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A SHORT HISTORY OF
SAINT ANDREW'S DIVINITY SCHOOL
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01765 3335
GENEALOGY 974.702 SY82SH
The Right Rev. Frederic Dan Huntington, D. D., L. H. D., LL. D.
Rev. James O. S. Huntington, O. H. C.
A SHORT HISTORY OF
SAINT ANDREW'S DIVINITY SCHOOL
AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
TOGETHER WITH A DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS AND SUCH OTHER MATTER AND ILLUSTRATIONS AS ARE OF INTEREST.
PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MDCCCCX.
THE OBSERVER, Waterloo, N. Y.
Table of Contents
The History of the School. The "Act of Incorporation." The Constitution of the Alumni Association. The Minutes of the First Ten Meetings. The Directory of the Members.
The Rev. Charles P. Jennings, S. T. D.
The Rev. Joseph Morrison Clarke, D. D.
Saint Andrew's Divinity School.
A T THE CONVENTION held in Christ Church, Binghamton, in the month of June, 1876, the Bishop in his annual address said, "Experi- ence shows that the most experienced men for our missionary service are those trained on our own ground. Reasons for this will readily suggest them- selves. Besides, every Bishop wants the use of all his own candidates during their Diaconate, a period of great practical importance, for the free work of itinerancy and in small stations, of which we have so
much on hand. It is clear to me that we shall never be furnished with a full force of Evangelists and Asso- ciate Missioners till we educate them among our- selves. We ought, therefore, to be looking forward to that measure, and shaping plans for a training school at the center of the Diocese, conducted with a regular course of study, lectures in the different de- partments of scientific and pastoral Theology and parenetics by our own scholars, with terms of practi- cal exercise under Parish ministers. Such a class of Candidates for Orders, near at hand, with their teach- ers, would be almost sure to impress many devout youths with the demands of the sacred calling, and to turn them toward it. It would be likely to act, too, I should think, as a bond of unity to our whole Dio- cesan family, creating a common object for the inter- ested feeling of all, and engaging in its support some
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friends in all quarters. It would thus form a most vital branch of our whole missionary system, the in- fluence of it becoming manifest in a very few years, though the beginning would necessarily be small and unpretending."
On the sixteenth day of the following September, Saint Andrew's Divinity School was begun in a rented house on Highland Avenue, Syracuse, New York, with the Reverend Charles P. Jennings, D. D., received from the Diocese of Missouri, as Dean, at a salary of $2,000 a year and house rent. The sources of income to be relied upon by our brave and faithful Bishop were: The Society for the Increase of the Ministry, which provided $200 at least for each needy student ; Saint Paul's Parish, Syracuse, which had hitherto supplied Saint John's Mission services, on Grape street, now taken by the students, the Board of Missions, which pledged $1,000 for the Missionary work done in the neighborhood by the Clergy and students ; and individual gifts.
The school was established to meet a particular need. It was thus stated by the Bishop, "It is found that many young men enter our Ministry without cer- tain kinds of knowledge, certain forms of discipline and certain practical resources which are of great value both to the settled pastor and to the missionary or evangelist, and are, indeed, almost indispensable to their success. There are many things which they ought to know but which they find out only through a painful and mortifying experience, after they have entered upon their work. For the lack of this knowl- edge men of high and noble purposes often fail. One of the special objects of Saint Andrew's School is to supply this sort of instruction. Another definite object is to prepare candidates to meet all classes and conditions of men as missionaries and evangelists and to interest them in religion and the Church both by conversation
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and preaching. It is well often for the best scholars and most accomplished writers to undergo the hard- ships of an itinerant ministry and to encounter the sudden exigencies and rough scenes where no other discourse avails than that which is direct, compact and simple as well as extemporaneous and earnest. It is not too much to say that very few of our Clergy at their ordination are ready for this sort of service. Yet a certain period of it, at least, would lend energy and effectiveness, point and power, to all their course and preaching afterwards. We hope to train our students in this kind of practice. Saint Andrew's School is arranged on the plan to include private counsel, social worship, charitable labors among the poor and ignorant, and a household life, where teachers and scholars are brought into intimate relations with one another,"
In a pamphlet sent out by the Bishop at the in- ception of the school he makes this announcement and appeal : "The school has been planted more im- mediately for the training of candidates for Orders in the Diocese of Central New York. The regular course extends through three years It will be endeavored to conduct it on such a plan, with such economy, that if any students from other Dioceses should seek to share its advantages, they may find here satisfactory preparation for Holy Orders at a very moderate cost. Should any liberal mind be moved to assist in the en- dowment of Saint Andrew's it may be remembered that the following are its chief wants: First: A Library, including sets of text books ; Second : An inexpensive Chapel ; Third : Scholarships for stu- dents ; Fourth ; Foundations of professorships and lectureships ; Fifth : Ultimately, a suitable build- ing ; Sixth: Assistance in current expenses." Far too scantily did the Diocese heed this appeal, though loyal Churches and laymen, with unflagging interest,
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enabled the Bishop to educate Seventy-Four men in the Sacred Ministery at Saint Andrew's Divinity School.
