Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 70, number 2, Spring 1978

SPRING 1978

Columbia 5eminary

FORUM AND CONFERENCE6 PTTRQCT

FORUM SETS TONE

"/ thought the Columbia Forum
was exceptional . , . informative,
challenging , and inspira tional, ' ' "A
place for us and a time for us to
be fed . . . thank you." "The Colum-
bia Forum was a smasheroo . . . very
enlightening and refreshing."

These are just a few of the com-
ments that were made about the re-
cent Columbia Forum held on the
Seminary campus during February.

The week of lectures, colloquies
and class reunions took a new form
this year and the change was met
with a resounding expression of ap-
preciation and support. Alumni Lec-
turer, John H. Leith, and Smyth
Lecturer, Austin C. Lovelace, pro-
vided stimulating lectures, while
Guest Preacher, David H. C. Read,
demonstrated his gifts as a pulpit
master.

Attendance overflowed the Chapel
and most of the lectures and worship
services had to be held at the Colum-
bia Presbyterian Church. Especially
gratifying was the return of so many
of Columbia's graduates who partici-
pated fully in the activities of the
week and helped the Seminary cele-
brate its Sesquicentenial.

The multi-media presentation en-
titled "Recollection and Expectation"
shown during the Alumni/ae Lunch-
eon was a real highlight of the 150th
Anniversary Celebration. It demon-
strated how the providence of God
has provided for the Seminary for
a century and a half and how the
Spirit of God is still at work through
Columbia's commitment to theologi-
cal education.

The Worship and Convocations
Committee, along with the Alumni/ae
Council, is already at work on next
year's Columbia Forum.

Seminary students and visiting college students provide a study in concentration during
the recent COLLEGE CONFERENCE when 65 persons spent a weekend on campus to
consider the vocation of ministry.

COLUMBIA CAMPUS CONFERENCES

Columbia Seminary is encouraged
by the response to the COLLEGE
CONFERENCE held February 10-
12. Over sixty-five men and women
met on Columbia's campus to be-
come better acquainted with the
faculty, staff, students and curriculum
of Columbia. The Conference began
with a talk by Dr. Philips on some
of the basic ingredients of a call to
serve. Included in the weekend were
opportunities for students to partici-
pate in several current classes, and
in discussions of other matters, such
as housing and financial aid, as well
as an opportunity to worship to-
gether.

A second Conference THE CON-
FERENCE ON MINISTRY is

scheduled at Columbia for April
28-30. This Conference is geared
primarily for men and women who
are considering a vocational change.
Some of Columbia's most dedicated
and effective candidates for the min-
istry have found this Conference to
be helpful and instrumental in dis-
covering God's will for their lives.

In addition to the Conferences,
Mr. Harry Barrow, the new Director
of Admissions, is visiting College
campuses and challenging students
with the possibilities of Ministry as
a vocation.

Gonzalez Inaugurated

The inauguration of Dr. Catherine
Gunsalus Gonzalez as Professor of
Church History will take place in
the Seminary Chapel on Tuesday,
April 25, at 7:30 p.m. The title of
her inaugural address is "The Double
Turning Point: A Pattern in the Pil-
grimage of Some Reformed Theo-
logians."

Professor Gonzalez was born in
Albany, New York. She did her un-
dergraduate work at Beaver College
in Pennsylvania and received her
S.T.B. from Boston University

School of Theology. She earned her
Ph.D. at Boston University and was
ordained as a minister in the United
Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., in 1965.
She is currently a member of Louis-
ville Union Presbytery.

Prior to coming to Columbia Sem-
inary, Dr. Gonzalez was Associate
Professor of Historical Theology,
Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary. She became Associate
Professor of Church History at Col-
umbia in 1974 and Professor of
Church History in 1977.

She has served on many signifi-
cant committees of the Church, most
recently on the Task Force to plan
the Mission Consultation.

She has written articles for various
periodicals and together with her
husband. Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez, com-
posed the Woman's Workbook, Pres-
byterian Church, U.S., for 1977-78.

In 1975-76, Dr. Gonzalez preached
on the Presbyterian segment of "The
Protestant Hour" Radio Program.

The Seminary community looks
forward to sharing in the inaugura-
tion of Professor Gonzalez.

Two New Scholarship
Aid Funds Established

Two brothers in the First Presby-
terian Church of Huntsville, AL,
have honored their parents by estab-
lishing a fund at Columbia Seminary
for the education for the Gospel
ministry. The fund is named "THE
JOHN BLUE, JR. AND NELL
BLUE MEMORIAL SCHOLAR-
SHIP FUND." The amount of this
fund is $75,000.

