Religious Activities

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline

Sun., Jun. 5, 1892

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1891-1892 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 5 at the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 11, 1893

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1892-1893 academic year was held at 11:00am during the 110th commencement weekend on Sunday, June 11, at the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 2, 1895

The Baccalaureate exercises for the 1894-1895 academic year were held during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 2 at the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 7, 1896

The Baccalaureate exercises for the 1895-1896 academic year were held during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 7 at the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 6, 1897

The Baccalaureate exercises for the 1896-1897 academic year were held during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 6 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 5, 1898

The Baccalaureate exercises for the 1897-1898 academic year were held during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 5 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 4, 1899

The Baccalaureate exercises for the 1898-1899 academic year were held during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 4 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 3, 1900

The Baccalaureate exercises for the 1899-1900 academic year were held during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 3 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 2, 1901

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1900-1901 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 2 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 1, 1902

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1901-1902 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 119th commencement on Sunday, June 1 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 5, 1904

The Baccalaureate Service  for the 1903-1904 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 121st commencement on Sunday, June 5 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Mon., Nov. 20, 1905

The YMCA Week of Prayer began on Monday evening in Chapel Hall. Special talks regarding the expansion of faith among college students were given every night of the week at 6:30PM. Additionally, spiritual music was composed especially for the event, which ran from November 20-26. 

Event Type: Religious Activities
Fri., Oct. 12, 1906

The Epworth League reception was held by the Methodist Church and offered to the students of the College and Conway Hall to help introduce the students to the church community. The reception included a fishing contest followed by refreshments and music.

Event Type: Religious Activities
Thu., Jan. 31, 1907

Reverend John Wesley Hill, the pastor of James Methodist Episcopal Church of Brooklyn, presided over mass in Allison Methodist Church. He gave the annual sermon on the Day of Prayer for Colleges, which is held on the last Thursday of January. This is the second appearance at the school for this...

Event Type: Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 2, 1907

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1906-1907 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 124th commencement on Sunday, June 2 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 7, 1908

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1907-1908 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 125th commencement on Sunday, June 7.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 6, 1909

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1908-1909 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 6.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 5, 1910

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1909-1910 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 5.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., May 26, 1912

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1911-1912 academic year was held at 11:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 26 at the Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 8, 1913

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1912-1913 academic year was held at 11:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 8 at the Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Wed., Feb. 3, 1915

Rev. Leon K Willliams led students in the 1915 week of prayer.

Event Type: Religious Activities
Sun., Jun. 6, 1915

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1914-1915 academic year was held at 11:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 6 at the Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities
Tue., Feb. 25, 1919

The Week of Prayer was held the last week of February, and events included a series of lectures on the importance of religious devotion and the performance of Handel's Messiah by the Musical Art Society of Harrisburg.

Event Type: Religious Activities
Tue., Feb. 25, 1919

Rev. Sumwalk of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church have a talk on the Centenary Movement of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The movement focuses on the evangelization of the entire world and transcends denominational boundaries in Christianity. He gave another speech on Christ's Temptation....

Event Type: Lectures and Symposia, Religious Activities
Thu., Apr. 10, 1919

Dickinson College, along with several other Protestant organizations, provided funding for West China University's new administration building as part of an effort to spread Christianity in China.

Event Type: Religious Activities

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