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the Act was passed.

In 1885, the Report of the
Board to the General Assembly contained the following
paragraphs: - "One of the provisions of the
Charter of Queens is to the effect that Professors not in
the Theological Department shall subscribe such a
formula declaratory of their belief in the doctrine of the
Confession of Faith as the Synod may prescribe. This
provision has been in abeyance since the Union; and
as the Trustees intend to apply to the proper authorities
for an Act amending the Act of 38 Vic. Cap 76 in the
direction of further defining and extending the power
of the University Council, they propose that the provision
be abrogated." The General Assembly adopted
this Report.

In 1888, legislation was asked
for and obtained from the Dominion Parliament
on the two points referred to in the Report to the Assembly
of 1885. The extension of the power of the University
Council consisted in enacting that the Council shall
elect five additional members to the Board of Trustees, -
one annually to sit for five years, and that these five
members need not be Presbyterians. It followed from
this legislation that Trustees not Presbyterians would
thereafter take part in electing Professors of
Theology and this proved to be distasteful

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1899-1900

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