Endowment shift for Irish university bill sparks denominational balance
The draft bill would endow a new University with large funds while Queen's University and its colleges rely on annual state payments. Denominational, primarily Roman Catholic affiliated colleges stand to gain from endowments, result fees, and fellowships, with limited parliamentary oversight.
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Queen’s University
Queen’s Colleges
Queen’s University and Colleges
Faculty OF Arts
Ariple
Faculty OF Law
Hnour
Catholic laity sign declaration on O Conor Don University Bill
Irish Catholics widely endorse a declaration accepting the O Conor Don University Bill without sacrificing beliefs and condemn government refusal as proof of injustice to the Irish people.
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Ireland
O’conor Don
Scottish Universities and the O Conor Don on Denominational Endowments
The debate centers on the Irish University Bill and Scottish universities. The Edinburgh Times correspondent notes Divinity chairs are state funded and tied to the Church of Scotland, while lay chairs span multiple denominations. It argues professorial tests are now broad, with governance including secular representation and limited church dominance.
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Watkin Williams
M.P
Carnarvon
O’conor Don
Scotland
Ireland
Edinburgh
the Times
Civil Services
St. Andrew’s
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Church of Scotland
United Presbyterians
Congregationalists
Free Church
O’conor
Charteris
University of Edinburgh
M‘laren
O'Conor Don
University of St. Patrick
Episcopalians
Unitarians
University Court
Senatus Academicus
Court of Curators
The Bishop of Oxford and the Clever Ritualist Case
The Court of Appeal unanimously reversed the Queen's Bench Division ruling, allowing the bishop to decide on issuing a commission under the Church Discipline Act. The judges debated the bishop's discretion, praised uniform worship in theory, but warned against stripping bishops of authority.
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Queen’s Bench
Regina
Oxford
Court of Appeal
Bramwell
Baggallay
Thesiger
Julius
Clewer
T. T. Carter
J. Carter
Church Association
House of Lords
Zimes
Church of England
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