i?, '? BULLETIN OF COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY i % *?-*? Published Quarterly at DECATUR, GEORGIA. Volume XXII April, 1929 No. 3 Entered as Second Class Matter May 9, 1928, at the Postoffice at Decatur, Georgia, Under the Act of August 24, 1912. Quintal Catalogue af filter anfc #tituent Columbia Theological Seminary DECATUR, GEORGIA Under Control of the Synods of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina Founded December 15th, 1828 Lexington, Georgia, 1828-1830 Columbia, South Carolina, 1830-1927 Greater Atlanta, 1927 Catalogue 19x8-19x9 Announcements 19x9-1930 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Calendar Spring Quarter, 1929 Sunday. May 19. 1 1 :00 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon. Rev. W. H. Mcintosh. D.D. 8:00 P.M. Missionary Address, Rev. J. Blanton Belk. D.D. Tuesday, May 21. 9:00 A.M. Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors. 8:00 P.M. Inauguration of Rev. Hunter B. Blakely, Th.D., Profes- sor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis 9:00 P.M. General Reception, by the Faculty. Wednesday, May 22. 10:30 A.M. Commencement Exercises. Address to Graduating Class, Rev. Davidson M. Douglas, D.D., LL.D. Conferring of Degrees and Presentation of Certificates, Mr. John T. Brantley, President of the Board. Session 1929-30 Fall Quarter Thursday, Sept. 5. 10:00 A.M. Session begins. Address, Matriculation. Tuesday, Nov. 19 Examinations begin. Winter Quarter Tuesday, Nov. 26 Winter quarter begins. Thursday, Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Day. Thursday, Dec. 19. 1:00 P.M. Christmas vacation begins. Thursday, Jan. 2, 8:30 A.M. Classes resumed. Tuesday, Feb. 18 Examinations begin. Spring Quarter Tuesday, Feb. 25 Spring quarter begins. Tuesday, May 6 Examinations begin. Sunday, May 1 1 Commencement exercises begin. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Board of Directors Officers John T. Brantley, Esq., President Alexander Sprunt, D.D., Vice President Frank K. Sims, D.D., Secretary Class Going Out 1929 Jno. D. Baker, Esq Jacksonville, Fla. Jno. T. Brantley, Esq Blackshear, Ga. S. H. Edmunds, Litt.D Sumter, S. C. S. E. Hodges, D.D Anniston, Ala. R. F. Kimmons, Esq Water Valley, Miss. A. L. Patterson, D.D Savannah, Ga. Alexander Sprunt, D.D Charleston, S. C. Class Going Out 1930 L. L. Barr, Esq Greenville, S. C. J. Blanton Belk. D.D Orlando, Fla. C. M. Boyd, D.D Tuscaloosa, Ala. J. Bulow Campbell, Esq Atlanta, Ga. W. A. Hafner, B.D Gaffney, S. C. J. B. Hutton D.D Jackson, Miss J. Sprole Lyons, D.D Atlanta, Ga. Class Going Out 1931 D. J. Blackwell, B.D Quincy, Fla. D. M. Douglas, D.D Columbia, S. C. C. W. Grafton, D.D Union Church, Miss. E. L. Hill, D.D Athens, Ga. A. G. Irons, B.D Birmingham, Ala. D. W. Robinson, Esq Columbia, S. C. F. K. Sims, D.D Dalton, Ga. Executive Committee J. Bulow Campbell, Chairman F. K. Sims, Secretary E. L. Hill J. Sprole Lyons D. W. Robinson Investing Committee J. Bulow Campbell, Chairman J. S. Kennedy C. H. Baldwin D. W. Robinson W. D. Beatie H. Lane Young J. C. Copeland J. S. Kennedy, Atlanta, Ga Treasurer C. H. Baldwin, Columbia, S. C Assistant Treasurer COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Faculty Rev. Richard T. Gillespie, D.D., LL.D., President of the Seminary. Rev. William M. McPheeters, D.D., LL.D., Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, and Apologetics. Rev. Melton Clark, D.D., Professor of the English Bible, Pastoral Theology and Religious Educa- tion. Rev. Edgar D. Kerr, D.D., Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Languages. Rev. James B. Green, D.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, Christian Ethics and Homiletics. Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, Th.D., D.D., Professor of Ecclessiastical History, Church Polity and Missions. Rev. Hunter B. Blakely, Th.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin, D.D., Instructor in Country Church Work. Samuel A. Cartledge, A.B., M.A., Instructor in introductory Greek, 1928-29. Remus L. Alexander, A.B., Physical Director, 1928-29. Lecturers on the Thomas Smyth Foundation 1928-29 Dr. W. T. Ellis, Author and Lecturer on World Travels. Subject: "Bible Lands Today." 1929-30 Rev. Wm. C. Covert. D.D., LL.D., Secretary, Board of Christian Education, Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. Subject: "Worship and Spiritual Culture." Administrative Officers Richard T. Gillespie, President of the Seminary. Hunter B. Blakely, Clerk of the Faculty. James B. Green, Librarian. Miss C. Virginia Harrison, Bursar. Miss F. Pauline Barton, Secretary to the President. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Graduating Class, 1 928 The Degree of Bachelor of Divinity Walter Montgomery Crofton, A.B., A.M., B.D Tennessee Eugene Griffin Beckman, A.B. B.D South Carolina Charles Cureton, A.B., B.D South Carolina William Harper Dendy, A.B., B.D Georgia Robert Clifton Dorn, A.B., B.D Georgia Charles Gainsville T. Hamilton, A.B.. B.D Kentucky Bob Shiver Hodges, A.B., B.D South Carolina John Knox Johnston, A.B., B.D South Carolina Robert Plympton Lovell, Jr., Ph.B., B.D Georgia Malcolm Alexander MacDonald, A.B., B.D South Carolina Angus Guy Mclnnis, A.B., B.D Mississippi Claude Mcintosh. A.B., B.D North Carolina Ralph Leon McRaney, A.B., B.D Mississippi James McDowell Richards. A.B., A.M., B.D North Carolina George Francis Swetnam, A.B., B.D South Carolina Walter Swetnam. A.B., B.D South Carolina Eugene Thomas Wilson, A.B., B.D South Carolina Donald Augustus Swicord, A.B., B.D Georgia Certificates Without Graduation Walter Daniel Arnold Georgia Angelo James Luck, A.B North Carolina Rufus William Oakey Mississippi Joseph Samuel Mansfield Georgia Wilds Book Prize Rufus William Oakey Forest, Miss. Anna Church Whitner Fellowship Hasell Norwood Alexander, B.D., '24. Raymond. Miss. Special Lecturers Rev. J. A. Bryan, D.D Birmingham. Ala. Devotional Conference at the opening of the Session. Rev. A. A. Little, D.D Meridian, Miss. Lectures on "Preaching from the Point of View of a Pastor." Rev. J. E. Purcell, D.D Atlanta, Ga. Lectures on "The Men of the Church." Rev. S. L. Morris, D.D Atlanta, Ga. Lectures on "Home Mission Problems." Rev. R. C. Long, D.D Atlanta, Ga. "The Church and the Stewardship Program." Rev. W. F. Weir, D.D., LL.D Chicago, 111. Secretary of Men's Work, Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. Conference on "Work Among Men." Rev. W. L. Lingle, D.D., LL.D Richmond, Va. President, Assembly's Training School. Chapel addresses. 5 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Historical Statement Columbia Theological Seminary was founded December 15, 1828, by the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia. The beginning was simple and unpretentious. Rev. Thomas Goulding, D. D., was elected professor and five students were enrolled. For two years Dr. Goulding conducted the work at Lexington, Ga. Classes were held in the front room of the manse. In 1830 the Seminary was removed to Columbia, S. C. Two additional professors were elected, Dr. Geo. Howe and Dr. Aaron W. Leland. Four acres, with a colonial dwelling, were purchased for the home of the Seminary. A few years later, two dormitories were erected. In recent years a refectory was added to this group of buildings, which, together with the Chapel, constituted the equipment in Columbia. The Columbia campus is most attractive. It holds a place in the affection of every student who has attended the Semi- nary during the past hundred years. Columbia Seminary, while located in the city whose name she will always bear, numbered among her faculty many influential and distin- guished leaders of thought and life in the Southern Church. There have gone out from her halls nearly a thousand students who have filled places of responsibility and influ- ence, and who have rendered large service to the Church at home and abroad. The Seminary has always maintained the highest stand- ard of academic requirements; and while the student body has, until recent years, never been numerically strong; because of the type of work done and the character of men constituting the faculty, it has held high rank among sim- ilar institutions. In recent years there has been a strong conviction throughout the territory served by Columbia Seminary that a re-location of the institution was necessary. A hundred years ago Columbia was one of the larger cities and was near the center of the Presbyterian population of the South- east. Since the development of the Gulf States and the shifting of the center of our constituency, it appeared neces- 6 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY sary to remove the Seminary further to the west. In the fall of 1924 the controlling Synods of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, on