Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 75, number 1, Spring 1983

SPRING 1983

Columbia 5eminory

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CAMPAIGNS GO OVER THE TOP

In thanksgiving to God and in a spirit of celebration
and gratitude. Board Chairman J. Phillips Noble an-
nounced that the Capital Funds Campaigns conducted in
the three supporting Synods of Columbia Seminary had
been successful.

The occasion was the Annual Alumni/ae Luncheon
and Meeting held in the Student Center on February 2.
It was reported that the goal of $7,000,000 set by the
Board of Directors in 1976 for the purpose of increasing
Columbia's endowment and erecting much-needed stu-
dent housing had been reached and exceeded in each of
the Seminary's Presbyterian Church, U.S. Synods Mid-
South, Florida and Southeast.

Chairman Noble received the reports of the key rep-
resentatives from the Synods. The Rev. J. Harold Jack-
son, Synod Executive, reported an amount of $810,000 in

pledges and gifts on a goal of $700,000 from the Synod
of the Mid-South. Mr. Sloan McCrea, the Lay Co-Chair
of the Margin of Excellence Campaign in the Synod of
Florida reported commitments of $1,750,000 from
churches and individuals on a goal of $1,500,000.

The largest goal was that of the Commitment to Ex-
cellence Campaign in the Synod of the Southeast. Dr. W.
Frank Harrington, General Chairman of the Campaign,
was pleased to report that the churches in the thirteen
presbyteries of the Synod had produced pledges and gifts
of $4,560,000 on a goal of $4,500,00.

The reported amounts from the three Synods, added
to a special gift from an anonymous foundation in 1976,
totaled $7,420,000 in pledges and gifts.

(See Campaigns, p. 2)

C r aSS J, THE0L0GIC AL SEMINARY
CAPITAL FUNDS CAMPAIGNS

Goal Set By Board Of Directors In 1976 $7 o

GOAL . GIFTS-
ANONYMOUS FOUNDATION I976 30 000

SYNOD OF THE MID-SOUTH 1978-79 700.000 810 000

SYNOD OF FLORIDA I979- 80 1,500.000 1.750 000

SYNOD OF THE SOUTHEAST 1980-82 4.500.000 4.560

TOTAL GIFTS AND PLEDGES $7.42

PLUS CHALLENGE GRANT OF $500,000 IN SYNOD OF SOUTHEAST (

Principals in the announcement that the Capital Funds Campaigns in the supporting Synods had exceeded their goals were (L to R): President J.
Davison Philips; Synod of the Mid-South Executive. Harold Jackson; Synod of the Southeast General Chairman. W. Frank Harrington; Board
Chairman J. Phillips Noble; Charleston Presbytery Together We Serve" Co-Chairman. J. Sidney Query; Synod of Florida Co-Chairman, Sloan
McCrea; Georgia Co-Chairman. Langdon Flowers; South Carolina Co-Chairman. Powell Fraser.

CAMPAIGNS GO OVER THE TOP

(continued from p.l)

When Dr. Noble unveiled a large poster that summed
up the success of the campaign efforts, the nearly 300
graduates and friends gathered broke out in spontaneous
applause and sang the "Doxology" in such a way as to
cause the rafters of the Student Center to reverberate.

Commenting on the joyous occasion, President J.
Davison Philips said, "This is a day we have looked for-
ward to for many years. It is the culmination of the ear-
nest prayers and vigorous efforts of thousands of minis-
ters and lay persons throughout our supporting Synods.
We are deeply grateful for the leadership and the gifts
that will increase our endowment and give us the much-
needed resources to meet our future responsibilities. The
singing of the Doxology expressed the feelings of us all,
'Praise God from whom all blessings flow.' '

Two special gifts that were received during Decem-
ber, 1982, contributed greatly toward enabling the Semi-
nary to reach and exceed its goals in the Synods of Flor-
ida and Southeast.

A gift of $300,000 by Mr. John W. Thatcher, Elder
in the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Miami, FL,
was received and used to establish the SAMUEL E. and
MARY WEST THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
IN SUPERVISED MINISTRY. This generous gift is
the largest gift ever received from an individual in the
history of Columbia Seminary. The Scholarship Fund is
in memory of Mr. Thatcher's father and in honor of his
mother.

