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by the professors and extra-academical examiners of the University ot 

 Edinburgh ; also, in some department of Natural Theology or Christian 

 Apologetics having special reference to the connexion between religion and 

 science, by the examiners to be appointed by the Faculty of Theology in 

 the University of Edinburgh, it being left to the Faculty to choose one of 

 the examiners outside its own body. 



7. Each candidate to produce evidence of his having attended a three 

 years' course of study in the Faculty of Arts of one or other of the Scotch 

 universities, and also a declaration that he is on the point of commencing 

 the theological studies enjoined by the Church to which he belongs. 



8. If it shall appear to the examiners that there are not candidates whose 

 examination comes up to a due standard of excellence, the scholarship or 

 scholarships shall not be assigned, and the competition shall be renewed 

 between them and other candidates six months subsequently. 



9. There shall be a fellowship of the value of one hundred pounds annually, 

 to be held for three years, the first to be competed for in May, 1883. 



10. The competitions to be open to students of the Established and Free 

 Churches of Scotland who have completed a three years' course of theolo- 

 gical study. 



11. The fellowship to be awarded after a senior examination in natural 

 history, botany, and geology, and in their theological studies by the 

 examiners mentioned above in section 6, and on due certification of profi- 

 ciency as theological students. 



" Church of England, the Wesleyan and other Nonconformist denominations 

 "in England? With diflferent platforms, but only one Faith, we could 

 " then combine to qualify the rising race of religious teachers with enough 

 "of scientific knowledge duly to appreciate and rebut the pretentious 

 " sophisms of those to whom the gospel of wisdom, peace, and salvation 

 " is hated foolishness. 



" My scheme is tentative at present, but after experience of its working 

 "will be made permanent. I now see that the scholarships should be 

 " competed for annually (and not held for three years), so as to prevent the 

 "gainer resting on his oars during the two succeeding years, and also to 

 "give unsuccessful men hopes of gaining at the second or third trials. In 

 "other words, scholarships should be annual trials as certamina for the 

 " fellowship, the final prize which implies six years' study of geology, botanj'^, 

 "and natural history. By having these degrees of scholarships, more 

 " students will be induced to compete, as some despairing of being first 

 " may hope to be second or third. Of course, with sufficient means more 

 " of each could be established. 



" By this means students for the university who have a knowledge of the 

 " three sciences named will be centres of influence against false science in 

 " the districts in which they may labour." The Founder (now resident in 

 South America) concludes by referring to the value of the Institute's 

 " Transactions " to ministers of the Gospel in their respective districts. 