recommendation of the Board of Directors, decided to remove the Seminary to Atlanta. Immediately following this decision, the Synod of Mississippi accepted the invitation of her sister Synods to unite in the ownership and control of the Seminary. With this increased constituency and the assurance from the Synod of Georgia that $500,000 would be raised to make the removal possible, plans were immediately devel- oped for the removal. In a general campaign, launched early in 1925, the city of Atlanta pledged $312,000 for build- ings, and provided a beautiful site in Decatur, which is the largest residential community in greater Atlanta. The Synod of Georgia, outside of Atlanta, pledged $272,000 for endowment. On September 13, 1926, ground was broken for the new buildings and on September 14, 1927, the Semi- nary was opened in its new home. In 1928 the Centennial of the founding of the Seminary was celebrated during Commencement week. In order to participate in this memorable occasion, the General Assem- bly held its meeting in Atlanta. The Centennial was a joint program, participated in by both the Seminary and the General Assembly. The wisdom of removing the Seminary to Atlanta has been fully justified by the success with which the removal has been accomplished and by the enthusiasm with which the Church throughout our constituency has rallied to the support of her Seminary. The outlook for the future devel- opment of the Seminary, and for the enlargement of its program to meet the ever increasing need of the Church, is most encouraging. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Terms of Admission and Graduation 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 natural talents, and is of a discreet deportment. Or, if an ordained minister, he must present a letter from the ecclesiastical body to which he be- longs, stating that he is in good and regular standing. Every Presbyterian 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 comple- tion of a regular course of academic study. Or, if he has not completed such a course, the student must furnish testi- monials showing that he has received adequate training in subjects fundamental to the studies of the Seminary. (3) Students who desire to matriculate for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity must present a degree from a standard college or university. Collegiate Preparation The academic degree offered upon entrance to the Semi- nary should represent four years of collegiate work. Other degrees than that of Bachelor of Arts, showing the comple- tion of an adequate collegiate course will be accepted as satisfying the academic requirements for admission 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, English literature, Education and Psy- chology. 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 grammatical forms and syntax of the Greek language. Students found to be inadequately prepared are offered 8 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY courses in New Testament Greek during the first year in the Seminary. The regular courses in the New Testament do not begin until the middle year. Students from Other Seminaries A student coming from another seminary will be received ad eundem gradum on his presentation of a letter from that seminary certifying to his good standing, and regularly dis- missing 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. Diplomas Any student who completes in a satisfactory manner all of the courses of study required in the Seminary and who presents to the Faculty a diploma of graduation from a standard college or university of the highest accredited grade, will receive a diploma from this Seminary according him the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. Certificates Students who do not possess the requisite academic di- ploma, but complete the regular course of study in the Sem- inary, receive a certificate of graduation. A student who takes some of the courses may receive a certificate setting forth those completed by him. Pledge Every applicant for admission who has presented satis- factory credentials is required by the Board of Directors to subscribe to the following declaration : "Deeply impressed with the sense of the importance of improving in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my prep- aration for the gospel ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace, that I will faithfully and diligently attend on all the instructions of this Seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly observe all the rules and regulations specified in the plan for its instruction and gov- ernment, 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." COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Outline of Courses Five recitations per week in all required and elective course. Junior Courses Required Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter 111. 511. 712. Hebrew History Homiletics 112. Hebrew 512. History 611. Eng. Bible 714. Country Church Middle Courses Required 113. 513. 612. Hebrew History Eng. Bible 221. 321. 623. O. T. Exegesis N. T. Exegesis Eng. Bible 222. O. T. Exegesis 322. N. T. Exegesis 421. Theology 725. Country Church Senior Courses Required 223. 323. 422. O. T. Exegesis N. T. Exegesis Theology 236. 433. Apologetics Theology One elective 534. History 434. Theology 736. Country Church One elective Three elective* Elective 344. N. T. Exegesis 741. Past'l. Theology 644. Eng. Bible and Education 445. Ethics 144. Hebrew 145. Hebrew 146. Hebrew 345. N. T. Exegesis 545. History 346. N. T. Exegesis 1930-31 546. History 1930-31 300a. 600. Greek Eng. Bible Introductory Courses 300a. Greek 600. Eng. Bible 10 300b. 600. Greek Eng. Bible COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Seminar Courses Optional, hours to be arranged. 753. The Lives and Methods of Great Preachers. 55 7. History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. 254. The Old Testament; its Origin and its Nature. 255. The Tools of the Exegete. 15 7. Biblical Aramaic and Arabic. Hours for the courses in the Country Church to be arranged. Courses Required for the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity Required Recitation Hours Hebrew 150 Old Testament Exegesis .150 New Testament Exegesis .150 Theology 200 History 200 English Bible 150 Homiletics 50 Apologetics 50 Required 1 1 00 Elective Five courses 250 Total 1350 The English Course Students who take the English Course are permitted to omit Hebrew ; and, where they do not have the necessary preparation in Greek, they are permitted to omit certain courses in New Testament Exegesis. The course in In- troductory Greek provides an opportunity for every stu- dent, who wishes to do so, to fit himself for work in New Testament Exegesis. Where the Hebrew and Greek are omitted, students must choose, from among the electives, courses sufficient to bring their daily work to fifteen hours per week. Examinations At the close of each quarter written examinations are held on all the subjects studied during the quarter. No student is permitted to be absent from the examination of his class, except for satisfactory reasons. 11 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Description of the Courses of Study I. Hebrew and Cognate Languages Dr. Kerr The Church has always emphasized the importance of the original languages of Holy Scripture in theological edu- cation. "The Old Testament in Hebrew, and the New Testament in Greek, being immediately inspired by God, the Church is finally to appeal unto them/' Therefore, the Seminary endeavors to fit students for the ministry intelli- gently and effectively to use the original languages in inter- preting the Sacred Oracles. The Elective courses are offered to qualified students, who have taken Hebrew throughout the Junior year, and who have shown capacity for further profitable study of the language. These courses, except in the case of course 144, may be varied and adapted to the interests of the stu- dents applying for them. Also they may be continued for one quarter, or more. 111. Elements of Hebrew. The class begins the study of the language by the inductive method. Orthography, etymology, and syntax are taught from the Hebrew text of Genesis. Note books are used for exercises in the inflec- tional forms of the language, in translation, and in transla- tion from English into Hebrew. Text books : Harper's Hebrew Method and Manual, and Harper's Elements of Hebrew (both revised by J. M. P. Smith). Junior year, fall quarter. 112. Elements of Hebrew, continued. This course con- tinues work begun in the fall quarter with progressive additions in detail, until the principal grammatical elements of the language are covered. Text books : Same as for course 111. Junior year, winter quarter. 