Religious.

Otago Witness, Issue 1342, 18 August 1877, Page 4

Religious.

:-■ : -.!* it , it> , „» I ; ; PRQF. StAIiMpND'^fLEgTURES.s-;;iS t AIiMpND'^fLEgTURES.s-;;i Professor Salmond concluded his serien of*-'-lectures on 1 "The Evidences of Christianity" last Friday evening. TheißevliDr Copland^ in a highly-complimentary speech, aqknow*^ ledged, ,the , beneficial, -influenpe ■ of , -,'theyleo« [ tures, which, had, been faypurably, received] by-. l»?"g e au &?nceß» and. widely/diffused. .bymeansof the'Pressi " "Ha'vmg^Wenr'e'd^ the.'system adopted at.the Univef sitV'of ' Bstlin, Dr Copland suggested . that' our "' Pro* essori should, more frequently give 'tb?e i f public 1 the! ' benefit of their services aslecturers'on lfcadP 7 ing isnbjecte: The < Lindsay Y,MicTa^ suggested that a course; of iilecWrW-liy^PM^' fessor Salmond on "The Christian Doo-u trine/.1 would, /be very acceptable.^ However, he approvedof .the advance Bible class! iwhich - had been _ proposed; v .« > would be } 'highly beneficial, r and.eßpeciajy[y so .to,, young f teachers of SundaySch'oolsj- who, would here-" after have the "principal share in the religious education of children. ., The Rev.' Mr Joljn-^ atone, as a member of the Theological ,O6m-. mittee, expressed his extreme satisfaction &i ' l ithe success of Professor Sarm6hd's"lectures> f jMr Lawaon, in proposing £=hearty ; 'vbte ofT thanka to the . Professor, bore testimony ito thei great popularity'of ; the"! past iseriesnof? lectures. He was sure, that the, public dfe Dunedin and of Otago ; had_ beeu largely indebted to Professor Salmond. for the careandf interest he had taken in rhißr hiB subject.^ Themotion was carried by acclamation.^PfQ- J fessor Salmond briefly acknowledged ; the i; compliment. He mentioned that there 5 had 1 not been a single wet; 'Friday evening'during the past 14 weeks. He would not bind him-' 1 self by any promise as to whether' ho Bhould 5 lecture on "The Christian "iiext v winter, because his duties were very numer. » ous. He 'thanked the audience . for their kindness and sympathetic and patient at Sen* - iion ' ' -' ■'"•' -*' ■■'- • >■"-*