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COLUMBIA

THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

CATALOGUE, 1938-1939

ANNOUNCEMENTS, 1939-1940

Published Quarterly at
Decatur, Ga.

Volume XXXII May, 1939 No. 1

Entered as Second Class Matter May 9, 1928, at the Postoffice at Decatur, Georgia,

Under the Act of August 24, 1912.

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Sunday. May 14

CALENDAR

Commencement, 1939

11:00 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon. Delivered at the Central Presbyterian
Church. Atlanta. Ga.. by Rev. Anthony W. Dick, Pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church. Spartanburg, S. C.

8:00 P.M.- Annual Sermon before Society of Missionary Inquiry, De-
livered in Seminary Chapel by Principal John Macleod,
D.D.. Free Church College. Edinburgh. Scotland.

Monday, May 15

8:00 P. M. Address Delivered in Seminary Chapel by Principal Macleod.

Tuesday. May 17

10:00 A.M. Annual Meeting Board of Directors.

1 :00 P. M. Alumni Luncheon and Business Meeting.

8:00 P.M. Commencement Exercises in Seminary Chapel. Address
to Graduating Class by Principal Macleod.
Conferring of Degrees.
Awarding of Honors and Distinctions.

SESSION, 1939-1940
Fall Quarter

Thursday, September 14, 11:00 A. M. Session Begins. Opening Address
Delivered in Seminary Chapel by President James McDowell Richards.
Matriculation. Announcements.

September 19-22 Special Devotional Services led by Rev. W. Murdoch Mac-
Leod. D.D., Pastor Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church. Nash-
ville, Tenn.

November 24-29 Examinations.
November 30 Thanksgiving.

Winter Quarter

Friday, December 1, 8:15 A. M. Class Work Resumed.

Friday. December 22. 11:00 A.M. Christmas Holidays Begin.

Wednesday, January 3, 1940, 8:15 A. M. Class Work Resumed.

January 22-February 2 Rural Pastors' Institute.

January 29-February 2 Smyth Lectures, Delivered by Rev. George Lang, Pro-
fessor of Philosophy in the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

February 20-24 Examinations.

Spring Quarter

Tuesday, February 27, 8:15 A. M. Class Work Resumed.
May 7-11 Examinations.
May 12-14 Commencement.

CALENDAR 1939

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

J. Sprole Lyons, Chairman

J. B. Hutton, Vice Chairman

A. L. Patterson, Secretary

Class Going Out 1939

Rev. E. D. Brownlee Sanford, Fla.

Rev. J. Sprole Lyons Atlanta, Ga.

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

Rev. J. B. Hutton Jackson, Miss.

J. B. Campbell, Esq Atlanta. Ga.

Rev. John McSween Chester. S. C.

Rev. Melton Clark Anniston, Ala.

Class Going Out 1940

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. fm. M. Elliott, Jr Atlanta. Ga.

Rev. C. W. McCully _. .Sharon, S. C.

Rev. E. N. Caldwell Tallahassee, Fla.

Class Going Out 1941

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.

Executive Committee

J. Bulow Campbell, Chairman

E. L. Hill J. R. McCain

A. L. Patterson John McSween

J. Sprole Lyons Sam Burney Hay

Finance Committee

H. Lane Young, Chairman

C. H. Baldwin J. S. Kennedy

W. D. Beatie W. R. Barron

J. 3ulow Campbell D. W. Robinson, Jr.

OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION

President
Rev. James McDowell Richards, D.D.

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

Clerk of Faculty
Rev. John S. Foster, D.D.

Treasurer
Mr. J. Sherrard Kennedy

Registrar and Bursar
Miss C. Vircinia 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.

Professor of Systematic Theology, Christian Ethics, 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.
Associate Professor of Homiletics and Practical Theology

The Rev. Russell F. Johnson, A.B., B.D.
Instructor in Public Speaking

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

Tom Baine Anderson, A.B.
Instructor in Introductory Greek

The Smyth Lectures for 1939-40

Will Be Delivered by

Dr. George Lang

Professor of Philosophy in the University of Alabama
: 'The Elements of a Challenging Religion"

VISITING SPEAKERS AND LECTURERS

Dr. U. S. Gordon. .Gainesville, Fla.

Rev. Ferguson Wood -Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. John D. Henderson -Spartanburg, S. C.

Mr. John Ashley Jones Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. M. G. Gutzke Sherman, Texas

Dr. J. J. Stixrudd Africa

Rev. J. S. Mansfield Birmingham, Ala.

Rev. Harry H. Bryan Japan

Rev. Fred L. Glisson Decatur, Ga.

Rev. Jos. H. Cudlipp Richmond, Va.

Rev. J. R. Williams Atlanta, Ga.

Mr. R. L. Landis Jackson, Miss.

Dr. H. W. McLaughlin Richmond, Va.

Rev. A. R. Batchelor Pulaski, Tenn.

Rev. J. M. Carr Decatur, Ga.

Rev. Dwight Winn Chunju, Chosen

Dr. Homer McMillan Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. C. R. Stegall Congo Beige

Mr. W. M. Everett Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. H. B. Trimble Emory University, Ga.

Dr. Willis J. King Atlanta, Ga.

Mrs. Geo. H. Huntington Warm Springs, Ga.

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 propaedutic, in the Presbyterian manse at Lexing-
ton, Ga.

In 1830 the Seminary was removed to Columbia, S. C and the
Facultv 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 purpose and came in
a peculiar way to symbolize the sanctity which was there so elo-
quently inculcated. It is remembered as the place where Woodrow
Wilson was "reborn for eternity" and where the Southern Presby-
terian 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. S. C, upon the condition that a tablet be
placed upon its walls setting forth the most significant facts in con-
nection with its past. Re-erected upon the campus of that College
the little building stands now as a link with the past of both insti-
tutions and as a reminder of spiritual 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 manv dis-
tinguished leaders of thought and life in the Southern Presbyterian
Church. Indeed, the great distinctivities of our denomination were
largely coined and minted there. Anv mention of our polity im-
mediately recalls the name of James Henley Thornwell; any con-
sideration 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 James Leighton
Wilson of Columbia's Society of Missionary Inquiry. As a tribute
to the greatness of these and of others who have been likewise con-
nected with its past, the institution treasures the verdict of Dr. S. M.
Tenney, Curator of the Historical Foundation of our General As-
sembly, 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 for-
ward say.

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Early in the Twentieth Century a strong conviction developed in
the Columbia territory that a re-location of the institution was nec-
essary. 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 further
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 further 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. Immediately
following this decision the Synod of Mississippi accepted the invi-
tation of her sister Synods to unite in the ownership and control of
the Seminary.

Atlanta Presbyterians provided a 57-acre campus upon the hills
of Decatur. During the presidency of Dr. R. T. Gillespie two theo-
logical buildings, unsurpassed in the Presbyterian world, and four
faculty homes, were erected. An additional faculty home has re-
cently been added to that number.

In 1928, the Centennial of the founding of the Seminary was cele-
brated during Commencement week, with the gracious participation
of the Atlanta General Assembly.

