A History of the McCormick Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3CHAPTER III. REMOVAL TO NEW ALBANY, INDIANA. 1840-1851. A New Location Needed. Convention of 1838. New Albany Chosen as the Place. Reasons Determining the Choice. Policy of a Union Seminary. Donation of Mr. Elias Ayers. His Letter to the Board. Accepted by the Directors. Their Work of Revision. Accepted by the Synod. Two Professors, Drs. Matthews and Wood, Elected. Removed to New Albany in 1840. Charter of Incorporation. Constitution of the Seminary. Efficient Agency of Dr. Wood. Donation of Mrs. Ayers. Eight Years' Administration of Drs. Matthews and Wood. Small Salaries. Much Work. Efforts of Dr. Wood at the East for the Seminary. Death of Dr. Matthews in 1848. His Life Work. Success as a Theological Teacher. Other Professors Chosen. Dr. Nathan L. Rice Elected. Dr. Erasmus D. MacMaster Elected. Dr. Daniel Stewart a Professor. Dr. Philip Lindsley Elected. Dr. Wood's Resignation. Partial Prosperity of the Institution. The Work of Instruction Well Done. Eminent Ability of Dr. MacMaster. Prejudice Against Him. His Vindication. Drs. Breckenridge and Humphrey. Dr. Lindsley's Connection With the Seminary. His Writings and Scholarship. The rapid increase of population and growth of the Church in all the Northwestern States during the decade between 1830 and 1840, had already led many thinking men to see that Hanover was not well chosen as the permanent location of a theological seminary that should train the ministry of the great Northwest. It was far too near the southeastern border of the field. The Seminary thus located had accomplished good results. It had done well as a harbinger to go before and prepare the way. But its work now was beginning to appear far wider than its local habitation. Moreover, the wants of the Church in this southeastern quarter of the great field were already provided for in...