San Francisco Theological Seminary

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Excerpt from San Francisco Theological Seminary: 1872-1897, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, April 29, 1897Father, my Father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof.When the Seminary was first organized I was still a comparatively young man, under forty years of age, and not very well known, on this coast at least. My colleagues were older men, of much wider reputation, and although I was the first to take any steps towards the establishment of the Seminary, it was na tural and proper that the older men should have the precedence in carrying on the work. Especially was this true of Dr. Scott, who was widely known throughout our church and in Europe. He was a man of extensive attainments, knowing several lan guages, and speaking some of them with ease and ¿u ency. He had been pastor of powerful and in¿uential churches, had been Moderator of the General Assem bly in 1858, and published a number of books. He was a great-hearted, noble man, and had the quality of attaching his friends to him as with hooks of steel. We all loved and venerated him. Naturally, and without self-assertion, he became our head and leader, and was our most influential representative before the church and the world. His heart was in his work, and at his death few men ever left more tangible results of their ministry That was the darkest hour the Seminary ever knew. Only two professors remained. Dr. Burrowes was an old and infirm man, and yet he kept on bravely in the work of his department, and all the rest fell upon me. For a time I taught not only Church History and General Introduction, but also Systematic Theology, Homiletics and the Pastoral Care, and Church Government, and preached regularly on Sundays. When I look back upon those days I sometimes wonder that I am alive.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.