The wisdom of re-locating the Seminary in Atlanta has been in-
dicated not only by the success with which the removal was accom-
plished but also by the enlarged service which the institution has
already been enabled to render for its constituent Synods. The out-
look 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 theological
world by insisting that all full professors should hold an earned
doctor's degree, or a graduate degree of similar standing from some
recognized university. Thus, while conservative in theological out-
look, this institution is progressive in method and emphasizes the
necessity for a broad acquaintance with all fields of modern learn-
ing. Each member of the faculty is thoroughly prepared in the

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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 en-
courage 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 Gods 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, there-
fore, seeks constantly to emphasize the practical, spiritual, and de-
votional values of the material which is studied.

Accreditation

Columbia Seminary is a member of the American Association of
Theological Schools and in 1938 was one of the 46 institutions placed
on the first list of fully accredited schools to be issued 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 theo-
logical views of its members but is concerned only with the main-
tenance and improvement of their educational standards.

Grounds and Buildings

The physical equipment of Columbia Seminary in Decatur is in all
respects thoroughly modern and up-to-date. The buildings are con-
structed of red brick faced with grey limestone, and their architec-
ture, based upon the graceful lines of the academic Gothic, is beauti-
ful and impressive. Campbell Hall, the administration building, con-
tains 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
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
"There Is No Higher Calling on Earth
Than That of the Christian Ministry"
The dormitory is divided into four sections, two of which bear

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the names of the Seminary's former dormitories in Columbia. 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 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 apartments
in the dormitory. All the buildings are beautiful and substantial,
and everything that might lend to their comfort and efficiency has
been included.

The campus, consisting of some fifty-seven acres of rolling wood-
land, 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 walking at all sea-
sons of the year. The presence on the seminary property of two
small streams not only adds to the charm of the campus, but affords
a possibility of developing a lake which will be large enough to
furnish opportunity for boating and swimming.

Cultural Advantages

As a center of transportation and commerce with a population of
more than 350,000, Greater Atlanta offers many advantages in a
social and cultural way. Thus, in addition to the facilities available
through its schools, it provides a multitude of worth-while oppor-
tunities 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 preachers, educators,
scholars, and political leaders of national or world-wide fame, and
to the individual who uses these opportunities wisely, they consti-
tute a liberal education in themselves.

A Greater University Center

The presence in Atlanta of numerous outstanding educational insti-
tutions has awakened in its leaders the idea of a great cooperative
development in education. Plans are now definitely taking shape for
the erection of a great university system, modeled after the plan now
successfully followed in Toronto, Canada, in which the University
System of Georgia, Emory University, The Georgia Institute of Tech-
nology, Agnes Scott College, The High Museum of Art, and Colum-
bia Theological Seminary will be cooperating units. It is proposed
that each school shall maintain its absolute independence and its
own distinctive standards, but that each shall also have full access

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to the library and faculty resources of the others. This plan has
been approved by the General Education Board and important steps
have been taken toward putting it into effect. When completed, it
will make Atlanta one of the greatest educational centers in America
and will afford students of the Seminary with the opportunities for
graduate work which can ordinarily be found only in a great uni-
versity.

Opportunities for Observing Religious Work

The City of Atlanta, with its Presbyterian Church membership of
more than 10,000 and with its even larger enrollment in Presbyterian
Sunday schools, furnishes to the students various opportunities for
engaging in active religious work. Within the metropolitan 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 of other denominations.

In the outlying agricultural districts, 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 fur-
nishes 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 Religious 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 Carolina
and Georgia to form one Synod and that, at its best, was not large
in membership. It contained five Presbyteries, two in Georgia and
three in South Carolina, and these consisted of 128 churches with
8,560 communicants served by 73 ministers and 11 licentiates. The
territory of Columbia Seminary now contains five Synods, which
cover an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Missis-
sippi 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.

Columbia Theological Seminary

This area contains 247,785
square miles with a population
of over ten million persons.
Our Church in this territory
reports 1.127 churches, 141,639
members, and 698 ordained
ministers and licentiates. Great
as is the progress which has
been made, however, the South-
east continues to be one of the
greatest home mission areas of
America, and Presbyterianism
has not done its proportionate
share toward the evangeliza-
tion 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 extension of their work.

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

A CAMPUS VIEW

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 circumstances
each Presbyterian student applying for admission is expected 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 subjects
fundamental to the studies of the Seminary or 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 train-
ing 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.

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 adequate
collegiate course will be accepted as satisfying the academic require-
ments for admission to the Seminarv; but the classical course of
study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the normal course
of preparation for the Seminary.

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, Education, and
Psychology. It is also highly desirable that the student should have
the broadest possible acquaintance with the facts of modern science.

Students who lack basic training in the fields mentioned under
the proposed minimum pre-seminary curriculum printed on page 27

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may be required by the Faculty to take supplementary work in these
fields before becoming eligible for a seminary degree.

Instruction in the New Testament Department presupposes knowl-
edge 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 lan-
guage. Students found to be inadequately prepared in this subject
are offered special courses in Elementary Greek during the first year
in Seminary, and do not begin the regular courses in the Greek New
Testament until the Middle I ear.

Students from Other Seminaries

A student coming from another seminary of recognized standing
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 requirements of this
Seminary with reference to knowledge of the original languages of
Scripture.

Degrees

The standard degree of the Seminary is that of Bachelor of Divin-
ity (B.D.). Any student who completes in a satisfactory manner all
of the courses of study required in the Seminary, and who has pre-
sented 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
vear's additional resident study: and the degree of Doctor of Theol-
ogy (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
a time as an enlargement of the Seminary'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 prop-
erly qualified students, however, and the requirements for this de-
gree are stated elsewhere in the catalogue.

Certificates

Those students who, having been admitted under the extraordinary
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.

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Pledge

In addition to meeting the foregoing qualifications for admission
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 gospel
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 Sem-
inary while I shall continue a member of it."

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 stu-
dent'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 ex-
ception 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 an older and more exper-
ienced minister. 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 during the
clinical year and is always prepared to offer its assistance and
advice. Any student may apply for appointment to such an intern-
ship but the decision of the Faculty will be made in the light of
its judgment as to the best interests of the individual concerned. No
student is required to take this fourth year of training contrary to
his own wishes and none is permitted to do so without the per-
mission of his Presbytery. In all instances the church with which
the student serves will provide room, board, and $25.00 per month
for a period of twelve months extending from September 1st to
September 1st. The plan has evoked highly favorable comment

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throughout the church as constituting a real forward step in theolo-
gical 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

Fees. No charge is made for tuition, room rent, fuel or light.
Each student is expected to care for his own room in the dormitory,
but janitor service is provided for all other parts of the buildings
without cost to the students. A contingency fee of $5.00 is charged
each student at the beginning of the first quarter in order that funds
may be available to provide athletic equipment, take care of break-
age, and meet certain other emergency needs which may arise dur-
ing the year.

Board. The boarding department is efficiently administered by
Mrs. Edna Phinizy as matron, assisted bv a competent and faithful
group of servants. Meals will be furnished the students at a fixed
rate of S160.00 per school year of thirty-three weeks. As the refec-
tory is operated upon a non-profit making basis this charge repre-
sents the actual cost to the Seminary of providing this service, so
far as it is possible to estimate the cost in the light of past experi-
ence. An attempt is made to make the meals as wholesome and as
well balanced as possible rather than as cheap as possible, and the
regular fare will compare favorablv with that at any similar insti-
tution.

