Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-07

The Editors oftc Enquirer win, ,lu sure, obiig,
many oil their subscribers By giving the following IA
| early insertion.
TO THE EpIToRs OF TIE EsqUIEER.
| GENTLEMEN-Tlo zeal of your corresuon-
dent who calls himself ''a Dissenting Far
mer, is certainly most commendable; and that
his views are III themselves generally correc,
must think be allowed by ALL As indyid,.
ais, the professors Of William and Mary are
| entitled TO the enjoyment OF their own reli-
gious opinions, but in their public capacity,
| they have no right 20 hestow exclusive patron
age upon any one denomination Of christians.
Nor hare they, lam coauinced, ann such infen-
ton. Let any other christian society do what
the eplscopalians are attempting, what trust
they will accomplish, that is, let any such So
ciety raise sufficient fund, select Il professor
agreeable to themselves, and fix in Williams
burg for the purpose of educating young men
for the use of their particular church, and |
will answer for it that the pupils of such pro-
lessons will have every facility, immunity OF.
benefit enjoyed or to he enjoyed by the epis-
copalian students. That such will be the
case, am warranted in saying, since have it
from the best authority that communication
In conformity with what is here stated has
been already made to q member of the bap-
tlst church. The communication was infor-
NAL indeed, but undoubtedly will be officially
announced to any christian community who
may thnll proper TO address the faculty on the
fsubect
1t will be easily seen from what has been
said, that the theological professorship. which
the episcopalians are called upon to support,
has not been established by the visitors of
William and Mary College mt ALL IL has been
erected and is to be enlo,oed by the ep,scopuli-
ans themselves, and they have located it in
Williamsburg for The reasons mentioned in the
address. Other sects of christians are equally
at liberty TO endow chairs and to send their
teachers to the same place. No person will
have the slightest objection TO this, and should
1t be done, and should the faculty OF William
and Mary then manifest any undue partially,
let them be turned out of the college.
Should, however, the different churches in
our country not be disposed to employ dis
tInct teachers for themselves, they may still
derive the most important benefits from the
contemplated establishment. In the month of
June last it was stated in the Enquirer that it
was by no means necessary to be an episco-
palian TO enter the proposed school. If the
person desiring admission profess belief ia
the doctrine OF the cross, and declare his sin
cere intention of being minister ofthe gospel,
nothing further will be required Now there
is vast deal of ground common to all the
believers IN Christ, which every preceptor of
theology must go over, and lectures on these
subjects may be attended with great and C.
quail advantage by all those who design to de-
dicate themselves TO the ministry. Peculiar
tenets can be elsewhere and easily inculcated,
and thus the scheme for which public aid is
solicited can be injurious to none and will be
beneficial to all who may choose to take adj
vantage of it.
AS to the hands in which the monies to he
raised may be finally deposited, this Is an af-
fair to be decided by those gentlemen whose
names are signed to the address. The amount
collected will be paid to them, and there is no
doubt they will take due precaution before
they invest it.
From the phrase band of ant-christian
philosophers" your correspondent has drawn
an intlnation never dreamt of am sure by
those who drew up the address. The mistake
was an inadvertent one, / am convinced, but
how is it possible to suppose that they are
inirnical to science, who are using every exer-
tion to bestow liberal education on the fu-
ture pastors of their church That the course
of instruction pursued at William and Mary is
eminently free, will be conceded by friend
and foe, and that institution is perhaps the last
in the world, which should be selected by
those, whose object it was, to encourage a
bigotted, narrow and dogmatic sectariansm
One ofttose appointed to super
intend the EpiScopalian School
to be established In WilLiams-
burg.