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CATALOGUE 1940-1941

ANNOUNCEMENTS . 1941-1942

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

DECATUR - GEORGIA

Entered as Second Class Matter May 9, 1928, at the Postoffice at Decatur,
Georgia, Under the Act of August 24, 1912.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS . 1941-1942

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COLUMBIA

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SEMINARY

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Owned and controlled by the Synods of

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,

and South Carolina

SERVING THE SOUTHEAST

CALENDAR

Spring Quarter 1941

April 28-May 9 Minister's Institute.

April 28-May 3 Smyth Lectures, Delivered by Rev. Wm. D. Cham-
berlain, Ph.D., D.D., Professor of New Testament Exegesis,
Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.
Subject: THE NEW TESTAMENT IDEA OF REPENTANCE.
May 20-24 Final Examinations.
May 25-27 Commencement.
Sunday, May 25

11:00 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon, Delivered at Druid
Hills Presbyterian Church by Rev. R. C. Grier, D.D.,
LL.D., President of Erskine College.
8:00 P. M. Annual Sermon before Society of Missionary
Inquiry, Delivered in Seminary Chapel by Rev. W. A.
Alexander, D.D., Pastor of South Highlands Presby-
terian Church, Birmingham, Ala.
Tuesday, May 27

10:00 A. M. Annual Meeting of Board of Directors.
1:00 P. M. Alumni Luncheon and Business Meeting.
8:00 P. M. Commencement Exercises in Seminary Chapel.
Address to Graduating Class by Rev. John Rood Cun-
ningham, D.D., LL.D., President of Davidson College,
Davidson, N. C.
Conferring of Degrees.
Announcement of Awards and Distinctions.

SESSION, 1941-1942
Fall Quarter

Thursday, September 25, 11:00 A. M. Session Begins. Opening

exercises in Seminary Chapel. Address by Rev. Vernon Broyles,

Th.D., Pastor of North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta,

Ga.
September 30-October 3 Special Devotional Services led by Rev.

Edward Mack, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D., Professor Emeritus of Union

Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.
December 4-9 Examinations.

Winter Quarter
Wednesday, December 10, 8:15 A. M. Class Work Resumed.
Friday, December 19, Noon Christmas Holidays Begin.
Tuesday, January 6, 1942, 8:15 A. M. Class Work Resumed.
March 3-7 Examinations.

Spring Quarter
Tuesday, March 10, 8:15 A. M Class Work Resumed.
April 27-May 8 Minister's Institute.
April 27-May 2 Smyth Lectures Delivered by Rev. Benjamin Rice

Lacy, Jr., D.D., LL.D., President and Professor of Homiletics of

Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.
May 19-23 Examinations.
May 24-26 Commencement.

CALENDAR 1941

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

J. Sprole Lyons, Chairman
A. L. Patterson, Secretary

Class with Terms Expiring 1941

S. C. Hodges, Esq Greenwood, S. C.

Rev. Sam Burney Hay Auburn, Ala.

Rev. U. S. Gordon Gainesville, Fla.

Rev. A. L. Patterson Savannah, Ga.

Rev. Geo. M. Telford Abbeville, S. C.

Rev. O. M. Anderson Rolling Fork, Miss.

J. R. McCain, Esq Decatur, Ga.

Class with Terms Expiring 1942

Rev. E. D. Brownlee Sanford, Fla.

Rev. J. Sprole Lyons Atlanta, Ga.

J. W. Dickson, Esq Anderson, S. C.

Rev. R. E. Hough Jackson, Miss.

Rev. Wm. V. Gardner Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. John McSween Chester, S. C.

Rev. Melton Clark Anniston, Ala.

Class with Terms Expiring 1943

Rev. W. H. Mcintosh Hattiesburg, Miss.

Rev. E. L. Hill Athens, Ga.

Rev. A. G. Irons Fairfield, Ala.

W. R. Barron, Esq Columbia, S. C.

Rev. Wm. M. Elliott, Jr Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Edward G. Lilly Charleston, S. C.

Rev. E. N. Caldwell Tallahassee, Fla.

Executive Committee

E. L. Hill J. R. McCain

A. L. Patterson John McSween

J. Sprole Lyons Sam Burney Hay

Finance Committee

H. Lane Young, Chairman

W. D. Beatie W. R. Barron

Adrian C. Ford D. W. Robinson, Jr.

J. S. Kennedy

OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION

President
Rev. James McDowell Richards, D.D.

Dean of Faculty
Rev. E. D. Kerr, D.D.

Clerk of Faculty
Rev. Manford George Gutzke, D.D.

Treasurer
Mr. J. Sherrard Kennedy

Registrar and Bursar
Miss C. Virginia Harrison

Librarian
Mrs. Julia D. Anderson

Matron in Charge of Refectory
Mrs. Edna M. Phinizy

FACULTY

The Rev. James McDowell Richards, D.D.
President and Professor of Pastoral Theology

The Rev. Edgar D. Kerr, D.D.
Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

The Rev. James B. Green, D.D.
Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics

The Rev. m. Childs Robinson, Th.D., D.D.
Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Church Polity, and Missions

The Rev. Samuel A. Cartledge, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis

The Rev. Manford George Gutzke, D.D.

Professor of English Bible and Religious Education

The Rev. John S. Foster, D.D.
Acting Professor of Homiletics and Practical Theology

The Rev. William M. Elliott, Jr., Ph.D., D.D.

Special Lecturer in Homiletics

The Rev. Russell F. Johnson, A.B., B.D.
Instructor in Public Speaking

Charles A. Sheldon, Jr., D.Mus.
Instructor in Music and Hymnology

Robert Ernest Smith
Instructor in Introductory Greek

The Smyth Lectures for 1941-42

Will Be Delivered by

The Reverend Benjamin Rice Lacy, Jr., D.D., LL.D.

President and Professor of Homiletics, Union

Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.

rr The Influence of Revivals Upon
the Southern Presbyterian Church"

THE SEMINARY

Historic Columbia

On December 15, 1828, the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia,
representing Presbyterianism from North Carolina to the Missis-
sippi, inaugurated this institution by electing Rev. Thomas Gould-
ing, D.D., as its first professor. For two years Dr. Goulding con-
ducted the work, chiefly propaedeutic, in the Presbyterian manse
at Lexington, Ga.

In 1830 the Seminary was removed to Columbia, S. C, and the
Faculty complemented by the election of Dr. George Howe and
Dr. Aaron W. Leland. Located in the center of South Carolina's
capital, the Columbia campus was most attractive. The old chapel
there was particularly interesting by reason of its history as well
as its origin. Used originally as the carriage house of a Southern
gentleman, this little building was later dedicated to a sacred pur-
pose and came in a peculiar way to symbolize the sanctity which
was there so eloquently inculcated. It is remembered as the place
where Woodrow Wilson was "reborn for eternity" and where the
Southern Presbyterian Book of Church Order was written. There
also the first classes of Winthrop College were held, and in 1936
the Board of Directors of the Seminary presented the building to
that institution, now located in Rock Hill, S. C, upon the condition
that a tablet be placed upon its walls setting forth the most sig-
nificant facts in connection with its past. Re-erected upon the
campus of that College the little building stands now as a link
with the past of both institutions and as a reminder of spiritual
truth for the thousands who visit it each year.

While located in the city whose name she bears, Columbia Semi-
nary numbered among her Faculty and alumni many distinguished
leaders of thought and life in the Southern Presbyterian Church.
Indeed, the great distinctivities of our denomination were largely
coined and minted there. Any mention of our polity immediately
recalls the name of James Henley Thorn well; any consideration
of the principle of the spirituality of the Church brings up the
shade of Benjamin M. Palmer; while the missionary idealism and
enterprise of our Church have been incarnated in James Leighton
Wilson of Columbia's Society of Missionary Inquiry. As a tribute
to the greatness of these and of others who have been likewise
connected with its past, the institution treasures the verdict of
the late Dr. S. M. Tenney, first Curator of the Historical Founda-
tion of our General Assembly, expressed to the author of a histori-
cal survey written at the end of its first century: "The fruit of
your study, well substantiated, is that Columbia Seminary has in-
fluenced the life of the Southern Presbyterian Church far more
than any other institution, and that is saying much, and yet not so
much as the facts you bring forward say."

10 Columbia Theological Seminary

Early in the Twentieth Century a strong conviction developed in
the Columbia territory that a re -location of the institution was
necessary. At the time of the location in Columbia that city was
near the center of the Presbyterian population of the Southeast.
The development of the Gulf States and the shifting of the center
of our constituency made necessary the removal of the Seminary
further to the West in order to accomplish the original purpose
for which the institution was founded, namely: "to light up another
sun which shall throw further West the light of the Gospel."

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. Imme-
diately following this decision the Synod of Mississippi accepted
the invitation of her sister Synods to unite in the ownership and
control of the Seminary.

Atlanta Presbyterians provided a 57-acre campus upon the hills
of Decatur. During the presidency of Dr. R. T. Gillespie two
theological buildings, unsurpassed in the Presbyterian world, and
four faculty homes, were erected. An additional faculty home
has since been added to that number.

In 1928, the Centennial of the founding of the Seminary was
celebrated during Commencement week, with the gracious par-
ticipation of the Atlanta General Assembly.

The wisdom of re-locating the Seminary in Atlanta has been
indicated not only by the success with which the removal was
accomplished but also by the enlarged service which the institution
has already been enabled to render for its constituent Synods.
The outlook for the future development of the Seminary, and for
the further enlargement of its program to meet the ever-increasing
need of the Church, is most encouraging.

The spirit of the old Columbia is being written into the life of
the new. In the light of modern scholarship the students of today
are gaining clear intellectual apprehensions of the great truths of
the fathers. The romance of Columbia's yesterdays presages the
reality of her tomorrows.

Instruction

Columbia Seminary has always sought to maintain the highest
standards of scholarship and in recent years has kept pace with
the practice of the best institutions of learning outside the theologi-
cal world by encouraging all full professors to earn a doctor's degree,
or a graduate degree of similar standing from some recognized
university. Thus, while conservative in theological outlook, this
institution is progressive in method and emphasizes the necessity
for a broad acquaintance with all fields of modern learning. Each
member of the faculty is thoroughly prepared in the field of his

Columbia Theological Seminary 1 1

particular instruction and is well equipped to lead his students
in their studies and to assist them in evaluating the material under
consideration. It is our belief that the modern minister has a
positive duty to be thoroughly conversant with modern scholarship
and with all present trends in theological thought, in order that
he may meet the problems of his people. Hence it is our effort
to encourage a broad general reading while, at the same time,
laying a firm foundation for the student in a thorough acquaintance
with the revealed truth of God's Word and with the historic
standards of our Church.

A real emphasis is placed upon genuine scholarship, for scholar-
ship is the invaluable tool of the minister. The fact is recognized,
however, that it is only a tool, and that unless it is dominated by
the spirit of Christ it is worthless. All instruction at Columbia,
therefore, seeks constantly to emphasize the practical, spiritual,
and devotional values of the material which is studied.

Accreditation

Columbia Seminary is a member of the American Association of
Theological Schools and in 1938 was one of the 46 institutions
placed on the first list of fully accredited schools to be issued by
that organization. This approval of its work assures graduates of
the Seminary of full academic recognition for courses completed in
its classrooms. The Association makes no attempt to dictate the
theological views of its members but is concerned only with the
maintenance and improvement of their educational standards.

Grounds and Buildings

The physical equipment of Columbia Seminary in Decatur is in
all respects adequate for the needs of a modern theological institu-
tion. The buildings are constructed of red brick faced with grey
limestone, and their architecture, based upon the graceful lines of
the academic Gothic, is beautiful and impressive. Campbell Hall,
the administration building, contains the class rooms, the library,
the chapel, the dining hall and kitchen, social rooms, and offices of
administration. In the entrance hallway of this building, which
was erected through the generosity of the late Mr. J. B. Campbell
of Atlanta in memory of his mother, is a bronze memorial on
which is inscribed this inspiring and appropriate legend:

CAMPBELL HALL

Erected in Loving Tribute to
A Devoted Consecrated Christian Mother

Virginia Orme Campbell

"There Is No Higher Calling on Earth
Than That of the Christian Ministry"

12 Columbia Theological Seminary

The dormitory is divided into four sections, two of which bear
the names of the Seminary's former dormitories in Columbia,
Simons and Law Halls. Each room has hot and cold running
water, and there are showers on each floor of each section. All
windows in ' the dormitory are screened. Rooms are furnished
with single beds, mattresses and pillows, study tables and book
shelves. Students are required to bring their own sheets, bed
covers, pillow cases, and towels. The whole plant is heated by steam.
Five homes for faculty members have been built on the campus,
and several other members of the faculty have apartments in
the dormitory. All the buildings are beautiful and substantial,
and everything that might lend to their comfort and efficiency
has been included.

The campus, consisting of some fifty-seven acres of rolling wood-
land, is of unusual natural beauty, and allows ample room for
future expansion. Members of the student body have opened a
number of inviting pathways through the wooded section of the
campus, and these furnish opportunity for exercise through walk-
ing at all seasons of the year.

DIRECTIONS FOR REACHING THE SEMINARY

The campus of the Seminary is located in the southeast section
of Decatur, Ga., about one-half mile from the street car line.
Students coming by train over roads other than the Georgia Rail-
road will ordinarily save time by taking the street car to Decatur
after arriving at an Atlanta station. For purposes of convenience,
however, they are advised in all instances to purchase rail tickets
from the point at which they entrain to Decatur in order that
baggage may be checked through to the local station.

