Excerpt from Minutes of the Twenty-Third Annual Session Synod of New York: Held in the City of Middletown, October 18-20, A. D., 1904; With an Appendix Dr. Hoyt in his chair of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology has broadened the work of his department from his extended studies abroad, and has quickened the investigation of present day practical social problems. Prof. Miller in Church History and Church Polity holds the interest and awak ens personal study by the young men to attain a clear apprehension of the develop ment of the church for a working appreciation of present conditlons. The profes sors are alert to enrich their departments with the most recent and most helpful material, and while many seminaries exceed Auburn in the number of instructors, none excel Auburn in the quality of the work done or in the results attained. One reason of the high grade of the work done at Auburn is the maintenance of the 'high standard of scholarship and ability for admission in this seminary. It is held that those who are not qualified by previous study to keep position with men well prepared, should not be allowed to hold back to their requirement, those who are qualified for more advanced work and thus lower the standard of progress and attainment for the ministry. On this account, seventeen applicants, in'the past year have been turned away. For the physical culture of the men there is need of a gymnasium that may be used in the winter. A ball ground and tennis court are help ful. One of the material additions of the year is the student Club House made pos sible by the liberality of Horace B. Silliman, LL.D., a commissioner and generous benefactor of the Seminary. This house has been Opened, fitted and furnished, and is proving a most valuable addition to the equipment of the seminary. Here the social life, of the Students, centers. It not only furnishes an attractive place for the students to board, but it is unifying the student life and producing a comradeship and social culture that will be of great value to the men in their future work. The administration of the finances of the Seminary assures the highest return consistent with safety for all investments, and invites the confidence of all who can give in any measure that which will more fully equip this institution to send out into the Church more endowed, trained and consecrated ministers for the leadership of the moral and Spiritual forces of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.