Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . that inthe ministry, as well as in the professions of law andmedicine, some who never enjoyed the highest schol-astic training become eminently useful. In brief, it wasdeemed right, rather than allow wide districts to remainentirely destitute of the gospel, to send forth soundteachers who loved souls and knew the way of salva-tion, even though they did not know Latin and the fathers labored to secure for ministerial candi-dates the most thorough preparation possible. Schoolsand academies were
Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . that inthe ministry, as well as in the professions of law andmedicine, some who never enjoyed the highest schol-astic training become eminently useful. In brief, it wasdeemed right, rather than allow wide districts to remainentirely destitute of the gospel, to send forth soundteachers who loved souls and knew the way of salva-tion, even though they did not know Latin and the fathers labored to secure for ministerial candi-dates the most thorough preparation possible. Schoolsand academies were established and rigid examinationsin literature, science and theology were conducted atthe Presbyterial meetings. The truth is that, thoughthis Church had its origin among the pioneer settlersof the West far from literary centers, its ministers andpeople have ever been the promoters of education. InIndiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Arkansas, as wellas in Kentucky and Tennessee, they were pioneers inestablishing schools. Wherever the missionaries went,schools and academies sprang RICHARD BEARD, D. D. THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 473 In 1826 the Synod established a college for the whokChurch, at Princeton, Ky. It was named Cum-berland College. In 1842 the central educationalinstitution of the Church was removed to Lebanon,Tenn., and named Cumberland University. This school,before the Civil War, grew to be one of the most im-portant educational centers in the Southwest ; andthough it suffered much during the great struggle,losing its buildings and much of its endowment, it hasin a measure recovered its place and usefulness. It hasdepartments of literature, theology, law and engineer-ing, and special courses amounting to ten lines ofinstruction. The Churchs theological seminary islocated here. Dr. Richard Beard, who long filled thechair of Systematic Theology in this school, left, be-sides other works, three volumes of lectures which areregarded by many as the best
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