Have been obliged to change my residence, and, temporarily, am with
another brother. Just came here to-day, and, not having my things
about me, have not your last letter to refer to, but having
received a letter from our Harvard Divinity Student this past week,
wish to tell you what he says of his surroundings, and his
impression of Professor Everett. He writes as follows: "I enjoy the
work of the Divinity School more than I had ever hoped. We have a
noble corps of professors eminently fitted for their special
departments, and personally most eminent examples of Nature's
noblemen. In the light of what I am now learning, I consider my
former ignorance phenomenal. Thanks to Professor Everett, my faith
in God is clearer and stronger than ever before. He has enabled me
to reduce my chaotic philosophy to something of a system, and has
helped to furnish a steadfast basis for faith. His lectures are
simply invaluable. To my mind he is not only the greatest man in
the Divinity School, but the greatest man in Harvard University;
and not only the profoundest thinker in the Unitarian Church in our
country, but the profoundest thinker to be found in any American
church." ... I feel that this will be of interest to you, who are
contemplating going to the Divinity School. There is another thing
I wish to speak of; that is, we have quite a valuable book, "The
Origin of the Doctrine of the Trinity," by Hugh H. Stannus, of
England, showing how much greater cause there is for believing in
the Unity of God than in the Trinity. You can have the book any
time you wish, though I have just mailed it to a lady in this
State. By the way, the daughter of James F. Clarke, with others,
has planned a course of "Unitarian Studies at Home." The first
year's course includes: 1. "The Unitarian Doctrine of Prayer," by
J. F. Clarke; 2. "The Origin of the Doctrine of the Trinity," by
Stannus; 3. "Jesus and His Biographers," by Dr. W. H. Furness; 4.
"Christ the Revealer," by Thom; 5. "Religious Duties," by Frances
Power Cobbe. We have first, second, and fourth,--at least, are to
have the latter. "Jesus and His Biographers" is out of print; but
we are to have that loaned to us for two months, as three ladies
here, with myself, are pursuing the course, and I have also induced
a lady in this county to join us. We have received quite a number
of encouraging letters from our correspondents lately, and have
every reason to believe the Post Office Mission work is doing good.
I mailed to you this week some arguments against the Trinity. Rev.
C. W. Wendte's sermon, "Encouragement for Unitarians," in
"Register," January 8, I read with much interest. We have such an
interesting young convert, a Methodist, in Canada. His intention is
to study for the Unitarian ministry, we having brought him out into
the light. I thought with how much interest he would read that
sermon of Mr. Wendte's.
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