. Princeton sketches : the story of Nassau Hall. hose of every religious denomination may haveequal liberty and advantage of education, anydifferent sentiments in religion notv^ithstand-iug ; and two years later the new Trustees ex-pressed the hope to Governor Belcher that theirinfant college might prove a flourishing semi-nary of piety and good literature. Princetonhas been true to her traditions as a religiouscollege. The curriculum has always preserveda place for Bible study ; the philosojDhical chairs,while taking a liberal attitude towards the newevolutionary metaphysics, and recognizing
. Princeton sketches : the story of Nassau Hall. hose of every religious denomination may haveequal liberty and advantage of education, anydifferent sentiments in religion notv^ithstand-iug ; and two years later the new Trustees ex-pressed the hope to Governor Belcher that theirinfant college might prove a flourishing semi-nary of piety and good literature. Princetonhas been true to her traditions as a religiouscollege. The curriculum has always preserveda place for Bible study ; the philosojDhical chairs,while taking a liberal attitude towards the newevolutionary metaphysics, and recognizing itsvaluable contributions to the worlds thought,have stood firmly on the fundamental principlesof Christian theistic philosophy. Over half themembers of the college are professing Christians,and the undergraduate life is dominated byChristian men. The Philadelphian Society wasfounded long before the college Y. M. C. into existence, and fondly preserves theold name. It was in Princeton that the Stu-dents Volunteer movement originated. Her. THE PRINCETON IDEA. 199 graduates hav^e beeu most active iu its expan-sion, and her undergraduates were the first toassume the support of a missionary iu the foreignfield. While this is true, the spirit of the charterhas been preserved in an utter absence of denomi-national feeling. The presence of the leadingPresbyterian seminary in the same town hasfostered a contrary belief, but nothing could befurther from the truth. The first Board ofTrustees under the charter was made up ofQuakers, Episcopalians, and Christian body is largely represented,and the Episcopalian students have a flourish-ing society of over a hundred members in con-nection with the parish church. In so laige acollegiate body there aie all kinds of men; buteven the sport, if he does not practise all thevirtues, has at least an honest respect for them,which distinguishes him from most of his genus,and gives a brighter hope for his future. If we were t
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