Textbooks. All required books are available at our book store
at reduced prices, but there are also frequent opportunities for stu-
dents 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.

With the financial aid provided for candidates under the care of
our Presbvteries, many individuals on our campus meet all aca-
demic expenses, including board, books, and incidentals. A student
should be able to provide, from other sources, enough to care for
his transportation and clothing. After the first year in the Seminary,
the student may meet a part of his expenses through engagements
for summer work or for supply preaching. No student will be
granted a degree by the Seminary until he has satisfied all financial
obligations incurred during his residence here.

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Financial Aid

Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Committee of
Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, Louisville, Ky., provides
a loan each year for deserving students who are properly recom-
mended by their Presbyteries. This loan is to be repaid under condi-
tions prescribed by the General Assembly. In recent years the Com-
mittee 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 Semi-
nary 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 in-
stallments. The first installment is received in October; the second
in April.

Scholarships. In addition to the loan described above the
Seminary will provide for each regular student, where it is abso-
lutely necessary, an annual scholarship not to exceed $150. In order
to obtain this scholarship the student must,

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

2. Present with his application a written statement from the
Chairman of Christian Education in his Presbytery recommending
that the scholarship be granted.

Under regulations which were first 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 Seminary, and the
students are enabled to enjoy a feeling of greater independence and
self-respect through the fact that they are rendering some service in
return for the aid received. No student who marries during his Sem-
inary course is eligible to receive scholarship aid thereafter, nor can
scholarship aid be granted to any ordained minister who may enroll
for special or graduate work.

Government Aid. During the past several years needy students
of the Seminary have had opportunity to secure further necessary
assistance by work done under the N. Y. A. No announcement has
been made as to whether the Government will continue this program
next year but it is hoped that a similar opportunity will be available
to those of our students whose financial circumstances make such
aid essential.

OUTLINE OF COURSES FOR THE BACHELOR OF

DIVINITY

Fall Quarter

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

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

302. Theology
153. English Bible
Five hours of electives

JUNIOR YEAR

Winter Quarter

151. English Bible
426. Pastoral Theology
202. History

476. Public Speaking

MIDDLE YEAR

102. Old Testament
128. New Testament

477. Public Speaking
Five hours of electives

SENIOR YEAR

303. Theology

204. History

Five hours of electives

Spring Quarter

127. New Testament

401. Religious Education

203. History

476. Public Speaking

103. Old Testament

301. Theology

Five hours of electives

326. Apologetics
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, Pastoral Theology 426,
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.

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 permission to
pursue the English Course must, in every case, be made to the Presi-
dent 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 Testament
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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The Degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.)

The degree of Master of Theology is to be granted to a student
who has attained a high degree of scholarship and has spent a year
or more in graduate study and has satisfied the requirements of the
Faculty for the degree. The Seminary is under no obligation to ad-
mit a student to candidacy for the degree unless the student can pre-
sent evidence of high scholarly attainments and promise, and unless
a satisfactory course of study can be planned from the courses
offered at the time. A prospective student should confer with the
President and the professors under whom he plans to study before
undertaking the work.

A candidate for the master's degree must have the degree of B.D.
from this Seminary or its academic equivalent. He must have a
working knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek languages. Examina-
tions in the languages are to be taken under the professors of
Hebrew and New Testament; graduate students who have averaged B
or above in their undergraduate courses in Hebrew and New Testa-
ment will be exempted from the language examinations.

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 spe-
cialization. In no case shall less than 15 hours be taken in the
group of specialization. No student may take more than 15 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 ap-
proved by the professors of his group and who has passed the lan-
guage examinations may then apply for formal admission to candi-
dacy 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 admitted to
candidacy.

At least a week before the degree is to be awarded, the candidate
must pass a satisfactory examination before the Faculty or a com-
mittee appointed by the Faculty. The examination may cover the
whole field in which the student is specializing, but emphasis will be
placed on the subjects covered in the thesis and the courses sub-
mitted for the degree.

The thesis for the degree of Master of Theology must be written
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

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a grasp of the subject culminating in well supported conclusions;
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.

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 satisfactory
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 represents 95-100; B, 90-94; C, 85-89; D,
80-84; E, 75-79; and F, failure.

Students who during their three years at the Seminary have made
no grade below A graduate "Summa Cum Laude." The distinction
of "Magna Cum Laude" is awarded to those who have earned grades
of A in 90 hours of their work and have received no grade below B.
Students who have A's in 45 hours of their work, who have an aver-
age of B, and who have no grades below C are graduated "Cum
Laude." In each of these cases the appropriate distinction is re-
corded 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.

This system has proved most satisfactory, and it has several dis-
tinct 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.

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An open Monday is secured without congestion on other days.
Students preaching on Sundays need miss no classes. An oppor-
tunity 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.

Students are enabled to enter at the beginning of anv 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
five days a week throughout a 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-hcur course in Public Speaking in the Junior and Middle years.
Students with an average of C or above in one quarter may take 17
hours during the next quarter; those with an average of B or above,
18 hours; and those with all A's, 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 complete 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 students
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, Thursdays, 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 "even years" means scholastic years beginning in
September of even years, such as the term 1938-39. Some few elec-
tives are not placed in regular rotation, but are given only by ar-
rangements between students and professors.

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Schedule of Classes

Hour

Fall Quarter

W inter Quarter

Spring Quarter

8:15

126. New Testament
145. New Testament
5 hour Electives

202. History

128. New Testament

303. Theology

129. New Testament
301. Theology
104. Old Testament

9:15

2 and 3 hour Elec.

2 and 3 hour Elec.
Chapel

127. New Testament
All Electives

10:15

Chapel

11:00

451. Homiletics
101. Old Testament
153. English Bible

151. English Bible
102. Old Testament
204. History

203. History

103. Old Testament

12:00

201. History

152. English Bible

302. Theology

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

326. Apologetics
401. Religious Educ.

Courses in Public Speaking will be given in the afternoon.

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY

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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 published 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 tiie 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 minimum for each, stated in terms of semesters and
semester hours.

Basal.
Fields. Semesters Sem. 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

History 2 4-6

Psychology 1 2-3

A foreign language

At least one of the following:

Latin

Greek a prior knowledge of Greek is of great advan-
tage to a Seminary student.

French

German a knowledge of German is of advantage to
a student pursuing advanced theological study.

