Columbia Theological Seminary Bulletin: Course Catalog 1946-1947 Announcements 1947-1948, 40, number 1, April 1947

BULLETIN

CATALOGUE 1946-1947

ANNOUNCEMENTS.. 194 7-1948

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH YEAR

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

DECATUR, GEORGIA

Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Decatur, Georgia,
Under the Act of August 24, 1912.

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COLUMBIA

THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

DECATUR, GEORGIA

Founded 1828

An Accredited Member of the American
Association of Theological Schools

CATALOGUE

and

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Owned and controlled by the Synods of

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi

and South Carolina

SERVING THE SOUTHEAST

Wm. C. Robinson

J. McDowell Richards

THE
FACULTY

COLUMBIA

THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

Edgar D. Kerr

Samuel A. Cartledge

Felix B. Gear

Cecil A. Thompson

Jas. B. Green

CALENDAR

Spring Quarter, 1947

April 21-26 Minister's Week. Smyth Lectures delivered by Dr. G. H. Cart-
ledge, King College, Bristol, Tenn. Additional Lectures by Dr. Joseph
L. Hromadka, Princeton Seminary, Princeton, N. J., and Dr. Felix B.
Gear, Decatur, Ga.
May 13 Annual Meeting of Board of Directors.
May 13-17 Examinations.
May 18-19 Commencement.
Sunday, May 18

11:00 A. M Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered at Oakhurst Presby-
terian Church by Rev. Marshall Woodson, D.D., Pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, Thomasville, Ga.
8:00 P. M Sermon before Student Society of Missionary Inquiry
delivered at Decatur Presbyterian Church by Rev. Alex. R.
Batchelor, Director of Negro Work, Presbyterian Church, U. S.

Monday, May 19

1:00 P. M Alumni Luncheon and Business Meeting.

3:30 P. M. Alumni-Senior Soft Ball Game.

8:00 P. M. Graduation Exercises in Seminary Chapel. Address to
Graduating Class by Dr. James G. Patton, Secretary of Steward-
ship, Presbyterian Church, U. S. Conferring of Degrees, An-
nouncement of Awards and Distinctions.

SUMMER SESSION

Thursday, June 5 Opening of Summer Session.
Saturday, July 12 First Half -Term Ends.
Tuesday, July 15 Second Half-Term Begins.
Wednesday, August 20 End of Summer Session.

REGULAR SESSION, 1947-48
Fall Quarter

Tuesday, September 9 Registration for Classes.

8:00 P. M Opening Exercises in Seminary Chapel. Inauguration of Rev.
Felix B. Gear, Ph.D., D.D., as Professor of Systematic Theology.

Wednesday, September 10, 11:00 A. M Inauguration of Rev. Cecil A. Thomp-
son as Professor of Evangelism.

November 18-22 Examinations.

Winter Quarter

Tuesday, November 25 Class Work Resumed.

Thursday, November 27 Thanksgiving.

Friday, December 19, 12:00 Noon Christmas Holidays Begin.

Tuesday, January 6, 8:15 A. M End of Christmas Holidays.

February 17-21 Examinations.

Spring Quarter

Tuesday, February 24 Class Work Resumed.

May 4-8 Examinations.

May 10-15 Minister's Week, Smyth Lectures Delivered by Dr. Clarence

Bouma, Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Mich.
May 16-17 Commencement.

Calendar 1947

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1947 APRIL 1947

1947 JULY 1947

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

William V. Gardner, Chairman
Sam Burney Hay. Secretary

Class With Terms Expiring 1947

William A. L. Sibley, Esq Union, South Carolina-
Rev. Sam Burney Hay Auburn, Alabama

Rev. U. S. Gordon Gainesville, Florida

Rev. A. L. Patterson Savannah, Georgia

Rev. Geo. M. Telford Abbeville, South Carolina

Rev. O. M. Anderson Rolling Fork, Mississippi

J. R. McCain, Esq Decatur, Georgia

Class With Terms Expiring 1948

N. P. Yowell, Esq Orlando, Florida

T. Guy Woolford, Esq Atlanta, Georgia

J. W. Dickson, Esq Anderson, South Carolina

Rev. R. E. Hough Jackson, Mississippi

Rev. Wm. V. Gardner Atlanta, Georgia

Rev. Ansley C. Moore Mobile, Alabama

Rev. Anthony W. Dick Spartanburg, South Carolina

Class With Terms Expiring 1949

Rev. W. H. Mcintosh Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Rev. E. L. Hill Athens, Georgia

W. R. Barron, Esq Columbia, South Carolina

Rev. Edward G. Lilly Charleston, South Carolina

Rev. Jno. D. Thomas Pensacola, Florida

Rev. Stuart R. Oglesby Atlanta, Georgia

E. L. Hill

Geo. M. Telford

Executive Committee

J. R. McCain. Chairman

Wm. V. Gardner
Anthony W. Dick

W. D. Beatie
Adrian C. Ford

Finance Committee

H. Lane Young, Chairman

J. R. McCain
T. Guy Woolford

OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION

President
The Rev. James McDowell Richards, D.D.

Dean of Instruction
The Rev. Felix B. Gear, Ph.D., D.D.

Clerk of the Faculty
The Rev. Cecil A. Thompson, S.T.M.

Registrar and Bursar
Miss C. Virginia Harrison

Librarian
Mrs. Julia D. Anderson

Dietitian and Hostess
Mrs. J. Holmes Smith

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., LL.D.
Professor of Homiletics

The Rev. Wm. 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 Language, Literature, and

Exegesis

The Rev. Manford George Gutzke, D.D.
Professor of English Bible and Religious Education

The Rev. Felix B. Gear, Ph.D., D.D.

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Professor of Systematic Theology

The Rev. Cecil A. Thompson, S.T.M.

Professor of Evangelism and Country Church Work
Supervisor of Field Work

Oscar Coe, B.S.
Instructor in Public Speech

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

Thomas W. Horton, Jr., A.B.

Instructor in New Testament Greek

The Smyth Lecturer for 1947-48
Will Be

The Rev. Clarence Bouma, D.D.

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THE SEMINARY

Historic Columbia

On December 15, 1828, the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia,
representing Presbyterianism from North Carolina to the Mississippi,
inaugurated this institution by electing Rev. Thomas Goulding, D.D.,
as its first professor. For two years Dr. Goulding conducted the
work, chiefly propaedeutic, in the Presbyterian manse at Lexing-
ton, Georgia.

In 1830 the seminary was removed to Columbia, South Carolina,
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 1938 the
Board of Directors of the seminary presented the building to that
institution, now located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, upon the con-
dition that a tablet be placed upon its walls setting forth the most
significant 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 distinctive principles of our denomination were
largly coined and minted there. Any mention of our polity im-
mediately recalls the name of James Henley Thornwell; any con-
sideration 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 John Leigh-
ton Wilson of Columbia's Society of Missionary Inquiry. As a tribute
to the greatness of these and of others who have been likewise con-
nected with its past, the institution treasures the verdict of the late
Dr. S. M. Tenney, first Curator of the Historical Foundation of our
General Assembly, expressed to the author of a historical survey
written at the end of its first century: "The fruit of your study,
well substantiated, is that Columbia Seminary has influenced 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."

Early in the Twentieth Century a strong conviction developed in
the Columbia territory that a re-location of the institution was

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necessary. At the time of the location in Columbia that city was
near the center of the Presbyterian population of the Southeast.
The devlopment of the Gulf States and the shifting of the center
of our constituency made necessary the removal of the seminary
farther 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 farther 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. Immediately
following this decision the Synod of Mississippi accepted the invita-
tion of her sister synods to unite in the ownership and control of the
seminary.

Atlanta Presbyterians provided a fifty-seven-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 cele-
brated during commencement week, with the gracious participation
of the General Assembly then meeting in Atlanta.

The wisdom of re-locating the seminary in Atlanta has been indi-
cated not only by the success with which the removal was accom-
plished but also by the enlarged service which the institution has
already been enabled to render for its constituent synods. The out-
look 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 theological
world by encouraging all full professors to earn a doctor's degree, or
a graduate degree of similar standing from some recognized uni-
versity. Thus, while conservative in theological outlook, this institu-
tion is progressive in method and emphasizes the necessity for a
broad acquaintance with all fields of modern learning. Each mem-
ber of the faculty is thoroughly prepared in the field of his particu-
lar instruction and is well equipped to lead his students in their
studies and to assist them in evaluating the material under consid-

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eration. 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 founda-
tion 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.

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 gray
limestone, and their architecture, based upon the graceful lines of
the academic Gothic, is beautiful and impressive. Campbell Hall,
the administration building, contains the classrooms, the library, the
chapel, the dining hall and kitchen, social rooms, and offices of ad-
ministration. 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:

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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 permanent
buildings are beautiful and substantial, and everything that might
lend to their comfort and efficiency has been included. Temporary
buildings which provide apartments for eighteen veterans of World
War II with their families have recently been erected for the semi-
nary by the F.P.H.A.

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 walking at all sea-
sons of the year.

Accreditation

Columbia Seminary is a member of the American Association of
Theological Schools and its work is fully accredited by that organ-
ization. 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 im-
provement of their educational standards. The seminary is also a
member of the Presbyterian Educational Association of the South.

DIRECTIONS FOR REACHING THE SEMINARY

The campus of the seminary is located in the southeast section
of Decatur, Georgia, 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 bag-
gage 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 Traveler'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.

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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. Taxicab service
at reasonable rates is easily available from this point to the semi-
nary. In case of confusion or of difficulty in carrying out these di-
rections, call the seminary from some nearby telephone and, if pos-
sible, a car will be dispatched from this point.

