DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY.
PRESIDENT DAVIS.
It is the aim of this department to secure a full and systematic investigation of the doctrines of Christianity
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and of existing questions and controversies concerning them. The Bible is, of course. made the basis of study, and is investigated with a spirit of reVel'ence and loyalty, yet no less in the light of philosophic truth and modern science. Eighteen seme8tm' hmo's are required for gradu- ation.
1. THEISM. This course investigates the grounds of theistic belief as kno\vn to reason. It lnakes a careful analysis of the processes and reality of knowledge, and seeks to remove materialistic objections to the existence of personality, human and Divine. The course thus fur- nishes a basis of fundamentaJ theology from 'which to de- velop Systematic Theology. Two hours. One Semester.
2, CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES. This course bdeJiy com- passes the Philosophy of Religion, Comparative Religions.
~tnd the Specific Evidences of Christianity. Two hours.
One Semester.
S. SYS'l'EMAT1C THEOLOGY. In this course, the doctrina1 teaching of the Bible is taken up in comparath'o study. The investigation is made according to the follow- ing system: The Attributes of God; The 'rrini ty; God the Creator and his end in Crea,tion; God's Providential Government; God's MoreLl Governmont; Sin; Redemp- tion,-the Atonement, Regeneration, JustHication by faith; The Kingdom of Christ on Earth, its progress and triumph; Eschatology. Three hours.
J. BIBLICAL rrHEOLOGY. This course seoks to gh'6 a scientific representation of the teachings of the Old and New Testaments in historical deve10pment. as. under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. they grew to C0111pletion.
The New Testament is treated in the light of the Old Testament. and charact.eristic teachings t-tl'O grouped and emphasized by a cOlllparati \Te method, Two hours.
5. THEOLOGY OF CHLUST. In this course, it. is de- signed to evolve. directly and exclusively from Christ's own words. as recorded in the Gospels, the doctrines he taught. Tv/o hours. One Semester.
6. PAULINE THEOLOGY. The aim in this course is to inquire into Paurs leading thoughts, and to define crit- ically their content and relation to each other. as sho\\'n by his Epistles, and thus to present a, systemat.ic aecount
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of his teachings upon the great themes 'which he consid- ered. Two hours. One 8emcRtel'.
7. JOHANNINE THEOLOGY. '1.'he theological concep- tions of the Apostle John are crHically and systematically studied from the Gospel and the Epistles of John. Two hours. One Semester.
BIBLICAL LA~GUAGES AND LITERATURE.
PRO}<'ESSOR "\YHJTFORU.
A thorough understanding of {,he languages in \vh1ch the several books of the Bible were written is at the foun- dation of all accurate exegesis; and is, therefore, indis- pensable to one \"ho \would make an independent study of the Oracles of God." I t is the ai III of this depariJllen t to fit students to interpret the Scriptures for themselves.
HEBREvV.
L ELEMENTARY vVORIL The grammar is studied by the Inductive Ivlethod in c01111ection with the reading of the first eight chapters of the book of Ge1l0sis. Five
hOUl'S. .Junior year.
2. HISTORICAL BOOI{S. Select passages are read in connection with au eXFLlllillatioll of Biblical Chronology.
Attention is given to the syntax of the language. Three hours. One Semester.
3. POETICAL BOOKS. Ma,llY poems are read 'with at- tention to meter, parallolisnl, and other literary features.
Three hours. One Semester.
-4-. PROPIIETICA L BOOKS. Select passages are read in cOllnection wUh an examination of the aim and scope of Hebrew prophecy. Two hours. One Semester.
MESSIANIC PROPHECY.
THE MESSIA"NIC PASSAGES Oit' THE OLD TEsrrAl'vH~~T
are carefully examined; and with the ~Lid of a text-book the various'lines of development of the l\lessianic Ideal a.re traced. 'rhl'ee hours. One Semester,
NEvV TESrrAMENT EXEGESIS.
1. WIATTHEW. MA1UC LUKE. Passages from the Synoptic Gospels are read in connection with a study of the Harmony of ihe Gospels. Five hours. One Semester.
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2. JOHN. The Gospel according. to John is read.
Attention is given to the strnct·ure of the book and its relation to the other Gospels. Three hours. One Semes- ter.
B. THE EPISTLES. Selections from the Epistles are read and studied with reference to the circumstances of the writers and or those addressed, Particular attention is given to Romans and L Corinthians. This Course is given during the Middle and Senior years, and occupies ten scmesteT h01(,}'S.
BIBLICAL INTRODUCTION.