Upon arriving at the station in Atlanta, students may telephone
to the Seminary to receive instructions how to reach the Seminary,
or they may ask the clerk at either the Information or the Travel-
er's Aid desk, how to reach the North Decatur street car. Trunk
checks should be brought to the Seminary where arrangements
will be made for transfer of trunks and other baggage.

From all stations it is better to take the North Decatur car
line. In reaching this line it will be necessary to transfer once,
except from the Union Station, where the car passes within a
short distance.

Upon arrival in Decatur leave the street car at the end of
the route in front of the DeKalb County Court House. Taxi
service at reasonable rates is easily available from this point to
the Seminary. In case of confusion or of difficulty in carrying
out these directions, call the Seminary from some nearby tele-
phone and, if possible, a car will be dispatched from this point.

Students who travel by bus may buy their tickets to Decatur,

Columbia Theological Seminary 13

where they will alight near the center of the city and should pro-
ceed in accordance with the directions given above for those arriv-
ing by street car.

Cultural Advantages

As a center of transportation and commerce with a population of
more than 440,000, Greater Atlanta offers many advantages in a
social and cultural way. Thus, in addition to the facilities avail-
able through its schools, it provides a multitude of worth-while
opportunities for the enrichment of the mental and spiritual life.
Atlanta has long been famous as perhaps the outstanding musical
center of the South, but it also draws visitors of distinction in
practically every field of human activity. Throughout the year
students in the city frequently have opportunities to hear preach-
ers, educators, scholars, and political leaders of national or world-
wide fame, and to the individual who uses these opportunities
wisely, they constitute a liberal education in themselves.

A Greater University Center

The presence in Atlanta of numerous outstanding educational
institutions has awakened in its leaders the idea of a great coopera-
tive development in education. Plans have now definitely taken
shape for the erection of a great university system, modeled
after the plan successfully followed in Toronto, Canada, in which
the University System of Georgia, Emory University, The Geor-
gia Institute of Technology, Agnes Scott College, The High Mu-
seum of Art, and Columbia Theological Seminary will be co-
operating units. It is proposed that each school shall maintain its
absolute independence and its own distinctive standards, but that
each shall have full access to the library and faculty resources
of the others. This plan has been approved by the General Edu-
cation Board of New York, which has already made a generous
appropriation for the establishment of a union card catalogue of
the various libraries represented. Workers have been engaged
upon the task of preparing this catalogue for the past twelve
months and when it is completed a student or a professor in any
of the cooperating institutions will be able to locate and have
access to any volume contained in any individual library. An
agreement has been reached between the faculties of Columbia
Seminary and of the Candler School of Theology in Emory Uni-
versity that students of either institution may, with the consent
of their professors, be admitted to courses taught in the other.
In certain cases this arrangement may be of benefit to under-
graduate students in these schools but it should be of particular
value to those who are taking work toward advanced degrees.
When the entire program becomes operative it will make At-
lanta one of the greatest educational centers in America and will

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afford students of the Seminary opportunities for graduate work
which can ordinarily be found only in a great university.

Opportunities For Observing Religious Work

The City of Atlanta, with its Presbyterian Church membership
of more than 13,000 and with its enrollment of 11,000 in Presby-
terian Sunday Schools, furnishes to the students various oppor-
tunities for engaging in active religious work. Within the met-
ropolitan area every type of church and every form of Chris-
tian activity is found. This gives opportunity to study the work
of typical churches, both of our own and of other denominations.

In the outlying agricultural districts, and in the villages and
towns which lie within easy reach of the Seminary, the students
have opportunity to study, under most favorable conditions, church
work in the rural and small town communities. This ideal location
furnishes exceptional advantages of a clinical nature for the thor-
ough preparation of ministers equipped for every task which the
Church faces. The opportunities thus afforded for studying
methods of church work at first-hand are of especial value to
classes in Pastoral Theology, in Homiletics, and in Religious Edu-
cation, and greatly strengthen the quality of the work offered in
these departments. A description of the observation work re-
quired in these classes will be found in the brief prospectus of
courses published elsewhere in this catalogue.

COLUMBIA'S TERRITORY

Statistics of the Church in Columbia's territory tell a graphic
story. When the Seminary was founded it took both South Caro-
lina and Georgia to form one Synod and that, at its best, was not
large in membership. It contained five Presbyteries, two in Geor-
gia and three in South Carolina, and these consisted of 128
churches with 8,560 communicants served by 73 ministers and 11
licentiates. The territory of Columbia Seminary now contains five
Synods, which cover an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean
to the Mississippi River, and from the North Carolina-Tennessee
line to Key West. Greater Atlanta, the home of the Seminary, is
in the center not only of this territory but of the entire South.

This area contains 247,785 square miles with a population of
over ten million persons. Our Church in this territory reports
1,128 churches, 150,667 members, and 741 ordained ministers and
licentiates. Great as is the progress which has been made, how-
ever, the Southeast continues to be one of the greatest home
mission areas of America, and Presbyterianism has not done its
proportionate share toward the evangelization of this territory.
There is genuine need for a strong theological seminary located

Columbia Theological Seminary 15

in the heart of this section to send out well trained and warm-
hearted young ministers into the development of the Synods and
the extension of their work.

Strategically located as it is, Columbia Seminary possesses a
unique opportunity for service. It deserves the loyalty and the
support of students and of financial benefactors not only by reason
of its educational importance, but because it is one of the great
Home Mission agencies of the Church.

TERMS OF ADMISSION AND GRADUATION

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

1. A letter from competent officials in his church stating that
he is in full communion with the Church, and that on the basis
both of Christian character and of natural gifts he is recommended
for admission as a student of theology. Under ordinary circum-
stances each Presbyterian student applying for admission is ex-
pected to present a statement from his Presbytery authorizing him
to enter this Seminary.

2. A transcript of his record at the last institution attended fur-
nishing evidence of the fact that he has completed a regular course
of study and has received an approved degree. If he has not com-
pleted such a course the student will only be admitted upon the
special request of his Presbytery, or of a similar church court in
other denominations, with recommendation that he be received as
an extraordinary case. In such cases the student will be expected
to furnish evidence that he has received adequate training in sub-
jects fundamental to the studies of the Seminary or he may be re-
quired to stand an entrance examination given by the faculty. It
is becoming increasingly difficult for men who have not had full
college training to find a place in the ministry, and Columbia Sem-
inary definitely discourages such men from seeking admission un-
less it be under most exceptional circumstances.

If the applicant for admission is 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, and must meet the
necessary academic requirements.

College Preparation

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 accepted as satisfying the academic re-
quirements for admission to the Seminary; but the classical course

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of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the normal
course of preparation for the Seminary.

In order to further the program of cooperation between Col-
leges of Agriculture and Theological Seminaries which has re-
cently been developed this institution will accept graduates of
four year colleges of agriculture as candidates for its degree.

There is scarcely any branch of learning which is not of very
great value to the student for the ministry. Adequate time should
be given to Latin, Greek, Philosophy, Bible History, Ancient and
Modern History, the English Language, English Literature, Edu-
cation, and Psychology. It is also highly important that the student
should have the broadest possible acquaintance with the facts of
modern science.

It is desirable that all students of the Seminary shall have com-
pleted the proposed minimum pre-seminary curriculum which is
printed on page 40 of this catalogue. Those who lack basic courses
in English, History, the Natural Sciences, Philosophy, and the So-
cial Sciences will be required to do supplementary work in these
fields under the guidance of faculty members.

Instruction in the New Testament Department presupposes
knowledge 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 in
this subject are offered special courses in Elementary Greek dur-
ing the first year in Seminary, and do not begin the regular courses
in the Greek New Testament until the Middle Year.

Students from Other Seminaries

A student coming from another seminary of recognized standing
will be received 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 de-
gree of Bachelor of Divinity, he must satisfy the requirements of
this Seminary with reference to knowledge of the original lan-
guages of Scripture.

Degrees

The standard degree of the Seminary is that of Bachelor of Di-
vinity (B.D.). Any student who completes in a satisfactory manner
all of the courses of study required in the Seminary, and who has
presented to the Faculty a diploma of graduation from a recog-
nized college or university, will receive a diploma from this Sem-
inary certifying that he has earned this degree.

The revised Form of Government authorizes the Faculty to grant

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the degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.) for not less than one
year's additional resident study; and the degree of Doctor of
Theology (Th.D.) for not less than two years' additional resident
work. The latter of these degrees is not offered at the present
time, however, and it will be the policy of the institution not to
offer it until such a time as an enlargement of the Seminary's
teaching and library staff makes possible a greater emphasis on
advanced research work. Studies leading to the degree of Th.M.
are now available for properly qualified students, however, and
the requirements for this degree are stated elsewhere in the cata-
logue.

Certificates

Those students who, having been admitted under the extraordi-
nary clause, 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 a partial course
may receive a certificate setting forth those subjects which he has
completed.

Pledge

In addition to meeting the foregoing qualifications for admission
to the Seminary, the Board of Directors requires each student to
subscribe to the following declaration:

"Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improving
in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my preparation for the gos-
pel 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 government, so far as the same relates to the stu-
dents; and that I will obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily
yield to all the wholesome admonitions of the professors and di-
rectors of the Seminary while I shall continue a member of it."

Reports to Presbyteries

The Seminary regularly reports to the proper authorities in the
Presbytery the results of each term of work as indicated by the
student's attendance, punctuality, deportment, diligence, and scho-
lastic standing.

A student who fails to complete satisfactorily all of his academic
work, or otherwise prove himself a worthy candidate, will not be
eligible for scholarship aid during the following quarter unless
special providential circumstances lead the Faculty to make an ex-
ception in his case.

Theological Internships

Columbia Seminary has pioneered for the Presbyterian Church
in providing opportunity for certain of its students to take a year

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of clinical training under the oversight of older and more exper-
ienced ministers. This year is ordinarily to be taken between the
Middle and Senior years at the Seminary in order that the student
in his last year of academic work may devote himself especially to
problems which he has discovered during his period of practical
training. The Faculty of the Seminary maintains close contact with
the student and with the minister under whom he serves during
the clinical year and is always prepared to offer its assistance and
advice. Any student may apply for appointment to such an intern-
ship but the decision of the Faculty will be made in the light of
its judgment as to the best interests of the individual concerned.
No student is required to take this fourth year of training contrary
to his own wishes and none is permitted to do so without the per-
mission of his Presbytery. In all instances the church with which
the student serves will provide room, board, and $25.00 per month
for a period of twelve months extending from September 1st to
September 1st. The plan has evoked highly favorable comment
throughout the church as constituting a real forward step in theo-
logical education. The Seminary has been unable to meet the de-
mand of the churches for the appointment of men to serve in-
ternships in their work.

Expenses

In accordance with the recommendation of the Presbyterian
Educational Association of the South the charges made to stu-
dents of the four seminaries supported by the Presbyterian Church,
U. S., have been set at an approximately equal figure. The amount
of these does not represent the real cost of the student's theological
education. It is the purpose of the Seminary to charge an equitable
but not an excessive amount in the belief that it is wise for
ministerial students to bear at least some part of the expense of
their theological education, even though the Church continues to
bear the major portion of the load.

Registration $ 25.00

Room Rent 65.00

Board 160.00

Total $250.00

The charges made for graduate students will be the same as for
other members of the student body.

A diploma fee of $5.00 is to be paid in advance of Commencement
by each student receiving either the B.D. or the Th.M. degree.

In the case of the wives of married students occupying rooms in
the section of the dormitory reserved for married couples no ad-
ditional room rent will be required, but a maintenance fee of $10.00

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a year will be charged. Board in the Seminary refectory will also
be available to them at the standard rate of $160.00 per year.

The registration fee will be payable at the opening of the first
quarter for which a student enrolls. Other obligations are to be
arranged upon a monthly schedule so far as possible. No student
will be granted a degree by the Seminary until he has satisfied all
financial obligations incurred during his residence here.

Each student is expected to care for his own room in the dor-
mitory, but janitor service is provided for all other parts of the
buildings.

The boarding department is efficiently administered by Mrs.
Edna Phinizy as matron, assisted by a competent and faithful
group of servants. As the refectory is operated upon a non-profit
making basis the charge made represents the actual cost to the
Seminary of providing this service, so far as it is possible to esti-
mate the cost in the light of past experience. An attempt is made
to make the meals as wholesome and as well balanced as possible
rather than as cheap as possible, and the regular fare will com-
pare favorably with that at any similar institution.

Textbooks. All required books are available at our book store
at reduced prices, but there are also frequent opportunities for
students to economize by purchasing second-hand copies. The cost
of textbooks will usually amount to approximately $25.00 per year.

Incidental Expenses. The student's incidental expenses will
naturally be determined in large measure by the temperament and
disposition of the individual concerned. A careful student will be
able to hold this incidental expense to a surprisingly small amount.

Laundry and pressing are handled under a special arrangement
made by the Seminary with a Decatur firm and the average cost
of these per student runs from $3.50 to $4.00 a month. Other
expenses will be limited almost entirely to such items as clothing,
transportation, and amusements.

