(Supported by tuition fees and contributions from friends.) Length of Course, two years, of nine months. in September, and close last Wednesday in June. Classes open first Monday Ursinus College is under the jurisdiction of the (German) Reformed Church of the United States, and in all respects is amenable to its Courts. It is specially under the control of the Eastern District Synod. Its Course of Study is as follows: First Year.-Hebrew, Old and New Testament Exegesis, Hermeneutics, Church History, Biblical History, Symbolics, Heidelberg Catechism, Homiletics. Second Year.-Old and New Testament Exegesis, Church History, Practical Theology, Dogmatics, Homiletics. The text books on Dogmatic Theology are Ursinus' Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism, and Dr. A. A. Hodge's Outlines. Students requiring assistance can receive aid to any reasonable amount. The Professors are appointed by the Directors of the College, of which by its charter, the Theological Department is an organic part. The Standard of doctrine is the Heidelberg Catechism and the Reformed Confessions harmonising therewith. Mission House, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, founded 1860. The Mission House of Sheboygan is the outcome of the labours of one manDr. Stern, pastor in that city of a congregation of Germans from Lippe. Finding a large German population around him, and no pastors to take charge, he boldly started a Mission House for the training of young men for the ministry. In a short time, help came from various quarters, students became more numerous, and some congregations were organised, so that now there are three Synods using the German language-the Central Synod, the North-Western Synod, and the German Synod of the East. Course of Study: First Year.-Hebrew and Exegesis, Encyclopædia or Introduction to Theology, New Testament Exegesis, Church History, Homiletics, Catechetics, History of Dogma, and Dogmatic Theology. Second Year-Old Testament Introduction, Old and New Testament Exegesis, Church History, Hemeneutics, Systematic Theology, Homiletics, History of Dogma, Catechetics. Third Year.-Church History, Systematic Theology, Old and New Testament Exegesis, Homiletics and Catechetics, Pastoral Theology and Church Government, Homiletics, Old Testament Theology, Introduction, New Testament Theology. Students who purpose becoming either ministers or school teachers of the Reformed Church receive free tuition with board and lodging. The Professors are appointed by the three German Synods of the Reformed Church, and conform to the Heidelberg Catechism. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA. Seminary at Xenia, Ohio. Organised in 1794 by the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania at Service, Pa.; removed from there to Canonsburg, Pa., in 1821; removed from there to Xenia in 1855; while in 1874, the Seminary of the North-West was removed from Monmouth, Ills., and merged in that of Xenia. Seminary at Newburg, New York. Organised at New York in 1805 by the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Church of North America. During the years 1821-9, the Seminary was not in operation, but in October of this last year it resumed work at Newburg, N. Y. In 1878 it was again closed for lack of funds, and is so at the present time. Seminary at Allegheny, Pa., founded 1825. Length of Course, three years, of seven months each, from first Wednesday of September to the last Wednesday of March. The Seminary is under the control of the First Synod of the West and the Synod of Pittsburgh, Ohio, and New York. Its immediate management is by a Board of Directors and a Board of Trustees. The Board of Directors consists of six ministers and three elders from each Synod, serving for a term of three years, one-third being elected each year. This Board has the general management of the Seminary, subject to the authority of the Synods, appoints trustees, and provides funds for the institution. The Board of Trustees is the corporate body which holds and manages the real estate, and the funds of the Seminary. It consists of nine members, three being appointed each year to serve for a term of three years. The term and course of study are determined by the General Assembly. Course of Study : First Year-Old Testament History, Hebrew, New Testament Exegesis, Theology, Homiletics and Apologetics. Second Year.-Organisation of the New Testament Church and its History, Hebrew, New Testament Exegesis, Theology, Homiletics and Apologetics. Third Year.-Church History, Hebrew, New Testament Exegesis, Theology, Apologetics, Pastoral Theology and Homiletics. Students can be aided by gifts not exceeding $100 a year; while there is a Loan Fund belonging to the Seminary, from which students may borrow a similar amount for five years without interest. The Directors nominate and the Synods elect the Professors, who must conform to the Westminster Confession and Catechisms as received by the United Presbyterian Church. ASSOCIATE REFORMED SYNOD OF THE SOUTH. Theological Seminary, Due West, South Carolina, founded 1838. Volumes in Library, 1500 The Seminary is under the direct control of the Synod of the Church, its Supreme Court. Course of Study : : First Year.