In addition, these two brothers
have set up another scholarship fund
in honor of their pastor and his wife,
"THE DONALD B. AND JANE
ESTES BAILEY SCHOLARSHIP
FUND." Mr. Bailey is a graduate of
Columbia, Class of '41. The amount
of this fund is $10,000.

The Seminary is deeply apprecia-
tive of this very generous expression
of support. The two scholarship funds
fill a great need in providing financial
aid for deserving students preparing
for ministry.

Meeting of

THE PRESIDENT'S

ADVISORY COUNCIL

April 18, 1978

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FROM the PRE6IDENT

II

I am more and more impressed
with the significant involvement of
Columbia Seminary in the life and
mission of the Church. For example,
in just one week recently, 1 3 pro-
fessors and staff members preached
in Presbyterian churches, 6 met with
important Presbytery, Synod and
General Assembly committees, and

3 others led Seminars for ministers.
Many of our students were also at
work in the Church. That happened
in just one week, but it is not all
that unusual. It is good for us here
at Columbia to contribute to the
nurture and growth of the members
and ministers of our Church. It is
even more imporant for the Seminary
Community to know and understand
the needs of the Church, and the
realities of life in the world today.

Your partnership in the task of
preparing for ministry is indispen-
sable! Let me urge you to join
us in this mission here and to pray
specifically for these things:

1) That students may be sustained
in the midst of many pressures
and responsibilities, and that their
needs may be supplied in God's gra-
cious providence.

2) That Columbia Seminary may
be faithful to the Call of God in
serving Christ's Church through the
education of ministers at all levels of
the Church's life.

3) That the President, the Faculty,

the Staff and the Board may be clear-
ly led by God in processes of plan-
ning for present and future work.

4) That the financial resources
needed for Scholarships, Operating
Budgets, and Endowment be met
through the generosity and commit-
ment of many persons who care about
the tasks committed to Columbia
Seminary by the Church.

5) That the Presbyterian Church,
U.S., in covenant with God may re-
spond to the tremendous opportuni-
ties of mission and ministry today
with renewed faith and effectiveness.

Let me close with a word of pro-
found appreciation to you for your
concern and understanding. I have
been overwhelmed by your support
of the Seminary and of me person-
ally in the challenging experience of
a Seminary President. We couldn't
do it without you!

/) Faithfully yours.^* . .
fj J. Davison Philips

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GOLUMBIP FORUM -1Q78

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Guest Preacher, Dr. David H. C. Read, makes a point during the President J. Davison Philips gives an update to over 300 returning
Colloquy on Preaching while President Philips and Dr. Newsome graduates at the Annual Alumni/ ae Association Luncheon,
reflect.

Smyth Lecturer, Dr. Austin C. Lovelace, expounds on "How Does
a Hymn Mean?" to Professor Taylor.

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Student Joanna Adams shares her sense of call to ministry with
the members of the Alumni/ ae Council.

Student Leland McCuIlough meets some of the "old grads" of the
Alumni/ ae Council.

Alumni Lecturer, Dr. John H. Leith, greets faculty, students and
Alumni following one of his lectures.

Mr. Claude Clopton, faithful cook at CTS for 38 years, is pre-
sented honorary membership in the Alumni/ ae Association by Dr.
Philips.

Recent graduate, Dan Hamby, announces the establishment of the
Mobley Prize for Biblical Scholarship at the Alumni/ ae Asso-
ciation Luncheon.

Dr. J. Frank Alexander (center), newly
elected President of the Alumni/ae Asso-
ciation confers with Vice President Joe
Harvard and Dick Dodds, Director of
Seminary Relations.

Alumni Adopt New Project

The Annual Meeting of the Alum-
ni/ae Council and Association took
place during the recent Columbia
Forum. The 33 member Council, rep-
resenting graduates from Columbia's
supporting Synods and beyond, spent
a full day engaging in a dialog with
faculty, staff and students. Special
attention was given to academics,
student life and continuing education.

The following persons were elected
to provide leadership for the Council
and Association during 1978:

J. Frank Alexander ('44), President
(Synod of the Mid-South)

Joe S. Harvard, III ('66), V. Pres.
(Synod of the Southeast)

Wayne D. Griffin (71), Sec'y-
Treas. (Synod of Florida)

A significant action was taken in
the selection of the Alumni/ae Pro-
ject for 1978-79. It was decided
that this year's project would con-
tinue to support Scholarship Aid but
that an amount of $5,000 would be
set aside as a Publishing Grant Fund
to encourage the faculty to publish.
An Alumni/ae Giving Record was
reached during the 1976-77 Fiscal
Year with a total of $33,760 from
376 donors.

COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY ALUMNI/AE GIVING

Year

Number

Amount

1972-73

110

$ 3,698

1973-74

106

2,521

1974-75

223

13,045

1975-76

225

14,283

1976-77

376

33,760

'1977-78

279

24,197

*A$ of March

15, 1978 with

',2 months

to go before

June 30.

IN MEMORIAM

The following graduates of Columbia Theological Seminary became
a part of the Church Triumphant during 1977:

Class of

Yosip Benyamin 1909

Wm. Joseph Boyd 1937

Walter M. Crowe 1952

Cecil V. Dalton 1964

C. Darby Fulton 1915
Richard T. Gillespie 1933
John D. Henderson 1924
Harry K. Holland 1929
Daniel Iverson 1918
Harvey B. Johnson 1965
Herbert E. Kann 1933
John Frank Ligon 1915

D. Lyman Mobley 1977
Clarence E. Pickens 1940

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; yea saith the Spirit that
they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Rev-
elation 14:13

Alumni/ae Sidelights

The Class of 1948 talks about old times
during the Class Reunion Luncheon.

25th Anniversary Class Reunion

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Professor, Emeritus Samuel A. Cartledge
reads the list of graduates who have joined
the Church triumphant and offers a me-
morial prayer during the meeting of the
Alumni/ae Association.

50th Anniversary Class Reunion

The Class of 1953

The Class of 1928

Continuing Education

Director of Advanced Studies, Dr. James
D. Newsome, Jr., outlines opportunities for
Continuing Education to the A lumni/ae
Council.

"Hi, I'm Continuing Ed"

Continuing Ed Joins Staff

" 'Continuing Ed' is quite a fellow.
He's sharp and up to date and al-
though he's just come on board, he'll
be travelling more miles in the next
few months than all the other mem-
bers of the Seminary community
combined."

With that brief word of introduc-
tion, "Continuing Ed" was presented
to over 8,000 ministers and lay per-
sons throughout Columbia Seminary's
constituency bv means of a CON-
TINUING EDUCATION NEWS-
LETTER sent late in February.
"Continuing Ed" gives a good out-
line of over twenty different credit
and non-credit courses to be offered
on and off the CTS campus during
the next several months. He also pro-
vides valuable information on the
"Summer Workshop on Evangelism"
and lists the titles of books and cas-
sette tapes that may be secured to fur-
ther one's theological education.

If you would like to become better
acquainted with "Continuing Ed" and
the stimulating array of services that
he offers through the CONTINUING
EDUCATION NEWSLETTER,
please write to:

Dr. James D. Newsome, Jr.
Director of Advanced Studies
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur. Georgia 30031

D.Min. Program Expanded

Dr. James D. Newsome, Jr., Direc-
tor of Advanced Studies, recently held
meetings at Presbyterian College,
Clinton, SC; the Vine Street Presby-
terian Church, Birmingham. AL; and
Belhaven College. Jackson, MS, for
the purpose of discussing with in-
terested persons the possibility of
extension Doctor of Ministry work
in these areas. A total of 23 minis-
ters attended the three meetings. Dr.
Newsome explained the design of
Columbia Seminary's D.Min. pro-
gram while another 28 ministers who
could not be present had asked by
mail to be informed of the outcome
of these meetings.

Pending formal applications into
the D.Min. program, Columbia Sem-
inary, in cooperation with its partner
in the Atlanta Theological Associa-
tion the Candler School of Theol-
ogy at Emory University will offer
extension D.Min. work in any or all
of these areas beginning in the Fall
of 1978.

Seminary Sunday -April 23

The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, U.S., has de-
signated April 23 as Seminary Sun-
day. This gives an opportunity for
the four PCUS Seminaries (Austin,
Columbia, Louisville and Union) to
inform the members of local congre-
gations about the mission and indis-
pensable task of theological educa-
tion.

Special pamphlet bulletin inserts
are being sent to all the churches in
Columbia Seminary's supporting Sv-
nods that request them. The pamphlet
is entitled, "Know Your Seminary"
Quiz. It provides helpful information
about Columbia's heritage along with
its present needs and concerns. Post-
ers and multi-purpose envelopes arc
also available.

In addition to the printed mater-
ials, there will be an effort to have
members of the faculty, staff and stu-
dent body preach in churches
throughout the Seminary's constitu-
ency. There will be a special effort
to fill pulpits in the Synod of the
Mid-South on April 2'3 in prepara-
tion for the Capital Funds Campaign
for Theological Education during
1978-79.