Financial Aid

Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Committee of
Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, Louisville, Ky., pro-
vides a loan each year for deserving students who are properly
recommended by their Presbyteries. This loan is to be repaid
under conditions prescribed by the General Assembly. In recent
years the Committee has fixed the ordinary amount of this loan
at $60.00, though this amount may be altered in the light of chang-
ing conditions. Application for the loan should be made through
the Chairman of the Committee of Christian Education in the
Presbytery. The Seminary will be glad to furnish information and
to render assistance in the matter.

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The payment of the student's loan is usually made in two in-
stallments. The first installment is received in October; the second
in April.

Scholarships. In addition to the loan described above there are
a number of scholarships available for students who are unable
to meet their expenses without further financial assistance. These
scholarships are regarded not as gifts but as an investment made
by the Church in the training of its ministry. The amount granted
to any student is to be determined in the light of his other re-
sources and of the quality of work which he has done. Scholar-
ships cannot be awarded to those whose grades do not measure up
to requirements. Application for this aid is to be made to the
President of the Seminary on forms which will be supplied upon
request.

All scholarships will be payable in regular installments through-
out the year according to a schedule which will be set by the busi-
ness office of the Seminary.

In addition to meeting the requirements stated above the stu-
dent who receives a scholarship must

1. Have exhausted his own resources and have exercised the
opportunity to borrow from the Assembly's Executive Committee
of Christian Education;

2. Present with his application a written statement from the
Chairman of Christian Education in his Presbytery recommend-
ing that the scholarship be granted.

Under regulations which were first put into effect several years
ago, all students receiving scholarship aid are expected to render a
reasonable amount of service to the Seminary in return, and stu-
dent help is used in the library, in the dining room, and on the
grounds. The work done is of substantial assistance to the Sem-
inary, and the students are enabled to enjoy a feeling of greater
independence and self-respect through the fact that they are ren-
dering some service in return for the aid received.

A student who marries during the period of his preparation for
the ministry will not ordinarily be eligible to receive scholarship
aid thereafter, nor can scholarship aid be granted to ordained min-
isters who may enroll for special or graduate work.

Self Help. The location of the Seminary and the nature of its
schedule make it very difficult for its students to earn money by
secular work done during the school term. After the first year in
the Seminary, the student may earn a part of his expenses through
engagements for summer work or for supply preaching in churches
near the institution.

Government Aid. During the past several years needy students
of the Seminary have had an opportunity to secure further neces-

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sary assistance by work done under the N. Y. A. No announce-
ment has been made as to whether the Government will continue
this program next year, but it is hoped that a similar opportunity
will be available to those of our students whose financial circum-
stances make such aid essential.

OUTLINE OF COURSES FOR THE BACHELOR OF
DIVINITY

Fall Quarter

126. New Testament
451. Homiletics
201. History
476. Public Speaking

JUNIOR YEAR

Winter Quarter

151. English Bible
426. Pastoral Theology
202. History
476. Public Speaking

Spring Quarter

127. New Testament
401. Religious Education
203. History
476. Public Speaking

101. Old Testament
152. English Bible
477. Public Speaking
Five hours of electives

MIDDLE YEAR

102. Old Testament
128. New Testament
477. Public Speaking
Five hours of electives

103. Old Testament

326. Apologetics

Five hours of electives

301. Theology
153. English Bible
Five hours of electives

SENIOR YEAR

302. Theology

204. History

Five hours of electives

303. Theology

104. Old Testament

Five hours of electives

For students beginning Greek in Seminary: Take New Testament 145, 146,
and 129 in Junior year in place of New Testament 126, Pastoral Theology
426, and New Testament 127. Take these latter courses in Middle year in
place of the five hours of electives. Make up the ten-hour deficiency (be-
cause of New Testament 145 and 146 being non-credit) as marks will allow,
normally in two or three hour electives.

The courses in Public Speaking meet for one hour a week throughout
the Junior year and the first two quarters of the Middle Year.

THE CHAPEL

The Degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.)

The degree of Master of Theology is to be granted to a student
who has attained a high degree of scholarship and has spent a year
or more in graduate study and has satisfied the requirements of
the Faculty for the degree. The Seminary is under no obligation
to admit a student to candidacy for the degree unless the student
can present evidence of high scholarly attainments and promise,
and unless a satisfactory course of study can be planned from the
courses offered at the time. A prospective student should confer
with the President and the professors under whom he plans to
study before undertaking the work.

A candidate for the master's degree must have the degree of
B.D. from this Seminary or its academic equivalent. He must have
a working knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek languages. Ex-
aminations in the languages are to be taken under the professors
of Hebrew and New Testament; graduate students who have av-
eraged B or above in their undergraduate courses in Hebrew and
New Testament will be exempted from the language examinations.

For this degree, a candidate must submit a thesis and at least 40
hours credit. Both the course of study and the subject chosen for
the thesis must be approved by the professors of the group of

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specialization. In no case shall less than 15 hours be taken in the
group of specialization. No student may take more than 15 hours
of graduate work during one quarter. The thesis must be ap-
proved by a committee of the Faculty at least two weeks before
the degree is granted. Three typewritten bound copies of the the-
sis must be deposited in the library.

A student whose thesis subject and course of study have been
approved by the professors of his group and who has passed the
language examinations may then apply for formal admission to
candidacy for the degree. Admission to candidacy is to be granted
by a majority vote of the Faculty. A student cannot be granted
a degree until at least four calendar months after he has been
admitted to candidacy.

At least a week before the degree is to be awarded, the candi-
date must pass a satisfactory examination before the Faculty or a
committee appointed by the Faculty. The examination may cover
the whole field in which the student is specializing, but emphasis
will be placed on the subjects covered in the thesis and the courses
submitted for the degree.

The thesis for the degree of Master of Theology must be written
in some field of theological inquiry that offers potentialities for a
real contribution to religious knowledge; must show an adequate
acquaintance with the literature in the field chosen; must evidence
a grasp of the subject culminating in well supported conclusions;
and must be presented in a creditable academic and literary form.

Further detailed directions concerning the form in which this
thesis is to be presented will be furnished candidates for the de-
gree in printed form after their matriculation at the Seminary.

In order that a high standard of attainment in scholarship may
be maintained, it may be advisable in many instances that the en-
tire work leading to the degree should not be completed in one
year, but that after meeting all residence requirements the student
should be allowed the privilege of completing the writing of his
thesis at a later date.

The English Course

This course is offered only for the benefit of certain students who
may be received by their Presbyteries under the extraordinary
case clause of the Book of Church Order. Application for permis-
sion to pursue the English Course must, in every case, be made to
the President of the Seminary before the student begins his work
and must be accompanied by a written request from the Presby-
tery that the candidate in question be admitted to this course.

Students who take the English Course are permitted to omit
Hebrew; and, when they do not have the necessary preparation
in Greek, they are permitted to omit certain courses in New Testa-

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ment Exegesis. The courses in Introductory Greek provide an
opportunity for every student who wishes to do so to fit himself
for work in New Testament Exegesis.

In case 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.

Those students who are permitted to take the English Course
are granted a certificate showing the subjects completed.

Mission Training Course

In order to provide needed training for lay missionaries Colum-
bia Seminary offers a one-year course especially designed to
meet the requirements of candidates for this type of service. Stu-
dents enrolling for this training will be expected to carry at least
fifteen hours of regular class work throughout the three quarters
of the school year. Approximately two-thirds of the work re-
quired in the course will be in the field of English Bible and the
student will thus be given full opportunity to equip himself in this
vitally important subject. Other studies are to be elected from
among the regular courses offered in catalogue after conference
with the faculty. Under ordinary circumstances, however, it will
probably be advisable that work be taken in the History of Mis-
sions, the Westminster Standards, Presbyterian History and Polity,
Evangelism, Religious Education, Public Speaking, and Hymn-
ology.

The course of study outlined above has been adopted after con-
ference with the Executive Secretary of Foreign Missions for the
Presbyterian Church, U. S., and has been approved by him as
meeting the needs of lay missionaries in that Church. Students
enrolling for the course must be recommended for admission by
the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions if they expect to
serve in the Presbyterian Church, U. S., or by a similar authority
in their church if they represent a different denomination. A
certificate showing successful completion of the Mission Training
Course will be awarded to candidates who have met the require-
ments as stated.

Examinations

At the close of each quarter written examinations are held on
the subjects studied during the quarter. No student is permitted
to be absent from the examination of his class except for satisfac-
tory reasons. In certain instances the professors may require a
term paper or papers in lieu of an examination.

Grades and Distinctions

At the close of each quarter, grades are sent to all students and
their Presbyteries.

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A, (excellent) is the highest grade given; it is reserved for those
students whose work is of a markedly superior quality.

B, (superior) is the grade given for work which, while not
notably superior, is clearly above the average.

C, (average) is the grade given for satisfactory work of the
average student.

D, (inferior) is the grade given for work which, while not alto-
gether satisfactory, is good enough to entitle the student to credit
for the course.

E, (conditioned) is the grade given those students whose work
is not good enough to entitle them to credit for the course, but to
whom the instructor is willing to allow a re-examination after
additional study; on such re-examination no grade other than D
or F can be given.

F, (failure) is the grade given for failure and indicates that no
credit can be had for the course except by repetition.

Students who during their three years at the Seminary have
made no grade below A graduate "Summa Cum Laude." The dis-
tinction of "Magna Cum Laude" is awarded to those who have
earned grades of A in 90 hours of their work and have received
no grade below B. Students who have A's in 45 hours of their
work, who have an average of B, and who have no grades below
C are graduated "Cum Laude." In each of these cases the appro-
priate distinction is recorded upon the student's diploma.

The Schedule

In 1927 Columbia Seminary adopted the "Quarter System,"
which has become so popular in leading universities and graduate
schools throughout the country. Each quarter consists of ten weeks
for classes and one week for examinations. Columbia now gives
work during the fall, winter, and spring quarters.

The system has proved most satisfactory, and it has several dis-
tinct advantages over the older system:

The attention of the student is normally centered on three
classes meeting each day in the week instead of on seven or
eight meeting one, two, three, or four times a week. There are
three examinations at the end of each quarter instead of seven
or eight.

An open Monday is secured without congestion on other days.
Students preaching on Sundays need miss no classes. An op-
portunity is given for supplementary and collateral reading.

The schedule is greatly simplified. Related subjects can more
easily be placed in logical sequence. The system is flexible

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enough to allow it to be changed from time to time to keep
abreast of the best educational principles.

The simple unit of credit, the quarter hour, makes it easy for
credits from Columbia to be transferred to other graduate
schools. Columbia work is accepted at full credit by the leading
graduate schools.

Students are enabled to enter at the beginning of any one of
the three quarters, though the work can be better correlated if
they enter at the beginning of the fall quarter.

The unit of credit is the quarter hour. All required courses
meet five days a week throughout the quarter and give a credit of
five hours. 140 hours are required for graduation.

Each student normally takes 15 hours each quarter besides the
one-hour course in Public Speaking in the Junior and Middle years.
Students who have made an average of C or better during a quarter
may be permitted to take either 17 or 18 hours' work during the
ensuing quarter; those students who have made an average of
better than an even B may be permitted to take 20 hours. Stu-
dents taking more than the required 15 hours may use their extra
hours to remove the deficiency of non-credit courses in Greek
or as credit towards the degree of Master of Theology. The course
is arranged so that no student may complete the requirements for
the bachelor's degree in less than nine quarters.

Elective courses are offered in units of two, three, or five hours.
The shorter courses make possible a wider range of offerings and
allow more students to take advantage of the electives; few stu-
dents could profitably take 20 hours, but a good number could
take 17 to 18 hours. Electives of two hours are given on Wed-
nesdays and Fridays; of three hours, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays. In order that students may have the widest possible
range of choice, all five -hour electives are given at one period and
all two and three -hour electives at another period. The year and
quarter when each elective will be given is indicated in connection
with each course. Some electives are given only in alternate
years and are so indicated; the expression "even years" means
scholastic years beginning in September of even years, such as
the term 1942-43. Other electives are not placed in regular rota-
tion, but are given only by arrangements between students and
professors.

Seminar courses are intended primarily for graduate students
but may be elected by undergraduates who have an average of
not less than B for the preceding quarter.

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THE REFERENCE LIBRARY

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THE STACK ROOM

GLIMPSES OF THE LIBRARY

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COURSES OF STUDY

General Statement

The curriculum materials of Columbia Theological Seminary
have been arranged in four major divisions, as follows: (1) Bibli-
cal Theology, (2) Historical Theology, (3) Systematic Theology,
and (4) Practical Theology. In addition to its simplicity, this ar-
rangement reflects the unity of the curriculum and at the same time
emphasizes the closer relationship sustained by certain departments
of study within a given group. The latter emphasis, as indicated in
another section, offers particular advantages for specialization on
the part of graduate students.

Especial attention is called to the present schedule with reference
to elective courses. Formerly practically all offerings were in units
of five -hour courses. In the future a relatively large number of
electives will be in units of two and three hours. Under the older
system many students found it necessary to take a twenty-hour
load. The arrangement now offered will make it possible for
everyone to enrich greatly his seminary course by taking a variety
of electives.

