THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THEOLOGICAL<br > STUDENTS<br > I am asked to speak to you on the religious life of the student<br >of theology. I approach the subject with some trepidation. I<br >think it the most important subject which can engage our<br >thought. You will not suspect me， in saying this， to bc depre-<br >ciating the importance of the intellectual preparation of the<br >student for the ministry. The importance of the intellectual<br >preparation of the student for the ministry is the reason of the<br >existence of our Theological Seminaries. Say what you will， do<br >what you will， the ministry is a "learned profession"; and the<br >man without learning， no matter with what other gifts he may<br >be endowed， is unfit for its duties. But learning， though indis-<br >pensable， is not the most indispensable thing for a minister.<br >"Apt to teach" -- yes， the minister must be "apt to teach";<br >and observe that what I say--or rather what Paul says--is<br >"apt to teach." Not apt merely to exhort， to beseech， to appeal，<br >to entreat; not even merely， to testify， to bear witness; but to<br >teach. And teaching implies knowledge: he who teaches must<br >know. Paul， in other words， requires of you， as we are perhaps<br >learning not very felicitously to phrase it， "instructional，" not<br >merely "inspirational，" service. But aptness to teach alone does<br >not make a minister; nor is it his primary qualification. It is<br >only one of a long list of requirements which Paul lays down as<br >necessary to meet in him who aspires to this high office. And<br >all the rest concern， not his intellectual， but his spiritual fitness.<br >A minister must be learned， on pain of being utterly incompe-<br >