Students who travel by bus may buy their tickets to Decatur,
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
approximately 550,000, Greater Atlanta offers many advantages in a
social and cultural way. Thus, in addition to the facilities available
through its schools, it provides a multitude of worth-while oppor-
tunities 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 have
opportunities to hear preachers, educators, scholars, and political
leaders of national or worldwide 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 in-
stitutions has awakened in its leaders the idea of a great cooperative
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 Georgia Institute of
Technology, Agnes Scott College, The High Museum of Art, and
Columbia Theological Seminary are cooperating units under this
arrangement. Each school maintains its absolute independence and
its own distinctive standards, but each has full access to the library
and faculty resources of the others. This plan has been approved by
the General Education Board of New York, which has already made
generous appropriations for the establishment of a union card cata-
logue of the various libraries represented. This catalogue makes
it possible for a student or professor in any of the cooperating
institutions to locate and have access to any volume contained
in any individual library. An agreement has been reached be-
tween the faculties of Columbia Seminary and of the Candler
School of Theology in Emory University that students of either
institution may, with the consent of their professors, be admitted

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to courses taught in the other. In certain cases this arrangement
may be of benefit to undergraduate 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 oper-
ative it will make Atlanta one of the greatest educational centers in
America and will afford students in the seminary opportunities for
graduate work which can ordinarily be found only in a great uni-
versity.

Opportunities For Observing Religious Work

The City of Atlanta, with its Presbyterian Church membership of
more than 17,000 and with its enrollment of 11,507 in Presbyterian
Sunday Schools, furnishes to the students various opportunities for
engaging in active religious work. Within the metropolitan area
every type of church and every form of Christian activity is found.
This gives opportunity to study the work of typical churches, both
of our own and other denominations.

In the outlying agricultural district, and in the villages and towns
which lie within easy reach of the seminary, the students have op-
portunity to study, under most favorable conditions, church work
in the rural and small town communities. This ideal location fur-
nishes exceptional advantages of a clinical nature for the thorough
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 Education, and greatly
strengthens the quality of the work offered in these departments. A
description of the observation work required 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 Carolina
and Georgia to form one synod and that, at its best, was not large
in membership. It contained five presbyteries, two in Georgia 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 1,116
churches, 170,929 members, and 726 ordained ministers and licenti-
ates. Great as is the progress which has been made, however, the
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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 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 sup-
port 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 ad-
mission as a student of theology. Under ordinary circumstances
each Presbyterian student applying for admission is expected 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 subjects
fundamental to the studies of the seminary or he may be required 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 Seminary definitely
discourages such men from seeking admission unless 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 colleges
of agriculture and theological seminaries which has recently been
developed, this institution will accept graduates of four-year col-
leges of agriculture as candidates for its degree.

There is scarcely any branch of learning which is not of very
great vlaue 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, Educa-
tion, 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 44 of this catalogue. Those who lack basic courses
in English, History, the Natural Sciences, Philosophy, and the Social
Sciences may be required to do supplementary work in these fields
under the guidance of faculty members.

Instruction in the New Testament Department presupposes knowl-
edge of Greek. A student applying for admission should be able to
translate a passage of simple Attic prose and should have a fair
knowledge of the grammatical forms and syntax of the Greek lan-
guage. Students found to be inadequately prepared in this subject
are offered special courses in Elementary Greek during the first
year in seminary, and do not begin the regular courses in the
Greek 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 degree of
Bachelor of Divinity, he must satisfy the requirements of this semi-
nary with reference to knowledge of the original languages of
Scripture.

Theological Degrees

The standard degree of the seminary is that of Bachelor of
Divinity (B.D.). Any student who completes in a satisfactory man-
ner all of the courses of study required in the seminary, and who
has presented to the faculty a diploma of graduation from a rec-
ognized college or university, will receive a diploma from this semi-
nary certifying that he has earned this degree.

The revised Form of Government authorizes the faculty to grant
the degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.) for not less than one

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years' additional resident study; and the degree of Doctor of The-
ology (Th.D.) for not less than two years' additional resident work.
The latter of these degrees is not offered at the present time, how-
ever, and it will be the policy of the institution not to offer it until
such 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 prop-
erly qualified students, however, and the requirements for this de-
gree are stated elsewhere in the catalogue.

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 Gospel
ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace, that I
will faithfully and diligently attend on all the instructions of this
seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly observe all
the rules and regulations specified in the plan for its instruction and
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 semi-
nary 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 spe-
cial providential circumstances lead the faculty to make an excep-
tion 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 of
clinical training under the oversight of older and more experienced
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 prob-
lems which he has discovered during his period of practical train-
ing. The faculty of the seminary maintains close contact with the
student and with the minister under whom he serves during the

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clinical year and is always prepared to offer its assistance and ad-
vice. 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 permission
of his presbytery. In all instances the church with which the student
serves will provide room, board, and $75.00 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 theological educa-
tion.

Expenses

The Presbyterian Church has always provided generously for the
education of its ministerial students and charges made by the sem-
inaries have never represented even the approximate cost of a the-
ological education. At the present time the policy of all seminaries
in the Presbyterian Church, U. S., is to fix their fees upon the same
general level, which has been set in such a way as to place the op-
portunity for theological training within the grasp of any qualified
candidate. At the same time the very reasonable charges made
afford the student an opportunity to share with the Church in meet-
ing the expense of his theological education. Fees for the school
session of 1947-48 have been fixed as follows:

Registration and Maintenance $ 75.00

Room Rent 87.00

Board . 233.50*

Student Activities 4.50

Total ...$400.00

The fee for registration and maintenance will be due in three in-
stallments of $25.00, payable at the beginning of each quarter. The
student activities fee is to be paid at the beginning of the school
year. Charges for room and board are made at the end of each
quarter. No student will be granted a degree by the seminary until
he has satisfied all financial obligations incurred during his res-
idence here.

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 a degree from the seminary.

A limited number of rooms for married students are available in
a section of the dormitory reserved for that purpose. These are

*While it is expected that this rate will be maintained, the seminary re-
serves the right to make any adjustment which may be necessary in the
light of rising food costs.

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designed especially to meet the need of students who have married
before deciding to study for the ministry. The seminary cannot
commit itself in advance to provide rooms for students who marry
during their course of study at the institution. In the case of the
wives of married students occupying rooms in the dormitory no ad-
ditional room rent will be required, but a maintenance fee of $10.00
a year will be charged. Board in the seminary refectory will also
be available to them at the regular rate charged for students.

The seminary also owns twenty-two apartments for occupancy
by the families of students, eighteen of these being available for
veterans only.

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. J.
Holmes Smith as dietitian and hostess, 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
estimate 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 compare
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 text-
books will usually amount to approximately S45.00 per year.

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

Financial Aid

Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Committee of
Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, Louisville, Kentucky,
provides 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 changing condi-
tions. Application for the loan should be made through the chair-
man of the Committee of Christian Education in the presbytery.
The seminary will be glad to furnish information and to render
assistance in the matter.

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

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In cases of special need loans may also be secured through the
seminary.

Scholarships. In addition to the loans 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 resources
and of the quality of work which he has done. Scholarships cannot
be awarded to those whose grades do not measure up to require-
ments. 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 student
who receives a scholarship must

Have exhausted his oivn resources and have exercised the op-
portunity to borrow from, the Assembly's Executive Committee of
Christian Education.

Under regulations of the institution all students receiving scholar-
ship aid are ordinarily expected to render a reasonable amount of
service to the seminary in return, and student help is used in the
library, in the dining room, and on the grounds. The work done is
of substantial assistance to the seminary, and the students are en-
abled to enjoy a feeling of greater independence and self-respect
through the fact that they are rendering 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.

Veterans Benefits

Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the institutions ap-
proved by the government as a place of study for veterans receiving
educational benefits under the "G. I. Bill of Rights." Thirty-seven
such veterans of the recent World War were enrolled in the insti-
tution during the school year 1946-47 and others have signified
their intention to enroll in the early future. In order to save as
much time as possible for these men, the institution permits indi-
viduals who are being discharged from the service of their country
to begin their studies at any period during the year.

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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. A number of positions
in playground and Boys' Club work are available annually through
the Decatur Recreation Board and the Atlanta Y. M. C. A., however,
and these have been a source of help to many students. 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.

OUTLINE OF COURSES FOR THE BACHELOR OF
DIVINITY DEGREE

Fall Quarter

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

JUNIOR YEAR

Winter Quarter

151. English Bible
202. History
426. Pastoral Theology
300. Theology
476. Public Speaking
Three hours of elec-
tives

Spring Quarter

127. New Testament
401. Religious

Education
203. History
476. Public Speaking

MIDDLE YEAR

101. Old Testament
152. English Bible
477. Public Speaking
Five hours of elec-
tives

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

103. Old Testament
326. Apologetics
Five hours of elec-
tives

301. Theology
153. English Bible
Five hours of elec-
tives

SENIOR YEAR

302. Theology
204. History
427. Pastoral Theology
Two hours of elec-
tives

303. Theology
104. Old Testament
Seven hours of elec-
tives

For students beginning Greek in seminary: Take New Testament 145,
146, and 129 in Junior year in place of New Testament 126, five hours of
electives, 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
(because of New Testament 145 and 146 being non-credit) as marks will al-
low, normally in two- or three-hour electives.

The schedule of classes by hours will be announced a short while
before the beginning of each quarter.

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

The degree of Master of Theology is granted to a student who has
spent a year or more in graduate study, has completed satisfactorily
at least forty hours of work, has presented an acceptable thesis on
some approved subject, and has passed a final oral examination be-
fore the faculty or a committee of the faculty.

It is ordinarily wise for three full quarters to be spent in resi-
dence. It is possible, however, for a student who attends two full
quarters, or four half-quarter terms and who has earned thirty
hours of credit to earn the remaining ten hours by thesis courses
completed in absentia under faculty supervision.

The seminary is under no obligation to admit a student to candi-
dacy for the degree unless the faculty is convinced that the student
could profit by a year's study and a satisfactory course of study can
be planned from the courses that are available at the time. A pro-
spective student should confer with the president and the professors
under whom he plans to study before undertaking work.

Each applicant is expected to present evidence of achievement and
competence as a student, especially in the field of his major interest.
He must have the degree of B.D. from this seminary or its academic
equivalent. He must have passed the regular B.D. courses in
Hebrew and Greek; those students who plan to do their major work
in the New or Old Testament departments must be able to handle
the appropriate language with ease.