Provision will be made for the guidance of all students in the
Seminary in a survey study of the entire Bible which will even-
tuate in a comprehensive examination scheduled at some time dur-
ing the senior year. This significant strengthening of the curriculum
offerings in the Biblical Theology Group has emerged from three
basic convictions: (1) that predominantly the three years of Semi-
nary training rest ultimately in the authority of the Scriptures; (2)
that concerted effort should be made to emphasize the centrality of
the Bible in our total training program; and (3) that every candi-
date for the Gospel ministry should attain to a summary knowl-
edge of the teachings of the entire Bible before his ordination.

The Seminary reserves the right to change rules and regulations
affecting its student body or the granting of its degrees at any time
that this may appear necessary to the Faculty and Board of Direc-
tors. Such changes will go into effect whenever the proper authori-
ties may determine, and may apply not only to prospective stu-
dents but also to all who may, at such time, be matriculated in the
Seminary. The Seminary further reserves the right to withdraw
courses and to make necessary changes in the schedule at any
time.

Group I

BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

A. Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

The Church has always emphasized the importance of the origi-
nal languages of Holy Scripture in theological education. "The
Old Testament in Hebrew, and the New Testament in Greek, being

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immediately inspired by God, the Church is finally to appeal unto
them." Therefore, the Seminary endeavors to fit the students for
the ministry to use intelligently and effectively the original lan-
guages in interpreting the Sacred Oracles.

101. 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 inflectional forms of the language, in translation, and in translation
from English into Hebrew. Textbooks: Harper's HEBREW METHOD AND
MANUAL, and Harper's ELEMENTS OF HEBREW (both revised by J. M.
P. Smith). Required, Middle year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

102. Elements of Hebrew, Continued. This course continues work begun
in the fall quarter with progressive additions in detail, until the principal
grammatical elements of the language are covered. Textbooks: Same as
for course 101. Required, Middle year, winter quarter, five hours. Pro-
fessor Kerr.

103. Hebrew Reading and Syntax. Hebrew reading, with special refer-
ence to vocabulary. Syntax is taught by careful attention to examples as
they occur in the Hebrew Bible. Textbook: Kittel's BIBLIA HEBRAIC A,
HEBREW LEXICON by Brown, Driver and Briggs. Required, Middle year,
spring quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

104. Old Testament Criticism. This course involves a study of the rise
and present status of different schools of criticism, with consideration of
the problems, methods, and principles of historical and literary criticism.
Required, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

105. Grammatical Interpretation of the Psalms. The class will make
detailed grammatical and exegetical studies in the Psalms. The purpose
of the course is to train the student in the practice of grammatical inter-
pretation of the Scriptures. Elective, five hours, fall quarter. Professor
Kerr.

106. Exegetical Studies in Isaiah. During this quarter the class will be
occupied with detailed exposition of selected portions of the book of Isaiah.
Elective, five hours, winter quarter. Professor Kerr.

107. Advanced Hebrew Syntax. This course offers a thorough study in
the syntax of the language by the use of textbooks and the reading and
comparison of selected illustrative passages from the Hebrew text. Elective,
hours to be arranged. Professor Kerr.

108. 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. Elective, hours to be arranged.
Professor Kerr.

109. Biblical Aramaic and Arabic By arrangement with the professor,
courses in Aramaic or Arabic may be given to qualified students. The
number of hours and the particular nature of the course is to be determined
by the needs and opportunities of the students. Elective, Seminar. Pro-
fessor Kerr.

B. New Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

The courses in this department are designed to give a working
knowledge of the New Testament and to fit the student for a life-
long study of this priceless book.

Every minister who hopes to lead the thought of his people must
keep abreast of the thought of the age. Students in this department

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are expected to come to an intelligent understanding of the trends
of New Testament criticism, conservative and radical, through the
lectures, daily assigned reading, and parallel reading.

All work in this department is on the basis of the Greek text.
Ministerial students are strongly urged to take a minimum of two
years or three quarters of Greek in college. Students who enter
the Seminary without this minimum are required to take in their
Junior year the two non- credit courses, 145 and 146, and the course
129, for which credit can be counted as an elective. They will
then take the three required courses in their Middle year. They
will make up for the ten hours of non-credit work by taking extra
elective work as their marks justify; in some cases it may be
necessary for such students to take an extra quarter after the three
full years. Students should seek to remove this non-credit defi-
ciency as soon as possible; they will be definitely discouraged
from undertaking regular preaching work until it is removed.

The courses in this department have been selected so as to give
a general introduction to the New Testament and to give practice
in detailed exegesis in the three types of literature therein, his-
torical, epistolary, and prophetical. The work in this department
is closely co-ordinated with that in the department of English Bible.

Aside from the daily assignments, a certain amount of parallel
reading in English or Greek, or both, is required with each course.
Term papers are assigned with most courses, so that students may
acquire some facility in the technique of investigating rather thor-
oughly some of the typical problems in the field.

126. New Testament Introduction. The student is introduced to the
principles of gramma tico -historical interpretation and is given a survey
of the materials available for using those principles in the interpretation
of the New Testament. General introduction will include a study of the
language of the New Testament, the religious background of the first
century, textual criticism, and the canon. Special introduction will include
a study of each book of the New Testament, reconstructing its background
and giving an outline of its contents. Required, Junior year, fall quarter,
five hours. Professor Cartledge.

127. Romans. A study of this major Pauline Epistle in the light of the
principles of grammatico-historical interpretation. After a detailed intro-
duction to the Epistle, a careful exegesis will be made of the Greek text.
Some work will be done in the fields of the life and theology of Paul, es-
pecially as they touch this Epistle. Required, Junior year, spring quarter,
five hours. Professor Cartledge.

128. Revelation. An intensive study of the one prophetical book of the
New Testament. Some comparison will be made with the Old Testament
and the extra-canonical apocalypses. The regular subjects of special intro-
duction, including the Johannine problem, will be studied. Students will
be expected to acquaint themselves with as many different methods of in-
terpretation of this book as possible. Required, Middle year, winter quarter,
five hours. Professor Cartledge.

129. The Greek of the New Testament Period. Readings in the New Tes-
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on grammar and lexicography. Required for students without college Greek,
elective for others; spring quarter, five hours. Professor Cartledge.

130. The Epistle to the Corinthians. Introduction and exegesis of selected
portions. The life and work of the early Church. Elective, three hours, fall
quarter, even years. Professor Cartledge.

131. The Social Teachings of the New Testament. The discovery and in-
terpretation of the New Testament teachings on the social problems of the
present day. Seminar, fall quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

132. The Pastoral Epistles. Introduction and exegesis. The organization of
the early Church. Elective, two hours, fall quarter, even years. Professor
Cartledge.

133. Advanced Textual Criticism. Some practice in handling manuscripts
and a study of some of the more detailed theories in the field. Elective,
two hours, fall quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

134. The Catholic Epistles. Introduction to, and exegesis of, selected ones
of the General Letters of the New Testament. Elective, three hours, winter
quarter, even years. Professor Cartledge.

135. The Epistle to the Hebrews. Introduction and exegesis. Elective,
three hours, winter quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

136. The Septuagint. The study of selected portions of the Greek Old
Testament, compared with the Hebrew. The origin of the version. Its value
in Old Testament textual criticism. Its bearing on the Greek of the New
Testament. Elective for students knowing Greek and Hebrew, two hours,
winter quarter, even years. Professor Cartledge.

137. Modern Literature. Reading and discussion of some of the most
valuable of the newer books in the New Testament field. Seminar, winter
quarter, odd years. Professor Cartledge.

138. Problems in the Life of Christ. A course dealing with typical prob-
lems in the field of historical and textual criticism in relation to the life of
Christ. Seminar, hours to be arranged. Professor Cartledge.

139. Rapid Reading of the Greek New Testament. A course open to
qualified advanced and graduate students. Students will read the complete
Greek New Testament for a credit of five hours. Such rapid reading is of
great value in the building of a vocabulary and becoming familiar with the
atmosphere and idioms of New Testament Greek. There will be no regular
meetings of the class, so the course may be taken any quarter. Professor
Cartledge.

145. Beginners Grammar. A course in New Testament Greek for begin-
ners. Required of all students without sufficient college Greek, Junior year,
fall quarter, five hours, non-credit. Mr. Smith.

146. Readings in New Testament Greek. Completion of the beginners'
grammar and readings in the easier portions of the New Testament. Re-
quired of all students without sufficient college Greek, Junior year, winter
quarter, five hours, non-credit. Mr. Smith.

C. English Bible, Old and New Testament Interpretation

In recognition of the important place which the English Bible
should occupy in the minister's study, in his thinking, and in his
preaching, Columbia Seminary includes as a part of her required
work three basic courses in this field. A number of elective courses
are also arranged.

The courses in the three divisions of the Biblical Group have
been carefully planned to have a minimum of overlapping and at
the same time to make the offerings in the field as broad as pos-
sible. The apparent overlapping at certain points is largely over-

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come by the methods of approach which the several professors em-
ploy to guide their students in the study of the Bible. The Old and
New Testament departments lay especial emphasis upon the exe-
getical study, while the English Bible department uses the exposi-
tory method. Our primary concern is not to offer the student a
wealth of homiletic material but rather to assist him in the devel-
opment of an effective method of Bible study and to secure for him
a broad concept of the teachings which inhere in the books studied.

151. Old Testament History. A survey of historical and biographical ma-
terial recorded in the Pentateuch and in the historical books of the Old
Testament as having been written to serve as an introduction and a back-
ground for the life and work of Christ. Required, Junior year, winter
quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

152. New Testament History. A survey of the Gospels and the Acts to
gain a comprehensive view of the Coming and Work of Christ and the Holy
Spirit. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

153. The Epistles of the New Testament. A survey of the Pauline and
the General Epistles to integrate the interpretation of the Christian life
under the New Covenant in the power of the Holy Spirit. Required, Senior
year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

154. The Major Prophets. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel will be
studied to note the functions of the prophet in the life of God's people, and
the content of their messages as a revelation of the Will of God. Elective,
three hours, spring quarter, odd years. Professor Gutzke.

155. The Minor Prophets. The last twelve books of the Old Testament
will be studied as above. Elective, three hours, spring quarter, even years.
Professor Gutzke.

156. The Poetic Literature. Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the
Song of Solomon will be studied with special attention paid to the function
of worship in the godly life. Elective, two hours, winter quarter, odd years.
Professor Gutzke.

157. Israel as a Kingdom. A study of the rise of the kingdom idea in
Israel, the establishing of the monarchy, the divided kingdom, the captivity,
and the restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah. This course will provide
opportunity for more detailed study of this period of Israel's history than
will be given in Course 151. Elective, two hours, winter quarter, even years.
Professor Gutzke.

160. Bible Synthesis. A study of selected books in both Old and New
Testaments to grasp the message of each book as a whole. Seminar discus-
sion of student reports will be the principal method of class work. Written
reports and outlines are an essential part of the requirements in this course.
Seminar, hours to be arranged. Professor Gutzke.

Group II
HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

201a. History of Christian Missions. The missionary motive is found in
the essential character of Christianity; its foundation in the New Testament
and its ever enlarging circles in the history of the Church. Special atten-
tion is given to the history of the Southern Presbyterian Missions and to the
biographies of the outstanding Christian missionaries. Required, Junior
year, first half of fall quarter, three hours. Professor Robinson.

201b. Telescopic View of Church History. This course outlines the field
of Church History and familiarizes the student with the chief facts and
figures of the Christian movement. The early centuries are passed in

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review and the various American denominations sketched. Required, Junior
year, second half of fall quarter, two hours. Professor Robinson.

202. 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 evolu-
tion follows the logical implication and the exposition of this organic and
genetic development, as it is seen on the screen of the centuries, often gives
a real grasp of its larger truths. Required, Junior year, winter quarter, five
hours. Professor Robinson.

203. The Reformation and Modern Religious Ideas. The Reformation with
special emphasis on Luther and Calvin. The various definitions of the rule
of faith with consequent modifications of Christianity issuing therefrom.
The influence of the philosophical, scientific and critical movements upon
Christian thought. The systems of Schleiermacher, Ritschl, Troelsch and
Barth. The rise and development of liberal theology in America. Required,
Junior year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor Robinson.

204. Presbyterianism, Its History and Polity. The polity of primitive
Christianity in the light of recent research. The rise of the monarchial
episcopate out of the presbyterate. The restoration of Presbyterianism at
the Reformation. Research and papers by class on the polities of Calvin,
sixteenth century Scotland, the Westminster Divines, and Thornwell. Sur-
vey of the Presbyterian Churches of the world. The practical application of
these principles in the polity of the Southern Presbyterian Church. Re-
quired, Senior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Robinson.

205. The Teaching of Karl Barth. The Gifford lectures are used as the
basis of study and discussion as to the doctrines of the noted Swiss theolo-
gian. Text: THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND THE SERVICE OF GOD.
Elective, two hours. Professor Robinson.

206. The History of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The subject is
traced through the Bible and the history of the Christian Church. Elective,
three hours. Professor Robinson.

207. The Teachings of John Calvin. THE INSTITUTES with studies
thereon by Doumergue, Warfield, and others. Elective, two hours. Pro-
fessor Robinson.

208. The History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. A course in which
each student reports the doctrine of the atonement taught by a representa-
tive of each of the four great Christian syntheses, the Greek, the Latin, the
Protestant, and the Modernist. Seminar. Professor Robinson.