112. Hebrew Reading and Syntax. Hebrew reading, chiefly from Exodus and Deuteronomy, with special refer- ence to vocabulary and grammar. Syntax is taught by use 12 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY of a text book, and by careful attention to examples as they occur in the Hebrew Bible. Text books : Kittel's Biblia Hebraica; Hebrew Lexicon by Brown, Driver and Briggs; Davidson's Hebrew Syntax. Junior year, spring quarter. 144. Advanced Hebrew Syntax. This course offers a thorough study of the Syntax of the language by the use of text books and the reading and comparison of selected illustrative passages from the Hebrew Text. 145. Hebrew Reading Course. The purpose of this course is by rapid reading of extended passages to acquire a large vocabulary and general facility in the use of the Hebrew Bible. 146. Grammatical Interpretation of the Psalms. The class will make detailed grammatical and exegetical studies in the Psalms, which may be varied, with passages from the Prophetic Writings. The purpose of the course is to train the student in the practice of grammatical interpreta- tion of the Scriptures. 157. Biblical Aramaic and Arabic. By arrangement with the professor, optional, non-credit courses will be given to qualified students in Aramaic and Arabic. The number of hours and the particular nature of the courses will be deter- mined by the needs and opportunities of the students. Seminar, hours to be arranged. II. Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, and Apologetics Dr. McPheeters 221. Exegetical Theory. During this quarter the effort is made to enable the student to co-ordinate the work in this with that in other departments; to give him some in- sight into the nature of the machinery of grammatical sym- bolization in general and especially into the nature of a particular writing; into the function or task of the inter- preter and into the problems that emerge in connection with it ; into the fundamental principles and the characteris- tic method of interpretation; into the several branches of interpretation and into the conditions of a successful appli- cation of interpretational methods. The effort is also made 13 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY to develop and cultivate those mental attitudes and habits that are basal to all real exegetical work. After the middle of the quartaer a gradual beginning is made in exegetical praxis. Middle year, fall quarter. 222. Exegetical Praxis. The work of applying the prin- ciples and method of interpretation, begun in the previous quarter, is continued in this. An effort is made to acquaint the student with the naure of General and Special Intro- duction, their relation the one to the other, and of both to exegesis ; with the nature of the lexicon, grammar, concord- ance, commentary, and of the literature of interpretation generally; and the conditions of the profitable use of same. During both quarters the class-room work is supplemented by parallel reading the purpose of which is to acquaint the student with the history and schools of interpretation ; the literary forms of the Old Testament, and similar matters. Special themes are also assigned for theses. Middle year, winter quarter. 223. Old Testament Introduction. The student is in- troduced to the study of the Canon or Rule of Faith of the Old Testament Church its constituent books; the prin- ciple by which their canonicity was determined ; and other questions mooted in connection with it; of Messianic Pro- phecy in its central line; its development; its apologetic value ; and of the general principles of sound literary and historical criticism. As in the previous quarters the class- room work is supplemented by parallel reading and theses on assigned topics. Middle year, spring quarter. 254. The Old Testament, Its Origin and Nature. This class will study the methods and principles of Historical and Literary Criticism as applied to the books of the Old Testament; the origin of these books and their literary history, and cognate questions touching them. Seminar, one hour per week. 255. The Tools of the Exegete. This class will study the Lexicon, Grammar, Concordance and Versions their nature, and the conditions of their effective use in exegesis. Seminar, one hour per week. 236. Apologetics. Function of Apologetics ; the present situation in the field of Apologetics, especially current con- ceptions of God, of nature, of man, and of the Bible, and the 14 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY origin of the same. Religion as currently and as correctly conceived. Miracle as currently and as correctly con- ceived. Bibliogical Apologetics : the doctrine of Holy Scrip- ture, including revelation and inspiration. The apologetic argument from prophecy. Lectures, text book, parallel reading, theses. Senior year, fall quarter. The professor reserves the right to modify any of the foregoing courses, as in his judgment, may conduce most to the advantage of each class. III. New Testament Literature and Exegesis Dr. Blakely Mr. Cartledge (1928-29) The courses in New Testament Literature and Exegesis are designed to give a working knowledge cf the New Testament. Every minister should be a close student of the New Testament. It is the purpose of this department to fit a man for a life-long sudy of this priceless book. Every minister, who hopes to lead, must keep abreast of the thought of the age. It is the further purpose of the course to introduce the student to such recent discoveries as throw light upon the New Testament and to acquaint him with the trend of criticism. 321. Introduction to New Testament Literature and Exegesis. A study of the Inter-Biblical period ; the Lang- uage of the New Testament, its characteristics and relation to antecedent and contemporary Greek; principles of Tex- tual Criticism ; and the principles of grammatico-historical Exegesis, with application to the Epistle to the Galatians. Required reading in Greek of the Epistles to the Romans and to the Galatians. Thesis work required with subjects assigned at the beginning of the course. Middle class, fall quarter. 322. Gospel History. A study of the Literature of the Life of Christ ; the extent and character of the sources ; the literary and historical character of the Gospels; the synop- tic problem ; the Johannine problem ; and the exegesis of 15 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Luke, with a comparison of other Gospels. Required reading in Greek of the Four Gospels. Thesis work re- quired with subjects assigned at the beginning of the course. Middle year, winter quarter. 323. Apostolic History. A study of the growth of the church from the Resurrection of Christ to 100 A. D. In the light of historical research, the New Testament will be examined as regards the chronology of the Apostolic Age ; the character of the early Christian faith ; the origin of the Church in Jerusalem; early Jewish Christianity; Hel- lenistic Christianity; Universal Christianity, with special reference to problems and conditions of the Church in the first century, such as: Relation of Jew and Gentile, Chris- tianity and morality, the Parousia, the gifts of the Spirit, social conditions, the vital forces in the Church, relation of Peter and Paul, etc. Required reading in Greek of Acts, I Corinthians, I Thessalonians, Philemon and Revelation 1-3. Thesis work required with subjects assigned at the beginning of the course. Middle year, spring quarter. 344. A Study in the Epistolary Literature. A study in detail of three representative Epistles of the New Testa- ment, with special reference to the critical questions which surround them. During 1929-30 the study will be of Ephes- ians, I John, and James. Required reading in Greek of Ephesians, I John, James, I Peter, and Hebrews. Thesis work required, with subjects to be assigned at the begin- ning of the course. Senior year, elective, fall quarter. 345. The Book of Romans. An intensive study of the great doctrines of this Epistle. The course is especially designed for those who wish to do advanced research work in the New Testament. Much emphasis will be laid upon thesis work, which is expected to be of the highest char- acter. Senior year, elective, winter quarter 1929-30. 346. The Religion of Paul. This course is designed for those wishing to do advanced research work in the New Testament. An intensive study will be made of varied critical questions connected with this subject. Much em- phasis will be laid upon thesis work, which is expected to be of the highest character. Senior year, elective, winter quarter, 1930-31. 16 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Mr. Cartledge (1928-29) 300-a. Beginners Grammar. A course in New Testa- ment Greek for beginners will be offered to all students of the entering 1 class who are not prepared for the work of the regular class in New Testament Literature and Exegesis. The class will meet five times per week throughout the first and second quarters, or until the grammar is completed. 