
presided over By Bishop Gibson. pres;-
dent of the seninary. The address
to the senior class will be given by
the Rev. Thomas Scmmcs. Of Mea1e
Memorial church. South Richmond.
Va. At | o'clock tie centennial ar
niversary of the Protestant Episcopal
Education Society in Virginia will be
held in the seminary chapel with the
president. Bishop Gibson, in the chair.
After a short commemorative servic Q
an historical address will he given hy
y. Holdswortl: Gordon, Esq, OF C!n'igt
church, Georgetown. D. C., followed
by an address ny the Rt. Rev. James
R. Winchester, d. d., bishop of Ar
kansas. on the work and influence Of
the society in educating young men
for the ministry The meeting Of the
alumni will take place shortly after
this with the Rev. w NJ. Dame, D. D..
of the Memorial church, of Baltimore,
presiding. The alu,nni. essay will De
read by the Rev. James W. Morris,
D. D.. Of Monumental church, Rich
mon. on the "Missionof the Episcopal
church in Brazil The regular hlsi-
ness of the alumni association will &C.
cupy the rest OF the time until the
hour Of dinner at . o'clock in tie
refectory. The aftcr-iinncr speeches
will next follow in order, with the
Rev. r. H. McKim. D. D., of Epiphany
church, Washington, d. c.. as toast-
master. Among the speakers will be
the Rev. Dr.. Niver, chairman Of the
Marine Camp. at QTantico, Va; the
Rev. W. Page Dame, oG Baltimore.
Md; the Rev. Professor Bell, Of the
seminary, and 1t is hoped there vii!
he speaker from the British en-
hassv in Washington. The subject
Of their addresses is the Church and
he Seminary in Relation to this Wa
On Friday, June T. the or'lInatlon
services will be held in the chapel a
II o'clocI; in the morning. The stC-
dents ordained to the deaconate VIII
ba Ncssrs. Tewfk David Harari, Fob
ert w. Lewis and Edward Harhd
Vort: Of the diocese of, Virginia; Bca-
iamir R.. RolIc:, Of the diocese nt
West Virginia, and Boston Mc'iae
Sackcy, Of the diorcse of East Caro-
ina. The dcacoEs ordained to the
priesthood will be the Revs. George
Boate. Of the diocese OF East Caro-
Ina: William B. Everett. lr.. Fred
arick D. Goodwin and William Meade,
If the diocese OF Virginia, and James
Alfred Figg ani Winfield Shlers, u
the diocese of Southern Virginia. II"
bishops taking part in the service VIII
be the rRt. Rev. Robert A. Gibson,
D. d.. Of Virginia: the r.. Rev. WIZ
liam /. Gravatt, d. D.. Of West VIZ
ginia. the RI Rev Beverley d. Tuck
ar, .. D.. of Southern Virginia. the
Rt. Rev. James r. Winchester, Z. D.,
Of Arkansas; the 1t. Rev. Thomas {.
Darst. D. D., Of East Carolina; tie
Rt. Rev. W. Cabell Brow1, D. d.,
coadiutor Of Virginia, and the RI. Rev.
Arthur c. Thomson. D. D., suEragan
Of Southern Virginia.
Carriages will run from Union St"-
ton. steam and electric trains, on
Thursday and Friday at 9 and ~
o'clock a. m. to the seminar" and VIII
return at convenient hours in the
afternoon.
On Sunday last the Rev Paul MI
cou. p. D.. son of the late Professor
Niicou. occupied the seminary pulpit
and the annual sermon before the
Episcopal High ScGoo! was preached
nv the Rev. W. Page Dame, aToeiate
rector o. the Memorial church, bal'i-
more. Md. the service being re;'o
hv the Rev. Paca Kennedy, y. y :
chaplain Of the High School. Inc
service was held III Tie High School
chanel instead Of tho seminary chapel