Welsh Journals

goes so far as to say that the corruption of the Noncon- formist students may to some extent be attributed to the contaminating influence of their clerical schoolmates". Other writers deny this and maintain that the Calvinistic party made these charges to prejudice the people, for the tendency of the Presbyterians in those days was towards Arianism and away from what Calvinists considered sound doctrine. Mr. Perrot died in 1733 and was sincerely mourned by his church and students. In November, 1725, the Presbyterian Fund Board brought out a number of rules relating to students. Among them were the following That all the students who for the future shall be encouraged by this fund shall be placed only at two Academies in England and one in Wales viz., Taunton and Findern and Carmarthen That they continue three years at least in going through the accustomed studies under a tutor That none of the managers of this fund will encourage their being employed anywhere as ministers unless it appears upon examination that they can render into English any paragraph of Tully's offices that they read a Psalm in Hebrew, translate into Latin any part of the Greek Testament to which they shall be directed, give a satisfactory account of their knowledge in the several sciences they studied at the Academy, and draw up a thesis upon any question that shall be proposed to them in Latin, and compose a sermon on a practical subject calcu- lated for the improvement of a serious and well-disposed congregation ".2 It is fairly evident from these rules that the standard of work was high and that the Board expected some return for its liberal grants. There were about six students in 1 History of Nonconformity in Wales, p. 494. 2 Minutes of Presbyterian Board (November 22, 1725).