209. Survey of the Theology of Karl Heim. A survey of the views of
the leading German evangelical theologian using his three volumes, GOD
TRANSCENDENT, JESUS DER HERR, and JESUS DER WELTVOLLEN-
DER. Elective, two hours. Professor Robinson.

210. Southern Presbyterian Worthies and Their Works. Following the
lines marked out in Dr. J. M. Wells' Sprunt Lectures, this course provides
for the study of the life and writings of selected leaders of our Church
such as Dabney, Hoge, Girardeau, Thornwell, Palmer, Baker, Woodrow,
Peck, S. Robinson. W. W. Moore, R. C. Reed. Seminar, hours to be ar-
ranged. Professor Robinson.

Group III
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

A. Dogmatic and Biblical Theology

301. Introduction, Theology Proper, and Anthropology. Introduction em-
braces such matters as definition, aim, methods, sources, Scriptures, etc.
Theology proper is distributed as follows: theism, anti theism, nature and

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attributes of God, the Deity of Christ, the nature, office and work of the
Holy Spirit, the decrees of God, and the works of God. Anthropology
treats of the origin, nature, and original state of man, the covenant of
works, the fall, sin, and free agency. Textbooks: Berkhof, REFORMED
DOGMATICS, Introductory Volume and Volume 1. Parallels: Strong, War-
field, and others. Required, Senior year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor
Green.

302. Christology and Soteriology. Christology covers such topics as the
plan of salvation, covenant of grace, person and work of Christ, and the
estates of Christ. Of Soteriology the following are the sub-divisions: the
order of Christian experience, regeneration, faith and repentance, justifica-
tion, adoption, sanctification, and the means of grace the Word, sacraments,
and prayer. Textbooks: Berkhof, REFORMED DOGMATICS, Volumes I
and II. Parallels: Strong, Warfield, Orr, and Hodge. Required, Senior
year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Green.

303. Eschatology and the Westminster Standards. Eschatology is the doc-
trine of last things, and includes such interesting subjects as the immor-
tality of the soul, the state of the soul immediately after death, the resurrec-
tion of the body, the second coming of Christ, and future rewards and
punishments. The final section of the course in Theology is a study of the
Standards of our Church, the Confession of Faith, and the Larger and
Shorter Catechisms. The aim here is not only to acquaint students with the
symbols of our Church, but to afford them a review and a new view of
the most important matters considered in the earlier stages of the course.
Textbooks: Berkhof, REFORMED DOGMATICS, Volume II; and F. R.
Beattie on THE STANDARDS. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, five
hours. Professor Green.

304. Theology of the Psalms. The book of Psalms is a little Bible. It
comprises many elements: law and gospel, history and prophecy, philosophy,
religion, and ethics; these make it a rich treasury. A course in the theology
of the Psalter includes studies not only in God, but also in man, sin,
revelation, Messiah, salvation, immortality, etc. As the student explores this
storehouse of materials for the work of the ministry, he will find a supply
for his own spiritual needs. Elective, five hours, winter quarter, even years.
Professor Green

305. A Course in Modern Cults. The Christian Church is losing many
members to various societies masquerading under the name of religion.
What is the explanation of the popularity of these new sects? Why are
so many people turning from the orthodox churches and seeking satisfac-
tion in these strange isms? What are these religious oddities offering?
Why is the Church of Jesus Christ not meeting the cravings of those who
go away to drink at other fountains? From a study of the cults that flourish
on American soil the gospel minister can learn much that will be of value
to him as he seeks to guard his people from error and to guide them into
the truth. Elective, three hours, winter quarter, odd years. Professor Green.

306. Studies in the Holy Spirit. "When God designed the great and glori-
ous work of recovering fallen man, and of saving sinners to the praise of
the glory of His grace, He appointed in His infinite wisdom two great means
therefor: the one was the giving of His son for them; the other was the
giving of His Spirit to them. Without the knowledge of the second in its
truth, and without the improvement of it in its power, the first will be
altogether useless." The best book on the Holy Spirit is the Bible. Studies
in the Holy Spirit are exercises in Biblical theology. The aim of this
course is to give the student a knowledge of the Spirit as He is in Himself,
and in His relations and work. Elective, three hours, spring quarter, even
years. Professor Green.

307. The Teaching of Jesus. Of those who have occupied the teacher's
office Jesus is easily first. The teachings of others are valuable, but His are

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indispensable. He was the Teacher sent from God. He taught saving truth.
His words possess an authority and a finality that belong to the words of
no other. Included in the teachings of Jesus are all the great subjects of
religion, and from them may be deduced principles for the solution of all
the problems of life. No teacher of religion can afford to neglect the teach-
ing of the Teacher. Seminar, hours to be arranged. Professor Green.

B. Apologetics

326. Apologetics. The function of Apologetics. The history of and the
present need for Apologetics in the current revolt against historic Chris-
tianity. Vindication of the knowledge of God as given in Christianity: that
is, Theism, the religious nature of man, the Christ of the Bible as the his-
torical Jesus, the infallible truth and Divine authority of the Scriptures.
Term papers are presented on certain of these themes by members of the
class. Required, Senior year, five hours, spring quarter. Professor Robin-
son.

C. Philosophy

351. The Philosophy of the Christian Religion. The premises of this course
are that God Who has revealed Himself in the Person and work of Christ
as unfolded in the Scriptures, which are the only infallible rule of faith
and practice, has not transgressed but honored the truest conceptions of
reason, which is also His gift to man: that before the mysteries of the Person
of Christ, His supernatural birth and works, His oneness with God, His
atoning sacrifice, reason finds its highest office not in denying their realities
but in reverently yielding itself to faith and worship and holy service that
in the Christian system of truth whose Crown and Center is the Son of
God, faith is not built upon the negation of intelligence but supported by it.

The course will deal with such subjects as the origin and basis of religion,
its universal necessity, the Person of Christ, and Supernaturalism, together
with criticism of Atheism, Agnosticism, Skepticism, and Pessimism. Fair-
burn's "PHILOSOPHY OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION" will be used as
the textbook. Elective, five hours, winter quarter. Dr Foster.

352. Logic. The aim of this course is two-fold. First, to discover the
laws of thought upon which the structure of knowledge rests by a scien-
tific study of the processes of thinking; second, to cultivate the habit of
accuracy in speech. The intimate relation between thoughts and words is
revealed and stressed, the latter being but the verbal expressions in and
through which thought completes itself. Through a detailed and compre-
hensive survey of the fields of Deductive and Inductive reasoning the stu-
dent is shown the methods by which knowledge may be corrected and
systematized, by which new truths may be discovered, and the rules which
must be observed to obtain valid conclusions. Attention is also given to
the conditions from which errors or fallacies most commonly arise. Text-
books: AN INTRODUCTORY LOGIC, by Creighton and Smart, THE PRIN-
CIPLES OF REASONING, by Daniel S. Robinson. Elective, three hours,
spring quarter. Dr. Foster.

376. Christian Ethics. Christian Ethics is a study af applied 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 appli-
cation of this method involves a consideration of the forms and spheres in
which the ideal is becoming real, and also a consideration of the duties
and dynamics of the Christian life. Textbooks: A HANDBOOK OF CHRIS-
TIAN ETHICS, by D. S. Adam, and CHRISTIAN ETHICS, by Newman
Smyth. Elective, five hours, fall quarter. Dr. Foster.

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Group IV
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

A. Religious Education

During the past two decades we have witnessed marked progress
in the development of Religious Education as a specialized field of
thought. Many of the leading theological seminaries have added it
to their curriculum offerings, and churches everywhere are seeking
greater efficiency by the use of facilities made available through
research in this field. Columbia Seminary is committed to the be-
lief that tremendous possibilities inhere in this relatively new sub-
ject for the training of ministers. We are employing the laboratory
method in this department to the end that the students may be
privileged to correlate carefully the theoretical and the practical
as the two are merged in a definite church situation.

In addition to the basic course required of all students, a group
of electives is provided in order that all of the men may have the
broadest possible training during their three years of residence on
the campus. In the arrangement of these courses we have pur-
posely disregarded the matter of sequence, and hence they may be
elected by everyone irrespective of classification in the Seminary.

401. Organization and Administration. This course combines extensive
library work, free class discussion, guided observation in small groups in
selected churches of Greater Atlanta, a carefully written term paper cor-
relating the work of the quarter, together with especial assignments made
from time to time during the quarter. Required, Junior year, spring quar-
ter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

402. Theory and Technique of Religious Education. This course is de-
signed to give the student a grasp of the principles and procedures involved
in the program of inducing faith in God, in Christ, and in culturing Chris-
tians. The function of the Holy Spirit and the significance of the Scrip-
tures as the Word of God are noted and integrated with recognized peda-
gogical principles in presenting a technique for the Christian worker. This
course is basic for a systematic approach to all problems in the field of
Religious Education. Elective, three hours, winter quarter. Professor
Gutzke.

403. The Psychology of Leadership. A study of the function of the per-
sonality of the pastor, evangelist, teacher, parent, counselor, friend, etc., in
the educational process. The mechanisms employed in pastoral work, evan-
gelism, teaching, counseling, personal work, and church visitation will be
described and studied in correlation with the doctrine of the Holy Spirit
and the contributions of the Social Sciences. This course is designed to give
a comprehensive grasp of the significance of procedure in promoting Relig-
ious Education. Elective, two hours, spring quarter, odd years. Professor
Gutzke.

404. Trends in Religious Education. A survey course studying the devel-
opment of this phase of church work and various points of view sponsored
in the church at large as reflected in recently published books. The influ-
ence of the social sciences and pedagogical theory upon current procedures
presented in contemporary Religious Education literature will be observed.
This course is designed to enable the student to interpret the significance

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of the recent development of Religious Education in the history of the
church and to orient himself in that field of service as it is today. Elective,
two hours, spring quarter, even years. Professor Gutzke.

N.B. : Courses 402, 403 and 404 follow each other in logical sequence and whenever
practicable should be taken in that order.

405. Sociological Aspects in Religious Education. This course begins
with a survey of the field of social relations to identify and to describe
major social problems in terms of sociological significance. At the same
time New Testament Literature is reviewed to note what social problems
were dealt with by the Early Church and to study the principles utilized
in the interpretation and handling of such problems. After this, readings
are assigned in contemporary literature to familiarize the student with
prevalent schools of thought as these analyze and interpret conditions
existing in society today. Reports of such readings are presented for
seminar discussion, and the students examine these views to gain further
insight into the implications of the Church as an institution in the Social
Order, the Christian in Society, and the Gospel in the World. An attempt
is made to recognize the practical implications of the Second great Com-
mandment for the Christian today, and to understand what could be done to
instruct and guide growing Christians into an adequate realization of
their responsibilities in the world order in which they live. Seminar,
hours to be arranged. Professors Gutzke and Richards.

B. Pastoral Theology

426. Pastoral Theology. This course is especially intended to furnish the
young minister with the general principles on which he must meet and solve
the practical problems of the pastorate. Dr. Charles R. Erdman's volume
on THE WORK OF THE PASTOR is used as a guide for the classroom dis-
cussion, but the principal required work of the class is in the field of par-
allel reading and of practical and observational work. Among the subjects
which are particularly emphasized are personal evangelism, the pastor's re-
lationship to the missionary work of the Church, the pastor's duty as a
citizen, the conduct of the regular worship and of marriage and funeral
services, pastoral psychology, church organization and finance, and church
publicity. Members of the class are required to attend services in repre-
sentative churches of various denominations in Atlanta to study the different
types of worship services, and to secure ideas of value in connection with
planning for the life and work of their own churches. Written reports on
this work are an essential part of the requirements in this course. Required,
Junior year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Richards.

427. Evangelism. Grounding itself on the truth that the work of the min-
ister is of a three-fold nature (1) spiritually developing the Church, (2) shep-
herding the flock, (3) winning the unsaved, the design of the course is to
acquaint the student with the fundamental conditions which conspire to
make the efficient evangelistic, pastoral preacher. The special features of
evangelistic sermons that secure abiding results: sermons addressed to the
intellect, the conscience, and the heart: sermons that embody the Law and
Grace will be emphasized. Attention will also be given to methods and ave-
nues of evangelism. Elective, two hours, spring quarter. Dr. Foster.

C. Homiletics

451. The Theory and Practice of Preaching. In this introductory course
both the theory and practice of preaching are studied, but the empha-
sis 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 prep-
aration, 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

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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 textbooks
in this department are Broadus' PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF SER-
MONS and Herrick Johnson's THE IDEAL MINISTRY. Required, Junior
year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Green.

452. Sermon Building. This course is largely taken up with a study of
different types of sermons textual, topical, expository, narrative, doctrinal,
special, evangelistic. Portions of Scripture which afford an intensive study
of these types are chosen and assigned for practical homiletical work. The
sermon briefs which are daily presented are freely discussed by the class in
a spirit of constructive criticism and in the light of the principles which
should govern the preparation of sermons. Special attention is given the
subject, aim, introduction, plan, and conclusion of each sermon. The stu-
dent offering a suggestion is required to support his criticism with valid
reasons. Elective, five hours, fall quarter. Dr. Foster.

453. Advanced Homiletics. The aim of this course will be to lead the stu-
dent into the broadest fields of Homiletical study. Such subjects as the in-
herent difficulties of modern preaching, the technique of the sermon, the
sources and ordering of its material, the psychology of preacher and con-
gregation will be given emphasis. It will include intensive practice in the
art of sermon building, the study of the lives of some of the greatest preach-
ers of the world, an analysis of their sermons with a view of developing a
passion for the attainment of the highest ideals in one's own work. Elec-
tive, five hours, spring quarter. Dr. Foster.

