Church Universities and Colleges
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- Date
- 1927 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Mr. A. McC. Creery
- Seconder
- Mr. J.R. Seymour
- Prologue
- Message No.25 was received from the Upper House, "Church Universities and Colleges."
- Text of motion
- Resolved, That this House concurs in Message No.25.
- Notes
- No.25 - Church Universities and Colleges
- That the following be sent as a Message to the Lower House and that the concurrence of the Lower House be requested therewith:
- The Upper House deems it to be its duty to impress upon all members of the Church of England in Canada the great importance of giving sympathetic and generous support to the Church's universities and colleges. The Bishops have noted with much satisfaction the marked advance that has been made by all such institutions since the last meeting of the Synod. Yet, without a single exception, these places of higher learning are suffering seriously for want of money. As the inevitable result of a greatly increased cost of administration, the endowments and other sources of income, which were at one time more or less sufficient to meet the need, are now completely inadequate to that end; and it has been found extremely difficult to make the significance of that fact clear to the members of the Church. It is not fully realized, the Bishops fear, that the welfare of the Church is inextricably bound up with the welfare of the Church's colleges, and any widespread failure to recognize the fact is certain to re-act unfavorably upon the life of the Church itself. The Upper House would point out that the issue is not merely that of conserving the prestige of the Church by maintaining in a worthly manner the institutions of higher learning that are either directly or indirectly under her control. It goes much deeper than that. As a Church, we are bound to make an adequate contribution to the common Christian task of providing for the young men and young women of the land a sufficient opportunity of preparing themselves, under definitely Christian influence, for life's great undertaking, and, if for that reason only, it is the imperative duty of the Church to see that all our universities and colleges are properly equipped for the tremendously important work that has been committed to their care. But that is not all. The Church of England in Canada is bound to see that those to whom there has come a call to the Sacred Ministry shall receive at her hands, and within her own borders, such a thorough training as shall enable them to discharge worthily the solemn duties of their calling, and to present in all its fullness the Faith of Jesus Christ, as the Church of England holds it. For these reasons the Upper House calls upon all members of the Church of England in Canada to face frankly and to accept gladly their full share of responsibility for both the equipment and maintenance of the Church's universities and colleges.
- In evidence of the marked advance to which reference has been made, the Bishops desire to call attention to certain instances of this progress of considerable importance.
- St. John's College, Winnipeg, is still doing a good work and in order to add to its efficiency, it is launching a campaign to increase its General Endowment Fund. During the current academic year it has eighty-six students in Arts in attendance, of whom thirty-one are Theological students, five students taking post-graduate work in Theology. During the winter months no less than eighteen students take duty in various Parishes in the Dioceses of Rupert's Land and Brandon, and during the past summer vacation twenty-two students took charge of Mission Stations.
- Wycliffe College is celebrating the completion of fifty years of service in the Church. The Upper House would gladly and gratefully recognize in particular the splendid contribution made by the College to the Church's missionary enterprise in the persons of its many graduates, who in the far north of the Dominion, and the foreign field, are rendering signal service.
- The Anglican College of British Columbia is about to open its new buildings on the ground of the University, thereby consummating a unification of the Church's educational work in that great Province.
- The University of King's College, Halifax, under circumstances of the most difficult nature, has succeeded in meeting the munificent offer of the Carnegie Corporation in the matter of a permanent endowment to the extent of raising $370,000.00 out of the $400,000.00 required by the end of the present year, under the terms of the Carnegie Corporation offer.
- The University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, has successfully carried through a campaign for a large increase in its funds, and is facing bravely the difficult task of providing in the near future a still greater sum to meet the needs of its rapidly expanding work.
- The University of Trinity College, as a result of a similar effort, has adorned the grounds of the University of Toronto with a magnificent building, thereby consummating the federation of that great University.
- The Montreal Diocesan College begins its work this term, strengthened and encouraged by the successful outcome of a vigorous financial campaign, and with new and brighter prospects of still more useful service.
- Huron College, London, is to be congratulated upon its greatly improved position in consequence of provincial support given to Western University, upon the extension and strengthening of its staff, and upon its success in securing a substantial increase in its funds.
- Emmanuel College, Saskatoon, reports a total of forty-five students in Divinity, thus making a fine contribution to the needs of all the Western Dioceses; while, also in the Diocese of Saskatchewan, Bishop's College has in course of training thirty-five men, who are destined to work in the northern part of the Diocese.
- St. Chad's College, Regina, opens this term under the most encouraging conditions. The number of students in attendance has increased so greatly that the present building cannot contain them and the problem of providing more accommodation will soon become a very pressing one.
- The Bishops rejoice in all these achievements and prosperity and are encouraged to believe that a new era of usefulness is opening before the Church's institutions of higher learning.
- No.25A
- That the Lower House concurs in Message No.25 of the Upper House.
- Subjects
- Universities and colleges - Canada
- Universities and colleges - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- St. John's College (Winnipeg, Man.)
- Wycliffe College (Toronto, Ont.)
- University of King's College (Halifax, N.S.)
- Bishop's College (Lennoxville, Que.)
- Trinity College (Toronto, Ont.)
- Montreal Diocesan Theological College (Montreal, Que.)
- Huron College (London, Ont.)
- Emmanuel College (Saskatoon, Sask.)
- St. Chad's College (Regina, Sask.)