Some of the courses for the degree will be regular classroom
courses. There will also be some courses in which qualified students
will carry on a program of work in the library under the direction
of the professors.

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
specialization. In no case shall less than fifteen hours be taken in
the group of specialization. No student may take more than fifteen
hours of graduate work during one quarter. The thesis must be
approved by a committee of the faculty at least two weeks before
the degree is granted. Three typewritten, bound copies of the thesis
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 met the lan-
guage requirements may then apply for formal admission to can-
didacy for the degree. Admission to candidacy is to be granted by
a majority vote of the faculty. A student cannot be granted a de-
gree 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 candidate
must pass a satisfactory examination before the faculty or a com-
mittee appointed by the faculty. The examination may cover the

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whole field in which the student is specializing, but emphasis will be
placed on the subjects covered in the thesis and the courses sub-
mitted 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 degree
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 entire
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 permission to
pursue the English Course must, in every case, be made to the pres-
ident of the seminary before the student begins his work and must
be accompanied by a written request from the presbytery 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-
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 are expected
to 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 an appropriate certificate.

Bible Training Course

In order to provide needed training for lay missionaries and for
teachers of Bible in public schools, Columbia Seminary offers a one-
year course especially designed to meet the requirements of students
contemplating such service. Students 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

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two-thirds of the work required in the course will ordinarily 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
the catalogue after conference with the faculty. Under ordinary cir-
cumstances, however, it will probably be advisable that work be
taken in the History of Missions, the Westminster Standards, Pres-
byterian History and Polity, Evangelism, Religious Education,
Public Speaking, and Hymnology.

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 meet-
ing the needs of lay missionaries in that Church. Students enrolling
for the course must be properly recommended for admission by
competent authorities of their denomination. The seminary will
award the degree of Master of Arts in Biblical Education to grad-
uates of approved colleges who satisfy the requirements in this
course by spending a year in resident study at the institution, by
earning credit for at least forty hours' work, and by presenting, and
sustaining an oral examination upon an acceptable thesis on some
approved subject.

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 satisfactory
reasons. In certain instances the professors may require a term
paper or papers in lieu of an examination. A comprehensive ex-
amination in English Bible must also be passed by all candidates
for the B.D. Degree.

Grades and Distinctions

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

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 aver-
age 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

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whom the instructor is willing to allow a re-examination after addi-
tional 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 distinction
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 appropriate distinction is re-
corded 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 ordinarily gives
work only during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. For the
present, however, a summer quarter has been added for the benefit
of war veterans and others who have special need to complete their
training with a minimum of delay. The summer term is divided
into two periods of thirty-eight days each, thus enabling ministers
to take graduate work without prolonged absence from their
churches.

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 examina-
tions 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 oppor-
tunity is given for supplementary and collateral reading.

The simple unit of credit, the quarter hour, makes it easy for
credits from Columbia to be transferred to other graduate schools.
Columbia's 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 and 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.

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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. Students taking
more than the required 15 hours may use their extra hours to re-
move the deficiency of non-credit courses in Greek or as credit
towards the degree of Master of Theology. No student may com-
plete 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 students
could profitably take 20 hours, but a good number could take 17 to
18 hours. Electives of two hours are given on Wednesdays 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 "odd years" means scholastic years
beginning in September of odd years, such as the term '47-48.
Other electives are not placed in regular rotation, 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.

FIELD WORK

Columbia Seminary has a unique opportunity to provide almost
every possible type of practical training in Field Work for minis-
terial students. The seminary's new program of Field Supervision
will assist all students and recent graduates not only during the
winter months but throughout the entire year. Columbia's Field
Work has two distinctive aspects. The Field Director will visit the
students on their fields during the summer months and, when re-
quested to do so. he will continue to lend supervision to graduates
of the seminary for several years after the completion of their
academic work.

The varied training in all types of church work which is made
available through the many churches of Atlanta and the outlying
areas is supplemented by an ever-widening program of activities
which are projected by the Field Work Department itself. Students
who do not have pastorates and preaching engagements are as-
signed to work in such projects as the down-town Form wait Sun-
day School Mission, Fulton County Boys Training School, Central
Church Baby Clinic, Scottish Rite Hospital, and work at Lawson

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General and Emory University Hospitals. Other projects awaiting
development are Negro mission work, supervised hospital visita-
tion, jail and prison work, and other types of institutional work.
Various rural experimentation programs will be opened in the near
future.

Practicums will be held one hour each month for discussion of
the various problems and methods involved in all types of field
work. (See statement on Practicums under Practical Theology.)

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JOHN NEWTON

Alumni Fellowship

* i 'TSSJ^ iv^^l

ANDREW ANDERSON

Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowship

EUGENE JORDAN

Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowship

FELLOWS APPOINTED FOR THE YEAR 1946-47

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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) Bib-
lical 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 depart-
ments of study within a given group. The latter emphasis, as indi-
cated in another section, offers particular advantages for special-
ization on the part of graduate students.

Especial attention is called to the present schedule with refer-
ence to elective courses. Formerly practically all offerings were
in units of five-hour courses. In the future a relatively large num-
ber 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 makes it possible
for everyone to enrich greatly his seminary course by taking a
variety of electives.

Provision is made for the guidance of all students in the
seminary in a survey study of the entire Bible which will eventuate
in a comprehensive examination scheduled at some time during
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 sem-
inary training rest ultimately in the authority of the Scriptures;
(2) that concerted effort should be made to emphasize the central-
ity of the Bible in our total training program: and (3) that every
candidate for the Gospel ministry should attain to a summary
knowledge 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 Di-
rectors. Such changes will go into effect whenever the proper
authorities may determine, and may apply not only to prospective
students 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 orig-
inal 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 in-
flectional forms of the language, in translation, and in translation from Eng-
lish 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. Professor
Kerr.

103. Hebrew Reading and Syntax. Hebrew reading, with special reference
to vocabulary. Syntax is taught by careful attention to examples as they
occur in the Hebrew Bible. Textbook: Kittel's BIBLIA HEBRAICA. HE-
BREW 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. Re-
quired, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours. Professor Kerr.

105. Grammatical Interpretation of the Psalms. The class will make de-
tailed grammatical and exegetical studies in the Psalms. The purpose of
the course is to train the student in the practice of grammatical interpreta-
tion 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 read-
ing 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 num-
ber of hours and the particular nature of the course is to be determined by
the needs and opportunities of the students. Elective, seminar. Professor
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 depart-
ment 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

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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 nec-
essary 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 coordinated 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 prin-
ciples of grammatico-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. 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 quar-
ter, five hours. Professor Cartledge.

129. The Greek of the New Testament Period. Readings in the Greek of
the Koine period, especially the New Testament itself, and a formal study
of Koine Greek grammar. Required for students without college Greek,
elective for others; spring quarter, five hours. As reading will be done three
days a week and the grammar will be studied two days, this course may
also be taken as a two or three-hour elective course. Professor Cartledge.

130. The Epistles 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 certain of the typical social
problems of the present day. Elective, seminar, three hours, fall quarter, odd
years. Professor Cartledge.

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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, two hours, winter quarter, even years. Professor
Cartledge.

137. Modern Literature. Qualified students are allowed to take this read-
ing course to familiarize themselves with some of the books and technical
journals in the New Testament and general Biblical field written in recent
years. Instead of meeting class, the student will hand in written critiques
of each book read. The course may be taken any quarter for any unit of
credit up to a maximum of five hours. 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. Elective, seminar, two hours, winter quarter, odd years. Qualified
students may do additional work outside of class for credit up to a maximum
of five hours. 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.

140. The Synoptic Gospels. The class will read and interpret selected pas-
sages taken from the Synoptics. Elective. Hours and credit to be arranged
to meet the needs of students. Professor Cartledge.

141. New Testament Research. Qualified advanced and graduate students
will be allowed to work on various problems in the New Testament field
under the supervision of the professor, submitting their findings in the
form of term papers. Elective. Credit given will depend upon the amount of
work done. 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. Horton.

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. Horton.

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 its 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-

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sible. The apparent overlapping at certain points is largely over-
come by the methods of approach which the several professors
employ to guide their students in the study of the Bible. The Old
and New Testament departments lay especial emphasis upon the
exegetical study, while the English Bible department uses the ex-
pository 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 mate-
rial recorded from Genesis through Ruth, as having been written to serve
as an introduction and a background, first for the Kingdom of Israel, and,
ultimately, for the life and work of Christ. Required. Junior year, winter
quarter, five hours. Professor Gutzke.

152. The Kingdom In Israel. A survey of historical and biographical ma-
terial recorded from I Samuel through Esther, with special attention to the
role of the prophets in the life of the Kingdom, as having been written to
serve as an introduction and a background for the Kingdom of Gcd in
Christ. 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 message 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 given to the function
of worship in the godly life. Elective, two hours, winter quarter, odd years.
Professor Gutzke.

157. The Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John will be studied to gain
a comprehensive understanding of the significance of the coming and the
work of Christ, in the context of the Scriptures as a whole, and in relation
to salvation. Elective, three hours, fall quarter. Professor Gutzke.

158. The Acts. The Acts of the Apostles will be studied to note the function
of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church. Attention will be given to the
nature of the Church, noting its origin, organization, task, program, and
technique as revealed in the narrative. Elective, two hours, winter quarter.
Professor Gutzke.

159. Jeremiah. A study in the life and times of one of the great prophets
of Israel with an evaluation of his message for the world of today. Elective,
two hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor Richards.

160. Bible Synthesis. A study of selected books in both Old and New
Testaments to grasp the message of each book as a whole. Written reports
and outlines based on library research and student initiative are the major
part of the requirements in the course. Class meetings will be arranged
to suit programs of the students who wish to take this course. Elective,
seminar, hours to be arranged. Professor Gutzke.

161. The Social Message of the Old Testament. An examination of the
ethical and moral teachings of the prophets with a view to discovering
their permanent significance for mankind. The relationship of these teach-
ings to the New Testament Scriptures will also be studied. Elective, seminar,
two hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor Richards.

