New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-04
Theological Seminary--.in
auguration Of Rev. DIR. Ludlow.
IFfom enr own Kep1rteT.I


(From Reporterl
EEwBRUNswIcK, n J., FRIDAY, Oct l, 1852.
This is an interesting day to all those
who are interested In the prosperity of the College and
Theological Seminary established In this city. These
institutions are sfFated and have been so from their
foundation In fsctth fsrmer was founded q, means
of raising the latter.
The early history tf the Reformed Dutch Church,
under whose care these Institutions have srissn Is
marked by those divisions and striles which are incl
dent to the forming stages of feeble body.
First the subject of ecclesiastical vassasge to Holland
distracted the Churches In this country for years. Then
came strong contentious TO the Droprey of Intro
ducipg the Er glish language into tie public services
When this latter MEASURE finally adopted In the
City OF Eew.York, great numbers of the old Kucker.
booker families who opposed the innovation, In that
srong tendency to extremes which human ofen
Iresens said that IL they to have English preach
Ing they would be English altogether, and suitipg tbs
acton 10 the WORD, left The Church Of thes Fstasrs
ard Joined The Church Ct Eoglsnd The former dif
Guilty, after having distracted the Church Tor many
years, fbaly healed, upo1 the bsss OF some aug
ge,uOps made by the T. formed Church Ia the mother
country This contention ongna ee Queens College
which founded a theological Institution for the
svowed purp pose of training up native ministry and
save the Churches the expense and delays OF depend
ence, in this vital matter upon the Churches OF Ho'
! land.
With the rise of this Institution also asserted and
conceded the right OF ordauiug ministers Ia this cJua'
try The fortunes of the College and Theological sem
nsry have been very similar, they were mainly sup
and dire cted by the same parties eno tJr com
| mon purpose The Institutions date IRON their char
ters In I170-@efe established ator the rsvoluon-'us.
pended operations Ia l1!2-resu0ed them psrnaliy In
ISO1-and were revived and have been nant tnoi with
con me, cable vigcr snco lssJ. The ins.rucaons oil
the Seminary main,siued partially during ihese
intervAls but DOT With .ulsriy. Rev. De hledol.
err whose funeral took place Lat Friday. was appoint
ed Theological Professor and PRESIDENT oil TIE CInese
In 1925 and hsd these pOsis With ability until tie year
$40 At that time the two Institutions were m )re
Wild, y set Grated. Tne College was fully manned with
ProiesI. re- ard had President whose whole .nie and
SIR .ngh was devoted 10 It's intsress-vhle tbs Only
conut zion maintained with he Seminary Is that tns
professor the LAYER live ce,sin spec1s distractions
In The Cole &C. and both Institutions use inc same Duid'
Fiji. Is The 'lde,, theological Seminary established Ia
the United states. Great numbers OF ns Alumni aud
iencs assemble here TO day 10 atendtao leausurau)n
of Rev John Ludlow, d d., Provost OF the University
Of Penusy ants Professor OF Ecc slatca History
| Pastoral Theology and Moral Phiosophy-in place OF
! Rev DR. Csnnop who deceased the last summer This
Is the .peplg of the Academic aud theological terms.
and seems nuing occs.ion 10 assemble the friends OF
these Institutions TO witness 30 august ceremony.
AT A. 81 a Iespe table audience had convened IA
tho Let Reform Dutch Church composed In great part
of the fathers and brethren of the ministry OF tbs De
nomination. The choir performed an anthem" How
beautiful upon the mountains the feet of them that
/ bring good udngs the exercises were opened by
Rev. DR. Abeel OF Newark, j., with prayer aud the
reading Of the Scriptures Tne congregation united In
tiue ips the 37ih palm
Rev Dr. Bethul @, then delivered dlscourie founded
upon Is, Cor, xi-"Now all those things happened -
/ them for enssmples" He alluded graphically TO
tie iuterst ipsens5ly feel In the elias c story OF
the First Voyage In Search Of New Lsndt snd contrast
ed their impsoen wilh tbs facilities the mariner nov
enjoys Most of those ere ths result Of perl-have
been learned by experience This 10 the cour'e OIL
human HE Experience makes the difference between
the old man aud the child Hence In tue ancient times
the old were entrusted with responsibility, and now
the voice of tbs Presbyery Is revered Ia The Cnurcn
and that of the Senate Is potential In the State EKps
rep CO Is needed 10 religion apo lhe Church Ase;
lap and carry the expert Of one gener on do %
another Mslklnd is thus srowcg cons snily In exps
rence and when they have reached manhood tbs rec-
ords OF the family will be complete History is the
written experience OF men-deiectve indeed-ye; pre-
cious. ssmeness runs through all 60 tna tbs eX9sd
encs o. the whole IL eyt1nizsd 10 that Of ous We
mus, rise higher We ise TO faith, and this bsars us
back through the history Of all the Chercn u1rl see
the psriarch Offering IN Intcp son the blood Of bis
under the si hul band of Coo the Chu'c h q bslog
led 10 perecon-o tns full development Of tns end
OF her existence. Like ark, she floats upon the tood
with open do9r gathering every penteot unn shs act
ties upon the everlasting mountains OF Psrsd S. aud s
spanned By the rsnbow, showing The fsthfulness OF
God
Divine Revelation 10 history Of the Church and evil
deuces It's importance. liza scientific illusions ars true
bat erey accidental &c It's great design 10 untold the
history If the Church which 10 The history of rsdsmp
tion The wonders OF redemption are superior 10 a.
the arkst Of nature aud a the truth which Is revealed
] Ia Otntr leOe Ice history WuCp dO0 COu1mCeuOe1
to write must be superior 90 all other. This Il com
pleeo WIKI the rod canon, and written for the
otneh OF the children in every eye. 1ne Gdlvua
nics OF believers similar 10 those eXpe! cnssd by
the Church as body ana the sans lessons learned
by hoth henss Tire fact that hi, history Is written for
/ our benefit The hstofy Of Gods deSlngs w'i!n tue
Paints Of old shows the adaptation Of the gospel every
saint Through al the ti.,ory see our owe expert.
ence and aso the dirtns rgksoUsness and therefore
God VIII not now abandon any believer.
Ire inference u be drawn from this plainly It, that
the study Of Church history most Interesting and In.
portanf The Bible must be received implicitly
record OF facts The chaos Of human opinions mus.
Ged, and this requires peculiar quaih cations He wh0
WA translated was pecutrty fitted for ths work Th.s
l. ar ally needed at this time when medieval errors are
eSbuu ed upon the presen, Church.
There are certain landmarks 10 tbls study Human
tradition authority h not the foundation of the Cnrs
faith of her public Instruction Faa mus, bs
! founded upon the word Of God tbs idea of the d..
vsoyment Of Chrlstisny 10 most erroneous and 10 be
guarded against We prefer 10 live In the frs century
10 yios 10 The present We do NOT wsh stop In ,hs
dark ares The word OF God exhitia the folhes aud
errors of the former Church, which are presented
for our wsrnipg rather than their excsencss record
ed for example and admiration. Tneir experiences
Wa written for our sdmonon and so the record Of sa
crDs and trial and conflict 10 the Church since vea
us for The same end The right use OF ecciesasticsl
history IL TO- Illustrate the Scpsurss-not to override
and destroy them.
Rev Dr.. Abeel President Of the General Synod thsn
l nis4co whcA In NJ