Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 70, number 10, Fall 1977

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COLUMBIP LPUNCME6 INTO 150th YEAR

CONVOCATION

The official opening of the 150th
academic year of Columbia Seminary
provided a sharp contrast with the
initial meeting of the five students
who met in the manse of the Presby-
terian Church in Lexington, Georgia,
in the late fall of 1828. The opening
Convocation was held in the Colum-
bia Presbyterian Church amid color-
ful banners and academic regalia.

President J. Davison Philips
preached an appropriate sermon en-
titled "Attitudes." J. Erskine Love,
Jr., Chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors, administered the Columbia
pledge to the 54 new students. Facul-
ty homes were open to the new stu-
dents and the entire seminary com-
munity following the convocation.

There arc 250 students enrolled at
Columbia this year 143 first pro-
fessional degree students, 72 students
working on advanced degrees and 35
enrolled as special or unclassified
students.

Numbered among those present for
the opening Convocation were 49
students who had spent ten weeks in
the Summer Assistant Program under
the direction of supervising pastors.
In addition to these, there were 4
students who had spent the summer
under supervision in a clinical setting.

A spirit of expectation and enthusi-
asm prevails on the campus as we
begin a new academic year and ob-
serve our Sesquicentennial.

Officers of the 1977-78 Student Coordinating Council Paul Ard, President; Warner
Darnell, Vice President; Raymond Guterman. Secretary; Eleanor Thompson, Treasurer.

D MIN FIRMLY E6TQBU&WED

Columbia Seminary is firmly com-
mitted to preparation of men and
women for the Gospel Ministry. It
is also committed to helping ministers
who are already in the midst of a*
career to stay abreast of the various
fields of professional competence and
to upgrade their skills as servants of
the Church. The Doctor of Ministry
program is an expression of that com-
mitment.

This course of study which is cur-
rently in its fifth year at Columbia
Seminary has to date resulted in the
granting of fifteen D.Min. degrees
There are presently 59 persons en-
rolled in various phases of the pro-
gram.

The purpose of the D.Min. program
is to help the qualified student de-
velop professional skills through the
practice of specific ministries as he
or she works in consultation with ex-
perts in the field. It is also intended
that the course of study leading to
the D.Min. degree will help to in-
crease the knowledge and the confi-
dence of the student through exposure

to latest developments in areas re-
lated to ministry.

[n response to an inquiry concern-
ing the value of the D.Min. program
one of this year's recipients. Marling
J. Elliott of Central Wcsleyan Col-
lege in Central South Carolina wrote,
*'I found the D.Min. program at Co-
lumbia to be the boost I was needing
for a renewal for my ministry as a
college Bible teacher."

William Johnston, who serves as
pastor of the Good Shepherd Presby-
terian Church in Lilburn, Georgia
wrote after receiving his 1977 D.Min.
degree, "The D.Min. program en-
couraged me to deal systematically
with issues of concern which had de-
veloped out of 15 years of parish
ministry. I was able to work through
some of these concerns to a scries of
new insights and skills as a minister."

The vision of the faculty and staff
at Columbia Seminary is that the
Doctor of Ministry program may pro-
vide many more such positive learn-
ing experiences in the years ahead.

James D. Newsome, Jr.

International Students

CFC Exceeds Goal

The Columbia Friendship Circle
has gone over the top on its goal of
$25,000 for SCHOLARSHIP AID
during the 1976-77 fiscal year. The
Wallace Memorial Presbyterian
Church of Panama City, Florida, sent
a check for $372 that enabled CFC to
reach a total of $25,044. Congratula-
tions are in order for ail who had a
share in this significant achievement.

CFC has adopted a goal of $25,000
again for the 1977-78 year to pro-
vide SCHOLARSHIP AID FOR IN-
TERNATIONAL STUDENTS. This
project is vitally important for three
reasons: First, it enables the Seminary
to make a significant contribution to
the Church of Jesus Christ at home
and abroad. Second, it provides inter-
national students with an invaluable
opportunity to receive academic prep-
aration that is often not available in
other countries. Third, it enriches the
life of the seminary community with
the presence of fellow Christians from
distant lands.

Literature, materials and CFC
membership forms will be sent to the
churches of our supporting synods
in October and November. CFC's
"Come See Columbia Day" will be
held on April 13, 1978.

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The International Students attending Co-
lumbia Seminary this- year are: Standing
Kris K. Hamsahai (West Indies), Asumang
Birikorang (Ghana), Hoonjim Chai (Ko-
rea}; Sitting Eun Soo Oh (Korea). Wm.
Ming-Yi Wu (Taiwan - ROC).

