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Title:: Columbia Theological Seminary Bulletin: Course Catalog 1942-1943 Announcements 1943-1944, 25, number 4, March 1943
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BULLETIN

CATALOGUE . . .
ANNOUNCEMENTS

1942-1943
1943-1944

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

DECATUR - GEORGIA

Entered as Second Class Matter May 9, 1928, at the Postoffice at Decatur,
Georgia, Under the Act of August 24, 1912.

Volume XXV

MARCH, 1943

No. 4

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In the Heart of the Church

COLUMBIA

THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

DECATUR, GEORGIA

Founded 1 828

On the accredited list of the American
Association of Theological Schools

CATALOGUE

and

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Owned and controlled by the Synods of

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,

and South Carolina

SERVING THE SOUTHEAST

CALENDAR

Spring Quarter 1943

Tuesday, March 2 Spring Quarter Begins.
March 1-12 Ministers' Institute.

March 1- 6 Smyth Lectures Delivered by Rev. Frederick W. Loetscher,
D.D., Professor of History in the Princeton Theological Seminary,
Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: "Landmarks in Our Evangelical
Tradition."
May 11-15 Final Examinations.
May 16-18 Commencement.
Sunday, May 16

11:00 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon, Delivered at Central Pres-
byterian Church, by Dr. Rupert McGregor, Pastor of the
South Highlands Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Ala.
Monday, May 17

8:00 P.M. Annual Address Before Society of Missionary In-
quiry, Delivered in Seminary Chapel by S. Hugh Bradley,
Th.D., Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Decatur, Ga.
Tuesday, May 18

10:00 A.M. Annual Meeting of Board of Directors.
1:00 P.M. Alumni Luncheon and Business Meeting.
8:00 P.M. Graduating Exercises in Seminary Chapel. Ad-
dress to Graduating Class by Rev. Franklin N. Parker,
D.D., Dean Emeritus of the Candler School of Theology,
Emory University, Georgia.
Conferring of Degrees.
Announcement of Awards and Distinctions.

SESSION, 1943 - 1944

Fall Quarter

Thursday, September 16th, 11:00 A. M. Session Begins. Opening Exer-
cises in Seminary Chapel. Address by Professor William C.
Robinson, Th.D., D.D.

September 21-24 Special Devotional Services led by Rev. E. T. Wilson,
Pastor of the Peachtree Road Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Ga.

Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving Day.

November 26-December 1 Examinations.

Winter Quarter

Thursday, December 2 Class Work Resumed.
Friday, December 17, Noon Christmas Holidays Begin.
Tuesday, January 4 Class Work Resumed.
February 23-26 Examinations.

Spring Quarter

Tuesday, February 29 Class Work Resumed.

February 28-March 10 Ministers' Institute.

February 28-March 4 Smyth Lectures Delivered by Dr. Robert F.

Gribble, Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis,

Austin Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas.
May 9-13 Examinations.
May 14-16 Commencement.

Calendar 1943

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

W. M. Elliott, Jr., Chairman
J. R. McCain, Vice-Chairman
Sam Burney Hay, Secretary

Class With Terms Expiring 1943

Rev. W. H. Mcintosh Hattiesburg, Miss.

Rev. E. L. Hill _ Athens, Ga.

Rev. A. G. Irons Fairfield, Ala.

W. R. Barron, Esq . ... Columbia, S. C.

Rev. Wm. M. Elliott, Jr Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Edward G. Lilly Charleston, S. C.

Rev. E. N. Caldwell Tallahassee, Fla.

Class With Terms Expiring 1944

S. C. Hodges, Esq Greenwood, S. C.

Rev. Sam Burney Hay Auburn, Ala.

Rev. U. S. Gordon Gainesville, Fla.

Rev. A. L. Patterson Savannah, Ga.

Rev. Geo. M. Telford Abbeville, S. C.

Rev. O. M. Anderson Rolling Fork, Miss.

J. R. McCain, Esq Decatur, Ga.

Class With Terms Expiring 1945

Rev. E. D. Brownlee Sanford, Fla.

T. Guy Woolford, Esq Atlanta, Ga.

J. W. Dickson, Esq Anderson, S. C.

Rev. R. E. Hough Jackson, Miss.

Rev. Wm. V. Gardner Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Melton Clark Anniston, Ala.

Rev. Anthony W. Dick Spartanburg, S. C.

Executive Committee

W. M. Elliott, Jr., Chairman
E. L. Hill J. R. McCain

Geo. M. Telford S. C. Hodges

Wm. V. Gardner Sam Burney Hay

Finance Committee

H. Lane Young, Chairman
W. D. Beatie W. R. Barron

Adrian C. Ford D. W. Robinson, Jr.

J. S. Kennedy

OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION

President
Rev. James McDowell Richards, D.D.

Dean of the Faculty
Rev. E. D. Kerr, D.D.

Clerk of Faculty
Rev. Manford George Gutzke, D.D.

Treasurer
Mr. J. Sherrard Kennedy

Registrar and Bursar
Miss C. Virginia Harrison

Librarian
Mrs. Julia D. Anderson

Matron in Charge of Refectory
Mrs. Edna M. Phinizy

FACULTY

The Rev. James McDowell Richards, D.D.
President and Professor of Pastoral Theology

The Rev. Edgar D. Kerr, D.D.
Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

The Rev. James B. Green, D.D., LL.D.
Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics

The Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, Th.D., D.D.
Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Church Polity, and Missions

The Rev. Samuel A. Cartledge, Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis

The Rev. Manford George Gutzke, D.D.
Professor of English Bible and Religious Education

The Rev. John S. Foster, D.D.
Emeritus Professor of Homiletics and Practical Theology

The Rev. William M. Elliott, Jr., Ph.D., D.D.
Special Lecturer in Homiletics

The Rev. William V. Gardner, D.D.
Special Lecturer in Homiletics and Pastoral Theology

The Rev. G. Thomas Preer, Ph.D.
Instructor in Philosophy

Charles A. Sheldon, Jr., D.Mus.
Instructor in Music and Hymnology

Francis Sidney Anderson, Jr., A.B.
Instructor in Introductory Greek

The Smyth Lecturer for 1943 -44

Will Be

Robert F. Gribble, D.D.

Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis,

Austin Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas

subject:
" The Old Testament in the Christian Church "

THE SEMINARY

Historic Columbia

On December 15, 1828, the Synod of South Carolina and
Georgia, representing Presbyterianism from North Carolina to the
Mississippi, inaugurated this institution by electing Rev. Thomas
Goulding, D.D., as its first professor. For two years Dr. Goulding
conducted the work, chiefly propaedeutic, in the Presbyterian
manse at Lexington, Georgia.

In 1830 the seminary was removed to Columbia, S. C, and the
faculty complemented by the election of Dr. George Howe and
Dr. Aaron W. Leland. Located in the center of South Carolina's
capital, the Columbia campus was most attractive. The old chapel
there was particularly interesting by reason of its history as well
as its origin. Used originally as the carriage house of a Southern
gentleman, this little building was later dedicated to a sacred pur-
pose and came in a peculiar way to symbolize the sanctity which
was there so eloquently inculcated. It is remembered as the place
where Woodrow Wilson was "reborn for eternity" and where the
Southern Presbyterian Book of Church Order was written. There
also the first classes of Winthrop College were held, and in 1936
the Board of Directors of the seminary presented the building to
that institution, now located in Rock Hill. South Carolina, upon
the condition that a tablet be placed upon its walls setting forth
the most significant facts in connection with its past. Re-erected
upon the campus of that college the little building stands now as. a
link with the past of both institutions and as a reminder of spir-
itual truth for the thousands who visit it each year.

While located in the city whose name she bears, Columbia
Seminary numbered among her faculty and alumni many distin-
guished leaders of thought and life in the Southern Presbyterian
Church. Indeed, the great distinctivities of our denomination
were largely coined and minted there. Any mention of our polity
immediately recalls the name of James Henley Thornwell ; any
consideration of the principle of the spirituality of the Church
brings up the shade of Benjamin M. Palmer ; while the missionary
idealism and enterprise of our Church have been incarnated in
John Leighton Wilson of Columbia's Society of Missionary In-
quiry. As a tribute to the greatness of these and of others who
have been likewise connected with its past, the institution treasures
the verdict of the late Dr. S. M. Tenney, first Curator of the
Historical Foundation of our General Assembly, expressed to the
author of a historical survey written at the end of its first century :
"The fruit of your study, well substantiated, is that Columbia
Seminary has influenced the life of the Southern Presbyterian
Church far more than any other institution, and that is saying
much, and yet not so much as the facts you bring forward say."

10 Columbia Theological Seminary

Early in the Twentieth Century a strong conviction developed
in the Columbia territory that a re-location of the institution was
necessary. At the time of the location in Columbia that city was
near the center of the Presbyterian population of the Southeast.
The development of the Gulf States and the shifting of the center
of our constituency made necessary the removal of the seminary
farther to the West in order to accomplish the original purpose for
which the institution was founded, namely : "To light up another
sun which shall throw farther West the light of the Gospel."

In the fall of 1924 the controlling Synods of Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, and South Carolina, on recommendation of the Board of
Directors, decided to remove the seminary to Atlanta. Imme-
diately following this decision the Synod of Mississippi accepted
the invitation of her sister synods, to unite in the ownership and
control of the seminary.

Atlanta Presbyterians provided a fifty-seven-acre campus upon
the hills of Decatur. During the presidency of Dr. R. T. Gillespie
two theological buildings, unsurpassed in the Presbyterian world,
and four faculty homes, were erected. An additional faculty home
has since been added to that number.

In 1928, the Centennial of the founding of the seminary was
celebrated during commencement week, with the gracious par-
ticipation of the Atlanta General Assembly.

The wisdom of re-locating the seminary in Atlanta has been
indicated not only by the success with which the removal was
accomplished but also by the enlarged service which the institution
has already been enabled to render for its constituent synods.
The outlook for the future development of the seminary, and for
the further enlargement of its, program to meet the ever-increasing
need of the Church, is most encouraging.

The spirit of the old Columbia is being written into the life of
the new. In the light of modern scholarship the students of today
are gaining clear intellectual apprehensions of the great truths of
the fathers. The romance of Columbia's yesterdays presages the
reality of her tomorrows.

Instruction

Columbia Seminary has always sought to maintain the highest
standards of scholarship, and in recent years has kept pace with
the practice of the best institutions of learning outside the theo-
logical world by encouraging all full professors to earn a doctor's
degree, or a graduate degree of similar standing from some recog-
nized university. Thus, while conservative in theological outlook,
this institution is progressive in method and emphasizes the neces-

Columbia Theological Seminary 1 1

sity for a broad acquaintance with all fields of modern learning
Each member of the faculty is thoroughly prepared in the field of
his particular instruction and is well equipped to lead his students
in their studies and to assist them in evaluating the material under
consideration. It is our belief that the modern minister has a
positive duty to be thoroughly conversant with modern scholarship
and with all present trends in theological thought, in order that
he may meet the problems of his people. Hence it is our effort to
encourage a broad general reading while, at the same time, laying a
firm foundation for the student in a thorough acquaintance with
the revealed truth of God's Word and with the historic standards
of our Church.

A real emphasis is placed upon genuine scholarship, for scholar-
ship is the invaluable tool of the minister. The fact is recognized,
however, that it is only a tool, and that unless it is dominated by
the spirit of Christ it is worthless. All instruction at Columbia,
therefore, seeks constantly to emphasize the practical, spiritual,
and devotional values of the material which is studied.

Accreditation

Columbia Seminary is a member of the American Association
of Theological Schools and its work is fully accredited by that
organization. This approval of its work assures graduates of the
seminary of full academic recognition for courses completed in its
classrooms. The Association makes no attempt to dictate the
theological views of its members but is concerned only with the
maintenance and improvement of their educational standards.

Grounds and Buildings

The physical equipment of Columbia Seminary in Decatur is in
all respects adequate for the needs of a modern theological institu-
tion. The buildings are constructed of red brick faced with gray
limestone, and their architecture, based upon the graceful lines of
the academic Gothic, is beautiful and impressive. Campbell Hall,
the administration building, contains the class rooms, the library,
the chapel, the dining hall and kitchen, social rooms, and offices of
administration. In the entrance hallway of this building, which
was erected through the generosity of the late Mr. J. B. Campbell
of Atlanta in memory of his mother, is a bronze memorial on
which is inscribed this inspiring and appropriate legend :

CAMPBELL HALL

Erected in Loving Tribute to

A Devoted Consecrated Christian Mother

Virginia Orme Campbell

ff There Is No Higher Calling on Earth
Than That of the Christian Ministry "

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The dormitory is divided into four sections, two of which bear
the names of the seminary's former dormitories in Columbia,
Simons and Law Halls. Each room has hot and cold running
water, and there are showers on each floor of each section. All
windows in the dormitory are screened. Rooms are furnished
with single beds, mattresses and pillows, study tables, and book
shelves. Students are required to bring their own sheets, bed
covers, pillow cases, and towels. The whole plant is heated by
steam. Five homes for faculty members have been built on the
campus, and several other members of the faculty have apart-
ments in the dormitory. All the buildings are beautiful and sub-
stantial, and everything that might lend to their comfort and
efficiency has been included.

The campus, consisting of some fifty-seven acres of rolling
woodland, is of unusual natural beauty, and allows ample room
for future expansion. Members of the student body have opened a
number of inviting pathways through the wooded section of the
campus, and these furnish opportunity for exercise through walk-
ing at all seasons of the year.

DIRECTIONS FOR REACHING THE SEMINARY

The campus of the seminary is located in the southeast section
of Decatur, Georgia, about one-half mile from the street car line.
Students coming by train over roads, other than the Georgia Rail-
road will ordinarily save time by taking the street car to Decatur
after arriving at an Atlanta station. For purposes of convenience,
however, they are advised in all instances to purchase rail tickets
from the point at which they entrain to Decatur in order that
baggage may be checked through to the local station.

Upon arriving at the station in Atlanta, students may telephone
to the seminary to receive instructions how to reach the seminary,
or they may ask the clerk at either the Information or the Travel-
er's Aid desk, how to reach the North Decatur street car. Trunk
checks should be brought to the seminary, where arrangements
will be made for transfer of trunks and other baggage.

From all stations it is better to take the North Decatur car line.
In reaching this line it will be necessary to transfer once, except
from the Union Station, where the car passes within a short
distance.

