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Show x rn iiii'iiiTUtKi iiELiniox. C01.01UIXJ leada In a now depirture In religion. On the nth Inst, a meeting of mlulaters representing various denominations de-nominations waa held In Dtutor. The otject of the meeting waa to consider th beat way of advancing Christian doctrlnee In the West. It was conceded con-ceded that 110 ono of the Christian aecta Is at present able to obtain a aufll-elency aufll-elency ol competent men, to act aa ministers and teschera of religion. The outcome of the conference Is the establishment of a Divinity School In Houlder, on Urn omnibus plan. It will preparo candidates lor theological humors tn the tatloua secta knowu to the Chrlstlau worli. Provisions Are made for the establishment estab-lishment of chairs In homllellcs, sis. tematlo theology, icltslatlcal lilitotj, Illbllcal learning and exegesis, philosophy of religion, (astoral care, comparative religion, ethics of aoclal reform, hermaneutlcs, nnl history of Christian doctrines. Though this school will be male a department of the Cul!rI 1 University, yet It will receive re-ceive no aid from the tjtate. It will be wholly unteitarlan, but provision la ma 10 that during the last year of ,tudy, If a atudont manifests a desire for a particular denomination, Insttiic-lion Insttiic-lion will ho given In that by a rtgulatl) ordained rej reeeuUllve of tho sect. 4he faculty will bo recruited from Iho various sects, and a degree of llacbtdor of Divinity given after com jletlngA three jtar courtc, aud passing pass-ing the prenrlbrd examination. It will be,om to both hexia, and ladles can gra luato as bacheloraand acholara of divinity tho satun as their male brethren. |