204 Natiojis lately become Literary. [Cn. XXVI. 



certain sum annually, that he might be enabled 

 to render his seminary more extensive in its plan, 

 and especially to educate for the service of the 

 church such pious young men as might not be 

 able of themselves to bear the expense of an aca- 

 demic course *. 



But the clerg}'- and others of the presbyterian 

 church, soon fmding that the provision heretofore 

 made by them for the encouragement of literature 

 v/as inadequate, began to form designs of more 

 extensive and permanent utility. In the year 

 1746 a plan of a college was formed by a few 

 distinguished clergymen of this denomination, in 

 the states of New York and New Jersey f , aided 



* When Dr. Allison, after a few years, removed to Philadel- 

 phia, and was appointed vice-provost of the college erected there, 

 his academy at Nexv London was transferred to Neiv Ark, a plea- 

 sant village in the state of Delaware, where it was put under the 

 care of the rev. Mr. M'Dowell, a respectable presbyterian clergy- 

 man, 'who had received his education at the university of Edin- 

 burgh. This institution continued for a number of j^ears under 

 the patronage of the presbyterian church ; and was the means 

 of forming a number of excellent scholars, not only for the Go- 

 spel ministry, but also for the other learned professions. 



t Among these were, 1. The rev. Jonathan Dickinson, a na- 

 tive of Connecticut, and an alumnus of Yale college; a man of 

 learning, of distinguished talents, and much celebrated as a , 

 preacher. He was for some years minister of the presbyterian 

 church at Elizabeth Town, in New Jersey. 2. The rev. Aaron 

 Burr, also a native of Connecticut, and a graduate of Yale college, 

 who was called, in 1742, to take charge of the Presbyterian 

 church at New Ark, in New Jersey, and who was so eminent 

 as an able and learned divine, and an accomplished scholar, that 

 he was afterwards unanimously elected president of the college 

 ■which he was instrumental in founding. He was the father of 

 Aaron Burr, esq., the present vice-president of the United States. 

 2. The rev. Ebcnczcr Pemberton, a native of Massach'-'settSj and 