Columbia Has
A New Look

Carpenters, electricians, painters
and all kinds of workmen have been
busily engaged in extensive repairs
and redecoration in Campbell Hall
and in the John Bulow Campbell
Library since this May. With a gen-

erous grant of $300,000 from an
anonymous foundation and the dili-
gent efforts of a great many people,
a remarkable transformation has tak-
en place.

The third floor of Campbell Hall,
formerly called 'The Monastery." has
been completely redecorated to pro-
vide bright, well-furnished offices for
the faculty. Several classrooms on the
second floor of Campbell Hall have
been redesigned and refurnished to
provide a setting and atmosphere for
effective teaching and learning.

Perhaps the most noticeable change
is to be found in the Chapel. The
chancel area has been reversed and
stained glass windows have been in-
stalled. Audio/visual equipment has
been placed in an adjacent room to
enable the Seminary to tape and telc-
vise special events. Since 1927, the
Chapel has been the focal point of
worship and praise for the Seminary
community. The new changes are de-
signed to continue this worthy tradi-
tion.

The new look in the Library is at-
tributable to restored plaster, fresh
paint, new carpet and the addition of
a rare hook room.

A special word of thanks to Cecil
Moore, the Superintendent of Build-
ings and Grounds, who has so ably
coordinated this major effort.

FROM the PRE6IDENT

Life at Columbia during the first
month of the school year is a remark-
able blend of excitement and anxiety,
hope and hard work. It is a time of
beginnings and a time of covenant and
commitment.

I wish the entire Church could
know better what we are and what
we do in preparing men and women
for ministry. As I preach in churches
on Sundays or speak to other groups
during the week, I am glad to be
asked about Columbia. Our 143 stu-
dents studying for their "first pro-
fessional degree" and the other 107
students doing advanced study mean
much to me and to the Church of the
Lord Jesus Christ. They bring com-

mitment, enthusiasm, and expectancy
to our task.

So, I urge you to join hundreds
of your fellow Presbyterians in pray-
ing for us, and especially these stu-
dents. They face many pressures, and
your prayers for them are important.
Your prayers for all of us faculty,
administration and members of the
Board of Directors mean so much
also. We face an enormous challenge
in these tasks every day. May God
work through us to accomplish His
purposes.

Faithfully yours.
// J. Davison Philips

FACULTY 6UMMER WGMLIGH15

Members of the faculty and admin-
istration had a busy summer travel-
ing, vacationing, filling pulpits, lec-
turing, leading seminars, etc. Here
are some of the highlights:

* * *

Prof. Bonkovsky preached in the
Kaiser Wilhclm Church in Berlin and
worked with the Protestant Church
and Berlin Science Center while he
and his family were in Germany this
summer. His piece on the capitalism
debate appeared in the June 15 issue
of the Christian Century. Plans to ad-
dress the conferences of the St. Paulus
Association and the German Society
for Science had to be reduced to the
submission of papers because Prof.
Bonkovsky's parents were in a serious
automobile accident.

* * *

Dean Clarke spent a good part of
his summer working on the prepara-
tion of a new publication, Journal
For Preachers, that he is editing.

* * *

Dean Cousar delivered four lectures
on "Theological Themes in the
Epistle to the Galatians" at the Bible
and Theology Conference at Mon-
treat in June.

Prof. Dewitz taught a course in Old
Testament Survey at the Young Life
Institute in Colorado Springs. He
traveled in Spain, Germany, Switzer-
land and Italy, preaching in Sheffield
and Geneva and making an address at

Basel.

* * *

Prof. Gailey attended the General As-
sembly in Nashville as a Commission-
er from Mobile Presbytery.

MEMORIAL OPPORTUNITY

Inquiries have been made from
time to time concerning memorial
gift opportunities. The Seminary
has need for a new organ to be
installed in the recently renovated
Chapel. If there is a church or
individual who would like to make
a memorial gift of an organ to the
Seminary, please contact Richard
A. Dodds in the Office of Seminary
Relations.

Prof. Gonzalez taught at the Perkins
School of Theology in Dallas during
June, led worship and taught at the
Montreal Women's Conference in
July and served on the faculty during
the summer term at C.T.S. She also
spent time writing a Bible study on
the Book of Revelation for United
Methodist Women with her husband.

Dr. Justo Gonzalez.

* * *

Prof. Guthrie had writing responsibil-
ity for the General Assembly's Coun-
cil on Theology and Culture and was
a speaker at the Montreal Conference
for Singles. He also spent time in re-
search and taught two courses during

Columbia's Summer Session.

* * *

Prof. Hide, accompanied by his wife,
Vec, spent seven months itinerating
through six states reporting on their
year as missionaries to Ghana along
with carrying a full teaching load.
During the summer, Prof. Huie taught
at the Global Missions Conference at
Montreal and at the Women's Con-
ference for the Synod of the South-
east. In his spare time he served as
Commissioner to the General Assem-
bly and taught during the Summer

Session at C.T.S.