300-b. Reading in New Testament Greek. After the be- ginners' class has completed the grammar, a second course of reading in New Testament Greek will be given to com- plete the preparation of the class. Opportunity will be given during this second course for students who have par- tial preparation, and for other students who feel the need of review work in the Greek Language, to join the class, and to those who wish to refresh themselves in the Greek language before taking up the work in Exegesis. The class meets five times per week throughout the third quarter. IV. Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics Dr. Green The study of Systematic Theology begins in the winter quarter of the middle year, and continues through the fall and winter quarters of the senior year. The method of in- struction is by text book and lecture, combined with dis- cussion. 421. Introduction and Theology Proper. Introduction embraces such matters as definition, method, source, the Scriptures, etc. Theology Proper is distributed as follows : theism, anti-theism, nature and attributes of God, Deity of Christ, nature and office-work of the Holy Spirit, the decree of God, the works of God. Text book: First Volume of Hodge. Middle year, winter quarter. 422. Anthropology and Christology. Anthropology treats of the origin, nature, and original state of man, the covenant of works, the fall, sin, free agency. Christology covers such sub-topics as the plan of salvation, covenant of grace, person and work of Christ, the estates of Christ. 17 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Text book: Second Volume of Hodge. Middle year, spring quarter. 433. Soteriology and Eschatology. Of Soteriology these are the subdivisions : the order of Christian experience, re- generation, faith and repentance, justification, adoption, sanctification and the means of grace the word, sacra- ments and prayer. Eschatology is the doctrine of last things, and includes such interesting subjects as the im- mortality of the soul, the state of the soul immediately after death, the resurrection of the body, the second coming, fu- ture rewards and punishments, hell and heaven. Text book: Third Volume of Hodge. Senior year, fall quarter. 434. Confession and Cathechisms. The final course in Theology is examination of the Standards of our Church, the Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Cate- chisms. The aim here is not only to acquaint the students with the symbols of our Church, but to afford them a re- view and a new view of the most important matters con- sidered in the earlier stages of the course. Text books : A. A. Hodge and F. R. Beattie on The Standards. Senior year, winter quarter. 445. Christian Ethics. Christian Ethics is a study of ap- plied Christianity. Its aim is, in part, to state how the Christian religion has worked in the past; and, in part, to give guidance and direction to men of good-will, that they may in the future live more perfectly together according to Christ, and so bring to pass the Kingdom of God. The method is to study the historic and progressive revelation and realization of the Christian ideal. The application of this method involves a consideration of the forms and spheres in which the ideal is becoming real, and also a con- sideration of the duties and dynamics of the Christian life. Text book: A Handbook of Christian Ethics, by D. S. Adam. Senior year, elective, spring quarter. V. Ecclesiastical History, Church Polity, and Missions Dr. Robinson Christian Missions, Christian Thought and Christian Institutions logically divide the field of Church History. The 18 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY grouping of subjects in this department accentuates the practical desirability of this logical division. 511. History of Christian Missions. The aim of this course is twofold: to sketch the course of Church History, and to study the missionary movements and figures therein. The essentially missionary character of Christianity is found in its nature THE revealed religion ; in its historical foun- dation the Messianic consciousness of Jesus as the Isai- anic Servant of Jehovah; in its faith; and in its progress. The object in placing this course first is that the student may catch the missionary passion and perspective at the beginning of his work, develop it throughout, and so go forth a missionary pastor, or worker, worthy of the mis- sionary traditions of our Seminary and Church. Junior year, fall quarter. 512. History of Christian Thought to the Reformation. The course of history reveals a marked parallelism between the logical and the historical developments of Christian doctrinal formulation. The chronological evolution follows the logical implication. But the exposition of this organic and genetic development, as it is spread out on the screen of the centuries, often gives a real grasp of its larger truths. In this part of the course will be studied: The elucidation of the Christian doctrine of God in opposition to paganism and gnosticism ; the formulation of the dogma of the Trin- ity ; Augustinianism ; the Christological controversies ; the systematization of doctrine by the scholastics; the sacra- mental-sacerdotal system ; the work of Christ. Junior year, winter quarter. 513. History of Christian Thought The Reformation and the Rise of Modern Religious Ideas. Half of this course will be given to the study of the Reformation in its vital religious faith and doctrine. The other part of the course will be largely devoted to the post Kantian thought of the Christian world: the philosophical, scientific, theological, and critical movements in Germany and their echoes in England and the United States. A critique of current re- ligious thought. Junior year, spring quarter. 534. History of Christian Institutions with special ref- erence to Ecclesiastical Polity. The organization of the early Church under its missionary and its local officers. A sketch of the changes which this primitive organization 19 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY has undergone : Sacerdotalism ; the Church and the Em- pires ; Monasticism ; the effort to restore primitive polity Wycliffe, Huss, Calvin, Knox, Melville. The influence of this purpose to restore the polity of the early Church on the Presbyterian Churches of the world. Thornwellian Polity vindicated by recent research into the government of the early Christian Church. Senior year, winter quarter. 545. The History of the Formulation of the Doctrine of the Trinity. This course is an outgrowth of the course given in 1928-29 in the Historical Foundation of the Doc- trine of the Person of Christ. That work will be repeated and the doctrine of the Third Person of the Trinity, as found in the New Testament, the Fathers, and Christian Experience, will be added to synchronize with the ob- servance of the nineteen hundredth anniversary of Pente- cost. The offering of the course is, in a way, an endorse- ment of the thesis recently affirmd by Dr. K. E. Kirk, of Oxford: "Every new revival of Christianity has been a revival of adhesion to the fullest Trinitarianism." Senior year, elective, spring quarter, 1929-30. 546. American Church History. A study of the cycles of American Church history, the Spanish and French ec- clesiastical empires, the Puritan Period, the Methodist Pe- riod, Revivalism, Division, unifying tendencies and dan- gers ; the effect of the American frontier and national spirit upon religious life; the Church as revealed in the World War, and lessons therefrom; some survey of the current American religious thought as seen in leading educational centers. Senior year, elective, 1930-31. 