Upon arrival in Decatur leave the street car at the end of the
route in front of the DeKalb County Court House. Taxicab serv-
ice at reasonable rates is easily available from this point to the
seminary. In case of confusion or of difficulty in carrying out

Columbia Theological Seminary 13

these directions, call the seminary from some nearby telephone
and, if possible, a car will be dispatched from this point.

Students who travel by bus may buy their tickets to Decatur,
where they will alight near the center of the city and should pro-
ceed in accordance with the directions given above for those
arriving by street car.

Cultural Advantages

As a center of transportation and commerce with a population
of more than 474,000, Greater Atlanta offers many advantages in a
social and cultural way. Thus, in addition to the facilities avail-
able through its schools, it provides a multitude of worth-while
opportunities for the enrichment of the mental and spiritual life.
Atlanta has long been famous as perhaps the outstanding musical
center of the South, but it also draws visitors of distinction in
practically every field of human activity. Throughout the year
students in the city frequently have opportunities to hear preach-
ers, educators, scholars, and political leaders of national or world-
wide fame, and to the individual who uses these opportunities
wisely, they constitute a liberal education in themselves.

A Greater University Center

The presence in Atlanta of numerous outstanding educational
institutions has awakened in its leaders the idea of a great coopera-
tive development in education. Plans have now definitely taken
shape for the erection of a great university system, modeled after
the plan successfully followed in Toronto, Canada, in which the
University System of Georgia, Emory University, The Georgia
Institute of Technology, Agnes Scott College, The High Museum
of Art, and Columbia Theological Seminary are cooperating units
under this arrangement. Each school maintains its absolute inde-
pendence and its own distinctive standards, but each has. full access
to the library and faculty resources of the others. This plan has
been approved by the General Education Board of New York,
which has already made generous appropriations for the establish-
ment of a union card catalogue of the various libraries represented.
Workers have been engaged upon the task of preparing this cata-
logue for the past three years and when it is completed a stu-
dent or professor in any of the cooperating institutions will be
able to locate and have access to any volume contained in any in-
dividual library. An agreement has been reached between the
faculties of Columbia Seminary and of the Candler School of
Theology in Emory University that students of either institution
may, with the consent of their professors, be admitted to courses
taught in the other. In certain cases this arrangement may be of

14 Columbia Theological Seminary

benefit to undergraduate students in these schools, but it should be
of particular value to those who are taking work toward advanced
degrees. When the entire program becomes operative it will make
Atlanta one of the greatest educational centers in America and
will afford students in the seminary opportunities for graduate
work which can ordinarily be found only in a great university.

Opportunities For Observing Religious Work

The City of Atlanta, with its Presbyterian Church membership
of more than 14,000 and with its enrollment of 11,000 in Presby-
terian Sunday Schools, furnishes to the students various opportu-
nities for engaging in active religious work. Within the metropoli-
tan area every type of church and every form of Christian activity
is found. This gives opportunity to study the work of typical
churches, both of our own and other denominations.

In the outlying agricultural district, and in the villages and
towns which lie within easy reach of the seminary, the students
have opportunity to study, under most favorable conditions,
church work in the rural and small town communities. This ideal
location furnishes exceptional advantages of a clinical nature for
the thorough preparation of ministers equipped for every task
which the Church faces, The opportunities thus afforded for
studying methods of church work at first-hand are of especial
value to classes in Pastoral Theology, in Homiletics, and in Re-
ligious Education, and greatly strengthen the quality of the work
offered in these departments. A description of the observation
work required in these classes will be found in the brief prospectus
of courses published elsewhere in this catalogue.

COLUMBIA'S TERRITORY

Statistics of the Church in Columbia's territory tell a graphic
story. When the seminary was founded it took both South Caro-
lina and Georgia to form one synod and that, at its best, was not
large in membership. It contained five presbyteries, two in Geor-
gia and three in South Carolina, and these consisted of 128
churches with 8,560 communicants served by seventy-three min-
isters and eleven licentiates. The territory of Columbia Seminary
now contains five synods, which cover an area stretching from
the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the North
Carolina-Tennessee line to Key West. Greater Atlanta, the home
of the seminary, is in the center not only of this, territory but of
the entire South.

This area contains 247,785 square miles with a population of
over ten million persons. Our Church in this territory reports

Columbia Theological Seminary 15

1,133 churches, 154,884 members, and 709 ordained ministers and
licentiates. Great as is the progress which has been made, how-
ever, the Southeast continues to be one of the greatest home mis-
sion areas of America, and Pres-byterianism has not done its, pro-
portionate share toward the evangelization of this territory. There
is genuine need for a strong theological seminary located in the
heart of this section to send out well trained and warm-hearted
young ministers into the development of the synods and the ex-
tension of their work.

Strategically located as it is, Columbia Seminary possesses a
unique opportunity for service. It deserves the loyalty and the
support of students and of financial benefactors not only by reason
of its educational importance, but because it is one of the great
Home Mission agencies of the Church.

TERMS OF ADMISSION AND GRADUATION

Every student seeking admission to the seminary must present
the following credentials :

1. A letter from competent officials in his church stating that he
is in full communion with the Church, and that on the basis
both of Christian character and of natural gifts he is recommended
for admission as a student of theology. Under ordinary circum-
stances each Presbyterian student applying for admission is ex-
pected to present a statement from his presbytery authorizing him
to enter this seminary.

2. A transcript of his record at the last institution attended fur-
nishing evidence of the fact that he has completed a regular course
of study and has received an approved degree. If he has not com-
pleted such a course the student will only be admitted upon the
special request of his presbytery, or of a similar church court in
other denominations, with recommendation that he be received as
an extraordinary case. In such cases the student will be expected
to furnish evidence that he has received adequate training in sub-
jects fundamental to the studies of the seminary or he may be
required to stand an entrance examination given by the faculty.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for men who have not had full
college training to find a place in the ministry, and Columbia
Seminary definitely discourages such men from seeking admission
unless it be under most exceptional circumstances.

If the applicant for admission is an ordained minister, he must
present a letter from the ecclesiastical body to which he belongs
stating that he is in good and regular standing, and must meet the
necessary academic requirements.

16 Columbia Theological Seminary

College Preparation

The academic degree offered upon entrance to the seminary
should represent four years of collegiate work. Other degrees
than that of Bachelor of Arts, showing the completion of an ade-
quate collegiate course, will be accepted as satisfying the academic
requirements for admission to the seminary ; but the classical
course of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the
normal course of preparation for the seminary.

In order to further the program of cooperation between col-
leges of agriculture and theological seminaries which has re-
cently been developed, this institution will accept graduates of
four-year colleges of agriculture as candidates for its degree.

There is scarcely any branch of learning which is not of very
great value to the student for the ministry. Adequate time should
be given to Latin, Greek, Philosophy, Bible History, Ancient and
Modern History, the English Language, English Literature, Edu-
cation, and Psychology. It is also highly important that the student
should have the broadest possible acquaintance with the facts of
modern science.

It is desirable that all students of the seminary shall have com-
pleted the proposed minimum pre-seminary curriculum which is
printed on page 41 of this catalogue. Those who lack basic courses
in English, History, the Natural Sciences, Philosophy, and the
Social Sciences, will be required to do supplementary work in
these fields under the guidance of faculty members.

Instruction in the New Testament Department presupposes
knowledge of Greek. A student applying for admission should be
able to translate a passage of simple Attic prose and should have
a fair knowledge of the grammatical forms and syntax of the
Greek language. Students found to be inadequately prepared in
this subject are offered special courses in Elementary Greek dur-
ing the first year in seminary, and do not begin the regular courses
in the Greek New Testament until the Middle Year.

Students From Other Seminaries

A student coming from another seminary of recognized stand-
ing will be received ad eundem gradum on his presentation of a
letter from that seminary certifying to his good standing, and
regularly dismissing him to this seminary. He must also comply
with the terms of admission set forth above, and if a candidate
for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, he must satisfy the require-
ments of this seminary with reference to knowledge of the original
languages of Scripture.

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Degrees

The standard degree of the seminary is that of Bachelor of
Divinity (B.D.). Any student who completes in a satisfactory
manner all of the courses of study required in the seminary, and
who has presented to the faculty a diploma of graduation from a
recognized college or university, will receive a diploma from this
seminary certifying that he has earned this degree.

The revised Form of Government authorizes the faculty to
grant the degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.) for not less
than one year's additional resident study ; and the degree of Doc-
tor of Theology (Th.D.) for not less than two years' additional
resident work. The latter of these degrees is not offered at the
present time, however, and it will be the policy of the institution
not to offer it until such time as an enlargement of the semi-
nary's teaching and library staff makes possible a greater emphasis
on advanced research work. Studies leading to the degree of
Th.M. are now available for properly qualified students, however,
and the requirements for this degree are stated elsewhere in the
catalogue.

Certificates

Those students who, having been admitted under the extraor-
dinary case clause, do not possess the requisite academic diploma,
but complete the regular course of study in the seminary, receive a
certificate of graduation. A student who takes a partial course
may receive a certificate setting forth those subjects which he has
completed.

Pledge

In addition to meeting the foregoing qualifications for admis-
sion to the seminary, the Board of Directors requires each student
to subscribe to the following declaration :

"Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improving
in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my preparation for the Gos-
pel ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace, that
I will faithfully and diligently attend on all the instructions of this
seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly observe all
the rules and regulations specified in the plan for its instruction
and government, so far as the same relates to the students ; and
that I will obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily yield to all
the wholesome admonitions of the professors and directors of the
seminarv while I shall continue a member of it."

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Reports to Presbyteries

The seminary regularly reports to the proper authorities in the
presbytery the results of each term of work as indicated by the
student's attendance, punctuality, deportment, diligence, and
scholastic standing.

A student who fails to complete satisfactorily all of his academic
work, or otherwise prove himself a worthy candidate, will not be
eligible for scholarship aid during the following quarter unless
special providential circumstances lead the faculty to make an
exception in his. case.

Theological Internships

Columbia Seminary has pioneered for the Presbyterian Church
in providing opportunity for certain of its students to take a year
of clinical training under the oversight of older and more experi-
enced ministers. This year is ordinarily to be taken between the
Middle and Senior years at the seminary in order that the student
in his last year of academic work may devote himself especially to
problems, which he has discovered during his period of practical
training. The faculty of the seminary maintains close contact
with the student and with the minister under whom he serves dur-
ing the clinical year and is always prepared to offer its assistance
and advice. Any student may apply for appointment to such an
internship, but the decision of the faculty will be made in the
light of its judgment as, to the best interests of the individual con-
cerned. No student is required to take this fourth year of training
contrary to his own wishes and none is permitted to do so without
permission of his presbytery. In all instances the church with
which the student serves will provide room, board, and $50.00
per month for a period of twelve months extending from Septem-
ber 1st to September 1st. The plan has evoked highly favorable
comment throughout the Church as constituting a real forward step
in theological education. The seminary has been unable to meet
the demand of the churches for the appointment of men to serve
internships in their work.

Expenses

In accordance with the recommendation of the Presbyterian
Educational Association of the South, the charges made to students
of the four seminaries supported by the Presbyterian Church,
U. S., have been set at an approximately equal figure. The amount
of these does not represent the real cost of the student's theolog-
ical education. It is the purpose of the seminary to charge an
equitable but not an excessive amount in the belief that it is wise

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for ministerial students to bear at least some part of the expenses
of their theological education, even though the Church continues
to bear the major portion of the load.

Registration $ 25.00

Room Rent 85.00

Board 190.00*

Total $300.00

The charges made for graduate students will be the same as for
other members of the student body.

A diploma fee of $5.00 is to be paid in advance of Commence-
ment by each student receiving either the B.D. or the Th.M.
degree.

A limited number of rooms for married students are available
in a section of the dormitory reserved for that purpose. These are
designed especially to meet the need of students who have married
before deciding to study for the ministry. The seminary cannot
commit itself in advance to provide rooms for students, who marry
during their course of study at the institution. In the case of the
wives of married students occupying rooms in the dormitory no
additional room rent will be required, but a maintenance fee of
$10.00 a year will be charged. Board in the seminary refectory
will also be available to them at the regular rate charged for
students.

The registration fee is payable at the opening of the first quar-
ter for which a student enrolls. Other obligations are to be
arranged upon a monthly schedule so far as possible. No student
will be granted a degree by the seminary until he has satisfied all
financial obligations incurred during his residence here.

Each student is expected to care for his own room in the dormi-
tory, but janitor service is provided for all other parts of the
buildings.

The boarding department is efficiently administered by Mrs.
Edna Phinizy as matron, assisted by a competent and faithful
group of servants. As the refectory is operated upon a nonprofit-
making basis, the charge made represents the actual cost to the
seminary of providing this service, so far as it is possible to esti-
mate the cost in the light of past experience. An attempt is made

* This amount is set with the full expectation that it will be sufficient.
In the event of such a rise in the cost of living as cannot now be fore-
seen, however, the seminary reserves the right to make necessary
changes.

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to make the meals as wholesome and as well balanced as possible
rather than as cheap as possible, and the regular fare will compare
favorably with that at any similar institution.

Textbooks. All required books are available at our book store
at reduced prices, but there are also frequent opportunities for
students to economize by purchasing second-hand copies. The
cost of textbooks will usually amount to approximately $25.00
per year.

Incidental Expenses. The student's incidental expenses will
naturally be determined in large measure by the temperament and
disposition of the individual concerned. A careful student will be
able to hold this, incidental expense to a surprisingly small amount.

Laundry and pressing are handled under a special arrangement
made by the seminary with a Decatur firm and the average cost
of these per student runs from $3.50 to $4.00 a month. Other
expenses will be limited almost entirely to such items as clothing,
transportation, and amusements.

Financial Aid

Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Committee of
Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, Louisville, Kentucky,
provides a loan each year for deserving students who are properly
recommended by their presbyteries. This loan is to be repaid
under conditions prescribed by the General Assembly. In recent
years the Committee has, fixed the ordinary amount of this loan at
$60.00, though this amount may be altered in the light of changing
conditions. Application for the loan should be made through
the chairman of the Committee of Christian Education in the
presbytery. The seminary will be glad to furnish information
and to render assistance in the matter.

The payment of the student's loan is usually made in two
installments. The first installment is received in October ; the
second in April.

In cases of special need loans may also be secured through the
seminary.

Scholarships. In addition to the loans described above there
are a number of scholarships available for students who are unable
to meet their expenses without further financial assistance. These
scholarships are regarded not as gifts but as an investment made
by the Church in the training of its ministry. The amount granted
to any student is to be determined in the light of his other re-
sources and of 'the quality of work which he has done. Scholar-
ships cannot be awarded to those whose grades do not measure up

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to requirements. Application for this aid is to be made to the
president of the seminary on forms which will be supplied upon
request.

