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Letter to Editor
March 16, 1819
The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A letter to the editors of a newspaper defends the Maine Literary Theological Institution against claims of being sectarian and exclusive, clarifying that students of all denominations are admissible and enjoy equal advantages, and compares it to Brunswick College, whose trustees are mostly Congregationalists.
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Messrs. A.&J SHIRLEY,
Having noticed in your paper of the 2d inst, an extract from the Repository containing some remarks on the Maine Literary Theological Institution. purporting that "that seminary is entirely sectarian and exclusive in its views," and believing the sentiment calculated to produce a wrong impression on the public mind respecting said Institution, I feel myself constrained by regard to the Trustees of the Seminary, as well as to the interests of literature and piety, to state in reply, that such reflections are erroneous and unfounded.
It is admitted that a large majority of the Trustees are Baptists, although not distinguished as such in the act of incorporation; but it ought to be distinctly stated that persons of all denominations are admissible as students, and enjoy equal advantages of instruction.
It is believed that a large majority of the Corporation of Brunswick College are Congregationalists: and may it not be said with equal propriety that that Institution is "entirely sectarian and exclusive in its views?" But if this is not true respecting Brunswick College, neither is it true respecting the Maine Literary and Theological Institution.
JUSTICE.
Having noticed in your paper of the 2d inst, an extract from the Repository containing some remarks on the Maine Literary Theological Institution. purporting that "that seminary is entirely sectarian and exclusive in its views," and believing the sentiment calculated to produce a wrong impression on the public mind respecting said Institution, I feel myself constrained by regard to the Trustees of the Seminary, as well as to the interests of literature and piety, to state in reply, that such reflections are erroneous and unfounded.
It is admitted that a large majority of the Trustees are Baptists, although not distinguished as such in the act of incorporation; but it ought to be distinctly stated that persons of all denominations are admissible as students, and enjoy equal advantages of instruction.
It is believed that a large majority of the Corporation of Brunswick College are Congregationalists: and may it not be said with equal propriety that that Institution is "entirely sectarian and exclusive in its views?" But if this is not true respecting Brunswick College, neither is it true respecting the Maine Literary and Theological Institution.
JUSTICE.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Education
Religion
What keywords are associated?
Maine Literary Theological Institution
Sectarian Claims
Baptist Trustees
Brunswick College
Denominational Equality
What entities or persons were involved?
Justice.
Messrs. A.&J Shirley,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Justice.
Recipient
Messrs. A.&J Shirley,
Main Argument
the maine literary theological institution is not sectarian or exclusive; students of all denominations are admissible and enjoy equal advantages, despite a majority of baptist trustees, similar to brunswick college with congregationalist trustees.
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Cites Extract From Repository
Majority Of Trustees Are Baptists But Not In Incorporation Act
Comparison To Brunswick College