A Charitable Remainder Unitrust in the amount of
$100,000 was designated by Mr. J.K. Dickson of the
First Presbyterian Church of Dalton, GA, to establish the
MARY STUART DICKSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
in honor of his wife.

Board Chairman J. Phillips Noble unveils the Campaign Poster at the
Annual Alumni/ae Association Meeting.

Dr. Richard Dodds. Columbia's Director of Development, receives the
check for $300,000 from Mr. Thatcher for the Seminary in the pres-
ence of Board Member Sloan McCrea.

Mrs. Mary Stuart Dickson, the honoree of the Scholarship Fund. *ith
(L to R) her Pastor, Hal Todd; her husband, Mr. J.K. Dickson, and
Columbia's Field Representative Dr. Bonneau Dickson.

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All of us who plan for the future
FROM the- PRE6IDENT of the Church, and especially, the fu-
ture of Columbia Seminary, realize
that we are in the process of shaping
that future every day. Long range
planning has been described by one
business executive as saying at 8 AM
daily, "What shall I do, today?"

As we near the end of a long
planning process here at Columbia, I
rejoice in the possibilities before us.
We can shape the future of the
church and the world by what we are
doing. What is more, we are shaping
the future of Columbia Seminary by
five new faculty appointments, the
strengthening of our endowment
through campaign contributions, and
the development of an admissions
procedure which should be of great
usefulness in producing effective
ministers.

The future is often described as
"fragile." The erosion of Christian
values in our culture, the crises
around the world in a struggle to sur-

vive all kinds of threats against us,
and the tremendous opportunities for
ministry in and through the Church
in such a context, call us to our finest
hours as a Seminary. Your partner-
ship in our mission and your prayer-
ful and generous support mean so
much to all of us.

We live and work in the promise
of God, "I know the plans I have for
you, plans for good and not for evil,
to give you a future and a hope" (Jer.
29:11). That promise to God's people
in the midst of the pressure of exile is
quite relevant to us today. In that fu-
ture, and in that hope, we are reach-
ing for greatness at Columbia . . .
and reaching for it with you.

Faithfully yours,

GRADUATION DAY

833

In a stately southern mansion in
Columbia, South Carolina, in 1833,
eight young men graduated from Co-
lumbia Theological Seminary. They
were the first of what would be hun-
dreds who would come after them
and go out into the church to serve
Christ's world. Four of the eight were
from South Carolina, one was from
Georgia, one from Massachusetts,
one from Scotland, and one was of
"unknown origin." They would all
serve with distinction and would lead
the way for those who followed.

There was James McEwen Hall
Adams who spent much of his minis-
try in churches of Bethel Presbytery,
and James L. Merrick, a graduate of
Amherst, who went as a missionary
to Persia. There was William B.
Yates who served for forty-six years
as a chaplain to seamen in Charles-
ton, South Carolina, and Francis R.
Goulding who, while serving parishes
in Georgia, wrote the widely read
The Young Marooners which was
translated into several European
languages.

J. Leigh ton Wilson

But best known of all in the first
graduating class was John Leighton
Wilson. After his graduation, he and
his wife liberated the slaves they had
inherited and transported them to Li-
beria, on the West Coast of Africa.
There they helped them to establish
themselves before the Wilsons went
on to Cape Palmas as missionaries.
From there and from a mission sta-
tion on the Gabon River, the Wilsons
labored as early and highly successful
missionaries to West Africa. The lan-
guage of the area was, for the first
time, reduced to writing, and portions
of the New Testament, as well as
other religious books, were translated
into it. He wrote Western Africa Its
History, Conditions and Prospect, an

COLUMBIA SEMINARY CELEBRATES HERITAGE

The Mills House - 1923

November cooperated and pro-
vided perfect weather for the cele-
bration of the ninety-seven year
history of Columbia Seminary dur-
ing its time of location in the Rob-
ert Mills House in Columbia,
South Carolina.