* * *

Prof. Hussel wrote The Leadership
Manual for the new educational ap-
proaches in the P.C.U.S. and fourteen
other denominations. He also taught
three courses during C.T.S.'s Summer
Session and wrote another of the
Church Officer Development Contin-
uing Education Series on the plannnig
process in decision making.

* # #

Prof. Kline read a paper on "The
Theology of Marriage and Divorce"
at the Pastoral Counseling Seminar
of the Georgia Association of Pas-
toral Care in June. He also spent
three weeks at Mansfield College,
Oxford and three weeks traveling
and doing research in England and

Scotland.

* * *

Prof. McDill recently returned from
a sabbatical year. During the summer
he delivered a series of lectures at
the Riverside Presbyterian Church,
Jacksonville, Florida, entitled, "The
Mystery of the Human Personality."
He also served as a lecturer and de-
votional leader at the Fifth Telemin-

istries Conference at the University.

of Oklahoma.

* * *

Prof. Nea.se led a conference for mis-
sionaries and Peace Corps workers in
Zaire, Africa during August and led
a workshop for Savannah Presbytery
in September.

* * *

Prof. Nickle has been supplying the
pulpit of the Emory Presbyterian
Church throughout the summer. He
has worked on a book entitled. Intro-
duction to the First Three Gospels
to be published by John Knox Press.

* * *

President Philips served as a Com-
missioner to the General Assembly
in Nashville in June. He traveled to
Germany with Mrs. Philips in July
and was engaged in a study program
on Educational Opportunities at

Frankfort. '

* * *

Prof. Prince attended the annual con-
ference of the American Theological
Library Association in Vancouver,
British Columbia in June. Much of
his summer was spent working on a
Presbyterian bibliography.

* * *

Prof. Taylor served on the Planning
Committee for the 1978 Worship and
Music Conference at Montrcat and
directed the Choristers Guild Camp
at Toccoa, Georgia.

THE COLLEGE
CONFERENCE

February 10-12, 1978

For college students
considering the ministry

THE CONFERENCE
ON THE MINISTRY

April 28-30, 1978

For post-college adults

Synods Approve Campaign

The Synod of the Mid-South, at
its 4th Stated Meeting held at the
First Presbyterian Church, Huntsville,
Alabama, on September 12-13, ap-
proved a Capital Funds Campaign
for Theological Education. The Syn-
od voted to accept responsibility for
providing leadership in this effort
that will benefit Columbia and Louis-
ville Theological Seminaries.

A goal of between two and two
and one-half million dollars has been
set for the campaign with a division
of funds the same as for regular
benevolences to the Seminaries: 72%
to Louisville and 28% to Columbia.

Both seminaries and all campaign
leaders are encouraged to seek gifts
for the campaign as a whole, but
congregations and individuals are to
have the privilege of designating
funds without equalization.

The Capital Funds Campaign in
the Synod of the Mid-South is to
begin in the fall of 1978 with an em-
phasis on major and advance gifts
leading up to an appeal on the con-
gregational level early in 1979.

The Synod of Florida has approved
a Capital Funds Campaign for 1979-
80 while the Synod of the Southeast
has approved a similar campaign for
1980-81. The money that is raised
through these efforts of the support-
ing synods will be used for the en-
dowment of faculty chairs, the com-
pletion of the Richards Fund for Con-
tinuing Education, scholarship en-
dowment and certain special projects.

Record Giving By Alumni

As we celebrate our 150th An-
niversary, one of the most significant
and encouraging signs is the renewed
interest and support of the graduates
of Columbia Seminary. This has been
-in evidence in the participation of the
Alumni Association and in the 33
member Alumni Council. During the
1975-76 Fiscal Year, we had 231
of our alumni/ae give approximately
$14,000 to the Seminary. An amount
of $33,760 was given by 353 of our
graduates during the 1976-77 Fiscal
Year that ended June 30.

The Rev. McCoy Franklin, Presi-
dent of the Alumni Council and As-
sociation states, "We are most grate-
ful for the substantial increase in the
financial support provided by the

There's A Will
In Your Future

Professor Kenneth F. Morris, Visiting In-
structor in New Testament, teaches Greek
during Summer School.

Summer Session A Success

The 1977 Summer Session at the
Seminary proved to be a rewarding
experience for the ministers and lay-
persons who participated. A faculty
of seven offered twelve different
courses ranging from "The Pastor as
Administrator" to "The Book of Rev-
elation." The total class enrollment
numbered 110.

In addition to the regular Summer
Session, 38 students were introduced
to the language of the New Testa-
ment in Greek School. Most of those
enrolled in the Summer Greek School
are now a part of the entering class
working toward their first profession-
al degree.

