** BULLETIN OF The Theological Seminary || of the Synods of Soutk Carolina, <; i* * Georgia, Alabama ana Florida Located at Columbia, Soutk Carolina i'p CATALOGUE * 1909-1910 ** Published Quarterly hy the Board of Directors of the Theological i | Seminary of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and * Alabama of the Presbyterian Church in the United States ^ ^ O J; Vol. II APRIL, 1910 No. 4 < * [Entered aa Second Clasa Matter July 11, 1908, at tne Poatoffice at Columbia, S. C, Under the Act of July 16, 1894.] " l" ^ t " * l f " t " ' t * * t * " t 1 ^* ' t * ' t * " I * ^ * *f* * t * ' $ * ' t 1 ' t 1 "t "? * ^ *t* ' t ' 1 $* $ > > t ^ t > 1 ^ ^ ^ f ^ > f it t ^1 ^ ^1 ^1 li f iift tfii^i a CENTRAL BUILDINGS ANNUAL CATALOGUE OF THE Officers and Students of Columbia Theological Seminary Under the Control of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 1909-1910 CALENDAR 1910 Tuesday, February 1 Second Term Begins. Thursday, February 24. Day of Prayer for Youth in Schools and Colleges. Tuesday, May 3 Final Examinations Begin. Sunday, May 8 Baccalaureate Sermon, 11:15 A. M., by- Rev. Charles M. Richards, D. D., Davidson, N. C. Sunday, May 8 Missionary Address, 8 :30 P. M., by Rev. G. G. Sydnor, Rome, Ga. Tuesday, May 10 Meeting of the Board of Directors, 12 M. ; Closing Exercises of the Seminary, beginning at 8 :30 P. M., with the Chairman of the Board as Presiding Officer; Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates ; Address to the Graduating Class by a Member of the Board. Thursday, May 12 Final Meeting of the Board of Directors. Wednesday, September 21 Session of 1909-1910 Begins; Address by Rev. R. C. Reed, D. D., at 5 P. M. ; Matriculation of Students. Thursday, November 24 Thanksgiving Day. Saturday, December 25 Christmas Day. 1911 Tuesday, January 24 Intermediate Examinations Begin. Saturday, January 28 Close of First Term. Tuesday, January 31 Second Term Begins. Thursday, February 23 Day of Prayer for Youth in Schools and Colleges. N. B. It is of the greatest importance that all students in all classes be present on the opening day, since recitations begin in all classes on the second day of the session, and the first few recitations determine and base the work of the entire session. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH CAROLINA Rev. W. J. McKay, D. D., Sumter, S. C 1910 Mr. W. A. Clark, Columbia, S. C 1910 Rev. B. P. Reid, Reidville, S. C 1911 Mr. John McS wEEn, Timmonsville, S. C 1911 Rev. J. G. Richards, D. D., Blenheim, S. C 1912 Mr. J. Allen Smith, Abbeville, S. C 1912 GEORGIA Rev. F. K. Sims, Dalton, Ga 1910 Mr. J. T. Brantley, Blackshear, Ga 1911 Rev. E. L. Hill, Athens, Ga 1911 Rev. A, A. Little, D. D., Atlanta, Ga 1912 ALABAMA Rev. D. A. Planck, D. D., Mobile, Ala 1910 Rev. J. S. Park, Decatur, Ala 1911 Judge J. H. Miller, Birmingham, Ala 1912 FLORIDA Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D., Atlanta, Ga 1910 Rev. T. P. Hay, D. D., Gainesville, Fla 1911 Officers of Board President of Board Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D. Vice-President of Board Rev. W. J. McKay, D. D. Secretary of Board Rev. B. P. Reid. Treasurer of Board Mr. T. S. Bryan. Standing' Committees Executive Committee and Committee on Material Property Mr. W. A. Clark, Rev. B. P. Reid, Rev. T. P. Hay, Mr. J. Allen Smith, Mr. J. T. Brantley. Examining Committee Rev. J. G. Richards, Rev : T. P. Hay. Investing Committee Messrs. W. A. Clark, J. S. Muller, W. B. Lowrance, O. E. Thomas, John McSween, R. A. Lancaster, M. D. FACULTY WILLIAM M. McPHEETERS, D. D., LL. D., PROPESSOR OP OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS. HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE, Ph. D., D. D., LL. D., PROCESSOR OP NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS. WILLIAM T. HALL, D. D., LL. D., PROPESSOR OP DIDACTIC AND POLEMIC THEOLOGY. RICHARD C. REED, D. D., LL. D., PROPESSOR OP ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AND CHURCH POLITY. PERKINS PROPESSORSHIP OP NATURAL SCIENCE IN CONNEC- TION WITH REVELATION, AND CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS. PASTORAL THEOLOGY, SACRED RHETORIC AND ENGLISH BIBLE. The duties of these Chairs are distributed among the members of the Faculty. Officers Chairman William M. McPheeters. Librarian Richard C. Reed. Secretary of i?aow%- Henry Alexander White. ROLL OF STUDENTS JUNIOR CLASS Brown, Robert Roy, A. B., Presbyterian College of S. C. Seneca, S. C. Enoree Presbtyery. LinlEy, Samuel Archibald, A. B., Davidson College. Anderson, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery. McMurray, John Addison, B. S., Davidson College. Sharon, S. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery. Ratchford, William David, B. S., Davidson College. Sharon, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. Roseborough, James Williamson, Jr., Stetson University. De Land, Florida Savannah Presbytery. Vaughan, Fleming duBignon, Georgia Military College. Milledgeville, Georgia. Savannah Presbytery. Wilds, Samuel Hugh, B. S., University of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. Charleston Presbytery. MIDDLE CLASS Chalmers, Palmer, Erskine College. Charlotte,' N. C. Charleston Presbytery. MacEachern, John, Davidson College. Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Presbytery. Pritchett, Wiley Rankin, A. B., Guilford College. Greensboro, N. C. Orange Presbytery. Roach, William J., B. S., Clemson College. Rock Hill, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. Wallace, Albert Emmons, Soddy High School. St. Elmo, Tennessee. Knoxville Presbytery. Wilds, Louis Trezevant, Jr., A. B., Davidson College. Columbia, S. C. Charleston Presbytery. 8 SENIOR CLASS Clark, Daniel Myers, A. B., Presbyterian College of South Carolina. Jefferson, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. Hamilton, William Hugh, A. B., Davidson College. Greenwood, St C. Concord Presbytery. Hay, Samuel Hutson, A. B., Davidson College. Farm School, N. C. Concord Presbytery. Hutchison, Thomas Johnston, A. B., Davidson College. Rock Hill, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. McLean, Malcolm James, A. B., Davidson College. Cameron, N. C. Payetteville Presbytery. Wallace, John Quincy, Maryville College. Soddy, Tennessee. Knoxville Presbytery. Wildman, Charles Edgar, Colgate Academy. Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta Presbytery. SUMMARY Senior 7 Middle 6 Junior 7 Total 20 REPRESENTATION Institutions Davidson College 9 Presbyterian Col. of S. C. 2 Clemson College 1 Erskine College 1 Georgia Military Col .... 1 Guilford College 1 Maryville College 1 Soddy High School 1 Stetson University 1 Colgate Academy 1 University of S. C 1 Presbyteries Atlanta 1 Knoxville 2 Bethel 4 Mecklenburg 1 Charleston 3 Orange 1 Concord 2 Savannah 3 Enoree 1 South Carolina 1 Fayetteville 1 States Florida .'.... 1 South Carolina 10 Georgia 3 Tennessee 2 North Carolina 4 10 CLASS OF 1909 Full Graduates who received the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity : MePheeters, Joseph Charles, A. B., B. D., South Caro- lina. Wallace, Joseph Edward, A. B., B. D., Tennessee. Wilcox, George Marshall, A. B., B. D., Georgia. Yeargan, Charles Baxter, A. B., B. D., Alabama. Members of the Class who received Certificates of Gradu- ation in some of the departments of instruction in the Seminary : Bateman, Thomas, Georgia. Benjamin, Joseph, Persia. Coker, Jesse Edward, Alabama. Hollingsworth, George Madison, Georgia. Norwood, Ernest Henry, Florida. Smith, Frederick Bruce, Georgia. 11 COURSE OF STUDY JUNIOR (18 hours a week.) Old Testament. Hebrew Orthography, Etymology, Vo- cabulary, Syntax of the Verb, and Translation at Sight in Genesis ; Textual Criticism and Archaeology 5 New Testament. Translation of Greek of the Four Gos- pels, Essentials of Greek Grammar, Harmony of Gospels and Life of Christ; Canon and Textual Criticism 5 Ecclesiastical History. Sacred History from the Crea- tion to the End of the Old Testament period ; Ancient Geography ; Archaeology and Chronology 2 Sacred Rhetoric. Outline of Sacred Rhetoric ; Exercises in Reading the Scriptures and Hymns 1 Missions. Bible Teaching, Biography, Geography, Eth- nology and Philology 1 Theology. Theology: Its Definition, Method of Distri- bution, Relation to Philosophy, and Source ; Inspira- tion of the Scriptures 1 English Bible. Old Testament: Study of the Several Books, with a View to Discovering the Organizing Principle of Each 2 New Testament : Inductive Study of the Gospels. . . Mental Philosophy. A Course of Lectures 1 Elocution MIDDLE (17 hours a week.) Old Testament. Drill in Exegesis, and in Hebrew Syn- tax; Translation of Extended Passages; Special In- troduction; Elements of Higher Criticism and the Text 3 12 New Testament. Translation and Exegesis of Acts of Apostles and Early Epistles ; Apostolic History .... 3 Ecclesiastical History. From the Apostolic Period to the Reformation Period 3 Sacred Rhetoric. Outline Completed; Written Exer- cises for Criticism . 1 Missions. Chronological History of Missions ; the World Religions; Kinds of Mission Work; Qualifications and Methods ; Incidental Value 2 Theology. The Theology of Natural Religion 3 English Bible. Old Testament : Same as in Junior Year. New Testament : Study of Acts and Epistles 2 Elocution SENIOR (16 hours a week.) Old Testament. Studies in the Psalms; Special Intro- duction ; Dillman on Genesis ; Prophecy 3 New Testament. Exegesis of Romans and Later Pauline Epistles ; Epistle to Hebrews, and Revelation ; Stud- ies in the Doctrine o>f the Apostles 3 Ecclesiastical History. Modern Period; History of the Presbyterian Church and Church Polity 3 Pastoral Theology and Homiletics. A Course of Lec- tures ; Exercises in the Composition of Sermons .... 