This conrse embraces a general survey of the methods of Biblical study! including Textual and Higher Criticism.
Attention is directed to Biblical Canonics and to the prin- ciples of Biblical Interpretation. The origin and the pur- pose of the various books are considered, together with some of the practical difficulties that arise in their inter- pretation.
NEvV TESrrAMENT GREEK.
ELEMENTARY COURSE. To those not well prepared in Greek, the study of New Testament Greek, by the In- ductive Method, is offered with the l'eacUllg of the Gospel a.ccording to John.
LANGUAGES COGNATE TO HEBREW.
Elective work in the study of Biblical Aramaic. to- gether 'Nith the reading of select passages from the Book of Daniel, is offered to students who are prepared for this course. Students are encouraged, also, to study the Syriac Language and to read the v£l'sion of the Old rl'esta- mellt in that language.
CHURCH HISrrORY.
PHOFESSOR WHITFORD.
1. THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH from the Christian Era to the J)1'esont time is studied by means of text-book, library references. and lectures. The aim of this depart- ment is to consider history. not as so many facts to be learned, but as the message of the previous ages to the learners of to-day. Eight 8emcstel' !lours.
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2. HlSTORY OF CREEDS. The beliefs of tho various donomim1tions of Christians are considered as to their oriain and pl'H,cLical differences. Two serne8teJ' ltOu)'s.
o 3. THE HISTORY O}<' THE SEVENTH-DAY BAPTIS'l'S is studied by means of lectures. rfwo xeme8tC}' 'lOW'S
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, PROFESSOR WHITFORD.
1. Ho MILETICS. The theory and practice of sermOll- makin a with the many details of text-interpretation, ma- terials~~tyle, and delivery, are cal'efnlly considered. The study of sermon plans is an especial feature of the work.
Five .semester hou'i's.
2. PAs'rORAL 'rHEOLOGY. In this study there is careful examination of the various relations and m utu~l obligations between the pastor and the church under Ius care, The organization and government of the church are also considered. F'our scrnesteJ' llOl1/i'S.
ELOCUTION, PROFESSOR HILL.
A thorough understanding of the English language as a means of expressing thought and feeling by spoken words, is regarded as a necessary part of the equipment of every candidate for the gospel ministry.
JUNIOR YEAH. 'l'he attention of the student is directed to the elements of the good use of spoken lall' o'nage, including articulation, modulation, pitch. and em- phasis. Instruction is also given in the proper use of the body in speaking'. Two hours. One Semester.
11fDDLE YEAR. The student is instructed in reading the Scriptures and hymns, togethel' '.,'ith other pr~ctical exercises in forcible and approprULte expreSSIOn of thought. One hour. II.
SE~JOR YEAR. Practical instl'uction is given in the various styles of pulpit oratol'Y. including the delivery of written sermons, speaking from notes, and extempora- Heous speaking. One hour. 1.
GIFTS ..
'rhe demands npon institutions of learning are broad- ening, year by year, and equipment and endowment must be increased to keep pace with the demands. Alfred forms no exception to the rule. vVith the assistance of her friends, she has been enabled to meet all requirements in the past. Relying upon a contiuuation of that kindly interest ill her \\york. there is here presented for consider- ation a variety of channels in which substantial ~Lid in
meeting the demands of the future may be directed:
INCREASE TN 'l'HE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND, the in- come of vvhich shall be at the disposa,} of the Uni versity for its general expenses.
THE ENDOWMENT OJ<' PROFESSORSHIPS. rrwenty thousand dolhu's will fully endow a professor's chair.
THE ENDOWMENT OJ:<' SCHOLARSHIPS to pay the term bills of worthy, but needy, students. One thousand dol·
lars will endow a scholarship.
A schOlarship may be instituted conditionally by the payment down of one hundred dollars, and kept alive by the pa,yment of not less than twenty-fivo dollars every t,vo years thereafter, until one thousand dollars have been paid; and the beneficiary will be credited on his tuition charges with the income of the fund; but if twenty-five dollars or more be added to the principal annually, then the beneficiary will bo granted free tuition.
A LlnRARY BUILDINC which will cost, say, $25,000.
rl'he gift of books and of money to buy books,
Evel'Y gift will be used as the donor may direct. The giver of fifty donal'S or more will be asked to allow his name to be used in connection with the gift in the reports of the University.
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FORMS OF BEQUEST
I ive devise, and bequeath to ALFRED UNI\'ERSITY, located at AIf~ed, New
g I f dollars, to be safely Invested,
York the sum 0 "
and :alled I , The General Rnd.owffi.ent Fund ; the oet income only to be used for the general expenses of the UIIlverslty.