Natural Sciences 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 colleges. 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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COURSES OF STUDY

General Statement

The curriculum materials of Columbia Theological Seminary have
been arranged in four major divisions, as follows: (1) Biblical
Theology, (2) Historical Theology, (3) Systematic Theology, and
(4) Practical Theology. In addition to its simplicity, this arrange-
ment reflects the unity of the curriculum and at the same time em-
phasizes the closer relationship sustained by certain departments 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 new schedule with reference to
elective courses. Formerly practically all offerings were in units of
five hour courses. In the future a relatively large number of elec-
tives will be in units of two and three hours. Under the older sys-
tem many students found it necessary to take a twenty-hour load
occasionally. The new arrangement will make it possible for every-
one 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 eventuate
in a comprehensive examination scheduled at some time during the
senior year. This significant strengthening of the curriculum offer-
ings in the Biblical Theology Group has emerged from three basic
convictions: (1) that predominantly the three years of Seminary
training rest ultimately in the authority of the Scriptures; (2) that
concerted effort should be made to emphasize the centrality 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 Sem-
inary. 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 original
languages of Holy Scripture in theological education. "The Old
Testament in Hebrew, and the New Testament in Greek, being im-

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mediately 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
HEBREW METHOD AND MANUAL, and Harper's ELEMENTS OF
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.
Textbooks: Same as for course 101. Required, Middle year, winter
quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

103. Hebrew Reading and Syntax. Hebrew reading, chiefly books
of Ruth and Jonah, with special reference to vocabulary. Syntax is
taught by use of a textbook, and by careful attention to examples as
they occur in the Hebrew Bible. Textbook: Kittel's BIBLIA
HEBRAICA, HEBREW LEXICON by Brown, Driver and Briggs,
Davidson's HEBREW SYNTAX. Required, Middle year, spring quar-
ter, 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 consid-
eration of the problems, methods, and principles of historical and
literary criticism. Attention is directed particularly to the Hexateuch.
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 gram-
matical 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 stu-
dents. 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.

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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 department
are expected to come to an intelligent understanding of the 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 stronglv urged to take a minimum of two
vears 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 elective
work a? 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 undertaking reg-
ular 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
co-ordinated 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 mav
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
interpretation of the New Testament. General introduction will in-
clude 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. A 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.

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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 Cart-
ledge.

129. The Greek of the New Testament Period. Readings in the
New Testament, the Septuagint, Epictetus, and the papyri. Empha-
sis will be placed on grammar and lexicography. Required for students
without college Greek, elective for others; spring quarter, five hours.
Professor Cartledge.

130. The Epistle 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. A seminar
course. The discovery and interpretation of the New Testament
teachings on the social problems of the present day. Elective, three
hours, fall quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

132. The Pastoral Epistles. Introduction and exegesis. The or-
ganization 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, se-
lected 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.
Elective, 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 ver-
sion. 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 Cart-
ledge.

137. Modern Literature. Reading and discussion of some of the
most valuable of the newer books in the New Testament field. Elec-
tive, two hours, winter quarter, odd years. 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-credit. 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

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work three basic courses in this field. A number of elective courses
are also arranged.

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 possible.
The apparent overlapping at certain points is largely overcome 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 expository
method. Our primary concern is not to offer the student a wealth
of homiletic material but rather to assist him in the development
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 biograph-
ical material recorded in the Pentateuch and in the historical books
of the Old Testament as having been written to serve as an intro-
duction and a background for the life and work of Christ. Required,
Junior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

152. New Testament History. A survey of the Gospels and the
Acts to gain a comprehensive view of the Coming and Work of Christ
and the Holy Spirit. 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 Chris-
tian 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 function 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 paid
to the function of worship in the godly life. Elective, two hours,
winter quarter, odd years. Professor Gutzke.

Group II

HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

201a. History of Christian Missions. The missionary motive is
found in the essential character of Christianity; its foundation in the
New Testament and its ever enlarging circles in the history of the
Church. Special attention is given to the history of Southern Presby-
terian Missions and to the biographies of the outstanding Christian
missionaries. Required, Junior year, first half of fall quarter, five
hours. Professor Robinson.

201b. Telescopic View of Church History. This course outlines the
field of Church History and familiarizes the student with the chief

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facts and figures of the Christian movement. The early centuries are

passed in review and the various American denominations sketched.

Required, Junior year, second half of fall quarter, five hours. Pro-
fessor Robinson.

202. History of Christian Thought to the Reformation. The course
of history reveals a marked parallelism between the logical and the
historical developments of Christian doctrinal formulation. The
chronological evolution follows the logical implication and the exposi-
tion of this organic and genetic development, as it is seen on the
screen of the centuries, often gives a real grasp of its larger truths.
Required, Junior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Robinson.

203. The Reformation and Modern Religious Ideas. The Reforma-
tion with special emphasis on Luther and Calvin. The various defini-
tions of the rule of faith with consequent modifications of Christian-
ity issuing therefrom. The influence of the philosophical, scientific
and critical movements upon Christian thought. The systems of
Schleiermacher, Ritschl, Troelsch and Barth. The rise and develop-
ment of liberal theology in America. Required, Junior year, spring
quarter, 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 Thornwell. Survey of the Presbyterian Churches of the
world. The practical application of these principles in the polity of
the Southern Presbyterian Church. Required, Senior year, winter
quarter, five hours. Professor Robinson, Dr. Foster.

205. The Teaching of Karl Barth. The Gifford lectures are used
as the basis 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, spring quarter. 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, fall quarter, odd years. Professor RoDinson.

207. The Teachings of John Calvin. THE INSTITUTES with
studies thereon by Doumergue, Warfield, and others. Elective, two
hours, fall quarter, even years. Professor Robinson.

208. The History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. Seminar in
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. Elective, two
hours, fall quarter, odd years. Professor Robinson.

Group III

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

A. Dogmatic and Biblical Theology

301. Introduction, Theology Proper, and Anthropology. Introduc-
tion embraces such matters as definition, aim, methods, sources, Scrip-
tures, etc. Theology Proper is distributed as follows: theism, anti-
theism, nature and attributes of God, the Deity of Christ, the nature
and office-work of the Holy Spirit, the decrees of God, and the works

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of God. Anthropology treats of the origin, nature, and original state
of man, the covenant of works, the fall, sin, and free agencv. Text-
book: Berkhof, REFORMED DOGMATICS, Introductory Volume and
Volume 1. Parallels: Strong, Warfield, and others. Required, Middle
year, spring 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-
divisions: the order of Christian experience, regeneration, faith and
repentance, justification, adoption, sanctification, and the means of
grace the Word, sacraments, and praver. Textbook: Berkhof, RE-
FORMED DOGMATICS, Volumes I and II. Parallels: Strong, War-
field, Orr, and Hodge. Required, Senior year, fall 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
DOGMATICS, Volume II; and F. R. Beattie on THE STANDARDS.
Required, Senior year, winter 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 prophecy,
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 ministry 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. What is the explanation of the popularity of these new
sects ? Why are so many people turning from the orthodox churches
and seeking satisfaction in these strange isms ? What are these re-
ligious oddities offering ? Why is the Church of Jesus Christ not
meeting the cravings of those who go away to drink at other foun-
tains ? 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 wis-
dom 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 exer-
cises in Biblical theology. The aim of this course is to give the student
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and work. Elective, five hours, spring quarter, even years. Professor
Green.

307. The Teaching of Jesus. Of those who have occupied the
teacher's office Jesus is easily first. The teachings of others are val-
uable, 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 principles for the solution of all the problems of life. No
teacher of religion can afford to neglect the teaching of the Teacher.
Elective five hours, spring quarter, odd years. Professor Green.

