New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-19
THE LATE PRoFESSoB MILLIKLN
now lie WITHDREW FROM TIE PRESBYTERIAN
MINISTRY.

NOW TIE WITHDREW fKOM LIE itA+'4 A--'---'-'
MINISTRY.
rTbe death last week of ProfcssorJoseph Millikin'
once professor of Greek in Miami University and
afterward of Modern Languages in the Ohio state
University at Columbus recalls the touching and adj
mirable letter in which, few years ago.
he withdrew from the ministry in
the Presbyterian Church Rarely has an act of this
sort been connected with as strong expressions OF
religious belief. accomplished with as much sweet
ness of spirit on both sides, or attended by as
many regrets. The letter is reprinted below In
full. lis author had short but busy
and CHEEKY career Born in 1910, graduated In his
his nineteenth year, four years later, preacher
visiting Europe four times in search of healt1 eight
years a COLLEGE professor-the outlines of his LIE
are thus briefly told. But his manliness, his gen.
erons friendships his enthuslasms, MS
chivalric devotion TO his convictions ms
rare training and his admirable talents would nave
made his career brief as It was very widely KNOWN
but for the i'll health that constantly kept him
back His elder brother fell. Colonel OF the lst
Ohio Cavalry at the head of his regiment at stone
River and only his father and the youngest OF the
family now survive the ProfeSsorl
Letter read 70 the FT's7yg go e,,as oo a. IS 0''''e
Mr.. MODERATOR AND BRETHREN OF THE
PBEsBYrFRY OF COL NhuS: Nnf fh ~ - T,ra.,fery
The OF D..
Cburc Tor substance o. dooTine" But feel bound IN
conscience that more years anu longer suiJec
ton the influences t1at Orn ana m"t.! D,lsi Lt.e
bred In me convictions SD much m YnHapce WIN
those standards that can ana ought 10 remain ia the
i F so w. e,reed with the many ministerial and
other friends with whom ! cornseled, IN the opinion
tla: as had always been car1d ana ifee ~ -lec.'
both public and in private coiI lrSps,S, anu I'M
me thar was outside the limits Of perD,siDe hoery IN
doctrine. Two iLlh-- '-a4t 49, H. ,-t.- H.,
low. was not a Uaet'r, alG knew mat Vows hAc
NINE were held by large ana fasi increasing 4npe. ol
IuliDafions But now the grcarer posi1yeues' OF my
CONVICTIONS, AM various indlcO ~ .r tsDJ sfIan
iIo-ral ana Impossible NUS De honest. and known
vi l.yc as occa-.ou aIlses. Il wuGld Doe i4toer-
able 10 be merely tolerated; ana I'D view o many ana
49, here4v shall he a party 20 10 su.h trial Tor yOu
and for myself, then, gain Mucu ana az olu in-cn ny
orihouoA 4s 90 ' aI - the Gal,istc and oltnodox
svsfeps / cannot give here NY beAe.s, ana - would
avn notlS - = ia moi b4ii-vr ana cannot pretend
H. believe many Things that Presbyterian minister Is
ngntIuy e1 prcted believe, teach and conform to.
tIiuk t doe all concerned tO aud tuat Whatever
ca - IN nv oegrf there IFS nothing my ward
lie making me unworthy Of Your continued Fellowship;
ma, lefs nv are me cause nor cons .qucuce
Of Indifference 10 religious truth or deca, OF religious
ftCr9 iet with the soul frozen Gut OF ne. have be-
ipf- that ROM and deal - yours 10 YOU HOu-
CHRIST incouprcueusD.e way ms son, ana, as an
underiaule tact aacr ami our heIetl-n eous-
'n1 niotve poycr; AID God hasten lac coAl.u- dAy
" en- no man ,a have less, and 10 church require
o gen , l M IT. Too many whom love and rover
e1c; It rs. Lad IL TOO many OF mf dead; there are
crvsallzrd about it, very name Zoo many oI uI5 pes'
fIolaufs AND purposes, I'D 10 l'4 man
ue1pressDy painful ga, u ls pro-, so pam ~ Il, "o-u
, al NOT free with Toe utrilre. ul ~ well a. spui-
ual nDerl 0ugreVih IA-i7' -lr ',es as =. NJ
the fainistrv-s-ltayoncd DETECTION from s doctrine