All scholarships will be payable in regular installments through-
out the year according to a schedule which will be set by the busi-
ness office of the seminary.

In addition to meeting the requirements stated above the student
who receives a scholarship must :

1. Have exhausted his own resources and have exercised the opportu-
nity to borrow from the Assembly's Executive Committee of Christian
Education;

2. Present with his application a written statement from the Chair-
man of Christian Education in his presbytery recommending that the
scholarship be granted.

Under regulations which were rirst put into effect several years
ago, all students receiving scholarship aid are expected to render
a reasonable amount of service to the seminary in return, and
student help is used in the library, in the dining room, and on the
grounds. The work done is of substantial assistance to the sem-
inary, and the students are enabled to enjoy a feeling of greater
independence and self-respect through the fact that they are ren-
dering some service in return for the aid received.

A student who marries during the period of his preparation for
the ministry will not ordinarily be eligible to receive scholarship
aid thereafter, nor can scholarship aid be granted to ordained
ministers who may enroll for special or graduate work.

Self Help.- The location of the seminary and the nature of its
schedule make it very difficult for its students to earn money by
secular work done during the school term. After the first year in
the seminary, the student may earn a part of his expenses through
engagements for summer work or for supply preaching in churches
near the institution.

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OUTLINE OF COURSES FOR THE BACHELOR OF
DIVINITY DEGREE

Fall Quarter

126. New Testament
451. Homiletics
201. History
476. Public Speaking

JUNIOR YEAR

Winter Quarter

151. English Bible
202. History
476. Public Speaking
Five hours of electives

Spring Quarter

127. New Testament
401. Religious

Education
203. History
476. Public Speaking

101. Old Testament
152. English Bible
477. Pubic Speaking
Five hours of electives

MIDDLE YEAR

102. Old Testament
128. New Testament
477. Public Speaking
Five hours of electives

103. Old Testament

326. Apologetics

Five hours of electives

301. Theology
153. English Bible
Five hours of electives

SENIOR YEAR

302. Theology

204. History

426. Pastoral Theology

303. Theology

104. Old Testament

Five hours of electives

For students beginning Greek in seminary: Take New Testament 145,
146, and 129 in Junior year in place of New Testament 126, five hours
of electives, and New Testament 127. Take these latter courses in
Middle year in place of the five hours of electives. Make up the ten-
hour deficiency (because of New Testament 145 and 146 being non-
credit) as marks will allow, normally in two- or three-hour electives.

The courses in Public Speaking meet for one hour a week throughout
the Junior year and the first two quarters of the Middle year.

Schedule of Classes

Hour

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter

Spring Quarter

8:15

126. New Testament
145. New Testament
5 Hour Electives

202. History

128. New Testament

302. Theology

129. New Testament
326. Apologetics
104. Old Testament

9:15

2and3HourElec.

2 and 3 Hour Elec.

127. New Testament
Electives

10:15

Chapel

11:00

451. Homiletics

101. Old Testament

153. English Bible

151. English Bible
102. Old Testament
204. History

303. Theology

103. Old Testament

401. Religious Ed.

12:00

201. History

152. English Bible

301. Theology

426. Pastoral Theol.
146. New Testament
5 Hour Electives

203. History
Electives

Hours for Seminar Courses to be arranged.

Courses in Public Speaking will be given in the afternoon.

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The Degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.)

The degree of Master of Theology is granted to a student who
has spent a year or more in resident graduate study, has com-
pleted satisfactorily at least forty hours of work, has presented an
acceptable thesis on some assigned subject, and has passed a final
oral examination before the faculty or a committee of the faculty.

The seminary is under no obligation to admit a student to can-
didacy for the degree unless the faculty is convinced that the
student could profit by a year's study and a satisfactory course
of study can be planned from the courses that are available at
the time. A prospectivie student should confer with the president
and the professors under whom he plans to study before under-
taking work.

Each applicant is expected to present evidence of achievement
and competence as a student, especially in the field of his major
interest. He must have the degree of B.D. from this seminary
or its academic equivalent. He must have passed the regular B.D.
courses in Hebrew and Greek ; those students who plan to do their
major work in the New or Old Testament departments must be
able to handle the appropriate language with ease.

Some of the courses for the degree will be regular classroom
courses. There will also be some courses in which qualified stu-
dents will carry on a program of work in the library under the
direction of the professors.

For this degree, a candidate must submit a thesis and at least 40
hours' credit. Both the course of study and the subject chosen for
the thesis must be approved by the professors of the group of
specialization. In no case shall less than fifteen hours be taken in
the group of specialization. No student may take more than fifteen
hours, of graduate work during one quarter. The thesis must be
approved by a committee of the faculty at least two weeks before
the degree is granted. Three typewritten, bound copies of the
thesis must be deposited in the library.

A student whose thesis subject and course of study have been
approved by the professors of his group and who has met the
language requirements may then apply for formal admission to
candidacy for the degree. Admission to candidacy is to be granted
by a majority vote of the faculty. A student cannot be granted a
degree until at least four calendar months after he has been ad-
mitted to candidacy.

At least a week before the degree is to be awarded, the candi-
date must pass a satisfactory examination before the faculty or a
committee appointed by the faculty. The examination may cover

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the whole field in which the student is specializing, but emphasis
will be placed on the subjects covered in the thesis and the courses
submitted for the degree.

The thesis for the degree of Master of Theology must be writ-
ten in some field of theological inquiry that offers potentialities
for a real contribution to religious knowledge ; must show an
adequate acquaintance with the literature in the field chosen ; must
evidence a grasp of the subject culminating in well supported con-
clusions ; and must be presented in a creditable academic and
literary form.

Further detailed directions concerning the form in which this
thesis is to be presented will be furnished candidates for the
degree in printed form after their matriculation at the seminary.

In order that a high standard of attainment in scholarship may
be maintained, it may be advisable in many instances that the
entire work leading to the degree should not be completed in one
year, but that after meeting all residence requirements the student
should be allowed the privilege of completing the writing of his
thesis at a later date.

The English Course

This course is offered only for the benefit of certain students
who may be received by their presbyteries under the extraordinary
case clause of the Book of Church Order. Application for per-
mission to pursue the English Course must, in every case, be
made to the president of the seminary before the student begins
his work and must be accompanied by a written request from the
presbytery that the candidate in question be admitted to this
course.

Students who take the English Course are permitted to omit
Hebrew ; and, when they do not have the necessary preparation
in Greek, they are permitted to omit certain courses in New Testa-
ment Exegesis. The courses in Introductory Greek provide an
opportunity for every student who wishes to do so to fit himself
for work in New Testament Exegesis.

In case the Hebrew and Greek are omitted, students must
choose, from among the electives, courses sufficient to bring their
daily work to fifteen hours per week.

Those students who are permitted to take the English Course
are granted a certificate showing the subjects completed.

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Mission Training Course

In order to provide needed training for lay missionaries Colum-
bia Seminary offers a one-year course especially designed to meet
the requirements of candidates for this type of service. Students
enrolling for this training will be expected to carry at least fifteen
hours of regular class work throughout the three quarters of the
school year. Approximately two-thirds of the work required in
the course will be in the field of English Bible, and the student
will thus be given full opportunity to equip himself in this vitally
important subject. Other studies are to be elected from among
the regular courses offered in the catalogue after conference with
the faculty. Under ordinary circumstances, however, it will prob-
ably be advisable that work be taken in the History of Missions, the
Westminster Standards, Presbyterian History and Polity, Evan-
gelism, Religious Education, Public Speaking, and Hymnology.

The course of study outlined above has been adopted after con-
ference with the Executive Secretary of Foreign Missions for the
Presbyterian Church, U. S., and has been approved by him as
meeting the needs of lay missionaries in that Church. Students,
enrolling for the course must be recommended for admission by
the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions if they expect to
serve in the Presbyterian Church, U. S., or by a similar authority
in their church if they represent a different denomination. The
seminary will award the degree of Master of Arts in Biblical
Education to graduates, of approved colleges who complete the
requirements in this course.

Examinations

At the close of each quarter written examinations are held on
the subjects studied during the quarter. No student is permitted
to be absent from the examination of his class except for satis-
factory reasons.. In certain instances the professors may require a
term paper or papers in lieu of an examination.

Grades and Distinctions

At the close of each quarter, grades are sent to all students and
their presbyteries.

A, (excellent) is the highest grade given; it is reserved for
those students whose work is of a markedly superior quality.

B, (superior) is the grade given for work which, while not
notably superior, is clearly above the average.

C, (average) is the grade given for satisfactory work of the
average student.

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D, (inferior) is the grade given for work which, while not
altogether satisfactory, is good enough to entitle the student to
credit for the course.

E, (conditioned) is the grade given those students whose
work is not good enough to entitle them to credit for the course,
but to whom the instructor is willing to allow a re-examination
after additional study ; on such re-examination no grade other
than D or F can be given.

F, (failure) is the grade given for failure and indicates that
no credit can be had for the course except by repetition.

Students, who during their three years at the seminary, have
made no grade below A graduate "Summa Cum Laude." The dis-
tinction of "Magna Cum Laude" is awarded to those who have
earned grades of A in 90 hours of their work and have re-
ceived no grade below B. Students who have A's in 45 hours,
of their work, who have an average of B, and who have no grades
below C are graduated "Cum Laude." In each of these cases
the appropriate distinction is recorded upon the student's diploma.

The Schedule

In 1927 Columbia Seminary adopted the "Quarter System,"
which has become so popular in leading universities, and graduate
schools throughout the country. Each quarter consists of ten
weeks for classes and one week for examinations. Columbia now
gives work during the fall, winter, and spring quarters.

The system has proved most satisfactory, and it has several
distinct advantages over the older system :

The attention of the student is normally centered on three
classes meeting each day in the week instead of on seven or
eight meeting one, two, three, or four times a week. There are
three examinations at the end of each quarter instead of seven
or eight.

An open Monday is secured without congestion on other
days. Students preaching on Sundays need miss no classes. An
opportunity is given for supplementary and collateral reading.

The schedule is greatly simplified. Related subjects can more
easily be placed in logical sequence. The system is flexible
enough to allow it to be changed from time to time to keep
abreast of the best educational principles.

The simple unit of credit, the quarter hour, makes it easy for
credits from Columbia to be transferred to other graduate schools.
Columbia work is accepted at full credit by the leading graduate
schools.

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Students are enabled to enter at the beginning of any one of
the three quarters, though the work can be better correlated if
they enter at the beginning of the fall quarter.

The unit of credit is the quarter hour. All required courses meet
live days a week throughout the quarter and give a credit of five
hours. 140 hours are required for graduation.

Each student normally takes 15 hours each quarter besides
the one-hour course in Public Speaking in the Junior and Middle
years. Students who have made an average of C or better during
a quarter may be permitted to take either 17 or 18 hours' work
during the ensuing quarter ; those students who have made an
average of better than an even B may be permitted to take 20
hours. Students taking more than the required 15 hours may
use their extra hours to remove the deficiency of non-credit
courses in Greek or as credit towards the degree of Master
of Theology. The course is arranged so that no student may com-
plete the requirements for the bachelor's degree in less than nine
quarters.

Elective courses are offered in units of two, three, or five hours.
The shorter courses make possible a wider range of offerings, and
allow more students to take advantage of the electives ; few stu-
dents could profitably take 20 hours, but a good number could
take 17 to 18 hours. Electives of two hours are given on
Wednesdays and Fridays ; of three hours, on Tuesdays, Thurs-
days, and Saturdays. In order that students may have the widest
possible range of choice, all five-hour electives are given at one
period and all two and three-hour electives at another period. The
year and quarter when each elective will be given is indicated in
connection with each course. Some electives are given only in
alternate years and are so indicated ; the expression "odd years"
means scholastic years beginning in September of odd years, such
as the term 1943-44. Other electives are not placed in regular rota-
tion, but are given only by arrangements between students and
professors.

Seminar courses are intended primarily for graduate students
but may be elected by undergraduates who have an average of not
less than B for the preceding quarter.

THE CHAPEL

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY

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COURSES OF STUDY

General Statement

The curriculum materials of Columbia Theological Seminary
have been arranged in four major divisions, as follows: (1) Bib-
lical Theology, (2) Historical Theology, (3) Systematic Theology,
and (4) Practical Theology. In addition to its simplicity, this ar-
rangement reflects the unity of the curriculum and at the same
time emphasizes the closer relationship sustained by certain de-
partments of study within a given group. The latter emphasis, as
indicated in another section, offers particular advantages for
specialization on the part of graduate students.

Especial attention is called to the present schedule with refer-
ence to elective courses. Formerly practically all offerings were
in units of five-hour courses. In the future a relatively large num-
ber of electives will be in units of two and three hours. Under the
older system many students found it necessary to take a twenty-
hour load. The arrangement now offered will make it possible for
everyone to enrich greatly his seminary course by taking a variety
of electives.

Provision will be made for the guidance of all students in the
seminary in a survey study of the entire Bible which will eventu-
ate in a comprehensive examination scheduled at some time during
the senior year. This significant strengthening of the curriculum
offerings in the Biblical Theology Group has emerged from three
basic convictions: (1) that predominantly the three years, of sem-
inary training rest ultimately in the authority of the Scriptures;
(2) that concerted effort should be made to emphasize the cen-
trality of the Bible in our total training program; and (3) that
every candidate for the Gospel ministry should attain to a summary
knowledge of the teachings of the entire Bible before his ordination.

The seminary reserves the right to change rules and regulations
affecting its student body or the granting of its degrees at any time
that this may appear necessary to the faculty and Board of Direc-
tors. Such changes will go into effect whenever the proper authori-
ties may determine, and may apply not only to prospective students
but also to all who may, at such time, be matriculated in the
seminary. The seminary further reserves the right to withdraw
courses and to make necessary changes in the schedule at any time.

Group I

BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

A. Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

The Church has always emphasized the importance of the orig-
inal languages, of Holy Scripture in theological education. "The
Old Testament in Hebrew, and the New Testament in Greek, be-

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ing immediately inspired by God, the Church is finally to appeal
unto them." Therefore, the seminary endeavors to fit the students,
for the ministry to use intelligently and effectively the original
languages in interpreting the Sacred Oracles.