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Group II
HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

201a. History of Christian Missions . The foundation for missions is found
in the New Testament, the motive in the command of the King, and its ever
enlarging circle in the history of the Church. The substantial works of
Latourette give a background, while the volume by Glover gives a com-
pressed record. Special attention is devoted to Southern Presbyterian Missions
and to biographies of outstanding missionaries of every denomination.
Required. Junior year, first half of fall quarter, three hours. Professor
Robinson.

201b. Early Church History. The life of the Church under the old Roman
Empire is studied with source reading, the histories of Kidd. Duchesne and
Schaff. guided by Qualben's HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH for
order of subjects treated. Required, Junior year, second half of fall quarter,
two hours. Professor Robinson.

202. Church History Through the Reformation. The history of the Me-
diaeval Church is traced in such works as the Cambridge Mediaeval History,
and the Reformation in Lindsav following the outline in Deanesley's HIS-
TORY OF THE MEDIAEVAL CHURCH. Special study is given to Augustine,
the councils, the division of the East and West, monasticism. scholasticism,
empire, and papacy, the rise of nations and the fall of the imperial papacy;
and in the Reformation to Luther. Zwingli. the Anabaptists. Calvin and the
counter-reformation. Required. Junior year, winter quarter, five hours.
Professor Robinson.

203. Church History to the Present. The rise of modern religious ideas and
the effect of philosoohical. scientific, and critical movements upon the life of
the Church. Church life and thought in Britain. Germany and France are
surveyed. Then attention is devoted to the transplanting of Christianity to
America and a survey made of the chief denominations here, as the form in
which the Church of God in Christ Jesus manifests itself in the United States.
Required. Junior year, spring term, five hours. Professor Robinson.

204. Presbyterianism. Its History and Polity. The polity of primitive Chris-
tianity in the light of recent research. The rise of the monarchial episcopate
out of the presbyterate. The restoration of Presbyterianism at the Reforma-
tion. Research and papers by class on the polities of Calvin, sixteenth cen-
tury Scotland, the Westminster Divines, and Thornwell. Survey of the
Presbyterian Churches of the world. The practical application of these prin-
ciples in the polity of the Southern Presbyterian Church. Required, Senior
year, winter quarter, five hours. Professor Robinson.

205. The Teaching of Karl Barth. The Gifford lectures are used as the bases
of study and discussion as to the doctrines of the noted Swiss theologian.
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.

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. The Ecumenical Councils. Special seminar in the history of the first
six ecumenical councils using Hefele and studying the sources. Each student
makes a special study of one council with seminar reports and a term paper.
Seminar, two hours, schedule to be arranged. 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 arranged.

Professor Robinson.

211. Scottish Theology in Relation to Church History Since the Reforma-
tion. The class will study the volume under this theme of Principal Macleod

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of Edinburgh, and each member will present a term paper on the work of
one of the great Scottish Worthies. Elective, two hours. Professor Robinson.

212. History of the Doctrine of Justification. A manuscript translation of
the masterful presentation of The Reformed Doctrine of Justification by the
great Austrian theologian Edouard Boehl is made the basis of a thesis course
on the subject. Open to a limited number of students. Elective, two or
three hours. Professor Robinson.

213. The Work of Christ: Past, Present and Future. Using the Professor's
studies in THE WORD OF THE CROSS and his CHRIST: THE HOPE OF
GLORY, the student is invited to study the work of Christ, as Prophet, as
Priest and as King in the past, in the present and in the future. Theses are
presented in line with the themes indicated. Elective, two and one-half
hours. Professor Robinson.

214. The Historical and Theological Studies of Warfield. The writings of
the great Princetonian are used for seminar studies and theses on such
subjects as: Augustine, Calvin, the Meaning of the Reformation, the West-
minster Confession, Revelation, the History of the Doctrine of the Trinity,
Christology, Perfectionism. Elective, two and one-half hours. Professor
Robinson.

GROUP III

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

A. Dogmatic and Biblical Theology

300. A Theological Survey. This course consists of a rapid survey of the
principal Christian doctrines as set forth in the Westminster Confession of
Faith and other reformed standards. It is designed to give a theological
background for thinking and preaching, and to lay the foundation for
further study by acquainting the students with the necessary terminology
and basic ideas in Christian Theology. Required, Junior year, winter quar-
ter, three hours. Professor Gear.

301. Theological Foundations. In this course the students are given an
opportunity to go directly to the theological writings of the four great
reformers: John Calvin, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and Huldreich
Zwingli. Calvin's INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, his com-
mentaries, and other writings will form the basis of study, using selected
readings from the other reformers on the Christian doctrines of God, Man,
Christ, the Holy Spirit, Salvation, and the Church. An attempt will be made
to relate their teachings to contemporary thought and life. Required, Senior
year, fall quarter, five hours. Professor Gear.

302. Current Theological Problems. The purpose of this course is to direct
the attention and study of the students to some of the fundamental problems
in contemporary theological thought. An evaluation of recent discussions
and conclusions concerning these questions will be made in the light of
Christian evangelical principles. Subjects to be considered are: The Problem
of Religious Knowledge; Christian Theism and Belief in God Today; The
Supernatural in a World of Science; Authority in Religion; Man in the Light
of Psychology and Philosophy; Sin: Its Nature, Effects and Remedy; The
Person and Work of Christ, and The Kingdom of God. TYPES OF MODERN
THEOLOGY by H. R. Mackintosh and other recent writings will be used
as a basis of study. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, five hours.
Professor Gear.

303. Theological Implications. This course is designed to enable the students
vitally to relate the basic principles of Christian Theology to the various
aspects of life in the world today. Selected readings and papers will be
assigned covering the following subjects: Theology and Preaching Today;
Theology and Evangelism; Theology as a Guide to the Thought of a Chris-
tian; Theology and the Christian Life; The Meaning of Life in the Light of
Christian Theology; Theology as the Only Sound Basis for Society; Theology
and Education; Eschatology in Theology, and its Bearing on the Life of a

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Christian Today; The Christian View of Man and the World and current
anti-Christian Views. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours.
Professor Gear.

304. Theology in Literature. This course consists of a study of some of the
literary classics which have definite and positive theological value. Elective,
three hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor Gear.

305. Theology and Modern Philosophy. Students are given an opportunity
to examine some of the philosophical systems of our time from the stand-
point of Christian Theology. Readings from the works of outstanding
philosophers will be assigned for study and criticism. A working knowledge
of Philosophy is necessary for this course. Elective, three hours, schedule
to be arranged. Professor Gear.

306. Theology in Christian Experience. This course aims to give the
students an insight into Christian experience at its best in non-Biblical
writers as found in some of the great devotional books. Some time will be
devoted to a discussion of the nature and reality of Christian experience.
Some of the books in this field to be read are: Augustine. THE CONFES-
SIONS: Calvin. LETTER TO CARDINAL SADOLET; Luther, CONCERN-
ING CHRISTIAN LIBERTY; Comenius. THE LABYRINTH OF THE
WORLD; William Law, A SERIOUS CALL TO A DEVOUT AND HOLY
LIFE; and Bunyan, PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. Changes in the books studied
will be made from year to year. Elective, spring quarter, two hours, even
years. Professor Gear.

307. Theology and Civilization. The significance of Theology as a founda-
tion for a stable and enduring society will be studied. Special emphasis
will be given to the place of Calvinism in the development of our national
life, the basic differences between a Protestant and a Roman Catholic so-
ciety, and Communism as a basis of civilization in the light of Christian
Theology. Selected readings and papers will be required. Elective, three
hours, winter quarter, odd years. Professor Gear.

308. The Christian Doctrine of the Church. This course will deal with
the origin, nature, and mission of the Church; the various theories of the
Church and its relation to the State; and the place of the Church in con-
temporary society. Elective, hours and schedule to be arranged. Professor
Gear.

309. The Christian Doctrine of Grace. Some time will be given to tracing
the rudiments of the doctrine of Grace in the Old Testament, in which
are implicit the fuller and richer teachings of the New Testament. A study
will be made of the meaning of and emphasis upon Grace in the New
Testament; the value of the doctrine in theological thought and in the
Christian life; and its importance in modern preaching. Elective, hours and
schedule to be arranged. Professor Gear.

310. The Christian Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. This course is designed
to acquaint the students with the teaching of the Bible concerning the Holy
Spirit. His place in Christian experience and in the Christian Church will
be given special emphasis. Elective, hours and schedule to be arranged.
Professor Gear.

311. Seminar in Theology. This course enables students to do independent
and thorough work on a theological subject of special interest to them.
Papers will be read and discussed. Elective, two hours, schedule to be ar-
ranged. Professor Gear,

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 Robinson.

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Group IV
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

A. Religious Education

During the past two decades we have witnessed marked prog-
ress 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 belief that tremendous possibilities inhere in this relatively
new subject 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 Scriptures
as the Word of God are noted and integrated with recognized pedagogical
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. Psychology of Leadership. A Study of the function of the personal-
ity of the pastor, evangelist, teacher, parent, counselor, friend, etc., in the
educational process. The mechanisms employed in pastoral work, evangelism,
teaching, counseling, personal work, and church visitation will be described
and studied in correlation with the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and the con-
tributions of the Social Sciences. This course is designed to give a compre-
hensive grasp of the significance of procedure in promoting Religious Edu-
cation. 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 influence
of the social sciences and pedagogical theory upon current procedures pre-
sented in contemporary Religious Education literature will be observed.
This course is designed to enable the student to interpret the significance
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.

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

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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 im-
plications 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 Commandment 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.

406. Readings in Religious Education. This course is designed for students
who wish to study source material which has contributed to the concepts
now current in this field. Bibliography and procedure will be chosen in line
with any special interest of the student. A maximum of five hours' credit
may be allowed. Course 402 is prerequisite for this course. Seminar, hours
to be arranged. Professors Gutzke and Richards.

407. The Education of Adolescents. This course begins with consideration
of the psychology of adolescents to note the typical characteristics of per-
sons in this stage of development, with special attention to the phenomenon
of conversion. The latter part of the course deals with the normal problems
arising in the religious experience of a Christian adolescent. Elective, two
hours. Professor Gutzke.