557. History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. The death of Christ in the Gospel records, Paul's presentations of the atonement ; the Redeemer as Priest (Hebrews) ; Peter's doctrine in relation to Paul's (I Peter and I Cor. 15 :l-3) ; the doctrine of the Apostolic Fathers ; the teaching of the Eastern and Western Fathers studied and compared. The place of "The Ransom to the Devil" doctrine, and the fact that this is not the only patristic view. The scholastic solution of Cur Deus Homo Anselm, Abelard, Aquinas. The doctrine of the Protestant Reformers : of Socinus, and of Hugo Grotius. The doctrine in the Modern Church in Germany, Britain, New England. A study of the meaning of holy love in relation to sinful humanity as found in 20 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Thornwell's sermons on the priesthood of Christ, and For- syth's, The Cruciality of the Cross, and Positive Preaching for the Modern Mind. Seminar, one hour per week, fall and winter quarters. VI. English Bible Dr. Clark The Department of English Bible has for its aim the development of a trained leadership in the ministry of the word. The work in this department is designed to guide the student in the mastery of an effective method of Eng- lish Bible study and exposition. Emphasis is laid upon the importance of the historical setting, the factual content, and the doctrines of the Books of the Old and the New Testaments. The object constantly kept before the student is that the Bible is God's Revelation, and that the minister must know His Book, and be able to organize the material secured through study, if he would lead others to a knowl- edge of its message. The method used: Assignment of work is made for each recitation, that the student may ac- quire for himself an effective method of Bible study, and a thorough knowledge of the content of the English Bible. By use of analysis and synthesis, the purpose of the author, the message of the Book, and the Mind of the Spirit are discovered. 611. The Historical Books. The five books of Moses and the book of Joshua are studied to discover the begin- nings of God's Plan and Purposes of Redemption. In ad- dition to a study of the doctrines here revealed, the biog- raphies of the Patriarchs receive close and careful attention. Junior year, winter quarter. 612. The Poetical and Prophetical Books. In these song and prayer books of the believer the student finds a uni- versal and timeless message, and in the voices of the Proph- ets he may hear timely messages for men of today. Junior year, spring quarter. 623. The Gospels. These Gospels tell of the life and labors, the mission and the message of our Lord. While attention is given to many questions in connection with the study of each book, the chief object of the course is to 21 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY lead the student to see Him our Lord and Saviour. To see Him as He moves among men, as He ministers and teaches, and as He reveals God to men. Middle year, fall quarter. 644. The Acts and Epistles. The record of the life and thought of the early church is studied with the view of obtaining knowledge of the facts. Emphasis is placed upon the great doctrines and the homiletic values of the material. Senior year, elective, spring quarter. An Instructor 600. Old Testament History. A study of the History of Redemption from Adam to Christ. The design of the course is to acquaint the student with the principal facts of the Old Testament, and also with the forms of Jewish worship. Careful consideration is given to the Mosaic Law and Rit- ual. The historical books of the Old Testament from Genesis through Esther are studied. This study of the Old Testament period is followed by a brief survey of Jewish history during the four centuries which intervene between the Old Testament period and the New Testament period. The course is designed primarily for students who have not previously studied the English Bible. The course will be required, where in the opinion of the Faculty it is desir- able ; but, like the course in introductory Greek, it is not a credit course. Open to students of all classes, five hours per week throughout the year. VII. Practical Theology Pastoral Theology and Religious Education Dr. Clark 741. Preparation of the Pastor. The minister is the leader of his people in every phase of religious life and Christian activity. He is responsible for the cure and care of souls, and he must be prepared to direct the various or- ganizations of His church. It is the purpose of this course to prepare the students for the various duties and activities which it will be necessary for him to assume as under shep- herd of his flock. 22 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The work in this department is conducted by the use of text books, parallel reading and personal investigation of the work of the church as it is being carried on in the churches, Sunday Schools and Young Peoples' societies of Atlanta, Decatur and the surrounding community. Instruction is given in the programs of the various groups which have evolved in the church : The Men of the Church, Woman's Work, Young People, and the Sunday School. A careful study is made of the best methods used by these various groups, and, under direction of this de- partment, those who are charged with the promotion of these programs in the Assembly and Synod, are brought to the Seminary to explain the work in their own departments. The course studied includes: (1) Church organization and administration, (2) Visitation and other forms of pastoral service, (3) Place of Religious Education, (4) Organiza- tion and administration of the Church School for Christian Education. Senior year, elective, winter quarter. Homiletics Dr. Green 712. The Theory and the Practice of Preaching. In this course both the theory and the practice of preaching are studied, but the emphasis is on the practical. The aim is to teach men What preaching is and How to do it. The preacher, his call, his message, his personality, his prepara- tion, are discussed. During the second half of the course, sermon briefs are required every week, and special effort is made to train the men in the treatment of texts that they may be "sound workmen, with no need to be ashamed of the way they handle the word of the Truth". The text books in this department are Broadus' "Preparation and Delivery of Sermons" and Herrick Johnson's "The Ideal Ministry". Junior year, fall quarter. Dr. Blakely 753. The Lives and Methods of Great Preachers. A study of the lives, methods, work of great preachers, such as: John Chrysostom, John Wesley, George Whitefleld, Robert Murray McCheyne, Frederick W. Robertson, Charles H. Spurgeon. Alexander Whyte, Henry Ward Beecher, Phillips Brooks, J. H. Jowett, etc. Attention will 23 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY be given during the latter part of the course to modern preachers and their methods. This class will meet one hour a week, throughout the session, and will make an intensive study of the lives and methods of the great preachers. It will be open to students able to carry extra work, and to post graduate students. Middle, or senior year, seminar, hours to be arranged. The Country Church Dr. McLaughlin 714. The Country Church and the Bible. The Bible is couched in the language of the people. A knowledge of the country gives a better understanding of the Bible, and the teachings of the Bible about rural relationships. In this study it will be the aim to discover and relate the teachings of the Bible to modern day conditions and problems of the country people. Text books: The Bible, and "Bible and Rural Life," by Henry H. Myers. Junior year, nine lec- tures, winter quarter. 725. Rural Religious Conditions. We are living in a new rural world. In this course we will study rural life as it is related to the new conditions and changed relation- ships which have come to pass in recent years, to discover the needs of the country, how the Church can meet these needs, and where may be found the most fruitful fields of endeavor. Text book: Minutes of the General Assembly, parallel readings. Middle year, nine lectures, winter quar- ter. 736. Methods of Efficiency. In this course we take up a series of studies on the program of the country preacher: the program for himself, for the church, for the community, the eldership, the diaconate, the Sunday School, the women of the church, the men of the church, the young people, and the relationship of other agencies working together for com- munity advancement. It is the aim of this course to dis- cover every-day problems of the country preacher and home mission worker, with the view of finding their solu- tion, as offered by the experience of successful ministers and country churches. Text books : The Program of the Country Church, by Roadman, and other books. Senior year, nine lectures, winter quarter. Hours for the course in the Country Church will be arranged. 24 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Schedule The Faculty has adopted a schedule which became effec- tive September, 1927. The schedule embraces thirty-six weeks as follows : To open and close 1 week Examinations 3 weeks Holidays 2 weeks Recitations 30 weeks Total 36 weeks Total number recitation hours required 1350. Advantages Secured: 1 A clear summary and evaluation of work required. 2 Elimination of intermittent courses from Schedule. 3 Sustained interest in subject through continuous study. 4 Elimination from schedule of scrap heap impression. 5 Logical sequence of related subjects. 6 Equal daily distribution of work throughout the year. 7 Opportunity for preparation and review, by unpre- pared men in the departments of New Testament Ex- egesis and English Bible. 