# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Mai 1910_S227
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Kirchlich⸗Zeitgeschichtliches. 227

copal Church); President Willis E. Parsons of Parsons College (Pres-
byterian Church in the United States of America); President Charles
E. Miller of Heidelberg University (Reformed Church in the United States);
President Tbomas H. MeMichael of Monmouth College (United Pres-
byterian Church); President Charles 6. Hechert of Mittenberg College
Lutheran Church, General Synod), President S. G. Hefelboꝛoer of Penn-
SνιHν⁴ni⁴a Coliege (Lutherun Church, General Svmod); President John S.
Nollen of Lake Forest College (Presbyterian Church in the United States
of America); President Frederick William Boatwright of Richmond Col-
lege (Baptist Chlurches of the Southern Convention); and President Wil⸗
liam H. P. Faunce of Brown University (Baptist Churches of the Northern
Convention). These gentlemen presented to the executive committee the
following memorial: Hemorial to the President and Eœeëeutive Committee
of the Carnegie Foundation for th½ëe Adrancement of Teaching oν Behalf
of Certain Colleges Hitherto Eœcluded from the Benesits of the Founda-
kion — In the letter announeing his munificent Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Teaching, Mr. Andrew Carnegie exeluded from the benefits
of the Foundation such colleges as are under the control of a sect, or
require trustees (or a majority thereof), officers, faculty, or students,
to belong to any specified sect, or Wwhich impose any theological test.“
The principle involved in this declaration we heartily approve. The spirit
of sectarianism we recognize to be essentially incompatible with the ideals
of a liberal education. The evident purpose of the donor was to exclude
only institutions that are now sectarian in spirit and teaching, since he
recognized clearly that many institutions „established long ago were truly
sectarian, but to-day are freée to all men of all créeds, or of none,“ and
stated that such are „not to be consideéred sectarian now.“ The valuable
investigations instituted by the Foundation bave revealed the fact that
many institutions are exeluded from the benefits of the Foundation solely
because of charter provisions regulating the choice of trustees. We are
convinced that these institutions, notwithstanding such provisions with
regard to the choice of trustées, are in no true sense sectarian. The sec
tarian spirit against Wwhich Mr. Carnegie wished to guard ve conceive
to be that chιvo˙¹μ limits academio freedom, b/ imposinꝗ ꝗ denominational
test in th½e selection of teachers or ν hανrhιinν αιinistrative polieν. ..
We believe that in any case technical provisions in historie charters that
are found to be in actual practice not a bar to complete liberty and au⸗-
tonomy should not operate to exelude institutions from the benefits of
the Foundation.““' In dem Bericht der Generalsynode von 1909 wird von
dem im Carnegie⸗Bericht erwähnten Schritt der beiden Anstalten der Gene⸗
ralsynode nichts erwähnt. Und auch die Lutneran Worsd vom 30. März
1910 redet von der Carnegie Foundation“ in einer Weise, die eine Eingabe
wie die obige aus der Generalsynode als höchst unwahrscheinlich erscheinen
läßt. Und doch steht die oben angeführte Stelle im Carnegie-Bericht. Die
Vertreter der Generalsynode sollten darum nicht versäumen, eine ent⸗
sprechende Erklärung abzugeben. Sind die Angabeit des Carnegie⸗Berichts
nicht falsch und irreführend, sondern den Tatsachen entsprechend. so ist von
den Präsidenten der genannten Anstalten das Luthertum in einer Weise
verleugnet worden, zu der die Generalsynode nicht schweigen .