B. Apologetics

326. Apologetics. The function of Apologetics. The history of and
the present need for Apologetics in the current revolt against his-
toric Christianity. Vindication of the knowledge of God as given in
Christianity: 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.

327. Philosophical Apologetics. A comparison and contrast of the-
istic and anti-theistic epistemology, with a vindication of Theism
against the current anti-theistic trends. Elective by arrangement,
three hours. Professor Robinson.

C. Philosophy

351. The Philosophy of the Christian Religion. The premises of
this course are that God Who has revealed Himself in the Person and
work of Christ as unfolded in the Scriptures, which are the only in-
fallible rule of faith and practice, has not transgressed but honored
the truest conceptions of reason which is also His gift to man: that
before the mysteries of the Person of Christ, His supernatural birth
and works, His oneness with God, His atoning sacrifice, reason finds
its highest office not in denying their realities but in reverently
yielding itself to faith and worship and holy service: that in the
Christian system of truth whose Crown and Center is the Son of God,
Faith is not built upon the negation of intelligence but supported
by it.

The course will deal with such subjects as the origin and basis
of religion, its universal necessity, the Person of Christ, and Super-
naturalism, together with criticism of Atheism, Agnosticism, Skep-
ticism and Pessimism. Fairburn's "PHILOSOPHY OF THE CHRIS-
TIAN RELIGION" will be used as the textbook. Elective, five hours,
winter quarter. Dr. Foster.

352. Logic. The aim of this course is two-fold. First, to discover
the laws of thought upon which the structure of knowledge rests by
a scientific study of the processes of thinking; second, to cultivate the
habit of accuracy in speech. The intimate relation between thoughts
and words is revealed and stressed, the latter being but the verbal
expressions in and through which thought completes itself. Through
a detailed and comprehensive survey of the fields of Deductive and
Inductive reasoning the student is shown the methods by which knowl-
edge may be corrected and systematized, by which new truths may
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conclusions. Attention is also given to the conditions from which
errors or fallacies most commonly arise. Textbooks: AN INTRODUC-
TORY LOGIC, by Creighton and Smart, and THE PRINCIPLES OF
REASONING, by Daniel S. Robinson. Elective, three hours, spring
quarter. Dr. Foster.

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 realization 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 Christian life. Textbooks: A HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIAN
ETHICS, by D. S. Adam, and CHRISTIAN ETHICS, by Newman
Smyth. Elective, five hours, fall quarter. Dr. Foster.

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 Seminarv is committed to the belief
that tremendous possibilities inhere in this relatively new subject
for the training of ministers. We are employing the laboratory
method in this department to the end that the student may be privi-
leged 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 purposely
disregarded the matter of sequence, and hence they may be elected
bv everyone irrespective of classification in the Seminary.

401. Organization and Administration. This course combines ex-
tensive 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
culturing Christians. The function of the Holy Spirit and the signifi-
cance of the Scriptures as the Word of God are noted and integrated
with recognized pedagogical principles in presenting a technique for

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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 signifi-
cance of procedure in promoting Religious Education. Elective, two
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 Edu-
cation 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 him-
self in that field of service as it is today. Elective, two hours, spring
quarter, even years. Professor Gutzke.

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

B. Pastoral Theology

426. Pastoral Theology. This course is especially intended to fur-
nish 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 classroom discussion, but the principal required work of
the class is in the field of parallel reading and of practical and obser-
vational work. Among the subjects which are particularly emphasized
are personal evangelism, the pastor's relationship to the missionary
work of the Church, the pastor's duty as a citizen, the conduct of
regular worship and of marriage and funeral services, pastoral psy-
chology, church organization and finance, and church publicity. Mem-
bers 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, Junior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor
Richards, Dr. Foster.

427. Evangelism. Grounding itself on the truth that the work of
the minister is of a three-fold nature (1) spiritually developing the
Church, (2) shepherding the flock, (3) winning the unsaved, the de-
sign of the course is to acquaint the student with the fundamental
conditions which conspire to make the efficient evangelistic, pastoral
preacher. The special features of evangelistic sermons that secure
abiding results: sermons addressed to the intellect, the conscience,
and the heart: sermons that embody the Law and Grace will be em-
phasized. Attention will also be given to methods and avenues of
evangelism. Elective, two hours, spring quarter. Dr. Foster.

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C. Homiletics

451. The Theory and Practice of Preaching. In this introductory
course both the theory and the practice of preaching are studied, but
the emphasis is on the practical. The aim is to teach men: What
preaching is and How to do it. The preacher, his call, his message,
his personality, 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 Johnson's THE IDEAL MINISTRY. Required, Junior year,
fall quarter, five hours. Professor Green.

452. Sermon Building. This course is largely taken up with a
study of different types of sermons textual, topical, expository, nar-
rative, doctrinal, special, evangelistic. Portions of Scripture which
afford an intensive study of these types are chosen and assigned for
practical homiletical work. The sermon briefs which are daily pre-
sented are freely discussed by the class in a spirit of constructive
criticism and in the light of the principles which should govern the
preparation of sermons. Special attention is given the subject, aim,
introduction, plan, and conclusion of each sermon. The student offer-
ing a suggestion is required to support his criticism with valid rea-
sons. Elective, five hours, fall quarter. Dr. Foster.

453. Advanced Homiletics. The aim of this course will be to lead
the student into the broadest field of Homiletical study. Such sub-
jects 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
intensive 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 to developing a passion for the attainment of
the highest ideals in one's own work. Elective, five hours, spring
quarter. Dr. Foster.

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 ut-
terance. The method of instruction will be lectures and drills, alter-
nating with classroom speeches by the students. There will be personal
criticisms and assigned reading. Required, Junior year, one afternoon
a week throughout the year, three hours credit. Mr. Johnson.

477. Persuasive Speaking. The object in this course is to learn
and apply fundamental socio-psychological principles of public speech,
such as: limitation, visibility, and immediacy. In this course we are
thinking 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 PRINCI-
PLES OF SPEECH. Required, Middle year, one afternoon a week
through fall and winter quarters, two hours credit. Mr. Johnson.

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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 Presbyterian Hymnal
will be used throughout most of the course and the hymns which it
contains will be treated historically, linographically, inspirationally,
and practically. The students will be instructed in the elementary prin-
ciples 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 with credit as a two-hour course. Dr. Shel-
don.

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TOWN AND COUNTRY MINISTERS'
INSTITUTE

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

One of the important services which Columbia Seminary has ren-
dered to its constituent Synods in recent years has been the holding
of an annual mid-winter Institute for ministers. This 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 coopera-
tion with the General Assembly's Executive Committee on Religious
Education and Dr. 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 Edu-
cation in the Seminary's supporting Synods were additional visiting
instructors for the Institute of 1939 and it is expected that they will
continue to co-operate in this undertaking.

The Ministers' Institute for the coming year will be held January
22-February 2, 1940. During the latter part of this period the Smyth
Lectures for 1940 will be delivered by Dr. George Lang, Professor
of Philosophy in the University of Alabama. The subjects of special
courses and lectures which will be offered by members of the reg-
ular Faculty and by visiting instructors will be announced at a later
date. The following courses which will be taught by Dr. McLaughlin
with the co-operation of the Synodical Director?, will be required
work in Pastoral Theology for the classes indicated but will also
be open to visiting ministers:

Junior Year Youth and Sunday School Extension. Syllabus by
Dr. McLaughlin with Dr. Glascow's new book, CHAPELS TO-
DAY'S EVANGELISTIC FRONTIER, as parallel.

