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COLUMBIA

THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

CATALOGUE
1925-1926

ANNOUNCEMENT
1926-1927

THE COLUMBIA SEMINARY BULLETIN
Published Quarterly by the Seminary

Vol. XVIII APRIL, 1926 No. 4

Entered as Second Class Matter July 11th, 1908, at the "Postoffice at Columbia,
South Carolina, under the Act of July 1 6th, 1894

Annual Catalogue

of the

Officers and Students of

Columbia Theological
Seminary

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
FOUNDED IN 1828

Under the Control of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi

1925-1926

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THE R. L. BRYAN COMPANY
COLUMBIA, S. C.

1926

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CALENDAR

1926

Tuesday, February 9 Second Term begins.

Tuesday, April 20 Final examinations begin.

Sunday, May 2, 11 :30 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon by
Rev. A. A. Little, D.D., Meridian, Missis-
sippi.

Sunday, May 2, 8:00 P. M. Missionary Sermon by
Rev. W. J. Garrison, D.D., Hollywood,
Florida.

Tuesday, May 4, 8:00 P. M. Annual meeting of the
Board of Directors.

Wednesday, May 5, 8:00 P. M. Commencement Ex-
ercises at the Arsenal Hill Presbyterian
Church. Address to the Graduating Class.
Conferring of Degrees and delivery of Cer-
tificates.

Wednesday, September 15, 10:00 A. M. Session of
1926-1927 begins; address by Rev. W. M.
McPheeters, D.D., LL.D.; Matriculation of
students.

Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday, December 23, 1 :30 P. M. Christmas vaca-
tion begins.

1927
Tuesday, January 4, 9:00 A. M. Christmas vacation

ends.
Tuesday, January 25 Intermediate examinations begin.
Saturday, February 5 Close of first term.
Tuesday, February 8 Second term begins.
Tuesday, April 19 Final examinations begin.
Sunday, May 1, 11:30 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon;

8:30 P. M. Missionary Address.
Tuesday, May 3, 8:00 P. M. Annual Meeting of the

Board of Directors.
Wednesday, May 4, 8 :30 P. M. Conferring of Degrees

and delivery of Certificates.
N. B. It is of the greatest importance that all students
be present on the opening day, since recitations begin in
all classes on the second day of the session.

Columbia Theological Seminary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

South Carolina
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D.D., Charleston, S. C. . . . 1926

S. H. Edmunds, Litt.D., Sumter, S. C 1926

Rev. W. A. Hafner, Gaffney, S. C 1927

Col. W. W. Lewis, York, S. C .1927

D. W. Robinson, Esq., Columbia, S. C 1928

Rev. D. M. Douglas, D.D., Clinton. S. C 1928

Qeorgia

J. T. Brantley, Esq., Blackshear, Ga 1926

Rev. A. L. Patterson, D.D., Savannah, Ga 1926

Rev. E. L. Hill, D.D., Athens. Ga 1928

Rev. F. K. Sims, D.D., Dalton, Ga. 1928

Alabama

Rev. S. E. Hodges, D.D., Anniston, Ala 1926

Rev. C. M. Boyd. D.D., Tuscaloosa, Ala 1927

Rev. A. G. Irons, Tuscaloosa, Ala 1928

Florida

Rev. L. E. McNair, D.D., Jacksonville, Fla 1926

Rev. D. J. Blackwell, Quincy, Fla 1928

Mississippi

Judge R. F. Kimmons, Water Valley, Miss 1926

REV. J. B. HUTTON, D.D., Jackson, Miss 1927

Rev. C. W. Grafton, D.D., Union Church, Miss 1928

Columbia Theological Seminary

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

President of the Board J. T. Brantley, Esq., Black-
shear, Georgia.

Vice President of the Board Alexander Sprunt, D.D.,
Charleston, S. C.

Secretary of the Board Hugh R. Murchison, D.D.,
Columbia, S. C.

Treasurer of the Board C. H. Baldwin, Esq., Colum-
bia, S. C.

Executive Committee Rev. F. K. Sims, D.D., Col. W. W.
Lewis, Rev. A. L. Patterson, D.D., D. W. Robin-
son, Esq., Rev. W. A. Hafner.

Investing Committee Appointed by the Board D. W.
Robinson, Esq., Judge W. H. Townsend, C. H.
Baldwin, Esq., Rev. Hugh R. Murchison, D.D.,
J. C. Copeland, Esq., J. T. Dabbs, Esq.

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FACULTY

RICHARD T. GILLESPIE, A.B., B.D., D.D.
PRESIDENT of the seminary

WILLIAM M. McPHEETERS, D.D., LL.D.

PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS
AND APOLOGETICS

HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE, A.M.,Ph.D.,D.D.,LL.D.

PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS

MELTON CLARK, A.B., B.D., D.D.

PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE AND RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION

EDGAR D. KERR, A.B., B.D., D.D.

PROFESSOR OF HEBREW AND COGNATE LANGUAGES

JAMES BENJAMIN GREEN, A.B., D.D.

PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY AND ETHICS

HUGH R. MURCHISON, A.B., B.D., D.D.

INSTRUCTOR IN MISSIONS

CHARLES C. McNEILL, A.B., B.D.

ACTING PROFESSOR OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
CHURCH POLITY AND PASTORAL THEOLOGY

WALTER P. TAYLOR, Ph.D.

INSTRUCTOR IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

PERKINS PROFESSORSHIP OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN
CONNECTION WITH REVELATION AND
CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS
(The duties of this chair are distributed among the members of
the Faculty.)

Smyth Lecturer, 1925-1926 Rev. S. L. Morris, D.D.

Columbia Theological Seminary

Faculty Officers

Chairman Richard T. Gillespie.
Recording Secretary Hugh R. MURCHISON.
Librarian James B. Green.
Executive Secretary Hugh R. Murchison.

Special Lecturers

1925-1926

Rev. S. L. Morris, D.D., Executive Secretary Home Mis-
sions, Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. H. W. McLaughlin, D.D., Assembly's Secretary,
Country Church Work, Raphine, Va.

Rev. J. D. Leslie, D.D., General Assembly's Stated Clerk,
Dallas, Texas.

Rev. S. Dwight Winn, Chunju, Korea.

Rev. Howard Taylor, D.D., China Inland Mission.

Rev. W. E. Davis, D.D., Staunton, Va.

Rev. Chas. L. Goodell, D.D., New York.

Rev. Wade C. Smith, Richmond, Va.

Rev. J. Edmund Lee, Anking, China.

Rev. H. Maxcy Smith, Soochow, China.

Rev. 0. C. Williamson, Chilpancingo, Morelos, Mexico.

J. A. Hafner, Esq., Chester, S. C.

C. B. Loomis, Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. J. E. Purcell, D.D., Chattanooga, Tenn.

Special Lecturer
1926-1927
Rev. H. W. McLaughlin, D.D., Raphine, Virginia.