101. Elements of Hebrew. The class begins the study of the lan-
guage by the inductive method. Orthography, etymology, and syntax
are taught from the Hebrew text of Genesis. Note books are used for
exercises in the inflectional forms of the language, in translation, and
in translation from English into Hebrew. Textbooks: Harper's HE-
BREW METHOD AND MANUAL, and Harper's ELEMENTS OP
HEBREW (both revised by J. M. P. Smith). Required, Middle year,
fall quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

102. Elements of Hebrew, Continued. This course continues work
begun in the fall quarter with progressive additions in detail, until the
principal grammatical elements of the language are covered. Text-
books: Same as for Course 101. Required, Middle year, winter quarter,
five hours. Professor Kerr.

103. Hebrew Reading and Syntax. Hebrew reading, with special ref-
erence to vocabulary. Syntax is taught by careful attention to exam-
ples as they occur in the Hebrew Bible. Textbook: Kittel's BIBLIA
HEBRAICA, HEBREW LEXICON by Brown, Driver and Briggs.
Required, Middle year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

104. Old Testament Criticism. This course involves a study of the
rise and present status of different schools of criticism, with considera-
tion of the problems, methods, and principles of historical and literary
criticism. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor
Kerr. #

105. Grammatical Interpretation of the Psalms. The class will make
detailed grammatical and exegetical studies in the Psalms. The purpose
of the course is to train the student in the practice of grammatical
interpretation of the Scriptures. Elective, five hours, fall quarter.
Professor Kerr.

106. Exegetical Studies in Isaiah. During this quarter the class will
be occupied with detailed exposition of selected portions of the Book of
Isaiah. Elective, five hours, winter quarter. Professor Kerr.

107. Advanced Hebrew Syntax. This course offers a thorough study
in the syntax of the language by the use of textbooks and the reading
and comparison of selected illustrative passages from the Hebrew text.
Elective, hours to be arranged. Professor Kerr.

108. Hebrew Reading Course. The purpose of this course is by rapid
reading of extended passages to acquire a large vocabulary and general
facility in the use of the Hebrew Bible. Elective, hours to be arranged.
Professor Kerr.

109. Biblical Aramaic and Arabic. By arrangement with the pro-
fessor, courses in Aramaic or Arabic may be given to qualified students.
The number of hours and the particular nature of the course is to be
determined by the needs and opportunities of the students. Elective,
Seminar. Professor Kerr.

B. New Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

The courses in this department are designed to give a working
knowledge of the New Testament and to fit the student for a life-
long study of this priceless book.

Every minister who hopes to lead the thought of his people must
keep abreast of the thought of the age. Students in this depart-
ment are expected to come to an intelligent understanding of the

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trends of New Testament criticism, conservative and radical,
through the lectures, daily assigned reading, and parallel reading.

All work in this department is on the basis of the Greek text.
Ministerial students are strongly urged to take a minimum of two
years or three quarters of Greek in college. Students who enter
the seminary without this minimum are required to take in their
Junior year the two non-credit courses, 145 and 146, and the course
129, for which credit can be counted as an elective. They will then
take the three required courses in their Middle year. They will
make up for the ten hours of non-credit work by taking extra elec-
tive work as their marks justify ; in some cases, it may be necessary
for such students to take an extra quarter after the three full
years. Students should seek to remove this non-credit deficiency
as soon as possible ; they will be definitely discouraged from under-
taking regular preaching work until it is removed.

The courses in this department have been selected so as to give a
general introduction to the New Testament and to give practice in
detailed exegesis in the three types of literature therein, historical,
epistolary, and prophetical. The work in this department is closely
coordinated with that in the department of English Bible.

Aside from the daily assignments, a certain amount of parallel
reading in English or Greek, or both, is required with each course.
Term papers are assigned with most courses, so that students may
acquire some facility in the technique of investigating rather thor-
oughly some of the typical problems in the field.

126. New Testament Introduction. The student is introduced to the
principles of grammatico-historical interpretation and is given a survey
of the materials available for using those principles in the interpreta-
tion of the New Testament. General introduction will include a study
of the language of the New Testament, the religious background of the
first century, textual criticism, and the canon. Special introduction will
include a study of each book of the New Testament, reconstructing its
background and giving an outline of its contents. Required, Junior*
year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Cartledge.

127. Romans. Study of this major Pauline Epistle in the light of
the principles of grammatico-historical interpretation. After a detailed
introduction to the Epistle, a careful exegesis will be made of the Greek
text. Some work will be done in the fields of the life and theology of
Paul, especially as they touch this Epistle. Required, Junior year,
spring quarter, five hours. Professor Cartledge.

128. Revelation. An intensive study of the one prophetical book of
the New Testament. Some comparison will be made with the Old*
Testament and the extra-canonical apocalypses. The regular subjects of
special introduction, including the Johannine problem, will be studied.
Students will be expected to acquaint themselves with as many different
methods of interpretation of this book as possible. Required, Middle
year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Cartledge.

129. The Greek of the New Testament Period. Readings in the
Greek of the Koine period, especially the New Testament itself, and sg
formal study of Koine Greek grammar. Required for students without
college Greek, elective for others; spring quarter, five hours. As read-
ing will be done three days a week and the grammar will be studied

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two days, this course may also be taken as a two or three-hour elective
course. Professor Cartledge.

130. The Epistles to the Corinthians. Introduction and exegesis of
selected portions. The life and work of the Early Church. Elective,
three hours, fall quarter, even years. Professor Cartledge.

131. The Social Teachings of the New Testament. The discovery
and interpretation of the New Testament teachings on certain of the
typical social problems of the present day. Elective, seminar, three
hours, fall quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

132. The Pastoral Epistles. Introduction and exegesis. The organ-
ization of the early Church. Elective, two hours, fall quarter, even
years. Professor Cartledge.

133. Advanced Textual Criticism. Some practice in handling manu-
scripts and a study of some of the more detailed theories in the field.
Elective, two hours, fall quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

134. The Catholic Epistles. Introduction to, and exegesis of, selected
ones of the General Letters of the New Testament. Elective, three
hours, winter quarter, even years. Professor Cartledge.

135. ' The Epistle to the Hebrews. Introduction and exegesis. Elec-
tive, three hours, winter quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

136. The Septuagint. The study of selected portions of the Greek
Old Testament, compared with the Hebrew. The origin of the version.
Its value in Old Testament textual criticism. Its bearing on the Greek
of the New Testament. Elective for students knowing Greek and
Hebrew, two hours, winter quarter, even years. Professor Cartledge.

137. Modern Literature. Qualified students are allowed to take this
reading course to familiarize themselves with some of the books and
technical journals in the New Testament and general Biblical field
written in recent years. Instead of meeting class, the student will
hand in written critiques of each book read. The course may be taken
any quarter for any unit of credit up to a maximum of five hours.
Professor Cartledge.

138. Problems in the Life of Christ. A course dealing with typical
problems in the field of historical and textual criticism in relation to
the life of Christ. Elective, seminar, two hours, winter quarter, odd
years. Qualified students may do additional work outside of class for
credit up to a maximum of five hours. Professor Cartledge.

139. Rapid Reading of the Greek New Testament. A course open to
qualified advanced and graduate students. Students will read the com-
plete Greek New Testament for a credit of five hours. Such rapid
reading is of great value in the building of a vocabulary and becoming
familiar with the atmosphere and idioms of New Testament Greek.
There will be no regular meetings of the class, so the course may be
taken any quarter. Professor Cartledge.

145. Beginners' Grammar. A course in New Testament Greek for
beginners. Required of all students without sufficient college Greek,
Junior year, fall quarter, five hours, non-credit. Mr. .Anderson.

146. Readings in New Testament Greek. Completion of the begin-
ners' grammar and readings in the easier portions of the New Testa-
ment. Required of all students without sufficient college Greek, Junior
year, winter quarter, five hours, non-crelit. Mr. Anderson.

C. English Bible, Old and New Testament Interpretation

In recognition of the important place which the English Bible
should occupy in the minister's study, in his thinking, and in his
preaching, Columbia Seminary includes as a part of her required
work three basic courses in this field. A number of elective courses
are also arranged.

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The courses, in the three divisions of the Biblical Group have
been carefully planned to have a minimum of overlapping and at
the same time to make the offerings in the field as broad as pos-
sible. The apparent overlapping at certain points is largely over-
come by the methods of approach which the several professors
employ to guide their students in the study of the Bible. The Old
and New Testament departments lay especial emphasis upon the
exegetical study, while the English Bible department uses the
espository method. Our primary concern is not to offer the student
a wealth of homiletic material but rather to assist him in the devel-
opment of an effective method of Bible study and to secure for
him a broad concept of the teachings which inhere in the books
studied.

151. Old Testament History. A survey of historical and biographical
material recorded from Genesis through Ruth, as having been written
to serve as an introduction and a background, first, for the Kingdom
of Israel, and, ultimately, for the life and work of Christ. Required,
Junior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

152. The Kingdom In Israel. A survey of historical and biographical
material recorded from I Samuel through Esther, with special attention
to the role of the prophets in the life of the Kingdom, as having been
written to serve as an introduction and a background for the Kingdom
of God in Christ. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, five hours.
Professor Gutzke.

153. The Epistles of the New Testament. A survey of the Pauline
and the General Epistles to integrate the interpretation of the Christian
life under the new covenant in the power of the Holy Spirit. Required,
Senior year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

154. The Major Prophets. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
will be studied to note the functions of the prophet in the life of God's
people, and the content of their messages as a revelation of the Will of
God. Elective, three hours, spring quarter, odd years. Professor
Gutzke.

155. The Minor Prophets. The last twelve books of the Old Testa-
ment will be studied as above. Elective, three hours, spring quarter,
even years. Professor Gutzke.

156. The Poetic Literature. Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and
the Song of Solomon will be studied with special attention given to the
function of worship in the godly life. Elective, two hours, winter
quarter, odd years. Professor Gutzke.

157. The Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John will be studied
to gain a comprehensive understanding of the significance of the coming
and the work of Christ, in the context of the Scriptures as a whole,
and in relation to Salvation. Elective, three hours, fall quarter.
Professor Gutzke.

158. The Acts. The Acts of the Apostles will be studied to note the
function of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church. Attention will be
given to the nature of the Church, noting its origin, organization, task,
program, and technique as revealed in the narrative. Elective, two
hours, winter quarter. Professor Gutzke.

159. Jeremiah. A study in the life and times of one of the great
prophets of Israel with an evaluation of his message for the world of

today. Elective, two hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor Richards.

160. Bible Synthesis. A study of selected books in both Old and
New Testaments to grasp the message of each book as a whole. Written
reports and outlines based on library research and student initiative are
the major part of the requirements in the course. Class meetings will

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foe arranged to suit programs of the students who wish to take this
course. Elective, seminar, hours to be arranged. Professor Gutzke.
161. The Social Message of the Old Testament. An examination of
the ethical and moral teachings of the prophets with a view to dis-
covering their permanent significance for mankind. The relationship
of these teachings to the New Testament Scriptures will also be studied.
Elective, seminar. Two hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor
Richards.

Group II
HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

201a. History of Christian Missions. The foundation for missions is
found in the New Testament, the motive in the command of the King,
and its ever enlarging circles in the history of the Church. The sub-
stantial works of Latourette give a background, while the volume by
Glover gives a compressed^ record. Special attention is devoted to
Southern Presbyterian Missions and to biographies of outstanding mis-
sionaries of every denomination. Required, Junior year, first half of
fall quarter, three hours. Professor Robinson.

201b. Early Church History. The life of the Church under the old
Roman Empire is studied with source reading, the histories of Kidd,
Duchesne and Schaff, using Walker as a student's guide for order of
subjects treated. Required, Junior year, second half of fall quarter,
two hours. Professor Robinson.

202. Church History Through the Reformation. The history of the
Mediaeval Church is traced in such works as the Cambridge Mediaeval
History, and the Reformation in Lindsay following the outline in
Walker. Special study is given to Augustine, the councils, the division
of the East and the West, monasticism, scholasticism, empire, and
papacy, the rise of nations and the fall of the imperial papacy; and in
the Reformation to Luther, Zwingli, the Anabaptists, Calvin and the
counter-reformation. Required, Junior year, winter quarter, five hours.
Professor Robinson.

203. Church History to the Present. The rise of modern religious
ideas and the effect of philosophical, scientific, and critical movements
upon the life of the Church. Church life and thought in Britain, Ger-
many and Prance are surveyed. Then attention is devoted to the trans-
planting of Christianity to America and a survey made of the chief de-
nominations here, as the form in which the Church of God in Christ
Jesus manifests itself in the United States. Required, Junior year,
spring term, five hours. Professor Robinson.

204. Presbyterianism, Its History and Polity. The polity of primi-
tive Christianity in the light of recent research. The rise of the mon-
archial episcopate out of the presbyterate. The restoration of Presby-
terianism at the Reformation. Research and papers by class on the
polities of Calvin, sixteenth century Scotland, the Westminster Divines,
and Thorn well. Survey of the Presbyterian Churches of the world.
The practical application of these principles in the polity of the South-
ern Presbyterian Church. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, five
hours. Professor Robinson.

205. The Teaching of Karl Barth. The Gifford lectures are used as
the bases of study and discussion as to the doctrines of the noted Swiss
theologian. Text: THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND THE SERVICE
OF GOD. Elective, two hours. Professor Robinson.

206. The History of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The subject is
traced through the Bible and the history of the Christian Church.
Elective, three hours. Professor Robinson.

207. The Teachings of John Calvin. THE INSTITUTES with studies
thereon by Doumergue, Warfield, and others. Elective, two hours. Pro-
fessor Robinson.

208. The History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. A course in

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which each student reports the doctrine of the atonement taught by a
representative of each of the four great Christian syntheses, the Greek,
the Latin, the Protestant, and the Modernist. Seminar. Professor!
Robinson.

209. The Ecumenical Councils. Special seminar in the history of the
first six ecumenical councils using Hefele and studying the sources.
Each student makes a special study of one council with seminar reports
and a term paper. Seminar, two hours, schedule to be arranged. Pro-
fessor Robinson.

210. Southern Presbyterian Worthies and Their Works. Following
the lines marked out in Dr. J. M. Wells' Sprunt Lectures, this course
provides for the study of the life and writings of selected leaders of
our Church such as Dabney, Hoge, Girardeau, Thornwell, Palmer,
Baker, Woodrow, Peck, S. Robinson, W. W. Moore, R. C. Reed. Semi-
nar, hours to be arranged. Professor Robinson.

