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to be in harmony with the Word of God. Before this, while a student, he went over this system in comparison with Arminianism. He had found him- self inclined to Arminianism and wrote to his uncle, the Eev. James M* Henderson, pastor of an Asso- Early Work. 15 ciate congregation in Indiana, stating his difficulties. Perhaps he had known that his uncle had, when a young man, stumbled for years on the same ground, and could therefore help him in his difficulty. He replied in a series of twelve letters, which led him to embrace the Calvinistic system of doctrine. It was his design to have these letters published, but before it Avas accomplished, these with other valu- able papers, were destroyed ])y fire. He did not want to .believe and profess simply what his parents professed, without examining for himself and know- ing why he thus believed. He, however, did not lightly esteem the opinions of his fathers. In later years he endeavored to impress upon the minds of his students the importance of adhering to the faith of their fathers until, after a thorough personal examination, they were satisfied they were mistaken. It was well that he had the opportunity to go over and settle thoroughly in his own mind these impor- tant fundamental truths; for afterwards his time was so much occupied with pressing college duties that he