Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-12-27
Waterbury, Dec. 18th, 1887.
For the Telegraph.
MINISTERIAL EDUCATION

Mr.. Editor The remarks you have
thought proper to append to my late COM
muncation on the Report of the Faculty of
the Theological Institution at Newton, for
1887, although they contain nothing Of
which it may be said, "see, this is new"
vet seem to call for some notice from me.
The charge of "hostllity 10 institutions of
learning" and of my "eforts for their sup
preston" "pass by me as the idle wind
which regard not" They have been often
preferred before but never proved. l am
invulnerable here. a.
Remember, sir, Christ took not on him
the nature of angels. He came not to be
praised and calessed of carnal men: nor to
introduce religion more congenial to the
feelings and interests of man than that for
NAL, heartless, tho splendid system which
he came to do away. He took upon him
the form of servant, and made himself
of no reputation; was despised, Knocked,
hailed before human tribunals, condemned
!
seldom or never associated with the popu-
lar, and the princely among men; but in
every act throughout his life, poured abund-
ant and everlasting contempt upon all that
earth calls good or great. (2.) Remember,
also, that in electing men to announce his
resurrection and publish his dying love to a
diving world, although there were high
churchmen, learned doctors, elders and
scribes whom he light have selected; yet
, he PASSED by all them, and chose an entire
new set of men, and those not seldom from
the very humblest grades Of earthly exist
/ ence without learning or note, or earthly
) mower, as the messengers of his grace tc
guilty men. Remember, also, the end O
/ their conversation, Jesus Christ the same
Yesterday and to-day and forever'-his re-
S Iioion the same his truth and grace, and
divine power the same his reputation with
: men the same, sinners and salvation the
i same; and then tell me, sir, whence you
y have fetched your discovery that now mer
= must be thoroughly imbued with the wis
) dom of this world, must drink deep at TIT
= fountain of human literature and science,
Il in order to secure their greater usefulness
- as GOOD ministers of Jesus Christ? (3.)
|. Having drawn parallel between learn
n ed and an unlearned preacher, you an
% nounce YOUR conclusion that the latter
y more useful for his learning, and the torme
lie less useful than he would have been had h
" been educated. This, sir, has never bee1
y, nroved, and never can be proved. We can
L not know what we or others should be in
situation, or under circumstances essentiall
y different from any in which we have bee
nIaced. Who will dare assume that job
:! 3unyan would have proved more usefu
- man had he. in early life, enjoyed the ad
. vautaees of literature and science whic
TO our most favored young men now enjoy
Or who can aver that it would have bee
to better for the world had he been shut D
an the same length of time in a Universal
'e- that he was ir Bedford Jail? The devil,
r. has been facetiously said, made a gre
ne mistake when he sent John Bunyan
A4 prison. And sure enough he did, as ther
u by his sound has gone into all the cart
n' and his words unto the ends of the world
:: But, sir, with all the zeal and elequen
- that have been displayed to render poDul
- a scheme till Of late unknown among Ba
fists, what are the results Look at I
BILE statistics of our churches. Lookat the VI
all mont, the Woodstock, the Windham, and
ne the more northern Baptist Association
ord Where is the wise2 o"Whereisthescribe
t of Where is our college ministry Whe
fely tour preachers who have drank 3" deep nj