Middle Year The Program of the Town and Country Church.
Text to be announced. The Synodical Directors will lead discussions
on "The Program of Religious Education for the Local Church."

Senior Year Town and Country Church Leadership. Texts: THE
NEW CALL, by McLaughlin, and THE LITTLE CHURCH ITS
PROGRAM AND WORK, by D. B. Walthall.

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LIBRARY FACILITIES

The Smyth Library of Columbia Seminary is one of the most
extensive and the most valuable collections of theological litera-
ture in the South, forming an indispensable adjunct to the work
carried on in the classrooms. In it are incorporated the larger parts
of 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., and Rev. W. M.
McPheeters, D.D. New books are being continually added. The most
important periodicals are kept on file. The libraries of the profes-
sors 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, S. C, 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 development of
the librarv facilities.

Librarian

Mrs. Julia D. Anderson is the full time librarian of the Seminary,
being assisted in this task by a group of student workers who have
special qualifications for the work. The process of cataloguing and
indexing the volumes according to the system of classification in-
stituted at Lnion Theological Seminarv of New York is moving for-
ward steadily and in this way the usefulness of the library to the stu-
dents and to ministers of the Church has been greatly increased. Dr.
S. A. Cartledge serves as the Faculty adviser to the librarian.

Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

Through a generous bequest of Rev. Thomas Smyth. D.D.. who
was for vears the Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of
Charleston. S. C. a lectureship bearing the name of its founder was
established at Columbia Seminarv in 1911. In accordance with the

conditions of the bequest, some person of worthy character and dis-
tinguished for learning and abilitv 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 bv Dr. Smvth to found this lectureship
amount to $10,000, and the interest on this amount each year is used
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five years distinguished scholars and ministers have treated a large
variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaeological, and
historical. A list of these lecturers will be found on one of the
last pages of this bulletin.

The Smyth Lectures for 1938-39 were delivered by Dr. Clarence
E. Macartney, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh,
Pa., a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church, U. S. A. Dr. Macartney spoke upon the subject,
"Kings of the American Pulpit."

The Lecturer for 1939-40 will be Rev. George, Lang, D.D., Pro-
fessor of Philosophy in the University of Alabama, who will discuss
"The Elements of a Challenging Religion." Dr. William D. Cham-
berlain, Professor of New Testament Exegesis in the Louisville Pres-
byterian Seminary, will deliver the Lectures in 1940-41.

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 fur-
thering an interest in missions, both at home and abroad. The Cen-
tennial of the Society was celebrated in Atlanta, February 1931,
with appropriate addresses and a pageant presenting a century of
service.

Regular meetings are held on alternate Monday evenings. At
these meetings various phases of Christian work are discussed by
students or by specially invited speakers. The Society also conducts
mission conferences in the Spring, these having been led last year
by Rev. H. Bryan, an alumnus of Columbia Seminary who is now a
preacher of the Gospel in Tokushima, Japan. A significant part of
each Commencement is the Address before the Society of Missionary
Inquiry with an offering taken for Foreign Missions.

Under the direction of the Society and in cooperation with At-
lanta Presbytery the members have taken full charge of evangelistic
preaching at "the Chapel," thus establishing a real rescue mission
in the heart of Atlanta. Students under regular assignment visit in
the neighborhood and hold three services each week in this mis-
sion during the school term, and the Presbytery provides for the
support of a member of the student body to continue the work
during the summer. 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 Peo-
ple's Societies and churches of the Atlanta area.

"The J. Leighton Wilson Missionary Room" has been opened in
Campbell Hall. The room contains a number of highly prized mis-

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sionary books, curios, and trophies. This collection dates back io
the early years of the Society, and it contains, among other valuable
missionary curios, the medicine chest used by Dr. Wilson while in
Africa, and a leaf from the Diary of David Brainard. The Societv
is now making an effort to increase this valuable collection. As far
as possible, the pictures of all the graduates of the Seminary who
have gone to foreign mission fields will be placed in this room.

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, evangelistic meetings, hos-
pitals, prisons, and at other places. By invitation, 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 pleasant
and profitable contacts, and to render real service to the Seminary.
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 praver. Students and faculty
members meet daily in the chapel for a brief worship service, at
which time a message is usually brought by a faculty member or by
some visiting speaker. Other gatherings for worship are often con-
ducted 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 sugges-
tions as to the subject matter, composition, and method of delivery
of the sermons. The satisfaction of the faculty's requirements in
connection with these sermons is one of the conditions of graduation
and before receiving a degree every student is expected to give evi-
dence 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 minister especially qualified for the task. This period of spir-

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itual preparation for the year's work is crowned by a Communion
Service which is conducted in the Seminary Chapel. Other observ-
ances of this Sacrament are held at appropriate times during the
school year. These services rightlv 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. Mc-
Pheeters in memory of his wife, Emma Gold Morrison McPheeters.

Home Mission Work

In addition to the training which results from observation of others
at work, the churches of Atlanta and the surrounding country 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 com-
mittees within easy reach of Atlanta, to supply home mission fields,
and to assist in other forms of Christian work. In this way oppor-
tunity is provided for many students to engage in supply work and
other forms of religious activity, for which a reasonable remuner-
ation is usually provided.

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., Sal-
vation 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 con-
flict 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 Mission
Agencies of this section in this way. Except in special cases, mem-
bers of the Junior class are not permitted to undertake regular work.

Ordinarily no student should undertake regular work oftener than
twice a month. Where necessity seems to require that a student en-
gage in full time supply work, the Faculty will consider each case
and decide upon it on its merits

SOFTBALL

TENNIS

THE BASKETBALL SQUAD, 1938-39

48 Columbia Theological Seminary

Physical Culture

Any minister who does not possess a strong, healthy body is tre-
mendously 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 in the gymnasium of the
Decatur Presbyterian Church, and during the past vear the Seminary
Five has successfully played a strenuous schedule of games within
the City League of Atlanta. The city of Atlanta also offers a splendid
opportunity for competition in tennis with various schools and or-
ganizations when this is desired, and in years past the Seminary has
been represented by some strong teams in this sport. The fine climate
of this section and the situation of the Seminary make 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 readily
available to students of the Seminary and this fact ensures the proper
care of those who require medical attention. Several of the promi-
nent 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.

Space in the dormitory is provided as an infirmary to be used for
the benefit of students whose illness requires isolation but who do
not require hospital care.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Anna Church Whitner Memorial Fellowship

This Fellowship was established by Wm. C. Whitner, LL.D., of
Rock Hill, S. C, as a memorial to his mother, who was an earnest,
consecrated, and devoted Christian. Each year the Fellowship is to be
awarded to some member of the Senior Class or of the five preceding
graduating classes. The income from the Fellowship, about $500 T
will be used by the Fellow to finance a year's post graduate study
in an approved American or European institution. Since its estab-
lishment in 1928 this Fellowship has been awarded to the following
individuals, who are listed with the names of the institutions at
which they have elected to take graduate work:

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H. N. Alexander, Princeton Theological Seminary.
S. A. Cartledge, University of Chicago.
I. M. Bagnal, Princeton Theological Seminary.
D. M. Mounger, University of Edinburgh.
T. H. Grafton, Northwestern University.
R. T. Gillespie, Emory Universitv.
G. T. Preer, University of Virginia.
R. S. Hough, Princeton Theological Seminary.
(Work still to be taken.)

