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Vol. XIII APRIL, 1921 No. 4

Catalogue Announcements

1920-1921 1921-1922

BULLETIN

Published Quarterly by the Board of Directors of the Theologi-
cal Seminary of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, of the Presbyterian Church in the United States.

{Entered as Second-Class Matter July 11th, 1908, at the Postoffice at
Columbia, South Carolina, Under the Act of July 16th, 1894)

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Officers and Students of

Columbia Theological
Seminary

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
FOUNDED IN 1828

Under the Control of the Synods of South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

1920-1921

The R. L. Bryak Company

Columbia, S. C.

1921

1922

JULY

JANUARY

JULY

AUGUST

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

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SEPTEMBER

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

APRIL

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

MAY

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JUNE

DECEMBER

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CALENDAR
1921

Tuesday, February 8 Second Term Begins.

Wednesday, April 20 Final Examinations Begin.

Sunday, May 1 Baccalaureate Sermon, 1 1 :30 A. M., by
Rev. R. H. McCasun, D. D., Montgomery,
Ala.

Sunday, May 1 Missionary Sermon, 8:30 P. M., by
Rev. J. R. Sevier, D. D., Augusta, Ga.

Wednesday, May 4 Annual Meeting of the Board of
Directors, 12 M.

Wednesday, May 4 Delivery of Diplomas and Certifi-
cates at 6 P. M. in the Seminary Chapel.

Wednesday, September 21 Session of 1921 - 1922
Begins; Address by Rev. Hugh R. Murchi-
son, at 5 P. M. ; Matriculation of Students.

Thursday, November 24 Thanksgiving Day.

Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day.

1922

Tuesday, January 24 Intermediate Examinations Begin.
Saturday, February 4 Close of First Term.
Tuesday, February 7 Second Term Begins.
Sunday, May 7 Baccalaureate Sermon.

N. B. It is of the greatest importance that all students
be present on the opening day, since recitations begin in all
classes on the second day of the session.

Columbia Theological Seminary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

South Carolina

Rev. W. A. Hafner, Gaffney, S. C 1921

Col. W. W. Lewis, Yorkville, S. C 1921

*Rev. Wilson J. McKay, D. D., Sumter, S. C 1922

Judge W. H. Townsend, Columbia, S. C 1922

John McSween, Esq., Timmonsville, S. C 1923

Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D., Charleston, S. C. . . 1923

Georgia

Rev. A. Iy. Patterson, D. D., Savannah, Ga 1921

Rev. F. K. Sims, D. D., Dalton, Ga 1921

J. T. Brantley, Esq., Blackshear, Ga. 1922

Rev. E. L. Hill, D. D, Athens, Ga 1922

A labama

Rev. R. H. McCaslin, D. D., Montgomery, Ala 1921

Lloyd M. Hooper, Esq., Selma, Ala 1922

Rev. S. E. Hodges, D. D., Anniston, Ala 1923

Florida

William M. Kemper, Esq., DeFuniak Springs, Fla. 1921
Rev. J. G. VenablE, D. D., Jacksonville, Fla 1922

Officers of the Board

President of Board J. T. Brantley, Esq.
Vice President of Board Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D.
Secretary of Board Rev. Hugh R. Murchison.
Treasurer of Board C. H. Baldwin, Esq.

*Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary 5

Standing Committees

'Executive Committee John McSween, F. K. Sims, T. P.
Hay, H. R. Murchison, W. H. Townsend, W. W.
Lewis, W. J. McKay.*

Committee on Material Property W. H. Townsend, R. C.
Reed, Hugh R. Murchison.

Investing Committee D. W. Robinson, W. H. Town-
send, R. A. Lancaster, M. D., C. H. Baldwin, A. B.
Langley, T. S. Bryan, Hugh R. Murchison.

Examining Committee J. F. McKinnon, R. H. McCas-
lin, Alexander Sprunt, E. L. Hill.

Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary

FACULTY

THORNTON WHALING, D. D., LL. D.,
PRESIDENT of the seminary,

PROFESSOR OF DIDACTIC AND POLEMIC THEOLOGY.

WILLIAM M. McPHEETERS, D. D., LL. D.,

PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS.

HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE, Ph. D., D. D., LL. D.,

PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS.

RICHARD C. REED, D. D., LL. D.,

PROFESSOR ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AND CHURCH POLITY.

MELTON CLARK, A. B., D. D.,

PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE AND HOMILETICS.

EDGAR D. KERR, A. B., B. D.,

INSTRUCTOR IN THE HEBREW AND GREEK LANGUAGES.

HUGH R. MURCHISON, A. B., B. D.,

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS WORK; INSTRUCTOR IN MISSIONS
AND SUNDAY SCHOOL PEDAGOGY.

WILLIAM H. MILLS, A. B., D. D.,

INSTRUCTOR IN RURAL SOCIOLOGY.

GEORGE S. FULBRIGHT, A. B.,

INSTRUCTOR IN ELOCUTION.
PERKINS PROFESSORSHIP OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN CONNEC-
TION WITH REVELATION, AND CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS.

The duties of this Chair are distributed among the mem-
bers of the Faculty.

Smyth Lecturer, 1920-1921 W. H. Roberts,* D. D.,
LL. D.

*Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary

Faculty Officers

Chairman Thornton Whaling.
Recording Secretary Hugh R. Murchison.
Librarian Richard C. Reed.
Assistant Librarian Edgar D. Kerr.
Executive Secretary Hugh R. Murchison.
Book Agent James T. Gillespie.

Annual Series of Lectures on the Thomas Smyth
Foundation

Lecturer During the Session, 1920-1921 :

Rev. W. H. Roberts,* D. D., LL. D., Philadelphia, Pa.

Special Lectures During the Session 1920-1921.

Rev. P. Frank Price, D. D., Nanking, China.

Rev. L. C. McC. Smythe, Nagoya, Japan.

Rev. Paul Kanamori, Japan.

Thomas P. Talbot, West Lexington Presbytery.

Rev. Neal Anderson, D. D., Savannah, Ga.

A. C. Fellman, Brooklyn Christian Mission to the
Hebrews.

Capt. M. L. Swinehart, Korea.

Rev. Andrew Blackwood, D. D., Columbia, S. C. : Special
Lecturer on Selected Portions of the English Bible.

*Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary

ROLL OF STUDENTS

Junior Class

Anderson, James Weldon, B. S.,

South Carolina Military Academy.

U. S. Army.

Lowryville, S. C. Bethel Presbytery.

Ayers, Stephen Edward, U. S. Navy.

Charleston, S. C. Charleston Presbytery.

Batchelor, Alexander Ramsay,

Pittsburgh Bible Institute.
Geneva, N. Y. U. S. Army.

Belk, George Washington, Jr.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.
Montreat, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery.

Foster, Harry Robert,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.
Westminster, S. C. Piedmont Presbytery.

Fulton, Samuel Hewitt, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.
Darlington, S. C. Pee Dee Presbytery.

Hay, Samuel Burney, A. B., Davidson College.

U. S. Navy.
Estill, S. C. Atlanta Presbytery.

Neville, William Gordon, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.
Clinton, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery.

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Park, Russell White, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

Student Army Training Corps.

Winnsboro, S. C. Cougar ee Presbytery.

Shannon, Judson LinglE, Linwood College.

U. S. Army.
Gastonia, N. C. King's Mountain Presbytery.

Stevenson, William Amaziah, A. B.,

Young Harris College.
Commerce, Ga. Athens Presbytery.

Stogner, Daniel Coppedge, Davidson College.

Student Army Training Corps.
Roberdell, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery.

Taylor, Arthur Thaddeus, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Navy.
Clinton, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery.

Williamson, Malcolm Russell, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

Student Army Training Corps.

Lancaster, S. C. Bethel Presbytery.