I · devise and bequeath to A u'tU·:O UNIVERSITY, located at Alfred, New
give, • . 1 d II d .. Th
York the sum of Twenty thousand dollars, to be safely mveste< I. aD ca e e
• Professorship "; the net lOcome only, or so
I I f may be necessary to be used to pay the salary of the incumbent of
muc 1 t lereo as , " '
'd f hOp tl'e SUrl)lus income if any. to be at the dlsposal of the U IlIverSlly.
sal pro essors ! ! • ,
I . devise and bequeath to ALFRED UNl\'ERSrr\', located at Alfred. New
gIve, ' . d d II d .. Th
York the Slim of One thou'iand dollars, to be safely Il1veste ,an ca e e
• Scholarship"; the net income only to be uSl:d for the f I t 11 b 'lils of some worth" and needy student, the surplus income, if payment 0 t le en . .'
any. to be at the disposal of the Umverslty.
I ive, devise. and bequeath to ALFkl<:lJ UNIVERSITY, located at Alfred: New
g f dollars to be expended In the
York, the sum 0
purchase of books lor the Library.
GI~~S
TO/USEU Mr897-9~'
" .T. A. Gill, Ph. B., '97. thi y-four large engravmgs of wltd allllllals, b}' Charles Catton, Jr .. Painter to q orge II. of England. .
"Lnited States Geological $6rv y, Coll~ctiOl: of .Rocks of t~e UnIted States.
Hon. Rurdette A. paCk~d' Bis ee. Artz., Specimens of Mmerals, etc.
Harry W. Prentice, A, ., '98. '~'SilS' •
Alfred C. Prentice, A ., '97, $5 ash for MIcroscope fund.
Holly \V, Maxson. A. ., '97, $15 ash for Microsco~)e fund.
Charles i\1. Post, M. D., h D .. ·8 $10 cash fur MIcroscope. fun(\.
Charles Butts, Collection ~~ s of Sedgt'l> and 40 speCIes of Grasses.
C011PETrfIVE FREE SCHOLARSHIPS.
The rfrus tees of the University, at theit' Annual M~et
ing in 1897. voted to establish eighteen free scholars!1~ps 101' a full College course, to be awardod upon competltlve examination. They will be distributed as follo\\:s: Four ill Allegany County; and two in each of 1;he follo\vll1~ coU;t- ties: Cattaraugus, Li\'ingston, Steube~;.and vYY0l111ng, In New York; and McKean, Potter. and llOga, In Pennsyl-
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vania. These scholarships involve the fo]lowing condi- tions:
I, rfhe candidates shall be fnlly prepared for Colloge.
2. All the schools in a county are entitled to compete for the scholarships offered in tha.t county.
3. Only one scholarship will be awarded to any given schooL
4. The student may be allowed six yea,rs in which to com plete his College cou 1'se.
5. A nominal fee of two dollars a year will be charged for incid en tals.
6. F"fhe competitive examination will be given at, Al- fred. The next exarnination for these scholarships will OCCllr 011 Thursday. June 8. IHHH.
7. rphe examination ,vill include foul' subjects. as fol- lows: English, L~Ltin. Mat-hema,tics; and. as a, fourth.
Greek German. or French. as the candidate may elect.
8. The papers will be marked on a scale of one hun- dred. In tho foreign languages, one-third of the examina- tion \-yill consist of translation of the tex(j supposed to ha\'o been read by the applicant; one-third, sight translation;
and one-third, general questions, such as syntax. voc~b
ulary. etc.
In English, the examination will consist, (It) of the writing of two essays of two hundred and fifty words each on topics selected by the candidate from a list of sev- eral to be announced for each examination. 11101' the ex- amination in June, 1899l the subjects will be chosen from Shakespeare's 11Iacbeth, Milton's Paradise Lost, Books 1.
and II.; Burke's speech on Conciliation with Amel'ico, and Carlyle's 1~'8J.;rc!l on BUJ',U3. (b) Questions on the subject Blatter and literary form of the four productions men- tioned above. The questions \vill be framed with the ex- t.hat the candidate has made a minute study of hooks, awl has studied a book eq ni valent in scope to Genung's Outlilles (~r RhetOJ'ic, 01' Hill's Potlrulatio1t8 (~t' Rheto(jr.
9. No free scholarship will be a.warded to any candi- dale '''ho fails to at.tain a standing of seYenty-fiTe pel' cent in each of the four subject.s of the compditive examina- tion.
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