Dr. McLaughlin has been appointed Secretary of Coun-
try Church Work by our General Assembly. During the
session of 1926-1927 Dr. McLaughlin will offer a course
of study in Columbia Seminary as follows :
(a)- The Bible and Country Life

(b) The Country Church and its Conditions

Columbia Theological Seminary

ROLL OF STUDENTS

umor

Class

Arnold, Walter Daniel, University of Georgia

Philomath, Ga. Augusta Presbytery

Bass, Robert Duncan, University of South Carolina
Gresham, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

Beckman, Eugene Griffin, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
McClellanville, S. C. Charleston Presbytery

Cureton, Charles, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina

Furman University

Pickens, S. C. Piedmont Presbytery

Dendy, William Harper, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Hartwell, Ga. Athens Presbytery

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

Cornelia, Ga. Athens Presbytery

Luck, Angelo James, A.B.,

College of the Immaculate Conception
Asheville, N. C. Asheville Presbytery

Macdonald, Malcolm Alexander, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Blackstock, S. C. Bethel Presbytery

McInnis, Angus Guy, A.B.,

Southwestern Presbyterian University
Leakesville, Miss. Meridian Presbytery

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McIntosh, Claude,

Davidson College, University of South Carolina
Charlotte, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

McRaney, Ralph Leon, A.B.,

Southwestern Presbyterian University
Collins, Miss. Meridian Presbytery

Montgomery, Robert White,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina

Union Theological Seminary

Bishopville, S. C. Harmony Presbytery

Moore, Arthur Monroe,

State Teachers College of Mississippi
Mize, Miss. Meridian Presbytery

Oakey, Rufus William, Millsaps College

Forest, Miss. Central Mississippi Presbytery

Wilson, Eugene Thomson, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Clinton, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

Middle Class

Alsworth, Robert Emmett, Ph.G., Chickasaw College
Purvis, Miss. Meridian Presbytery

Conyers, Joseph Watts, Clemson College

Timmonsville, S. C. Pee Dee Presbytery

Hollingsworth, Ernest Lamar, Davidson College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Hutchinson, Joseph F., University of North Carolina
Rockingham, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Johnston, John Knox, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Chester, S. C. Bethel Presbytery

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Lovell, Robert Plympton, Jr., Ph.B., Emory University

University of Georgia
Savannah, Ga. Savannah Presbytery

Mayes, Francis Borel, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Winnsboro, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

McMahan, Edgar Donald, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Piedmont, S. C. Piedmont Presbytery

Sloan, John Benson, Jr., A.B., Davidson College

Ninety Six, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

Senior Class

Bowles, Samuel Pressly, Clemson College

Jacksonville, Florida Suwannee Presbytery

Dendy, Marshall Coleman, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Seneca, S. C. Piedmont Presbytery

Flanagan, John Arthur, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Bowling Green, S. C. Bethel Presbytery

Hodges, Bob Shiver, Jr.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Hodges, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

Meeks, Benjamin Alford, University of South Carolina
Pine Bluff, Ark. Pine Bluff Presbytery

Neville, John Coffee, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Clinton, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

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Porter, William Salter, Jr., A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Georgetown, S. C. Harmony Presbytery

Scott, William Simpson, A.B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Columbia, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

Special Student

Crofton, Walter Montgomery, A.B., Rice Institute

Union Theological Seminary
Columbia, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

Summary

Junior Class 15

Middle Class 9

Senior Class 8

Special 1

Total 33

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GRADUA TES IN DIVINITY

Class of 1925

Graduates who received the Degree of Bachelor of Di-
vinity :

Baker, Richard Thomas, B.S., B.D., Georgia.
Bryan, Thomas Claudius, A.B., B.D., Alabama.
Crawford, Vernon Allen, B.S., B.D., South Carolina.
Dendy, Samuel Wilkes, A.B., B.D., South Carolina.
Douglas, Charles Kirkpatrick, A.B., B.D., South

Carolina.
Dulin, James Haskell, A.B., B.D., South Carolina.
Hay, Theodore Beckett, A.B., B.D., South Carolina.
LaMotte, Louis Cossette, A.B., B.D., South Carolina.
McFall, James William, B.S., B.D., South Carolina.
Smith, William Epps, A.B., B.D., South Carolina.
Wilson, Parks Watson, A.B., B.D., South Carolina.
Wood, Elmer Donovan, A.B., B.D., Georgia.
Wood, Ryan Lee, A.B., B.D., Georgia.

Graduates who received Certificates of Graduation in
all Departments of instruction, without Degree :

Swetnam, George Francis, South Carolina.
Swetnam, Walter Stafford, South Carolina.

Members of the Senior Class who received Certificates
of Graduation in some of the Departments of Instruc-
tion:

Coates, Edwin S., Jr., North Carolina.
Elsberry, Arthur Tarrant, Alabama.
DuRant, Marion Ashton, A.B., South Carolina.
McInnis, William Donald, South Carolina.
McGehee, James Clayborne, A.B., Virginia.
Piephoff, Clarence Eugene, A.B., South Carolina.
White, Robert DuRant, South Carolina.
Wiggins, Birl Herman, South Carolina.

Columbia Theological Seminary

REPRESENT A TION

Colleges and Seminaries

Presbyterian College of

Emory University

South Carolina 15

University of Georgia . .

Davidson College 4

Rice Institute

University of South

Furman University ....

Carolina 3

College of the Immacu-

Southwestern Presby-

late Conception

terian University .... 2

Mississippi State Teach-

Clemson College 2

ers College

University of North

Millsaps College

Carolina 1

Union Theological Semi-

Chickasaw College .... 1

nary

Number of Colleges and Seminaries Represented 15

Presbyteries

. . 4 Pee Dee . .

Meridian ,

Bethel 3 Atlanta . .

Congaree 5 Savannah

Piedmont 3 Suwannee

South Carolina 3 Pine Bluff

Mecklenburg 2 Augusta .

Harmony 2 Asheville. .

Charleston 1 Central Miss.

Athens 2

States

South Carolina 18

Georgia 5

Mississippi 5

North Carolina 3

Florida 1

Arkansas 1

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DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSES
OF STUDY

(Figures indicate the number of hours a week.)

/. Hebrew and Cognate Languages

Dr. Kerr

The aim of this course is to put the student in a
position that will enable him to use to advantage the
Hebrew language in interpreting the Old Testament.
Accordingly, stress will be laid upon a mastery of the
principles of Hebrew etymology and syntax, and the
acquisition of a vocabulary as copious as possible.

Junior Year

Hebrew Etymology. During the year the attention
of the class will be occupied principally with etymology
and the acquisition of a vocabulary ; translation at sight
in Genesis. 4 hours.

Middle Year

Hebrew Syntax. In this class the principal aim is to
acquire a working knowledge of Hebrew syntax. There
is careful study of selected passages and rapid reading
of more extended passages of the Hebrew text of the
Old Testament for the purpose of illustrating principles
of syntax and further enlarging the vocabulary. 1 hour.

Senior Year

Elective Courses. Elective courses in this depart-
ment are offered to students during their senior year,
or to others who are qualified for the work ; the particu-
lar nature of the course to be determined upon consul-
tation with the professor, as follows :

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(a) Advanced Hebrew Syntax.

(b) Hebrew Text Criticism.

(d) Elementary Arabic.

Elective courses of study in the elements of New
Testament Greek are also offered by Dr. Kerr during
the junior year for the benefit of students who have not
taken Greek as a part of the collegiate course of prepara-
tion. These preparatory courses in the Seminary are
extra-curriculum studies for which no credit is given in
the work required for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity.
Candidates for this degree who do not possess a working
knowledge of Greek must complete one or both of the
following courses :

(a) New Testament Greek for Beginners. Gram-
matical study of New Testament Greek; practice in
reading. For students without knowledge of Greek.

3 hours.

(b) Readings in New Testament Greek. Designed
to fit students to read the Greek New Testament with
fluency. Hours according to arrangement.

IL Old Testament Literature and Exegesis
Dr. McPheeters

Junior Year

Principles of Interpretation. At the beginning of
his work the student is given an outline view of Theo-
logical Encyclopaedia, with a view to encourage and
enable him to clarify and mentally to organize the
work of his course as a whole, and particularly in order
to give him an insight into the relation of Interpreta-
tion to the other disciplines in the curriculum. The
main stress is placed upon the acquisition of a knowl-
edge of and an insight into the principles and method

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of interpretation and an acquisition of correct exegeti-
cal habits. During the second term some attention is
given to homiletical interpretation. 2 hours.

