Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-08
DIVINITY GRADUATES HEAR
MEMORIAL TO lee TAFT
commencement Sessions Honor
Studcnt-Minister Who Died on
Field of Battle.
10TH annual EXERCISES HELD
Rev. w. Taliafcrro Thompson, Jr., of
Knoxville, Tenn, Made Address OF
Day-$2O,OOO Given by DIR. James
Sprunt to Secure Lecturers.

The one hundred and seventh an
!1s commencement so exercises of Uni",
iheoiogical Seminary were held yes
terday morning at IL o'clock The
EXERCISES were marked by no address
of Rev. w. Taliaferro Thompson. Ir,
q kno"N.ie. Tenn. and sh,rs m-
ant Lee Clmpball yait, OF the class
of 1919. who. had he lived. would have
received his diploma and degree with
his classmates.
Gcor::e " Watts. az Durh.m \. c,
fresidcn; OF the boar Of trustees rrr-
sided At the exercises. inG after the
singing OF song ana me rething of
in prayer oy the Rev. w. Nice. White.
-. D., OF Raleigh, y. {.
Tells Duty OF Ministry.
DIR. Thompson delivered an address
on The Dignity and Duty of the Min
isiry." TO the class.
Responsinbility follows opportunity,
SAID the speaker. hence there is also
Is. first of all. 10 bic with Him. to
the the purpose that they may see his
purpose, and to eaten his :ouras.'
Then they are to so for Him. M,u:s-
| tcrs are TO drink deeply of the wafer
of life and 10 give freely 20 o,nei S.
! They arc 10 be friends Of men As men.
Lastly they are to go forth and
preach. Having gone aside in study
the duty lies then to sive the fruit nt
lnc study. y great speech is great
thing. but the verdict is the thing"
Following the address the announce
mcnt was made OF gift from the
Presbyterian Committee OF Publication
or two volumes OF value TO each mem
Der OF the graduating class.
y source OF qualification was in
having DR.. Eugene {. Caldwell. pro-
lessor Of Greek EXegesis, back after
r. H. Rice, c. C. Hersman. Edward
| Mack and the Rev. &. L. King have
cared for his work in addition to their
own.
Gift of 900 for Lectures.
Acknowledgement was made of the
! ton, ~ c. OF $4,000 for the purpose
Of enabling the seminary 20 secure
prominence as Shall be available fol-
| special lectures 10 the students. In
This connection il vas announced that
! don. Will deliver the James Sprun,
/ lectures November 4-l2 FOLLOWING
F, this after few months. will be Viii
! on the general subject. Evidences Of
/ Christianity"
| others VINO have given literally t,
| ing year are George w Watts. +. S
Misses santos, the Misses McCurdy tn,
Street Church. OF Baltimore. Md.
- During the past year Rev. NJ r
turnout resigned TO become prOfeSSo
of English Bible o. the assembly
training school for lay workers.
Names of Those Graduated
The graduates of the seminary. wit
the regular degree of bachelor OF di
vinity. are
s. + n bajn' r, wade 3 y; G.; E F. Baker
yiille'. Va; J: E. c9usar, Bishopyille
M NOT Johnson Atlanta. Ga: ": A
Richmond. aE.; a. H. Miller. Sautee
Ga; ID: McD. Monroe. Manchester, \. c.
! 5: r. Oglesby, Hope, Ark: H. A. Scott
Fort Smith, Ark; u. c. Young, Char
| lotto, =. g.
some men completed the English
course, and were given diplomas in
| this depa rtment. They are:
L. NJ: Courtney, White Pine. Tenn
| F. S. McCorklc Oxford, Miss c. j.
| Walsh, Charlotte. y. c.; J. T. Williams
! stuart, Va
| Rev. Charles L. King, now pastor OF
| the Grace Covenant Church. and who
for the past. year has been pursuing
| studies AS Moses u. Hoge Fellow al
! the seminary was awarded a diploma
| for the completion of this extra years
! study