A New School

ïïext week Prof. H. L. Willett and Clinton Loekhart will begin work in giving biblical instruction, in Ann Arbor, under the auspices of the Christian W'oman's Board of Missions of the Disciples' church. This board is one of the strongest organizations of the kind in the country, and, though they are starting the work in biblical instruction here in a somewhat limited way those who know best the disposition of the ladies at the head of this organization are especially confident that the work which will be quietly organized next week will, in the near future, grow into a strong and prosperous seminary. The two men who have been assigned to inaugúrate the work here. though young, are men of both ability and experience. Prof. H. L. Willett took his A. B. at Bethany college in 1880, his. A.M. in 1887, and then did gradúate work at Yale. For several years he was pastor of the Disciple's church at Dayton, Ohio, one of the largest and most successful churches among the Disciples. From 1887 to 1892 he was professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Literature in Bethany College. Prof. Willett comes here directly from Chicago University, where he has been pursuing special work under President Harper. Prof. Lockhart took his A.B. in 1888 and his A. M. 1889 at Kentucky University. He pursued gradúate studies at Yale college from 1889-1891, and was President of Columbia college in Kentucky 1892-1893. During 'the past year Prof. Lockhart has been Superintendant of the American Institute of Sacred Literature for the Disciple's church. In addition to the work done by these two men a number of special lecture courses is being arranged for and will be annonnced later. The instruction to be offered is intended to meet the needs of (1) students of the University v ho desire to pursue studies in Biblical Literature, a familiarity with which is now more than ever requisite for a liberal education; (2). young men and women preparing for religious work, to whose equipment is ,not oaly knowledge of the Bible essential, but likewise familiarity with religious movements and thought, and methods of Christian work; (3) persons interested in the subjects tobe;considered, Sunday Sc'aool teachers and students, and Christian workers whether connected with the University or not. The departments of study herein proposed are necessarily outside the lines of instruction which the University offers, yet their need has been feit by many students, and has been partially met by lectureships and Bible classes under the direction of the various churches of the city, and by the work carried on through the Students Christian Association, all of which have been most helpful. It is with the hope of supplementing and assisting these excellent agencies of Christian instruction that these Chairs are established. The courses of study will embrace the following: I. Ilistory of Israel. II. Prophecy. III. Hebrew Psalmody. IV. The Life of Chnst. V. The Apostolic Church. VI. Paul and the Epistles. VIL Methods of Christian Work. VIII. In addition to the above courses of instruction, a series, of lectures is proposed, covering such subjects as Evidences of Christianity, The Min istry, Missions and Missionaries, Re lation of Christianity to Judaism and other religions, The Jurispru dence of the Jews, Applied Christi anity, Present-Day Problems. Socia Questions, etc. These lectures wil be delivered by competent speakers of this city and elsewhere. An nouncement of subject and lectures will be made later. Arrangements have been made fo the present year to have the classes ineetin Newberry Hall.