Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-09

YET ne was Always on tne point OF expui-
sion for his absence from prayers or church.
He deemed this punishment unjust, and
soon came into collision with his revered
instructors. At last he sent protest
against this injustice, which clearly shows
and characteriZes the audacious manner
which was so early apparent in this young
| man.
One of the professors, q distinguished
| theologian, preached in the church sell
mon of the severest Calvinistic type, in the
course of which he maintained propositions
| like these. That the elect, and the elect
alone, can be saved-that heathens have q
| better chance of salvation, and that pro-
badly not more than one in each hundred
commonly called christians, could be
| saved.
| The petition which he sent to the faculty,
was based upon this sermon and couched
in language of the prOfoundest respect,
| asking to be excused from further atten-
dance at prayers and sermons on the ground
| so ably sustained in the discourse of the
preceding Sunday by his revered instruc-
| tor. If, he said, the doctrine of that ser
mon was correct, of which he would not
presume to entertain doubt he was simply
preparing himself for future of more
exquisite anguish by attending religious
services He begged to remind the faculty
that the church in which the sermon was
| preached usually had congregation OF
about 600 persons, nine of whom were his
| revered professors and teachers, and
according to the statement OF the reverend
| speaker, only one in the hundred Of ordinary
| Christians could be saved, three even of the
| faculty, good men as they all were, were
| inevitably damned. Nothing remained for
him, therefore, but perdition. In this
| melancholy state of affairs, it was naturally
| necessary that he ShpuII 9 hain bt
ening his future torment by listening to
the doctrines of the pulpit, or availing
| himself OF any of the privileges of religion;
| out here he was met by the college laws
| compelling an attendance at church, and
! imposing a pecuniary fine for nOn-attep-
dance and eventually entailed the loss of
| the honor due his scholarship; therefore
| with the fear of damnaton IN the next
world, bankruptcy and disgrace in this he
| lmplored the merciful consideration of the
| faculty, and asked to be excused from fur
ther attendance at church and PRAYERS
| This petition was drawn with the ut
! most care, and the reasoning fully eabor-
ated. Before the whole college assembled
at chapel he was reprimanded tor rrever-
ence, and at the time narrowly escaped eN-
| puison. The CalyiniStic theory in vogue,
at Waterville, apparently did not commend
Itself to the mind of this young man.
He was formed by nature to be antag-
onlstic, and nothing pleased him better
doctors of tbam an
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| he attacked % years ago. He can be-
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