The works of the Rev. William Thom, late minister ... - waughfamily.ca

jandLETTERS, TRACic, ^c.4^ithese 16 nu fuch thing ; and if there v/crc any thinggood in thefe theories, yet they are fo inconfiftentwith one another, and one of them is fo quickly juftledout by another, that thereby the obligation to theppa6tice of virtue is miferabiy relaxed. I am reallyterrified at what I have heard in yon court. The facredprinciples of religion, and the very being of aGod, are propofed and argued upon as dubious points;this practice, impious as it is, is adduced by fen-. fible people as a defence for this profecuted ftudent.All is certainly wrong in this vile college, and, foraught I fee, is ilili growing worfe and w-orfe. And Ipropofe, as a remedy, that v/e in the city fiiall immediatelyftir up, an-d join with the noblemen and gentlemenin this and the neighbouring counties, an.d inftantiyapply for a royal vintation. This will coft the!^ -government little or no expence ; and, as it concernsthe religion and m.orals of this city, and the wholecountry about, v/iil certainly be eafily obtained : Bythis means, .the plan of teaching may be greatly altered,and the ufelefs and dangerous feiences of logicand metaphyfics totally exterminated-, by this means,five or fix of thefe profefTbrs, who are it feems veryftiipid and unqualified for their refpectivc departments,may be turned out, and fent about their buji-'nefs. It is well, that all or m-cft of them have takeniufhcient care to get money ; but, though they liadnot a groat among then^i^it is not jufl that tlicir m-tereft fliould Hand in competition with the valuableinterefts ©f a whole city and country ; They may takeup private reading fchools, .become precentors, teacharithmetic, or follow the bufinefs of fhop-keeping.But if a royal viiitation is Wot like to be foon obtained,there is another remedy, though not fo'eiiccbual :I mean, that our general feihon fiiouid take the matterin hand, fliould draw up a m.emorial and petitionfor a preihyterlal viiitation of tlie college^ I*re(byteneshave a right, bv the lav/s of church and Hate, toLI3