No appointment of Whitner Fellows has been made for the past
several years owing to temporary conditions affecting the income
available for the annual stipend. It is expected that it will be pos-
sible to resume appointments in the early future.

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 teach-
ing work in that department and who may be enrolled as a member
of any class at Columbia. The Fellow will be expected to teach
regular classes in Beginners' Greek for the benefit of students 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.

Applications for Fellowships should be made to the President in
writing before February 15th in any school year.

The following men have been New Testament Fellows in past
years :

A. L. Patterson

E. D. Kerr

Samuel A. Linley

William T. Riviere

Samuel A. Cartledge

Wallace McP. Alston

J. \ernon McGee

G. Allen Fleece

John D. Cotts

Robert F. Boyd

Tom Baine Anderson

Wilds Book Prize

Some years ago the Seminary received from Louis T. Wilds, Esq.,
a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S. C,
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 selected by the Faculty because of distinction
in his academic work. This prize was awarded last vear to Mr.
Marion Bradwell of Pelham, Ga.

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EXTENSION WORK BY THE FACULTY

Evangelistic Services

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; administer the
sacraments for vacant churches; teach Bible classes; conduct 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.

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

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Alumni of Columbia Seminary have alwavs constituted an
intensely loyal group, and the Alumni Association is a vigorous or-
ganization which seeks to make an increasing contribution to the
welfare of the institution. For a number of vears past an alumni
office has been maintained on the campus and a competent member
of the student bodv is appointed each year as Alumni Secretary.
The secretaries of the Association who have served in recent vears
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 Semi-
nary 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 correspondence 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. In recent years members of the Association
have made substantial contributions to the support of the Seminary
through the Alumni Sharing Fund, which has been promoted by its
leaders with a view to giving the graduates of the institution an

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opportunity to remain permanently and actively identified with its
work.

The present officers of the Alumni Association are: Rev. John
McSween. Chester, S. C, President; Rev. Marshall C. Dendy, Knox-
ville. Tenn., Vice-President, and Mr. Alex McCutchen, Birmingham,
Ala., Secretary and Treasurer.

ON THE GOLF COURSE

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ROLL OF STUDENTS, 1938-1939
Graduate Students

Rev. Robert Frederick Boyd.. _A.B.. College of Charleston

Ml. Pleasant. S. C. M.A., College of Charleston

B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Leonard Burns Gibbs A.B.. Davidson College

Smyrna. Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Charles Howard Maury A.B.. King College

Houston, Texas M.A.. Louisiana State University

B.D., I nion Theological Seminary

Rev, James Rhodes Smith _A.B.. Maryville College

Atlanta. Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Clarence Eugene Piephoff . A.B.. Presbyterian College

Atlanta, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Senior Class

William Joseph Boyd A.B., King College

Doddsville, Miss. Central Mississippi Presbytery

James Samuel Cantrell A.B., Howard College

Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Robert Doggett Earnest A.B., King College

Johnson City, Tenn. Holston Presbytery

William Garnett Foster, Jr A.B., UJniversity of Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tenn. Dallas Theological Seminary

Knoxville Presbytery

Samuel Mason Hughes B.S., Presbyterian College

Clinton, S. C. bouth Carolina Presbytery

LIugh Morris Jefferson A.B., Centre College

Chatham, Va. Louisville Presbyterian Seminary

Montgomery Presbytery

Anderson Merrell Keith A.B.. Maryville College

Asheville, N. C. Asheville Presbytery

William Bellinger Lowrance A.B., University of South Carolina

Columbia. S. C. M.A., University of South Carolina

Congaree Presbytery

Archie Lephon McNair B.S., Berry College

Conway, S. C. Atlanta Presbytery

Earl Matson Miller, Jr A.B., King College

Johnson City, Tenn. Holston Presbytery

George Martin Pickard Boone A. S. T. College

Charlotte, N. C. Moody Bible Institute

Mecklenburg Presbytery

Richard Randall Potter __A.B., Presbyterian College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Charles Augustus Sheldon, III ._A.B., University of Georgia

Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

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Clinical Year Students

James Reid Boyce .. A.B., Erskine College

Dade City, Fla. St. John- Presbytery

Serving internship in Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Ala.

Conrad Lawrence Stayton . -B.S.. Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Birmingham. Ala. East Alabama Presbytery

Serving internship in First Presbyterian Church. Gainesville. Fla.

Middle Class

Howell Bradford Anderson^. B.S., Georgia School of Technology

Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Tom Baine Anderson A.B., Davidson College

Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Clark David Benson A.B., Wheaton College

Wheaton, 111. St. Johns Presbytery

Frederick Conrad Debele, Jr._. B.S., Georgia School of Technology

Savannah, Ga. Savannah Presbytery

Bratton Herman Dillard A.B., Columbia Bible College

Spartanburg, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

James Herbert Gailey. Jr A.B., Davidson College

Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

James Edward Graham A.B., Presbyterian College

Rock Hill, S. C. Harmony Presbytery

Thomas Brem Hoover, Jr A.B.. Davidson College

Paw Creek. N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Francis Richard Home A.B., University of Mi--issippi

Jackson, Miss. L.L.B., University of Mississippi

Central Mississippi Presbytery

William Chester Keller A. 3., Presbyterian College

Greenville, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

Lycurgus Alexander McCutchen B.S., Howard College

Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Walker Keller Maude_. . A.B.. Maryville College, U. S. A.

Philadelphia. Pa.

Clarence Elmer Pickens Howard College

Birmingham. Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Cameron Van Brent Thompson^ A.B.. I niversity of Florida

Tallahassee, Fla.