1 Missions. Lectures on Mission Topics 1 Theology. The Theology of Redemption 3 English Bible. Same as in Middle Year 2 Elocution 13 THE DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION Old Testament Literature and Exegesis Professor McPheeters The aim of this department is to put the student in a posi- tion to interpret the Scriptures of the Old Testament in the original. Special emphasis is laid upon the mastery of the principles of Hebrew Etymology and Syntax; the acquisi- tion of a copious vocabulary; the formation and cultivation of those mental habits which condition a correct exegesis; and the acquiring of sound principles of interpretation and of a knowledge of the several branches of interpretation. The work attempted is determined by the end had in view. In the Junior Class the emphasis is laid upon securing a working vocabulary, a thorough grounding in etymology, and an initial acquaintance with the syntax of the verb. In the Middle and Senior classes the object chiefly aimed at is to perfect the student's knowledge of syntax, and to ground him in the knowledge and drill him in the application of sound principles of interpretation. The matter and the extent of the courses in the Middle and Senior classes vary somewhat from year to year to meet the varying needs and attainments of different classes. The leading topics of General Introduction, such as the Canon, the Text and Archaeology, are taken up and dis- cussed in their connections; as are also such subjects as the Higher Criticism, Prophecy, and Old Testament Theology. Upon request, detailed information will be furnished to any one desiring it, as to what will be the special features of the work to be done in any of the classes for the coming session. u New Testament Literature and Exegesis Professor Whitk. In the study of the New Testament it is assumed that each student who enters the Seminary has fitted himself to read some of the literature of the Greek language, and that he has a thorough knowledge of the forms of inflection and of the rules of syntax. All of those who propose to enter this field of work are advised to add to their knowledge of classical Greek an acquaintance with some of the narrative portions of the Greek New Testament. JUNIOR CLASS. The work in this class is based upon a careful study of the Greek text of the four Gospels. S|pecial attention is given to the principles of Greek Etymology and Syntax, and the application of these principles in connection with the inter- pretation of the text. In connection with this the class studies the life of Christ in its several periods. During a part of the session a Harmony of the Gospels is used, and the student is expected to read the biographies of Christ by Hanna, Andrews, Edersheim and others. In addition, the student is expected to acquire a clear knowledge of the characteristics of each of the Gospels. The subjects con- nected with General Introduction, the Canon, the Greek text of the New Testament, and Textual Criticism are taught in a series of lectures. Each student is expected to use the working library of the Seminary in the preparation of papers upon assigned topics. MIDDLE CLASS The work of the Middle Class begins with the exegesis of the Greek text of the Book of Acts. The class makes a careful study of the principles involved in the planting of the Christian Church, and the doctrines set forth in the early discourses of the Apostles. In this work is included the exegesis of the Epistle of James. Then follows a criti- cal interpretation of First and Second Thessalonians, Gala- 15 tians, and First and Second Corinthians. The working library is used by each member of the class in the prepara- tion of special papers. SENIOR CLASS The doctrinal teaching of the Apostles is the principal subject of study in the Senior Class. This includes the translation and critical exegesis of the later epistles of the Apostle Paul, beginning with a careful and extended study of the Epistle to the Romans. This is followed by a study of the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of the Apostle Peter and the Epistles and the Revelation of the Apostle John. The class also makes a careful examination of the life and work of each of the three Apostles, Paul, Peter and John. In addition to this work, the class enters upon the discussion of some of the subjects embraced in the biblical theology of the New Testament. Special papers prepared by the members of the class are made the subjects of discus- sion in the classroom. The Greek New Testament is used as a text-book in the class-room in each of the three classes throughout the session. Each student is expected to become familiar with the various commentaries found on the shelves of the working library. Didactic and Polemic Theology Professor Hall The study of Systematic Theology is begun in the Junior year, and prosecuted through the Middle and Senior years. JUNIOR CLASS This class is occupied once a week with the Philosophy of the feelings, of