408. Personal Therapy. This course opens with a description of the gen-
eral problem of personality difficulties and a survey of the common pro-
cedures employed to effect the removal of such difficulties. The student
will be introduced to the current literature in the field of personal counseling
and guided to an interpretation of such techniques from the point of view
of the work of a pastor or teacher. Elective, two hours. Professor Gutzke.

409. Research in Psychological Theory. A course of directed study in
standard works setting forth prevailing schools of psychological theory,
designed to serve the needs of graduate students pursuing major studies in
this department. The program of study will be developed to suit the par-
ticular needs of the individual student. Seminar, hours to be arranged.
Professor Gutzke.

410. Research in Psychological Techniques. A course of directed study in
authoritative works setting forth the major techniques employed in applied
psychology and therapeutic practices, designed for graduate students pur-
suing major studies in this field. Seminar, hours to be arranged. Professor
Gutzke.

B. Pastoral Theology

Field Work Practicums. These practicums will be held once each
month. Every student will be expected to attend these informal
discussion groups in which the various problems arising in his
field work may be discussed. Practicums will be given in the fol-
lowing fields: I. Preaching and Pastoral Work, Professors Richards
and Thompson. II. Teaching and Youth Activities, Professors
Gutzke and Thompson. III. Missions and Evangelism, Professor
Thompson. Required for at least two full years, elective third year,
no credit.

426. Pastoral Theology. This course is intended to acquaint the student
with guiding principles for his ministry and to prepare him for field work
during his vacations. Dr. Erdman's volume on THE WORK OF THE
PASTOR is used as a guide for the classroom discussion but is supplemented
by a considerable amount of parallel reading and observational work.
Especial attention is devoted to pastoral calling, to personal evangelism, and
to the conduct of worship services. Required, Junior year, winter quarter,
two hours. Professor Richards.

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427. Pastoral Theology. As ths student approaches the acceptance of a
call to the regular pastorate, it is important that he be as fully acquainted
as possible with the complex tasks which will confront him in his work. This
course is designed to provide him with guidance in such important matters
as the organization and administration of his church, the development of
an adequate evangelistic program, and the pastor's relationship to the general
missionary and educational program of his denomination. The development
of the congregation in stewardship, the proper use of church publicity, the
pastor's responsibility as a citizen, and pastoral psychology are carefully
discussed. Much attention is given to instruction in the administration of
the sacraments and to the conducting of marriage and funeral services. The
method followed is that of free class discussion based on observation of work
in Atlanta churches and on wide assigned reading in the literature of
Pastoral Theology. Required. Senior year, winter quarter, three hours.
Professor Richards.

428. Pastoral Theology. In dealing with the many tasks of the ministry
no guidance can be so fresh and effective as that of men who are actively
engaged in the work of the pastorate. This course is especially designed
to improve the preparation of seminary students by drawing upon the
wealth of leadership represented in the various pulpits of Greater Atlanta.
A number of outstanding ministers of the city are asked to lecture to the
class for a week each upon some phase of the ministry in which they have
respectively shown themselves to possess unusual ability. An appropriate
amount of parallel reading is assigned. Elective, three hours, schedule to
be arranged. Professor Richards.

429. The Literature of Pastoral Theology. This course is designed especially
for graduate students, but may be given to qualified members of the Senior
class. There will be no regular class work but a large amount of reading
will be assigned. Students will be expected to prepare written reviews
of the books read and to write an appropriate term paper. The course may
be taken in any quarter and for any unit of credit up to a maximum of
five hours. Professor Richards.

C. Homiletics

Practice Preaching. Every student of the seminary who is a candidate for
the ministry is required to preach once each year before the Faculty and
Student Body of the institution. A manuscript of the sermon to be delivered
must be handed to the Professor of Homiletics one week in advance of the
service, and a copy of the sermon outline is to be provided at the same time
for each of the other professors. A recording of the sermon is made at the
time it is delivered. Following the worship service at which a sermon is
preached, the entire student body meets with the faculty in another part of
the building for a period in which the various professors offer suggestions
concerning the thought, composition, and delivery of the message.
. 451. The Theory and Practice of Preaching. In this introductory course,
both the theory and practice of preaching are studied, but the emphasis is on
the practical. The aim is to teach men: What preaching is and How to do it.
The preacher, his call, his message, his personality, his preparation, are dis-
cussed. During the second half of the course, sermon briefs are required
every week, and special effort is made to train the men in the treatment of
texts that they may be "sound workmen, with no need to be ashamed of
the way they handle the word of the Truth." The textbooks in this de-
partment are Broadus' PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF SERMONS,
and Herrick Johnson's THE IDEAL MINISTRY. Required. Junior Year,
fall quarter, five hours. Professor Green.

452. Advanced Homiletics. The aim of this course will be to lead the
student into the broadest fields of homiletical study. Such subjects as the
inherent difficulties of modern preaching, the technique of the sermon, the
sources and order of its material, the psychology of preacher and congrega-
tion 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 preachers
of the world, an analysis of their sermons with a view to developing a
passion for the attainment of the highest ideals in one's own work. Elective,
five hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor Green.

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453. Preaching From 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, revela-
tion, 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.

454. 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
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.

D. Evangelism

This newly created department at Columbia Seminary is de-
signed in all its courses to create a desire in the heart of every
student to win souls for Christ. It is also planned with a view to
instructing the student in every phase of evangelism so that he
will be able to train the lay leadership of his church in this primary
work of the church. All courses are planned on an intensely
practical basis, and students are encouraged to participate in the
various types of evangelism during their entire seminary training.

470. New Testament Evangelism. This is a basic course in Scriptural
evangelism as taught and practiced in the early church and by Christ. The
program of evangelism in Book of Acts and the Gospels forms the basis of
study. It includes the message, mission, and method of evangelism. Re-
quired, three hours, schedule to be arranged. Professor Thompson.

471. Methods of Evangelism. The various types of Evangelism and how to
promote these through the local church and as individuals is taught in this
course. The student is given an insight into the broader aspects of the
total meaning of evangelism, and also shown how to train his people in
evangelistic methods. Personal evangelism, congregational evangelism, and
visitation evangelism are presented. Each student will be given some prac-
tical project along with his reading and classroom work. Elective, three
hours, hours to be arranged. Professor Thompson.

472. Evangelism and Church Extension. Chapel work, outpost Sunday
Schools, City and Home Missions. Community Surveys, and other methods
of Church Extension will be presented. Members of the class will also
engage in field projects. Elective, two hours, schedule to be arranged.
Professor Thompson.

E. Rural Church Work

480. The Work of the Country Church. This is a general course in which
the student is acquainted with the people, problems, and principles of the
rural church and community. The total program of the church will be
related to the particular field of rural church work. Elective, three hours,
schedule to be arranged. Professor Thompson.

481. Leadership in the Rural Church. This is an advanced course for those
who wish to specialize in rural church work and who wish to develop into
rural church leaders. The matters of rural church lay fellowships, rural
finances, rural evangelism, community organizations, and rural administra-
tion will be studied. Field trips will be made; church buildings, surveys,
and outpost programs will be studied. Elective, two hours, schedule to be
arranged. Professor Thompson.

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Rural Pastors Conference Seminar. Each year a special leadership con-
ference of selected men from rural pastorates will be held at the seminary
for one week. Various leaders in rural church work and agriculture will
be invited to participate. Students interested in rural church pastorates will
be allowed to take this conference seminar. Elective, no credit. Professor
Thompson.

F. Public Speaking

490. Training of the Speaking Voice. The objective in this course is to
learn and practice proper voice production by a study of the mechanism of
the voice, and an analytical study of the elements of the English language
the three divisions: TONICS, SUB-TONICS, AND ATONICS. The method
of instruction will be lectures, alternating with classroom readings and
speeches by the students, analyzed and criticized before the class. Required,
Junior year, three hours' credit. Professor Coe.

491. Advanced Speaking. The objective of this course is to learn and
apply the effective way of speaking so as to persuade your audience to
believe or to do something. Special consideration and instruction will also
be given to radio speaking and arranging radio programs. Required Middle
year, two hours' credit. Professor Coe.

G. Music and Hymnology

495. 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 morn-
ing throughout the year. Required for all students. Dr. Sheldon.

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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 pub-
lished 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 insti-
tutions use the latter method 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 Sem.

Fields Semester 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 Science 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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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 many highly valuable vol-
umes from 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., Rev.
John H. Bocock, D.D., and Rev. J. Sprole Lyons, 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
Library of Atlanta, and may upon request have access to the libra-
ries of the other institutions cooperating in the University Center
of Georgia.

The Smyth Library Fund

The late Rev. Thomas Smyth. D.D., of Charleston, South Caro-
lina, made provision in his will for the endowment of the library
with a gift of 810. 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.

In recent years all volumes in the library have been recatalogued
and indexed according to the system of classification instituted at
Union Theological Seminary of New York. The completion of
this task, under a grant from the General Education Board of New
York, has enhanced the usefulness of the library to the students
and to ministers of the Church. The union library cataloguing
of all volumes in the University Center of Georgia means that
students and teachers of the seminary will have access to the
library resources of all the cooperating institutions and that our
own volumes will be put to a larger use.

Lib

ran an

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. Dr. S. A. Cartledge serves as
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, South Carolina, a lectureship bearing the name of its
founder was established at Columbia Seminary in 1911. In accord-

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ance with the conditions of the bequest, some person of worthy
character and distinguished for learning and ability is chosen each
year by the Board and Faculty to deliver a course of lectures
on the fundamental principles of the Christian faith or on the
practical tasks of the Church.

The funds bequeathed by Dr. Smyth to found this lectureship
amount to $10,000, and the interest on this amount each year is
used in providing for the delivery of the lectures. For more than
thirty years distinguished scholars and ministers have treated a
large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaeological,
and historical.

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
furthering 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 Commence-
ment 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.

The Society has also sponsored an aggressive Home Mission
Program in the City of Atlanta and its environs. Members of that
organization have been particularly active in evangelistic preach-
ing and in house to house visitation in some of the neediest areas
of the city. Other work of visiting and conducting services is car-
ried on in county homes, prisons and prison camps; and special
programs are rendered in the Sunday Schools, Young People's
Societies and churches in the Atlanta area.

