New Zealand Presbyterian Church

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4479, 26 October 1909, Page 3

New Zealand Presbyterian Church

[Contributed by Rev. W. Blair.]

The General Assembly of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church meets in Christchurch during October 26-No-vembgf lat. An important piece of work to beJßfcg by the Assembly will be the •PponHKejlt of a successor to the late Professor J. Dunlop, M.A. D.D. For the position three Home and two New Zealand candidates offered. All are men of the highest scholastic attainments. They also have had experience of ministerial work. Of the Home candidates the Rev. David Smith, of Blairgowrie, when a student, won £1,355 in prizes and - scholarships, two gold medals and six W other first prizes. He is the author of several books. Rev. Robert Law. 8.D.,

of Lauriston Place, TJ.F. Church, * had a brilliant career as a student and has since proved himself an able lecturer, writer and preacher. Messrs Smith and Law having practically accepted other professorships, the only Home candidate left is the Rev. John Dickie, M.A., of Aberdeen. As a student of Aberdeen University, Mr Dickie was most successful. In Edinburgh University, and subsequently in Jena, he won several scholarships and medals. Mr Dickie has testimonials from Professors Flint, Mackintosh, Curtis, Kennedy, Patrick and Menzies of Scotland, and Professor Haering of Tubingen, Germany. He has assisted as divinity lecturer in New College, Edinburgh, and is known as a contributor to the best theological and philosophical journals of Great Britain. Of the two New Zealand candidates the Rev. Alex. Whyte, of Havelock, Hawke’s Bay, nephew of the famous Alex. Whyte, M.A., of Free St. Georges Church, Edinburgh, was educated at Cathcart Parish School, Glasgow, and Hutcheson’s Grammar School; from these he went at the age of sixteen to Glasgow -University. Mr Whyte was a successful student, winning prizes in Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Logic, and honours in every science class in which he entered. He took the degrees of M.A. B.Sc. and 8.D., passed three examinations ifi medicine and was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He was six years assistant lecturer in Glasgow University, was University Extension lecturer in botany and declined professors' ships in Margaret College, Glasgow, and Bombay, India. 111-health brought Mr Whyte to New Zealand and he has in Havelock done splendid work as minister, lecturer, writer and member of the Education Board.. The Rev. F. Dunlop, M.A. D. Phil, of Knox Church, Invercargill, is a son of the late Professor John Dunlop of Duneden. He was bom in Dundee, and attended the High School of that town. Coming out to hew Zealand, he attended the Otago Boys High School, winning several prizes. At Otago University Mr Dunlop took first place for New Zealand in the M.A. Honours examination. In the Theological Hall he took first place in every subject. Proceeding to Jena he studied under Professors Eucken, Leihmann and Wendt. Mr Dunlop took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, his thesis being considered so good that by order of the authorities it was published and a copy sent to every university in Germany. He then spent short terms at Leipsic and Marburg Universities, also at Edinburgh and Glasgow. In Knox Church, Invercargill, Dr. Dunlop has made his mark as a preacher and Worker among young men. He would be a worthy successor to his revered father.