The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-08

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country.
The amount set apart by Mr.. Drew for
similar purpose is 100000, and the institu-
tion of which this is 10 be the foundation will
be known as ''The Drew Theological SCHOOL,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. We doubt
If any other Divinity School in the United
States has so large fund as this on which to
draw for support; and such being the case, we
run no risk of proving ourselves to be false
prophets by predicting that before many years
the Drew Theological School will become the
most iourishing in the country. The Metho-
dist denomination is one of the largest and
most influential in the United States; and
through the magnificent generosity of Mr..
Drew, the candidates for admission into its
ministry will hereafter enjoy opportunities
for study and culture which have heretofore
been denied to many of them. Ignorance in
the pulpit is even more Objectionable than 1t is
in any other calling, while thorough cultiva-
tion in all departments of knowledge is one Of
the most powerful agencies for good that can
be welded by the Christian ministry. For
these reasons, Mr.. Drew will have the happy
consolation in his declining years Of knowing
that the vast wealth which industry aud in
tegrity have enabled him to acquire, is being
devoted to the best and noblest purpose.
The location of the new Divinity School has
already been selected by Mr.. Drew, who re-
Gently completed the purchase of fine estate
of two hundred and twenty-five acres, situated
just in the edge of the village of Madison,
New Jersey, on the line of the Morris and
Essex Railroad and distant about twenty eight
miles from the city of Kew York. This estate
is known as "The Forest" and about one
third of it is covered with splendid growth of
trees, already laid out with drives and walks,
and rivalling in beauty and extent the famous
groves which are attached to the English seats
of learning. One side of the estate is bordered
for distance of mile and half by one of
the finest roads in New Jersey, and over half
of this is enclosed by a massive stone wall
which is unequalled by any other in that sec
ton of the United States.
A number of buildings are already upon the
ground, one of them being a magnificent stone
mansion, erected at cost of 100000 about
thirty years ago, by former proprietor of the
estate. This mansion consists of a main build
ing with frontage of sixty-f i've feet, while on
either side there is large wing, making the
rear line over one hundred feet in length. The
entire structure is built in the most substan-
tial and attractive manner, the floors of the
porticos and halls being laid with marble, and
altogether itcontains about forty different apart
ments, furnished in the most elegant modern
style. There are likewise upon the grounds an
attractive e-buitcottage, aconvenient farm
house, and numerous out-buildings, including
a large and substantial barn of brick, all of
which can be turned to good account for the
purposes of the seminary. In addition to
these it is the intention of Mr.. Drew to devote
$l50,000 to extending the buildings, and
among the new ones to be erected are four
handsome residences for the professors. The
sum paid by Mr.. Drew for the premises in
their present condition was $150,0OO, SO that
of the original endowment there will still re-
main 100000 after the projected improve
ments are carried out, for the purpose of pay
ing the current expenses of the institution and
providing a library and other accessories on
an equality with the whole undertaking.
Three members of the corps of professors
have already been selected, and from the
national reputation which these gentlemen
enjoy, the educational advantages of the new
Divinity School will not fall short of its gene
rous endowment and happy location. The
Rev. John McClintock, D. D., formerly Pastor
of the American Chapel in Paris, and one of
the most popular divines in the denomination,
is the President. The Professorship of His
torical Theology is to be filed by the Rev. B.
H. Nadal, D. D., Pastor of the Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of this city, and the
Professorship of Exegetical Theology by the
Rev. ]. w. Lindsay, d. D., of the New York
Conference, formerly Professor in the Wes-
leyan University at Middletown, Conn.,, and
President of Lima College, New York. The
Professor of Dogmatical Theology is yet to be
selected.