First Year.-Hebrew, Natural Science, Theology, Evangelistic Theology, Elocution. Second Year.-Exegesis, Theology, Hebrew, Elocution. Fourth Year.-Theology, Church History, Evangelistic Theology, Elocution. All the Theological Colleges of the Free Church are under the jurisdiction of the General Assembly, by which body the Professors are appointed. These in their teaching must conform to the Westminster Confession. To obtain licensure in the Free Church, a student must, in addition to possessing the usual academic qualification, attend one of the Colleges for a full course of four years, pass Entrance and Exit examinations, and then be examined by the Presbytery. Course of Study : First Year.-Apologetics (Butler's Analogy), Hebrew, New Testament Literature (Hammond's Outlines of Textual Criticism). Second Year.-Hebrew, New Testament Exegesis (with Tischendorf's Synopsis), Systematic Theology, and Textual Exegesis. Third Year-Old Testament Exegesis, Church History (with Kurtz), Systematic Theology. Fourth Year.-Church History, Pastoral Theology, and Doctrine of the Church (with Bannerman's Church of Christ). First Year.-Hebrew, Apologetics, Natural Science, Evangelistic Theology. Second Year.-Hebrew, Systematic Theology, New Testament Exegesis. Third Year.-Systematic Theology, Old Testament Exegesis, Church History. Fourth Year.-Church History, Christian Ethics, Pastoral and Evangelistic Theology. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Theological Hall, Edinburgh. Formed in 1847 by the union of the Divinity Halls of the United Secession Church [instituted in 1820 on the union of the Associate or Antiburghers' Hall (established in 1748), with the Associate or Burghers' Hall (commenced in 1736)], and of the Relief Church, instituted in 1824. Length of course, three years, of five and a half months each. College opens November and closes in April. The Hall is under the direct control of the Synod, the Supreme Court of the Church. Course of Study : : First Year.-New Testament Literature and Exegesis, Hebrew and Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, Practical Training. Second Year.-Hebrew and Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Church History. Third Year.-New Testament Literature and Exegesis, Systematic Theo logy and Apologetics, Church History, Practical Training. Students by competitive examinations obtain annually bursaries of from £10 to £50 in value. Some scholarships are held for two or three years. A Fellowship of £100 is competed for annually. The Professors are appointed by the Synod, and must conform to the standards of the United Presbyterian Church. To obtain licensure, a student must have completed a regular Arts curriculum at some University, a regular Theological curriculum in the Hall, and a series of examinations and trials by Examining Board and Presbytery. 6 Volumes in Library, 3,000 The Divinity Hall is under the superintendency of a Committee appointed by the Synod. The Professors are appointed by the Synod, and must in their teaching conform to the Westminster Confession and Testimony of the Church. To obtain licensure, a student must have taken the regular Arts course of the University, and then attended four sessions of the Divinity Hall. WALES. College of Theology, Trevecca, South Wales, Until 1887, students seeking their education for the ministry in the Welsh Church could receive their training both in Arts and in Theology at either Bala or Trevecca. Church that the teaching of Arts in connection with the Theological In that year, however, it was decided by the institutions should cease, so that in future students would take their Arts course in one or other of the National Colleges-Aberystwith, Bangor, or Cardiff, the Church institutions confining themselves in future to Theology. Another proposal has subsequently been under discussion-namely, the uniting into one institution of the existing Colleges at Bala and Trevecca. This matter will probably be decided by the Church during the present year. William Howells, Edwin Williams, FACULTY President and Theological Tutor. Students in attendance, 1886-87,. Volumes in Library, Value of Buildings, Value of Endowment, 35 3,500 £5,000 £21,000 College of Theology, Bala, North Wales, founded 1837. In 1811, the Calvinistic Methodists or Presbyterians of Wales formally seceded from the Church of England, forming themselves in that year into a separate Church. No provision existed for training ministers until 1837, when the Rev. Lewis Edwards opened a Training School at Bala, out of which has grown the present Theological College. This is under the control of a Committee, one-half of which is appointed by the Monthly Meetings (or Presbyteries) and the other half by the Association. FACULTY. Endowment, Richard Davies, Esq., Lord-Lieutenant of Anglesea. Secretary, Value of Buildings, £27,000 £11,000 The course of study extends over four years, and forms a valuable preparation for entering a Scotch or English University. AFRICA. EGYPT. