subject, does not attain 40 marks out of the possible 200 (which is the maximum) shall stand rejected on that subject. 2. That Mathematics and Natural Philosophy may be bracketed together, so that a marking of 80 on the two shall pass the Student. 3. That the gross markings on all the subjects shall be higher than the amount which constitutes a mere escape from rejection in each subject separately, and that, therefore, an average of 65 marks out of 200 (520 on eight papers) shall be required. Presbytery Examination. Students must also be examined by the Presbytery within the bounds of which they reside. They produce to the Presbytery the same certificates of previous study which are required by the Board, or the Board's own certificate, and are examined on literature, science, and philosophy, and also on their knowledge of the Christian religion as exhibited in the catechetical standards of the Church. The Presbytery takes other appropriate means of ascertaining the fitness of the candidate to be allowed to enter on theological study, and, if satisfied, furnishes him with a certificate to that effect. Students not resident within the bounds of the Free Church of Scotland, who have finished a course of literature and philosophy at any of the Universities of Scotland, may, previous to their enrolment as Students of divinity, be examined by the Presbytery within whose bounds is situated the University at which they have studied, either at the end of the last session of their course of philosophy, or immediately before the commencement of their first session of divinity. Certificates and Enrolment. Before enrolment, Students must matriculate. On entering at the Hall, the Student must produce to the Professor of Divinity, before enrolment, the certificates of previous study* as required for the Examination Board; the *The Church requires certificates of attendance at the following University classes :-Latin, Greek, Logic, Moral Philosophy, and Natural Philosophy, or evidence of having passed the examinations for a Degree in Arts. "It is hereby enacted that no Student shall be entered upon the roll of any Professor of Divinity, unless he shall produce to the said Professor a diploma of Master of Arts, or certificates from the several Professors under whom he has studied, showing that he has gone through a full academical curriculum of Literature and Philosophy, and has acquired a knowledge of the elements of the Hebrew language."-Act XI. of Assembly 1860. BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS. II certificates of the Examination Board and of the Presbytery, showing that he has satisfactorily passed their Examinations; and also a certificate from the minister of the congregation where he usually attends, and, in his absence, or during a vacancy in the congregation, from some neighbouring minister, bearing that his character is suitable to his views. Ministers, previous to granting such certificates, are recommended to consult the elders as to the character borne by the applicant in the congregation, and to embody in the certificate such expression of the result of their consultation as they shall deem expedient and useful. § 2. Bursaries, Scholarships, and Fellowships. The founding of Bursaries, though forming no part of the Curriculum or Constitution, was considered of great importance as a means for encouraging Students to avail themselves of the provision made for their theological training, and measures for providing them were vigorously prosecuted under the sanction of the Church. Dr. Chalmers, in the last address which he ever wrote, and which he had prepared to submit to the Assembly on the morning of his death, stated that this species of endowment is indispensable to the prosperity and permanence of all collegiate institutions, and that, without it, all attempts to foster them into a state of health and productiveness would prove in a great measure abortive. This scheme was in the first instance placed under the care of the Home Mission Committee. Afterwards it was undertaken by the late James M. Hog, Esq. of Newliston, and prosecuted by him so successfully, that an adequate fund for the purpose has been provided in connection with the College in Edinburgh Similar funds exist also in the Colleges at Aberdeen and Glasgow. Dr. Chalmers was anxious to make a broad distinction between Bursaries and Scholarships, confining the former designation to what should be given, especially by local parties, for encouraging likely and deserving candidates from their neighbourhood to enter the Hall; and regarding the latter as prizes to be gained by competition, and intended to evoke the energies of students in the Hall, whatever their circumstances might be. This distinction, however, gradually disappeared, at least as regards the funds of the scheme; the mode of distributing them by competitive trial is almost universally adopted, and reduced to a permanent form. It is known, however, that in different parts of the country certain endowments exist, which correspond in character and mode of bestowment to Dr. Chalmers' conception of bursaries, strictly so called, being conferred by local parties, and sometimes on other grounds than those of mere superiority in competitive examination. "It is to such endowments," Dr. Chalmers observed, "that all the seminaries of our higher literature are indebted for their strength and well-being; and we instance more particularly the higher colleges of England, whose glory has filled the world. Like almost all other seats of learning, whether at home or abroad, which have either given birth to the greatest names in science and theology, or have sent forth the largest number of well-educated ministers, they have been based on endowments either direct or prospective; that is, direct, in the shape of bursaries for the immediate support of students during their attendance on the classes; or prospective, as when the anticipation of settlement in a well-endowed church will of itself encourage many, upon their own resources alone, to incur the outlay of an expensive preparation." For Scholarships or Fellowships, awarded at the end of the Divinity Hall course, see under Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen respectively. § 3. Attendance at the Hall. The following are the requirements which must be kept in view during the period of attendance at the Hall : 1. The session opens on the first Wednesday of November,* and closes on the Wednesday preceding the first Tuesday of April. 