the will, and of the conscience. The text- book used is Haven's Mental Philosophy. Part of the year is given to Butler's Analogy. The Junior Class is also occupied once a week with intro- ductory Theology, embracing the definition of theology and 16 the method of its distribution, the relation of theology to philosophy and science, the source of theology or the rule of faith and duty, and the inspiration of the Scriptures. The text-book used is the first volume of Hodge's Systematic Theology. MIDDLE CLASS The Middle Class studies the theology of natural religion, comprising the following topics : The being of God, man's natural ignorance of God, our knowledge of God, the names of God, the nature and attributes of God, the Trinity, the decrees, the creation, providence, angels, man, the will of man in innocence, moral government, the covenant of works and the principle of federal representation, the fall, original sin, including a full discussion of the theories touching hereditary sin, the state and nature of sin, the pollution and guilt of sin, and the degrees of guilt. SENIOR CLASS The Senior Class studies the theology of redemption, consisting of the following topics : Election and reprobation, appointment of the mediator and federal head, the covenant of grace, qualifications of the mediator, the person of Christ, the mediatorial offices, the mediatorial estates, vocation, grace, regeneration, faith, justification, repentance, adoption, sanctifieation, the moral law, prayer; the last things: embracing death, the state of the soul after death, the second advent, the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, glorification ; future punishment : including the consideration of annihilationism, future probationism, and universalism. The text-books of the Middle and Senior classes are the first volume of ThornweH's Collected Writings, and the three volumes of Hodge's Systematic Theology. Along with the study of text-books, lectures, written and unwrit- ten, are freely employed. The students are required to submit, at all meetings of the classes, digested statements in writing of what has been gone over in preceding exercises. Constant reference is made to the Westminster Standards. 17 Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity Professor Reed JUNIOR CLASS This year is given to the study of Sacred History, or the history of the Church as contained in the Old Testament Scriptures. As auxiliary to this, the class begins with a short course in Biblical Geography, the object of which is to acquire a familiar knowledge of the lands in which the ancient people of God dwelt. The class devotes the remainder of the year to the history of God's dealings with the race, and especially with His chosen people, from the beginning to the birth of Christ. Use is made of the results of recent excavations in Bible lands. MIDDLE CLASS During this year the class studies the General History of the Christian Church from the beginning of the Apostolic Age, through the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. An effort is made to gain a clear knowledge of the suc- cessive steps by which the simple organization of the primi- tive Church was transformed into the elaborate hierarchy of the papacy. Close attention is given to the history of doc- trine, especially the controversies out of which emerged the different creeds and systems of theology. The method of teaching is by text-books, supplemented by occasional lectures. From the middle till the close of this session the class meets the professor an hour each week in the study of Church polity. SENIOR CLASS The class completes the general history of the Church before the middle of the term. Then follows a course in Christian missions, with special reference to the present-day mission work of the various churches of Protestant Chris- 18 tendom, the present conditions of the heathen world, and the urgent need of a more fervent missionary spirit. The latter part of the session is given to the study of the Presbyterian Churches of the world. Natural Science in Connection With Revelation and Christian Apologetics This chair is vacant for the present. Its field is partially covered by Professor Hall in Mental Philosophy and Theol- ogy, and Professors White and McPheeters in Introduction and Criticism. Pastoral Theology and fiomiletics Professors Reed and Hai,l JUNIOR CLASS One hour a week is given throughout the entire session to Homiletics under Professor Reed. When the class has acquired some theoretical knowledge of sermonizing from the text-book, they are required to put the knowledge into practice in making briefs of sermons. These briefs are sub- mitted to the professor, and he gives the class the benefit of his criticism. MIDDLE CLASS The course in Homiletics is continued with substantially the same method of instruction as in the Junior year, until the text-book is completed. SENIOR CLASS During the year Pastoral Theology and the Sacraments are taught by Professor Hall. The organization and man- agement of the Sunday School, as forming a part of the pastor's work, is treated in a series of lectures. Text-books : Hoppin's Pastoral Theology, and Armstrong's Sacraments of the New Testament. 