Woodson, Marshall Scott, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Navy.
McDonough, Ga. South Carolina Presbytery.

Yandell, Benjamin Franklin, Moody Bible Institute.

U. S. Army.
Charlotte, N. C. Wilmington Presbytery.

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Middle Class

Barber, Ernest Lowry, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.
Rutherfordton, N. C. King's Mountain Presbytery.

Beckman, Ludwig Armstrong, Jr., A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.
McClellanville, S. C. Charleston Presbytery.

Brearley, Cecil DuBose, A. B.,

University of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.

St. Charles, S. C. Harmony Presbytery.

Campbell, Edward Stephen,

Maryville College, Tennessee.

U. S. Army.

Columbia, S. C. Congaree Presbytery.

Cobb, James Venner,

Southwestern Presbyterian University.

U. S. Army.
Weir, Miss. Central Mississippi Presbytery.

Davis, John Sidney,

Gulf port, Miss. Meridian Presbytery.

Dendy, Henry Benson, A. B., Davidson College.

Student Army Training Corps.
Hartwell, Ga. Athens Presbytery.

Estes, Frank Bigham, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Navy.
Wilkinsville, S. C. Bethel Presbytery.

Jenkins, Charles Rees, B. S.,

Davidson College; Johns Hopkins University.

Student Army Training Corps.

Charleston, S. C. Charleston Presbytery.

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Mickel, Philip Alexander,

Southwestern Presbyterian University.

U. S. Army.
Union Point, Ga. Augusta Presbytery.

Miller, James William, A. B., Davidson College.

U. S. Army.
Mooresville, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery.

Utts, Lyle Douglas, Johns Hopkins University.

U. S. Army.
Raleigh, N. C. Albemarle Presbytery.

Senior Class

Allen, Charles Frederick,

Davidson College; Johns Hopkins University.
Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery.

Belk, John Blanton, A. B.,

Davidson College; University of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.
Montreat, N. C. Piedmont Presbytery.

Bird, Eldred H., B. S., Davidson College.

U. S. Navy.
Jackson, Miss. Concord Presbytery.

Baker, Benjamin Wilfred, A. B.,

Southwestern Presbyterian University.

University of South Carolina.

Selmer, Tennessee. Memphis Presbytery.

Clontz, Ralph Clayton, Davidson College.

Unionville, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery.

Evans, Charles Stuart, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.
Abbeville, S. C. South Carolina Presbytery.

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Gillespie, James T., A. B., Davidson College.

University of South Carolina.

U. S. Army.

Effingham, S. C. Pee Dee Presbytery.

Hudson, George Alexander, Davidson College.

U. S. Army.
Kashing, China. Enoree Presbytery.

Huneycutt, Quincy Newton, Davidson College.

University of South Carolina.
Stanfield, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery.

Huneycutt, William Jerome, Davidson College.

University of South Carolina.
Stanfield, N. C. Mecklenburg Presbytery.

Lack, Joshua Samuel, A. B.,

University of South Carolina.

U. S. Navy.

Mize, Miss. Meridian Presbytery.

Swicord, Donald Augustus,

University of South Carolina.
Columbia, S. C. Congaree Presbytery.

Woodson, Robert Singleton, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

U. S. Navy.
McDonough, Ga. Piedmont Presbytery.

Special Students

Rev. W. H. Boggs Columbia, S. C.

Donald McL. McDonald Columbia, S. C.

Rev. J. O. VanMeter Columbia, S. C.

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Summary

Junior Class 16

Middle Class 12

Senior Class 13

Special Students 3

Total 44

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GRADUA TES IN DIVINITY

Class of 1920

Graduates who received the Degree of Bachelor of
Divinity :

Davis, John William, B. D., Louisiana.
Martin, Louis Key, A. B., B. D., Georgia.
Offield, John RutlEdge, A. B., B. D., Tennessee.
Robinson, William Childs, A. B., B. D., South Carolina.
Simpson, Richard Franklin, A. B., B. D., South Car-
olina.
Johnson, William Henry, A. B., B. D., South Carolina.