Group III
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

A. Dogmatic and Biblical Theology

301. Introduction, Theology Proper, and Anthropology. Introduction
embraces such matters as definition, aim, methods, sources, Scriptures,
etc. Theology proper is distributed as follows: theism, antitheism,
nature and attributes of God, the Diety of Christ, the nature, office
and work of the Holy Spirit, the decrees of God, and the works of God.
Anthropology treats of the origin, nature, and original state of man,
the covenant of works, the fall, sin, and free agency. Textbooks:
Berkhof, REFORMED DOGMATICS, Introductory Volume and Vol-
ume I. Parallels. Strong, Warfield, and others. Required, Senior year,
fall quarter, five hours. Professor Green.

302. Christology and Soteriology. Christology covers such topics as
the plan of salvation, covenant of grace, person and work of Christ,
and the estates of Christ. Of Soteriology the following are the sub-r
divisions: the order of Christian experience, regeneration, faith and
repentance, justification, adoption, sanctification, and the means of
grace the Word, sacraments, and prayer. Textbooks: Berkhof, RE-
FORMED DOGMATICS, Volumes I and II. Parallels: Strong, War-
field, Orr, and Hodge. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, five
hours. Professor Green.

303. Eschatology and the Westminster Standards. Eschatology is the
doctrine of last things, and includes such interesting subjects as the
immortality of the soul, the state of the soul immediately after death,
the resurrection of the body, the second coming of Christ, and future
rewards and punishments. The final section of the course in Theology
is a study of the Standards of our Church, the Confession of Faith,
and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. The aim here is not only to
acquaint students with the symbols of our Church, but to afford them a
review and a new view of the most important matters considered in the
earlier stages of the course. Textbooks: Berkhof, REFORMED DOG-
MATICS, Volume II; and F. R. Beattie on THE STANDARDS. Re-
quired, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor Green.

304. Theology of the Psalms. The Book of Psalms is a little Bible.
It comprises many elements: law and gospel, history and phophecy,
philosophy, religion, and ethics; these make it a rich treasury. A course
in the theology of the Psalter includes studies not only in God, but also
in man, sin, revelation, Messiah, salvation, immortality, etc. As the
student explores this storehouse of materials for the work of the min-
istry, he will find a supply for his own spiritual needs. Elective, five
hours, winter quarter, even years. Professor Green.

305. A Course in Modern Cults. The Christian Church is losing many
members to various societies masquerading under the name of religion.

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What is the explanation of the popularity of these new sects? Why are
so many people turning from the orthodox churches and seeking satis-
faction in these strange isms? What are these religious oddities offer-
ing? Why is the Church of Jesus Christ not meeting the cravings of
those who go away to drink at other fountains From a study of the
cults that flourish on American soil the gospel minister can learn much
that will be of value to him as he seeks to guard his people from error
and to guide them into the truth. Elective, three hours, winter quarter,
odd years. Professor Green.

306. Studies in the Holy Spirit. "When God designed the great and
glorious work of recovering fallen man, and of saving sinners to the
praise of the glory of His grace, He appointed in His infinite wisdom
two great means therefor: the one was the giving of His son for them;
the other was the giving of His Spirit to them. Without the knowledge
of the second in its truth, and without the improvement of it in its
power, the first will be altogether useless." The best book on the Holy
Spirit is the Bible. Studies in the Holy Spirit are exercises in Biblical
theology. The aim of this course is to give the student a knowledge of
the Spirit as He is in Himself, and in His relations and work. Elective,
three hours, spring quarter, even years. Professr Green.

307. The Teaching of Jesus. Of those who have occupied the teach-
er's office Jesus is easily first. The teachings of others are valuable,
but His are indispensable. He was the Teacher sent from God. He
taught saving truth. His words possess an authority and a finality that
belong to the words of no other. Included in the teachings of Jesus are
all the great subjects of religion, and from them may be deduced prin-
ciples for the solution of all the problems of life. No teacher of religion
can afford to neglect the teaching of the Teacher. Seminar, hours to be
arranged. Professor Green.

B. Apologetics

326. Apologetics. The function of Apologetics. The history of and
the present need for Apologetics in the current revolt against historic
Christianity. Vindication of the knowledge of God as given in Chris-
tianity: that is, Theism, the religious nature of man, the Christ of the
Bible as the historical Jesus, the infallible truth and Divine authority
of the Scriptures. Term papers are presented on certain of these themes
by members of the class. Required, Senior year, five hours, spring
quarter. Professor Robinson.

C. Philosophy

376. Christian Ethics. Christian Ethics is a study of applied Chris-
tianity. Its aim is, in part, to state how the Christian religion has
worked in the past; and, in part, to give guidance and direction to men
of good will, that they may in the future live more perfectly together
according to Christ; and so bring to pass the Kingdom of God. The
method is to study the historic and progressive revelation and realiza-
tion of the Christian ideal. The application of this method involves a
consideration of the forms and spheres in which the ideal is becoming
real, and also a consideration of the duties and dynamics of the Chris-
tian life. Textbook: A HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS, by
D. S. Adam. Elective, five hours. Schedule to be arranged. Professor
Green.

377. Christian Philosophy in the History of Thought. This course
begins with an examination of primitive beliefs and continues through
the Christian Philosophy of Augustine. Primitive beliefs are studied in
order to see their value as the fund of philosophical insights in the pre-
historical period before Greek thought. The assumption is used of a
primitive revelation made by God to man in the beginning. Greek
Philosophy is covered rather thoroughly, with special study of Plato
and Aristotle. But the largest amount of study is put upon the meta-
physical period of Christian Philosophy from Irenaeus through Augus-
tine. The five primitive objects of knowledge: God, Man, The World,

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Immortality, and Goodness, organize the history of thought from the
viewpoint of Christian Philosophy. Elective, two hours. Dr. Preer.

378. Mediaeval Christian Philosophy. This is a continuation of the
course "Christian Philosophy in the History of Thought." It begins
with a review of Augustine's "Program of Knowledge" and is concluded
with a study of the radical change in the status of philosophy during
the Reformation and Renaissance. Christian Philosophy deals pri-
marily with the problem of knowledge (Epistemology). The corporate
solution of this problem within the Augustinian tradition, by the
mediaeval scholars, is carefully examined. The rise of Thomism and
Nominalism as significant departures from that Program are also ex-
amined carefully. Elective, two hours. Dr. Preer.

379. Modern Philosophy and a Christian Theory of Knowledge. The
origins of Modern Philosophy are found in Thomism and Nominalism.
The writings of Roger Bacon, William of Ockham, Duns Scotus,
Thomas Aquinas, and others are studied as they bear upon the origin
of Modern Philosophy. Empiricism in different versions becomes the
modern philosophy. Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, and others are ex-
amined from the viewpoint of Augustine's "Program of Knowledge."
Augustine's theory of knowledge is studied as an adequate Christian
epistemology. Elective, two hours. Dr. Preer.

Group IV
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

A. Religious Education

During the past two decades we have witnessed marked progress
in the development of Religious Education as a specialized field of
thought. Many of the leading theological seminaries, have added it
to their curriculum offerings, and churches everywhere are seeking
greater efficiency by the use of facilities made available through
research in this field. Columbia Seminary is committed to the be-
lief that tremendous possibilities inhere in this relatively new sub-
ject for the training of ministers. We are employing the labora-
tory method in this department to the end that the students may be
privileged to correlate carefully the theoretical and the practical as
the two are merged in a definite church situation.

In addition to the basic course required of all students, a group
of electives is provided in order that all of the men may have the
broadest possible training during their three years of residence on
the campus. In the arrangement of these courses we have pur-
posely disregarded the matter of sequence, and hence they may be
elected by everyone irrespective of classification in the seminary.

401. Organization and Administration. This course combines exten-
sive library work, free class discussion, guided observation in small
groups in selected churches of Greater Atlanta, a carefully written
term paper correlating the work of the quarter, together with especial
assignments made from time to time during the quarter. Required,
Junior year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

402. Theory and Technique of Religious Education. This course is
designed to give the student a grasp of the principles and procedures
involved in the program of inducing faith in God, in Christ, and in cul-
turing Christians. The function of the Holy Spirit and the significance
of the Scriptures as the Word of God are noted and integrated with

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recognized pedagogical principles in presenting a technique for the
Christian worker. This course is basic for a systematic approach to all
problems in the field of Religious Education. Elective, three hours,
winter quarter. Professor Gutzke.

403. The Psychology of Leadership. A study of the function of the
personality of the pastor, evangelist, teacher, parent, counselor, friend,
etc., in the educational process. The mechanisms employed in pastoral
work, evangelism, teaching, counseling, personal work, and church
visitation will be described and studied in correlation with the doctrine
of the Holy Spirit and the contributions of the Social Sciences. This
course is designed to give a comprehensive grasp of the significance of
procedure in promoting Religious Education. Elective, t.wo hours, spring
quarter, odd years. Professor Gutzke.

404. Trends in Religious Education. A survey course studying the
development of this phase of church work and various points of view
sponsored in the church at large as reflected in recently published
books. The influence of the social sciences and pedagogical theory
upon current procedures presented in contemporary Religious Educa-
tion literature will be observed. This course is designed to enable the
student to interpret the significance of the recent development of
Religious Education in the history of the Church and to orient himself
in that field of service as it is today. Elective, two hours, spring quar-
ter, even years. Professor Gutzke.

405. Sociological Aspects in Religious Education. This course begins
with a survey of the field of social relations to identify and to describe
major social problems in terms of sociological significance. At the same
time New Testament Literature is reviewed to note what social prob-
lems were dealt with by the Early Church and to study the principles
utilized in the interpretation and handling of such problems. After
this, readings are assigned in contemporary literature to familiarize
the student with prevalent schools of thought as these analyze and
interpret conditions existing in society today. Reports of such readings
are presented for seminar discussion, and the students examine these
views to gain further insight into the implications of the Church as an
institution in the Social Order, the Christian in Society, and the Gospel
in the World. An attempt is made to recognize the practical implica-
tions of the Second great Commandment for the Christian today, and
to understand what could be done to instruct and guide growing Chris-
tians into an adequate realization of their responsibilities in the world
order in which they live. Seminar, hours to be arranged. Professors
Gutzke and Richards.

406. Readings in Religious Education. This course is designed for
students who wish to study source material which has contributed to
the concepts now current in this field. Bibliography and procedure will
be chosen in line with any special interest of the student. A maximum!
of five hours' credit may be allowed. Course 402 is prerequisite for
this course. Seminar, hours to be arranged. Professors Gutzke and
Richards.

B. Pastoral Theology

426. Pastoral Theology. This course is especially intended to furnish
the young minister with the general principles on which he must meet
and solve the practical problems of the pastorate. Dr. Charles R.
Erdman's volume on THE WORK OF THE PASTOR is used as a
guide for the class room discussion, but the principal required work
of the class is in the field of parallel reading and of practical and
observational work. Among the subjects which are particularly empha-
sized are personal evangelism, the pastor's relationship to the mission-
ary work of the Church, the pastor's duty as a citizen, the conduct of
the regular worship and of marriage and funeral services, pastoral

N.B. : Courses 402, 403 and 404 follow each other in logical sequence and whenever
practicable should be taken, in that order.

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psychology, church organization and finance, and church publicity.
Members of the class are required to attend services in representative
churches of various denominations in Atlanta to study the different
types of worship services, and to secure ideas of value in connection
with planning for the life and work of their own churches. Written
reports on this work are an essential part of the requirements in this
course. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor
Richards.

427. Evangelism. The Church is realizing anew in these days the
fact that its primary task is the winning of individual men to faith in
Christ as Saviour and obedience to Him as Lord. This course will
include a study of the lives and methods of some of the great evan-
gelistic leaders of the Church through the centuries. It will deal with
the technique of personal work, with the organizing of congregations
for evangelism, and with the preparation of evangelistic sermons for
our day. Elective, two hours. Schedule to be arranged. Professor
Gutzke.

C. Homiletics

451. The Theory and Practice of Preaching. In this intoductory
course, both the theory and practice of preaching are studied, but the
emphasis is on the practical. The aim is to teach men: What preach-
ing is and How to do it. The preacher, his call, his message, his per-
sonality, his preparation, are discussed. During the second half of
the course, sermon briefs are required every week, and special effort
is made to train the men in the treatment of texts that they may be
"sound workmen, with no need to be ashamed of the way they handle
the word of the Truth." The textbooks in this department are Broadus'
PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF SERMONS, and Herrick John-
son's THE IDEAL MINISTRY. Required, Junior year, fall quarter,
five hours. Professor Green.

452. Advanced Homiletics. The aim of this course will be to lead
the student into the broadest fields of Homiletical study. Such subjects
as the inherent difficulties of modern preaching, the technique of the
sermon, the sources and ordering of its material, the psychology of
preacher and congregation will be given emphasis. It will include in-
tensive practice in the art of sermon building, the study of the lives
of some of the greatest preachers of the world, an analysis of their
sermons with a view of developing a passion for the attainment of the
highest ideals in one's own work. Elective, five hours. Schedule to be
arranged. Professor Green.

453. Practical Guidance for Pulpit Work. This short lecture course
is designed especially to furnish practical guidance to men who are
facing the immediate task of pulpit work. It will embody a brief review
of familiar homiletic principles and wil! deal with such important mat-
ters as the preacher's methods of study, the choice of themes, the
collection and organization of sermon materials, the selection and use
of illustrations, the importance of literary form, and the spiritual
preparation of the preacher. Required for Seniors, elective for graduate
students. Schedule to be arranged. Dr. Elliott.

D. Public Speaking

476. Training of the Speaking Voice. The object in this course is to
learn and practice proper voice production. A syllabus of drills is used
to secure: ease of production, purity of vowel production and musical
quality, audibility and resonance, and accurate consonant utterance.
The method of instruction will be lectures and drills, alternating with
class room speeches by the students. There will be personal criticisms
and assigned readings. Required, Junior year, one afternoon a week
throughout the year, three hours' credit. Instructor to be announced.

477. Persuasive Speaking. The object in this course is to learn and
apply fundamental socio-psycholgical principles of public speech, such

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as: limitation, visibility, and immediacy. In this course we are think-
ing about persuading our audience to believe or to do something. A
notebook of lectures will be kept by students. Lectures will be given
explaining the principles desired, then the students will prepare speeches
to demonstrate. Text: Sarett and Foster, BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
SPEECH. Required, Middle year, one afternoon a week through fall
and winter quarters, two hours' credit. Instructor to be announced.

