Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-20
A RESPONSE.

MESSRS. EDITORS: The object of my
former communication was evident upon
its face. 1t was to show that it would not
be fair to draw a contrast between the
number of students who are in attendance
at the Kentucky University, with its
half dozen colleges, and the number of
those who attend the East Tennessee Uni
versity, which has but one college and is
without the means of establishing and
sustaining more. incidentally, | men
| toned several facts as bearing on the sub
ject. Your correspondent beta " COM
plains that [ "slung gratuitOusly an of
fensive nickname" at the denomination,
| members of which, he says, constitute
mostly" the curatOrs who control the
Kentucky University. Certainly such
was not my purpose. The denomination
generally known among people outside
of it, as the Campbellite," and as L was
writing to be understood by the ordinary
reader, used the common and familiar
name. Why should it be considered Of
fensive? The followers of Luther, Cal
Vln and others are not unwilling to be
called by their names, and one
might ask why the followers of
Alexander Campbell should regard
IL an insult to be distinguished i'll ordina-
ry discourse by his name, and should in
slst that ninety-nine hundredths of the
OAih'SIICth NOlIlli SlldIl u pun OCCcloIOlI
even the most unimportant, give Mr..
CampbelPs disciples the general appellative
OF Christians, and thus admit, af-
ter a manner, their superior or exclusive
claim to it? But, as before said, intend
ed no offence.
Beta" affirms that the "Bible Col
lege" in the Kentucky University is " mot
for the special benefit of the 'Campbellite
denomination as Observer ungenerOusly
s,,f: I,,& IL
in the institution, is open for all who would
enter it, 1 respectfully demur that / did
not so insinuate, either generously or "un-
generously" have no doubt it is ''Open
to ALL" as Beta declares, and that
Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists of the
old school, EpiscOpalians and others who
wish to study theology may enter it, ii
they desire. Whether they will do so is
another question. Young men who in
tend to become ministers of one Christian
denomination are not addicted to turning
their feet away from its Theological SEM
inaries, and to seeking instruction in the
Theological school of another denOmina-
ton. AS to the assertion of Beta " that
the "Bible College" of the Kentucky
Universityn gives out to all the teachings
of the Book, unallOyed by human doc
trines and isms, but pure as at 1.-THE be-
ginning" any one disposed to the discus
sion or tne SUBJECT, Wnlcn am not, might
readily answer that the authorities of ev-
cry Theological school in the land, of
whatever denomination, can say the same
thing concerning it, and would be untrue
to their faith if they did not think so.
But, to conclude, l sincerely wish the
Kentucky University well. 1t has done
and is doing good work i'll an education
al way, outside of any peculiar religious
tenets inculcated in its Bible College"
Against that College [ have no warfare TO
wage, but hope it will be successful so far
as it is deserving. If the good people of
Kentucky hold the opinion that its teach
ings are unsectarian, they are welcome to
do so. OBSERVER.