Members of the Senior Class who received Certificates
of Graduation in some of the departments of instruction :

Brown, James Findlay, Alabama.
Gillespie, John D., South Carolina.

Columbia Theological Seminary

REPRESENT A TION

Institutions

Davidson College 13

Presbyterian Col. of S. C.13
Johns Hopkins University 2

Maryville College 1

Moody Bible Institute. ... 1

University of S. Carolina. 17
S. C. Military Academy . . 1
Pittsburgh Bible Institute 1
Young Harris College ... 1
S. W. Presby. University 3

Presbyteries

Athens 2

Atlanta 2

Albemarle 1

Augusta 1

Bethel 3

Charleston 3

Concord 2

Congaree 2

Enoree 1

Harmony 1

King's Mountain 2

Mecklenburg 6

Memphis 1

Meridian 2

Pee Dee 2

South Carolina 4

Wilmington 1

Piedmont 3

Central Mississippi 1

States

South Carolina 18

Georgia 7

North Carolina 12

Mississippi 4

Tennessee 1

New York 1

China 1

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COURSE OF STUDY

Junior Class

(Figures indicate the number of hours each week.)

Old Testament Literature and Exegesis. Exegetical Pro-
paedeutic ; Hermeneutics 2

Hebrew Language. Hebrew Orthography, Etymology,
Vocabulary, Syntax of the Verb; Translation at
Sight in Genesis 4

New Testament Literature and Exegesis. Translation
and Interpretation of Greek of the Four Gospels,
Essentials of Greek Grammar, Life of Christ; Canon
and Textual Criticism ; General Introduction 3

Ecclesiastical History. Church History from Pentecost
to 1073 A. D. ; Biblical Geography 2

Homiletics Outline of Sacred Rhetoric; Exercises in

Reading the Scripture and Hymns 1

Theology. Theology, Philosophy, and Religion 1

English Bible 2

Apologetics 1

Elocution 3

Sunday School Pedagogy 1

Middle Class

Old Testament Literature and Exegesis. Exegetical
Praxis 2

Hebrew Language. Drill in Hebrew Syntax; Transla-
tion of Extended Passages 1

New Testament Literature and Exegesis. Translation
and Exegesis of Acts of Apostles and Early Epistles;
Apostolic History ; Special Introduction 3

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Ecclesiastical History. From 1073 A. D. to the close of

the Period of The Reformation 3

Homiletics. Sacred Rhetoric Completed ; Church Polity 1
Missions. Chronological History of Missions; the
World Religions; Kinds of Mission Work; Qualifi-
cations and Methods ; Incidental Value 1

Theology. The Theology of Natural Religion 3

English Bible 2

Elocution 3

Senior Class

Old Testament Literature and Exegesis. The Canon;
Principles of Biblical Criticism; Prophecy 2

New Testament Literature and Exegesis. Exegesis of
Romans and Later Pauline Epistles; Epistle to
Hebrews, and Revelation; Studies in the Doctrine of
the Apostles ; Special Introduction 2

Ecclesiastical History. History of Doctrine; History of
the Presbyterian Church 3

Pastoral Theology. A Course of Lectures; Methods of
Personal Work 1

Theology. The Theology of Redemption 2

English Bible 3

Christian Ethics 2

Elocution 3

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DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION

Old Testament Literature and Exegesis

Professor McPheeters.

The end ultimately aimed at in the work of this depart-
ment is to establish in the mind of the student a well-
grounded conviction that there is a science of interpretation;
to give him a clear conception of its "architectonic principle''
and constituent parts, the nature of each part, and its relation
to the others ; to open up to his mind the nature of exegetical
propaedeutic, and make him aware of its practical bearing
upon the work of exegesis; to help him form and cultivate
those mental habits that condition all real exegesis; and
finally to give him such acquaintance with the principles, the
apparatus, and the work of exegesis, and such skill in the use
of them as can only be acquired by practise.