E. Music and Hymnology

490. Music and: Hymnology. The aim of this course is to acquaint
the student with the great hymns of the Church, to stimulate his own
appreciation of them, and to prepare him for the proper guidance of
his congregation in worship through song. The new Hymnal of our
Church will be used throughout most of the course and the hymns
which it contains will be treated historically, linographically, inspira-
tionally, and practically. The students will be instructed in the elemen-
tary principles of music and will have opportunity to engage as a
group in learning to sing the great songs of our faith. Parallel reading
will be assigned and papers required during the course. The class will
meet in the seminary Chapel each Tuesday morning throughout the
year. Required for all students. Dr. Sheldon.

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PROPOSED MINIMUM OF PRE-SEMINARY
CURRICULUM

(N. B. The statement printed below is in line with recommendations
made by the American Association of Theological Schools and is pub-
lished here at the request of the General Assembly of our Church,
which has approved it. The suggestions included should be carefully
studied by all candidates for the ministry who have not completed their
college training.)

Following is a proposed minimum statement of fields of study with
which it is desirable that a student should have acquaintance before
beginning study in seminary. It is desirable that the student's work in
these fields of study should be evaluated if possible on the basis of his
mastery of these fields, rather than in terms of semester hours or
credits. But many institutions use the latter methods of calculation.
Therefore in connection with the fields of study, is indicated a mini-
mum for each, stated in terms of semesters and semester hours.

Basal. Sem.

Fields Semesters Hrs.

English

Composition and Literature 4 8-12

Philosophy _ _ 2 4-6

At least two of the following:
Intro, to Philosophy
History of Philosophy
Ethics
Logic

Bible or Religion 1 4-6

History.. 2 4-6

Psychology 1 2-3

A Foreign language

At least one of the following:

Latin

Greek

Hebrew

French

German

Natural Science 2 4-6

Physical or Biological

Social Sciences 2 4-6

At least two of the following:
Economics
Sociology

Government or Political Science
Social Psychology
Education

Concentration

Concentration of work, or "majoring," is a common practice in col-
leges. For such concentration or major, a constructive sequence based
upon any one, two, or three of the above fields of study would lead up
naturally to a theological course.

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MINISTERS' INSTITUTE

Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin, D.D., Dean

One of the important services which Columbia Seminary has
rendered to its constituent synods in recent years has been the
holding -of,, an annual Institute for Ministers. The two weeks'
period is ordinarily scheduled to coincide with the delivery of the
Smyth Lectures at the seminary so that in addition to taking the
special short courses which are offered by regular faculty members
and by visiting instructors the ministers in attendance will have an
opportunity to attend this important series of addresses.

The work of the Ministers' Institute has been projected in co-
operation with the General Assembly's Executive Committee on
Religious Education, and Ur. Henry W. McLaughlin, Director of
Country Church and Sunday School Extension, has played a large
part in making it possible. Dr. McLaughlin has not only been
present each year as a visiting instructor to offer special courses in
the work of the rural church, but has been able to arrange for a
number of scholarships to be provided for the benefit of ministers
who would not otherwise be able to attend.

The Directors of Religious Education in the seminary's sup-
porting synods have been additional visiting instructors for the
Institutes of recent years, and it is anticipated that this arrange-
ment will be continued regularly in future. At present the Regional
Directors of Religious Education in this area are Rev. LeRoy P.
Burney for Georgia and South Carolina, Rev. A. R. Batchelor for
Florida, Rev. Wm. M. Belk for Alabama, and Mr. R. L. Landis
for Mississippi. The instruction offered by these men has made a
large contribution to the success of the Institutes and to the train-
ing of the seminary students.

The Ministers' Institute for 1944 will be held February 28-
March 10, and during the first week of this, period the Smyth Lec-
tures will be delivered by Dr. Robert F. Gribble, Professor of Old
Testament Literature and Exegesis in the Austin Theological
Seminary. Dr. Gribble's, subject for these lectures will be "The
Old Testament in the Christian Church."

The exact nature of the short courses offered by Dr. McLaugh-
lin and the Regional Directors varies from year to year, but these
are in all instances of such a nature as to provide practical guid-
ance for the work of the local church. The special lectures and
short courses offered by regular faculty members will be de-
signed to provide intellectual stimulus and spiritual food for active
ministers.

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LIBRARY FACILITIES

The Smyth Library of Columbia Seminary is one of the most
extensive and valuable collections of theological literature in the
South, forming an indispensable adjunct to the work carried on in
the classrooms. In it are incorporated many highly valuable vol-
umes from the libraries of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., Rev. John
Douglass, Rev. George Howe, D.D., Rev. S. Beach Jones, D.D.,
Rev. S. M. Smith, D.D., Rev. R. C. Reed, D.D., Rev. J. L. Martin,
D.D., Rev. J. W. Flinn, D.D., Rev. Thornton Whaling, D.D., Rev.
John H. Bocock, D.D., and Rev. J. Sprole Lyons, D.D. New books
are being continually added. The most important periodicals are
kept on rile. The libraries, of the professors are also accessible to
the students.

In addition to the facilities available on the campus, students are
granted the privilege of securing membership in the Carnegie
Library of Atlanta, and may upon request have access to the
libraries of the many great educational institutions in this city.

The Smyth Library Fund

The late Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., of Charleston, South Caro-
lina, made provision in his will for the endowment of the library
with a gift of $10,000, and the income from this fund is used for
the purchase of books and periodicals necessary for the proper de-
velopment of the library facilities.

The process of recataloguing and indexing all volumes accord-
ing to the system of classification instituted at Union Theological
Seminary of New York has been carried forward during the past
three years under a grant made by the General Education Board
of New York. It is expected that an additional year will be neces-
sary for the completion of this work which will greatly enhance
the usefulness of the library to the students and to ministers of the
Church. The union library cataloguing of all volumes in the Uni-
versity Center of Georgia means that students and teachers of the
seminary will have access to the library resources of all the co-
operating institutions, and that our own volumes will be put to a
larger use.

Librarian

Mrs. Julia D. Anderson is the full time librarian of the Sem-
inary, being assisted in this task by a group of student workers
who have special qualifications for the work. Dr. S. A. Cartledge
serves as faculty adviser to the librarian.

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Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

Through a generous bequest of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., who
was for years the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of
Charleston, South Carolina, a lectureship bearing the name of its
founder was established at Columbia Seminary in 1911. In accord-
ance with the conditions of the bequest, some person of worthy
character and distinguished for learning and ability is chosen each
year by the Board and the Faculty to deliver a course of lectures
on the fundamental principles of the Christian faith.

The funds bequeathed by Dr. Smyth to found this lectureship
amount to $10,000, and the interest on this amount each year is
used in providing for the delivery of the lectures. For more than
twenty-five years distinguished scholars and ministers have treated
a large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaeo-
logical, and historical.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Society of Missionary Inquiry

Soon after the seminary began its regular work in Columbia,
the Society of Missionary Inquiry was founded for the purpose of
furthering an interest in missions, both at home and abroad. The
Centennial of the Society was celebrated in Atlanta, February,
1931, with appropriate addresses and a pageant presenting a
century of service.

The regular chapel service of the seminary on Wednesday of
each week is given over to the Society which uses that oppor-
tunity both to bring visiting speakers on missions to the campus
and to have messages delivered by members of the student body.
Business meetings of the Society are also held at fixed times dur-
ing the year, and a program for the promotion of devotional life on
the campus is planned and carried out under the auspices of the
organization. A special mission conference is ordinarily held at
some time each year and a significant part of each Commencement
is an address delivered before the Society of Missionary Inquiry
with an offering taken for Foreign Missions. A box for voluntary
offerings to Home and Foreign Missions has. been placed by the
Society in the lobby of Campbell Hall and presents students with a
constant opportunity to contribute financially to the Gospel enter-
prise. A substantial amount has been received in this way.

The Society has also sponsored an aggressive Home Mission
Program in the City of Atlanta and its environs. Members of
that organization have been particularly active in evangelistic
preaching and in house to house visitation in some of the neediest

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areas of the city. Other work of visiting and conducting services
is carried on in county homes, prisons and prison camps ; and
special programs are rendered in the Sunday Schools, Young
People's Societies and churches of the Atlanta area.

The Quartette

For a number of years past Columbia Seminary has been repre-
sented by excellent quartettes which have occupied a prominent
place in the musical life of the institution and have rendered a
variety of services. Engagements have been filled at Sunday
Schools, Church services, young people's societies, Men-of-the-
Church meetings, Woman's Auxiliary meetings, public schools,
colleges, conventions, men's luncheon clubs, women's clubs, evan-
gelistic meetings, hospitals, prisons, and at other places. By invita-
tion, the quartette has rendered from time to time, acceptable
programs over the radio stations of Atlanta and over several other
stations in cities visited.

Members of the quartette have opportunity to form many pleas-
ant and profitable contacts, and to render real service to the sem-
inary. During recent years a student Choral Club has also rendered
special programs upon certain occasions.

Religious Exercises

A constant endeavor is made to keep the life both of individuals
and of the school as a whole upon the highest possible plane. All
classes in the seminary are opened with prayer. Students and
faculty members, meet daily in the Chapel for a brief worship serv-
ice, at which time a message is usually brought by a faculty mem-
ber or by some visiting speaker. Other gatherings for worship are
often conducted by the students themselves and meetings of prayer
groups are held at frequent intervals.

On Thursday evenings the faculty and the students meet in the
Chapel for regular preaching services conducted by the students.
Following this, service the entire group retires to another room
where, as a part of the student's training in homiletics and public
speaking, faculty members offer constructive criticisms and sug-
gestions as to the subject matter, composition, and method of
delivery of the sermons. The satisfaction of the faculty's require-
ments in connection with these sermons is one of the conditions of
graduation and before receiving a degree every student is expected
to give evidence of his ability to prepare and deliver an acceptable
sermon.

During the early weeks of each school year it is customary for a
series of devotional messages to be brought to the students by some

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minister especially qualified for the task. This period of spiritual
preparation for the year's work is crowned by a Communion Serv-
ice which is conducted in the seminary Chapel. Other observances
of this Sacrament are held at appropriate times during the school
year. These services rightly hold the place of pre-eminence in
the devotional and spiritual life of the campus. The Communion
Set used in this, service was presented by the late Dr. W. M.
McPheeters in memory of his wife, Emma Gold Morrison Mc-
Pheeters.

Training in Public Speech

From a practical viewpoint there are few, if any, aspects of the
minister's equipment which are more important than the ability to
speak in a pleasing and effective manner. It is vain for him to have
the knowledge of libraries in his mind and the gift of a finished
literary style in sermon preparation if his congregation cannot
hear or understand his message when he stands in the pulpit. In-
creasing attention is properly being paid to this fact in the
theological world of our day. The satisfactory completion of pre-
scribed courses in public speech is. one of the requirements for
graduation from Columbia Seminary.

The seminary owns a high grade recording machine for the
exclusive and full-time use of its Department of Public Speech.
As a result of this fact it is possible to record an entire sermon of
each student as he delivers his annual message before the faculty
and student body. In addition to this recording, which is required
for all students, it is possible to make additional records for each
man from time to time as they are needed in correcting defects in
speech. Experience is proving that this opportunity to hear them-
selves, as others hear them is of great value to the students, and is
helping to make them more effective preachers.

Home Mission Work

In addition to the training which results from observation of
others at work, the churches of Atlanta and the surrounding coun-
try offer many and varied opportunities for mission work. The
churches of the city have well organized Sunday Schools and young-
people's societies. The students of the seminary are expected to
take an active part in the work of these church organizations.

A number of the students are engaged by the home mission
committees within easy reach of Atlanta, to supply home mission
fields, and to assist in other forms of Christian work. In this way
opportunity is provided for many students, to engage in supply
vyork and other forms of religious activity, for which a reasonable
remuneration is usually provided.

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Atlanta Presbytery fosters a vigorous, work among the colored
people. This is considered one of the most important features of
its work, and gives opportunity for special training in this field,
which, in the South, constitutes one of our most challenging tasks
and most fruitful opportunities for service.

The seminary endeavors to cooperate with the Y. M. C. A.
Salvation Army, Evangelistic Clubs, and other agencies engaged in
various forms of informal preaching and welfare service in shops,
industrial plants, jails, and elsewhere.

Preaching by Students

Students of the Senior and Middle classes are permitted to
supply vacant churches, provided absence from the campus does
not conflict with their seminary duties. A considerable number of
small churches near Atlanta are thus supplied by members of the
upper classes and real service has been rendered to the Home Mis-
sion agencies of this section in this way. Except in special cases,
members of the Junior class are not permitted to undertake regu-
lar work.

Ordinarily no student should undertake regular work oftener
than twice a month. Where necessity seems to require that a stu-
dent engage in full time supply work, the faculty will consider each
case and decide upon its merits.

Physical Culture

Any minister who does not possess a strong, healthy body is
tremendously handicapped in his work and can hardly hope to
measure up to the strenuous demands of the modern pastorate.
The seminary, therefore, encourages all students to take regular
exercise. On the campus, there are tennis courts, a volley ball
court, and a baseball field. A neighboring golf course, the Forrest
Hills Golf Club, allows students to play for a very small fee, and
golfers find an additional advantage in the fact that the city of
Atlanta has several municipal courses. Basketball is frequently
played on courts which are available to the students, and for the
past several years the Seminary Five has successfully completed a
strenuous schedule of games within the environs of Atlanta. Dur-
ing a recent season Columbia Seminary won the trophy which is
awarded by the City League to the team ending the season in the
runner-up position, and small silver basketballs were also presented
to each member of the team. The City of Atlanta also offers a
splendid opportunity for competition in tennis with various schools
and organizations when this is desired, and in years past the sem-
inary has been represented by some strong teams in this sport. The
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it possible for students to engage in some form of open-air athletics
practically every day.

Medical Care

The splendid hospital and medical facilities of Atlanta are read-
ily available to students of the seminary, and this fact ensures the
proper care of those who require medical attention. Several of the
prominent physicians and surgeons of the city have always been
willing to give their services to the student body either without
charge or at rates which are greatly below those charged in
ordinary practice, and in so doing have rendered great service to
the seminary and to the Church.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

The Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships

Under the terms of the will of the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan
Bryan of Columbia, South Carolina, a generous, legacy was left to
Columbia Theological Seminary for the establishment of fellow-
ships. Decisions concerning the nature of these fellowships and the
terms under which they are to be awarded were left to the dis-
cretion of the Faculty and the Board of Directors of the seminary
which will administer the fund in such a way as to promote the
best interests of the institution, to further interest in scholarship
among its students, and to provide better trained leaders for the
Church.

