Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . ge some of the ablestand most distinguished ministers of theChurch received their education. Amongthese must be mentioned Mr. Tennentsson, William, forty-four years pastor of thehistoric church on the battlefield of Mon-mouth, N. J. Mr. Tennent, however,stood even more ardently for piety and zealthan for learning. He became the centreof a fierce controversy which issued in theschism of 1741. Thesynodhad determined Hon in the acceptance of candidates for theministry. Another name which deserves to be men-tioned in connection with the stage of in
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . ge some of the ablestand most distinguished ministers of theChurch received their education. Amongthese must be mentioned Mr. Tennentsson, William, forty-four years pastor of thehistoric church on the battlefield of Mon-mouth, N. J. Mr. Tennent, however,stood even more ardently for piety and zealthan for learning. He became the centreof a fierce controversy which issued in theschism of 1741. Thesynodhad determined Hon in the acceptance of candidates for theministry. Another name which deserves to be men-tioned in connection with the stage of indi-vidual effort is that of the Rev. WilliamRobinson, a graduate of the Log Col-lege. He had been sent into Virginia ona missionary journey. His preaching metwith great acceptance. At one place thepeople made an earnest effort to induce himto accept a considerable sum of money whichthey had raised as an expression of theirgratitude. When he refused they thoughtto force it upon him by hiding it in his sad-dle-bags. He discovered it, however, and,. Old Tennent Church, built in 1751. that candidates must either produce adiploma from a European or New Englandcollege or else submit to an examination bya committee appointed by synod withauthority to issue to such as passed a satis-factory examination a certificate whichwould be recognized in place of a trouble seems to have arisen largelyfrom a feeling upon the part of Mr. Tennentthat the action of synod was a blow aimedat his college. It is a noteworthy fact that,when the breach was healed, the oldside and the new side1 came togetherunder the mutual agreement that a collegetraining should be made an essential condi- in view of their persistence, agreed to takethe money with the understanding that itshould be used to help a young man of hisacquaintance to get the education exactedof candidates for the ministry. The youngman whose education was thus provided forwas Samuel Davies. This distinguishedminister was afterwards a
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