454. Homiletic Literature. This course will offer opportunity for broad
general reading in the various fields which contribute to effective sermon
preparation. Seminar, hours to be arranged. Dr. Foster.

455. Practical Guidance for Pulpit Work. This short lecture course is
designed especially to furnish practical guidance to men who are facing the
immediate task of pulpit work. It will embody a brief review of familiar
homiletic principles and will deal with such important matters as the
preacher's methods of study, the choice of themes, the collection and organ-
ization of sermon materials, the selection and use of illustrations, the impor-
tance of literary form, and the spiritual preparation of the preacher. Re-
quired for Seniors, elective for graduate students, fall quarter. Dr. Elliott.

D. Public Speaking

476. Training of the Speaking Voice. The object in this course is to learn
and practice proper voice production. A syllabus of drills is used to secure:
ease of production, purity of vowel production and musical quality, audi-
bility and resonance, and accurate consonant utterance. The method of
instruction will be lectures and drills, alternating with classroom speeches
by the students. There will be personal criticisms and assigned reading.
Required, Junior year, one afternoon a week throughout the year, three
hours credit. Mr. Johnson.

477. Persuasive Speaking. The object in this course is to learn and apply
fundamental socio-psychological principles of public speech, such as: limita-
tion, visibility, and immediacy. In this course we are thinking about per-
suading our audience to believe or to do something. A notebook of lec-
tures will be kept by students. Lectures will be given explaining the prin-
ciples desired, then the students will prepare speeches to demonstrate. Text:
Sarett and Foster, BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SPEECH. Required, Middle
year, one afternoon a week through fall and winter quarters, two hours
credit. Mr. Johnson.

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E. Music and Hymnology

490. Music and Hymnology. The aim of this course is to acquaint the
student with the great hymns of the church, to stimulate his own appre-
ciation of them, and to prepare him for the proper guidance of his congre-
gation in worship through song. The new Hymnal of our Church will be
used throughout most of the course and the hymns which it contains will be
treated historically, linographically. inspirationally, and practically. The
students will be instructed in the elementary principles of music and will
have opportunity to engage as a group in learning to sing the great songs
of our faith. Parallel reading will be assigned and papers required during
the course. The class will meet in the Seminary Chapel each Tuesday
morning throughout the year. Required for all students. Dr. Sheldon.

Schedule of Classes

Hour

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter Spring Quarter

8:15

126. New Testament
145. New Testament
5 hour Electives

202. History

128. New Testament

302. Theology

129. New Testament
326. Apologetics
104. Old Testament

9:15

2 and 3 hour Elec.

127. New Testament
All Electives

10:15

Chapel

11:00

451. Homiletics
101. Old Testament
153. English Bible

151. English Bible 303. Theology

102. Old Testament 1 103. Old Testament

204. History 401. Religious Ed.

12:00

201. History 426. Pastoral Theol.
152. English Bible 146. New Testament
301. Theology 5 hour Electives

203. History

Hours for Seminar Courses to be arranged.

Courses in Public Speaking will be given in the afternoon.

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PROPOSED MINIMUM OF PRE-SEMINARY
CURRICULUM

(N. B. The statement printed below is in line with recommendations made
by the American Association of Theological Schools and is published here at
the request of the General Assembly of our Church, which has approved it.
The suggestions included should be carefully studied by all candidates for the
ministry who have not completed their college training.)

Following is a proposed minimum statement of fields of study with which
it is desirable that a student should have acquaintance before beginning
study in seminary. It is desirable that the student's work in these fields of
study should be evaluated if possible on the basis of his mastery of these
fields, rather than in terms of semester hours or credits. But many institu-
tions use the latter methods of calculation. Therefore in connection with the
fields of study, is indicated a minimum for each, stated in terms of
semesters and semester hours.

Basal.
Fields Semesters Sem. Hrs.

English

Composition and literature 4 8-12

Philosophy 2 4-6

At least two of the following:
Intro, to philosophy
History of philosophy
Ethics
Logic

Bible or Religion 1 4-6

History 2 4-6

Psychology 1 2-3

A foreign language
At least one of the following:

Latin

Greek

Hebrew

French

German

Natural Sciences 2 4-6

Physical or biological

Social Sciences 2 4-6

At least two of the following:
Economics
Sociology

Government or political science
Social psychology
Education

Concentration

Concentration of work, or "majoring" is a common practice in colleges.
For such concentration or major, a constructive sequence based upon any
one, two, or three of the above fields of study would lead up naturally to
a theological course.

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MINISTER'S INSTITUTE

Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin, D.D., Dean

One of the important services which Columbia Seminary has
rendered to its constituent Synods in recent years has been the
holding of an annual Institute for ministers. The two-weeks'
period is ordinarily scheduled to coincide with the delivery of
the Smyth Lectures at the Seminary so that in addition to tak-
ing the special short courses which are offered by regular faculty
members and by visiting instructors the ministers in attendance
will have an opportunity to attend this important series of ad-
dresses.

The work of the Minister's Institute has been projected in coop-
eration with the General Assembly's Executive Committee on Reli-
gious Education and Dr. Henry W. McLaughlin, Director of Coun-
try Church and Sunday School Extension, has played a large part
in making it possible. Dr. McLaughlin has not only been present
each year as a visiting instructor to offer special courses in the
work of the rural church, but has been able to arrange for a num-
ber of scholarships to be provided for the benefit of ministers who
would not otherwise be able to attend. The Directors of Religious
Education in the Seminary's supporting Synods were additional
visiting instructors for the Institute of 1940, and it is expected that
they will continue to cooperate in this undertaking.

The Minister's Institute for 1941 will be held April 28-May 9
and during the first week of this period the Smyth Lectures will
be delivered by Dr. Wm. D. Chamberlain, Professor of New Testa-
ment Exegesis in the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. In 1942
the dates for the Institute have been set as April 27-May 8 and the
Smyth Lectures will be delivered by President Ben R. Lacy, Jr.,
of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.

The subjects of special courses and lectures which will be offered
by members of the regular Faculty and by visiting instructors will
be announced at a later date. The following courses which will be
taught by Dr. McLaughlin with the co-operation of the Synodical
Directors, will be required work in Pastoral Theology for the
classes indicated but will also be open to visiting ministers:

Junior Year Youth and Sunday School Extension. Syllabus by
Dr. McLaughlin with Dr. Glasgow's book, CHAPELS TODAY'S
EVANGELISTIC FRONTIER, as parallel.

Middle Year The Program of the Town and Country Church.
Text to be announced. The Synodical Directors will lead discus-
sions on "The Program of Religious Education for the Local
Church."

Senior Year Town and Country Church Leadership. Texts:
THE NEW CALL, by McLaughlin, and THE LITTLE CHURCH-
ITS PROGRAM AND WORK, by D. B. Walthall.

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LIBRARY FACILITIES

The Smyth. Library of Columbia Seminary is one of the most
extensive and valuable collections of theological literature in the
South, forming an indispensable adjunct to the work carried on
in the classrooms. In it are incorporated 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. M.
Smith, D.D., Rev. R. C. Reed, D.D., Rev. J. L. Martin, D.D., Rev.
J. W. Flinn, D.D., Rev. Thornton Whaling, D.D., and Rev. W. M.
McPheeters, D.D. New books are being continually added. The
most important periodicals are kept on file. The libraries of the
professors are also accessible to the students.

In addition to the facilities available on the campus, students are
granted the privilege of securing membership in the Carnegie Li-
brary of Atlanta, and may upon request have access to the libraries
of the many great educational institutions in this city.

The Smyth Library Fund

The late Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., of Charleston, S. C, made
provision in his will for the endowment of the library with a gift
of $10,000, and the income from this fund is used for the purchase
of books and periodicals necessary for the proper development of
the library facilities.

Librarian

Mrs. Julia D. Anderson is the full time librarian of the Seminary,
being assisted in this task by a group of student workers who have
special qualifications for the work. The process of re- cataloguing
and indexing the volumes according to the system of classification
instituted at Union Theological Seminary of New York is moving
forward steadily and in this way the usefulness of the library to
the students and to ministers of the Church is being greatly in-
creased. Dr. S. A. Cartledge serves as the Faculty adviser to the
librarian.

Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

Through a generous bequest of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D., who
was for years the Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of
Charleston, S. C, a lectureship bearing the name of its founder was
established at Columbia Seminary in 1911. In accordance with the
conditions of the bequest, some person of worthy character and dis-
tinguished for learning and ability is chosen each year by the Board
and the Faculty to deliver a course of lectures on the fundamental
principles of the Christian faith.

The funds bequeathed by Dr. Smyth to found this lectureship
amount to $10,000, and the interest on this amount each year is

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used in providing for the delivery of the lectures. For more than
twenty-five years distinguished scholars and ministers have treated
a large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaeologi-
cal, and historical.

A full list of Smyth Lecturers and their subjects through the
year 1941 will be found on a later page of this catalogue.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Society of Missionary Inquiry

Soon after the Seminary began its regular work in Columbia, the
Society of Missionary Inquiry was founded for the purpose of fur-
thering an interest in missions, both at home and abroad. The
Centennial of the Society was celebrated in Atlanta, February,
1931, with appropriate addresses and a pageant presenting a cen-
tury of service.

The regular chapel service of the Seminary on Wednesday of
each week is given over to the Society which uses that opportunity
both to bring visiting speakers on missions to the campus and to
have messages delivered by members of the student body. Busi-
ness meetings of the Society are also held at fixed times during
the year, and a program for the promotion of devotional life on
the campus is planned and carried out under the auspices of the
organization. A special mission conference is ordinarily held at
some time each year and a significant part of each Commencement
is an address delivered before the Society of Missionary Inquiry
with an offering taken for Foreign Missions. A box for voluntary
offerings to Home and Foreign Missions has been placed by the
Society in the lobby of Campbell Hall and presents students with
a constant opportunity to contribute financially to the Gospel
enterprise. A substantial amount has been received in this way
during the past year.

Under the direction of the Society and in cooperation with At-
lanta Presbytery the members have taken full charge of evangelis-
tic preaching at "the Chapel," thus establishing a real rescue mis-
sion in the heart of Atlanta. Students under regular assignment
visit in the neighborhood and hold three services each week in this
mission during the school term, and the Presbytery provides for
the support of a member of the student body to continue the work
during the summer. Other work of visiting and conducting serv-
ices is carried on in county homes, prisons and prison camps; and
special programs are rendered in the Sunday Schools, Young Peo-
ple's Societies and churches of the Atlanta area.

"The J. Leighton Wilson Missionary Room" has been opened in
Campbell Hall. The room contains a number of highly prized mis-
sionary books, curios, and trophies. This collection dates back to

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the early years of the Society, and it contains, among other val-
uable missionary curios, the medicine chest used by Dr. Wilson
while in Africa, and a leaf from the Diary of David Brainard. 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.

The Quartette

For a number of years past Columbia Seminary has been repre-
sented by excellent quartettes which have occupied a prominent
place in the musical life of the institution and have rendered a
variety of services. Engagements have been filled at Sunday
Schools, Church services, young people's societies, Men-of-the-
Church meetings, Woman's Auxiliary meetings, public schools, col-
leges, conventions, men's luncheon clubs, women's clubs, evangelis-
tic meetings, hospitals, prisons, and at other places. By invitation,
the quartette has rendered from time to time, acceptable programs
over the radio stations of Atlanta and over several other stations
in cities visited.

Members of the quartette have opportunity to form many pleas-
ant and profitable contacts, and to render real service to the Sem-
inary. During recent years a student Choral Club has also ren-
dered special programs upon certain occasions.

Religious Exercises

A constant endeavor is made to keep the life both of individuals
and of the school as a whole upon the highest possible plane. All
classes in the Seminary are opened with prayer. Students and fac-
ulty members meet daily in the chapel for a brief worship service,
at which time a message is usually brought by a faculty member
or by some visiting speaker. Other gatherings for worship are often
conducted by the students themselves and meetings of prayer
groups are held at frequent intervals.

On Thursday evenings the faculty and the students meet in the
chapel for regular preaching services conducted by the students.
Following this service the entire group retires to another room
where, as a part of the student's training in homiletics and public
speaking, faculty members offer constructive criticisms and sugges-
tions as to the subject matter, composition, and method of delivery
of the sermons. The satisfaction of the faculty's requirements in
connection with these sermons is one of the conditions of gradua-
tion and before receiving a degree every student is expected to
give evidence of his ability to prepare and deliver an acceptable
sermon.

During the early weeks of each school year it is customary for
a series of devotional messages to be brought to the students by

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some minister especially qualified for the task. This period of spir-
itual preparation for the year's work is crowned by a Communion
Service which is conducted in the Seminary Chapel. Other observ-
ances of this Sacrament are held at appropriate times during the
school year. These services rightly hold the place of pre-eminence
in the devotional and spiritual life of the campus. The Communion
Set used in this service was presented by the late Dr. W. M. Mc-
Pheeters in memory of his wife, Emma Gold Morrison McPheeters.