The income from the Bryan Fellowship Fund is sufficient at
present to make possible the awarding of several fellowships each
session, though the exact number to be given may vary from year
to year. The stipends paid will be designed to meet the expenses
of a year's graduate study at other leading seminaries or univer-
sities of America and of foreign countries or, in cases where this
is deemed wise, at Columbia Seminary. The awards are to be
made to graduates of this seminary who have attained distinction
in their academic work and who show promise of outstanding use-
fulness in the ministry. No attempt has been made to limit the ap-
plication of the fellowships to any particular fields of study, but in
every instance the course to be pursued and the institution at which
this is taken must be approved by the faculty.

The first award of Bryan Fellowships was made in February,
1941, and Fellows have been elected annually since that time. For
the coming year Fellowships have been awarded to Mr. James
Davison Philips of Tallahassee, Florida, a graduate of Hampden-
Sydney College; Mr. John William Ormond, Jr., of Sumterville,

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Alabama, a graduate of the University of Alabama ; and Mr.
William Hume of Thompson Station, Tennessee, a graduate of
Vanderbilt University.

The Alumni Fellowship Fund

The Senior Class of 1941 at Columbia Seminary, in a desire to
promote the welfare of their Alma Mater and of the Church,
instituted a plan whereby one or more fellowships are to be
awarded annually to graduates of this institution. The members
of that class have agreed to make a yearly gift to the institution
for that purpose and have enlisted the support of many other
alumni in this undertaking. The stipend provided will be equal to
that of the Bryan Fellowships. As a result of this generosity the
Alumni Fellowship for 1943 has been awarded to Mr. John Had-
don Leith of Due West, South Carolina, a graduate of Erskine
College.

The Anna Church Whitner Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship was established in 1928 by the late William C.
Whitner, LL.D., of Rock Hill, South Carolina, in memory of his
mother, who was an earnest, consecrated and devoted Christian.
The principal of the endowment provided will not permit an
annual award upon this foundation but stipends providing for a
year of advanced study at an approved American or European
University will be made available for appointees at intervals of
several years. Seven W r hitner Fellows have been enabled to pursue
such studies during the period since Dr. Whitner announced his
donation.

Rev. Robert S. Hough, a graduate of Columbia Seminary in
the class of 1936 and now pastor of the Capitol View Presby-
terian Church of Atlanta, Georgia, has been designated as the next
Whitner Fellow.

Resident Fellowship in New Testament

This Fellowship may be awarded to any college graduate who
has had such thorough preparation in Greek as to fit him for
teaching work in that department and who may be enrolled as a
member of any class of Columbia. The Fellow will be expected to
teach regular classes in Beginners' Greek for the benefit of stu-
dents who have not studied this language in college, or to do other
work under the professor of New Testament.

The work required of a Fellow will not interfere with his
regular studies.

Mr. James Davison Philips of Tallahassee, Florida, a graduate

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of Hampden-Sydney College, has held the New Testament Fel-
lowship during 1942-43. Mr. Sidney Anderson of Farmville, Vir-
ginia, also a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, has been
elected Fellow for 1943-44.

WUds Book Prize

Some years ago the seminary received from Louis T. Wilds,
Esq.j a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbia,
South Carolina, the sum of five hundred dollars to provide an
annual book prize. At the close of each session the proceeds of the
gift are invested in books for a student elected by the faculty
because of distinction in his academic work. The prize was
awarded last year to Mr. Elmer R. Enlow of Atlanta, Georgia, a
graduate of Wheaton College.

EXTENSION WORK BY THE FACULTY

Since the removal of the seminary the faculty members have
been engaged in Atlanta and throughout the South, in practically
every form of service required of a minister. They preach ; admin-
ister the sacraments for vacant churches ; teach Bible classes ; con-
duct classes in schools, of Missions, teacher training schools, and
Young People's Conferences ; attend other conferences of various
kinds ; address synods, presbyteries, Young People's Conferences,
Men's Clubs and speak to almost every variety of civic and social
club on a wide range of topics. A special Leadership Training
Conference for the Presbyterians of Greater Atlanta is conducted
by the professors of the seminary in cooperation with the Re-
ligious Education Committee of Atlanta Presbytery during the
winter months.

In order to be effective teachers of men who are to be preachers
of the Gospel, it is essential that professors in a thological sem-
inary should be men of a deeply evangelistic spirit and that they
should not lose contact with the outside world and its needs. For
this reason, it is the policy of Columbia Seminary to encourage
its professors, in the holding of special evangelistic services as
frequently as their academic activities will permit, and practically
all members of the faculty conduct one or more such meetings
annually.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Alumni of Columbia Seminary have always constituted an
intensely loyal group, and the Alumni Association is a vigorous
organization which seeks to make an increasing contribution to the
welfare of the institution. For a number of years past an alumni
office has been maintained on the campus and a competent member
of the student body is appointed each year as Alumni Secretary.
The secretaries of the Association who have served in recent years
have rendered valuable service by enlarging the files and records,
of the organization and by promoting movements which it has
initiated.

The annual business meeting of the Alumni Association is held
as one of the principal events of Commencement week at the
seminary, and it is hoped that this will increasingly be a time for
the sons, of the institution to return to its campus. All classes are
urged to arrange for reunions every five years at this season, and
the alumni secretary will gladly cooperate in conducting corre-
spondence and making necessary arrangements to that end. A
dinner meeting of the Alumni is also held annually in connection
with the meeting of the General Assembly.

For a number of years the Association has promoted an Alumni
Sharing Fund through which graduates of the seminary have
given to the support of the institution upon an annual basis.
During the recent past the Alumni have contributed generously
toward the establishment of an endowment fund as a memorial to
the late President Richard T. Gillespie and a total of $11,230.80
has now been subscribed for this, purpose.

The present officers of the Association are Rev. Cecil Thompson,
Valdosta, Georgia, President ; Rev. John Melton, Rome, Georgia,
Vice-President ; and Rev. Thomas Preer, College Park, Georgia,
Secretary and Treasurer.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

One of the great needs of every theological seminary is for
annual scholarships which may be awarded to needy and deserving
students. Very few candidates for the ministry come from homes
of large means. Many of them must of necessity exhaust their
own resources in securing the four-year college training which is a
prerequisite to the regular seminary course. Comparatively few
of these men will ever receive large salaries in the ministry, and it
is important that they should not enter upon their service handi-
capped by a crushing load of debt. Hence it is a matter of great
importance that aid should be provided where needed. There are

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few, if any, ways in which a finer investment can be made for all
the causes of the Church.

The establishment of endowment funds for the permanent pro-
vision of scholarship aid offers a rare opportunity to contribute to
one of the most vital enterprises of the Church and at the same
time to create a fitting memorial to some loved one. Some years
ago $2,500.00 was named as the amount necessary to endow a full
scholarship at Columbia Seminary. Any gift of as much as
$500.00, when so designated, will be considered as establishing a
permanent endowment for scholarship purposes, however, and
will be set aside as a trust fund which will bear the name given
for it by the donor. The seminary lists here with deep gratitude
the names of such scholarship funds, which have already been
established at this institution.

The Leila A. Thornton Scholarship Fund.. _ $10,000.00

The Lawson Williams Scholarship 4,386.00

TheLeroy Gresham Scholarship 3,000.00

TheT. S. and W. M. McPheeters Scholarship 3,000.00

The S. R. Wyncoop Scholarship 3,000.00

The Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brantley Scholarship 2,900.00

The Habersham Clay Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The John Munn and Elizabeth Eccles Scholarship 2,500.00

The Lottie and Loudie Hendrick Scholarship 2,500.00

The Robert W. Hitch Scholarship 2,500.00

The J. K. Livingston Scholarship 2,500.00

The Elizabeth McFadden McLaurin Scholarship. 2,500.00

The James H. Owens Scholarship 2,500.00

TheReid Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The Thos. Harper Spencer Scholarship 2,500.00

The Leila A. Thornton and W. A. Austell Scholarship... 2,500.00

The Decatur Woman's Auxiliary Scholarship 2,290.00

The Peter G. McEachern Memorial Scholarship 2,128.00

The Mary Carmichael Scholarship 2,000.00

The Persian Scholarship.. 1,880.00

The First Presbyterian Church of Marietta 1,700.00*

The Captain Blair Scholarship 1,666.66

The Mrs. A. V. Cooper Scholarship 1,500.00

The Dr. Joseph Davis Bennett Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The Little Fritz Lee Howard Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The Carson Gillespie Jenkins Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The James Russell Scholarship 1,000.00

The John G. Richards Memorial Scholarship 881.75

The Men's Bible Class Scholarship,

First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia 642.50

TheLula White Scholarship 600.00

The First Presbyterian Church of Rome, Georgia 500.00*

Anonymous 500.00

* To be completed.

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STUDENT LOAN FUNDS

In addition to or in place of aid through scholarships, the
seminary has, been enabled by the generosity of its friends to
make loans of varying amounts to worthy students from time to
time as these are needed. The creation of such loan funds, is
another means by which a worthy memorial to some loved one may
also be made a permanent means to the upbuilding of the Church,
and the seminary would record its abiding gratitude for what its
friends have done in this respect. The following loan funds have
been established through the years and are now available :

The Luther H. Maxwell Loan Fund, established by the late
Luther H. Maxwell, Esq., of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which
provides that income from his bequest be used as a loan
fund for students. Principal of bequest $15,000.00

The Margaret Bensell Loan Fund. From the Trustees of the

Presbyterian Hospital of Atlanta 1,021.56

The Ives Loan Fund, by Mrs. S. E. Ives, First Presbyterian

Church, Orlando, Florida 600.00

TheKekomoisa Bryan Loan Fund, by Dr. and Mrs. J. A.

Bryan, Birmingham, Ala., in memory of their daughter.... 328.00

The James Bailey Magruder, Senior and Junior, Loan Fund,
by Mrs. James B. Magruder, First Presbyterian Church,
Orlando, Florida 300.00

The First Presbyterian Auxiliary, Orlando, Fla., Loan Fund,
by the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian
Church in honor of their pastor, Rev. J. Blanton Belk,
D.D., Alumnus of Columbia Seminary 150.00

The Naomi Mitchell Simons Memorial Loan Fund, by Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Simons of the South Highlands Presbyterian
Church, Birmingham, Alabama 150.00

A Special Fund for medical and surgical care of students

from Columbia friends 44.40

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ROLL OF STUDENTS 1942 - 1943

Graduate Students

Rev. William James Hazelwood.-A.B.
Hapeville, Ga. B.D.

Rev. Thomas Pritcher Horger A.B.

Lawrenceville, Ga. B.D.

Rev. Robert Spencer Hough A.B.

Atlanta, Ga. B.D.

Rev. L. Alexander McCutchen. ...B.S.,
Forest Park, Ga. B.D.

Rev. Charles Wesley Rightmyer..A.B.
Waterman, 111. B.D.

, Presbyterian College

, Columbia Theological Seminary

University of South Carolina
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Millsaps College

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Howard College

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Fairmount State Teachers' Col.
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Senior Class

William Howard Boyd A.B., Hampden-Sydney College

Charlotte, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Paul Augustus Chesney A.B., Wheaton College

Siloam Springs, Ark. Atlanta Presbytery

James Lanier Doom B.S., Georgia School of Technology

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

William Dayton Hart A.B., Presbyterian College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Basil Virgle Hicks A. B., Arkansas College

Wasola, Mo. Arkansas Presbytery

William Hume A.B., Vanderbilt University

Thompson Station, Tenn. Nashville Presbytery

John Haddon Leith.. A.B., Erskine College

Due West, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

William Thomas Mulcay A.B., Columbia Bible College

Augusta, Ga. Augusta Presbytery

John William Ormond, Jr A. B., University of Alabama

Sumterville, Ala. Tuscaloosa Presbytery

James Davison Philips A. B., Hampden-Sydney College

Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Presbytery

Charles Wayne Potter A.B.. Wheaton College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Frederick Clyde Pratt A.B., Presbyterian College

Morven, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

John Holmes Smith, III A.B., Bryan University

New Orleans, La. New Orleans Presbytery

Robert Lansing Stamper... A. B., King College

Glade Spring, Va. Abingdon Presbytery

Theodore Reichardt Taylor A.B., University of Florida

Leesburg, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

David Elmore Wilkinson A.B. , King College

Lincolnton, N. C. Holston Presbytery

Leonard Enfield Woodward B.S., Davidson College

Summerville, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

56 Columbia Theological Seminary

Clinical Year Students

Samuel Timothy Lipsey A.B., Presbyterian College

Savannah, Ga. Savannah Presbytery

Serving internship in First Presbyterian Church, Meridian, Mississippi

Middle Class

John Frank Alexander, Jr.... ...A.B., Mercer Uniyersity

Macon, Ga. Macon Presbytery

Francis Sidney Anderson, Jr A. B., Hampden-Sydney College

Farmville, Va. West Hanover Presbytery

George Andrew Anderson * A.B., Hampden-Sydney College

Farmville, Va. West Hanover Presbytery

Harry Franklin Barnett A.B., Davidson College

Huntersville, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Fred LeRoy Bremer .A.B., University of Florida

Jacksonville, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Harold Cummings A.B., Arkansas College

Mountain View, Mo. Arkansas Presbytery

Fred Jasper Harmon, Jr A.B., Presbyterian College

Kinards, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

Carl Walter Herrick A.B., Columbia Bible College

Syracuse, N. Y. Augusta Presbytery

Eli Osborne McKay.. A. B., University of Florida

Ocala, Fla. Suwannee Presbytery

John Melvin Magee A.B., Maryville College

Mize, Miss. Meridian Presbytery

Henry Clay Niles A.B., Mississippi College

Kosciusko, Miss. Central Mississippi Presbytery

Edward Henderson Overcash A.B., Presbyterian College

Charlotte, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Carl Clifford Phillips A. B., King College

Taylor, Miss. North Mississippi Presbytery

Eugene Wilder Reid A. B., Maryville College

Cuba, Ala. Tuscaloosa Presbytery

Richard LeRoy Scoggins A.B., Toccoa Falls Institute

Columbia, S. C. Athens Presbytery

James Preston Fant Stevenson.... A. B., College of Ozarks

Fort Smith, Ark. Washburn Presbytery

Ernest McKinley Weaver A.B., University of South Carolina

Columbia, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

Frederick William Widmer A.B., Wheaton College

Syracuse, N. Y. Atlanta Presbytery

* Withdrew to serve in U. S. Array.