Exegetical propaedeutic and hermeneutics will engage the
main attention of the class during the Junior Year; the
praxis of exegesis during the Middle Year, and such sub-
jects as the Canon, the principles of Biblical Criticism
proper, and Prophecy, during the Senior Year.

In connection with the class-work there will be assigned
to each class a reasonable amount of parallel reading, and to
each member of each class a thesis on some aspect of the
special subject under consideration.

Hebrew and Cognate Languages

Professor Kerr.

The aim in this department is to put the student in a posi-
tion that will enable him to use to advantage the Hebrew
language in his efforts to interpret the Scriptures of the Old
Testament. Accordingly, stress will be laid upon a mastery

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of the principles of Hebrew etymology and syntax, and the
acquisition of as copious a vocabulary as possible.

During the Junior Year the attention of the class will be
occupied principally with etymology and the acquisition of
a vocabulary; during the Middle Year, principally with
acquiring a working knowledge of syntax.

Courses will be offered in sight-reading, syntax, and in the
cognate languages to students desiring them.

New Testament Literature and Exegesis

Professor White.

In the study of the New Testament it is assumed that
each student who enters the Seminary has acquired a knowl-
edge of the grammatical forms and structure of the Greek
language, and that he can translate simple Attic prose at
sight. All of those who propose to enter this field of work
in the Seminary are advised to add to their knowledge of
classical Greek an acquaintance with some of the narrative
portions of the Greek New Testament.

Junior Class

The work in this class is based upon a careful study of
the Greek text of the four Gospels. Special attention is
given to the principles of Greek Etymology and Syntax,
and the application of these principles in connection with
the interpretation of the text. In connection with this the
class studies the life of Christ on the basis of the Gospels,
attention being given to their characteristics and the har-
mony of their narratives. The subjects connected with
General Introduction, the Canon, the Greek text of the
New Testament, and the principles of textual criticism,
are taught in a series of lectures. Each student is expected
to use the working library of the Seminary in the prepara-
tion of papers upon assigned topics.

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Middle Class

The work of the Middle Class begins with the exegesis
of the Greek text of the Book of Acts. The class makes
a careful study of the principles involved in the planting
of the Christian Church, and the doctrines set forth in the
early discourses of the Apostles. In this work is included
the exegesis of the Epistle of James. This is followed
by a critical interpretation of selected portions of First
and Second Thessalonians, Galatians, and First and Second
Corinthians, and a study of the subjects connected with the
authorship and date of the Acts and the early epistles. The
working library is used by each member of the class in the
preparation of special papers.

Senior Class

The doctrinal teaching of the Apostles is the principal
subject of study in the Senior Class. This includes the
translation and critical exegesis of the later epistles of the
Apostle Paul, beginning with a careful and extended study
of the Epistle to the Romans. This is followed by a study
of selected portions of the Epistle to the Hebrews, the
Epistles of the Apostle Peter and the Epistles and the Reve-
lation of the Apostle John. The subjects connected with
Special Introduction are treated in a series of lectures.
In addition to this work, the class enters upon the discus-
sion of some of the subjects embraced in the Biblical The-
ology of the New Testament. Special papers prepared by
the members of the class furnish the basis of discussions
in the classroom. The Greek New Testament is used as
a textbook in the classroom in each of the three classes
throughout the session. Each student is expected to become
familiar with the various commentaries found on the
shelves of the working library.

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Didactic and Polemic Theology

Professor Whaling.

The study of Systematic Theology is begun in the Junior
year, and prosecuted through the Middle and Senior years.

