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Excerpt from The Preachers of Scotland: From the Sixth to the Nineteenth Century
I, william binny webster, late Surgeon in the presently residing in Edinburgh, - Considering that I feel deeply interested in the success of the Free Church College, Edinburgh, and am desirous Of advancing the Theological Literature Of Scotland, and for this end to establish a. Lectureship similar to those Of a like kind connected with the Church Of England and the Congregational body in England, and that I have made over to the General Trustees Of the Free Church of Scotland the sum Of 2000 sterling, in trust, for the purpose of founding a. Lectureship in memory of the late Reverend William Cunningham, D.D., Principal Of the Free Church College, Edinburgh, and Professor Of Divinity and Church History therein, and under the following conditions, namely, - First, The Lectureship shall bear the name, and be called, The Cunningham Lectureship. Second, The Lecturer shall be a Minister or Professor of the Free Church of Scotland, and shall hold the appointment for not less than two years, nor more than three years, and be entitled for the period Of his holding the appointment to the income of the endowment as declared by the General Trustees, it being understood that the Council after referred to may occasionally appoint a Minister or Professor from other denominations, provided this be approved of by not fewer than Eight Members Of the Council, and it being further understood that the Council are to regulate the terms of payment of the Lecturer. Third, The Lecturer Shall be at liberty to choose his own sub j ect within the range of Apologetica], Doctrinal, Controversial, Exegetical, Pastoral, or Historical Theology, including what bears on Missions, Home and Foreign, subject to the consent Of the Council. Fourth, The Lecturer shall be bound to deliver publicly at Edinburgh a Course of Lectures on the subjects thus chosen at some time immediately preceding the expiry Of his appointment, and during the Session Of the New College, Edin burgh; the Lectures to be not fewer than six in number, and to be delivered in presence of the Professors and Students under such arrange ments as the Council may appoint; the Lecturer shall be bound also to print and publish, at his own risk, not fewer than 750 copies Of the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