Middle Year

The Apparatus of the Exegete and Its Use. During
this session an effort is made to give the student a practi-
cal acquaintance with the nature and effective use of the
apparatus of the exegete; with the various literary-
forms of the Old Testament, and the relation of liter-
ary form to interpretation; with the nature of General
Old Testament Propaedeutic and its office in relation
to Special Old Testament Propaedeutic, and with the
true nature of the latter and its office in relation to the
actual work of exegesis. 2 hours.

Senior Year

Exegetical Praxis and Propaedeutic. The work in
exegetical praxis is continued, and, as time permits, at-
tention is given to such matters of General Old Testa-
ment Propaedeutic as the Canon, Historical and Liter-
ary Criticism, the Text.

The class-work during each year is supplemented
by parallel reading and suitable theses. 2 hours.

///. New Testament Literature and Exegesis

Dr. White

The courses of study in this department presuppose a
working knowledge of New Testament Greek. No stu-
dent will be admitted to these courses who has not ac-
quired a fair knowledge of the grammatical forms and
syntax of the Greek language. Students without knowl-
edge of Greek must take one or both of the preparatory
courses in Greek before matriculating in this department.
In each of the classes in New Testament Literature and

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Exegesis the work is exegetical, following the gram-
matico-historical method of Exegesis.

Junior Year

Gospel History. Life of Christ on the basis of an exe-
getical study of the Gospels ; reading and interpretation
of the Greek text of the early chapters of each Gospel ;
especial attention given to the infancy narratives in
Matthew and Luke ; the birth of Jesus in its relation to
the old covenant; the discourses of Jesus during the
Galilean ministry; the journeys of Jesus illustrated by
special maps; literary and historical criticism of the
Gospels ; the synoptic problem. 3 hours.

Middle Year

(1) Gospel History. Life of Christ as set forth in
the later chapters of the Gospels; the discourses of
Jesus near the conclusion of His public ministry; the
kingdom of God. Especial attention to the narratives
concerning the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus.

First term, 3 hours.

(2) Apostolic History. The origin of the Church on
the basis of an exegetical study of a part of the Book
of Acts ; early Jewish Christianity ; the Pauline mission ;
careful exegetical study of selected portions of Gala-
tians and I Corinthians.

In this class a brief course of instruction is given
with reference to Textual Criticism, the Canon, Greek
manuscripts, ancient and modern versions of the New
Testament. Second term, 3 hours.

Senior Year

(1) Exegetical Studies in Romans, Hebrews, and
the Apocalypse. Reading and interpretation of the
Greek text of portions of the Epistle to the Romans,
the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the Apocalypse of

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John. This exegetical work involves a brief survey of
the later Apostolic History; order and grouping of the
books of the New Testament.

Exegetical studies, lectures, and thesis work.

First term, 2 hours.

(2) New Testament Seminar. During the second
term the instruction in this class follows the seminar
method. The discussions are based upon theses pre-
pared by the members of the class. The subject con-
sidered during the session 1926-1927 will be the Person of
Christ as set forth in the New Testament. The evidence
furnished by the Gospels showing what Jesus thought
about His person and work will be studied, and the
types of New Testament Christology will be carefully
examined. Second term, 2 hours.

IV. Systematic Theology
Dr. Green

The study of Systematic Theology is begun in the
Junior Year, and prosecuted through the Middle and
Senior years.

Junior Year

Confession of Faith; Catechisms. This course in-
cludes such topics as history of creeds; need, nature
and authority of revelation; God's decrees; creation
and providence; the fall, sin and its punishment; the
covenants; Christ the Mediator; effectual calling;
faith and repentance; justification; sanctification.

The object of this course is twofold: (1) to ac-
quaint the students with the symbols of our church;
(2) to furnish them, at the outset of their studies, with
a convenient body of divinity for their use as teachers
and preachers in their undergraduate years. Text-
book and discussion. 1 hour.

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Middle Year

Systematic Theology: (1) Introduction. Definition;
method; source; natural theology; revealed theology;
Bibliology.

(2) Theology Proper. Origin of the idea of God;
theistic arguments; anti-theistic theories; nature and
attributes of God; the Trinity; deity of Christ; nature
and office-work of the Holy Spirit ; the decree of God ;
creation; providence; miracles.

(3) Anthropology. Origin, nature and original
state of man; covenant of works; the fall; sin; free
agency. Lectures, textbook, discussions. 3 hours.

Senior Year

Systematic Theology: (1) Christology. Plan of sal-
vation ; covenant of grace ; person and work of Christ ;
the atonement, in its various phases; the estates of
Christ.

(2) Soteriology. The order of Christian experi-
ence; vocation; regeneration; faith; justification;
adoption; sanctification ; the means of grace.

(3) Eschatology. The state of the soul after death;
resurrection; the second coming, etc. Instruction by
textbook and lectures, combined with discussions.

2 hours, first term ; 3 hours, second term.

V. Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity

Prof. McNeill

Junior Year
The Ancient Church. The Greek, Roman, and Jew-
ish influences preparatory to the Advent of Christ are
noted. By use of a diagram the development and un-
folding of the history of the Church is followed from
this point to the union of State and Church under Con-

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stantine. Special attention is given to the effort of
empires and heathen forces to crush and destroy the
Church; the development of Literary Criticism and
Gnostic heresies; a devoted and united Church mem-
bership and the establishment of creeds and a scien-
tific theology. The career of the Catholic Church,
recognized by the State, is followed through the dis-
integration of the Roman Empire under the impact of
jbarbarism; attention is called to the contrast between
the persecuted Church under the Pagan Emperors and
the persecuting Church under the Christian Emperors.
The change of Church Polity from Presbytery to Epis-
copacy and its development in Papacy is noted.

2 hours.

Middle Year

The Mediaeval Church. The course of the Church's
history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Ref-
ormation is studied. Interest centers in the compli-
cated relations between Church and State, and the re-
sulting struggle ; the rise and climax of Papal power ;
the development of doctrinal perversions and adminis-
trative abuses. The rise of the Mohammedan move-
ment is noted, and a map made of the Mediterranean
regions showing the territories under the Cross, and
those under the Crescent. Charts indicating the parallel
and correlated movements of the eleventh to fourteenth
centuries are studied with special reference to the Cru-
sades, Clerical and Anti-Clerical Societies, Mysticism
and Scholasticism. The Renaissance; the increasing
degeneracy of the Church ; the decline of the Papacy ;
the many elements of discontent in Church life are
noted as preparing the way for, and foreshadowing
the Reformation of the sixteenth century. 2 hours.

Senior Year

The Modern Church. A review of the Reformation
with its several branches and divisions is undertaken.
Special attention is given to the Presbyterian and Re-

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formed Churches of all countries. Charts and dia-
grams are made showing the divisions and unions of
the Presbyterian bodies in the old country and in
America, and their interrelations. The history of the
Presbyterian Church U. S. is emphasized. The great
Revivals and their consequences are noted, and some
study of the several denominations as to origin, doc-
trine, and expansion is made. Papers on the Cults of
America are prepared by members of the class.

The method of teaching throughout the course is by
textbooks, supplemented by lectures. 2 hours.

Church Polity

Church Polity. During the first term of the Middle
year the class takes up the subject of Church Polity.
The Book of Church Order is studied, and the class is
given a working knowledge of its principles. Meetings
of Session, and Presbytery are organized and held by
the class members noting the duties, privileges and re-
quirements of these offices. This work is supple-
mented by lectures, and by a short course of study in
Witherow's book, "Which is the Apostolic Church?".
The practical purpose of the course is to make every
student a sound Presbyterian and a good Presbyter.

Middle year, first term, 1 hour.