Approximately five hundred
people from Columbia and Con-
garee Presbytery were on hand to
enjoy a tour of the restored his-
toric house and grounds and to
hear a brief word from President
J. Davison Philips on the Semi-
nary's years in Columbia and on
the state of the Seminary in the
1980's.

Congaree Presbytery students
Preston Shealy, Jr., Larry Bates,
John White, and Francis Burriss
and Mary Beth Lawrence from
Greenville, South Carolina, all
currently attending CTS, treated
the guests to insights into Semi-
nary life today and presented a
slide show depicting CTS's history
at the Mills House and since its re-
location in Decatur.

The day was certainly made
complete by the fellowship enjoyed
around the refreshment table. The
efforts of Ellen Scoville and Betsy
Hammet of the first Presbyterian
Church of Columbia were gra-
ciously in evidence with the mem-
bers of Congaree Presbytery's Wo-
men of the Church, who acted as
hostesses for the occasion.

The Mills House - 1983

The Nobles and Philips' welcome guests at
Mills House Reception.

The Seminary's history at the
Mills House began 152 years ago,
when in 1831 Dr. Thomas Gould-
ing and a class of six students
moved "The Theological Seminary
of South Carolina and Georgia"
into the Mills house, the former
home of Columbia industrialist
Ansley Hall. This stately home
with its surrounding buildings oc-
cupied an entire city block and of-
fered excellent facilities for the
new seminary. Here CTS grew
and prospered until in 1927 the
Seminary transferred its tradition
and ministry to its current site in
Decatur. It was indeed a long and
close relationship that the Semi-
nary and the community of Co-
lumbia enjoyed in those years. And
it is still evident from our delight-
ful afternoon together that Colum-
bia Seminary and Presbyterians of
Columbia, South Carolina and
Congaree Presbytery still share a
very close and special relationship.

important and scholarly history of
West African civilizations that was
highly praised by David Livingstone.
In the 1840's Wilson was instrumen-
tal in having the British fleet's Afri-
can Squadron sent to stop the inter-
national slave trade. When failing
health forced the Wilsons to return to
the United States, he served in New
York for seven years as Secretary of
Foreign Missions for the then United
Presbyterian Church. When the Civil
War came, he returned to South Car-
olina, and became the Secretary for
both the Home and Foreign Missions

of the Southern Presbyterian Church.
Wilson and the other members of
his class 150 years ago set a distin-
guished course of service. Those who
have come after them have sought,
and continue to seek, the path of ser-
vice to Christ and His world.

CONFERENCE ON EVANGELISM
July 11-12

SCHOOL OF EVANGELISM
July 12-15

MID WINTER CAMPUS EVENTS

EVANGELISM CONSULTATION leaders included (L to R) J.
Davison Philips, Shirley Guthrie, John Mulder, Albert C. Winn and
John Hendricks.

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ALUMNI/AE LECTURER Stuart McWilliam {3rd from left) cele-
brates REUNION with the Class of '43.

PCUS Moderator John Anderson and UPCUSA Moderator James
Costen address the Seminary Community during the MODERATORS'
CONVOCATION.

Students in JANUARY SEMINARS return to campus to sharpen
their skills in ministry.

SMYTH LECTURER Jose Miguez Bonino visits with Justo and Cath-
erine Gonzalez during the COLUMBIA FORUM.

VISITING PROFESSOR Joseph Awolalu and Mrs. Awolalu of Nige-
ria have enriched campus life.

Students Julie Cline and Susan Bryan express appreciation to VISIT-
ING PREACHER Fred Craddock of the Candler School of Theology.

Gathering about the dinner table during the CONFERENCE ON
MINISTRY.

WOC LEADERS MEET

(L to Rj Dr. Harry Barrow, Betty McCallum.
1983-84 Mid-South Sy nodical Coordinator;
Betsy Hammet, CFC President; Betty Jean
Moore, 1982-83 Mid-South Synodical Coordi-
nator; President J. Davison Philips

In Mid-January, about thirty Wo-
men of the Church leaders from the
Synod of the Mid-South met on the
campus of Columbia Seminary for a
three-day meeting. During their time
on the campus, they heard from the
Rev. Mr. Pete Carruthers concerning
Columbia's Supervised Ministry Pro-
gram, from the Rev. Ms. Emmie
Young concerning "Women In Semi-
nary" and from Dean Erskine Clarke
about various International Students
on campus. Opportunities to worship
with the seminary community, to dia-
logue with students from their Synod
and to enjoy an Open-House at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Philips were
also included in this meeting.

