, 1869-01-01

our affairs In the Northwest. Aud suppo:
that In their p7eeeucc had made the allcRc
Pies! Having for Eve years and haif De
formed all the duties pertaining to the Chal
Of Theology. besides III: :se 1n conoertio
Eitb NJ OVID, suppose had said
seemed to ne Just that I shonld bea
its name, a. veil a. do Its works Wha
then It ts not commonly thought unmaul
10 seek right and honorable ends, Nor
SUCH thing without precedent, in cithe
Church or State. But / did not do 50.
maoe 20 plea IN advocacy Of my transfer
Inc COMMITTEES, however. thought 1t mani
and right to recommend 1t. The General 4:
eemhly, b5 unanimous decision. 1hausht r !
manly and right to make 1t. I thought
manly and right to accept It. But again
suppose flaa done what you Thus aIIcse-
! luud?
| These, then, are my offences, aua thcs
your accusations. b Church and Tia nnhI3 mil
WIN see that l have committed no sin agaips
peace, truth, honor, right, or you, excep
onIy mat which Is comHon to all those wi
1elt and acted with the church and the na.iou
| u aaa3n5t slavery and rshetltou. nv crime
| ase slmplS and only those Of our own Gcacra
| Assembly during the stupendpps conflict 4
right with wrong. and II that yaoerabi
oody can think it just, at your viii. and lp
canse 81 my Cordial agrcemrut aud co o.oorra
tian with it, to make me a sacrifice. lei ~,
sae1ihee .1 be made. My consistency and homo
Viii remain anstainea,
hnt thrTe are other matter in your 1efte,
Whie'1 mssi; notice. You Inform tha public
snat having, tor the reasons nsslsued. re
soisea 10 violate your p1lghtcd ta1th. ani
Eot 1eclIng free 10 retain tor private ust: III,
t.E1ohe, mus sac.ea!y devoted you ts.stowcf
,ne.a - eaaeE institutions than that to which Il
ing of Peter could be sancti1ed by ey;ri,.1 IL,
EA'ns u 1t to even TIE other Apostles, Tht
lnstltuth rs you selected for this bene!actIor
we're lhe lniAn Theological Seminary
Wsq,.;a sna she college IN Lexington. both i
nnr m.rg'n,a. H.. The faculty Of the To-,
var for slavery. and The Prcsidcnt of the lat
1tT ,tT ~as The military head of the rebellion,
NY offence yon judged to be grIero,,s. nnj
n,t 10 " !urglytn, bccanse. while falthtuIly
PERFORMING all my sacre1 Offices, / syn,pa.
lhlzeu Win cur struggling country. and viii,
heeoom eat one OF tbs professors Of the
above seminary, who grdcd On bis sword
as an ca1cer il the ConfoaHatc Army. and
thc President Of the college, wio S 10.
years fereely sought to IestrSv tl,r
natfon, and both Of whom, 10 The
extent Of thrtr power, sent sorroW
a,,d and dsath through The Land, Won your zeal.
i ssin aona!atlnh: soon rs tile throes Of tho re.
xon sent your approval Of their course IN the
form Of money to their respective instttn.
aons money, too. as you Yourself st.t..
which had been solsmLly and publicly do,
mated TO another. It is = signal proof If tt,c
nsx9raoie itnpa1tia'ity with which yon keep
politics separa-e from telision.
There is also an error oI pripcinrc md of
lac. pssvading your lrttrr. which calls tor
remark. 1our assumption Of the rirht to
cootlol our endoW n:ent is only anotbrr form
u assuming that the endowment il still
ksnIs. ncnec sour repeated aud emphatic
''mpatataons u AGAINST my nasni|ocss and honor,
eGhssnS'' eha' though put in my office b. rhe
Genes from the endowment, i. e, as YOU
eAonse to regard Il, from y,ur mnncv
l rcpc! the impuiation and tie
assam ptlon on Which you make It. The M
maoEhess Is elsewhere The assumption is
n3t true, Ny salary is paid me By the
Church, and from reaus which are ns own.