8 An open Monday, without congestion on other days. 9 Columbia Seminary brought into line with the prac- tice in many of the best post graduate institutions, and given a place of distinction among Theological Semi- naries. 10 Gives time and opportunity for supplementary and col- lateral reading and for proper correlation as a result of such reading. Sequence of Courses Careful study has been given to the sequence of courses. The schedule is so arranged that dependent subjects will follow those subjects on which they depend, i. e., Old Testa- ment Exegesis follows Hebrew. 25 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Class Room Schedule, 1929-30 Tuesday to Saturday Fall Qaarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter 8:30 511. History 321. N. T. Exegesis 23 6. Apologetics 512. History 322. N. T. Exegesis 741. Pastoral Theology and Relig's Educ'n 5 13. History 3 23. N. T. Exegetii 644. Eng. Bible 9:30 712. Homiletics 6 23. Eng. Bible 345. N. T. Exegesis 611. Eng. Bible 445. Ethics 3 34. N. T. Exegesis 612. Eng. Bible 421. Theology 545. History 10:30 Chapel Chapel Chapel 11:00 f422. Theology 43 3. Theology 434. Theology 12:00 111. Hebrew 112. Hebrew *5 34. History 113. Hebrew 1:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch 1:30 300a. Greek 144. Hebrew 300a. Greek 145. Hebrew 300b. Greek 146. Hebrew 2:30 600. Eng. Bible 600. Eng. Bible 600. Eng. Bible 3:30 Recreation Recreation Recreation 5:00 221.0. T. Exegesis 222. O. T. Exegesis 223. O. T. Exegesis 6:00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Not given in 1929-30. tin 1930-3 1 the Seniors will take Theology 422. 433. 434. Notes on the Schedule 1. 50 Recitations per quarter in every course. 2. Three courses per quarter throughout nine quarters. 3. Three recitations each day, fifteen recitations per week. 4. The course requires 1350 recitation periods of one hour. 5. Additional courses to be provided for students taking the English, and seminar courses, are not shown in this schedule. 6. At the close of each quarter of ten weeks, one week is allotted for examinations. 7. Special provision has been made in the schedule for classes in Introductory Greek, and English Bible, for the benefit of students who have not taken this work in college. 26 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Expenses No Fees. The expense of a session at Columbia Seminary is unusually small. No charge is made for tuition, room rent, fuel, light or library fee. The rooms are furnished, with the exception of towels. The dormitories are cared for by competent servants, without cost to the student for this service. Board. Board is furnished at five dollars per week. The boarding department is efficiently administered. The Seminary realizes that wholesome, nourishing and well- balanced meals are necessary. In no educational institution are better meals provided. Textbooks. All required textbooks and other books needed by the students, are furnished from our book store at reduced prices. Any student may, if he has opportunity, purchase second-hand books. The cost of text books will average about $25.00 per year. Incidental Expenses. The incidental expenses, other than board and textbooks, will be determined in large measure by the temperament and disposition of the individual. A care- ful student will keep this incidental expense within a reason- able limit. With the financial aid provided for candidates under the care of our Presbyteries, many students on our Campus meet all expenses, including board, books and incidentals. A student should be able to provide, from other sources, enough to care for his transportation and clothing. After the first year in the Seminary, this additional expense can be provided by summer work. Financial Aid Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Commit- tee of Christian Education anH Ministerial Relief, with headquarters at Louisville, Kentucky, is prepared to grant to ministerial students who are under care of Presbytery a 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 pre- 27 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY scribed by the General Assembly. The last General Assem- bly fixed the amount of this loan at $125, with a maximum of $150 in cases of special need. This loan is available for all regular students. Applica- tion for the loan should be made through the Chairman of the Committee of Christian Education in the Presbytery. The Seminary has nothing to do with the granting of this loan, but we shall be glad to furnish information and to render assistance in the matter. The payment of this loan is usually made in four install- ments. The first installment 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 ob- tain this scholarship the student must present with his ap- plication a written statement from the Chairman of Chris- tian Education in his Presbytery recommending that the scholarship be granted. Student Loan Funds The Ives Loan Fund, by Mrs. S. E. Ives, First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Fla $ 600.00 The James Bailey Magruder, Senior and Junior, Loan Fund, by Mrs. James B. Magruder, First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Fla 300.00 The First Presbyterian Auxiliary, Orlando, Fla., Loan Fund, by the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church, in honor of their preacher, Rev. J. Blanton Belk, D.D., Alumnus of Columbia Seminary 150.00 The Kekomoisa Bryan Loan Fund, by Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Bryan, Birmingham, Ala., in memory of their daughter 200.00 The Margaret Bensell Loan Fund. From the Trus- tees of the Presbyterian Hospital of Atlanta. . . 1084.60 A Special Benefit Fund, for medical and surgical care of students, from Columbia Friends, through Mrs. T. S. Bryan. Balance in Fund 44.40 Total $2379.00 O H OS o Q COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Supplementary Work In addition to the prescribed course of instruction, there are many forms of Christian activity in which the faculty and students are constantly engaged. These activities are a source of interest, and through them is realized a larger development of Christian life. Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation Through the generosity of the late Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D., of Charleston South Carolina, a seminary lecture- ship has been established, called the Thomas Smyth Foun- dation. In accordance with the conditions of the bequest, some person of worthy character and distinguished for learning and ability is chosen each year by the Board and the Faculty to deliver a course ot lectures on the fundamen- tal principles of the Christian faith. The funds bequeathed by Dr. Smyth to found this lec- tureship amount to $10,000. For the past seventeen years distinguished lecturers have treated a large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaeological and historical. Extension Work by the Faculty Since the removal of the Seminary the faculty have been engaged in Atlanta and throughout the South, in practic- ally every form of service required of a minister. They preach ; administer the sacraments for vacant churches ; teach Bible classes; conduct classes in schools of Missions, teacher training schools, and young people's conferences ; attend other conferences of various kinds ; address Synods, Presbyteries, Young Peoples' Conferences, Men's Clubs and speak to almost every variety of civic and social club on a wide range of topics. Society of Missionary Inquiry Soon after the Seminary was organized, the Society of Missionary Inquiry was founded for the purpose of further- ing an interest in missions, both at home and abroad. It has been greatly strengthened since the removal of the Sem- 29 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY inary to Atlanta. Regular meetings are held each Tues- day evening. At these meetings various phases of Christ- ian work are discussed by students who are appointed in advance, or by specially invited speakers. For two succes- sive years the Society has conducted the "Week-of-Prayer" for Foreign Missions, using as speakers our foriegn mis- sionaries who are on furlough. Each year a liberal offer- ing has been made at the close of the week. During the current year "The J. Leighton Wilson Mis- sionary Room" has been opened in Campbell Hall. The room contains a number of highly prized missionary books, curios, and trophies. This collection dates back to the early years of the Society, and it contains, among other valuable missionary curios, the medical chest used by Dr. Wilson while in Africa, and a leaf from the Diary of David Brain- ard. The Society is now making an effort to increase this valuable collection. As far as possible, the pictures of all the