The Quartette

For a number of years past Columbia Seminary has been repre-
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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, Women's Auxiliary meetings, public schools,
colleges, conventions, men's luncheon clubs, women's clubs, evan-
gelistic meetings, hospitals, prisons, and at other places. By invi-
tation, 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 rendered
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 Tuesday 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 sug-
gestions as to the subject matter, composition, and method of de-
livery of the sermons. The satisfaction of the faculty's require-
ments in connection with these sermons is one of the conditions
of graduation and before receiving a degree every student is ex-
pected 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
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 ob-
servances of this Sacrament are held at appropriate times during
the school year. These services rightly hold the place of pre-em-
inence in the devotional and spiritual life of the campus. The
Communion Set used in this service was presented by the late
Dr. W. M. McPheeters in memory of his wife, Emma Gold Mor-
rison McPheeters.

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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 massage when he stands in the pulpit. Increas-
ing attention is properly being paid to this fact in the theological
world of our day. The satisfactory completion of prescribed courses
in public speech is one of the requirements for graduation from
Columbia Seminary.

The seminary owns a high grade recording machine for the ex-
clusive and full-time use of its Department of Public Speech. As
a result of this fact it is possible to record the 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 is possible to make additional records for each
man from time to time as they are needed in correcting defects
in speech. Experience is 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 effective 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.

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 re-
muneration 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.

Professor Cecil Thompson, as supervisor of field work, maintains
close contact with all of these activities, and counsels with the
students concerning their endeavors at frequent intervals.

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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
Mission agencies of this section in this way. Except in special
cases, members of the Junior class are not permitted to undertake
regular work.

Ordinarily no student should undertake regular work oftener
than twice a month. Where necessity seems to require that a
student 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
tremendously handicapped in his work and can hardly hope to
measure up to the strenuous demands of the modern pastorate.
The seminary, therefore, encourages all students to take regular
exercise. 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 in several recent
years the Seminary Five has successfully completed a strenuous
schedule of games within the environs of Atlanta. 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 situ-
ation of the seminary makes 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 read-
ily 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 with-
out charge or at rates which are greatly below those charged in
ordinary practice, and in so doing have rendered great service
to the seminary and to the Church.

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ACADEMIC AWARDS

The Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships

Under the terms of the will of the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan Bryan
of Columbia, South Carolina, a generous legacy was left to Colum-
bia Theological 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 in-
terests of the institution, to further interest in scholarship among
its students, and to provide better trained leaders for the Church.

The income from the Bryan Fellowship Fund is sufficient at
present 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 or univer-
sities of America and of foreign 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 attempt 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 approved by the faculty.

The first award of Bryan Fellowships was made in February,
1941, and Fellows have been elected annually since that time. For
the coming year fellowships have been awarded to Mr. George
Andrew Anderson, of Farmville, Va., a graduate of Hampden-
Sydney College, and to Mr. Loren Eugene Jordan, of Hampton, Ga..
a graduate of Erskine College.

The Alumni Fellowship Fund

The Senior Class of 1941 at Columbia Seminary, in a desire to
promote the welfare of their Alma Mater and of the Church, insti-
tuted a plan whereby one or more fellowships are to be awarded
annually to graduates of this institution. The members of that
class have agreed to make a yearly gift to the institution for that
purpose and have enlisted the support of many other alumni in
this undertaking. The stipend provided will be equal to that of
the Bryan Fellowships. As a result of this generosity, the Alumni
Fellowship was awarded in 1946 to Mr. Wade Prichard Huie of
Elberton, Ga., a graduate of Emory University, and in 1947 to Mr.
John Lowrance Newton of Gainesville, Ga., a graduate of Davidson
College.

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The Anna Church Whitner Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship was established in 1928 by the late William C.
Whitner. LL.D.. of Rock Hill. South Carolina, 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 several years.
Seven Whitner Fellows have been enabled to pursue such studies
during the period since Dr. Whitner announced his donation.

Rev. Robert S. Hough, a graduate of Columbia Seminary in the
class of 1936 and now pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Tar-
boro. North Carolina, is presently engaged in graduate study upon
this fellowship.

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 mem-
ber of any class of 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 reg-
ular studies.

George Andrew Anderson of Farmville, Va., a graduate of Hamp-
den- Sydney College, has held the New Testament Fellowship for
the past year.

Wilds Book Prize

Some years ago the seminary received from Louis T. Wilds, Esq..
a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South
Carolina, the sum of $500.00 to provide an annual book prize. At
the close of each session the proceeds of the gift are invested in
books for a student elected by the faculty because of distinction
in his academic work. The prize was awarded last year to Mr.
James McConkey Robinson of Decatur, Ga.. a graduate of Davidson
College.

The R. A. Dunn Award in Apologetics

A prize of S100.00 is offered each year in the course in Apolo-
getics for the best essay in defense of the Deity of Christ. Dr.
Dunn was the leading citizen in Charlotte, N. C, an elder in the
First Presbyterian Church, and a former Moderator of our Gen-
eral Assembly. His name is a synonym of character and integrity.
In this prize award the stalwart Charlotte elder will continue to
strengthen the hands of the oncoming ministers as he did those

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of his several pastors in the Lord whom he loved. The prize is
awarded by the Faculty and is ordinarily given on recommendation
of the Professor of Apologetics. Awards were made last year to
Mr. James Clyde Plexico, Jr., of Asheville, N. C, a graduate of
Asheville College, and to Mr. George Andrew Anderson of Farm-
ville, Va.. a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College.

Indiantown Church Award

A highly important step to encourage interest in and promote
the development of Country Church Work has been undertaken
by the Presbyterian Church of Indiantown, S. C, under the in-
spiration of its pastor, Rev. C. J. Matthews. Members of that church
have indicated their intention to establish for this purpose at
Columbia Seminary an endowment fund which will amount to
$3,000 in the immediate future, and which may be increased by
later gifts.

In accordance with the directions of the donors the principal of
this fund is to be invested by the Directors of the seminary, and
the annual income from the investment is to constitute the Indian-
town Country Church Award. This prize is to be awarded annually
to the member of the Middle Class of the seminary who makes the
most outstanding record of work in a rural church or field during
the summer months between his second and third years in the
institution. The award is to be based upon the student's knowledge
of the needs of his field and his faithfulness in meeting those needs.
The winner of the prize is to be selected by a committee of the
faculty in consultation with the Chairman of Home Missions in
the Presbytery in which the student labors. In the event that no
student qualifies for this recognition in a given year, the income
is to be used in increasing the amount of the award to the winners
during the two succeeding years.

In explaining the motive for their action, the donors have writ-
ten: "This award is made available with the hope and prayer that
more of our worthy young men may catch a vision of the possibili-
ties of the Country Church, and dedicate the ministry of their lives
to rural areas." The seminary joins whole-heartedly in the hope
which they have expressed, and welcomes the establishment of a
fund for this purpose.

The Edgar Watkins Scholarship

The Edgar Watkins Scholarship, which is awarded annually by
the Berean Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church in At-
lanta, is named in honor of Judge Edgar Watkins, eminent lawyer,
civic leader, and churchman. Judge Watkins was born in Camp-
bell County in 1868 and died in Atlanta in 1945. He was nation-
ally recognized and honored as a leader in his legal profession.

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He served with distinction in various public offices which he held
in all places where he resided. He served as an Elder in the Pres-
byterian Church for over forty years. He was for many years the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Oglethorpe University, and
was the author of a number of books.

Judge Watkins was the teacher of the Berean Bible Class of
Atlanta for over twenty years. His keen legal mind and his wide
knowledge of history gave his lessons the quality of learned lec-
tures, illuminated by his love of man and his faith in God and
His Son Jesus Christ. In appreciation of Judge Watkins' life of
service, the Berean Class of the First Presbyterian Church of
Atlanta, has dedicated to his memory the scholarship which they
maintain at the Columbia Theological Seminary, and has decided
that this scholarship will be known henceforth as the Edgar Wat-
kins Scholarship.

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; admin-
ister the sacraments for vacant churches; teach Bible classes; con-
duct 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 sem-
inary 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
annually.

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. The annual business meeting of the
Alumni Association is held as one of the principal events of Com-

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mencement 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 seminary will gladly cooperate
in conducting correspondence 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 given
to the support of the institution upon an annual basis. During
the recent past the Alumni have contributed generously toward
the establishment of endowment funds in honor of the late Presi-
dent Richard T. Gillespie and of Professor J. B. Green. The
Alumni Fellowship Fund, also provided by the generosity of the
seminary's graduates, is described elsewhere in this publication.

The present officers of the Association are Rev. John E. Richards,
Columbus, Ga., President; Rev. Bonneau H. Dickson, Atlanta, Ga.,
Vice-President; and Rev. Donald B. Bailey, Emory University, Ga.,
Secretary and Treasurer.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

One of the great needs of every theological seminary is for an-
nual scholarships which may be awarded to needy and deserving
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 prerequisite to the regular seminary course. Comparatively
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 $2,500.00 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 permanent
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.

