FACULTY OF THEOLOGY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 4

FACULTY OF THEOLOGY.

■■<■ ; !- ; .;y;;4^' : v : ' : - ; ■',"'; Dunedin,:Ootobor'26. ; At tho'Anglioan Synod to-day the Rev.: Canon Woodthorpo: brought forward a motion in: favour :' of -the establishment of a faculty- of theology': in; the. Dominion.' -In. the 'course; of his remarks,, the: mover referred to the .'result of ! - the-;: deliberations ; .of"' the- commission—appointed: by-thd last General Synod to.go-into the matter,; and -he expressed : the opinion that . theicpmmission had'not. done.iits'.workv. in : a very, satisfactory-iway, ; and:.hadinpt: gPrio very deeply-intothosubject. It .was very, necessary that they'should go deeply; into the question, , otherwise at:no distant .date they might regret thoirS decision.''He.behoved the Presbyterians would-heartily 'join them in any effort made ' to'eeoure the -establishment of suoh a .faculty ,as•he-suggested. The• decay of. the.faculty of arts;-" arid the: affiliation of theological colleges ;with>external universities was a prospect that few of them could .look forward to with eqiian-. imity. Dean'Fitchett seconded - the : motion, as he was anxious to hear the: : synod make-a definite, pronouncomerit'on : the: subject.' : There' did-not'seem to boany promiso of -getting a! faculty: of : theology in ."connection with.;the ; New/.Zealand'-'University ,owing>to • the: fetish that education: must bo absolutely.secular. The ohurches . might well • combined in this matter. : After discussion' it was dcoided '.that/the synod suggest to .-'the' General Synod that: ar. effort be • made .to-establish:a : faculty of "theology .for tjhe Anglican .Church in : N«y."Zealand ,or Australia.' ;;\ :';-'''iV.'W'.'.'.'■■''.;';': : - : i :.-:-':','; :■'■'.}.;[?.■''■';'.■■