COLUMBIA FRIENDSHIP CIR-
CLE ALIVE AND WELL

The Columbia Friendship Circle's
(CFC) annual COME SEE CO-
LUMBIA DAY was on Thursday,
April 21. A worship service, with Dr.
Tom Long preaching, and discussion
groups led by Columbia faculty, staff
and students were among the day's
activities.

The outgoing President of the
CFC, Mrs. Betsy Hammet, from Co-
lumbia, SC, led the convocation and
business meeting. It was announced
that the CFC is making excellent
progress in working toward its 1982-
83 goal of $30,000 to be used for Co-
lumbia Scholarships and New Books
for the Library. Several of the Co-
lumbia Scholars expressed their grati-
tude to the CFC for these special
Scholarships!

Also at the convocation, the new
CFC officers were elected and in-
stalled. They are: Mrs. Gena Taylor,
Jacksonville, FL, President; Mrs.
"Chick" Scarsbrook, Auburn, AL,
Vice-President; Mrs. Mildred Mc-
Donald, Georgetown, SC, Sec'y-His-
torian; and Mrs. Ruth Esche, Mari-
etta, GA, Parliamentarian.

CAMPUS BOOKSTORE

The Columbia Theological Semi-
nary Bookstore is an integral part of
the educational process at the Semi-
nary. Books in stock are those prima-
rily used for classes and related re-
search by students and ministers
visiting the campus. A large collec-
tion of commentaries provide re-
sources for study and preaching, as
well as "library-builders" for students
and ministers who are collecting for
their own theological libraries. In the
areas of Historical-Doctrinal, Pas-
toral, Homiletics and Christian Edu-
cation the bookstore seeks to provide
current books as well as many stan-
dard works in the fields mentioned.
Books are generally marked at a 15%
discount for students and ministers.
Greater discounts are offered during
Set Sales, the Spring Senior Sale, and
whenever publishers have specials
that are of interest to the bookstore's
clientele.

THE HOLY SMOKES

Lucia Sizemore rings up a sale.

Three students work in the Book-
store to assist Mrs. Lucia Sizemore
the Manager, in providing a thriving
special order and mail out business,
as well as the mailing arm of the
Evangelism program here at the Sem-
inary. Whenever possible, the Book-
store will order books not in stock to
help a person's particular need or in-
terest. New books from major reli-
gious publishers are a regular item, so
that browsing in the Bookstore pro-
vides new awareness of current issues
and works in all fields of religious
study. Although the hours from 10:30
to 2:00 seem short, the quality of the
Seminary Bookstore is growing
greater all the time. Come in and
browse!

COLUMBIA SEMINARY

ALUMNI/AE GIVING

Year Donors

Amount

1975-76 225

$14,283

1976-77 353

33,760

1977-78 391

34,686

1978-79 407

53,038

1979-80 380

52,752

1980-81 394

54,824

1981-82 428

72,353

1982-83 354

(8months)

55,805

(L to Rj Front - Elbert Darden, Preston
Shealy; Middle - Shuford White, Ray Jones,
Allen Fairfax; Back - Larry Bates, Tom
Ulrich, Mark Sherrod

Columbia's basketball team, "The
Holy Smokes," went a long way this
season to uphold the winning reputa-
tion built up by the team over the
years. After placing third in the
tough Decatur Recreation League,
the team went on to the district tour-
nament in Milledgeville, GA, defeat-
ing the Washington County team
there in the first round. It was only
after a close and hard fought battle
that "The Smokes" finally succumbed
to last year's defending state champs
from Macon, 93 to 86, in the second
round.

"The Holy Smokes" have been in
existence for over 20 years and are
always a force with which to contend.
In fact this year's team has several
players boasting distinguished
records in college ball. Player-coach
Shuford White played at Birming-
ham Southern College and like team-
mate Ray Jones coached highschool
basketball before coming to Colum-
bia. Middler student Allen Fairfax
played at East Tennessee State Uni-
versity and has been with the semi-
nary team for five years, three of
those being while he was in graduate
school at Georgia State.