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The J. Frank Alldis Scholarship $ 1,000.00

The Annie Newton Bennett and

Rev. John Newton Memorial Scholarship 3,500.00

The Dr. Joseph Davis Bennett Memorial Scholarship 1,295.00

The Captain Blair Scholarship 1,666.66

The Dr. and Mrs. John T. Brantley Scholarship 4,600.00

The "Brother Bryan" Scholarship 1,596.16*

The Mary Carmichael Scholarship 2,000.00

The Habersham Clay Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The Rosa Scott Coleman Memorial Scholarship 500.00

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

The Decatur Woman's Auxiliary Scholarship 2,500.00

The Dr. and Mrs. Ray Evers Memorial Scholarship 1,050.00*

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

The First Presbyterian Church, Rome, Ga., Scholarship 2,500.00

The J. Wilder Glover Memorial Scholarship 2.500.00

The LeRoy Gresham Scholarship 3,000.00

The Harriet Tucker Hawkins Memorial Scholarship 850.00

The Lottie and Loudie Hendrick Scholarship 2,500.00

The Robert M. Hitch Scholarship 2,500.00

The Little Fritz Lee Howard Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Ga., Scholarship 5,000.00

The Carson Gillespie Jenkins Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The J. K. Livingston Scholarship 2,500.00

The Peter G. McEachern Memorial Scholarship 2,128.00

The Elizabeth McFadden McLaurin Scholarship 2,500.00

The Mr. and Mrs. S. L. McNair Memorial Scholarship 3,775.00

The Men's Bible Class Scholarship,

First Presbyterian Church, Augusta. Ga 642.50

The James H. Owens Scholarship 2,500.00

The Elizabeth Ross Parkhill Memorial Scholarship,

First Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, Fla 1,025.00

The J. Davison Philips Scholarship 500.00

The Cantey Venable Reed Scholarship 3,000.00

The Reid Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The John G. Richards Memorial Scholarship 1,536.00

The James Russell Scholarship 1,000.00

The John Munn and Elizabeth Eccles Saunders Scholarship 2,500.00

The John D. Snyder Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00

The Thomas Harper Spencer Scholarship 2,500.00

The Leila A. Thornton Scholarship Fund 10,000.00

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

The Josiah James Willard Memorial Scholarship Fund 2,800.00*

The Lawson Williams Scholarship 4,386.00

The Rev. James A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00

The S. R. Wynkoop Scholarship 3,000.00

^Incomplete.

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OTHER MEMORIAL FUNDS

In the course of years Columbia Seminary has received a num-
ber of gifts or legacies which, in accordance with the instructions
of the donors and with the desire of the institution, are to be main-
tained as perpetual memorials. These gifts are ordinarily to be
maintained as permanent trust funds, the income from which is
to be used in the general work of the institution, although, at the
discretion of the Board of Directors, one of them may ultimately
be used for building purposes. In addition to the Smyth Bequest
for the Library and Lectureship Funds and to the Bryan and Anna
Church Whitner Fellowship Funds which are described elsewhere,
it is appropriate that special mention should be made of the fol-
lowing memorials:

The J. Bulow and Virginia Orme Campbell Memorial Fund $39,871.45

The Dr. Thomas Chason Memorial Fund 10,000.00

The James M. Daniel Memorial Fund 2,500.00

The Richard Thomas Gillespie Memorial Fund 15,957.52*

The C. W. Grafton Memorial Fund 1,970.00

The J. B. Green Chair of Theology 98,515.52

The John King Memorial Fund 26,697.44

The Kenneth Marion Littlejohn Memorial Fund 1,013.75

The Rev. James D. McDowell Memorial Fund 1,000.00

The Thomas S. and William M. McPheeters Memorial Fund 6,350.00

The Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Martin Memorial Fund 750.00

The William Clarke Wardlaw Memorial Fund 2,500.00

STUDENT LOAN FUNDS

In addition to or in place of aid through scholarships, the sem-
inary has been enabled by the generosity of its friends to make
loans of varying amounts to worthy students from time to time
as these are needed. The creation of such loan funds is another
means by which a worthy memorial to some loved one may also be
made a permanent means to the upbuilding of the Church, and
the seminary would record its abiding gratitude for what its friends
have done in this respect. The following loan funds have been
established through the years and are now available:

The Luther H. Maxwell Loan Fund $15,000.00

The Margaret Bensell Loan Fund 1,021.56

The Ives Loan Fund 600.00

The Kekomoisa Bryan Loan Fund 328.00

The James Bailey Magruder, Senior and Junior, Loan Fund 300.00

The J. Blanton Belk Loan Fund 150.00

The Naomi Mitchell Simons Memorial Loan Fund 150.00

incomplete.

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GRADUATING CLASS 1946
Bachelor of Divinity

William Woodrow Bagby A.B., Millsaps College

Jackson, Miss.
Edwin Charles Brasington A.B., Bob Jones College

Bennettsville, S. C.
Richard August Braun A.B., Texas Christian University

Syracuse, N. Y.
Wilds Scott DuBose, Jr.. .B.S., State Teachers College (Alabama)

Avondale Estates, Ga.
Robert Miller Hart A.B., Davidson College

Talladega, Ala.
Wade Prichard Huie, Jr A.B., Emory University

Elberton, Ga.
Samuel Timothy Lipsey, Jr A.B., Presbyterian College

Savannah, Ga.
John Dwight Nysewander A.B., Butler University

Wabash, Ind.
Frank Bradford O'Leary, Jr A.B., Tulane University

New Orleans, La.
Lyle Warren Peterson A.B., Wheaton College

Carney, Mich.
James Clyde Plexico, Jr B.S., Asheville College

AsheviUe, N. C.
Robert Baskett Porter, Jr ...A.B., Park College

Pensacola, Fla.
Jack Pendleton Powell A.B., Austin College

Texarkana, Texas
Richard Palmer Robertson A.B., Wheaton College

Houston, Texas
James McConkey Robinson A.B., Davidson College

Decatur, Ga.
Robert Gnann Schwanebeck... A.B., Presbyterian College

Savannah, Ga.
Warren Fred Thuston A.B., King College

Fort Smith, Ark.

Certificate of Graduation

Charles Holliday Brown Columbia Bible College

Greenville, S. C.
John Love Fain, Jr Davidson College

Tallahassee, Fla.
Olin Marsh Whitener Davidson College

Monroe, N. C.

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ROLL OF STUDENTS

1946-1947

Graduate Students

John Adrian DeKruyter A.B.. Calvin College

Grand Haven, Mich. Th.B., Calvin Seminary

Edward Miller Nesbitt A.B., Alabama Presbyterian College

Marianna, Ark. B.D.. Louisville Presbyterian Seminary

James Phillips Noble A.B., King College

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

Frank Bradford O'Leary, Jr A.B., Tulane University

New Orleans, La. B.D.. Columbia Theological Seminary

James Rhodes Smith A.B., Maryville College

Knoxville, Term. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Hubert Golden Wardlaw A.B., Presbyterian College

Conway, S. C. B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Thomas Barton West A.B.. Southwestern

Moss Point, Miss B.D.. Louisville Presbyterian Seminary

CANDIDATES FOR B.D. DEGREE
Senior Class

Gabriel Abdullah* University of Florida

Jacksonville, Fla. Suwanee Presbytery

George Andrew Anderson A.B., Hampden-Sydney College

Farmville, Va. West Hanover Presbytery

John Henry Bogie A.B.. Southwestern Louisiana Institute

Iowa, La. Louisiana Presbytery

Daniel Adonis Bowers** A.B., Toccoa Falls Institute

Toccoa, Ga. Athens Presbytery

Cecil DuBose Brearley, Jr A.B.. Presbyterian College

Myrtle Beach, S. C. Pee Dee Presbytery

Charles Redden Butler, Jr A.B.. Lynchburg College

Lynchburg, Va. Atlanta Presbytery

John Watson Craven, Jr A.B.. Hampden-Sydney College

Newland, N. C. Holston Presbytery

Henry Albert Erion* Mercer University

Fort Valley, Ga. East Alabama Presbytery

Frederick William Ingle* Howard College

Greenville, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

Loren Eugene Jordan A.B.. Erskine College

Hampton, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Thomas Haldane McDill, Jr A.B., Erskine College

Atlanta, Ga. Th.B., Erskine Seminary

(Associate Reformed Presbyterian)
William Franklin Mitchell A.B., Erskine College

Edgemoor, S. C. Th.B., Erskine Seminary

(Associate Reformed Presbyterian)
John Lowrance Newton B.S., Davidson College

Gainesville, Ga. North Alabama Presbytery

Samuel Edwin Sapp A.B., Maryville College

Macon, Ga. Macon Presbytery

Arthur George Scotchmer B.S., Wheaton College

Richmond Hill, Ontario Ottawa Presbytery

*Approved college degree to be earned before awarding theological degree,

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Candidates for B.D. Degree Continued

Paul Blake Smith A.B., Maryville College

Orlando, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Hubert Vance Taylor A.B., LaFayette College

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

William Thomas Wing, Jr B.S.. Wheaton College

Pensacola, Fla. Florida Presbytery

John Butler Wood A.B., Wheaton College

Cazenovia, N. Y. Atlanta Presbytery

Middle Class

Roy Winchester Coker A.B., Presbyterian College

Commerce, Ga. Athens Presbytery

Rufus Hollis Gause A.B., Presbyterian College

Clinton, S. C. (Church of God)

William Edge Giddens, Jr B.S., Howard College

Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Ridgley Lee Hall A.B., University of Alabama

Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Oliver Newton Hamby A.B.. Maryville College

Bessemer, Ala. Birmingham Presbytery

Samuel Thomas Harris, Jr B.S., Muskingum College

Ashtabula, Ohio Cleveland Presbytery

George William Hayward A.B., Bob Jones College

Spartanburg, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

Robert William Hess A.B., University of Miami

Miami, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Thomas Walter Horton, Jr A.B., Presbyterian College

Spartanburg, S. C. Enoree Presbytery

Allen Cleveland Jacobs A.B., Presbyterian College

Clinton, S. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Edward Armstrong Jussely A.B., Maryville College

Hattiesburg, Miss. Meridian Presbytery

William Thomas King A.B., Presbyterian College

Orlando, Fla. Savannah Presbytery

John Audelbert Kirstein ^.B.. Maryville College

Biltmore, N. C. Knoxville Presbytery

Gordon Arnold MacPherson A..B., Gordon College

Woburn, Mass. Congaree Presbytery

James Holcomb Mulholland A.B., Texas Christian University

West Orange, N. J.

Wilbur Rood Parvin* University of Florida

Bradenton, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Eugene Preston Poe A.B., Elon College

Rockingham, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery

Laurence Beaver Robinson* Maryville College

Montgomery, Ala. Florida Presbytery

William Childs Robinson, Jr A.B., Davidson College

Decatur, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Approved college degree to be earned before awarding theological degree.