19 The English Bible Professors McPheeters and White MIDDLE AND SENIOR CLASSES The Old Testament in English. The Junior, Middle and Senior classes devote two hours a week to the study of the books of the Old Testament with Professor McPheeters. Special attention is paid to mas- tering the contents of the several books and to determining the place and function of each in the organism of the Old Testament revelation. JUNIOR AND MIDDLE CLASSES The New Testament in English. The Junior Class uses during a portion of the session a Harmony of the four Gospels in English, with Professor White. The Life of Christ, in all its details, as given in the Gospels, is made the subject of extended study. The Mid- dle and Senior classes use the Book of Acts in English for a short time as a part of the course of study in the New Testa- ment. Post-Graduate Work For those who desire to continue their course of study for a longer time, or take special studies, no fixed curriculum is prescribed, but each student is free to devote himself to those branches which he wishes specially to pursue. Such students may attend any of the regular classes, or they may pursue advanced study and conduct original investigation under the guidance of the several professors in the Seminary. Optional Courses No regular recitations are conducted on Mondays. This makes it convenient to introduce optional courses for stu- dents who wish to equip themselves better than the regular 20 curriculum permits. On request, such courses will be pro- vided by the professors of the several departments. The professor will reserve the right to say whether any applicant shall take a desired course, basing his judgment upon the recognized ability of the student and the probabil- ity of interference with his regular work. He reserves the further right to determine, from the number making appli- cation, whether the course shall be opened. Elocution There is a special fund, the proceeds of which are avail- able to provide for instruction in Elocution by a proficient teacher. Examinations At the close of each term written examinations are held upon all the subjects studied during the term. The written examinations are submitted to the synodical examiners and to the Board for their inspection, and are then transmitted to the Presbyteries. "No member of the Seminary shall be absent from the examination of his class ; and, in case of the absence of any student, he shall be examined by the Faculty at the commencement of the next term ; and if his examina- tion be not satisfactory, he shall be required to make up the deficiency, otherwise he may not proceed with the class." Constitution. On a scale of 100, 75 is the minimum required in each subject to pass from a lower to a higher class, and also for graduation. Reports to Presbyteries Reports are sent semi-annually to Presbyteries concerning the attendance of the students upon the exercises of the Seminary, and concerning their general deportment, dili- gence and standing in study. 21 Rhetorical Exercises In addition to the regular instruction in sacred Rhetoric, exercises in preaching and in debate are held under the direction of the Faculty. Once a fortnight, original sermons of about fifteen min- utes in length are delivered in the presence of the Faculty and students. Criticism is invited from all present, the purpose of which is to remove blemishes of matter, manner and style. Usually two students speak at each meeting. Once a fortnight, also, there is a debate upon some subject chosen by the students, the aim of which is to cultivate free- dom of thought and readiness of speech. The Faculty is present during the debate, and one of the members of the Faculty presides. Religious Culture Chapel. Daily prayers, which every student is required to attend, are conducted in the morning by a member of the Senior Class, and in the afternoon by one of the professors. Weekly Conference. Each Thursday afternoon, be- ginning at 5 o'clock, a conference is held by the professors, in the presence of the students, with reference to such sub- jects as personal piety and methods of study. Sessions The Seminary year begins on Wednesday after the third Monday in September, and ends on the second Thursday in May. For the convenience of some of the classes and for presbyterial reports, the session is divided into two terms, the first of which ends on the last Saturday in January, and the second begins on the following Tuesday. Terms of Admission The Seminary is open to students of every evangelical denomination. Every student entering the Seminary is required to present a statement from his