Educ U 4810.10.5 B

HARVARD

COLLEGE

Oct. 13,1932
LIBRARY
Gratis

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1840, by

THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE,

in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

CAMBRIDGE:

FOLSOM, WELLS, AND THURSTON,

PRINTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY.

CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME SECOND.

CHAPTER XX.

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Honors paid to the Memory of Wadsworth.-Measures preparato-

ry to the Election of his Successor. O Candidates for the Office.

The Rev. Edward Holyoke chosen. - Influence of Governor Bel-

cher and the Rev. John Barnard in his Election.- Contrast between

the Proceedings of the House of Representatives on the Election

of Mr. Holyoke and their former Proceedings on that of Mr. Col-

man. Conduct of Professor Greenwood. Proceedings of the

Corporation and Overseers in Relation to it. His Removal from

Office. History of the Origin of the Mathematical Professorship,

and of the Election of Greenwood. His Appointment not en-

couraged by Hollis. His scientific Attainments.

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CHAPTER XXI.

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Masters' Questions at Commencement. - Objected to by the Over-

seers.- Proceedings of this Board. Samuel Cook summoned be-

fore them, and reproved.-John Winthrop elected Professor of

Mathematics. An Attempt. to examine into his religious Princi-

ples, negatived. A similar Attempt in respect to Tutors suc-

ceeds. Difficulties with Nathan Prince. - Circumstances under

which he was first elected Fellow of the Corporation. His Mis-

conduct. Complaints against him, by the President and Tutors,

to the Overseers. — Sustained by that Board. - Prince removed

from all Offices in the College. Remarks on the Proceedings of

the Overseers. Prince claims an Appeal from that Board, which is

denied. Publishes a Pamphlet against the Overseers, by way of

Appeal to the General Court. Proceedings of the Overseers and

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Corporation on the Subject of his Removal. - Holden Chapel

erected.

CHAPTER XXII.

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General State of the College. Visit of the Rev. George Whitefield

to New England. Effects of his Preaching. -- His Opinion of the

College. - Tutor Flynt's Opinion of Whitefield. Report of the

Overseers, concerning the religious Excitement in the College. —

A Day of Thanksgiving proposed. - Tutor Flynt's Account of that

religious Excitement. President Holyoke's Reply to Whitefield's

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Aspersions. Effect of religious Enthusiasm in Connecticut.—

President, Fellows, and Tutors of Harvard College unite in a

"Testimony against the Rev. George Whitefield.” — He replies,

persisting in the Truth of his Aspersions. - Dr. Wigglesworth re-

plies to Whitefield. - Controversy with Whitefield closed by Presi-

dent Holyoke. — An Opinion prevails that the Influence of Harvard

College is unfavorable to Calvinistic Doctrines. - Causes of this

Opinion. The Calvinistic Doctrines illustrated by the Writings

of Jonathan Edwards; the Anti-Calvinistic, by those of Charles

Chauncy and Jonathan Mayhew. - Means adopted to strengthen

and establish Calvinisin at Yale College.

CHAPTER XXIII.

Effects of the Controversies in the Congregational Church.- Policy

and Increase of the Episcopal Church. - Alarm of the Congrega-

tionalists. Death of Dr. Colman. His Merit and Professional

Rank. - No Funeral Discourse published on his Death. — His Life

by Turell. His Character. His Friendship with Thomas Hollis.

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His Services to the College. - Connexion between the College

and the Inhabitants of the First Parish of Cambridge, for Public

Worship. A new Congregational Church built. - Death and

Character of Henry Flynt and of Edward Wigglesworth.

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CHAPTER XXIV.

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Customs of the College on the Accession of the Chief Magistrate of

the Province. Addresses to Governors Shirley and Pownall.

Their Visits to the College. State of Morals at the Period. — At-

tempts to regulate public Commencements. - Difficulties attending

them. Ancient Strictness relaxed. - Mode of providing Com-

mons. Their Quality. - Causes of Discontent. Consequent Dis-

orders. Increase of Students in the College. - Corporation ap-

ply to the Legislature for an additional Building. - An Appropri-

ation made, and a Committee appointed for that Object.- Hollis

Hall commenced and completed. The name of Hollis given to it.

- Ceremony on the Occasion.

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