Junior Class

This class is occupied with the philosophic postulates
which underlie Systematic Theology. The first term is
devoted to the philosophy of religion as exhibited in the
Biblical psychology and metaphysics. The relation of rea-
son and faith, of knowledge and belief are carefully pre-
sented. The second term is devoted to a critical and histor-
ical study of the principal philosophical systems current at
the present time, namely: Naturalism, Idealism, Pragma-
tism and Realism. The errors involved in these systems are
pointed out and contrasted with the sound philosophy which
underlies the Scriptures

Middle Class

The Middle Class begins with Introductory Theology,
embracing the definition of theology, and the method of
its distribution, the source of theology or the rule of faith
and duty, and the inspiration of the Scriptures. The class
then passes to the Theology of Natural Religion, compris-
ing such topics as the names, nature and attributes of God,
the trinity, the decrees, creation, providence, angels, man,
the will of man in innocence, the covenant of works, the
fall, original sin, the pollution and guilt of sin.

Senior Class

The Senior Class studies the Theology of Redemption,
comprising such topics as election, the mediator, the cove-
nant of grace, the person of Christ, the mediatorial offices
and estates, vocation, grace, regeneration, faith, justifica-

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tion, repentance, adoption, sanctification, prayer, the means
of grace, and the last things.

The textbooks are the Westminster Symbols and Charles
Hodge's Systematic Theology. During the course every
statement of the Confession of Faith and of the Larger and
Shorter Catechisms is examined in the classroom. The
method of teaching is by recitation, textbook, and lectures,
combined with written digests prepared by the student upon
the professor's request.

Christian Ethics and Apologetics

Apologetics

Professor Reed.

Junior Class

This course aims to show the reasonableness and author-
ity of the Christian religion. It treats of and compares the
Christian and anti-Christian theories of the universe, show-
ing the Christian to be preferable on both Scriptural and
philosophical grounds. The other general questions of
apologetics are also treated.

Instruction is by textbooks and lecture. One hour a
week.

Christian Ethics

Professor Whaling.

Senior Class

This course shows the nature and content of the Christian
ethical ideal, its authority, and its superiority to all other
standards. It deals with Christian duties both toward God
and toward man, and in individual and social relations. Its
aim is put into practical life the teaching of the Spirit of
Christ, "to live according to Christianity."

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Instruction is by textbook, lecture and discussion. Two
hours a week.

Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity

Junior Class

Professor Reed.

Beginning with Pentecost the class follows the unfolding
of the Church's history to the culminating point of the
Middle Ages. The contrast is noted between the perse-
cuted Church under the Pagan Emperors and the persecut-
ing Church under the Christian Emperors. Another strik-
ing change is considered, that of form, from Presbytery to
Episcopacy. The early councils receive attention, especially
as the sources of our creeds and theologies. The disinte-
gration of the Roman Empire under the impact of bar-
barism, and the conversion of these barbarous tribes to
Christianity furnish a study of much interest.

Middle Class

During this year the class follows the course of the
Church's history to the close of the Reformation Period.
Interest centers in the complicated relations of Church and
State, and the struggle resulting therefrom; the climax of
the Papal power; its Mohammedan method of propagan-
dism; the development of doctrinal perversions and admin-
istrative abuses ; the crusades ; the Renaissance, the increas-
ing degeneracy of the Church; the waning power of the
Pope; the many elements of discontent, preparing the way
for and prophesying the revolt of the sixteenth century.

Senior Class

With the Reformation the history of the Church becomes
more complicated. The Protestant Church splits into
national branches, and into many minor bodies. Some

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attention is given to the whole field of the Church's history,
both in the East and in the West; but special attention is
given during the Senior year to the Presbyterian and
Reformed churches of all countries. The great Wesley an
Revival with its consequences on both sides of the Atlantic
is considered; also the origin and expansion of the many
religious denominations in the United States.

The method of teaching throughout the whole course is
by textbooks with supplemental lectures.

Church Polity is studied during the second term of the
middle year. In addition to a series of oral lectures, dis-
cussing certain general principles, instruction is given in
connection with the Book of Church Order, and Dr. With-
erow's "Which is the Apostolic Church/' Church Polity
is emphasized as a matter of no inconsiderable importance.

Natural Science in Connection with Revelation
and Christian Apologetics

This chair is vacant for the present. Its field is occupied
by Professor Whaling in Philosophy, Professor Reed in
Apologetics, and Professors White and McPheeters in
Introduction and Criticism.