Nine students, eight from this Diocese and one from Connecticut, were received at the opening of the school.
The school was incorporated on the seventh of January, 1878, the Act of Incorporation bearing the names of the Bishop, Joseph M. Clarke, D. D., Henry R. Lockwood, D. D., the Honorable Horace O. Moss and Honorable William Marvin. Most of the stu- dents lived with the Dean and his family in the rented house on Highland Avenue, In the record book kept by the Bishop's own hand, he mentions a new engagement with Dean Jennings, on October third, 1879, in which the Dean engaged to take three stu- dents for thirty weeks board and teaching, and to re- ceive $600 therefrom. "If there should be more than three students, he is to have $5 a week additional for each one."
The staff of instructors at the opening of the school included besides the Dean and an Elocutionist, the Reverend Joseph M. Clarke, D. D., Rector of Saint James' Church, and the Reverend Henry R. Lock- wood, Rector of Saint Paul's Church, Syracuse, both ot whom gave gratuitous tuition. The Bishop gave lectures on Homiletics and Pastoral Theology and in Apologetics. In November, 1877, Professor Rudolph Wahl, formerly a Lutheran Minister, while studying for Holy Orders, took charge of the department of Hebrew and Greek for a year.
Dean Jennings remained in charge and at Saint Andrews' Hall, Syracuse, till 1880, when he accepted the call to the Rectorship of Saint James' Church, Skaneateles, N. Y., with the understanding that he should assist in the work of St. Andrew's, and receive at Skaneateles any students that it may be desirable
Rev. William Dexter Wilson, D. D., LL. D., L. H. D.
Rev. Henry E. Hubbard.
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to place under his tuition for a partial or full course in accordance with the design of the institution. However, the Dean's name does not occur in the Journal in connection with St. Andrew's Divinity School, after 1880, and it therefore seems that the Bishop assumed the office of Dean and carried on the school with the aid of the Rev. Dr. Clarke, the Rev. W. F. Hubbard, and the Rev. Taudy Rucker, the Rev. J. H. Egar, Dr. Jennings and others until the year 1886. Of Dean Jennings the Bishop wrote : "He is a competent theological instructor, well known for his public contributions to systematic divinity."
The Rev. Joseph Morrison Clarke, D. D., acknowledged by all to be a scholar of fine attain- ments, especially in Greek, Hebrew, Ecclesiastical History, served the School as Instructor from its in- ception till the time of his death, November 30, 1899, except the five years (1886-1891) when he was at Nashotah. His Bishop loved him and wrote of him : "Considering well what the Rev. Joseph M. Clarke has been in weight of character, in just and wide rep- utation, as a theological, classical, and historical scholar, and in manifold services to the Diocese from its organization, as a rector, preacher, instructor in Saint Andrew's Divinity School, and Secretary and Chaplain to his Bishop, no more serious deprivation has befallen us, I think, than in his death last Novem- ber.'
On the 14th of February, 1886, the Rev. William Dexter Wilson, D. D., LL.D., L. H. D., that rare scholar, theologian, and philosopher came to Syracuse and assumed the office of Dean of Saint Andrew's, which position he held till June, 1897, being at the same time Professor Emeritus of Mental and Moral Philosophy of Cornell University. In his Convention address of that year the Bishop says : "You are already aware of the acquisition to our educational
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force, of the coming of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Ithaca, as Dean of Saint Andrew's, giving on terms almost gratuitous (receiving only his house rent) the fruits of his long experience and large acquirements as a theological master to the instruction of Candidates of Holy Orders." Dean Wilson was one of the great men of his time. In the eight-en years he was at Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., he was practically president of the institution, and going to Cornell Uni- versity, Ithaca, N. Y., when it was organized, he was, during President White's connection with the institu- tion, practically Director of the University. As an author and lecturer he had great success. His works on logic, mathematics, language and theology are well known and recognized authorities. He was honored by the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Hobart Col- lege in 1849 ; by the degree of Doctor of Laws from Dedford University, Tennessee, in 1868; and by the degree of Doctor of the History of Laws by the Re- gents of the University of the State of New York in 1872.