Presbytery, to the 22 effect that he has permission to enter the Seminary, and specifying the course he is expected to take. Otherwise he must furnish the Faculty with satisfactory testimonials of being in full communion with some Christian Church, and of having been regularly educated at some college or univer- sity ; or, in the absence of such testimonials, he must satisfy the Faculty, by examination, that he is qualified to enter upon a course of study in theology. All students, on entering the Seminary, are required to subscribe to the following declaration: "Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improving in knowledge, prudence and piety, preparatory to the Gospel ministry, I solemnly promise, in reliance on divine grace, that I will faithfully and diligently attend to all the instructions of this Seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly observe all the rules and regulations specified in the Consti- tution, and also obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily yield to all the wholesome admonitions of the professors of the Seminary, while I shall continue a member of it." It is desirable that Presbyterian students should connect themselves with a Presbytery before coming to the Semi- nary. Students from other seminaries will be admitted ad eundem on presenting a regular certificate of dismission from the seminary previously attended. Society of Missionary Inquiry. This society meets twice a month, on alternate Monday evenings, and holds a separate business meeting once a month. It proves a power in awakening and sustaining interest in missions, and takes practical oversight of local mission work. Mission Work. The city of Columbia offers many opportunities for religious work and training. There are two mission churches in the suburbs. There are three cot- ton mill villages, where missions may be conducted. There is abundance of opportunity for work among the colored people. Prayer meetings, house-to-house visitations, Sunday 23 Schools and preaching services are conducted by the stu- dents in various parts of the city and adjacent country. Regular Preaching. Students of the Middle and Sen- ior classes are allowed, with the consent of the presbyteries concerned, and when it does not conflict with their Semi- nary duties, to supply vacant churches in the State of South Carolina, every part of which is easily accessible to Columbia. Location and Building's The Seminary is located near the center of the city of Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. This city, with a population of about 40,000, is situated on heights overlook- ing the Congaree River, and is noted for the beauty of its site, its broad and well-shaded streets, its excellent natural drainage, its quiet and refined society. It is a railroad and educational center, having, besides a number of lower schools and institutions, the University of South Carolina, the Lutheran Theological Seminary, the Presbyterian Col- lege for Women, the Methodist Female College, and a Busi- ness College. In recent years Columbia has entered upon a career of steady, if not, indeed, phenomenal development. The establishment of large manufacturing enterprises in the various suburbs of the city means not only increased material prosperity for the city, but enlarged opportunities for mis- sion work by the students of the Seminary. Columbia is one of the leading winter resorts of our coun- try. It is located in the same great pine belt in which Cam- den and Aiken, famous winter resorts, are situated. The climate is one of the most delightful in the world. The Seminary occupies a beautiful square of four acres in the heart of the residence portion of the city. Just across the street from the Seminary stands the College for Women. Only one square from the Seminary stands the handsome new tourist hotel, The Colonia. The main floor of the central building on the Seminary grounds is used for lecture rooms, the second floor for the 24 library. This building is flanked by the two dormitories, Law Hall and Simons Hall. Each of these dormitories has twenty- four rooms, commodious, well ventilated and lighted. The rooms are kept in a thoroughly cleansed and wholesome condition, and are supplied with a complete suite of furni- ture, carpet, and necessary linen and bedding. The Ladies' Society of the First Church, Columbia, with the aid of other churches in the four Synods, has fitted up with new and handsome furnishings a number of the rooms in Simons Hall. The Chapel is the small brick building on the east side of the square ; the Dining Hall is on the west side a new two-story brick building. Historical Sketch The Columbia Seminary was founded in 1828 by the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, which occupied the territory now embracing the three Synods of South Caro- lina, Georgia and Florida, so that these other Synods when they were formed assumed