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Middle Clas>* Continued

Charles Robert Tapp* Westminster Choir College

Knoxville, Term. Knoxville Presbytery

George Aiken Taylor A.B.. Presbyterian College

Decatur, Ga. Bethel Presbytery

Junior Class

Robert Dewitte Alexander* University of Georgia

Athens, Ga. Athens Presbytery

Cedric Charles Benz. Jr A.B.. Presbyterian College

Casselberry. Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Daniel Carlton A.B.. Erskine College

Donalds, S. C.

Jesse W. Cooke. Jr B.S.. University of Miami

Gastonia, N. C. (Methodist)

Robert Dale Daffin B.C.S., Benjamin Franklin University

St. Andrews, Fla.

Thomas Milton Dews A.B.. Presbyterian College

Edison. Ga. Southwest Georgia Presbytery

Cook Waldron Freeman* University of Florida

Panama City. Fla. Florida Presbytery

William Emest Garrison B.S.. Georgia School of Technology

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

Ted Murray Jones A.B.. Stetson University

Atlanta, Ga. I Baptist'

Cheves Kilgore Ligon A.B., Southwestern

Columbia. Term. Columbia Presbytery

William Samuel McAlilev A.B.. Erskine College

Chester. S. C. Bethel Presbytery

John Thomas McCrea A.B.. Davidson College

Miami, Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Charles Theodore McKee A.B.. Davidson College

Newellton. La. Concord Presbytery

David Adams Martin A.B., University of Florida

Gainesville. Fla. Suwanee Presbytery

Frank Henry Noll B.S.. Bucknell University

Northumberland, Pa. Macon Presbytery

Preson Peek Phillips. Jr B.S.. Duke University

Durham. N. C. M.A.. Duke Graduate School

Granville Presbytery

George Hoffman Smith.. B.S.. University of Florida

Atlanta. Ga. M.S.. University of Florida

Atlanta Presbytery

Jean William Stonebraker* Presbyterian College

Orlando. Fla. St. Johns Presbytery

Albert Norman Wells B.S.. Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Pensacola. Fla. Florida Presbytery

Frederick Zollicoffer Woodward A.B.. Bob Jones College

Kosciusko. Miss. Central Mississippi Presbytery

Approved college degree to be earned before awarding theological degree.

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ENGLISH COURSE

Senior Class

Denny Monte Hill Clemson College

Iva, S. C Piedmont Presbytery

Elmer Parker Nichols Davidson College

Cedartown, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

Middle Class

Tracy Vincent Fisher Southwest Georgia Presbytery

Valdosta, Ga.

Baldwin Fluker Ogletree, Jr Toccoa Falls Institute

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery

James Don Skinner

Greenville, S. C Enoree Presbytery

Junior Class

Grover Cleveland Sewell, Jr Emory University

Cedartown, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery

BIBLE TRAINING COURSE

Bertil Ivar Anderson A.B., Denver University

Denver, Colo.

Miss Jeanette Barton A.B., Austin College

Paris, Texas

Miss Muriel Cook. A.B., Wheaton College

Atlanta, Ga.

James Andrews Halverstadt A.B., Davidson College

Decatur, Ga.

Mrs. James Andrews Halverstadt A.B., Agnes Scott College

Decatur, Ga.

John Eagan Lake A.B., Davidson College

Atlanta, Ga.

Rolland Tomlinson Georgia Evening College

Atlanta, Ga.

Miss Jean Aby Twyman A.B., Hollins College

Miami, Fla.

Miss Ruth Windham B.B.A., University of Miami

Miami, Fla.

CHAPLAINS' REFRESHER COURSE

Chaplain Charles Logan Landrum... U. S. Navy

Newberry, S. C.

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Lecturers on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

1911 Frances 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 Nineteenth
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. Plummer 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 Landley 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, Georgia; L. E. McNair, D.D.,

Jacksonville, Florida; W. McF. Alexander, D.D., New Orleans,
Louisiana; J. B. Hutton, D.D., Jackson, Mississippi; James I. Vance,
D.D., Nashville, Tennessee; Dunbar H. Ogden, D.D., Mobile, Alabama.
Subject: The Task of the Preacher.

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

Mission Field.

1925 A. M. Fraser, D.D., Staunton, Virginia. 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, Pennsylvania. Subject: Explorations and

Adventures in Bible Lands.

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1930 Wm. C. Covert, D.D., LL.D.. Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Subject:

Worship and Spiritual Culture.

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

tian Interpretation of History.

1932 Melvin Grove Kyle, D.D., LL.D., Louisville. Kentucky. Subject: In

the Footsteps of Bible Characters.

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

Growth.

1934 Fraser Hood, Ph.D., Litt.D., Davidson, North Carolina. Subject: The

Christian's Faith.

1935 Samuel M. Zwemer, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Origin

of Religion.

1936 Cornelius Van Til, Ph.D.. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subject: God

and Human Knowledge.

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

Preaching.

1939 Clarence E. Macartney. D.D.. Litt.D., Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. Sub-

ject: Kings of the American Pulpit.

1940 George Lang, D.D., LL.D., Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Subject: The Ele-

ments of a Challenging Religion.

1941 William D. Chamberlain, Ph.D., D.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Subject:

The New Testament Idea of Repentance.

1942 Benjamin Rice Lacy. Jr., D.D.. LL.D.. Richmond, Virginia. Subject:

The Influence of Revivals upon the Southern Presbyterian Church.

1943 Frederick W. Loetscher, D.D., Princeton. New Jersey. Subject: Land-

marks in our Evangelical Tradition.

1944 Robert F. Gribble, D.D., Austin, Texas. Subject: The Old Testament

in the Christian Church.

1945 C. Darby Fulton, D.D., Nashville, Tennessee. Subject: Missions in the

World Conflict.

1946 Harris E. Kirk, D.D., Baltimore, Md. Subject: The Minister: Awakener

of Minds.

1947 G. Howard Cartledge. Ph.D., Bristol, Tennessee. Subject: Science and

Religion in the Atomic Age.

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VISITING SPEAKERS

Rev. Donald B. Bailey Emory University, Ga.

Mrs. J. M. Sydenstricker Brazil

Rev. Louie D. Newton. D.D Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin. D.D. Richmond, Va.

Mr. James Robinson Davidson, N. C.

Rev. Samuel B. Lapsley Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. J. Moody McDill, D.D Jackson, Miss.

Rev. James Hazelwood Hapeville, Ga.

Bishop John Moore Walker Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Samuel McCrea Cavert New York City

Rev. Stuart R. Oglesby Atlanta, Ga.

Mrs. J. Swanton Ivey Athens, Ga.

Mr. Robert K. Price Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Hyman Appleman Los Angeles, Calif.

Prof. Earl Brewer Emory University, Ga.

Mr. Roy LeCraw Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Claude H. Pritchard, D.D Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Richard T. Gillespie Nashville, Tenn.

Rev. Peter Y. F. Shih China

Rev. Marc C. Weersing Jackson, Miss.

Rev. James Lee Ellenwood, D.D New York City

Rev. E. Bert Wilkinson Winnsboro, S. C.

Rev. Frank W. Price. D.D China

Rev. Joe Dixon Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. E. T. Wilson Atlanta. Ga.

Rev. Robert S. Bilheimer New York City

Mrs. Thos. R. Husk Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. Fulton Lytle Atlanta, Ga.

Rev. F. M. Grissett West Africa

Rev. Dana Waters Atlanta, Ga.

Mr. John Milton Kelly Philadelphia

Rev. F. C. Talmage. D.D Decatur, Ga.

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INDEX

Academic Awards 51

Accreditation 12

Admission and Graduation 16

Alumni Association 54, 55

Application for Admission

Last page of catalogue

Bequests Inside back cover

Bible Training Course 25, 26

Board 19

Board of Directors 5

Calendar 3, 4

Certificates 25

College Preparation 16, 17

Columbia's Territory 15, 16

Courses of Study:
General Statement 30

Group I
Biblical Theology 30, 34

Group II
Historical Theology 35, 36

Group III
Systematic Theology 36, 37

Group IV
Practical Theology 38-42

Cultural Advantages 13

Degrees 17, 18

Outline of Course of B.D. Degree.. 22

Requirements for Th.M.
Degree 24, 25

Directions for Reaching
Seminary 12, 13

R. A. Dunn Award 52, 53

English Course 25

Examinations 26

Expenses 19, 20

Extension Work by Faculty 54

Faculty 7, 8

Fellowships 51, 52, 53

Fannie Jordan Bryan
Fellowships 51

Alumni Fellowships 51

Anna Church Whitner
Fellowship 52

Resident Fellowship 52

Field Work 28, 29

Financial Aid 20, 21

Grades and Distinctions 26, 27

Graduating Class 1946 58

Grounds and Buildings 11

Historic Columbia 9, 10

Home Mission Work 48

Indiantown Church Award 53

Instruction 10, 11

Lectures on Thomas Smvth
Foundation 45, 46. 63, 64

Lectures, Special 65

Library 45

Loans to Candidates 20

Medical Care 47

Memorial Funds 57

Officers of Administration 6

Opportunities for Observing
Religious Work 15

Pledge 18

Physical Culture 49

Preaching by Students 49

Pre-Seminary Curriculum 44

Public Speech 48

Quartette 46, 47

Religious Exercises 47

Reports to Presbyteries 18

Roll of Students 59-62

Schedule 22, 27, 28

Scholarships Funds 55, 56

Scholarships 21

Self Help 22

Seminary, The 9, 10

Smyth Lectureship 45, 46

Smyth Library Fund 45

Society of Missionary Inquiry 46

Student Activities 46

Students from Other Seminaries... 17

Student Loan Funds 57

Textbooks 20

Theological Internships 18, 19

University Center 13, 15

Veterans' Benefits 21

Edgar Watkins Scholarship 53, 54

Wilds Book Prize 52

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Date

Name in full

Home address

Present address

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

Are you a veteran of World War II?

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 provisions for gifts to Christian Education. It is
not necessary that such legacies should be large in size. If a suffi-
ciently 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 their own
wills. Others might interest their acquaintances in this opportunity
to link themselves with a work which will be eternal in its results.
Every such legacy will help. The President of the seminary 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, Georgia, 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).