VI. Apologetics and Christian Ethics
Dr. McPheeters and Dr. Green

Apologetics

Dr. McPheeters

Apologetics. In this course an effort is made, as
time permits, to acquaint the student with the actually
existing situation in theological thought; to trace this
condition to its true origin ; to inquire into the ground-
ing of such scientific and philosophical theories as
have been the occasional and contributory causes in

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bringing about the present situation. The main
stress, however, is laid upon Bibliological Apologetics.
In this connection the following subjects are more or
less fully treated namely, the apologetic value of
Messianic Prophecy (Beecher) ; current theories of the
origin of the books of the Old Testament ; the doctrine
of Scripture.

In this course class-work is supplemented by paral-
lel reading and theses. Senior year, 2 hours.

Christian Ethics

Dr. Green

Christian Ethics. (1) the nature of Christian ethics.
(2) The revelation of the Christian ideal; the con-
tents of the Christian ideal; the realization of the
Christian ideal; the forms in which this ideal is to be
realized; the methods of its progressive realization;
the spheres in which the Christian ideal is to be real-
ized. (3) Christian duties. Conscience and the classi-
fication of duties; duties toward self; duties towards
others; duties toward God; lastly, the dynamics of
Christian ethics. Textbook and discussion.

Senior year, first term, 2 hours.

Natural Science in Connection with Revelation

and Christian Apologetics

This chair is vacant for the present. Its field is oc-
cupied by Dr. McPheeters in Apologetics, Dr. Green
in Ethics, and Dr. White and Dr. McPheeters in Intro-
duction and Criticism.

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VII. The English Bible

Dr. Clark

The English Bible. The object of this course is to
guide the student in the discovery and mastery of an
effective method of English Bible study.

Incidentally the Scriptural basis of biblical theology
and ethics will be presented in the form in which they
are developed in the Word of God.

So far as time will permit, the facts and doctrines
of God's Word will be studied. These furnish the sub-
stance and material of the minister's message. There
can be no substitute for biblical theology and biblical
ethics.

The main purpose, however, which will be con-
stantly kept in the foreground in the work of this de-
partment, will be not to furnish facts from the Bible,
nor to formulate Scriptural doctrines and rules for
the student, but to enable him to acquire a method by
which the truths of God's Word may be known and
appreciated.

The ultimate aim of the course is to arouse in the
heart a permanent and passionate love for the Book.

Junior Year
Old Testament History. The Pentateuch and the
later historical books of the Old Testament are studied
in the American Revised Version. The method is by
syllabus of the professor. The course includes Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Hebrews, Joshua, and Kings.

2 hours.

Middle Year

Psalms and Prophets, The Psalms, the Wisdom lit-
erature and the Major and Minor Prophets are studied
by the use of the same methods that are employed in
all the classes.

The course will include Esther, Job, Psalms, 2d
Chronicles, Jonah, Hosea, and Jeremiah. 3 hours.

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Senior Year

Gospels, Acts, Epistles. This course deals with the
books of the New Testament. The course includes a
study of the Gospels, Acts, Romans, Philippians, James,
and I John. 2 hours.

VIII. Religious Education

Dr. Clark

Sunday School Work. The aim of this course is to
adapt the general principles of education to the
special work of the Sunday School.

After a survey of the historical bearings of the Sun-
day School, the nature of the student is studied with
some fullness. Then the following topics are treated :
The curriculum, the principles of method as applied
to the Sunday School, the organization, management,
government, program, external relations and general
means of success of the Sunday School.

Textbooks : Weigle : The Pupil and the Teacher ;
Lawrence : How to Conduct a Sunday School.

Junior year, 1 hour.

IX. Homiletics

Dr. Clark and Dr. Green

Junior Year
Dr. Clark

The class gives one hour a week to Homiletics.

The textbook is Broadus' "Preparation and Delivery
of Sermons." This is supplemented by lectures.

The preacher, his call, his message, his personality,
his equipment, and his preparation are discussed.

Sermon briefs are required during the second term,
and are criticized and corrected by the professor.

1 hour.

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Middle Year
Dr. Green

The class gives one hour a week for the first term
to Homiletics. The textbook is Breed's "Preparing to
Preach."

The time of the class is largely given to sermoniz-
ing. Sermons or sermon briefs will be required al-
most every week. The whole work of the class is di-
rected toward teaching the men how to preach.

Second term, 1 hour.

X. Practical Theology
Prof. McNeill, Dr. Murchison, Dr. Taylor

Pastoral Theology

Prof. McNeill

The minister is studied as the leader of his people. His
relation as pastor is carefully considered. The Presby-
terian Progressive Program is thoroughly mastered, and
the students are made familiar with the sources and ob-
jectives of Stewardship. Methods of Personal Work,
problems of Christian Education, Young People's Socie-
ties, the Cure of Souls, are topics upon which emphasis
is placed. Individual training, and practice in Church
Forms are given, and the students are prepared to per-
form these duties. Dr. Erdman's "The Work of the Pas-
tor" is used as a textbook. Senior year, 1 hour.

Missions

Dr. Murchison

This course is designed to meet the needs of pro-
spective pastors and ordained missionaries. Whether
the minister expects to spend his life in the homeland
or on the foreign field he needs a comprehensive view
of missions. The ordained minister is the key man at

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the home base as well as on the mission field. To be
informed, therefore, of the most approved methods of
conducting this great task of the Church, and of the
preparation best adapted to the needs of the workers,
is a matter of first importance.

The first subject dealt with is the Foreign Mission-
ary himself. The personal qualities and problems of
missionaries constitute a most important element in
this phase of church activity. To guide us in this
study we use "The Foreign Missionary," by Dr. A. J.
Brown.

The second subject is a short study of the nature
and development of religion and examination of the
various religious beliefs of mankind. We use Soper's
"The Religions of Mankind" as a textbook.

The third subject is the History of Missions as pre-
sented in Dr. Robert H. Glover's recent book, "The
Progress of World-wide Missions."

We make use of the Reports of the Executive Com-
mittees of Home and Foreign Missions to acquaint our
students with our own work. Middle year, 1 hour.

Public Speaking
Dr. Taylor

The purpose of the work in this course is to train
the student in the art of proper and effective oral
expression; to render his thoughts naturally and
forcefully; to read intelligently; to use his voice and
body to the best advantage; to eliminate mannerisms
and faults, both in speech and action.

Delivery is not here considered as mere physical
performance. Rather it is the liberation of thought
and feeling through the voice and body. This implies
that there must be the proper co-ordination between
the actions of mind, voice and body. To improve de-
livery mental processes must first be stimulated. In
connection with this the voice and body must be so
trained as to be responsive to all thinking.

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Proper exercises are given for strengthening the
voice and for improving the quality. The primary
modulations of the speaking voice are taught and in-
sisted on from the beginning. Articulation and pro-
nunciation are not neglected.

The importance of interpretative reading of the
Scriptures is emphasized and especial attention is paid
to the reading of hymns. Junior year, 2 hours ; Middle
year, 2 hours; Senior year, 2 hours during a period of
six weeks.

DEPARTMENTS OR COURSES OF STUDY

Three distinct Departments or Courses of Study are
open to students in Columbia Seminary as follows :

I. The regular course of study leading to the degree
of Bachelor of Divinity.

II. An optional course in English studies leading to
a certificate without degree.

Graduates of colleges not candidates for a degree
may be admitted to take such courses as they wish.

III. A course of postgraduate study leading to the
degree of Master of Theology.

Candidates for the master's degree in Theology
(Th.M.) must be graduates of a college or university
of accredited standing and must hold the degree of
Bachelor of Divinity from this or from some other ap-
proved Theological Seminary.

Course of Study for the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity

The course of study prescribed in this Seminary for
the degree of Bachelor of Divinity is designed to pro-
vide a complete and symmetrical training for the Gos-
pel ministry. The studies are arranged in logical se-
quence and are distributed through a period of three
years as follows :

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Junior Year
Hebrew 4 hours.
Dr. Kerr

Old Testament Exegesis: Principles of Interpretation
2 hours.