Senior Elbert Darden was an hon-
orable mention All American at Rice
University and Howie Jarvis, the
team's only non-seminary player, is
currently the assistant basketball
coach at Georgia State. With all this
talent and more it is easy to see why
Columbia did so well. We congratu-
late the team and wish them even
better luck next season.

THE COLUMBIA FORUM
ENLIGHTENS AND INSPIRES

Three very different and gifted
speakers were on Columbia's cam-
pus this February to enlighten and
inspire the faculty and students,
alumni/ae and friends, who gath-
ered to participate in the 1983 Co-
lumbia Forum.

Stuart McWilliam, a visiting
professor of Homiletics at CTS in
the Fall Semester, returned from his
home in Scotland to deliver a poign-
ant and often amusing word on Par-
ish preaching. Dr. Jose Miguez-
Bonino, noted scholar in Liberation
Theology brought his audience chal-
lenging insights into the ever-broad-
ening and more difficult questions
facing Christians in today's world.
And the Rev. Ms. Cynthia Jarvis,
the first woman preacher to grace
the Forum pulpit, displayed her con-
siderable talents as a warm and
gifted interpreter of God's Word.

The Rev. Cynthia Jarvis

The attendance was good and
enthusiastic participants enjoyed all
the events surrounding the actual
lectures and worship services. Co-
lumbia Church was busy not only
with the major events, but also with
the fellowship times and afternoon
colloquies in which speakers and
participants engaged in spirited dis-
cussion over a wide range of
subjects.

The luncheons held annually
during Forum week also met with
great success. The Alumni/ae
Luncheon on Wednesday saw an
overflow crowd and the Reunion
classes were treated to the delightful
recollections of Professor Will
Ormond during their luncheon on
Thursday. The women students and
graduates as well enjoyed a special
time of "catching up" and fellow-
ship at their Women's Dinner on the
last evening of the Forum.

All agreed that the week was
full, the lectures and sermons help-
ful and inspiring, and the time to so-
cialize and renew old friendships re-
vitalizing. So once again we all look
forward with great anticipation to
next year's Columbia Forum.

ALUMNI/AE COUNCIL GIVES LEADERSHIP

There was a spirit of expec-
tancy on the campus of Columbia
Seminary when members of the
Alumni/ae Council and Associa-
tion gathered during Columbia Fo-
rum Week, February 1-4, 1983.
When the announcement was
made at the Annual Luncheon on
Wednesday that all three Synods
had reached or exceeded their
goals in the capital funds cam-
paigns, it was time to rejoice.

Board Chairman J. Phillips
Noble expressed the gratitude of
the Seminary to its loyal sons and
daughters who provided leadership
during the campaigns. A special
word of thanks was given to John
Kirstein, President of the Alumni/
ae Council, for the many ways in
which the Council continues to re-
late Columbia Seminary to its
broad constituency.

The 41 member Council met
on February 1 and engaged in a
dialogue with three of the mem-
bers of the faculty in vital areas:
Professor C. Benton Kline (Theol-
ogy), T. Erskine Clarke (Interna-

tional Theological Education) and
Ben C. Johnson (Evangelism).

Staff members provided special
reports and President Philips gave
the Council an update on many ar-
eas of the Seminary's mission. At-
tention was focused on the "To-
ward 2000 Report" and interesting
feedback was received.

The following projects were
adopted by the Council for 1983-
84:

1. Printing CTS History $2,500

2. Alumni/ae Lecturer $2,500

3. First Year Colloquy $2,500

4. Emergency Funds $5,000

5. Remainder for Scholarship Aid

The Alumni/ae Council and
Association proceeded to elect a
good slate of officers for the com-
ing year. They are:

President - Rowland Perdue

(Synod of Florida)

V-President - Joanna Adams

(Synod of the Southeast)

Secretary - Harry Daniel

(Synod of the Mid-South)

IN MEMORIAM - 1982

The following graduates of Columbia Theological

Semi-

nary became a part of the Church Triumphant during

1982:

