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RELIGIOUS TESTS.

{training, colleges. . ■ \ ANGLICAN CHURCH AND THE NEW' ; \- '"'■ : :: ; i^;: .-.,REGULATIONS.- ' " ' :■■ • ■ : 4 6T .ASSOCIATION—COF7BIGHT. '"■ '\'-.'■:■■■;' (Reo; : Dec; 26, 9.47 : a.m.) , : .'.■'•- ■■;■ , ■,j '-.- London, December. 25. ■;• The Archbishop' of Canterbury's legal, adr ViEersstato'.that it is: impossible .for the Anglican Cjiurch'trainingcolleges to comply '■ . the, Board of' Education's regulations pbolisiiiVig the religious tests ;of admittance, . ffithont violating their charters. ;. ,- ■'.i'iCTrr.UE!E, : OF. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. ,K ''■■-. -?' ; ?KOTEST'BT BISHOPS. " ;l ... In a "recent- letter"' to:' the Prime-Minister ' the Bishops-'of Birmingham, Liverpool, '• Oxford, Southward: and Wakefield, stated:— ■ : - ' ' ■ -'■-' ' ''" 'Sir,—Boforo " the' :: wasteful '■'', conflict -.which hindere ■ the work of- education is irrevocably extended-to airesh' field, we desire respectfully to submit 'to you our. earnest .protest against the aggressive'policy embodied, in the new regutions for. training colleges. Hitherto training collegeftrdeno'miiiational, undenominational. , and secular—have been impartially recognised by -tho. State (which for more'than-amelioration lias-given no help to building them).!with the :resuft that the .Church of England has 3337 residential places, the Roman: Catholics 62J, the Weslevaris: about. 270, .and .tho undenomiba- . tionalists ,"1123. Alongside of." these - there. a,re 5541 places in day-training'colleges, free' from all' denominational conditions.'There are, therefore, so far, ,J23C: denominational places and 46G9;Vof the open' kind; but additions, be' immediately explained,' ampunt- ■ ing.fo.Bolj , raise-the'total of iopen places to 5170: 5470' against'4S36. This; .would seem an . eminently (fair.-•' ''arrangement', in -presence of ..the.stronßi demand.for itheVtwb proYision'.' <Thei 'Church of England .colleges, in •; particular, as is well known, cannot admit nioro ■ . than;a.part-of the-Church 'teachers -who^seek ■ admission;'- These colleges, be it- observed, have bppn built by Churchmen (with building '. grants only .up to, 1870, : and probably not \ amounting in ijll: to one-sixth of the outlay), and of theso-great voluntary gifts as-much as ' £200,000 .has been given -within' the last twelve, , years.; With ;these facts premised, we approach ',tho'' grievance.'whichchas,suggested;,the new. . regulations .of Mr.'-.MfKenna.'i It isj of course, '.'.; true,- that,? though-'undenomiiiationalists have ' the.larger number'of total places, they'are in a 1 njinority.. as regards those which are residen- : *ial;'aud':that-.residential training4s (rightly) considered > the : . more.! valuable and , attractive ,of the;two kinds. We' wish to point out, first, . that,-whoever is to-blame.:for-. this,; it is not ' oh .Churchmen that. the blame-.cani.be put. AHthat they have ; done is'to use the opportunity offered alike to all, and proyido at their ' oivn expense for their, own- members. The Afchbisiiop'was' able.'to state from a'definite ..inquiry addresed -by .him to the Church trainwere willing that hostels : ■-, should, be.\.provided.; in conection with' -their. s : , collegesffor the purpose oi'-"undenomiriatiorial". adeommodation, and that.hostel students should . have . full 'access tp 'all the •■ educational and ■ social advantages (other, than the religious -instruction ;and obserVanccs) 'offered by- the ! c01,.-' ~-' leges.-. This is what-the ; colleges-haU, in fact. already- '-spontaneously begun to do; . Besides Churchmen ;wens', cheerfully adapting •'. th'eirnp'plicy ; to the., day. .training; college sys- . tem.Varid.'by. opening hostels, at their own expense -for Tijembers of their own communion, were beginning, in this new way, to'extend the residential; provision which" alf agree to com--.<nend;;{-??"■.,■.■'i-; •; :\r.\-i, v : y.".y- ; ."-' . ■'..,: . ; Our policy therefore has "•. -. :■:':''■'■. ■'. ' ~ .-.(1) Encouraged voluntary effort.' \..>' :[ '' ■ ','.-'.-: (2) Extended .the'amdurit'-'of- : residential'-ae-' / ■.";, .';.?; eommqdationi.of both kinds, denomina- ■.._, v ..;.tional and'open.; v \'ii.'-..■■:■/,, -.; ; , , . . r : (S);-Maintairied. the .unity of,, ther-religious ■ '■_ .; ■.■■.-, life ( 'of;the.:colleges,; and so secured- the , i •;.-'"•'•■' -officjency,' of-their,' character-forming. . ■.;■;■■ '/:..irork.■-■:., ';■'..-, y ■_'■■■■■ ":" ■:;• , , ■' ~in, contrast to this,: the policy of the r'eeula- ■''■■'. ■ \ : > y'--: 1 .'- ■■■ / ■ •■'•■ \ '. ;!(l);l)iscoufages, .if 'it does ! 'not -indeed- pro- .. ( ■ j-.hibit; voluntary effort' in every way.: ■ , r " (a/'iUy ■ new> denominational ,' - ' '■■;.'/ College's;' <■>~-;.-.■,■ v.'.■,.■(./. '>••-: '''.i.'';„:■-._ ■'■■ -. V(b):By refusing leave for.'.'undenomina- ■ '" ■ ie (f^S D^!'h9stels-in>connect'ion^ with-, the ■ ; ;..., ..■■!■ Chiirch colleges; and- ■".-; '-,•■■■■"■■&. -'■'■'- ■■■ ..(c) By .' 'hampering'.;effortsr,' to ; provide ■ hostels- for,: students - ••.:. - ;:'attendmg'day; training colleges,' as it -, '■ ;.' •'pjainly- does, , -■ through the double .; ...-,-. 'Vdrawback of a heavy;tax and an in-' ■•■ to : ''" ,- ''.' er ior.-status'. '•■"' r : ■■•/■,■■■■■■ ■■.■■'. -■.•■■. 1 ©,-?>oes ; not. add •a - single -place to" the ■;.'' ;residential accommodation, .«'■ but dis- . "."■ .-places oiie' Cl\urchman',for every Non- ' . ;. : ■■'conformist: that : it-admits; .. , : v. ■-•- ..- 1 ; (3) Disturbs; the; unity, and effectiveness 1 of ••; :';the ; religious life'of. the.'colleges: with ' - '■■"'•: : the: alternative,.results., either .that. the : t-.,- religious character',of -their system is ;:•;■.,'.■' weakened or that come .;■'. into, a life which tends to contravene ~■;•■- . the cbnyictionsiii'which they havo been - • r.Bred.-- ■':■:■ •■'•■■ ~ ■-■/-■■:-.•, •.,■•..'• -: ■ ■ -„ We maintamVthat, with regard .'alike to freedom,,.religion, and; efficiency, there can bo little question.which is the-mote'really liberal end statesmanlike of., the. two ; systems. ■.'-. '

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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 79, 27 December 1907, Page 5

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RELIGIOUS TESTS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 79, 27 December 1907, Page 5

RELIGIOUS TESTS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 79, 27 December 1907, Page 5

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