-Greek Testament, Hebrew, Systematic Theology, Her meneutics. Second Year.-Same as the first, with Church History and Homiletics added. Third Year. The same subjects as those studied in the first two years. Students can be aided up to $150 a year each. The Professors are appointed by the Synod, and must conform to the Westminster Confession. To obtain licensure, the student must be a graduate of some reputable college, and have completed the three years' Seminary Course. GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa., founded 1807. David Steele, FACULTY. Professor of Doctrinal Theology. SYNOD OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA. Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa., founded 1836. This Seminary was organised in 1836, and located at Alexandria, Pa. In 1838, the Synod organised a second Seminary, but in 1840, united these two and brought the new institution to Allegheny, Pa. In 1845, the Seminary was removed to Cincinnati, and from there, in 1849, to Northwood, Ohio. The following year it was closed, and remained so till 1856, students in the meantime, studying under the care of their respective Presbyteries. In 1856, it was re-organised at Allegheny, Pa., where it has remained ever since. Length of Course, four years of six months each, the session opening on the third Tuesday of September, and closing on the third Thursday of the following March. The Seminary is under the direct control of the Synod, acting through a Board of Superintendents. First Year.-Hebrew, Church Government, Greek Exegesis. Second Year.-Old Testament Criticism, Hermeneutics, Hebrew, and Greek Exegesis, etc. Third Year.-New Testament Criticism, Hermeneutics, Hebrew, and Greek Exegesis. Fourth Year.-Chaldee. Homiletics, Pastoral and Systematic Theology with Church History, are taught through the whole four years' course. There is a small fund whose interest is expended under the sanction of the Presbyteries, in aiding needy students. The Professors are appointed by the Synod, and must in their teaching conform to the Testimony of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the Westminster Confession, with the Catechisms, Larger and Shorter. To obtain licensure a student must have a collegiate training, and have attended three years in the Seminary. No Call can be presented till the fourth year has been completed. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., founded 1869. In 1825, the General Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church resolved to organise a College especially for the training of its ministers. Next year the College was established at Princeton, Kentucky. Financial difficulties soon gathered round the institution, so that in 1842, the Assembly decided to select another locality. In 1843, the new College-an Arts Institution-was established at Lebanon, Tenn., but without any financial responsibility on the part of the Assembly, while, though called Cumberland College, members of other Churches than the Cumberland were elected Trustees. In 1844, the title was changed from College to University. In 1853, the Theological Faculty was formed, but in this department students were not numerous. During the Civil War, the College Buildings and Library were destroyed by fire and the endowment funds lost. During the continuance of the war, and for some years subsequently, the Theological students received their training at Waynesburgh, Pa. By vigorous efforts the College was resumed, while in 1869, came a gift which provided for the Theological teacher, by whom a large number of the present ministers of the Church have been educated. The Theological School forms no part proper of the University. It has a charter of its own, by which absolute control over the appointment of the teachings of the Professors is secured to the Assembly. The Seminary is under the Supervision of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Its course of study is substantially similar to that followed in other Seminaries, with the exception that it consists of only two years of study of ten months each, exclusive of previous academic preparation. Students requiring assistance are aided partly by the Presbyteries to which they belong, and partly by the funds of the Seminary. The Professors are appointed by the Board of Trustees, subject to the veto of the Assembly, and in their teaching must conform to the Confession of Faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (COLOURED). Normal School and Theological Institute, Rev. H. A. Gibson. [No Report.] CANADA. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA. The Theological Seminaries of the Canadian Presbyterian Church stand in different positions towards the Church. "Queen's" is a chartered University, having a Theological Faculty supported by the Church, but not subject to its |