DIVINITY DEGREES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1938, Page 6

DIVINITY DEGREES

CLERGYMEN' SEEK INSTITUTION in dominion; - V s (£er P t ress ABsocl-.tlonrrCppyHtjH). DUNEDIN, September 20. . ' The Rev. jL/i-rJofiri Dickie (Principal of. Theological Hall in Knox. College), representing the Dunedin Presbytery, and Archedeacon Whitehead, repieseiiuing the Church of England,. waitpd as a deputation on- the ’Council' df.'tlieh : University" of Otago' to-day to discuss with tlie cohncil-tfie institution of: degrees of divinity. in New Zealand! DrDickie stated duriijg his remarks that New Zealand was- ti)eV oiljyf civilised, country irirthe world’ which did*' not; , grant degrees' in divinity! , "It would he quite easy for- thb churches, to work- harmoniously together,. Dr. Dickie said; So :Jar as, the Roman Gath - y pile Church was, cdiicerned 'They had ' an" assurance that so, long as it was’ not attachedi in'any way—arid there was no "suggesfipn tjiajt the Catholic, Church w ould be attached—and. SO I long, as other, churches"did. riot wish'. tj>_. apply public money in any .way to) the), scheme, the Catholic Church, would npt , oppose the proposal; Bishop' WKy’te. and Archbisliop, O’Shea had,’ indeed,.. ex- ■ pressed general sympathy with: the. aim which.’ the qthbr churches .wejie.;se ! jjkiiig to’pursue. V % 1 V ." .- . '... Archdeacon Whitehead said that theirs-was quite a modest request and would riot entail any expense on the,: university. : '.'vbd The Chancellor (Mr W. J. Morrell) outlined what the Senate had done in , the past regarding the proposal: and | said that thp great diSiculty. which; pre-. ' 1 sented itself was. in obtaining-tha;rieb- ; essary power from the | On the motion, of the Rev.: Dv. C. ' Herron it wa s . unanimously decided that .the Counc}), ,should. . recgmiriend 5 the Seriate to take steps necessbfyC't o . enables degrees ~iii. divinity , to, be;Vcpn- , ferred. - ’ 1