The Summer Project in Evangelism
under the direction of the Rev. Rob-
ert Henderson of the Mission Board's
Division of National Mission at-
tracted 60 participants from seven
PCUS Synods and was considered
a most worthwhile venture. In addi-
tion to the daily class sessions in
evangelism, there were also seminars
on strategies and implementation of
sharing the Gospel with non-Chris-
tians.

NOTICE
In regard to compliance with Sec-
tion 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended, Columbia
Theological Seminary does not dis-
criminate on the basis of handicap
in admission to or access to, or
treatment, or employment in, its
programs and activities.

graduates of the Seminary. We are
looking for an even greater response
this year as we have designated our
gifts to be used for the financial aid
of worthy students."

IS IT YOURS

OR THE STATE'S?

If you don't have a personal will of
your own, when you die state laws
will take over and your estate will be
distributed accordingly, but that
might not be what you would have
chosen.

HOWEVER

If you have certain wishes for
your estate and your heirs;

n If y u would like to name your
own executor, and a guardian
for your minor children;

D Or, if you want to leave a bequest
for Columbia Seminary or some
other worthy cause . . . you
must say so in a personal will.

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Standing l-r, Deck Guess. Dan Sansbury,
William Pender and Carl Crawford; Sitting
Maria Rutland Price, Kevin Price.

Six persons who have shown sig-
nificant academic and leadership abil-
ities during their undergraduate study
have been awarded Columbia Fellow-
ships for the 1977-78 school year.
The fellowships are for one year
only and cover full room, board, tui-
tion and fees. This years recipients
of the Columbia Fellowships are:

CARL CRAWFORD Carl is a
Presbyterian from Ingleside Presby-
terian Church of Scottdale, Georgia,
who graduated from Emory Univer-
sity, B.A., M.A., magna cum laude.

He is a Phi Beta Kappa and served
as a research assistant at Emory's
Center for Social Change. Carl is
interested in serving as a missionary.

DECK GUESS Deck, who gradu-
ated from Presbyterian College with
an outstanding academic record, is
from Union, South Carolina. His
achievements include Who's Who,
Blue Key and the Herk M. Wise
Scholarship. He and his wife, Jean
served as houseparents at the Thorn-
well Home and School for Children
in Clinton, South Carolina.

WILLIAM PENDER William
comes from Marietta, Georgia, where
he is a member of the First Presby-
terian Church. He is a graduate of
Dartmouth College, magna cum
laude. While at Dartmouth he was
active in drama and theater and
played on the football team. He re-
ceived a citation for language study
in France.

KEVIN PRICE Kevin is from
Gainesville, Georgia, and received his

B.A. from Harvard University with
a major in religion. He served as a
youth delegate to the PCUS General
Assembly from Athens Presbytery.
He married Maria Rutland this sum-
mer.

MARIA RUTLAND PRICE The

highlight of Maria's summer was her
marriage to Kevin Price. She is from
Macon, Georgia, and a graduate of
Emory University, cum laude. Maria
was a finalist for a Fund for Theo-
logical Education Fellowship and
served on the Administration Board
of the Glenn Memorial United Meth-
odist Church while at Emory. She
was active in various Christian groups
on campus.

DAN SANSBURY Dan is from
Darlington, South Carolina, and re-
ceived his B.A. degree from the Uni-
versity of South Carolina. He had an
exceptional record at the university
being a member of Phi Beta Kappa,
a Carolina Scholar, and serving on
the Student Government Senate. Dan
was active in the camps and confer-
ences of Pee Dee Presbytery.

ENTERING CLASS 1977-78

150th RNNIVER60QY

TWE COLUMBIA PORUM

January 31 - February 3, 1978

Mark your calendar now and plan to be with us to celebrate our SESQUICENTENNIAL as a theological
seminary. "The Columbia Forum" is designed for the full participation of the faculty, student body, alumni/ac,
plus interested lay and clergy persons. To help us in our celebration, we will have:

John H. Leith

David H. C. Read

Austin C. Lovelace

DR. JOHN H. LEITH ALUMNI LECTURER

''Theology in the Practice and Teaching of the Pastorate"

DR. AUSTIN C. LOVELACE SMYTH LECTURER

"Words, Hymns and the Word"

DR. DAVID H. C. READ GUEST PREACHER

"Strong Stories for Lent"

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE COLUMBIA FORUM

Colloquy on Theology Alumni Luncheon and Meeting

Colloquy on Church Music Alumni Class Reunions

Colloquy on Preaching Dedication of Smyth Rare Book Room

Coffee and Conversation S.T.S. Luncheon

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Vol. 70, No. 10/Fall 1977
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