The life and letters of Benjamin Jowett, M. A., master of Balliol college, Oxford.

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Lzfe of Benjamin Jowett

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The former fact was flatly denied by Professor Pusey,
who said 'that Christ Church had received no estate,
but only the burden of making the payment.... Crown
nominations were likely to be made on political grounds.
Formerly such nominations were good, because the
highest ecclesiastical advice was taken, but this practice
had been discontinued. He must oppose the endowment of the present holder on theological grounds:...
in his opinion the second edition of the work2 was
worse than the first.' Professor Mountague Bernard
disliked Jowett's theology, but ' did not think it advisable to discountenance unsound theology by means of
bad morality.'
It was after this adverse vote in Congregation, which
effectually stopped further proceedings for the time, that
some of Jowett's private friends without his knowledge
subscribed ~2000, which sum was presented to him
through Mr. Lingen.
He replied as follows:BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD,
MY DEAR LINGEN, January 24, I862.
MY DEAR LINOEN,
I hardly know how to express the feeling with which
I received through you the information that the sum of ~200o
had been placed at my disposal in payment of the salary of
the Regius Professor of Greek, which has hitherto been
withheld.
It is the greatest pleasure to obtain from my friends such
a testimony of their regard. I will try to show my gratitude
in the only way that I am able, by increasing energy in the
work of the Professorship.
But I cannot accept their munificent present. Though
I wish to see an endowment provided for the Chair, I ought
not to receive money from those on whom I have no claim.
1 The Dean of Christ Church had by Lord Palmerston. See p. 237.
been consulted in the present case 2 The Epistles of St. Paul, cc.