Training in Public Speech

From a practical viewpoint there are few, if any, aspects of the
minister's equipment which are more important than the ability
to speak in a pleasing and effective manner. It is vain for him to
have the knowledge of libraries in his mind and the gift of a
finished literary style in sermon preparation if his congregation
cannot hear or understand his message when he stands in the
pulpit. Increasing attention is properly being paid to this fact in
the theological world of our day.

Required courses in Public Speaking are taught at Columbia
Seminary by Rev. Russell F. Johnson, an alumnus of this institution
with graduate training in Public Speech at Northwestern Univer-
sity, who is now pastor of the Oakhurst Presbyterian Church in
Decatur. In addition to offering classroom instruction in this sub-
ject, Mr. Johnson has arranged for the past several years that at
least an annual recording of the students' voices should be made.
The work has been handicapped, however, by the fact that the
institution has not had a recording instrument of its own.

The Seminary has now purchased a high grade recording
machine for the exclusive and fulltime use of its Department of
Public Speech. As a result of this step it is possible to record
an entire sermon of each student as he delivers his annual message
before the faculty and student body. In addition to this recording,
which is required for all students, it will be possible to make addi-
tional records for each man from time to time as they are needed
in correcting defects in speech. Experience is already proving
that this opportunity to hear themselves as others hear them is of
great value to the students, and is helping to make them more effec-
tive preachers.

Home Mission Work

In addition to the training which results from observation of
others at work, the churches of Atlanta and the surrounding coun-
try offer many and varied opportunities for mission work. The
churches of the city have well organized Sunday Schools and young
people's societies. The students of the Seminary are expected to
take an active part in the work of these church organizations.

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A number of the students are engaged by the home mission com-
mittees within easy reach of Atlanta, to supply home mission fields,
and to assist in other forms of Christian work. In this way oppor-
tunity is provided for many students to engage in supply work and
other forms of religious activity, for which a reasonable remuner-
ation is usually provided.

Atlanta Presbytery fosters a vigorous work among the colored
people. This is considered one of the most important features of
its work, and gives opportunity for special training in this field,
which, in the South, constitutes one of our most challenging tasks
and most fruitful opportunities for service.

The Seminary endeavors to cooperate with the Y. M. C. A., Sal-
vation 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 to sup-
ply vacant churches, provided absence from the campus does not
conflict with their Seminary duties. A considerable number of
small churches near Atlanta are thus supplied by members of the
upper classes and real service has been rendered to the Home Mis-
sion agencies of this section in this way. Except in special cases,
members of the Junior class are not permitted to undertake regu-
lar work.

Ordinarily no student should undertake regular work oftener
than twice a month. Where necessity seems to require that a stu-
dent engage in full time supply work, the Faculty will consider
each case and decide upon its merits.

Physical Culture

Any minister who does not possess a strong, healthy body is tre-
mendously handicapped in his work and can hardly hope to meas-
ure up to the strenuous demands of the modern pastorate. The
Seminary, therefore, encourages all students to take regular ex-
ercise. On the campus, there are tennis courts, a volley ball court,
and a baseball field. A neighboring golf course, the Forrest Hills
Golf Club, allows students to play for a very small fee, and golfers
find an additional advantage in the fact that the city of Atlanta has
several municipal courses. Basketball is frequently played on
courts which are available to the students and for the past several
years the Seminary Five has successfully completed a strenuous
schedule of games within the strong City League of Atlanta. Dur-
ing the season just completed Columbia Seminary won the trophy
which is awarded by the League to the team ending the season in
the runner-up-position and small silver basketballs were also pre-

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sented to each member of the team. The city of Atlanta also offers
a splendid opportunity for competition in tennis with various
schools and organizations when this is desired, and in years past
the Seminary has been represented by some strong teams in this
sport. The fine climate of this section and the situation of the
Seminary make it possible for students to engage in some form of
open-air athletics practically every day.

Medical Care

The splendid hospital and medical facilities of Atlanta are readily
available to students of the Seminary, and this fact ensures the
proper care of those who require medical attention. Several of the
prominent physicians and surgeons of the city have always been
willing to give their services to the student body either without
charge or at rates which are greatly below those charged in ordi-
nary practice, and in so doing have rendered great service to the
Seminary and to the Church.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

The Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships

Under the terms of the will of the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan Bryan
of Columbia, S. C, a generous legacy was left to Columbia Theo-
logical Seminary for the establishment of fellowships. Decisions
concerning the nature of these fellowships and the terms under
which they are to be awarded were left to the discretion of the
Faculty and the Board of Directors of the Seminary which will
administer the fund in such a way as to promote the best interests
of the institution, to further interest in scholarship among its stu-
dents, and to provide better trained leaders for the Church.

The income from the Bryan Fellowship Fund will be sufficient
to make possible the awarding of several fellowships each session,
though the exact number to be given may vary from year to year.
The stipends paid will be designed to meet the expenses of a year's
graduate study at other leading seminaries of America and of for-
eign countries or, in cases where this is deemed wise, at Columbia
Seminary. The awards are to be made to graduates of this seminary
who have attained distinction in their academic work and who
show promise of outstanding usefulness in the ministry. No at-
tempt has been made to limit the application of the fellowships to
any particular fields of study, but in every instance the course to
be pursued and the institution at which this is taken must be ap-
proved by the Faculty.

The first award of Bryan Fellowships was made in February 1941.
The members of the Senior Class who were chosen to receive this

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distinction are Mr. Donald B. Bailey of Rock Hill, S. C, a graduate
of Davidson College; Mr. James H. Gailey of Atlanta, Ga., a grad-
uate of Davidson College; Mr. Alex McCutchen of Birmingham,
Ala., a graduate of Howard College; Mr. Alfred Mathes of At-
lanta, Ga., a graduate of Georgia Tech; and Mr. Charles W. Right -
myer of Fairmont, W. Va., a graduate of Fairmont State Teachers'
College.

The Anna Church Whitner Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship was established in 1928 by the late Wm. C.
Whitner, LL.D., of Rock Hill, S. C, in memory of his mother, who
was an earnest, consecrated, and devoted Christian. The principal
of the endowment provided will not permit an annual award upon
this foundation but stipends providing for a year of advanced study
at an approved American or European University will be made
available for appointees at intervals of two or three years. Seven
Whitner Fellows have been enabled to pursue such studies during
the period since Dr. Whitner announced his donation.

Resident Fellowship in New Testament

This Fellowship may be awarded to any college graduate who
has had such thorough preparation in Greek as to fit him for teach-
ing work in that department and who may be enrolled as a member
of any class at Columbia. The Fellow will be expected to teach
regular classes in Beginners' Greek for the benefit of students who
have not studied this language in college, or to do other work
under the Professor of New Testament.

The work required of a Fellow will not interfere with his regular
studies.

Applications for this Fellowship should be made to the President
in writing before February 15th in any school year.

Mr. Donald B. Bailey, of Rock Hill, S. C, a graduate of David-
son College, has held the New Testament Fellowship during the
session of 1940-41. Mr. Robert Ernest Smith, of Donalds, S. C, a
graduate of Erskine College, has been chosen Fellow for 1941-42.

Wilds Book Prize

Some years ago the Seminary received from Louis T. Wilds, Esq.,
a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S. C,
the sum of five hundred dollars to provide an annual book prize.
At the close of each session the proceeds of the gift are invested
in books for a student selected by the Faculty because of distinc-
tion in his academic work. This prize was awarded last year to
Mr. Conrad Lawrence Stayton, of Birmingham, Ala., a graduate
of Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

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EXTENSION WORK BY THE FACULTY

Since the removal of the Seminary the faculty members have
been engaged in Atlanta and throughout the South, in practically
every form of service required of a minister. They preach; ad-
minister 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 People's Conferences,
Men's Clubs and speak to almost every variety of civic and social
club on a wide range of topics. A special Leadership Training
Conference for the Presbyterians of Greater Atlanta is conducted
by the professors of the Seminary in cooperation with the Religious
Education Committee of Atlanta Presbytery during the winter
months.

In order to be effective teachers of men who are to be preachers
of the Gospel, it is essential that professors in a theological semi-
nary should be men of a deeply evangelistic spirit and that they
should not lose contact with the outside world and its needs. For
this reason, it is the policy of Columbia Seminary to encourage its
professors in the holding of special evangelistic services as fre-
quently as their academic activities will permit, and practically all
members of the faculty conduct one or more such meetings an-
nually.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Alumni of Columbia Seminary have always constituted an
intensely loyal group, and the Alumni Association is a vigorous
organization which seeks to make an increasing contribution to the
welfare of the institution. For a number of years past an alumni
office has been maintained on the campus and a competent mem-
ber of the student body is appointed each year as Alumni Secre-
tary. The secretaries of the Association who have served in recent
years have rendered valuable service by enlarging the files and
records of the organization and by promoting movements which it
has initiated.

The annual business meeting of the Alumni Association is held
as one of the principal events of Commencement Week at the
Seminary and it is hoped that this will increasingly be a time for
the sons of the institution to return to its campus. All classes are
urged to arrange for reunions every five years at this season and
the alumni secretary will gladly cooperate in conducting corre-
spondence and making necessary arrangements to that end. A
dinner meeting of the Alumni is also held annually in connection
with the meeting of the General Assembly.

For a number of years the Association has promoted an Alumni
Sharing Fund through which graduates of the Seminary have

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given to the support of the institution upon an annual basis.
During the past eighteen months the Alumni have contributed
generously toward the establishment of an endowment fund as a
memorial to the late President Richard T. Gillespie and a total of
$9,628.80 has now been subscribed for this purpose.

The present officers of the Association are Rev. H. E. Russell,
Atlanta, Ga., President; Rev. Sam Burney Hay, Auburn, Ala., Vice-
President; and Mr. Alex McCutchen, Birmingham, Ala., Secretary
and Treasurer.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

One of the great needs of every theological seminary is for
annual scholarships which may be awarded to needy and deserv-
ing students. Very few candidates for the ministry come from
homes of large means. Many of them must of necessity exhaust
their own resources in securing the four-year college training
which is a pre-requisite to the regular seminary course. Com-
paratively few of these men will ever receive large salaries in the
ministry, and it is important that they should not enter upon their
service handicapped by a crushing load of debt. Hence it is a
matter of great importance that aid should be provided where
needed. There are few, if any, ways in which a finer investment
can be made for all the causes of the Church.

The establishment of endowment funds for the permanent pro-
vision of scholarship aid offers a rare opportunity to contribute to
one of the most vital enterprises of the Church and at the same
time to create a fitting memorial to some loved one. Some years
ago $2500.00 was named as the amount necessary to endow a full
scholarship at Columbia Seminary. Any gift of as much as $500.00.
when so designated, will be considered as establishing a perma-
nent endowment for scholarship purposes, however, and will be
set aside as a trust fund which will bear the name given for it by
the donor. The Seminary lists here with deep gratitude the names
of such scholarship funds which have already been established at
this institution. In order that the record may be accurate several
scholarships upon which initial payments have been made but
which have not been completed are included for this one issue of
the catalogue.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

The Leila A. Thornton Scholarship Fund....: $10,000.00

The Lawson Williams Scholarship 4,386.00

The Leroy Gresham Scholarship 3,000.00

The T. S. and W. M. McPheeters Scholarship 3,000.00

The S. R. Wyncoop Scholarship 3,000.00

The Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brantley Scholarship 2,500.00

The Habersham Clay Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The John Munn and Elizabeth Eccles Scholarship 2,500.00

The Lottie and Loudie Hendrick Scholarship 2,500.00

The Robert W. Hitch Scholarship 2,500.00

The J. K. Livingston Scholarship _ 2,500.00

The Elizabeth McFadden McLaurin Scholarship 2,500.00

The James H. Owens Scholarship 2,500.00

The Reid Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The Thos. Harper Spencer Scholarship 2,500.00

The Leila A. Thornton and W. A. Austell Scholarship 2,500.00

The Peter G. McEachern Memorial Scholarship 2,128.00

The Decatur Woman's Auxiliary Scholarship 2,100.00*

The Mary Carmichael Scholarship 2,000.00

The Persian Scholarship 1,880.00

The Captain Blair Scholarship 1,666.66

The Mrs. A. V. Cooper Scholarship 1,500.00

The Dr. Joseph Davis Bennett Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The Little Fritz Lee Howard Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The Carson Gillespie Jenkins Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The James Russell Scholarship 1,000.00

The First Presbyterian Church of Marietta 800.00*

The Men's Bible Class Scholarship

First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Ga 642.50

The Lula White Scholarship 600.00

The First Presbyterian Church of Rome, Ga 500.00*

Anonymous 500.00

The Pee Dee Auxiliary Scholarship 400.00

The J. Frank Alldis Scholarship 362.50*

The Jas. G. Carson Scholarship 300.00

The Mr. and Mrs. James Bowron Memorial Scholarship 150.00

* To be completed.

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ROLL OF STUDENTS, 1940-1941

Graduate Students

Rev. William Joseph Boyd A.B., King College

Decatur, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Eugene Lewis Daniel B.S., Georgia School of Technology

Atlanta, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Edwin Freer Hills A.B., Yale University

DeRidder, La. B.D., Westminister Theological Sem.