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA, The Seminary is under the care of the United Presbyterian Presbytery of Egypt. Its course of study is as follows: First Year.-Hebrew, Greek, Evidences of Christianity, Church History. Second Year.-Hebrew, Greek, Systematic Theology, Church History, Hermeneutics. Third Year.-Hebrew, Greek, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology, The Sacraments, Church Government and Discipline. The students receive partial board daily and two dollars each month. The Professors are appointed by the Missionary Society in Egypt, and in their teaching must instruct in "Calvinism, pure and simple." DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH OF SOUTH AFRICA. Theological Seminary at Stellenbosch, Cape Colony, founded 1858. Previous to 1858, the Ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, received their Theological training in Holland, Utrecht and Leyden being the Universities generally attended by the Cape Students. Up to 1877, the Seminary had only two Professors. but in that year a third was appointed, and at present the Church is considering the propriety of appointing a fourth, and thus of securing a full Faculty. At the close of The course of study is similar, in most respects, to that followed at Utrecht, except that the curriculum extends for four years. the third year the Students, if successful in passing their examination before the Faculty, receive the diploma of Candidate of Theology. At the close of the fourth year these candidates are examined by a Synodical Committee, and, if successful, receive license to preach. The Seminary is in direct connection with the Synod, being managed by a body of Curators responsible to it. Course of Study extends over four years, and embraces the following subjects:-Old and New Testament Exegesis; Natural, Systematic, and Practical Theology; Ethics; Church History; History of Philosophy; History of Religion; Homiletics; Isagogics; Biblical Criticism; Encyclopædia. Students are aided by Presbyteries according to the wants of each case, and the state of the funds. The Synod has no general system. The Professors are appointed by the Curators, and must conform to the standards of the Church-Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of the Synod of Dort. Students, if M. A. graduates of the Cape University, are required to attend only three years in place of four. If they are only B.A. graduates, they must undergo an Entrance examination in Hebrew and Bible History, but if they be only matriculants of the University, the Entrance examination includes Latin, Greek, Elements of Hebrew, Dutch, English, Bible History, Outlines of General History, Natural Philosophy, Arithmetic, Algebra, first four Books of Euclid, and the Elements of Trigonometry. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA. Theological Seminary at Burghersdorp, Cape Colony, founded 1869. Dirk Postma, Martinus Postma, FACULTY. 1869 Theology, and connected subjects. 1880 Literature and Science. Students in attendance, 1886-87, Annual Contribution from the Church, 9 600 £1000 The Seminary is under the direct control of the Church, acting through a Committee of Curators. To qualify Students for entering the Theological classes, these must have passed the matriculation examination of the Cape of Good Hope University, and a literary examination by the Curators. The Theological course extends over three years, in addition to two years in Arts after matriculation. Students may receive aid to about £40 a year. States (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, and South African Republic) the In each of the three local Church has a fund in accordance with the Art. 19 of the Canons of Dort, to which the different congregations contribute. The Theological Professor is appointed by the Synod, the Literature Professor by the Curators. The Theological Professor in his teaching must conform to the doctrinal standards of the Church. No student is licensed unless he has completed satisfactorily the courses of study prescribed by the Church. AMERICA. THE UNITED STATES. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In 1812, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America established at Princeton, New Jersey, a Theological Seminary for the training of students for the ministry. This institution, having been called into existence by the Assembly, is altogether under its control. This control is exercised through a Board of Directors, appointed by the Assembly. The Board consists of twenty-one ministers and nine |