The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14

Rev. DIR. j. G. Hiden Reviews the 'are VI
Professor &. II. Toy

Rev. DIR. j. G. Hiden Reviews the Vase VI
Professor G. II. Toy.
A certain politician. who had taken 'hs
stump az candidate for Congress, az"
who was anxious 10 clinch one Oh MS a.
guments with a quotation from SnaH ~,
spcare. Is reported 10 have astoiisheu ~
audience with The following briiilah1 ~
grafton: "Felow-citizens. ! tell you, IL -
root hog or die as Shakespeare sai"'
when Caesar stabbed him IN the Hou9e
Of Representatives" our orator had so'
his facts a little mixed.
could not help thinking OF TINS ahe'
d0te when / read the following sehle''0e
I'M one Of the greatest Of the New fotN
wccklics: Professor Toy was uIlNel Ou'
OF his profoss0rship I'm the Baptist 1heo-
logical Seminary ia Louisville KY It."
years ago for propounding precisely the
INTERPRETATION of the servant IN the last
chapter Of Isaiah, which now iIoioSso.
W. j. Bcecher. On his notes on 'he Neiy
same nfty-thir1 chapter OF isalAh III We
'Od Testament Student gives as the
proper interpretation
NOW # happens that the hi'y-thiIu
chapter OF Isaiah is not the last chaplei
There arr siXtysix chapters ia the DoyN
Of Isaiah. 10 happens, 100, 'nal 1he
phrase. 1.-THE servant Of the Lord, does
not occur I'm the last chapter OF Isaiah
nor does anything Ike its equlValent
occur there. So il IS clearly Impossible
that Professor Toys Interpretation OF the
term servant IN the last chapler Vi
Isaiah" should have affected bis poslu0h
ia the Southern Baptist Iheoioeical SEM
mary.
Professor Toy had. in commenting upon
the nfty-thirl chapter OF lsalah' puOilsN-
ol some views. which were more "I 40''
Objectionable to certain newspaper 49,.
The most vigorous OF the CRITICISMS W.
published under a nom de plume an
were probably from "a writer who was not
at all tiuctuied with the science oi ",.
mcuputlcs At an events. Professor 10Y
evcpesls of SERVANT ih the htty-ihird
chapter of Isaiah was not objected 70 ny
any member OF the Board of trustees ga
tie Seminary Zoo amy of The DISCUSSIONS
which occurred in the board nor was ~
objected TO hy any member OF the ael'O'
committee, to whom Professor Toy c"'o
was referred for investigation. As j wa
"a member Of the board. ami also q mem
her of the select committee. ana as lne
statements made by tho New orh e'i1o.
very seriously reflects upon the cohoucl
Of both the board and the committee, II IL
important that the facts IN the case
should be stated as they occurred.
Professor Toy was not driven out OF
his profcssorship I'm the Baptist Iheo-
logical Seminary" lie resigned ana III
a. communication TO the Board OF Irus-
toes. then in session in Atlanta, he stated
that his reason for this step was that ne
was conscious OF holding views on the
subject of the inspiration or the scrip
lures, which views were M variance VII"
those held by the body OF the Baptist de-
nomination L WAS particularly intimate
GrecnyHic. s. g.. and had taught with MIN
I'm the Seminary His resignation took
the board by surprise. Probably not one
OF us was expecting anything OF the KING
certainly / was not. No man in the South
held 4 higher place in the confidence ana
affection of au who knew him than ara
@. Ii. Toy lie was distinctly ana UNI
yorsaIy recognized as our anlest schoiaI
i'm the South. TIE was called our SHINING
pearl of learning" and John \. liroadus
coined the phrase. His resignation came
upon us like a thuudcrboit.
j. Il. Jetcr was the able wise and eX-
cellent president Of the Board OF Trus-
tees. After Professor Toys paper had
been read before the board. IL was de-
cided 10 refer the matter TO special
committee or five members. that they
might investigate and report upon the
case The president had the appointment
of that committee. and DEE appointed i've
men. every One of whom was known 10
De warm friend OF Professor Toy. -Four
of them bad been his pastors and the
NTH had been professor in the Sem
mary.
For several days this committee de-
liberated upon the case. Professor Toys
paper was most able and carefully olab-
GRATED exposition of his views of inspira-
lion. II was studied hy that committee
with uncommon care and patience, ana
after DAYS OF honest and painstaking in-
vesticau0n. there was but one opinion in
the committee. They an agreed that Pro
fcssOr Toys views of inspiration as SEE
forth I'm BIS paper. were dangerous de-
parturcs from the gcncraIy-rccelFcd
views of Bapusts. and $50. with the ut
most reluctance, they found 10 10 De theN
duty 10 report 10 the board that the resis-
nation of our distinguished and honorel
professor ought 10 boz accepted. They ala
so report unanimously.
The subject was then fully and eiabor-
ateIy discussed in the board. Not shade
of unkind feeling was manifested 10y any
member. The "oIium theologicum' was
consp.cuously absent from the whole dis
cus-i0n.
Professor Toy. who was the soul Of
honor. lad resigned avowcdiy upon the
hicnly-honorablc ground that he feared
lest his holding his prOfessorship, with
his views of Inspiration. would result IN
embarrassment TO the board, and on this
point the board agreed with him. The re
port OF the committee was adopted with
only two dissenting voices. So much Tor
The facts of the case.
A famous writer. who IS called "the IA
ther of the English novel" opens the
fourteenth book of his greatest work
with "an essay 20 prove that an author
will write the better for having some
knowledge of the subject on which he
writes" Henry Fielding has been in his
grave a hundred and f0rty-twO years, but
that essay is not out OF date. II the IN
nous New York editor had been old-fash-
toned enough TO- read and heed that essay
il mieht have saved him from making the
portentous number of blunders which he
has managed 60 crowd into single sen
fence. j. g. HIDEN.
Richmond Va.
STdTUE 10 ZEB. TiNCE.