Dr. McPheeters

New Testament Exegesis: Gospel History 3 hours.
Dr. White

Systematic Theology: Confession of Faith ; Catechisms
1 hour.
Dr. Green

Ecclesiastical History: The Ancient Church 2 hours.
Prof. McNeill

English Bible: Old Testament History 2 hours.
Dr. Clark

Homiletics 1 hour.
Dr. Clark

Religious Education 1 hour.
Dr. Clark

Public Speaking 2 hours.
Dr. Taylor

Middle Year
Hebrew 1 hour.
Dr. Kerr

Old Testament Exegesis: The Apparatus of the Exegete
and its Use 2 hours.
Dr. McPheeters

New Testament Exegesis: Gospel History First term,
3 hours ; Apostolic History Second term, 3 hours.
Dr. White

Systematic Theology: Natural Theology; Theism;
Anthropology 3 hours.
Dr. Green

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Ecclesiastical History 2 hours.
Prof. McNeill

Church Polity First term, 1 hour.
Prof. McNeill

English Bible: Psalms; Books of Prophets 3 hours.
Dr. Clark

Homiletics Second term, 1 hour.
Dr. Green

Missions 1 hour.

Dr. Murchison

Public Speaking 2 hours.
Dr. Taylor

Senior Year

Old Testament Exegesis : Exegetical Praxis and Propae-
deutic 2 hours.
Dr. McPheeters

New Testament Exegesis: Exegetical studies in Romans,
Hebrews, and the Apocalypse.

Dr. White First term, 2 hours.

Seminar: The Person of Christ Second term, 2 hours.
Dr. White

Systematic Theology First term, 2 hours; Second
term, 3 hours.
Dr. Green

Ecclesiastical History: The Modern Church; Presby-
terian Churches 2 hours.
Prof. McNeill

Apologetics 2 hours.

Dr. McPheeters

Christian Ethics First term, 2 hours.
Dr. Green

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English Bible 2 hours.
Dr. Clark

Pastoral Theology 1 hour.
Prof. McNeill

Public Speaking 2 hours.
Dr. Taylor

Annual Course of Lectures on the Thomas Smyth
Foundation

Through the generosity of the late Thomas Smyth,
D.D., of Charleston, South Carolina, a Seminary lec-
tureship has been established called the Thomas
Smyth Foundation. In accordance with the conditions
of the bequest, some person who is of worthy charac-
ter and distinguished for learning and ability is chosen
each year by the Board of Directors and the Faculty
of the Columbia Theological Seminary to deliver a
course of lectures before the students of the Seminary.
This series of lectures will deal from year to year with
the fundamental principles of the Christian faith.

The funds bequeathed to the institution by Dr.
Smyth to found this lectureship, according to the terms
of the bequest, were allowed to accumulate until they
amounted to $10,000. For the past ten years dis-
tinguished lecturers have filled this lectureship, treat-
ing a large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, prac-
tical, archaeological and historical.

Extension Work at Columbia Seminary

The Professors of the Seminary are constantly en-
gaged in preaching and lecturing in various communi-
ties within the bounds of the five Synods. Courses of
lectures are delivered by the Seminary professors in
response to the requests of particular churches and
communities.

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Religious Exercises

Daily prayers which every student is required to at-
tend are conducted in the chapel every morning by a
member of the Faculty.

Various meetings for worship are maintained by the
students, either as a body or by each class separately.

Every Friday afternoon the Faculty and students
meet together in the chapel. Students conduct devo-
tional exercises and preach. Afterwards the members
of the Faculty offer suggestions with reference to the
subject matter of the sermons and the manner of their
delivery.

Society of Missionary Inquiry

This society meets on alternate Tuesday 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. The society is divided into a number of mission
study classes, each class using a different textbook,
treating a different phase of missions.

The Student Volunteer Band

This group is composed of students who have signed
the declaration card of the Student Volunteer Move-
ment for Foreign Missions, stating that it is their pur-
pose, if God permit, to serve Him on the foreign field.
These Seminary Volunteers have regular weekly meet-
ings at which different topics dealing with Christian
life and the problems of the foreign missionary are dis-
cussed. The band also works in conjunction with the
City Union of Volunteers in the matter of sending out
deputation teams to different places in the city in order
to quicken the missionary spirit of the churches.

Opportunities for Religious Work

By reason of her location and environment, Co-
lumbia Seminary furnishes to her students various op-

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portunities for engaging in active religious work. Some
of these are the following :

Mission Work. The City of Columbia offers many-
opportunities for religious work and training.

The churches established in the city are well organ-
ized with respect to Sunday Schools and young people's
societies. Some of the students of the Seminary take
an active part in the work of these church organiza-
tions.

There are six mission churches in the suburbs. There
are three cotton mill villages, where mission work may be
conducted. There is abundance of opportunity for
teaching and preaching among the colored people.
Prayer meetings, house-to-house visitations, Sunday
Schools and preaching services are conducted by the
students in various parts of the city.

Preaching by Students. Students of the Senior and
Middle Classes are permitted, with the consent of the
Presbyteries concerned, to supply vacant churches with-
in a reasonable distance from Columbia, provided ab-
sence from the campus does not conflict with their
Seminary duties. Calls for regular supply work by
students frequently come to the Seminary from home
mission committees and vacant churches, and for tem-
porary supply during the absence of pastors from their
own pulpits. Many mission churches are regularly sup-
plied by members of the Senior Class and in some cases
by members of the Middle Class. Except in special
cases, members of the Junior Class are not permitted
to undertake regular supply work.

No student, except in case of necessity, should under-
take regular work which would make necessary his ab-
sence from the campus oftener than twice a month.
Where necessity compels a student to engage in full
time supply work, the Faculty will consider each case
on its merits.

A bureau of preaching supply has been organized by
the Faculty for the purpose of apportioning supply

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work as requests are received from vacant churches.
Assignments to this service are made in accordance
with a carefully arranged system. The members of the
Senior Class and regularly enrolled graduate students
have the preference over the Middle Class, and the
Middle Class in turn over the Junior. All assignments
to the work of preaching will be made directly from
the Executive Office of the Seminary under direction of
the Executive Secretary.

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TERMS OF ADMISSION AND
GRADUA TION

Credentials. Every student seeking admission to
the Seminary must present the following credentials:

(1) A letter from the pastor or session of the
church of which he is a member, stating that he is in
full communion with the church, possesses good natu-
ral talents, and is of a discreet deportment. Or, if 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. Every Presby-
terian student applying for admission is expected to
present a statement from his Presbytery authorizing
him to enter this Seminary.

(2) A college diploma or certificate showing the
completion of a regular course of academic study. Or,
if he has not completed such a course the student must
furnish testimonials showing that he has received ade-
quate training in subjects fundamental to the studies
of the Seminary.

(3) Students who desire to matriculate for the de-
gree of Bachelor of Divinity must present a degree from
a standard college or university of accredited A grade.

A student coming from another seminary will be re-
ceived 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.

Columbia Theological Seminary 35

Pledge. Every applicant for admission who has
presented satisfactory credentials is required to sub-
scribe to the following declaration:

"Deeply impressed with the sense of the importance
of improving in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my
preparation for the gospel ministry, I solemnly prom-
ise, 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 vigi-
lantly observe all the rules and regulations specified in
the plan for its instruction and government, so far as
the same relate 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."

Diploma

Any student who completes in a satisfactory manner
all of the courses of study given in the Seminary and
who presents to the Faculty a diploma of graduation
from a standard college or university of the highest ac-
credited grade will receive a diploma from this Semi-
nary according him the degree of Bachelor of Divinity.