for themselves the covenant relations entered into by their forefathers. The Synod of Alabama entered into the same compact in 1857. Dr. Thomas Goulding, of Georgia, was elected the first professor in 1828. In January, 1830, he and his students removed from Georgia to Columbia. In January, 1831, the present central building was occupied and Dr. George Howe was elected his associate in the Faculty. Two years later (1833), Dr. A. W. Leland was appointed to the Chair of Theology. In 1834, Dr. Goulding retired and his chair, that of Ecclesi- astical History and Polity, was filled by the election of Dr. Charles Colcock Jones (1836). A few years afterwards, Dr. Benjamin M. Palmer was appointed to the work of teaching Ecclesiastical History and Polity (1853), and Dr. James H. Thornwell was assigned to the chair of The- ology (1856). During these years of early growth, a gen- erous fund for the endowment of the Seminary was con- tributed by the supporting Synods. In 1854, Simons Hall 25 was erected through the liberality of Mrs. E. L. Simons, of Charleston, and in 1855, Mrs. Agnes Law, of Columbia, pro- vided for the erection of a dormitory that bears her name. The establishment of this Seminary in Columbia, in 1828, was the practical recognition, by the fathers of that day, of the fact that they owed something to their generation and something also to those who were to come after them. Looking around them, they saw fields white to the harvest. An increasing population with pressing spiritual needs was filling the boundaries both of South Carolina and Georgia. Looking ahead of them into the future, the fathers of that day foresaw that time would make the call for efficient laborers in this field only the more urgent. Their children, even then had begun to turn their eyes westward. The States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana were being settled by those whose antecedents were in South Carolina and Georgia. The Christian people of these two States fol- lowed with eager interest not only the material, but also the spiritual progress of those who had gone out from them, and were still of them. In the narrative of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia for the year 1832, four years after the Seminary opened its doors, the following statement occurs : "It is to be hoped that the period is not far distant when this school of the prophets to which principally our Churches look for the successors of those who are removed from the Ministry by death for the pastors who are to break the bread of life among our numerous unsupplied Churches, shall be so amply furnished by Christian liberality with the means of imparting a complete Theological Education, that it shall not be behind similar institutions to which the Churches in other parts of our land look for their spiritual guides." Library The Library contains about 25,000 volumes, mostly theo- logical. In it are incorporated the larger parts of the 26 libraries of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D., Rev. John Douglass, Rev. George Howe, D. D., and Rev. S. Beach Jones, D. D. New books are being continually added from a rather small fund for the purpose, as well as by gift. The libraries of the professors, amounting to several thousand volumes, are accessible to the students. The Smyth Reference Library Rooms, located in Simons Hall, have been fitted up in handsome style by Miss Sarah Ann Smyth and the Ladies' Society of the Second Church, Charleston. In one of these rooms are kept the books needed for daily reference. In the other are found some of the daily newspapers, with a number of the leading monthly magazines. The rooms are furnished with electric lights. The Society of Missionary Inquiry holds its regular meet- ings in the J. Leighton Wilson Memorial Room. This room contains a small library of books on missions, and an interesting collection of curios from heathen lands. Expenses There are no tuition fees and no charges for room-rent. The Seminary furnishes tableware and linen, and pays the salary of the Matron. The cost of good board is reduced to a minimum, under the careful supervision of the Matron, Miss Mary Frazee, and ranges from $8 to $10' per calendar month. By a special arrangement books are purchased at a rea- sonable rate, directly from the publishers. Some text- books can be obtained from the Library. Washing can be had at $1.25 per month. Traveling expenses of students, upon first entering the Seminary, are paid when necessary; and further assistance is given to students from scholar- ships, and from the students' fund, so far as it will allow. The student requiring such assistance must bring from the chairman of education in his Presbytery a written statement of the amount he will need for the session to supplement what he has available for his support. 