THE EXERCISES OF DEDICATION

The Dedication services began on Sunday morning, November 27, at eleven o'clock, when a large congregation assembled in the Chapel, and the Dedication sermon was preached by the Reverend Professor Henry Sloane Coffin, D.D. In the afternoon the Communion was celebrated at four o'clock, the Reverend Anson P. Atterbury, D.D., and the Reverend Professor Arthur Cushman McGiffert, D.D., officiating.

On Monday evening at eight o'clock a meeting was held in the Chapel, designed specially for the students of the Seminary and their friends, at which addresses were delivered by the Reverend Professor William Adams Brown, Ph.D., D.D., and President Jacob Gould Schurman, Sc.D., LL.D.

On Tuesday morning at ten-thirty o'clock the Alumni gathered in the Chapel for the anniversary meeting of the Alumni Association. After an address of welcome by the President of the Association, the Reverend Henry W. Ballantine, D.D., addresses were delivered by the President of the Seminary, the Reverend Francis Brown, D.D., LL.D., and by representative alumni-the Reverend Henry Hamlin Stebbins, D.D., the Reverend William Pierson Merrill, D.D., and the Reverend Howard Sweetser Bliss, D.D. At the conclusion of the service the alumni and invited guests adjourned to the large Lecture Room A, where luncheon had been provided by the Board of Directors.

The formal service of Dedication took place at three o'clock in the Chapel, admission being by ticket. The Presentation Address was made by Robert Curtis Ogden, LL.D., the President of the Board of Directors, to which the Reverend Francis Brown, D.D., LL.D., responded in behalf of the Faculty. The Dedication Prayer was offered by the Reverend Charles H. Parkhurst, D.D., the senior member of the Board. The Dedication Address was then delivered by the Reverend Charles Augustus Briggs, D.D., D.Litt., the senior member of the Faculty.

In the evening the visiting delegates and many friends and

guests of the Seminary were entertained at dinner by the Board of Directors at the Waldorf Astoria.

During Monday and Tuesday the buildings were open for inspection, and were visited by many of the delegates and friends of the institution. A brief account of the different services follows:

1. The Sunday Morning Service

The procession, which consisted of the Choir, the Faculty and the officiating persons, formed in the cloister and entered the Chapel during the organ voluntary played by Mr. William P. Dunn. The service was opened by the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, led by President Brown, after which the choir and congregation united in singing Hymn 405, " Soon May The Last Glad Song Arise." Professor George Albert Coe, Ph.D., LL.D., then read the Scripture lesson, Hebrews xi: 1-10, 1727, 39, 40; xii: 1-2, after which the choir sang Chant 218, "Benedic, Anima Mea." The congregation then joined with President Brown in the Apostles' Creed, after which prayer was offered by the Reverend Professor Thomas Cuming Hall, D.D.

The usual offering for the Kingdom of God was then received, after which the Choir sang the anthem, "Hymn of Thanksgiving." The Dedication sermon was preached by the Reverend Henry Sloane Coffin, D.D., from the text, "Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name (Psalm lxi: 5). President Brown then recited the collect for All Saints' Day, followed by the benediction: "O Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you alway. AMEN.'

The procession retired during an organ postlude by Mr.

Dunn.

2. The Communion Service on Sunday Afternoon

The Choir and the officiating persons entered the Chapel during the organ prelude by Dr. Gerrit Smith. After the Lord's Prayer, in which the congregation were led by President Brown, the Choir sang Chant 15, "Venite." President Brown then read the Scripture lesson, John vi: 22-51, and the congregation joined in singing Hymn 599, "Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace." The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was then observed, Professor McGiffert conducting the administration of the bread and the Reverend Anson P. Atterbury, D.D., the administration of the cup. After the singing by the congregation of Hymn 564, "Jesus my Lord, my God, my All," President Brown offered the concluding prayer, and pronounced the benediction as follows: "Grant, we beseech thee, O merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all, evermore. AMEN.'

The service closed with an organ postlude by Dr. Gerrit Smith.

3. The Student Meeting on Monday Evening

On Monday evening, November 28, at 8 o'clock, the procession, which consisted of the Choir, the Faculty and the officiating persons, entered the Chapel during an organ prelude by Dr. Gerrit Smith.

President Brown then led the audience in the Lord's Prayer, after which the Choir sang Chant No. 22, "Venite." The Scripture Lesson, being Psalm cv, was read by the Reverend Professor George William Knox, D.D., LL.D., after which the Choir sang the anthem, "Hymn of Thanksgiving,' Netherlands Hymn.

The Reverend Professor William Adams Brown, D.D., then delivered the Historical Address, at the conclusion of which the Choir, joined by the audience, sang Hymn No. 100, All People That On Earth Do Dwell."

President Brown then introduced President Jacob Gould Schurman, Sc.D., LL.D., of Cornell University, in the following words:

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"The next speaker comes to us from a busy life to say a word which he has deeply at heart. The subject of his address is to be 'Some Elements of Religious Progress.' I have great pleasure in presenting to a Union Seminary audience, President Jacob Gould Schurman, of Cornell University."

At the conclusion of President Schurman's address the Choir and audience joined in singing Hymn No. 352, "Lead On, O King Eternal." After this President Brown offered prayer and pronounced the benediction as follows:

"Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life, and now in particular for thy goodness to this Seminary year after year, and for all its benefactors, supporters, teachers and friends; but above all for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace and for the hope of glory, and, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise not only with our lips but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. AMEN.

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all, evermore. AMEN."

The procession retired during an organ postlude by Dr. Gerrit Smith.

4. The Alumni Meeting on Tuesday Morning

The Alumni of the Seminary gathered in the Chapel on Tuesday morning, November 29, at half past ten o'clock, the Reverend Henry W. Ballantine, D.D., President of the Society of the Associated Alumni, presiding. The meeting was opened by an organ prelude, after which Dr. Ballantine offered the following Invocation:

"O God, our Heavenly Father, whose kingdom is everlasting, look graciously, we entreat thee, upon this gathering of thy servants, trained for the ministry of thy holy Gospel in