Itisalsopleasingtoknowthat,whileaninstitutioncallingitselfauniversitythusviolatedthefundamentalprinciplesonwhichanyinstitutionworthyofthenamemustbebased,anotherinstitutionwhichhasthegloryofbeingthefirstintheentireNorthtobeginsomethinglikeauniversityorganization——theStateUniversityofMichigan——recalledDr。Winchellatoncetohisformerprofessorship,andhonoureditselfbymaintaininghiminthatposition,where,unhampered,hewasthereafterabletoutterhisviewsinthemidstofthelargestbodyofstudentsontheAmericanContinent。
DisgracefulasthishistorywastothemenwhodroveoutDr。
Winchell,theybutsucceeded,asvarioussimilarbodiesofmenmakingsimilareffortshavedone,inadvancingtheirsupposedvictimtohigherpositionandmorecommandinginfluence。[197]
[197]ForDr。Winchell’soriginalstatements,seeAdamitesandPre-Adamites,Syracuse,N。Y。,1878。Forthefirstimportantdenunciationofhisviews,seetheSt。LouisChristianAdvocate,May22,1878。FortheconversationwithBishopMcTyeire,seeDr。
Winchell’sownaccountintheNashvilleAmericanofJuly19,1878。ForthefurthercourseoftheattackinthedenominationalorganofDr。Winchell’soppressors,seetheNashvilleChristianAdvocate,April26,1879。FortheoratoricaldeclarationoftheTennesseeConferenceuponthematter,seetheNashvilleAmerican,October15,1878;andforthe“ode“regardingthe“harmonyofscienceandrevelation“assupportedattheuniversity,seethesamejournalforMay2,1880