Rev. Thomas Pritcher Horger A.B., University of South Carolina

Covington, Ga. B.D., Erskine College

Rev. Russell Foster Johnson A.B., Birmingham-Southern College

Decatur, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. John Hurley McFerrin A.B., Maryville College

Tucker, Ga. B.D., Erskine College

Rev. Walter Keller Maude A.B., Maryville College

Decatur, Ga. B.D.. Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Earl Matson Miller, Jr A.B., King College

Johnson City, Tenn. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Wilson Wallace Moore A.B., M.A., Davidson College

Changteh, Hinon, China B.D., Union Theological Seminary

Rev. John Rhodes A.B., Presbyterian College

Decatur, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. William Clarence Sistar A.B., Presbyterian College

Conyers, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Rev. Harry Barker Wade A.B., Southwestern

Atlanta, Ga. B.D., Southwestern

Harold Layton White A.B., M.A., Austin College

Decatur, Ga. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

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Senior Class

Donald Bennett Bailey A.B., Davidson College

Rock Hill, S. C. Bethel Presbytery

Francis Buchanan Benton A.B., Southwestern

Bessemer, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Adam Hawthorne Davidson, Jr A.B., Princeton University

Dallas, Texas Dallas Presbytery

Curry Watkins Davis A.B., Bob Jones College

Mobile, Ala. Mobile Presbytery

James Herbert Gailey, Jr A.B., Dividson College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

George Harbin Kirker, Jr University of Alabama

Selma, Ala. Tuscaloosa Presbytery

Lycurgus Alexander McCutchen B.S., Howard College

Birmingham Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Donald Overton Mclnnis A.B., Davidson College

West End, N. C. Fayetteville Presbytery

Cliff Hill McLeod A.B., Presbyterian College

Ocala, Fla. Suwannee Presbytery

Thomas Holt Makin A.B., Bob Jones College

Bradenton, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Frank Alfred Mathes B.S., Georgia School of Technology

Jonesboro, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Everett Hamlin Phillips A.B., King College

Taylor, Miss. North Mississippi Presbytery

Charles Wesley Rightmyer A.B., Fairmont State Teachers' Col.

Fairmont, M. Va. Atlanta, Presbytery

John Graham Spurrier A.B., Columbia Bible College

Charlotte, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Hubert Golden Wardlaw A.B., Presbyterian College

Marietta, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

Clinical Year Students

Elmer Remer Enlow, Jr A.B., Wheaton College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Serving internship in Presbyterian Churches of Rabun County, Georgia.

Benjamin Franklin Moore, Jr A.B., University of Georgia

Athens, Ga. Athens Presbytery

Serving internship in First Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, N. C.

Merle Culpepper Patterson A.B., Presbyterian College

Moultrie, Ga. Southwest Georgia Presbytery

Serving internship in South Highlands Presbyterian Church, Birming-
ham, Ala.

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Middle Class

Vance Barron A.B., Arkansas College

Batesville, Ark. Arkansas Presbytery-
Daniel Clyde Bartges A.B., Columbia Bible College

Drexel Hill, Pa. Concord Presbytery

Alfred Lyon Bixler A.B.. Davidson College

Haddonfield, N. J. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Major Hayes Clark A.B., Davidson College

Dothan, Ala. East Alabama Presbytery

Marion Harvey Currie A.B.. Wheaton College

Augusta, Ga. Augusta Presbytery

Chester Edward Davis B.S.. University of Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tenn. Knoxville Presbytery

John Franklin Elliott A.B., Austin College

Dallas, Texas El Paso Presbytery

Halvor Edward Iverson A.B., Davidson College

Miami, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

David MacNab Morrison A.B., Presbyterian College

McClellanville, S. C. Charleston Presbytery

Charles Wayne Potter A.B.. Wheaton College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Charles Moore Robinson, Jr A.B., University of North Carolina

Fayetteville, N. C. Fayetteville Presbytery

James Hoge Smith, Jr A.B., Presbyterian College

Agricola, Va. West Hanover Presbytery

Robert Ernest Smith A.B., Erskine College

Donalds, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

Neil Edward Truesdell B.S., Presbyterian College

Bethune, S. C. Congaree Presbytery

Junior Class

Nickels Ray Beacham A.B., Furman University

Atlanta, Ga. M.A., Duke University

Enoree Presbytery
Walter Angelo Bennett A.B., Austin College

Dallas, Texas Dallas Presbytery

Willliam Howard Boyd A.B.. Hampden-Sydney College

Charlotte, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Paul Augustus Chesney A.B., Wheaton College

Siloam Springs, Ark.
James Lanier Doom B.S.. Georgia School of Technology

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Charles Tabb George A.B., University of Virginia

New Orleans, La.
Thomas Frank George A.B., Austin College

Dallas, Texas Dallas Presbytery

William Dayton Hart A.B., Presbyterian College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Basil Virgle Hicks A.B., Arkansas College

Searcy, Ark. Arkansas Presbytery

William Hume A.B., Vanderbilt University

Thompson Station, Tenn. Nashville Presbytery

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John Haddon Leith A.B., Erskine College

Due West, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery

Harold Lindsell* B.S., Wheaton College

New York City M.A., University of California

Samuel Timothy Lipsey A.B., Presbyterian College

Savannah, Ga. Savannah Presbytery

William Thomas Mulcay A.B., Columbia Bible College

Augusta, Ga. Augusta Presbytery

John William Ormond, Jr A.B., University of Alabama

Sumterville, Ala. Tuscaloosa Presbytery

James Davison Philips A.B., Hampden -Sydney College

Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Presbytery

John Holmes Smith III A.B., Bryan University

New Orleans, La. New Orleans Presbytery

Robert Lansing Stamper King College

Glade Spring, Va. Abingdon Presbytery

Theodore Reichardt Taylor A.B., University of Florida

Leesburg, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

David Elmore Wilkinson A. B., King College

Lincolnton, N. C. Holston Presbytery

Leonard Enfield Woodward B.S., Davidson College

Summerville, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

Students Enrolled for English Course

Charles Richman Bixler Davidson College

Haddonfield, N. J. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Jack Everett Fisher Georgia Evening School

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Joseph Louis Griggs Columbia Bible College

Cornelius, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Herbert Lawrence Love, Jr

Sweetwater, Tenn. Knoxville Presbytery

Joseph Arthur Sanders Newberry College

Greenville, S. C. Holston Presbytery

Leonard Oscar Therrell Presbyterian College

Greenville, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

George Dana Waters, Jr

Forrest Park, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Special Students

Rev. Elmer Timothy Boyer University of Louisville

Chunju, Korea B.D., Th.M., Louisville Presbyterian

Seminary

Rev. S. C. Farrior A.B., Davidson College

Chinkiang, Ku, China M.A., Columbia Universiay

Princeton Seminary

Rev. Joseph Hopper A.B., Centre College

Mopko, Korea B.D., Louisville Presbyterian Seminary

Th.M., Th.D., Union Theological Sem-
inary

Mr. Robert Leonard Landis A.B., Lincoln- Jefferson University

Jackson, Miss.

Rev. James Cyrus Redmon A.B., Cincinnati Bible Seminary

Atlanta, Ga. Pastor Capitol View Christian

, Church, Atlanta, Ga.

*Withdrew after first quarter.

Lecturers on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

1911 Francis Landey Patton, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject:

The Theistic View of the World.

1912 Casper Rene Gregory, D.D.,LL.D., University of Leipsic, Germany.

Subject: Theological Movements in Germany During the Nine-
teenth Century.

1913 Robert E. Speer, LL.D., New York City. Subject: Some Missionary

Problems Illustrated in the Lives of Great Missionary 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 Discovery.

1916 J. Campbell White, A.M., LL.D., Wooster, Ohio. Subject: Missions and

Leadership..

1917 W. S. Plumer Bryan D.D., Chicago, Illinois. Subject: The Grace of God.

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:

Christianity 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 Scripture and Modern Thought.

1923 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Ga., L. E. McNair, D.D., Jack-

sonville, Fla., W. McF. Alexander, D.D., New Orleans, La., J. B.
Hutton D.D., Jackson, Miss., James I. Vance, D.D., Nashville, Tenn.,
Dunbar H. Ogden, D.D., Mobile, Ala. Subject: The Task of the
Preacher.

1924 Egbert W. Smith, D.D., Nashville, Tenn. Subject: The Call of the

Mission Field.

1925 A. M. Fraser, D.D., Staunton, Va. Subject: Church Unity.

1926 Samuel L. Morris, D.D., Atlanta, Georgia. Subject: The Fact of

Christianity.

1927 J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Virgin

Birth.

1928 Charles R. Erdman, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Life

of D. L. Moody.

1929 William T. Ellis, Swarthmore. Pa. Subject: Explorations and Ad-

ventures in Bible Lands.

1930 Wm. C. Covert, D.D., LL.D., Philadelphia, Pa. Subject: Worship and

Spiritual Culture.

1931 W. P. Paterson, D.D..LL.D.. Edinburgh, Scotland. Subject: The

Christion Interpretation of History.

1932 Melvin Grove Kyle, D.D., LL.D., Louisville, Ky. Subject: In the Foot-

steps of Bible Characters.

1933 W. Taliaferro Thompson. D.D. Subject: The Psychology of Christian

Growth.

1934 Fraser Hood, Ph.D., Litt.D., Davidson, N. C. Subject: the Christian's

Faith.

1935 Samuel M. Zwemer, D.D., Princeton, N. J. Subject: The Origin of

Religion.

1936 Cornelius Van Til, Ph.D., Philadelphia. Pa. Subject: God and Human

Knowledge.

1938 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Ga. Subject: Expository

Preaching.

1939 Clarence E. Macartney, D.D., Litt.D., Pittsburgh, Pa. Subject: Kings

of the American Pulpit.

1940 George Lang, D.D., LL.D., Tuscaloosa, Ala. Subject: The Elements of

a Challenging Religion.

1941 William D. Chamberlain, Ph.D., D.D., Louisville, Ky. The New Testa-

ment Idea of Repentance.

INDEX

Academy Awards 47, 48

Accreditation 11

Admission and Graduation 15

Alumni Association 50, 51

Application for Admission 59

Bequests (Inside Back Cover)

Board 18

Board of Directors 5

Calendar 3,4

Certificates 17

College Preparation 15, 16

Columbia's Territory 14, 15

Courses of Study , 28-39

General Statement 28

Group I Biblical Theology 28-32

Group II Historical Theology..32-33
Group III Systematic

Theology 33-35

Group IV Practical Theology..36-39
Cultural Advantages 13

Degrees 16, 17, 22, 23

Outline of Courses for B.D.

Degree 21

Requirements for Th.M.

Degree 22,23

Directions for Reaching
Seminary 12, 13

English Course 23, 24

Examinations 24

Expenses 18, 19

Extension Work by Faculty 50

Evangelistic Services

Faculty 7,8

Fellowships 47,48

Fannie Jordan Bryan

Fellowships 47,48

Anna Church Whitner Memorial..48

Resident 48

Financial Aid 19, 20

Government Aid 20, 21

Grades and Distinctions 24, 25

Greater University Center 13, 14

Grounds and Buildings 11, 12

Historic Columbia 9, 10

Home Mission Work 45, 46

Instructions 10, 11

Librarian 42

Library 42

Loans to Candidates 19

Medical Care 47

Minister's Institute 41

Mission Training Course 24

Officers of Administration 6

Opportunities for Observing
Religious Work 14

Pledge 17

Physical Culture 46, 47

Preaching by Students 46

Pre-Seminary Curriculum 40

Public Speech 45

Quartette 44

Religious Exercises 44, 45

Reports to Presbyteries 17

Roll of Students 53-56

Schedule 25, 26, 39

Scholarship Funds 51, 52

Scholarships 20

Self Help 20

Seminary, The 1-15

Smyth Lecture 42, 43, 57

Smyth Library Fund 42

Society of Missionary Inquiry 43, 44

Student Activities 43-47

Students from Other Seminaries 16

fTextbooks 19

Theological Internships 17, 18

Wilds Book Prize 48

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Name in full

Home address

Present address.

Are you under care of Presbytery? If so, which?

Schools attended Years Graduate? Degree

How many years have you taken Greek? Where?.

What Greek works have you read?

Average grade ...

Your pastor's name and address

Date of birth Place of birth

Are you married? Have you any children?

Are you willing to subscribe to the following pledge?

"Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improving
in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my preparation for the gospel
ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace, if ad-
mitted as a student, 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 government, so far as the same relates
to the students, and that I will obey all the lawful requisitions, and
readily yield to all the wholesome admonitions of the professors
and directors of the Seminary while I shall continue a member of
it."

Signature

Note: This application may be accompanied by a letter setting
forth any additional facts.

BEQUESTS TO THE SEMINARY

One of the greatest possibilities for the more adequate support
of our Church's institutions lies in the writing of wills by its
members which will make provision for gifts to Christian Educa-
tion. It is not necessary that such legacies should be large in size.
If a sufficiently large number of individuals would leave small
amounts to be invested for the Christian enterprise every need
could be met.

Columbia Seminary earnestly requests the interest of its friends
in this form of giving. Many of these could include it in then-
own wills. Others might interest their acquaintances in this oppor-
tunity to link themselves with a work which will be eternal in its
results. Every such legacy will help. The President of the Semi-
nary will welcome the opportunity to confer with any who may be
interested and to advise as to the specific purposes for which such
funds may best be designated.

The following form of bequest is suggested:

I hereby give and bequeath to Columbia Theological Seminary,

situated in Decatur, Ga., the sum of (or the

following real or personal property) to be used for the purpose of
said Seminary (or in such manner as is set forth herewith).