New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13

troll Of the College WIS entirely m To Mnos I" ec
Iyuitsriaps. Thts vas not strictly The ease; ylt
there VS. an outcry rsieel, and tho Old phn q
board Of hfe.members, thing their own VACANCIES
ioiped with the Governor, Senate and few other
s1-o6seio members, was abandoned, and ooaru
substituted consisting OF rotating body n mere pe
such q word as rotate), OF which certain nnuv.l
was 20 20 out every year, their psce 70 DC nieu y,
the Legislature OF that year. dare say am -
altogether right az 10 this but IL IL near enough loI
nv present purpose. The intention OF those VINO
promoted this change It s supposed, was 70 restore
the control Of the University TO the Calvinis's OF
orthodor. as they are deDOminated hereabouts, VINO
had long thought that they were kept out OF Their
kingdom unustly. But when the revolution came
they we're not permitted to enter III and possess II,
az of hereditary. indefeasible right All the nations
roundabou,-tbe Methodsts, and Baptsts, and
Fpseopalan.. and ITniversahsts eyen-put IN their
claims 10 share of the booty they had all united
10 win. So the Board was parceed out among
them all and the custom is still kept up 10 MAINTAIN
the balance Of power among the sects. Al Tue OUT
act however. when the selection Of the orthodox
constituents of the new Board was IN question, Nj
Wendell Philips was nominated as one "nose W,
uess in every other particular could not De denieu
and the orthodoxy Of whose Calyinism was beyond
all doubt. But the Legislature shook It's head and
chose Mr.. Gushing in his stead In view OF when
choice q pious Methodist present declared ASIDE
that thew had said like the Jews of old, MOI miS
:" man, but Barab5as!" 80
So Won ace there can be no question Of the sound
ness Of the orthodoxy OF this valuable eltzen. Inc
new plan Of converting the government OF the Goi
ege into patchwork of sectarnnlsm, VIII Prooa-
bly, efectually prevent any one sect rom se.'"s
the control of the College. The other day, "hel
vacancy occurred in the Corporation OF upper
house Of seven Fellows, great opposition was naae
| TO the election of Judge Hoar because he was
Unitarian. And, ultimately, the same prineiPie VI
| division of spoiis viii be- applied TO TINS province
| also and with the same results. Its tendency W
hinder the selection of the best men Tor the places
but il will prevent the College from being maze 'he
tool of any enc set of reigioniss. Pracucaiy' DE-
far s influencing the opinions of the students Is con-
| cerned the College has been conducted by the Uni
| tarians in the most catholic spirit. No attemptu
proseytsm was ever laid to the charge OF the au'
tborities that ever heard OF. Students are per-
ntted 10 attend any church they prefer III lam
bridge or in Boston if there are none oil their ooc
| trne there. And though, in my time, theooSHA
| lectures of Unitarian stamp were gwen py inc
| Uoisisn Professor, any evangelical student could
| be excused from attending them on simple apphca-
| ton. ,,,
| well remember that used to think 1t would
| have been tine thing had l been brought up d no
| man Catholic, for one or two young gentlemen vi
that ancient faith were excused from chaPei Sun
| days. They were supposed 10 go 10 chuion III no7
ton but imagine only went often enough TO get 40
solution for staying away. So tarwas this tolerant
spirit carried that once Jewish gentleman brought
his son to College, in President Kirkland tune
| He wished his son TO be excused from attending
church on Sunday This was granted. Also; from
| all academical exercises Saturday, the jewish
Sabbath. This could not be refused. Then that
his attendance should be dispensed with at all theo-
logical lectures and expositions of the geek Tesla
| ment. These demands were cheerfu5 accorded.
Encouraged by this success he atlas' asked that the
young Hebrew might be excused fr,s attending
prayers, morning and evening, in the chapel But
there the worthy President made stand. "No,
my good Sir" he exclaimed "what you ask ls i'm
possible; for if 1 should release your son from
morning and evening prayers, shouldn't hare
| Christian left in The nhOie College,"
| I am sorry that my space is out, IS should like
nothing better than to give you, while am in the
mood of it, "a screed of doctrine "-ethlco-t the
ological-as to the present state of religion here
abOuts, which you may be sure would rebound to
the edifcation Of your readers. But they must
| wait till "a more convenient season." for j must
stop exactly here or lose the post. ByLEs.