About the time Dr. Wilson became Dean the Rev. J. Everett Johnson began instruction in the school at a salary of $100. He continued to instruct in Dogmatic Theology and other branches till the school was closed. The Rev. William DeLancey Wil- son, D. D., taught Greek and Latin from 1893 to 1897. In 1897 the Rev. E. Warren Saphore was added to the staff of instructors.
When Dr. Wilson resigned the office of Dean the Rev. Theodore Babcock was elected. Dean Babcock was connected with the Diocese of Central New York for many years, serving as a member of the Standing Committee for nineteen years. Of him the Standing Committee wrote : "His clear and well stored mind, his good practical sense, his loyalty to Church princi- ples, his knowledge of ecclesiastical history and Canon
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Law, fitted him eminently for assisting in the wise and intelligent discharge of his duties." His death on February 28th, 1905, marks the close of the permanent existence of Saint Andrew's Divinity School.
There is every reason for the members of Saint Andrew's Alumni Association to be justly proud of the fact that they have been permitted to receive their instruction from these great scholars, some of whom have been perhaps, in certain respects the greatest, this or any other church ever possessed. It is further a matter of gratitude that we have been thus closely associated with the saintly and scholarly Father in God, Frederic Dan Huntington, whose very pres- ence brought a benediction, and who is to-day assured- ly living that larger life "in God's most Holy Light."
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ACT. OF INCORPORATION.
Be It Known To All Whom It May Concern, That we, the undersigned, being five or more persons of full age, a majority of whom are citizens of and residents within the State of New York, do desire to associate ourselves together, and do associate ourselves together for the purpose of establishing and maintain- ing an educational institution, and do make and sign this certificate in writing and do state that the name by which the society shall be known in law, shall be, "The Saint Andrew's Divinity School." The particu- lar business and objects of which shall be the educat- ing, training and preparing of young men for the Office of the Sacred Ministry in the Protestant Epis- copal Church, in the United States of America. shall be located in the city of Syracuse. The num-
It ber of its trustees, directors or managers shall be five, and Right Reverend Frederic Dan Huntington, S. T. D., Rev. Joseph M. Clarke, D. D., Rev. Henry R. Lockwood, William Marvin and Horace C. Moss shall be the trustees, directors and managers for the first year of the Society's existence.
Dated at Syracuse, this 7th day of January, 1878. F. D. HUNTINGTON, JOSEPH M. CLARKE, H. R. LOCKWOOD, H. O. Moss, WM. MARVIN.
Onondaga County, ss.
On this 7th day of January, A. D. 1878, personal- ly came before me in said county Frederic D. Hunt- ington, Joseph M. Clarke, Henry R. Lockwood, Horace O. Moss and William Marvin, to me personal- ly known to be the persons described in the above instrument, and acknowledged that they signed and
The Rev. Theodore Babcock, D. D.
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executed the same for the purposes therein named.
GEO. J. GARDNER, Notary Public, Onondaga Co., N. Y.
State of New York, Į " } s
Onondaga Co.
Be it known that I, the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, of the district embrac- ing the County of Onondaga, and the City of Syra- cuse, do consent to and approve of the filing of the aforesaid certificate in the Office of the Clerk of said County, in pursuance of the law in such case made and provided.
Given under my hand at Syracuse, this 7th day of December, 1878.
J. MULLIN, Justice Supreme Court, 5th Judicial District.
Filed January 7, 1878. Recorded January 7,
1878, 5:40 p. m. THOS. H. SCOTT, Clerk.
State of New York, SS. Onondaga County Clerk's Office.
I, Thomas H. Scott, Clerk of said County, and of the Supreme and County Courts therein, which are Courts of Record, do hereby certify, that I have com- pared the foregoing copy of a Certificate of Incorpora- tion with the original thereof recorded and now re- maining on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript of said original and the whole thereof and of the endorsements thereon.
[L. S.]
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Syracuse, this Ist day of April, 1878.
THOS. H. SCOTT, Clerk.
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CONSTITUTION
OF SAINT ANDREW'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
I. NAME-The name of this organization shall be, "The Alumni Association of Saint Andrew's Divinity School of Syracuse, New York.
II. MEMBERS-Its members shall be Clergymen in good standing of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, who have, in whole or in part, received their Theological instruction for Holy Orders in Saint Andrew's Divinity School.