Certificates

Students who 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 some of the courses may receive a
certificate setting forth those completed by him.

Collegia te Prepa ra tion

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 ac-
cepted as satisfying the academic requirements for ad-

36 Columbia Theological Seminary

mission to the Seminary; but the classical course of
study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the
normal course of preparation for the Seminary.

Adequate time should be given to Latin and Greek,
philosophy, Bible history, ancient and modern history,
the English language and English literature.

Instruction in the New Testament 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 grammati-
cal forms and syntax of the Greek language.

Students found to be inadequately prepared are of-
fered courses in New Testament Greek during the first
year in the Seminary and postpone to the following year
the regular courses in the New Testament.

The Seminary Year

The Seminary year begins on the third Wednesday
in September. The Baccalaureate Sermon to the
graduating class is delivered on the first Sunday in
May, and the session ends with the delivery of
diplomas and certificates on the Wednesday after the
first Sunday 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.

Examinations

At the close of each term written examinations are
held upon all the subjects studied during the term.
No student is permitted to be absent from the exam-
ination of his class, except for satisfactory reasons.
In the event that a student is absent from the regular
examinations, he must afterwards stand a special ex-
amination.

Reports to Presbyteries

At the close of each term a full report concerning
each student will be sent to the Chairman of the Com-

Columbia Theological Seminary 37

mittee on Christian Education in the Presbytery under
whose care the work of the student is being directed.
This report will set forth all facts with reference to the
student's attendance, punctuality, deportment, dili-
gence, and class standing.

Where unusual conditions arise which would seem to
make necessary a special report to the Presbytery, a
letter will be written by the President of the Seminary
calling attention to any matters which should be
brought before the Presbytery.

Expenses

No charge is made by the Seminary for tuition, room
rent, fuel, light, or library fee. The rooms are com-
pletely furnished with the exception of towels. Each
student is required to furnish his own towels. The dor-
mitories are cared for by competent servants, there
being no charge to the student for this service. Board
is furnished to the students at cost. The average cost
per student during the current year is $20 per month,
making a total of $150 for the session, which includes
seven and a-half months. With the increase in the
student body, which is expected next year, the average
cost of board per student should be less than during the
present year.

Under the careful supervision and direction of Mrs.
Murchison, who has charge of the dining room, this
department is most efficiently administered, and the
students are thoroughly satisfied. The Seminary has
always insisted that wholesome, nourishing, well bal-
anced meals be furnished to the students. In no edu-
cational institution are better meals provided than are
now offered at Columbia Seminary.

All required text books and other books needed by
students are furnished from our book room at reduced
rates. Any student may, if he has opportunity, pur-
chase second-hand books, or use books furnished to him
by friends. The cost of text books purchased new
from the book room will average about $25 per year.

38 Columbia Theological Seminary

Thus it will be seen that the cost to a resident student
at Columbia Seminary is very reasonable. The inci-
dental expenses, other than board, will be determined
in large measure by the temperament and disposition
of the student himself. Such expenses in Columbia
are not necessarily high. A careful student will find
it possible to keep this incidental expense within a most
reasonable limit.

Financial Aid

Loans to Candidates The General Assembly's Com-
mittee of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief,
with headquarters at Louisville, Kentucky, is prepared
to grant to ministerial students who are under care of
Presbytery an annual loan each year for three years
to be carried without interest until the Seminary course
is completed. This loan is to be repaid, either in money
or service under conditions prescribed by the General
Assembly. The last General Assembly fixed the
amount of this loan at $150, with a maximum of $175
in cases of special need.

This loan is available for all regular students. Ap-
plication for the loan should be made through the
Chairman of the Committee of Christian Education in
the Presbytery under whose care the candidate is being
trained. The Seminary has nothing to do with the
granting of this loan, but we shall be glad to furnish in-
formation and to render any assistance in the matter.

The payment of this loan is usually made in four in-
stalments. The first instalment is received in October.
The other three at intervals of sixty days.

Scholarships. In addition to the loan described above
the Seminary will provide for each regular student,
where it is necessary, an annual scholarship of $150.
In order to obtain this scholarship the student must
present with his application a written statement from
the Chairman of Christian Education in his Presbytery
recommending that the scholarship be granted. The
request must also be approved by the Faculty.

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HISTORICAL ST A TEMENT

The Columbia Seminary was founded in 1828 by
the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, which oc-
cupied the territory now embracing the Synods of
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mis-
sissippi. Each of these Synods in its own behalf as-
sumed afterwards the obligation to maintain the in-
stitution established by the parent Synod. Thomas
Goulding, D.D., of Georgia, was elected the first pro-
fessor in 1828. In January, 1830, he and his students
removed from Georgia to Columbia. In January,
1831, the present central building was occupied and
George Howe, D.D., was elected his associate in the
Faculty. Two years later (1833) A. W. Leland, D.D.,
was appointed to the chair of Theology. In 1834, Dr.
Goulding retired, and his chair, that of Ecclesiastical
History and Polity, was filled by the election of
Charles Colcock Jones, D.D. (1836).

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 bound-
aries of both 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 chil-
dren, even then, had begun to turn their eyes west-
ward. The States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana were being settled by those whose antecedents
were in South Carolina and Georgia. The Christian
people of these two States followed with eager inter-
est not only the material, but also the spiritual prog-

Columbia Theological Seminary 41

ress 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 Semi-
nary 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 re-
moved from the ministry by death for the pastors who
are to break the bread of life among our numerous un-
supplied 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."

Soon after the completion of the period of the first
twenty-five years in the life of the Theological Semi-
nary important additions were made to the Faculty.
For a short time, Alexander T. McGill, D.D., who
afterwards occupied a chair in the Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary, taught in Columbia Seminary the sub-
jects embraced in Ecclesiastical History and Church
Polity. He was succeeded in the occupancy of this
chair by Benjamin M. Palmer, D.D., who was suc-
ceeded by John B. Adger, D.D. From 1856 until
1862, James Henley Thornwell, D.D., gave the crown-
ing years of his life to the work of teaching the sub-
jects connected with the chair of Didactic and Polemic
Theology. During this period of early growth, a gen-
erous fund for the endowment of the Seminary was
contributed by the supporting Synods. In 1854
Simons Hall was erected through the liberality of Mrs.
E. L. Simons, of Charleston, and in 1855, Mrs. Agnes
Law, of Columbia, provided for the erection of the
dormitory that bears her name.

During the period of the war of the Southern Con-
federacy and the two decades that followed it the
following ministers and teachers served as members
of the Faculty: Benjamin M. Palmer, D.D., James

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Woodrow, D.D., William S. Plumer, D.D., Joseph R.
Wilson, D.D., John L. Girardeau, D.D., Charles R.
Hemphill, D.D., William E. Boggs, D.D., and James
D. Tadlock, D.D. Among the members of the teach-
ing force in the more recent years, to name only those
that have been called to their final reward), were
Francis R. Beattie, D.D., William T. Hall, D.D., R. G.
Pearson, D.D., Samuel S. Laws, D.D., Charles C. Hers-
man, D.D., Samuel M. Smith, D.D., John W. Davis,
D.D., and Richard C. Reed, D.D.

Throughout her entire life, a period of four score
and eighteen years, the Columbia Theological Semi-
nary has furnished well-trained ministers of the Gos-
pel not only to the Synods with which she is organi-
cally connected, but to other parts of our Southern
Church and to many regions beyond the seas. Colum-
bia has furnished more than three-fourths of the Pres-
byterian ministers who have labored in South Caro-
lina, more than one-half of those that have labored in
Georgia, and a considerable proportion of those in
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas,
and Louisiana. Moreover, graduates of Columbia
Seminary have given themselves to the work of mis-
sions in Africa, Syria, Turkey, Persia, Hindustan, Ko-
rea, Japan, China and South America.

