. Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, , a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings. ative work or for business; but I do not believe it to bepossible, if I should become a teacher, for me to continue bearingthe more general constructive burdens of the Church; and if I feelanxiety, it is really more respecting these, than respecting anyone department in the Seminary. As I look at it the upbuilding work in our Board has justbegun, and there is much hill climbing to be done quietly andconservatively, but steadily, still before us. Further, we are standing on
. Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, , a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings. ative work or for business; but I do not believe it to bepossible, if I should become a teacher, for me to continue bearingthe more general constructive burdens of the Church; and if I feelanxiety, it is really more respecting these, than respecting anyone department in the Seminary. As I look at it the upbuilding work in our Board has justbegun, and there is much hill climbing to be done quietly andconservatively, but steadily, still before us. Further, we are standing on the very brink of a change fromthe old to the new, and from the young to the old; and I believethat I can probably be of more service to the institution in en-couraging growth and preventing revolution, on the Board, thanif I were pinned down to a department in the Faculty. Still further, it would be a very difficult thing for me to giveup the preaching office and pastoral work. I have my fatherslife as a minister before me, and it is a source of comfort andsafety to me where I can follow in his footsteps. There are. SEMINARY PROFESSOR 183 many specific reasons that would enter into the statements madeabove, and which it is not necessary to allude to now, as I do notin my heart believe that I shall be required to meet this crisis. I might probably be willing, if the Church thought so, to enterinto some special technical course on a lectureship and teachingbasis, with limited hours, and which would be understood to beof a temporary nature, until the Church were more able to fillits needs. But I am not looking to this, or even considering , so far as I can see now, it would only be to prevent anotherfrom entering the institution, whom I would regard as a greatmistake, or if the Church would insist, and would convince methat I am doing wrong, which I do not believe it will be able todo, that I would think of becoming a professor. In his diary of date May 19, 1911, are writt
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