Samuel H. Wilds 1912

Elmer D. Wood

1925

Charles R. Bailey 1914

Benjamin A. Meeks

1926

John W. Davis 1920

Arthur M. Moore

1927

William C. Robinson, Sr. 1920

Angus G. Mclnnis

1928

Ludwig A. Beckman, Jr. 1922

Fred L. Bremer

1944

Frank B. Estes 1922

George R. Wright

1957

George A. Hudson 1923

Wilson L. Nearing

1965

Cecil D. Brearley, Sr. 1924

W. Edward Childers

1969

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; yea, saith the

Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do

follow them. " Revelation 14: 13

ADVISORY COUNCIL
FILLS VITAL ROLE

(L to R) Immediate Past Pres. John Conant.
Pres. Howard Ector, Sec'y Emily Wood, V-
Pres. Joe Patrick, President Philips

When President John Conant con-
vened the Annual Meeting of the
President's Advisory Council on April
7, he introduced a full agenda. It in-
cluded a report from Dr. Philips and
some interesting insights into life on
Columbia Seminary's campus by stu-
dent Walter Jones and his wife Jean.

The 60 members present heard
three special reports: 1) "Evangelism
in the 1980's" by Professor Ben C.
Johnson; 2) "Curriculum Develop-
ment at Columbia" by Dean Oscar
Hussel; and 3) "A Look into the Fu-
ture" by Dr. James V. Johnson,
Chairman of the TOWARD 2000
COMMITTEE.

After the reports were made, the
Council divided into three groups and
engaged in a dialogue dealing with
the special reports. Valuable insights
and suggestions were given by the
Council members. Their reflections
were put in writing and forwarded to
the Board of Directors and to the
Faculty and Staff.

President Philips expressed appre-
ciation for the fine leadership given
the Council by John Conant, Presi-
dent, and Mary Virginia Allen, Sec-
retary. The following persons were
elected to guide the President's Advi-
sory Council during the coming year:
Howard Ector, President; Joseph Pat-
rick, Vice President, and Emily
Wood, Secretary.

In addition to serving as advisers
to the President and the Board, the
Council serves as interpreters of the
Seminary's mission to the Church-at-
Large. During the current fiscal year,
the members of the Council have
made gifts of $19,832 to the Annual
Fund and $99,024 to the Capital
Funds Campaigns.

CONFERENCES ON
MINISTRY

Columbia Seminary has recently
sponsored two special Conferences for
men and women who are seriously
considering ministry as their vocation.
In mid- February, a weekend Confer-
ence was planned for men and women
now in college and for those who have
recently graduated. Students from a
wide area met on Columbia's campus.
Then in March, another Conference
was held, planned especially for those
people who are considering a voca-
tional change into the ministry. Over
forty men and women from ten states
registered for this Conference.

The conferees at each of these
Conferences were given the opportu-
nity to talk with Columbia students,
faculty and staff, to sit in on a class
and to worship with the Seminary
Community. Hopefully, these activi-
ties enabled these men and women to
explore more deeply their sense of
call to ministry and to obtain a clear
picture of the opportunities for theo-
logical education available at Colum-
bia Seminary.

THANK YOU MRS. AVIL
M

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Anyone who has been in Atlanta
in the springtime will surely agree
that we are a city blessed. And here
at Columbia we feel especially
blessed since we have springtime all
year long due to the love and effort of
our very own "flower lady," Mrs.
Elisabeth Avil.

A member of Decatur Presbyte-
rian Church, Mrs. Avil has long been
a dear and devoted friend to the Sem-
inary. With unfailing willingness and
good humor she has brought a breath
of spring to our convocations, Forums
and banquets for almost seven years.
She has graced our tables and pulpits
with beautiful, creative flower ar-
rangements and brightened our occa-
sions in a way that is truly special.

The Columbia community wishes
to thank Mrs. Avil for continually
bringing us the fragile beauty of
God's springtime throughout the
year.

DR. ROBINSON DIES

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Dr. William Childs Robinson,
Professor Emeritus of Columbia The-
ological Seminary, died at the Pres-
byterian Home of Clinton, SC, on
November 21, 1982, at the age of 85.

