American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-16

positsry OF Saturday last, on an article which APP
peared in the Waterman of the 18th inst. respec.
ting the plans pursued for preparing men for the
ministry, &c. are SO farfetched and foreign FROM
the subject. that we consider it unnecessary to no.
!tice them. In reply to the others, we would OBJ
serve, that fthe people would 'ink about religion,
more seriously, for themselves, instead of embracing
the opinions of Others and pinning their faith tol
their sleeves, merely because they have received
CLASSICAL and theological education, there would be
less error in the world, and more correct ideas of
the nature and duties of religion.
AS to the ability 'to Judge Of the qualifications or
the abuse of qualifications in Christian minister
we believe that any man in the enjoyment of his
reason, who will take the scriptures of truth, which
are very explicit on this point, 70, his criterion, pos
isesses it.
And we do not believe that faithful Watchman''
lis, or ever will be, 'Stehing OUT Of his hrovrnce, in
warning the people of the dangerous and unscrip.
tural plans which are pursued under pretence of
spreading the gospel; but which in fact, are the
means used by designing and ambitious men, for
the attainment of their sinister views and the grati-
6cation Of their ambition.
We are confident that every candid reader on Pc
rusing the following extracts of letters will acknowl-
ledge that there is too much room for compliant !;
and that we have sufficient grounds for asserting
that the Christian ministry is shamefully perverted
Their perusal will also give some idea of the zeal
for manufacturing ministers, which abounds in
some parts of our land and from the manner in
which they are hunted up and educated we may
form pretty correct opinion what kind of gospel
they will preach, when their apprenticeship at Col
ege, expires, and they sent forth by their mas
ters to gain their own livelihood.
| We have copied these extracts from the "Jefrer -
which says that 'the 'Cary printed Boston, contains
some pointed structures and comments them" but as
we have not seen Them have endeayored TO make
lew ourselves For persons of Sound mnd,' who will
think about these things very little comment
Extract Of letter from the Agent Of the American E1-
cation Societ TO his fiiend in Charleston South Ca,ola
published in the Southern Evangelical MieLEgencer.
"The good people in Maine have written to me for II
benecares and engaged to educate them in their acade-
mics and colleges Five have already gone and eight more
are preparing to so. have been able provide for the
education Of about 40 in eight months They are doing
noble act i'll Munson. Four in Munson have sbscri
bed $500 dollars and another has engaged 1000 dollars
towards fund of 10000 dollars for the education of ndi-
gent students that academy There are about 300
young in the colleges and academies of the Northern
States on their way TO the mnistry and this number will
soon be greatly sweed the which would support
one four five years snce will support two or three
Almost any person can educate minister. am doing it.
You must do it,
+ We are not prepared to admit that the people in
Maine are "GooD," because they are engaged in ed.
lucating benehcares; nor we persuaded that
"they are doing noble act in Munson'' in subscri-
fbing SO largely for "the education OF INDECENT stu
dents"
/ There is too much of mans work in the bust
ness, to afford US any pleasure to be informed that
"there in The Northern States, about 300 young
men on their way TO the ministry; and that tbi:
number zcW soon be greatly syeiled:" for already
have too many gone forth, as ministers, with ne
more religion than what they learnt from their book,
at College.
Of We don't believe that "amost any person can ed
. ucate minister The may, it is true, pay for hi
schooling; but there is an education, which many
though they have spent several years at College
have not attained: it is to be found only in the schoo
tlof Christ.
And however unable to "udge of the quali6ca
lions OF minister" we may be deemed, we aver
without fear of contradiction, that the Agent of h
q, American Education Society is not able to bestoy
IS them: he may try TO do it /; and he may cOmman
glothers to do t:-but all combined, their efforts vii
= be fruitless they cannot do il.
al Extracts from letters to the 9gen of the american Ect
ton Society exhibiting The Of young 7Uho
distance obtain education for the mi,stry-puJEshed
m The BOson Recorder, Of May 1871.
yI "NEw HAVEN Cox. October H. 1921,
IL "Dear Er-Besldes the young men mentioned to yO
there others of equal promise, who would be wr
ID land glad to study If you will let me know immediate