Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-10-26
Presbefery Of HanoDer.


tingJsb following account of the origin
aud prcsens btate.ef the rhs illogical School
and Librafy, lately established a, Hamp.
den Sscnsy College, is iespec tfully pre-.
sented to the puoi'c, by a Committee ap-
pointed for that purpose. tx
= Sometime in the year 1905, a number
OF the members of Hanover PIesbytery
aDx6enssto obtain more, extensiv.: and
critical knowledge OF the Holy Scriptures,
at the an,s lime that they sensibly felt
the w OF sope, boa ks OF much impor.
tapce a Biblical Student, entered into
AM ag&ementAo make arrangements for
supplying hat deficiency And as their
own scanfy funos were scarcely adequate
TO the.expencs which the measure in con-
tempiatioa would require, it appeared TO
them ADVISABLE 10 have recourse for as
sistaace to the iibcrality of their intimate
friends, who were known to have a pre-.
dilecticne for. learned and well informed
ndspe slinistry. Nor were they disap.
pointeffo their expectations from these
GenuenlzD. In a short tine subscriptions
were, obtained sufficient % justify an at.
tempt to- establish a 1HEoLsCIGAL Ii.
BRARy al Hampden Sidnty College. And
with this view, W olIon's Poiyslotte Bible,
and several ether scarce and valuable
books have been imported from London.
But when the state Of cur Country IN
geRral IS taken into consideration, it is
~ d see, that it is not Books upon
TKeskey, but more labourers in the great
hafoests$ he Gospel, that we want most.
Adm Il Us view the utiity OF FUND,
Tor the education of pious youth for the
Gospel Ministry, was too obvious to escape
attention. Nor did the difficulties which
an establishment of this nature would have
q ~.
the attempt. The interesting case was.
therefore, submitted 10 the cuusideratim,
of Presoytery in 1906, and after mature
dehperstion upon the subject, the follow.
ing Resolutions were unanimously adoDted
by that body
is'i nat an attempt be made to es.
tsbIsh a complete Theological Library at
Han n.n Soy collegs, for the benef
L 2. 9 Ibat an attempt be also made to
establish a tund for the education of poor
and pens youth for the Ministry ct the
Gospel"
| ). "That the Rey Messrs, Archibald
Alexander, Matthew Lyle, Conrad Specie.
and John H Rec, and Major James
Morton, Major Robert Quarles, and Mr..
James Daniel, be a committee to manage
this business, and to mike report to Pres
\ Oytcfv at tnCff u udi me- ltugt
g Resolved That whatever funds shall,
be reised by the committee shall be vested
in the President and L ustees of Hampden
S'dney College. the appropriation, howe.
Iver, of all such funds shall Tor ( yer remain.
with the fiesbytery."
lazfhe prosecution of this important bu.
since the committee appointed special
agenp to solicit donations for the pui poses
above specified. Ana that the MONIES thu,
obtained Might be rendered lasting adj
vantage 10 he Church. a resolution was
with the appreciation OF Presbytery adop-
| ted, &c That all future donations should he
deposited in the hands OF the trustees of
Hampden Sidney College, as a permanent
iund-the pIncipal of which srould at no
time, and on no emergency be diminish.
led."
The engagements OF the committees
special agent were of such a nature as not
to permit him TO devote much time to Ihs
| business with which he was Entrusted.
The exertions however winch he mad ir
IN his power to make were tended with
unexpected success. But it was not loNg
before an unproduCtive season, and N
embarrassed state OF our com Inerce in.
terrupted his progress. Subscriptions h We
nevertheless been obtained 10 the annunt
of 8 1856 SO and in consequence of au
agreement entered into between the Pres.
bytery, and the President and Trustees
Of Hampden Sidney College for that pur.
r6se, 8 1857 SO have been deposited m the
lf,apds of the latter. fh.s sum now bears
|ah interest at the rate OF SIX per cent.
And agreeabiy to a Tecomme ndation oil
Presbytery the Rev. MJses Hoge has been
Iappo'nted ] eacher in our Theological
Seminary.
After this account OF the nature and
design of our Theological Institution, i,
seems hardly Necessary to suggest any id
ditional motives 20 induce aay enc to be.
come contributor. When 1t is com der.
1 ed that the interest only is to be appro.
priated 10 the bsDefcent purposes il
view, II will be readily perceiv that a
much larger capital will be necessary tc
render it extensively efficient. And the
contributors already received may justly
be considered as an earnest of the lioe
raj patron &c we have to- expect.
That the religion Of Jesus Carist ia ad
mirabIy calculated to promote the in'er.
ests OF civl Society, has been geners Il,
admitted, even by those who are rot Wi.
ling to allow j. higher merit, or any su.
pernatuT&t efficacy. Bur a believer in II.
divine origin must consider { the greatest
blessing ever bestowed upon the Sous o
Adam zssaDd consequently fell himself un.
der much stronger obligations to adopt