Dr. Robinson was born in
Lincolnton, NC, but was reared in
Columbia, SC. He was a graduate of
Roanoke College and earned a M.A.
at the University of South Carolina.
Professor Robinson had a Th.M.
from Princeton Theological Seminary
and a Th.D. from Harvard Univer-
sity. He also did graduate study at
Basel, Cambridge and Rome.

Although Dr. Robinson served as
a Professor of Ecclesiastical History,
Church Polity and Apologetics at Co-
lumbia Seminary over a span of 41
years, he began his ministry as a Pas-
tor of the Gettysburg Presbyterian
Church, Gettysburg, PA, in 1921.
During his tenure as Professor at the
Seminary, he served as the interim
pastor of many congregations in the
Atlanta area.

Professor Robinson did not limit
his service to the Presbyterian
Church, to the pulpit or to the class-
room. He served on numerous com-
mittees and boards at the Presbytery,
Synod and General Assembly level.
He was appointed as a delegate to the
World Council of Churches by the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, U.S.

The scholarship of Dr. Robinson
was recognized by his colleagues and
peers in the theological academic
world. He was a popular lecturer and
delivered the Free Church Lectures
in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1938 and
the Payton Lectures at Fuller Semi-
nary in 1949. He was the author of
seven books and numerous articles for
various publications.

Dr. Robinson married Mary
McConkey of Salem, VA, in 1921.
The Robinsons had two sons Wil-
liam Childs, Jr., a Professor at
Andover-Newton Seminary, and
James McConkey, a Professor at
Clarement School of Theology.

A TIME TO REFRESH AND GROW

SUMMER SESSION - 1983

(JULY 11-15 and JULY 18-22)

These two weeks of non-credit refresher courses offered during Summer Ses-
sion at Columbia promise to be stimulating and exciting, with the schedule full of
relevant and timely courses.

Being offered both weeks is the popular course on the Study book of the Wo-
men of the Church for the next year. Dr. Mary Boney Sheats, Professor of Bible
and Religion at Agnes Scott College, will help the Circle Bible Moderators pre-
pare to teach THE PARABLE IS A MIRROR, written by Antoinette Wire of
San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Courses taught by two scholars, Thomas G. Long of Columbia and Diogenes
Allen of Princeton, will be offered during the first week, one in the mornings and
one in the afternoons. Dr. Allen will be using Pascal's PENSEES as the basis for
his morning course, "An Apology for the Truth of Christianity," and Tom Long
will examine the sermon preparation process in his afternoon course, "Building
the Sermon." Dr. Long will also preach each day at the community worship
service.

July 11-15 will be a Week of Evangelism which will feature the Third Annual
Conference on Evangelism on Monday and Tuesday and a School of Evangelism
Tuesday through Friday. Ben C. Johnson of Columbia is directing this combina-
tion event.

During the second week, July 18-22, Dr. Walter Brueggemann returns to the
Summer Session with his course to be held in the mornings on The Psalms, "A
Preacher Spends a Week with the Psalms."

An interesting course for lay people as well as clergy will be an all-day
course, "The Spiritual Journey," offered by Ben Johnson and Robert Ramey,
CTS professors. To assist the spiritual growth of individual congregations is the
goal of this unique offering which is an intensive study of spiritual formation.

A seminar is being held in the afternoons of the second week to direct partici-
pants to examine the economic realities of these times and to relate these realities
to the Christian faith. Doug Oldenburg, Walter Brueggemann, Shirley Guthrie,
and George Chauncey will direct "The Pastor Seeks to Understand the Economic
Issues/Crises of the World and the Parish." They will also preach at the daily
worship services.

If interested in enrolling in the Summer Session, please write to:

Dr. Douglas Hix

Director of Advanced Studies

c/o Columbia Theological Seminary

COLUMBIA SEMINARY
GRADUATION

May 29, 1983
BACCALAUREATE

11:00 a.m.

Central Presbyterian Church

of Atlanta

The Rev. PC. Enniss. Jr.
Preacher

COMMENCEMENT

4:00 p.m.
Columbia Presbyterian Church

Dr. Mary Boney Sheats
Speaker

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