Library Of Biblical And Theological Literature Vol 6 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Biblical Repertory, Vol. 6: April, 1834 It is a mistake to suppose that this portion of education may be committed to feeble and incompetent hands - that it may be negli gently conducted without much injury - and that all its omissions and defects are to be made up and supplied during the few years that are passed in College. This is what a College does not profess to do. It is what a College cannot do. Its professors, however learned, cannot bring back the time that has 'gone by, nor cause the work to be done, which that time was allotted for performing. If it were allowable at present to dwell longer upon this subject, it might be added with un questionable truth, that the examinations for admission into College ought to be considered as the disinterested judgment of enlightened and competent men upon the progress that has been made. There can be no motive for unreasonable strictness. The bias, if any there he, must be on the other side. There is great danger, indeed, that the motives for undue laxity will be too much increased, since insti tutions professing to teach the higher branches have become so multi plied in ourcountry; some of them struggling fora precarious existence, with the fear of poverty always before their eyes. But if in the faith ful discharge of their duty as examiners for admission into College, professors are obliged to make known to parents, that their children are not qualified, however unwelcome such a communication may be, parents, if considerate, will receive it as information given to them for their own benefit, and instead of complaining, or seeking to evade its effects by appealing to a more liberal tribunal, or a more indulgent interpretation, Will profit by it, for the benefit of their offspring, by sending them to places of instruction, where their defects can be sup plied. A little more time may qualify them to enjoy the advantages of College. What Will they be profited by entering College, if they be not so qualified? At best, they can reap but a barren honour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.