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[William] Tennent, the lone teacher at the Log College, earnestly desired to educate men for the ministry. The intended design of the Log College's instruction was to prepare faithful ministers of the Gospel. Therefore, Tennent attempted to maintain a balanced emphasis between 'piety and learning' β complementary components of ministerial training. For Tennent, a theological education without a godly life was useless. β πππ«π² π. πππ‘π§π’πππ£ππ«, πβπ πΌπππππππππ‘π ππ πΈπππππ‘ππ£π ππππ‘πππππ: πβπ πΏππ πΆππππππ ππ π πππππ πΉππ ππππ‘πππ βππ (1994)
A recent trip to the William Smith Morton Library at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia led to the finding of a rare treasure held in the archives there: a copy of the Gospels and Acts in both Greek and Latin that was once owned and used by William Tennent for instruction at the original Log College. Director of Archives and Special Collections Ryan Douthat, in particular, was of invaluable assistance in locating this special volume.
It was a remarkable experience to hold in oneβs hands a volume of Scripture that was employed by the founder of the Log College in the education of his students. The book serves as a tangible reminder of the linguistic skills of William Tennent as well as the wedding of piety to education which characterized his method of instruction.