2. The ordinary Theological Curriculum consists of four years' regular attendance at the Hall. 3. In no case shall less than two years' regular attendance be sustained; and exemption from four years' regular attendance shall be granted only by the Board of Examination. In all cases of irregular attendance, enrolment in two different sessions is required for each session for which exemption from regular attendance is granted; and students exempted shall be annually examined upon books and subjects prescribed to them. 4. As a Professorship of Natural Science exists in Edinburgh, and Lectureships in Glasgow and Aberdeen, attendance upon the Natural Science Class for one session is required of all theological Students. 5. The several classes are attended in a somewhat different order in the different Colleges. The details will be given in Part II. In all the Colleges, according to the laws of the Church, Theology must be studied during the four years, in the natural order of the successive classes of Apologetic, Junior Systematic, Senior Systematic, and Ecclesiastical and Pastoral Theology. * In Glasgow, the opening lecture is delivered the day before, and the classes begin on this day. 6. All Students, during their attendance at the Hall, are required to deliver six exercises-viz., a homily in English, an exercise in Latin or English, a critical Hebrew exercise, an exercise and addition on a passage in the Greek Testament, a lecture, and a popular sermon. The rules as to the time of delivering these discourses, and as to the additional College exercises which are required, are differently arranged in the different Colleges. 7. All Students, besides the examination by the Presbytery already mentioned, previous to being first enrolled, are also examined every year during their attendance at the Hall; and must produce to the Professor, every session of their attendance, a certificate from the Presbytery of having been examined by them on the progress made in their studies, and of the Presbytery's satisfaction with the same, as well as a certificate of good moral character from the minister under whose pastoral charge they are. § 4. Close of the Theological Curriculum. 8. All Students, at the close of the last session of their course, undergo another examination by the Board, and must produce a satisfactory certificate of having done so, before the Presbytery to which they apply for being taken on trial. The following are the Subjects of Examination for Students who complete their Theological Curriculum with Session 188283: Theology,... Church History, Languages and { *1. The Fourth Gospel. (Students are referred to Luthardt and to Ezra Abbot). *2. The Doctrine of the Person of Christ. 3. The Presbyterian Polity, and the Principles of the Free Church. 1. The first four General Councils. 2. The History of the Puritans to the Act of Uniformity, 1662. *1. Hebrew--Isaiah, chaps. xl. to lvii. (inclusive), for Translation; Isaiah xlix. to lvii., for Introduction and Exegetics. *2. Greek-The Epistle of Barnabas, and Acts, chaps. i.-xii. (inclusive) for Translation; Epistles of John for Introduction; Epistle of James for Exegetics. * Students completing their Theological Curriculum at the close of Session 1882-83, will be examined on all the subjects marked thus* at the beginning of November, 1882. Latin,....... Natural Science, .*Calvini Institutio, Lib. II., Cap. IX.-XVII.+ Scripture Proofs for some principal heads of Christian § 5. Attendance at Foreign Universities. For the special case of attendance at theological classes in a Foreign University, the following rules have been prescribed by Act V. of Assembly 1860: 1. Any Student who desires the time spent by him at a foreign University to be reckoned part of his curriculum, must observe the following conditions: (a.) He must produce, to the Presbytery with which he is connected, evidence that he has completed two sessions of attendance at one or more of the Divinity Halls of this Church, and that his attendance and progress in his studies have been satisfactory to the Professors under whom he has studied. (b.) He must satisfy the Presbytery by suitable evidence, including a certificate under the hand of a professional teacher, that he has made such proficiency in the language used at the University in which he intends to study, as will enable him to understand and profit by the lectures and other exercises of the classes. (c.) He must satisfy the Presbytery in regard to the classes he means to attend, and also in regard to the congregation with which he means to connect himself, as well as in regard to the introduction which he has, or is likely to have, to the Professors of such classes, and the Pastor or Pastors of said congregation. (d.) He must, immediately upon his return to this country, produce to the Presbytery satisfactory evidence, including certificates under the hands of the Professors whose classes he has attended, and the Pastor or Pastors with whose congregation or congregations he has been connected, that his attendance at the University has been regular, his diligence satisfactory, and his conduct, so far as may be known, suitable and becoming; and shall, moreover, submit to an examination by the Presbytery on the branches of study in which he has been engaged. § 6. Preparation for Licence. The regulations prescribed by the Church for the guidance of all parties in connection with this important stage of the Student's progress are in substance the following : * See footnote on page 13. + Students will be examined on the substance as well as the language of the chapters prescribed. |