27 Donations and Special Objects For support of students : Friends in Selma, Ala $200 00 Ladies' Society, Second Church, Charleston 300 00 Ladies' Society, First Church, Charleston 100 00 Ladies' Society, First Church, Columbia 50 00 Opportunities for Liberality 1. There is need of a fire-proof Library building. 2. There should be a larger and more commodious Chapel of brick or stone. 3. The Students' Fund should be largely increased, or a number of scholarships, yielding at least $100 each per annum, should be added. 4. There is room for a variety of lectureships. 5. In a smaller way, gifts of books, maps, charts, casts for the Library and Lecture-rooms, and of supplies for the Boarding Hall are always gratefully received. Form of Bequest The proper form of a bequest is as follows : "To the Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, to them and their successors, I give and bequeath the sum of (or I devise a certain parcel or tract of land, etc. ) , to be applied by them to the uses and benefit of said Seminary, as follows, etc." CO u O E a> 5m O h4 o co # i-J oj rs JD o jQ 3 OJ In I* "o CO. 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D., Professor of Chris- tian Theology. 1856 1836 Charles Coecock Jones,* D. D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1838 1848 Charles Coecock Jones,* D. D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1850 1852 Alex. T. McGiee,* D. D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1853 1853 B. M. PaemER,* D. D., IX. D., Provisional Instructor in Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1853 1854 B. M. Palmer,* D. D., IX- D., , Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1856 1856 A. W. Leeand,* D. D., Professor of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology. 1871 1856 J. H. Thornweel,* D. D., IX. D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1862 1857 J. B. Adger,* D. D., Professor of Ecclesias- tical History and Church Polity. 1874 1861 James Woodrow,* Ph. D., D. D., IX. D., Perkins Professor of Natural Science in Connection with Revelation. 1886 1867 Wieeiaim S. Peumer,* D. D., LL. D., Pro- fessor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1875 Deceased. 30 Accessus. Bxitus. 1870 Joseph R. Wilson,* D. D., Professor of Pastoral and Evangelistic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric. 1874 1875 William S. PtuMKR,* D. D., LL. D., Pro- fessor of Pastoral, Casuistic and Historic Theology. 1880 1876 J. L. Girardeau,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1886 188& Chas, R. Hemphiui,, D. D., Associate Pro- fessor of Biblical Literature. 1883 1883 Wm. E, Boggs, D. D., Professor of Ecclesi- astical History and Church Polity. 1885 1883 Chas, R. Hemphiix, D. D., Professor of Biblical Literature. 1885 1885 Jas. T. Tadlock,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1898 1886 J. L. Girardeau,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1895 1887 Chas. C. Hersman, D. D., Professor of Bib- lical Literature. 1888 1888 Francis R. Beattie,* Ph. D., D. D., Perkins Professor of Natural Science in Connec- tion with Revelation, and Christian Apolo- getics. 1893 1888 Wiujam M. McPhEETERS, D. D., Professor of Biblical Literature. 1893 1893 Daniel J. Brimm, A. M., Associate Profes- sor of Biblican Literature. 1893 1893 Wiuuam M. McPhEETERS, D. D., LL. D., Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1893 Daniel J. Brimm, D. D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1900 *Deceased. 31 Accessus. Bxitus. 1893 Samuel S, Laws, A. M., M. D., LL. D., D. D., Perkins Professor of Natural Sci- ence in Connection with Revelation, and Christian Apologetics. 1898 1895 William T. Hall, D. D., LL. D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1898 Richard C. Reed, D. D., LL. D., Profes- sor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1900 John W. Davis, D. D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1902 1901 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M., Adjunct Professor in the Chair of Pastoral Theology, Homi- letics, and the English Bible. 1902 1902 Henry Alexander White, Ph. D., D. D. LL. D., Professor New Testament Litera- ture and Exegesis. Lecturers 1898 Samuel M. Smith, D. D., Lecturer in Pas- toral Theology and Homiletics. 1899 1898 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M., Lecturer in English Bible. 1901 Tutors in Hebrew 1851 Bazile E. Lanneau, A. M. 1855 1856 James Cohen,* A. M. 1862 1872 Chas. R. Hemphill, A. M. 1878 1889 Daniel J. Brimm, A. M. 1892 1892 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M. 1893 1893 Evander D. Brown, A. M. 1894 1894 Charles M. Richards, A. B. 1896 1896 William H. Mills, A. B., B. D. 1898 1898 Melton Clark, A. B. 1898 ^Deceased. 32 Accessus. Exitus. 1898 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M. 1902 190 Ernest N. Bradshaw, B. D. 1904 1904 James B. Branch, A. B. B. D. 1905 Tutors in Greek 1894 Alfred L. Patterson, A. B. 1895 1905 Edgar Davis Kerr, A. B. 1907 1909 Samuel A. Linley, A. B.