Present Location

The Seminary is located near the center of the City
of Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. The city,
with a population of about 40,000, is situated on
heights overlooking 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 re-
fined society. It is one of the most important railway
and educational centers in the Southern States. Pos-
sessing an excellent public high school system, Columbia
is also the seat of the University of South Carolina, the
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Chicora College for

Columbia Theological Seminary 43

Women (Presbyterian), the Methodist Female College
and several Business Colleges. In recent years Colum-
bia 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 mission
work by the students of the Seminary.

The Removal of Columbia Seminary to Atlanta, Qeorgia

In the autumn of 1924, the controlling Synods decided
to remove Columbia Seminary from its present location
to a new site at Atlanta, Georgia. This decision was
made with the understanding that the Presbyterian
people of the city of Atlanta and of the entire Synod
of Georgia would provide a site and also funds suffi-
cient to justify removal, including money for the erec-
tion of new buildings. In response to this action on the
part of the Synods, the Presbyterians of Atlanta, in cor-
dial cooperation with all of the other Presbyterians of
Georgia, secured subscriptions to the amount of six
hundred and twenty-two thousand dollars, including
the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars, the estimated
value of the tract of fifty-five acres of land given as the
new site of the Seminary.

The tract of land thus presented as the future home
of Columbia Theological Seminary is located six miles
from the center of the flourishing city of Atlanta. The
new site, less than one thousand yards from Decatur,
is beautifully elevated above the surrounding country
and is covered with a fine original growth of oak,
maple, birch, pine and other native trees. Two small
streams flow through this tract of woodland, one of the
streams furnishing a supply of water adequate to the
maintenance of a lake of moderate size within the
Seminary grounds.

Near these grounds is the National Highway, leading
from Atlanta to the well-known Stone Mountain, the

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latter lifting up its crest in full, clear view in the dis-
tance.

Careful surveys of the grounds have been made, and
the specific location of buildings has been determined.
Competent architects have virtually completed the
plans for an adequate series of buildings of the latest
type. Actual construction begins in the early spring of
1926 and the removal of the institution will take place
in the autumn of the following year. The Columbia
Theological Seminary, retaining its old name and all
of its sacred traditions, will inaugurate its work in the
new home in September, 1927. The populous and thriv-
ing city of Atlanta, located near the center of the terri-
tory of the five controlling Synods, will offer to the
students of Columbia Seminary great opportunities for
every kind of religious activity.

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THE SEMINARY LIBRARY

The library of the Columbia Seminary is probably
the most extensive and the most valuable collection of
theological literature in the South. It forms an im-
portant adjunct to the work carried on in the class-
rooms. In it are incorporated the larger parts of the
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 fund set apart for the purpose, as well as by
gift. The libraries of the professors, amounting to
several thousand volumes, are accessible to the stu-
dents.

The Smyth Reference Library Room has been fitted
up by Miss Sarah Ann Smyth and the Ladies' Society
of the Second Church, Charleston. In it are kept the
books needed for daily reference. Some of the daily
newspapers, with a number of the leading monthly
magazines, are on file in the reading room.

Gifts to the Seminary Library

The Seminary has recently received as a gift from
the family of Rev. J. William Flinn, D.D., deceased,
an honored alumnus of the institution, the books
formerly owned and used by Dr. Flinn. This valuable
collection of books contains a large number of stand-
ard works on Philosophy, Logic, and Ethics. This col-
lection includes also a considerable number of books
which once formed a part of the library of Dr. Thomas
Smyth, of Charleston, S. C. All of these volumes have
been placed in a room on the first floor of the main
building on the Seminary grounds, and are known as
the Flinn Annex to the Smyth Library.

46 Columbia Theological Seminary

The First Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Ala-
bama, has donated to the Columbia Seminary the col-
lection of books once the property of the former pas-
tor, Rev. David Finley, D.D.

From the estate of Rev. Charles S. Vedder, D.D.,
LL.D., an honored alumnus of this Seminary, and later
pastor of the Huguenot Church, Charleston, S. C, a
gift of three hundred valuable books has been donated
to the Seminary library.

The Rev. M. C. Hutton, D.D., of Georgetown, Texas,
an honored alumnus of the class of 1872, has pre-
sented to the Seminary a valuable selection of choice
books from his own library, consisting of volumes
which he has found especially helpful in his own min-
istry.

The large and valuable library of the late Rev.
Samuel M. Smith, D.D., who was at the time of his
death the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
Columbia, South Carolina, has been given by the fam-
ily of Dr. Smith to the Columbia Seminary.

The collection of books formerly owned and used
by the Rev. W. B. Arrowood, D.D., late pastor of
Bethel Church, York County, South Carolina, has been
given by his daughter to the Seminary library.

Valuable books from the library of the late Rev.
William E. Boggs, D.D., former professor and also
member of the Board of Directors of the Columbia
Theological Seminary, have been presented to the
library.

The library of the late Rev. Richard C. Reed, D.D.,
LL.D., former Professor of Ecclesiastical History and
Church Polity in Columbia Seminary, has been given to
the Seminary Library. This gift includes many valu-
able books dealing with Church History and Church
Polity.

Wilds Book Prize

Louis T. Wilds, Esq., a ruling elder of the First
Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S. C, has given the

Columbia Theological Seminary 47

Seminary the sum of five hundred dollars, to be used
as the basis of an annual book prize. At the close of
each session the proceeds of the gift made by Mr.
Wilds will be invested in books and the books will be
bestowed as a prize upon a student selected by the
Faculty, in accordance with conditions prescribed by
the donor. In May, 1925, this prize was bestowed
upon Ryan L. Wood, A.B., B.D., a member of the
Senior Class.

Gifts to the Seminary

The following gifts and scholarships have been received
since the publication of our last catalogue:

The Bryan Apartment, by Mrs. T. S. Bryan,
Columbia, S. C.

The Peter G. McEachern Memorial Scholar-
ship, by Edward Bishop McEachern, Hamer,
S. C $ 2,128.00

Legacy from the estate of Rev. James Rus-
sell, Chester, S. C 1,025.25

The Cantey Venable Reed Scholarship, es-
tablished by the children of Dr. and Mrs. Rich-
ard Clark Reed, in fulfillment of a request
made by Dr. Reed in his Will 3,000.00

Annuity gift by Miss Grace Currie McKin-
non, Bennettsville, S. C 1,000.00

Hebrew Scholarship by T. S. McPheeters,
Charlotte, N. C 500.00

Scholarships Pledged in The Georgia Campaign

The following scholarships have been reported from
the Georgia Campaign. Full description of these scholar-
ships has not yet been received. This information will be
published later. The scholarship established by Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Brantley, Blackshear, Ga., is a Memorial to
Dr. Richard Clark Reed. Not all of these scholarships
have been paid in full as the period of payment extends
over two years.

48 Columbia Theological Seminary

Mr. W. R. Ashe, 2538 Henry St., Augusta,

Georgia $ 2,500.00

Mrs. Louise B. Bourne, Augusta, Georgia . . 2,500.00
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brantley, Blackshear,

Georgia 2,500.00

Mrs. Evelyn M. Clay, 817 Whitaker Street,

Savannah, Georgia 2,500.00

First Presbyterian Church, Albany, Ga 2,500.00

First Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Ga. . . 2,500.00

First Presbyterian Church, Rome, Ga 2,500.00

First Presbyterian Church, Valdosta, Ga. . . 3,000.00
Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin W. Ford, Columbus,

Georgia 2,500.00

Misses Lottie and Ludie Hendrick, Coving-
ton, Georgia 2,500.00

Mr. Robert M. Hitch, 17 Drayton Street,

Savannah, Georgia 2,500.00

Independent Presbyterian Church, Savan-
nah, Georgia 5,000.00

Men's Bible Class, First Church, Augusta,

Georgia 2,650.00

Mrs. Roberta L. Morton, Athens, Ga 1,000.00

Mr. Wm. Murphy, Savannah, Ga 2,500.00

Mrs. Leila A. Thornton and Mr. W. W. Aus-
tell, Atlanta, Ga 2,500.00

Vineville Presbyterian Church, Macon, Ga. 2,500.00

Annual Scholarships

An annual scholarship is maintained by the payment
each year of a stipulated amount covering either an in-
definite or designated period. The following annual
scholarships for $100.00, or more, have been pledged :

The Mary B. Groover Annual Scholar-
ship, by Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Groover,
Jacksonville, Fla $100.00

Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D.D., Colum-
bia, S. C 120.00

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Boyd, DeLand, Fla. 150.007 yrs.