III. OBJECT -- The object of this association shall be to bind together in closer union the students of Saint Andrew's Divinity School, and by co-operation to maintain and raise the standard of the School.
IV. OFFICERS-The officers of this association shall be a President, a Vice-President and a Secretary- Treasurer, who shall be elected annually by ballot ; who shall continue in office until their successors are elected, and whose duties shall be those usually per- taining to their respective offices, and who shall con- stitute the Executive Committee.
V. MEETINGS-The association shall hold at least one meeting annually at the time and place of the Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Central New York, when a programme arranged by the Ex- ecutive Committee shall be given, and officers elected for the ensuing year.
Special meetings may be held at the call of the Executive Committee.
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MEETINGS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
FIRST MEETING, JUNE II, 1902.
An informal meeting of the graduates of Saint Andrew's Divinity School, Syracuse, N. Y., was held in Saint Paul's Chapel, Syracuse, N. Y., on Wednes- day evening, June 11, 1902, after the adjournment of the Convention of the Diocese of Central New York. The Rev. Henry E. Hubbard called the meeting to order and stated that it was the desire of many, in- cluding the Bishop of the Diocese, to organize an Alumni Association, which should meet at frequent intervals for mutual benefit, to help maintain the School, and render at all times such loyal aid to the Bishop of the Diocese as was in their power. Nine- teen were present at this meeting and it was unani- mously resolved to form a permanent organization, and the Rev. John Arthur, rector of Saint John's Church, Oneida, N. Y., was elected President ; the Rev. James K. Parker, rector of Grace Church, Waterville, N. Y., was elected Vice President ; and the Rev. Frederick B. Keable, rector of Christ Church, Jordan, N. Y., was elected Secretary and Treasurer. A commit- tee was appointed at this meeting to prepare for the next meeting a Constitution and By Laws.
SECOND MEETING, OCTOBER 2, 1902.
A second meeting was held in Grace Church Parish rooms, Utica, N. Y., Thursday, October 2, 1902, this being the day on which the Rev. Charles T. Olmsted, D. D., was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Central New York, Twenty-five men were present. The report of the committee on Con- stitution and By Laws was read and adopted. The Dean of Saint Andrew's, Rev. Theodore Babcock, D. D., was present and gave a very enthusiastic address.
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THIRD MEETING, JUNE 9, 1903.
The third meeting was held in Saint Peter's Chapel, Auburn, N. Y., after the adjournment of Con- vention on Tuesday evening. The occasion was ren- dered very enjoyable by the reading of many letters from absent members. Old times were revived and many incidents of former day were related. The offi- cers were re-elected.
FOURTH MEETING, JUNE 14, 1904.
At the fourth meeting held Tuesday, June 14, 1904, the members of the Association were the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. John Arthur, at Saint John's Rectory, Oneida, N. Y., for luncheon. Letters were read from members who were prevented from being present, interesting addresses were made in regard to the history of the School, the deceased brethren and the Association. The President and Vice President were re-elected and the Rev. Henry E. Hubbard, rec- tor of Saint Paul's Church, Waterloo, N. Y., was elected Secretary and Treasurer. There were twenty- two members present.
FIFTH MEETING, JUNE 13, 1905.
A fifth meeting was held in Grace Church Parish rooms, preceeding the Convention of the Diocese Thirteen members were present. The Rev. Julian E. Ramsdell, rector of Grace Church, Baldwinsville, N. Y., was elected President ; and the other officers were re-elected. The Rev. Charles W. MacNish, rector of Christ Church, Willard, N. Y., was elected Necrologist, and the Rev. Henry E. Hubbard was elected His- torian, and instructed to prepare a history of the School, a list of the members with as full a directory as possible, and such other matter as could be found, to be published in book form. The Rev. Hobart L. Marvin, rector of Trinity Church, Anderson, Ind.,
Students at St. Andrew's Divinity School, 1893. Top Row, left to right : Christler, Maccaud, Dr. Wilson. Webb, Dr. Clarke. Mr. Wilson, A. E. Bentley. Front Row : Matthews, Hamblin, Potter, Parce, Maxwell, MeMullin, Lambert.
The Rev. A. L. Byron-Curtiss.
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asked the privilege of printing such a work, con- tributing his labor. His offer was accepted. Upon invitation of the Rev. Leonard J. Christler, Curate of Saint Peter's Church, Auburn, N. Y., it was decided to hold the next meeting in Auburn, N. Y., during the Octave of St. Andrew's Day.
SIXTH MEETING, DECEMBER 7, 1905.
