The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29
THE GLORY OF ANDovER.

Andover seminary was begun hun
dred years ago, as the champion OF an
aggressive and outspoken Christianity.
1t was In sense the child of contro-
versy, and there was strong element
of protest both In the establishment
and the early utterances OF its sup
porters; but 1t had, then and afterwarl,
a marked and powerful Affirmative ana
aggressive spirit, 1t was no malcon-
tent or even recluse body OF teachers
and students which associated itself
with Phillips academy for the train.
Ing of ministers on the summit or
Andover hill, This Is the glory OF tho
first century OF the seminary and this
was the background, we are sure, OF
the thoughts of all Its sons as they
came back 10 the old associat lions and
the summer beauty OF the elms and
lawns, as well as Of President Harris
In his commemorative address.
The memory Of constructive work, IN
organization and IN scholarship is inc
peculiar possession OF Andover, and
must become the ambition and incentive
for that new century Of life on, which
II Is read yto enter. In the very matter
Of theological training. as President
Harris reminded his hearers, the semin-
airy was pioneer. The Hollis profess
orshlp OF divinity at Harvard, the
the final breach between the Massachu-
sets churches, was a college founda-
ton, and Harvard had at that time no
Divinity school. If Williams was the
mother, Andover became the nursing
'lnother Of foreign missions IN America.
From Andover came the students who
were pioneers In city missionary work
In Boston and America. The founda-
lions OF Sunday school work and the
great Christlanlzing societies OF tho
time In New England looked TO An
dover for sympathy and help long
and brilliant roll Of honored and infu-
entail teachers and college presidents
witnessed to It's worldwide work in ed
ucation.
In It's own speciality Of scholarship
the seminary remembers with gratitude
among others the constructive work Of
Moses Stuart and Edward Robinson
pioneers, each In his own field Of He.
brew and OF biblical geography--ando or
Eli Smith, translator of the Arabic b.
BILE. The name of Professor Park. per-
haps the greatest teacher OF theology
America has known, must be added 10
this list--which cannot oe extended
here to include other and later names.
It is fitting tina while the alumni and
the trustees are thinking. for the mo-
ment sadly or with a deep sense OF re-
sponsibility for change. OF the lnmedi-
ate future, that we should turn away
from present controversy and misunder--
standing to think OF this wonderfus
record OF one hundred years From
the endowments and from the teachers
OF the seminary, the churches ask sec
ond century of service, no less courag-
eous or expressive Of living and ag-
gressive and expectant Christianity
than that which has been already CIV
en-. The new conditions may. perhaps,
admit of less pioneer AGILITY, thougvh
we dc not believe 1t. But the spirit OF
venturing and expanding faith was
no more native to. or needed by the
opening decades Of the nineteenth than
OF the twentieth century. There are
problems to be solved; there are sacri-
| fees Of devotion to be ofrered:. there
are opportunities of good. and cour-
/ ageous service before Andover semin-
airy. as great and promising as y has
ever known In all It's hundred years OF
! ministry. And Andover OF the old spiri-
I II will make itself influential every
/ where. II cannot be absorbed or over
shadowed or DETECTED from Its one
great purpose OF training men to be
true witnesses Of the living and reign'
ing Cnrist.--The Congregatlonalist