Florida Caravan

Suwannee Presbytery in Florida
extended a particular invitation to the
members of the Seminary Communis
to form a caravan and visit and
preach in thirty of their churches on
April 1 6. On Saturday morning,
April 15, over thirty faculty, staff and
students of Columbia will leave by
bus for Lake City. After having sup-
per together, representatives of the
Seminary will scatter to churches
throughout Suwannee Presbytery. On
Sunday, April 16, they will be leading
worship services and preaching and
returning to Decatur on that evening.

Paul Ard, President of the Student Co-
ordinating Council, expresses appreciation
to Mr. and Mrs. O. W . Hanson for their
dedicated service at the Mission Haven
Clothes Closet.

"Come See Columbia Day*'

The Columbia Friendship Circle,
whose over 5,000 members actively
support Columbia Seminary through
their interest, prayers, and gifts, has
set Thursday, April 13, as its an-
nual "COME SEE COLUMBIA
DAY." Over 300 CFC members from
several States are expected to gather
on Columbia's campus to sec the
Seminary, to meet with students and
faculty, and to worship and plan to-
gether.

Another part of this day's activi-
ties will be a look at CFC's present
work and a look forward to its new
project. The 1977-78 Project for
CFC has involved a goal of $25,000
to be used for Scholarship Aid for
International Students. This aid is
now enabling outstanding students
from other countries to study at
Columbia and to participate in the
life of both the Seminary and the
Presbyterian Church, U.S.

CFC's President, Mrs. Martha
Tissington of Mobile, AL, has ex-
tended a cordial invitation to per-
sons throughout the supporting Sy-
nods to be present on April 13 to
join with the Columbia Friendship
Circle in celebrating the Seminary's
150th Anniversary.

GRADUATION

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COLUMBIA

THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

May 21, 1978
BACCALAUREATE

11:00 a.m. at

CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

Rev. T. Morton McMillan
Preaching

COMMENCEMENT

4:00 p.m. at

COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

Address by
Rev. Joseph L. Roberts

Holy Smokes Win Championship

New Slide Show Available

A new color slide show with a
script entitled, "A Glimpse Into the
Life of CTS," has been prepared and
is now available for interested groups
and churches. It tells a fascinating
story of the way God has and is using
this 1 50-year-old institution of the
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.

Showing time is from 12-15 min-
utes. It is ideal for a family night sup-
per or circle meeting.

Copies of the show may be se-
cured by calling (404/378-8821) or
writing:
THE OFFICE OF SEMINARY

RELATIONS
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur, Georgia 30031

Back row: Billy Wade, Bob Ball, Bob Buchan, Dean Chapman: Front row: Wilt Bynum.
Da\id Chadwick, Dan Sansburv, Rickv Dex.

Columbia Seminary's answer to the
Portland Trailblazers, "The Holy
Smokes," won the City of Decatur
Basketball Championship by posting
a regular season record of 1 0-0. They
also were victorious in finals of the
Post-Season Tournament by defeat-
ing Glenwood 84-65.

President J. Davison Philips, who had
the privilege of delivering special lectures
and sermons to PCUS Missionaries and
Brazilian Pastors in Patrocinio, Brazil, dur-
ing January, has a chance to reciprocate.
Here he welcomes to our campus the
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of
Brazil, Boanerges Ribeiro (center) and the
Rev. Frank Arnold, PCUS Acting Staff
Associate for Latin America. Dr. Ribeiro
preached during morning Chapel.

Columbia

Theological

&eminary

David Chadwick, former stellar
performer of the University of North
Carolina and second year student at
Columbia, is the player-coach of
"The Holy Smokes." Congratulations
to the team!

Project Inform
PROJECT INFORM is an effort
to inform the leadership of the
churches in the Synods of Florida,
Mid-South and Southeast about the
life and ministry of Columbia Semi-
nary. Pastors and Clerks of Session
have been cooperating by marking
the names of key leaders in their
Church Directory and sending it to
PROJECT INFORM at the Semi-
nary. We have been sending these
persons copies of our quarterly
newsletter VANTAGE. Over 5,000
names have been added to our mail-
ing list during the last six months. A
special word of thanks to those who
have assisted in PROJECT IN-
FORM.

COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 701 COLUMBIA DRIVE, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30031
Vol. 70, No. 2/Spring 1978
Richard A. Dodds, Editor
Published Quarterly

Second Class

Postage

Paid at
Decatur, Ga.

Publication No. 124160

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