graduates of the Seminary, who have gone to foreign mission fields, will be placed in this room. Under direction of the Society, the members visit and conduct services in county homes, prisons and prison camps, and other institu- tions; they render special programs in Young People's So- cieties and churches ; and give regular assistance in near-by Sunday Schools. Atlanta Presbytery fosters a vigorous work among the colored people, and the students are given an opportunity to assist in this work, both in preaching and in teaching. These activities of the Society stimulate the interest of the students in all phases of the mission work of our church. In addition to practical experience in doing Christian work, the study and discussions of the Society give the stu- dents both inspiration and information in regard to the work of the Kingdom which has been entrusted to them. The Student Volunteer Group The members of the Student Volunteer Movement in the Seminary take an active part in the work of the Society of Missionary Inquiry, and in addition they study, in fellow- ship among themselves and co-operation with the Student Volunteer Union of Atlanta, matters of special interest con- cerning missionary preparation. In order to quicken the missionary spirit of the churches, special deputations ren- 80 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY der, throughout the city, programs on Christian Missions abroad. This deputation work is done in co-operation with the City Union. The Quartette The Seminary Quartette, selected by competitive try-outs in the student-body, renders a variety of services. Engage- ments have been filled at Sunday Schools, Church services, young people's societies, Men of the Church meetings, Woman's Auxiliary meetings, public schools, men's lunch- eon clubs, women's clubs, evangelistic meetings, hospitals, prisons, and at other places. In doing this, three of the Synods in our territory have been visited. By invitation, the Quartette has rendered an acceptable program over the radio station, WSB, of the Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga. Members of the Quartette have the opportunity through their ministry of music, to form pleasant and profitable con- tacts with members of many representative churches, and to render real service to the Seminary, to the Church, and to the Kingdom. Religious Exercises Daily prayers are conducted in the chapel by the faculty. Various meetings for worship are maintained by the stu- dents. Thurday evening the faculty and students meet in the chapel. Students conduct devotional exercises and preach. A committee of the faculty offers suggestions with refer- ence to the subject matter of the sermons and the manner of their delivery. These criticisms are privately conducted. Opportunities for Observing Religious Work By reason of her location and environment in the City of Atlanta, Columbia Seminary is in position to furnish her students various opportunities for engaging in active re- ligious work. Atlanta is the largest city in the South. Within the metropolitan area every type of church and every form of Christian activity is found. This gives to the students an opportunity to study the work of typical churches, both of our own and of other denominations. Atlanta is also in the heart of Southern agricultural life. In the outlying agricultural districts, and in the villages 31 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY and towns which lie within easy reach of the Seminary, the students have opportunity to study, under most favor- able conditions, church work in the rural and small town communities. This ideal location furnishes exceptional advantages of a clinical nature for the thorough preparation of ministers equipped for every task which the church faces. Home Mission Activities The churches of Atlanta and the surrounding country will offer many and varied opportunities for mission work, in addition to the training which results from observation of others at work. The churches of the city are well organized with respect to Sunday Schools and young people's so- cieties. The students of the Seminary are expected to take an active part in the work of these church organizations. Already a number of the students of Columbia Seminary have been engaged by the home mission committees of the Presbyteries within easy reach of Atlanta, to supply, dur- ing the summer, home mission fields, and to assist other forms of Christian work. There is opportunity for a num- ber of students to engage, during the session, in a reason- able amount of supply work and other forms of religious ac- tivity, for which the churches and home mission committees provide a reasonable remuneration. Atlanta Presbytery fosters a vigorous work among the colored people. This is considered by the Presbytery one of the most important features of its work. The colored work of Atlanta Presbytery gives opportunity for special training m this field, which in the South constitutes one of our most fruitful opportunities for service. The Seminary endeavors to co-operate with the Y. M. C. A., Salvation Army, Evangelistic Clubs, and other agencies engaged in various forms of informal preaching and welfare service in shops, industrial plants, jails, and elsewhere. Preaching by Students Students of the Senior and Middle Classes are permitted, with the consent of the Presbyteries concerned, to supply vacant churches, provided absence from the campus does not conflict with their Seminary duties. Calls for regular supply work by students frequently come to the Seminary 32 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY from home mission committees and vacant churches, and for temporary supply during the absence of pastors from their own pulpits. Many mission churches are regularly supplied 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 should undertake regular work oftener than twice a month. Where necessity compels a student to en- gage in full time supply work, the Faculty will consider each case on its merits. The Seminary Library The library of the Columbia Seminary is probably the most extensive and the most valuable collection of theologi- cal literature in the South. It forms an important adjunct to the work carried on in the class-rooms. In it are in- corporated the larger parts of the libraries of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., Rev. John Douglass, Rev. George Howe, D.D. Rev. S. Beach Jones, D. D., Rev. S. S. Smith, D. D., Rev. R. C. Reid, D. D., Rev. J. L. Martin, D. D., and Rev. J. W. Flinn, 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 students. The Smyth Library Fund The Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D., made provision in his will for the endowment of the library with a gift of $10,000. The income from this fund is used for the purchase of ad- ditional volumes. This generous bequest makes it possi- ble for our library to purchase such books as are needed each year for the proper development of the library facili- ties, and assures the continual addition to the library of indispensable new books. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY General Information Reports to Presbyteries At the close of each term a report will be sent to the Chairman of the Committee on Christian Education in the Presbytery. This report will set forth all facts with refer- ence to the student's attendance, punctuality, deportment, diligence, and class standing. Wilds Book Prize Louis T. Wilds, Esq., a ruling elder of the First Presby- terian Church, Columbia, S. C, has given the 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 select- ed by the Faculty, in accordance with conditions prescribed by the donor. Anna Church Whitner Memorial Fellowship The Seminary is gratified to announce a trust fund of $10,000.00 established by Wm. C. Whitner, LL. D., of Rock- hill, S. C. The income from this generous trust will be used to provide a Fellowship yielding $500.00 annually. Dr. Whitner has established this Fellowship as a memorial to his Mother who was an earnest, consecrated and devoted Christian woman. Each year the faculty will make the award to some alumnus of marked ability and attainments, to be used for a year's post graduate work in an American or European institution. The establishment of this Fellowship on the occasion of the celebration of our Centennial, makes it possible to begin the new century with an added advantage to the Students of Columbia Seminary. The higher standard of education among the lay members of the Church makes it desirable to provide for further study by men of extraordinary pro- mise. This is, therefore, the source of much satisfaction at the Seminary. The gift, which was wholly unexpected and voluntary, leads us to hope that others may follow the ex- ample of Dr. Whitner. 