because it is true?"

"You are aware that there are two great parties on this question,
one of which maintains that the inspiration of the Scriptures
differs in kind from that of other books: the other that the
difference is one only of degree. To which of these parties do you
attach yourself?"

"Are you conscious of any divergence from the views expounded by the
Principal in this introductory lecture?"

At a meeting of the council, on the 13th February, 1852, it was
resolved that our opinions were "incompatible" with the "retention
of our position as students". This resolution was sent to us with
another to the effect that at the next meeting of the council "such
measures" would be taken "as may be thought advisable". At this
meeting my father, together with the father of one of my colleagues
attended, and asked that our moral character should be placed above
suspicion; that the opinions for which we had been condemned should
be explicitly stated, and that we should be furnished with a copy of
the creed by which we were judged. The next step on the part of the
council was the appointment of a committee to interview us, and
"prevent the possibility of a misapprehension of our views". We
attended, underwent examination once more, and once more repeated
the three requests. No notice was taken of them, but on 3rd March
we were asked if we would withdraw from the college for three months
in order that we might "reconsider our opinions", so that possibly
we might "be led by Divine guidance to such views as would be
compatible with the retention of our present position". Idiomatic
English was clearly not a strong point with the council. Of course