Welcome back to another episode of Five Minutes in Church History.

On this episode, we are traveling along a rural Pennsylvania highway, PA Highway 263,

and somewhere along were minister Pennsylvania on the side of this highway is an historical

marker and a stone monument.

On top of the stone monument, there's a Latin inscription, looks in Tenebrus.

Now we know post-Tenebrus looks after darkness light, that's the motto of Geneva, but this

motto is light and darkness, and it is the motto for the log college.

This is a story of a humble, small place that had a huge impact.

The historical marker reads, log college, built by Reverend William Tennant, circa 1735.

I need to pause here, the historical marker is not right, it was actually built in 1727.

It was the first academy in America for the training of Presbyterian ministers and the

first college in Pennsylvania.

A number of notable revivalist preachers and educators graduated from this rustic school

before it closed upon Tennant's death in 1746.

Soon after, several log college graduates helped establish Princeton University in New Jersey.

Many other colleges trace their roots to this early institution.

Well, let's talk about its founder, William Tennant.

Let's talk about its illustrious graduates that came from this unassuming log college,

and let's talk about all those colleges that stemmed from this one.

From William Tennant, he was born in Scotland in 1673.

He graduated from the University of Edinburgh, and he was ordained, and he came to the 13

colonies in 1718.

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