The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-25

dent of Newton theological institute,
spoke on the question, From what
kind of material can the theological
school give the churches the most eff
cient ministry?" He said in sub
stance: THE prophet says, 'Ephraim
is a cake that is half cooked We do
not want any half-baked young men
to come to the seminary. No house
wife can make good pies without good
material. Beecher says that to have
success, a man should be we'll born, and
to be well born, a man should choose
his parents. The seminary wants well
born young men from the churches
We have at the seminary what is fur
nished us. We do not have them in
the early training, What we want
we can tell you. We want young men
of heart, who have the power of MAX
ing friends. We want young men who
have the power of persistence and in
sistence. We want young men who
have the qualities of determination to
grapple with a problem and never to
give it up until they solve it. We want
young men Of intellect. We want men
in whom the grace of God has wrought
powerfully, who are ready to give them
selves to the uttermost to the work of
the Lord; men in whom religion is vi
rile. We want young men who see
that Jesus Christ wants them to give
him the very best they can.
The young men who come to us are
out of very diverse homes and social
trainings, and differing mental equip
ments. We cannot say who shall be
sent to Newton except in a secondary
way, yet I have been thinking of say
ing to our Baptist parents, to send your
sons who are preparing for the minis
try to such and such college, if they
are to come to Newton. And perhaps
we shall of necessity have to say some
thing in the choice of college curricula
and of elective studies. We want at
Newton the best young men the
churches have. We don't want those
who have failed at every secular en-
ployment and consider that a call to
the ministry. The men who are quick
est of mind are the men God wants
for his pulpits. Don't pick out the
weaklings, the goodygoody young men,
the pulpy sort, don't tell them they
should preach; but pick out the man
who is virile, who is
BORN TO LEAD.
"a theological school should devel-
ope the individual so that he stands
out against the background of society.
When you have found the strong young
man in your community, advise him in
his studies; tell him that a minister
should not be a man of encyclopedia
knowledge, but man who thinks and
thinks deeply
William A. Munroe of-@Boston bar
was next introduced and spoke on the
question, with what kind of ministers
do the churches desire the colleges and
seminaries to furnish them?" He said
in part:
In speaking of the important ques-
tons tonight, I speak in no official ca
pacity and suggest my own opinions.
The churches expect intending preach
ers to bring from college the rudiments
of liberal education, knowledge of
the sciences and humanities, Obvious
ly, the four years of college life are not
adequate TO the acquiring of all the
worlds knowledge. They merely offer
opportunity for opening intellectual
windows. The course should be funda-
mental. Such a course would often
carry the students along the line of
greatest resistance, but it would get
into the head of the intending pastor
the finest power of discrimination and
the most needed foundation for that
life work. The college does much tow
ard character as we'll as toward in
tellect. A life which aims to know and
love God and man will be