bulletin v j Vol L COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY October, 1957 No. 4 " RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED a ,1.,. ,>>t,T Miv 1928 at the post office at Decatur, Ga. under the Act of August 24, 1912. Entered as second-class "'^^/^JtV QUARTERLY AT DECATUR, GEORGIA OPENING OF SCHOOL MINISTERS WEEK CAMPAIGNS IN ALL SUPPORTING SYNODS OPENING OF SCHOOL The 130th seminary year was formally opened at Columbia Seminary during the week of September 16- 20 with Orientation activities including familiarization kctures by members of the faculty and upper classmen, various types of testing, and the annual formal reception by the faculty for new students. The new year opened with seventy-two new students, representing fifteen states and two foreign countries, with degrees from thirty-two colleges and universities one of the largest groups to attend the seminary. The total enrollment for the year will apparently equal or exceed the record number of 256 students who were present during the session of 1956-57. New faculty members are as follows: Associate Pro- fessor Shirley C. Guthrie. Jr., a graduate of Austin College. Princeton Theological Seminary and the Uni- versity of Basel. Professor Guthrie will work in the De- partments of New Testament and Systematic Theology. Professor Wade P. Huie. a graduate of Emory Uni- versity, Columbia Seminary and the University of Edin- burgh has been appointed to the Peter Marshall chair of Homiletics and is to report to the seminary on Janu- ary 1 1958 The Reverend Mr. Sidney Anderson, a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and Columbia Seminary is the new Registrar, Director of Field Work and Professor of Industrial Church. Visiting professors for the new year are Dr. Paul Traugott Fuhrmann. a product of Neuchatel Indepen- dent School of Theology, Drew Theological Seminary and Drew University; Dr. James M. Robinson, a gradu- ate of Davidson College, Columbia Theological Semi- nary University of Basel and Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. Martin A. Schmidt of the University of Basel and Emory University; Dr. Paul Leslie Garber ot Wooster College, Louisville Theological Seminary and Duke University; Dr. Stuart R. Oglesby of Arkansas College and Union Theological Seminary. MINISTER'S WEEK The week of November 4-8 has been designed as Minister-s Week and will be of primary interest to the friends of Columbia Seminary. A distinguished group of speakers will be heard during this period. The Rev. John Alexander Mackay, D. D., D. Lift , LL. D., L H D President of Princeton Theological Seminary, will be the Smyth Lecturer. The Poacher for the week will be Rev. William Marion Elliott. Jr.. Ph. D Mode- rator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. U. S.. who will preach each day The Rev. James M. Robinson. D. Theol.. Th. D.. will also be a lecturer throughout the week. Graduates of Columbia Seminary will be interested in the Alumni Day activities which are to be held on November 5. Several reports relating to seminary pro- motion The Florida Crusade, the Peter Marshall Fund and other matters pertaining to alumni and seminary ac- tion will be given by Dr. Richards and alumn. officers. An added matter of interest will be the election of new officers for the Alumni Association. The annual Alumni Dinner at the Seminary Refectory will be served with members of the Alumni body as guests. Efforts will be made to provide opportunity for fellowship and the renewing of old friendships as much as possible during the day. Graduates will be interested in calling on the various seminary professors who are this year being provided with new office arrangements on the second floor of Campbell Hall. The seminary administration and faculty are anxious for as many alumni as possible to visit the campus for this occasion. CAMPAIGNS IN ALL SUPPORTING SYNODS The Florida Crusade, a capital gifts campaign for funds for Columbia Seminary and Florida Student Work, will be completed by the end of 1957. Results so far in this campaign are most encouraging. Plans for a new dormitory at Columbia Seminary to be named Florida Hall are cited by the Florida Crusade Executive Committee, provided that a total goal of $700,000 is realized by the end of this campaign. Reports now indi- cate that we may expect gifts from churches and individ- uals amounting to at least $576,000. In some cases final pledges have not been received and it is essential that all verbal commitments be placed in writing before the campaign can be closed. Three-fifths of the total raised in this campaign has been designated for Columbia Theological Seminary and the remaining two-fifths will go to the Student Work of the Synod of Florida. The Peter Marshall Memorial Fund is as yet incom- plete. $200,000 must be raised in order to claim the challenge offer of $50,000 made by friends in Atlanta. Approximately $50,000 remains to be raised by the end of the year. It is urgent that the fund be complete for the inauguration of the new chair of Homiletics with its first professor early in 1958. A campaign for funds for Columbia Seminary in the Synods of Georgia and South Carolina has been ap- proved for the year 1959. Organization for this campaign will start during the latter part of 1958 with the solici- tation phase of the campaign to begin and to end dur- ing the year 1959. It is well for the friends of Columbia Seminary in these synods to keep these plans in mind and to enlist the prayers of our people as one of the preparatory phases of this effort. A further campaign for funds for Columbia Seminary in the Synods of Alabama and Mississippi has been ap- proved bv these synods for the year 1960. Organizational work for this campaign will start during the latter part of the year 1959 with plans to begin and to complete the solicitation phase of the campaign in 1960. It is the concern of the directors and administration of Columbia Seminary that policy and procedures be established for the conduct of these campaigns to provide spiritual as well as financial assets for Columbia Seminary and her constituency. This can be done only by prayerful con- cern on the part of every Presbyterian in each of these svnods.