The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14

| trio light, and water. We have built a
new gymn SUM and observ atory, and
are now building the most beautiful art
building of any college in the country.
Nothing has been spared to make it as
beautiful as possible. We have also re-
| Gently had the gift of scientific build
| ing, of which we were sadly in need
The professors have visited every scien-
| tific building in the country east of the
Mississippi, and the munificent donor has
stipulated that the best they have
seen must be improved up
on. This scientific building will
be as good as skill and money can make
I it, In regard to the intellectual feature
we are making radical changes. In the
past Latin, Greek and mathematics have
been dormant in the curriculum, but the
student will be allowed to select his
course with reference to his own taste
in future There will be unity in each
individuals course, SO that his future
profession shall be especially considered.
| We are not able to do that now, because
we have not enough money to secure
sufficient number of professors. The
object is that each student may select
his own course and pursue it under the
| inspiration of men especially qualified
| for the purpose.
After selection by the Quartette, Prof.
| Sewall arose to represent the Bangor
| Seminary.
He said that first of all, you will ask
| why do we have Bangor Seminary?
why cannot Andover and others supply
all needs? In reply. let me say that the
| Seminary was founded in 1914, when
| there was need of supplying our church
| es with pastors. Then the infidelity of
| the French revolution inundated our
shores, and its influence prevailed in our
| large colleges during the first quarter OF
our century. Andover could not sup
| ply the needs of Maine, which were left
| out in the cold. A seminary of our own
| was necessary, and that is how. 1T was
| founded. The first gift ever made to the
| seminary was from some ladies OF New
| castle. It was $500 and 1t laid the foun-
| dation. During its 70 years of life since
! then, we have sent out, about 700 good
men and true. now scattered all over the
world, among them, DIR. Hamlin of Rob-
ert College, to say nothing of missiona-
| ries sent everywhere. Nearly
every one of the Congregational
| churches in the state have been supplied
| by Bangor men and now two-thlrds OF
them are manned by Bangor men. Ii
this were not SO, many of these churches
would not be supplied at all.
|
| Bangor. 1t is the exact equivalent of
| that at Andover and Yale and the rest.
1t was originally established with a four
years. course, one-half classical and one
| half ecclesiastical But now there are
| the same courses as at Andover. 1t is
| intended chiefly for college men, and
| thew are always satisfied. For the past
| is wears no college man has entered who
has not stayed right through.
But the crucial question is about the
students who are not collegiate men.
How do they come there9 There are
young men variously engaged in Chris
tan work. They are urged upon us as
called to the ministry. They cannot
get. college education. We
cannot turn such men away.
Some of our brightest clergymen, now in
| the state, have not had college educa-
| ton. For instance, one man has been
kept at home to support his father and
mother until they have passed away.
Then at the age of 80 years becomes to
us and graduates at 80, and now is a
most useful clergyman. There are many
such cases. Shall we turn such men
away? Now it is our theory that the
| Lord has called these men. 1t is our
duty to receive them. That is the reason
| that our course is flexible to accommodate
| such Students. The two Desb HngulstS
now at the seminary are men who have
not had college education. Then too
| many Of these Intercollegiate men are
direct from the people and are more in
sympathy with them.
He concluded by saying that the in
come of the seminary was to the extent
of but $4,000, and that it did not paw
the running expenses. Every year OF
seminary's existence there has been de-
| felt, which has been made up by friends,
There is one friend who annually sends
$500 for this deficit. We need 500, 900.
Professor Sewall concluded by relating
story to the effect that when he left for
the war as chaplain his little girl COM
forted her mother by saying, Don't cry,
papa isn't going to get killed; he is GO,
ing to make rebels SO good that they'll
shoot themselves"