New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-28
FROM BOSTON.
Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
Bosros, Thursday, Jan. 90, 1860.
You have doubtless leard, with all the rest of the
country ofthe row in Harvard College, ofthe midnight
entrance of the chapel the capture Of the burgaous
student, his sssault upon an officer, &C., &C., and
have probably set it down, like everybody else at
distance from the scene as merely passing outbreak
of petty spirit of mischief among the Students
" Boys, will be boys, you know-we were all yonng
once !"
True-bvt for once, TRIBUNE, you are mistaken.
The root of the matter lies deeper than boysh
spirit of mischief though that Is doubtless good deal
mixed up with it. From recent Developments 1t sp-
pears that the religious element in one of its forms,
the odinm theoogicum ia at the bottom of the affair.
Let me, however, like Belier in Count Hamiltons
fairy tale, begin at the beginning.
few years ago-I can't exactly remember when,
and am too lazy to look up the record-an old lady,
here down in Essex County, believe, left to the
College by her will handsome sum to endow what
she called " rofessorship Of the Heart" On second
thought, remember she ras of Essex County aud of
the town of Newburyport, the residence of Caleb
Cushing and was probably led by lifelong observa-
ton and study of that eminent parsonage to the not
unreasonable conclusion that the cultivation at least
the recognition of the heart component portion of
the human frame was sadly needed ia Massachusetts
at all events, in certain quarters.
Well the College accel ted the beluesfcr colleges
you know don like 10 discourage that sort Of thing
but they were terribly bothered by the condition
annexed 10 it. Proiessoship of the Heart The
most learned pupdit of the University bad never heard
of such thing No precedent for il could be found in
any school college, university, from the most de-
fupct Institutions, in which Pythagoras and Plato
were graduated, on the banks of the Nile, down to
the latest foundation on the banks of the Oregon.
Even DR.. Worcester, whore great new dictionary
was expected to define everything was applied TO In
vain. lie could not define that.
The Goidian knot was cut by creating the once OF
Preacher TO the University. The Rev. DIR. Huntington
was appointed ~ the novel professorshiP. MS aoles
inclpdeo sort Of pastoral charge OK the stuuen.' anu
he WIS prominently fitted for inc posi-. n1 iiau,
among other abuI dant qualifications, one Wnicn Mas
r4cusrl, advantageous His theological position wa
such that 10 one could tell precisely ~netner ne was
Unitarian or Orthodox Tho two great aisisons Q. tne
reljpious world IN New. England. BON sides claimed
bm, and both looked upon his appointment as one
I" ht TO be made u..,.. .a9,..,.
bas maniiestsd strong eanngs to the Episcopal form
"a, noah; new chapel last year built for
S,0 ~ The College grounds IN the English style Of
arcb;,ecture which many persons consider u highly
haar,ifu edEce, and many, perhaps more, quito the
swav.e But no matter for that IL Ia not question
- aychjtec ure. In the worship in this Chapel a
i;,rrgv modelled on the English FORM has been intro
duced. and In the Chapel Itself ornaments In style
sos common 10 Unitarian or Orthodox churches There
has been good deal Of comment upon this, but
whether Il bad much, or how much TO do with what
has recently occurred, am unable 10 say with oer-
tainty. But the facts are these. stated In report