Harold Layton White A.B.. Austin College

Mineral Wells. Texas M.A., Austin College

Ft. Worth Presbytery

Samuel Hollingsworth Zealy Moody Bible Institute

Augusta, Ga. Augusta Presbytery

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Junior Class

Donald Bennett Bailev A.B.. Davidson College

Rock Hill. S. C. ' Bethel Presbytery

Francis Buchanan Benton A.B., Southwestern

Bessemer, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Major Hayes Clark A.B., Davidson College

Dothan. Ala. East Alabama Presbytery

Curry Watkins Davis A.B., Bob Jones College

Mobile, Ala. Mobile Presbytery

Elmer Remer Enlow, Jr A.B., W'heaton College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Howard Bascom Foran A.B., King College

Glendale Springs, N. C. Holston Presbytery

Joseph Louis Griggs Columbia Bible College

Cornelius, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

George Harbin Kirker. Jr University of Alabama

Marion Junction, Ala. Tuscaloosa Presbytery

Donald Overton Mclnnis A.B., Davidson College

West End, N. C. Fayetteville Presbytery

Cliff Hill McLeod A.B., Presbyterian College

Ocala, Fla. Suwanee Presbytery

Thomas Holt Makin A.B.. Bob Jones College

Bradenton, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Frank Alfred Mathes B.S., Georgia School of Technology

Jonesboro, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Benjamin Franklin Moore, Jr A.B., University of Georgia

Athens, Ga. Athens Presbytery

Merle Culpepper Patterson A.B., Presbyterian College

Moultrie, Ga. Southwest Georgia Presbytery

Everett Hamlin Phillips A.B., King College

Taylor, Miss. North Mississippi Presbytery

Thomas Jefferson Powers A.B., Bob Jones College

Selma. Ala. Alabama Conference

M. E. Church

Charles Wesley Rightmyer A.B., Fairmont State Teachers' College

Fairmont. W. Va. Atlanta Presbytery

John Graham Spurrier A.B.. Columbia Bible College

Charlotte. N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Leonard Oscar Therrell Presbyterian College

Greenville, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

Hubert Golden Wardlaw A.B.. Presbyterian College

Marietta. Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

Special Students

Lawrence Grove DeLand, missionary on furlough. Bulape, Africa.

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Lecturers en the Thomas Smyth Foundation

1911 Francis Landey Patton, 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, Germany. Sub-

ject: Theological Movements in Germany During the Nineteenth
Century.

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

Problems Illustrated in the Lives of Great Missionary Leaders.

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 Results of
Archaeological Discovery.

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

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 Modern Thought.
1923 J. Sprole Lyons. D.D.. Atlanta. Georgia. Subject: Sermonic Sources.
1923 L. E. NcNair, D.D.. Jacksonville, Florida. Subject: Passion in Preaching.
1923 W. McF. Alexander, D.D., New Orleans, Louisiana. Subject: The Man

and His Message.
1923 J. B. Hutton, D.D., Jackson, Miss. Subject: Regulative Ideas in

Preaching.
1923 James I. Vance. D.D.. Nashville, Tenn. Subject: Sermonizing.

1923 Dunbar H. Ogden. D.D., Mobile. Ala. Subject: The House in Which

the Minister Lives.

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

Mission Field.

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

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 Ad-

ventures 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 Foot-

steps of Bible Characters.

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

Growth.

1934 Frazer Hood, Ph.D., Litt.D., Davidson, N. C. Subject: The Christian's

Faith.

1935 Samuel 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., Atlanta, Ga. Subject: Expository Preaching.

1939 Clarence E. Macartney, Pittsburgh, Pa. Subject: Kings of the American

Pulpit.

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APPENDIX

Members of the Faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary,

1828-1939

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 Literature. 1883

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

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

1848 and Church Polity. 1850

1852 Alexander T. McGill,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History

and Church Polity. 1853

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

Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity, and 1856
1862 Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1865

1855 James Henley Thornwell,* D.D.. LL.D., Professor of Didactic 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 Evangelistic

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 Professor

of Biblical Literature. 1885

1882 William E. Boggs,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History and

Church Polity. 1885

1885 James D. Tadlock,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical His-
tory and Church Polity. 1898

1887 Charles C. Hershman,* D.D., Professor of Biblical Literature. 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 Lit-
erature 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

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 His-
tory and Church Polity. 1925
1898 Samuel M. Smith.* D.D., Provisional Instructor in Pastoral Theol-
ogy and Homiletics. 1899

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

and 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., Professor of

New Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1926

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the Seminary
and Polemic

1911 Thornton Whaling,* D.D., LL.D., President of the Seminary and
Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology.

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

1913 James 0. Reavis. D.D., LL.D.. Professor of the English Bible,
Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology.

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

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

1920 Melton Clark, D.D., Professor of English Bible and Religious

Education.

1921 John M. Wells, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D., President of

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

Theology.
1925 Richard T. Gillespie,* D.D., LL.D., President of the Seminary.

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

tory, Church Polity, Pastoral Theology, and Missions.

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

cal History, Church Polity, and Missions.

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

erature and Exegesis.

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

erature and Exegesis.

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

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

1934 Patrick H. Carmichael, Ph.D., D.D., Litt.D., Professor of English
Bible and Religious Education.

1936 John S. Foster, M.A., D.D., Associate Professor of Homiletics and
Practical Theology.

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

1921
1913

1920

1926
1932
1924

1930

1927

1927
1930

1938

* Deceased.

INDEX

Academic Awards 48, 49

Accreditation 13

Admission and Graduation 17

Alumni Association 50, 51

Application for Admission 59

Board 20

Board of Directors 5

Calendar 3, 4

Certificates 18

College Preparation 17, 18

Columbia's Territory 15, 16

Courses of Study 29-40

General Statement 29

Group I Biblical Theology 29-33

Group II Historical Theology___33. 34
Group III Systematic Theology 34-37
Group IV Practical Theology 37-40

Cultural Advantages 14

Degrees 18, 23, 24

Outline of Courses for B.D. Degree- 22
Repuirements for Th.M. Degree 23, 24

Directions for Reaching

Seminary (Inside back cover)

English Course 22

Examinations 24

Expenses 20

Extension Work by Faculty 50

Evangelistic Services 50

Faculty 7, 8

Faculty Members, 1828-1939 56, 57

Fees 20

Fellowships 48, 49

Anna Church Whitner Memorial 48, 49

Resident 49

Financial Aid 21

Government Aid 21

Grades and Distinctions 24

Greater University Center 14, 15

Grounds and Buildings 13, 14

Historic Columbia 10, 11

Home Mission Work 46

Instruction 11. 13

Lecturers on Smyth Foundation 55

Librarian 43

Library 43

Loans to Candidates 21

Medical Care 48

Officers of Administration 6

Opportunities for Observing

Religious Work 15

Pledge 19

Physical Culture 48

Preaching by Students 46

Pre-Seminary Curriculum 27

Quartette 45

Religious Exercises 45, 46

Reports to Presbyteries 19

Roll of Students 52-54

Schedule 24-26

Scholarships 21

Seminary, The 1-15

Smyth Lecture Foundation 43-44

Smyth Library Fund 43

Society of Missionary Inquiry 44-45

Student Activities 44-48

Students From Other Seminaries 18

Textbooks 20

Theological Interneships 19, 20

Town and Country Ministers'

Institute 41

Visiting Speakers and Lecturers 9

Wilds Book Prize 49

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Name

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 you read?

Average grade

Your pastor's name and address

Date of birth Place of birth

Are you married? Have you any children?

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 ad-
mitted as a student, 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 direc-
tors of the Seminary while I shall continue a member of it."

Signature

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

DIRECTIONS FOR REACHING THE SEMINARY

The campus of the Seminary is located in the southeast section
of Decatur, Ga., about one-half mile from the street car line. Stu-
dents coming by train over roads other than the Georgia Railroad
will ordinarily save time by taking the street car to Decatur after
arriving at an Atlanta station. For purposes of convenience, how-
ever, 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 Traveler'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. Taxi service at
reasonable rates is easily available from this point to the Seminary.
In case of confusion or of difficulty in carrying out 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 arriv-
ing by street car.