34 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Roll of Students Senior Class Name Residence Presbytery Remus Lcgctte Alexander, A.B. Southwestern Bay Springs, Miss. Meridian Melrose Selkirk Avery GeorgiaTech Miami. Fla. Florida John Walter Bracy, A.B. Davidson College Rowland, N. C. Fayetteville Harry Haywood Bryan, A.B. University of South Carolina Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Jasper William Bryson University of South Carolina Owings, S. C. South Carolina LeRoy Perry Burney, A.B. Davidson College Clarkton, N. C. Atlanta Lynn Wheeler Carleton Troy State Normal Louisville Theological Seminary Owassa, Ala. Mobile Samuel Antoine Cartledge, A.B., M.A. University of Georgia University of Chicago Athens, Ga. Athens William Creed Cooper Alabama Tech East Point, Ga. Atlanta Joseph Marion Garrison, A.B. Davidson College Covington, Ga. Atlanta Leonard Burns Gibbs, A.B. Davidson College Cornelia, Ga. Athens Vance Asbury Gordon Atlanta Theological Seminary Huntsville, Ala. Huntsville Charles Judson Harris Presbyterian College of S. C. Winder, Ga. Athens Stephen Thomas Harvin, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. University of South Carolina Manning, S. C. Harmony Harry Keller Holland, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Savannah, Ga. Savannah William Bernard Hooker Hampden-Sidney College Edwards, Miss. Central Mississippi Donald Achilles Hyde Buchanan, Va. Cherokee Hal Cooper Keller University of South Carolina Presbyterian College of S. C. Savannah, Ga. Savannah 35 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Name Residence Presbytery Alexander George Kennedy, B.S., D.D.S., Presbyterian College of S. C. Atlanta Dental College Blackstock, S. C. Bethel John Swilling McFall, Jr., A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Anderson, S. C. Piedmont William Lasater McLeod, Ph.B. Elon College Broadway, N. C. Fayetteville Chester Franklin Monk, A.B. Davidson College Moultrie, Ga. Southwest Georgia *Ansley Cunningham Moore, Ph.B. Emory University Decatur, Ga. Atlanta Joseph Lee Plexico, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Sharon, S. C. Bethel Marcus Brown Prince, Jr., A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Lincolnton, Ga. Piedmont Kenneth Cowin Seawright, A.B. Erskine College Pendleton, S. C. South Carolina John Preston Simmons, A.B. Chickasaw College Southwestern Long Beach, Miss. Meridian Alexander Mcllwain Simpson, A.B Presbyterian College of S. C. . Waxhaw, N. C. Bethel John David Simpson, A.B. University of South Carolina Columbia, S. C. Conga ree William Clarence Sistar, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Clinton, S. C. South Carolina Charles Lawrence Smith, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Andrews, S. C. Pee Dee Thomas A. Smith, M.D. Davidson College Medical College of Virginia Midland, N. C. Thomas Francis Wallace, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Charlotte, N. C. Mecklenburg Middle Class Name Residence Presbytery Isaac Moultrie Bagnal, A.B. Presbyterian College of S. C. Manning, S. C. Harmony John Carl Bridges Blacksburg, S. C. Bethel Wriston Hartsell Hopkinsville, Ky. Muhlenburg John Gilbert Kirckhoff, B.D. Baltimore, Md. Atlanta Theological Seminary 36 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Name Espy Franklin Lothery Davidson College Reginald Shaw Lowe Millsaps College Charles Raymond McCarty, A.B. Davidson College Ralph Emerson McCaskill.A.B. Southwestern Charles Goddard McClure, B.S. University of Tennessee Frank Hamilton McElroy, A.B. Asbury College Elmer Earle Neff, A.B.. M.A. Shenandoah College Providence University William Ozi Nelson George Washington University Robert Vick Sapp Presbyterian College of S. C. St. Johns College U. S. Naval Academy Charles Robert Seay Wildsmith Birmingham Southern College James Russell Young Practical Bible Training School Bible School, Park. N. Y. Residence Cornelius, N. C. Jackson, Miss. Augusta, Ga. Shreveport, La. Albany, Ga. Cuba, Ala. Raphine, Va. Fayetteville, Tenn. Jacksonville, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Pittston, Pa. Presbytery Mecklenburg Central Mississippi Augusta Red River Southwest Georgia Tuscaloosa Atlanta Potomac Suwannee Birmingham Atlanta Junior Class Name Pinkney Jefferson Garrison, Jr., A.B. Davidson College William Greene Gregory Oglethorpe Business College Ernest Lamar Hollingsworth Davidson College Henry Peter Joseph L'heureux, A.B. McCallie School Presbyterian College of S. C. William Alderman Linton Georgia Tech Teachers College, Columbia University Residence Covington, Ga. Coleman, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chunju, Korea 37 Presbytery Atlanta Suwannee Atlanta Knoxville COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Name Peter Marshall Coatbridge Secondary School Skerry's College, Glasgow Royal Technical College. Scotland Lewis Belton Metts Presbyterian College of S. C. University of South Carolina John Archie Mclntyre Dwyn Milton Mounger, A.B. Millsaps College Harry Frederick Petersen, Jr., A.B. Nacoochee Institute Davidson College James Clyde Plexico *Fred S. Piper, A.B. Washington and Jefferson College *Robert Young Russell Presbyterian College of S. C. James Walton Stewart, Jr., A.B. Alabama Tech Presbyterian College of S. C. Rudolph McKelney Stoddard Presbyterian College of S. C. Cecil Asbury Thompson, A.B. University of Florida Paul Patterson Thrower, A.B. Davidson College Malcolm Carmichael Williamson Presbyterian College of S. C. Residence Birmingham, Ala. Blacksburg, S. C. Marston, N. C. Collins, Miss. Atlanta, Ga. Presbytery Birmingham Congaree Mecklenburg Meridian Atlanta Waynesboro, Ga. Augusta Chambersburg, Pa. Carlisle Sharon, S. C. Bethel Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Pelzer, S. C. Enoret Gainesville, Fla. Suwannee Pineville, N. C. Mecklenburg Hamer, S. C. Pee Dee Special Students Name William Moore Boyce, A.B. Erskine College Erskine Theological Seminary Ernest Gilmer Clary, A.B., B.D. Davidson College Union Theological Seminary Finley McCorvey Grissett, A.B., B.D., Th.M. Alabama Tech Columbia Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary Ira Tapper Hawk, A.B., B.D. Northwestern College University of Iowa Yale Residence Doraville, Ga. Smyrna, Ga. Africa Atlanta, Ga. Presbytery Second.A. R. P. Cherokee Corisco Atlanta 38 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A. Hoyt Miller, A.B., B.D. Presbyterian College of S. C. Union Seminary Rufus William Oakey Millsaps College Columbia Theological Seminary William T. Simpson, A.B. Erskine College Erskine Theological Seminary *W. F. Hinisley Africa Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta. Ga. Calvin Bricc Williams, A.B., D.D.Atlanta, Ga. Union Institute Erskine College Erskine Theological Seminary * Withdrew before close of the session. * * Deceased. Athens Atlanta Second, A. R. P. Second, A. R. P. Representation Educational Institutions Alabama Tech 3 Atlanta Dental College Atlanta Theological Seminary . Asbury College Bible School, Park, N. Y Birmingham Southern College. Chickasaw College Coatbridge Secondary School . . Columbia Univ., Teachers Col. Davidson College Elon College Emory University Erskine College Erskine Theo. Seminary Geo. Washington University . . Georgia Tech 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 1 1 4 3 1 Hampden-Sidney College Louisville Theo. Seminary . McCallie School Medical College of Virginia Millsaps College Nacoochee Institute Northwestern College 1 45 Educational Institutions represented. Oglethorpe Business College .... Practical Bible Train. School . Presbyterian College 2 Providence University Princeton Theo. Seminary Royal Tech. College, Scotland . Skerry's College, Glasgow .... Shenandoah College St. John's College Southwestern Troy State Normal Union Theo. Seminary United States Naval Academy . Union Institute University of Chicago University of Florida University of Georgia University of Iowa University of South Carolina. . University of Tennessee Washington and Jefferson Col. . Yale University COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Presbyteries Represented Athens 4 Atlanta 12 Augusta 2 Bethel 5 Birmingham 3 Carlisle (USA) < 1 Central Mississippi 2 Cherokee 2 Congaree 2 Corisco (USA) 1 Enoree 1 Fayetteville 2 Florida 1 Harmony 2 Huntsville (USA) 1 30 Presbyteries represented. Knoxville 1 Mecklenburg 4 Meridian 3 Mobile 1 Muhlenburg 1 Pee Dee 2 Piedmont 2 Potomac 1 Red River 1 Savannah 2 Second, A. R. P 3 South Carolina 3 Suwannee 3 Southwest Georgia 2 Tuscaloosa 1 States and Countries Represented Alabama 6 Florida 4 Georgia 24 Kentucky 1 Louisiana 1 Maryland 1 Mississippi 5 North Carolina 9 Pennsylvania 2 South Carolina 15 Tennessee 2 Virginia 2 Africa 2 Korea 1 14 States and Countries represented. 40