, 1874-02-01


, good as any other money, and will be, no doub
powerful agent in promoting growth. But \
sect ever dreams Of doing any such thing, m
therefore Cush'e" assertion that 4 collce
should be founded by sect, and shonld then b
unsectarian, is contradiction in terms and mus
be ruled out OF court. AZ for the University c
Chicago. as We aald last Sunday, Wherever
is known at all, it is known as Baptist unive1
sity." It appeals for subscriptions in Bapts
churches Oh this ground; it is only few year
since its atudents we're compelled to always TRIMS
late the Greek "baptizo' by the word "immerse'
Western Baptsts; the majority Of its Trustec1
must DO Daptists; and tho controversy 1ate1,
raging over its affairs was essentially Baptis
| quarrel Nevertheless, VIC recognize the fac
that no religious test is applied among it,
Faculty. These, however. are minor iesues
Our main statement Of last Sunday amounts te
! tlis: 4 college that succeeds nowadays musl
| be non-sectarian. And this re are prepared te
| stand by.
| The principal educational institutions Of the
country are Harvard, Yale. Cornell, and the
! University OF Michigan. Probably no other col
| lege in the country approaches, in popular
estimation, in number of bona ytide students.
! and in quantity and quality Of work.
these four. They are the only institutions
that can bear comparison with the English uni
reraities. Despite DR.. Burroughs statement
about Yale and Harvard neither Of these four
is sectarian school. Harvard declined under
Congregational rule. When the Unitariaus
gained possession Of it aud freed it from its
former Becta1ianism, it did no more than keep
its ground. But when it lost the name Of an
Unitarian college; when it elected men to Pro-
fessorahips and Trustecslups without knowing
or caring what waB their creed, or it they had
any creed; when it took charge Of two radi-
caly different theological schools and so showed
it's utter disregard Of sectarian ties and when
it abandoned even the pretense Of teach
ing lts non-theologienl students rolig-
ion by ceasing to compel their attend
ance at church, it began its wonderful
career OF progress. Yale does not represent
herself as q Congregational university. Her
dlvinity-achool teaches diluted Congregational
ism, to DO sure, bnt men Of other denominations
fit there for the ministry. Her non-diyinity
students are taught no religion whatever save
such as those Of them who do not go to other
churches choose to listen to On Sunday moru-
ings in the chapel. That chapel itself is given
up to meetings Of other denominations, and the
University furnishes warmed and lighted rooms |
to non-Congregational associations among the
students. DR.. Burroughs Was student there |
thirty years ago. The t1maa and the !!
college have changed since then. There
a1e men OF all faiths and no faiths
among the Professors and the Trustees. The |
majority OF the latter are Congregational minis
ers, but this solecism will not long continue.
It is already bitterly attacked. And it ia sig
1ifcant fact that, rs sectarianism has lost it's
Of spirit among its leading minds is
;iven by tho recent attendance Of ex-President
Volsey and President Porter at the laying Of
he cornerstone OF the Roman Catholic Cathe-
ral in New Hnven. The ultra-Protestant press
enerally condemned the action, hut it was an
men OF good to the University. The official
'egister of Cornell University for the current
car has this paragraph under the head OF
Special Fcatures":
s. The unsectarian character Of the Institution Tho
University seeka, its highest AIM to promote Chris
an civilization. But rs it established BY Gov
'n1uent Which recognizes no distinction in religious
:uef and by citizen who holds tho same view, 1t
oud be false to its trust were it to seek to promote
" cred or to erclnde any. The State Of New York.
designating It the recipient Of the bounty Of the
rneral Government has also declared tho doc
Inc. By the terms Of the Charter. Trustee Pro
ssor or student can 10 accepted rejected on &C.
uct Of any religious or political opinions which he
AZ or may not hold.
The University OF Michigan owes nothing to
y sect, and paya each sect just what it owes it,
aus, Of the four chief colleges OF tho coun-
?, not one Is sectarian. Two Of them have
'en. Two centuries ago, when colleges existed
'ly to prepare Inen for the ministry,-wore, in
ct, only theological schools, Harvard and Yale
,re founded OF course, they we're scctarian :
en-. The Colonies in which they we're estnb-
he'd were sectarian,-so much so that they
ove Roger Williams into the wilder Il
ss because he was not sectary.
argument drawn from those times !"
plies in these days. scctarian col Il
,es dourished then, and SO did witch-burn- If
:. The spirit Of the ago is against the union t.
religion with education. The opposition to p
, Insignificant modicum Of religion taught by n
reading Of the Bible in the public schools Ii
owB this. This change in popular feeling is 81
evolution which will not 60 backwards. The "
: Of denominational colleges has gone By. 4
@ efforts Of the University OF Chicago to Al
Ike OF eectarianism prove this, perhaps, as OF
lclusivcly ns any other fact we have men IN
ned. CT
til
TOO aUCH PREACHING, or
he current issue OF tho Alliance has yery
sib1o editorial article upon "Too Much
aching" which. however, will undoubtedly
sent fresh source OF grievance to tho other | r.;