~ Mnen one man bestows Gift upon another
i fs MT, At least commonly, supposed that
he stu retains bis ownership IN 1t. Aud.
eertstnly, among hish-mir ded and honorable
men It would no, he tolerated That the
donor should be constantly reu,indln;:
tho donee Of the git, and exacting bis
homage OIL peril ot Its revocation. When bT
your own deliberate act you publicly and
sotmniy donated that one hnndsed then
SANG dollars to the seminary, your ownership
IN It ceased. From that time 1t morally aud
hEall5 vested elsewhere. Your right t. il
teca9Ee extinct, except III the coptfnrenrv
thas its conditions should be yiola ed
which contiugencc has never occurre,1'
Let well.knuwn Precedent instruct
Us. a eita1en OF Jerusalem was thought to
have mndc IL certain donation to the Church.
Inc Inc sequel. however, showed that he hAii
decision Of the case established these points
ns permanent factors ever after in eFaureIic
Law aud morals. In the first lnstan1s.
!: "aa Wholly at the mans own option
20 make. or not to make, the gilt. In
lhe secouc stage Of the matter, thouc h
slreinc anu Important Eea-ures had bret,
tahen 10 conSu1nmate II, he was still at per-
leet liberty tn rciz:.iu or to 20 forward. But
"heI. 10 the third and final slep be eulemnly
la'u Ills m"ney ut the Apost1cs' feet, the deed
Was oonc, mud it was, without sin, irreyo-
eaolc. The money was 10 longer his. It bc.
Gh'!a', fgnse.' :" tne Church, ard, through the
There is another and more practical view
OF this particular, Many Others besides yn,,
nave made donations 10 the seminary. and
lot ths purpose set forth In your bond, to
VII 70 aid and carry forward an Institution
ior ;a the t1atplns 9f young men for the Chris
tian ministry. Many more, We trust, viii
make donations; and in large amounts. We
need them now, aud VT sholl need them in
the 1nt'uc. The aggregate Of those already
MADE SURPRISES the amount we have a. yet r.
ceNed from yen; and indeed your whole
m some bare given valuable land.
some nave given Tor the erection md furni.
tuIe Of buildings. Some have given to pro-
Vide libraries. Some hare eiyen to en5ow
scholarships. Some have given to meet cur
rent expenses and supplement the deficient
enoowmeut. A moderate estimate OF these
various e ifts would reach At least oct hundred
and t"enty tive thousand dollars. an addl-
slooM amount. certainly equal to this, will
bs . necessary 10 put the seminary. On an
ade4ua1e tlnancial basis, and provide
lor those enlarged facilities Of accon,moaa-
lion and Instruction which the future iii d..
msnd. Now, Why shoald one alone Of MI
these q donors, past, ,prcscrt aud TO conc,
claim to be accorded the righS Of control !
u tle principle is valid and to De recognized
in bis case. why not also In theirs. Ir II.
while conceded to HIM. 1t is denied to them.
you'd notthe inevitable result be the sever.
ance nc u ths seminary from the sympa.
~ and bene1actiona Of the Church
;,ght Of control be conceded to ali
Hike, wf,nt then must follow? Some misht
my We arc not pleased With this +: eiye n.
9nek cur land. Others might say, Thai does
'ot meet our vieVsi give us back our build
e, osneIs SLY might ssy, We tako cxccp-
'braracs, or Our Scholarships, or our notea
or the endowment. Sir, q principle whose
Ictual working would realize Babel Cannot
!ain the suffrage Of wise meu. or belour to
ny true system Of Bible ethics.
But, after all, you 1ntirn ,te Thai v,,rr
vowed purpose ca1 be chanve,}. T:,; ~. a-e
Filling to remove your disnlen.urc INN, ihc
General Assembly, to taxa from of yo;1rself
lts and strength Of your in1errst IN ne
theological SEMINARY Of The Northzas+ 10
living IN additional :5gepty Thousand ,,otier:
Il two very definite aud ycry rrmarkahjs
onditions. viz:
First. Tint the General Assembly shall,
Eject such Of the present professors a. rou
csi'c, and put In their plnce men who will
effect your views; aud,
Second. That the General Assembly shsll |
I've sou "proptr assurances Of nou-intor-
renee IN the future
Here one cannot bnt pause. Certainly.
'hethe' this proposition proceeds from hu.
Mlity or audasitr, IL Is astounding, The |
'hu. ch of God thus knows on what terms |