The sixth meeting of the Association was held in the Parish House, Saint Peter's Church, Auburn, N. Y., Thursday, December 7, 1905. An excellent ban- quet was provided by the women of Saint Peter's Parish. Everything for the comfort and enjoyment of his guests had been provided by Mr. Christler. A fine orchestra furnished music throughout the entire evening and the beautifully decorated Parish House made the occasion memorable. The Vestry of Saint Peter's Church, the faculty of the Auburn Presby- terian Seminary, and many prominent clergymen of the city were honorary guests. The list of Speakers and Topics was as follows :
Presiding, Rev. Leonard J. Christler "Only the flour in the plum pudding."
A Few Words, Rev. John Brainard, D. D. "A gude priest and a gude father is he."
The St. Andrew's Men in the Diocese, Rev. William Cooke "A felawe of dear old times."
St. Andrew's Men Outside the Diocese, Rev. J. E. Johnson "Hail, auld brother ! Oh ! We love the sound."
Wives of the St Andrew's Men, Rev. A. L. Byron-Curtiss "A better priest, I trowe that nowher noon is."
Bishop Huntington, Rev Willianı B. Clarke "Wel his spirits were like the larkye, his principles like the oak." The Deans and Teachers, Rev. James J. Burd "I no long tale telle, but I seyde he sharpened our wits and softened our hearts."
The Examining Chaplains, Rev. W. M. Beauchamp, S. T. D. "And, ceirteinly he was beloved by all the fieres."
Our Absent Brothers, Rev. Frederick T. Henstridge "We all seyde, a cup o' kindness was he."
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Arrows at Random, Rev. Edwin W. Saphore "Gie's thy hand o' thine, right good felawe "
St. Andrew's Alumni Association, Rev Julian E. Ramsdell "A trusty ram is he, the fieres he knows in every dell ; he's always ready, so steady boys, steady."
The Difficulties of Authorship, Rev. Henry E. Hubbard "Next to a gude fiere he's a gude Author, and Authors like corns, grow dearer as they grow older."
The Bishop's Toast, Rt. Rev. Charles T. Olmsted, S. T. D. "And I seyde, his opinion was good."
After the banquet a business session was held at which Bishop Olmsted stated that with the death of Bishop Huntington, Saint Andrew's had ceased and he had made an arrangement with the Bishop of Western New York and the Dean of DeLancey Divin- ity School, Geneva, N. Y., to have such pupils as would be instructed at Saint Andrew's prepared at DeLancey Divinity School. At this date there were ten students in DeLancey. At the suggestion of Bishop Olmsted a committee was appointed to merge Saint Andrew's Library with Delancey's, at Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., and the committee having made such arrangement, an alcove is set aside next to the Library of DeLancey Divinity School. After some discussion it was decided to start a fund to be known as the "Bishop Huntington Memorial Fund," the in- terest of which shall be paid annually to the Bishop of the Diocese of Central New York, to be used in the education of young men for the ministry. This fund to be augmented by the annual dues after the expenses are paid ; by individual gifts ; by the sale of this His- tory ; and in any other ways the different members are able to increase it.
SEVENTH MEETING, JUNE 12, 1906.
Fifteen members sat down to dinner together at the St. Cloud Hotel, Syracuse, N. Y., Tuesday, June 12, 1906, at 6 p. m. The business session was held after the evening meeting of the Convention at the
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same hotel. The meeting was rendered interesting by the presence for the first time of the Rev. James G. Cameron, in charge of Saint Saviour's Church, Skag- way, Alaska, since 1900. He gave a most interesting account of his work and of his life in Saint Andrew's. A letter was read from Mrs. Jenning, the widow of the first Dean of the School.
EIGHTH MEETING, JUNE. II, 1907.
The eighth meeting was held in the Parish House of Trinity Church, Utica, N. Y., on Tuesday afternoon before Convention. The Rev. C. W. MacNish, of Willard, N. Y., was elected President ; Rev. W. G. Bentley, of New Hartford, N. Y., was elected Vice President, and the Secretary, Treasurer and Historian were re-elected. Eight members were present while several of the members were absent on account of serving on the Board of Missions at this time.
NINTH MEETING, JUNE 2, 1908.
This meeting was held at the St. Clould Hotel, Syracuse, N. Y., after the adjournment of Convention on Tuesday evening. Seven members were present. Rev. A. L. Byron-Curtiss, of Rome, N. Y., was elected President ; and the Rev. E. B. Doolittle, of Holland Patent, was elected Vice President. The other officers were re-elected.
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