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Excerpt from The Importance of Mature Preparatory Study for the Ministry: An Introductory Lecture, Delivered at the Opening of the Summer Session of the Theological Seminary at Princeton, New-Jersey, July 3, 1829
I shall not at present, detain you with any comments on the tendency of this practice to injure the Seminary itself; to render it both less useful, and less respecta ble, in the eyes of an enlightened religious public. I forbear to urge this consideration, not because it is a matter of small moment for the character of an Insti tution like this, is always of real importance, not only to the particular branch of the Christian Family with which it is more immediately connected, but also to the whole Church of God -but because this is a topic, concerning which we might be suspected of partiality and, more especially, because there are other conside rations, still more momentous, on which I consider it as my duty now to enlarge.
I shall employ the present Lecture, then, in endea vouring to impress upon the minds of those whom I address, that the preliminary studies of a candidate for the holy ministry ought to be as mature and complete as he can make them; and, of consequence, that nothing less than what is commonly styled a regular course, either here or elsewhere, under the direction of some approved teacher or teachers, ought to be considered as sufficient, by any theological student, who wishes to be, permanently, either acceptable or useful in the sacred office. And in support of this position.
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