Columbia Theological Seminary

Junior Class

John Newton Ashenfelder A.B., Wheaton College

Philadelphia, Pa. (Methodist Church)

William Henry Beckman Emory University

Decatur, Ga. Georgia Evening College

Atlanta Presbytery

Wi-lliam Henry Benchoff A.B., Columbia Bible College

Greenville, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

John Lester Edwards. A.B., Bob Jones College

Menlo, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

Clarence Woodrow Frerking A.B., Columbia Bible College

Atlanta, Ga. Knoxville Presbytery

Lyndon Maurice Jackson A. B., Austin College

Kilgore, Texas Paris Presbytery

James Phillips Noble King College

Learned, Miss. Central Mississippi Presbytery

LeRoy Clark Obert Maryville College

Ensley, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Robert Gnann Schwanebeck.. A. B., Presbyterian College

Savannah, Ga. Savannah Presbytery

Joseph Harper Spooner Arkansas College

Junction City, Ark. Ouachita Presbytery

George Reed Stuart, Jr. A.B., Columbia Bible College

Chattanooga, Tenn. Knoxville Presbytery

Walter Hugh Styles A.B., Toccoa Falls Institute

Paint Gap, N. C. Athens Presbytery

Hubert Vance Taylor A. B., Lafayette College

Atlanta, Ga. B.Mus., Westminster Choir Colloge

Elmer Lamar Wainwright ...A.B., Emory University

Folkston, Ga. Southwest Georgia Presbytery

Thomas White... B.S.A., University of Georgia

Savannah, Ga. Savannah Presbytery

Olin Marsh Whitener Davidson College

Monroe, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Donald Eugene Williamson A.B., Columbia Bible College

Black Mountain, N. C Asheville Presbytery

Students Enrolled for English Course

Charles Richman Bixler. .Davidson College

Haddonfield, N. J. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Jack Everett Fisher Georgia Evening School

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Thomas Mitchell Howze Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Marion, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Herbert Lawrence Love, Jr Knoxville Presbytery

Sweetwater, Tenn.

58 Columbia Theological Seminary

Lecturers on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

1911 Francis Landey Pattern, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey.

Subject: The Theistic View of the World.

1912 Casper Rene Gregory, D.D., LL.D., University of Leipsic, Ger-

many. Subject: Theological Movements in Germany During
the Nineteenth Century.

1913 Robert E. Speer, LL.D., New York City. Subject: Some Mission-

ary Problems Illustrated in the Lives of Great Missionary Lead-
ers.

1914 Robert A. Webb, D.D., LL.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Subject:

The Doctrine of the Christian Hope.

1915 William Hoge Marquess, D.D., LL.D., New York City. Subject:

The Period from Abraham to Joshua as Illustrated by the Re-
sults of Archaeological Discovery.

1916 J. Campbell White, A.M., LL.D., Wooster, Ohio. Subject: Mis-

sions and Leadership.

1917 W. S. Plumer Bryan, D.D., Chicago, Illinois. Subject: The Grace

of God.

1918 Benjamin B. Warfield, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Sub-

ject: Counterfeit Miracles.

1919 Francis Landey Patton, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey.

Subject: Christianity and the Modern Man.

1920 A. H. McKinney, D.D., New York City. Subject: Guiding Girls

to Christian Womanhood.

1921 Louis Matthews Sweet, S.T.D., Ph.D., New York. Subject: The

Origin and Destiny of Man in the Light of Scripture and Mod-
ern Thought.

*1923 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Ga., L. E. McNair, D.D.,
Jacksonville, Fla., W. McF. Alexander, D.D., New Orleans, La.,
J. B. Hutton, D.D., Jackson, Miss., James I. Vance, D.D.,
Nashville, Tenn., Dunbar H. Ogden, D.D., Mobile, Ala. Sub-
ject: The Task of the Preacher.

1924 Egbert W. Smith, D.D., Nashville, Tenn. Subject: The Call of

the Mission Field.

1925 A. M. Fraser, D.D., Staunton, Va. Subject: Church Unity.

Columbia Theological Seminary >?

1926 Samuel L. Morris, D.D., Atlanta, Georgia. Subject: The Fact of

Christianity.

1927 J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The

Virgin Birth.

1928 Charles R. Erdman, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The

Life of D. L. Moody.

1929 William T. Ellis, Swarthmore, Pa. Subject: Explorations and

Adventures in Bible Lands.

1930 Wm. C. Covert, D.D., LL.D., Philadelphia, Pa. Subject: Worship

and Spiritual Culture.

1931 W. P. Paterson, D.D., LL.D., Edinburgh, Scotland. Subject: The

Christian Interpretation of History.

1932 Melvin Grove Kyle, D.D., LL.D., Louisville, Ky. Subject: In the

Footsteps of Bible Characters.

1933 W. Taliaferro Thompson, D.D. Subject: The Psychology of Chris-

tian Growth.

1934 Fraser Hood, Ph.D., Litt.D., Davidson, N. C. Subject: The Chris-

tian's Faith.

1935 Samul M. Zwemer, D.D., Princeton, N. J. Subject: The Origin

of Religion.

1936 Cornelius Van Til, Ph.D., Philadelphia, Pa. Subject: God and

Human Knowledge.

1938 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Ga. Subject: Expository

Preaching.

1939 Clarence E. Macartney, D.D., Litt.D., Pittsburgh, Pa. Subject:

Kings of the American Pulpit.

1940 George Lang, D.D., LL.D., Tuscaloosa, Ala. Subject: The Ele-

ments of a Challenging Religion.

1941 William D. Chamberlain, Ph.D., D.D., Louisville, Ky. The New

Testament Idea of Repentance.

1942 Benjamin Rice Lacy, Jr., D.D., LL.D., Richmond, Va. Subject:

The Influence of Revivals upon the Southern Presbyterian
Church.

1943 Frederick W. Loetscher, D.D., Princeton, N. J. Subject: Land-

marks in our Evangelical Tradition.

60 Columbia Theological Seminary

APPENDIX

Members of the Faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary,

1828-1943

Accessus Exitus

1828 Thomas Goulding,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History

and Church Polity. 1834

1831 George Howe,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Biblical Litera-
ture. 1883

1833 A. W. Leland,* D.D., Professor of Christian Theology. 1856

1836 Charles Colcock Jones,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical 1838

1848 History and Church Polity. 1850

1852 Alexander T. McGill,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical His-

tory and Church Polity. 1853

1853 Benjamin M. Palmer,* D.D., LL.D., Provisional Instructor

and Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity, 1856

1862 and Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1865

1855 James Henley Thornwell,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didac-
tic and Polemic Theology, and of Rhetoric and Pastoral
Theology. 1862

1857 John B. Adger,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History

and Church Polity. 1874

1861 James Woodrow,* Ph.D., D.D., LL.D., Professor of Natural

Science in Connection with Revelation. 1886

1867 William S. Plumer,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didactic and
Polemic Theology, and Professor of Pastoral, Casuistic
and Historical Theology. 1880

1870 Joseph R. Wilson,* D.D., Professor of Pastoral and Evan-
gelistic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric. 1874

1876 John L. Girardeau,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didactic and

Polemic Theology. 1895

1882 Charles R. Hemphill,* D.D., Associate Professor and Pro-
fessor of Biblical Literature. 1885

1882 William E. Boggs,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical His-
tory and Church Polity. 1885

1885 James D. Tadlock,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical

History and Church Polity. 1898

1887 Charles C. Hershman,* D.D., Professor of Biblical Litera-

ture. 1888

1888 Frances R. Beattie,* Ph.D., D.D., Professor of Natural

Science in Connection with Revelation, and Christian
Apologetics. 1893

1888 William M. McPheeters,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Biblical

Literature and of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1935

1892 Daniel J. Brimm, M.A., Associate Professor of Biblical

Literature and Professor of New Testament Literature

and Exegesis. 1900

1893 Samuel S. Laws,* M.D., D.D., LL.D., Professor of Natural

Science in Connection with Revelation, and Christian
Apologetics. 1898

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Accessus Exit us

1895 William T. Hall,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didactic and

Polemic Theology. 1911

1898 Richard C. Reed,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical

History and Church Polity. 1925

1898 Samuel M. Smith,* D.D., Provisional Instructor in Pastoral

Theology and Homiletics. 1899

1900 John W. Davis,* D.D., Professor of New Testament Litera-

ture arid Exegesis. 1902

1901 Samuel C. Byrd, D.D., Adjunct Professor in the Chair of

Pastoral Theology, Homiletics, and the English Bible. 1902

1902 Henry Alexander White,* M.A., Ph.D., D.D., LL.D., Pro-

fessor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1926

1911 Thornton Whaling,* D.D., LL.D., President of the Seminary

and Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1921

1911 R. G. Pearson,* D.D., Professor of the English Bible. 1913

1913 James O. Reavis, D.D., LL.D., Professor of the English

Bible, Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology. 1920

1916 Edgar D. Kerr, D.D., Instructor in the Hebrew and Greek
Languages, and Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Lan-
guages.

1920 Hugh R. Murchison, D.D., Instructor in Missions. 1926

1920 Melton Clark, D.D., Professor of English Bible and Relig-

ious Education. 1932

1921 John M. Wells, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D., President of the Semi-

nary and Professor of Practical Theology. 1924

1921 James B. Green, D.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic
Theology.

1925 Richard T. Gillespie,* D.D., LL.D., President of the Semi-
nary. 1930

1925 Charles C. McNeill, D.D., Acting Professor of Ecclesiastical

History, Church Polity, Pastoral Theology, and Missions. 1927

1926 William C. Robinson, M.A., Th.D., D.D., Professor of Eccle-

siastical History, Church Polity, and Missions.

1926 H. Waddell Pratt, D.D., Acting Professor of New Testament

Literature and Exegesis. 1927

1927 Hunter B. Blakely, Th.D., D.D., Professor of New Testa-

ment Literature and Exegesis. 1930

1930 Samuel A. Cartledge, M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor and
Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis.

1932 J. McDowell Richards, M.A. (Oxon), D.D., President of the
Seminary and Professor of Pastoral Theology.

1934 Patrick H. Carmichael, Ph.D., D.D., Litt.D., Professor of

English Bible and Religious Education. 1938

1936 John S. Foster, M.A., D.D., Associate Professor of Homi-
letics and Practical Theology. 1942

1939 Manford George Gutzke, M.A., D.D., Professor of English
Bible and Religious Education.

* Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary

INDEX

Page

Academic Awards 48, 50

Accreditation 11

Admission and Graduation 15

Alumni Association 52

Application for Admission 63

Bequests Inside back cover

Board 19

Board of Directors 5

Calendar 3, 4

Certificates 17

College Preparation 16

Columbia's Territory 14, 15

Courses of Study 29

General Statement 29

Group I

Biblical Theology 29, 34

Group II

Historical Theology 34, 35

Group Ill-
Systematic Theology 35, 37

Group IV

Practical Theology 37, 40

Cultural Advantages 13

Degrees 17

Outlines of Courses for

B.D. Degree - 22

Requirements for

ThM. Degree 23,24

Directions for Reaching
Seminary 12, 13

English Course 24

Examinations 25

Expenses 18, 20

Extension Work by Faculty 50'

Faculty 7, 8, 60, 61

Fellowships 48, 50

Fannie Jordan Bryan

Fellowships 48, 49

Alumni Fellowships 49

Anna Church Whitner

Memorial 49

Resident - 49, 50

Financial Aid

Grades and Distinctions 25, 26

Grounds and Buildings 11, 12

Page

Historic Columbia 9, 10

Home Mission Work 46, 47

Instruction 11, 12

Lecturers on the Thomas

Smyth Foundation 58, 59

Librarian 43

Library 43

Loans to Candidates 20

Medical Care 48

Minister's Institute 42

Mission Training Course 25

Officers of Administration 6

Opportunities for Observing
Religious Work 14

Pledge 17

Physical Culture 47, 48

Preaching by Students 47

Pre-Seminary Curriculum 41

Public Speech 46

Quartette 45

Religious Exercises 45, 46

Reports to Presbyteries 18

Roll of Students 55, 57

Schedule 22, 26, 27

Scholarship Funds 52, 53

Scholarships 20

Self Help 20

Seminary, The 9, 10

Smyth Lecture 44

Smyth Library Fund 43

Society of Missionary

Inquiry 44, 45

Student Activities 44, 48

Students from Other

Seminaries 16

Student Loan Funds 54

Textbooks 20

Theological Internships 18

University Center 13

Wilds Book Prize 50

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Name in full

Home address
Present address.

Are you under care of Presbytery ? If so, which ?

Schools attended Years Graduate ? Degree

How many years have you taken Greek?. .Where?.

What Greek works have vou read?

Your pastor's name and addresj

Average grade.

Date of birth Place of birth.

Are you married ? Have you any children r-

Are you willing to subscribe to the following pledge ?-,

"Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improving
in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my preparation for the
Gospel ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace,
if admitted as a student, that I will faithfully and diligently attend
on all the instructions of this seminary, and that I will con-
scientiously and vigilantly observe all the rules and regulations
specified in the plan for its. instruction and government, so far as
the same relates to the students, and that I will obey all the lawful
requisitions, and readily yield to all the wholesome admonitions of
the professors and directors of the seminary while I shall con-
tinue a member of it."

Signature

Note : This application may be accompanied by a letter setting
forth any additional facts.

BEQUESTS TO THE SEMINARY

of the greatest possibilities for the more adequate support
of our Church's institutions lies in the writing of wills by its
members which will make provision for gifts to Christian Educa-
tion. It is not necessary that such legacies should be large in size.
If a sufficiently large number of individuals would leave small
amounts to be invested for the Christian enterprise every need
could be met.

Columbia Seminary earnestly requests the interest of its friends
in this form of giving. Many of these could include it in their own
wills. Others might interest their acquaintances in this oppor-
tunity to link themselves with a work which will be eternal in its
results. Every such legacy will help. The President of the sem-
inary will welcome the opportunity to confer with any who may
be interested and to advise as to the specific purposes for which
such funds may best be designated.

The following form of bequest is suggested :

I hereby give and bequeath to Columbia Theological Seminary,

situated in Decatur, Georgia, the sum of (or the

following real or personal property) to be used for the purpose
of said seminary (or in such manner as is set forth herewith).