PAT'TON, FRANCIS LANDES.' (1843—) .
American clergyman and educator. He was born at Warwick. Bermuda. He studied at Knox College, of the University of 'Toronto, and at Princeton Seminary, New Jersey. He was or dained to the ministry in 1865, and after hold ing several pastorates was, in 1871, appointed professor of didactic and polemical theology in the Theological Seminary of the Northwest (now itleCormiek Seminary, Cfh;e8go). where he re mained ten years. During the period from 1873 to 1876 he edited the religious journal The Interior (Chiengo), in which connection he brought charges of heresy against Prof. David Swing, resulting in the latter's trial and subse quent withdrawal from the Church. While in Chieago, he also held the pastorate of the 'Jeffer son Park Presbyterian Church, and in 1878 was elected moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. In 1881 by assumed the professorship endowed for him in Princeton Theological Semi nary, styled the chair of the relations of philoso phy and science to the Christian religion: in 1885 he became professor of ethics in the college. and in 1888 succeeded James McCosh in the presidency. In 1891 and 1892 he was again
prominent as an opponent of the so-called hereti cal view, of Dr. C. A. Briggs, of Union Theologi eal Seminary. In 1902 he resigned from the presidency of Princeton University, but was soon after elected to that of the seninary. Ilis admin istration of Princeton was marked by the assump tion of the title Princeton University in place of the charter name, 'The College of NOV Jersey,' and by large donations which enabled the university to make extensive additions to its equipment and The number of students nearly doubled during this period from 1888 to 1902, and new eourses were added to both the scientific and academie departments. Perhaps most important in the future development of Princeton as a university was the founding of a graduate school. President Patton beeame widely known as a foreible speaker and a keen, logical thinker on theological subjects. He contributed frequently to leading periodicals and wrote Inspiration of the Scriptures (1869), and Summary of Chris tian Doctrine (1874).