Columbia Theological Seminary 49

Mr. L. M. Brown, West Union, S. C. . . 150.003 yrs.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Corley, Sanford,
Florida 150.003 yrs.

Young Men's Bible Class, First Presby-
terian Church, Rock Hill, S. C. two
scholarships 300.00 1 yr.

First Presbyterian Church, Jackson-
ville, Fla 150.001 yr.

Kekomoisa Bryan Loan Fund

Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Bryan, of Birmingham, Ala., have
given as a Memorial to their daughter, Kekomoisa Bryan,
$100.00 to be used as a loan fund for students who in an
emergency may need special help in carrying their Semi-
nary course.

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APPENDIX

Members of the Faculty of Columbia Theological
Seminary, 1 82 8 J 926

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 Chris-
tian Theology. 1856

1836 Charles Colcock Jones,* D.D., Profes-
sor of Ecclesiastical History and
Church Polity. 1838

1848 Charles Colcock Jones,* D.D., Profes-
sor of Ecclesiastical History 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 in Ecclesiastical
History and Church Polity. 1853

1854 Benjamin M. Palmer,* D.D., LL.D.,

Professor of Ecclesiastical History and
Church Polity. 1856

1856 James Henley Thornwell,* D.D.,LL.D.,
Professor of Rhetoric and Pastoral
Theology 1856

*Deceased

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Accessus Exitus

1856 James Henley Thornwell,* D.D.,LL.D.,

Professor of Didactic and Polemic
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.,

Perkins Professor of Natural Science

in Connection with Revelation. 1886

1862 Benjamin M. Palmer,* D.D., LL.D.,

Professor of Didactic and Polemic
Theology. 1865

1867 William S. Plumer,* D.D., LL.D., Pro-
fessor of Didactic and Polemic The-
ology. 1875

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

1875 William S. Plumer,* D.D., LL.D., Pro-

fessor of Pastoral, Casuistic and His-
torical Theology. 1880

1876 John L. Girardeau,* D.D., LL.D., Pro-

fessor of Didactic and Polemic The-
ology. 1895

1882 Charles R. Hemphill, D.D., Associate

Professor of Biblical Literature. 1883

1882 William E. Boggs,* D.D., Professor of

Ecclesiastical History and Church
Polity. 1885

1883 Charles R. Hemphill, D.D., Professor

of Biblical Literature. 1885

*Deceased

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Aceessus Exitus

1885 James D. Tadlock,* D.D., LL.D., Pro-
fessor of Ecclesiastical History and
Church Polity. 1898

1887 Charles C. Hersman,* D.D., Professor

of Biblical Literature. 1888

1888 Frances R. Beattie,* Ph.D., D.D., Per-

kins Professor of Natural Science in
Connection with Revelation, and Chris-
tian Apologetics. 189 3

1888 William M. McPheeters, D.D., Profes-
sor of Biblical Literature. 1893

1892 Daniel J. Brimm, A.M., Associate Pro-

fessor of Biblical Literature. 1893

1893 William 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 Exe-
gesis. 1900

1893 Samuel S. Laws,* A.M., M.D., LL.D.,
D.D., Perkins Professor of Natural
Science in Connection with Revelation,
and Christian Apologetics. 1898

1895 William T. Hall,* D.D., LL.D., Profes-
sor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1911

1898 Richard C. Reed,* D.D., LL.D., Pro-
fessor of Ecclesiastical History and
Church Polity. 1925

1898 Samuel M. Smith,* D.D., Provisional In-
structor in Pastoral Theology and
Homiletics. 1899

*Deceased

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Accessus Exitus

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

Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1902

1901 Samuel C. Byrd, A.M., Adjunct Profes-

sor in the Chair of Pastoral Theology,
Homiletics, and the English Bible. 1902

1902 Henry Alexander White, A.M., Ph.D.,

D.D., LL.D., Professor of New Testa-
ment Literature and Exegesis.

1911 Thornton Whaling, D.D., LL.D., Presi-
dent of the Seminary and Professor of
Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1921

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

English Bible. 1913

1913 James O. Reavis, D.D., LL.D., Professor
of the English Bible, Homiletics, and
Pastoral Theology. 1920

1916 Edgar D. Kerr, A.B., B.D., D.D., Instruc-
tor in the Hebrew and Greek Lan-
guages. 1921

1920 Hugh R. Murchison, A.B., B.D., D.D.,

Instructor in Missions.

1920 Melton Clark, A.B., B.D., D.D., Profes-

sor of English Bible and Religious
Education.

1921 Edgar D. Kerr, A.B., B.D., D.D., Profes-

sor of Hebrew and Cognate Languages.

1921 John M. Wells, A.M., Ph.D., D.D.,
LL.D., President of the Seminary and
Professor of Practical Theology. 1924

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

Deceased

54 Columbia Theological Seminary

Accessus Exitus

1925 Richard T. Gillespie, A.B., B.D., D.D.,

President of the Seminary.

1925 Charles C. McNeill, A.B., B.D., Acting
Professor of Eclesiastical History, Church
Polity, and Pastoral Theology.

Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

1911 Francis Landey Patton, D.D., LL.D.,

Princeton, New Jersey. Subject : The
Theistic View of the World.

1912 Caspar Rene Gregory,* D.D., LL.D.,

University of Leipsic, Germany. Sub-
ject: Theological Movements in Ger-
many During the Nineteenth Century.

1913 Robert E. Speer, LL.D., New York City.

Subject: Some Missionary Problems
Illustrated in the Lives of Great Mis-
sionary 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 Dis-
covery.

1916 J. Campbell White, A.M., LL.D., Woos-

ter, Ohio. Subject : Missions and Lead-
ership.

1917 W. S. Plumer Bryan,* D.D., Chicago, Il-

linois. Subject: The Grace of God.

''Deceased

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Accessus Exitus

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 : Chris-
tianity 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 Scrip-
ture and Modern Thought.

1923 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject : Sermonic Sources.

1923 L. E. McNair, 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. Sub-
ject: 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 Min-
ister 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.

1925 Samuel L. Morris, D.D., Atlanta, Geor-
gia. Subject : The Fact of Christianity.

^Deceased

World Vision

AND

Service

ARE ESSENTIALS OF A SUCCESSFUL
MINISTRY

WORLD VISION COMES TO MEN THROUGH THOROUGH
. EDUCATION, SOUND BIBLICAL TRAINING AND FEL-
LOWSHIP WITH CHRIST; THE WILL TO SERVE
COMES THROUGH THE DOMINANCE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT.

WORLD VISION AND THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE HAVE
FOR A HUNDRED YEARS CARRIED COLUMBIA MEN
INTO PLACES OF RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADER-
SHIP IN THE CHURCH AT HOME AND IN FOREIGN
FIELDS.

A NEW AND GREATER SEMINARY

BUILT ON

CENTURY-OLD FOUNDATIONS

1926-1927 IN COLUMBIA, S. C.
OPENS IN ATLANTA, SEPTEMBER, 1927

COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA