The sun., 1893-06-14
OLD TIME PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY.
Primitive Ways In which Young Presby.
terinns Become Fitted for the Ministry.

Primitive Ways In which Young rresby.
terinns Bccome Fitted for the Ministry.
What American Presbyterlans love to call
the tradition OF a learned ministry was main-
tained In this country long before there was
such q thing here as q Presbyterian theologi-
cal seminary. oddly enough. too, there was
in earlier days uniformity OF Presbyterian be-
lief and teaching that now begins to be con.
spicuously lacking. Tho earliest Presbyterian
school making any pretence to classical
scholarship or theological learning was that
established by the Rev. William Tennent. sr..
at Neshamlny, Bucks county. Pa.. about 172&
1t was called In derision. tho Log College, but
Presbyterians regard 1t as tho immediate
forerunner Of Princeton Seminary. and
several early ministers wero educated by
Tennent. Tennents son. William. fell into that
curious trance. which is one OF the most inter-
estinR incidents in the history OF tho Ameri-
can Presbyterian ministry. as he sat convers.
ing in Latin with his brother, fact that seems
to indicate q considerable degree OF thor
oughness in tho teaching OF the Log College.
Tennent woke from his trance literally on the
verge OF tho grave. after having been three
were gone however and 1t was not until q
newly learned Latin. that hls momory and his
former learning returned; Then he told Of o
Bis eyes during that trance. OF music. and Of q
guide who touched his shoulder and bade him
long sttss she Log College was established
out passing through q theological seminary:
with Gaivinism took into their houses young
apprsnticss in theology. Sometimes these
imes they Received i their Whole classical ssi
training ut the hands Of their preceptors in the
tative system OF Calvinistic theology church
history, and kindred subjects were taught to
truth error as the two are e
BY Calvinlsm. and to refute. with ponderous
hS Of soen
tseoosy Ssa Ws sseEs ana
Presbyterian Minister ot. q village to maintain
there make ready for college, the few youths
who could expect to undertake IN academic
sole man in the community who could read
Latin and Greek at sight.
from two to four years. aecording @ as % his stock I
Of classical learning and Hebrew was small or
latin and SS
insisted upon, and the storm disciples of Calvin
were insensibly eny affected by the influence OF
preeeptor was finished came the examination
By committee Of Preshytery; This examln:
was strict even in rural Presbyterles. Then. as
now. each Preshytery maintained a, standing
ou anu eaCn EXAMINE
er questioned the candidate upon those
studies with which the examiner himself was
most familiar sometimes the candidate was
licensed to preach pending examination. but
the latter always preceded ordination. A few
even OF the present Presbyterian ministers
were thus educated in theology, Perhaps the
Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Smith OF baltimore. is the
most conspicuous clergyman in the East who
was an apprentice In theology.
"
Champion Lost to tho N. Y. A. O.
Stewart V. wnsow tho sterling half mile runner on
whom tho New York A. C. reiied to Nil the gap left
cant by tho retirement OF Waiter Dohm parayzed the
" winged foot" combination by starting for Montana
yesterday 1Io WAS accompanied by Pete sknman.
" no has become enthusiastic Western boomer since
he nrst turned his face in that direction ago
Winslow's disconsolate clubmntes are bugglng tho
cago IN September. bu 10 not very sapxune on the
point himself as mining 10 not the best kind OF train
Ing for middle distance championship.
Tho active athletic roll or the New York A. @. has
been AZ such low ebb since the necessity OF hghtAe
the MhnhAttaus with their own weapons ceased that
tho losa or oven ono man 10 embarrRss The difi-
Guilty be tidsd over by inducing W c. Downes the
quhEter-me cham pion to himself for haifmIo
work and leave the shorter distance to BroEaw whO
nj grn aFa froYnp ppip cafnp