The English Bible

Professor Clark.

The object of this course is to guide the student in the
discovery and mastery of an effective method of Bible study.

Incidentally there will be taught the theology and ethics
of the sacred Scriptures, and these will be presented in the
form in which they are developed in the word of God.

So far as time will permit, the facts and doctrines of
God's word will be studied, for these furnish the substance
and material of the minister's message, and there can be
no substitute for biblical theology and biblical ethics.

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The main purpose, however, which will be constantly kept
in the foreground in the work of this department, will be
not to furnish facts from the Bible, and to formulate Scrip-
tural doctrines and rules for the student, but to enable him
to acquire a method by which the truths of God's word may
be known and appreciated.

The ultimate aim of the course is to arouse in the heart,
a permanent and passionate love for the Book.

Junior Class

The Pentateuch and the later historical books of the Old
Testament are studied in the American Revised Version.
The method is by syllabus of the professor and the first year's
course includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Hebrews,
Joshua, and Kings.

Two hours each week for two terms.

Middle Class

The Psalms, the Wisdom literature and the Major and
Minor Prophets are studied by the use of the same methods
that are employed in all the classes.

The second year's course will include Job, Psalms, Isaiah,
Hosea, Ezekiel, Daniel and the Revelation.

Two hours each week for two terms.

Senior Class

The third year's work deals with the books of the New
Testament, and the course includes a study of the Gospels,
Acts, Romans, Philippians, James and 1st John.

Homiletics

Junior Class

One hour a week, throughout the entire session, is given
Homiletics. When the class has acquired some theoretical
knowledge of sermonizing from the textbook, they are

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required to put the knowledge into practise in making briefs
of sermons. The briefs are submitted to the professor, who
gives the class the benefit of his criticism.

Textbook : "Preparation and Delivery of Sermons/' by
Broadus.

One hour each week for both terms.

Middle Class

The course in Homiletics is completed at the close of the
first term.

The work done is largely sermonizing. The members of
the class will each week prepare sermons, either in outline
or written in full.

Textbook : "Preparing to Preach," by Breed.

One hour each week for first term.

Pastoral Theology

One hour a week, throughout the entire session, is given
to lectures and discussions on Pastoral Theology. This
course takes cognizance of the duties and relations of the
minister other than those connected directly with the prep-
aration and delivery of sermons.

One hour each week for both terms.

Special Course in Missions

Professor Murchison.

This special course in Missions is designed to accomplish
the twofold purpose, first, of preparing future missionaries
to understand the history, problems and philosophy of Mis-
sions so as to be practically and wisely guided in their serv-
ice in the foreign field; and second, to prepare those stu-
dents whose ministerial work is to be at home for co-opera-
tion in all the forms of Mission enterprise. The course

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covers the history of Missions, the present condition and
problems presented on the field, and the relation of the
Church at home to the work. In addition, the subject of
Comparative Religion is expounded and Christianity is
proved to be the absolute religion in contrast with Budd-
hism, Confucianism, Mohammedanism and other false sys-
tems.

The method of teaching is by lecture, textbook, recita-
tion, and written digests made by students.

The Pedagogy of the Sunday School

Professor Murchison.

The aim of this course is to adapt the general principles
of education to the special work of the Sunday School.

After a survey of the historical bearings of the Sunday
School, the nature of the pupil is studied with some full-
ness. Then the following topics are treated : The cur-
riculum, the principles of method as applied to the Sunday
School, the organization, management, government, pro-
gram, external relations and general means of success of the
Sunday School.

Textbooks : Weigle : The Pupil and the Teacher ; Law-
rance : How to Conduct a Sunday School.

Rural Sociology

Professor Mills.

This course of study in Rural Sociology and the Work of
the Country Pastor is intended to prepare for efficient serv-
ice ministerial students who may be called to labor in
Churches located in the country. To this end, instruction
will be given concerning the spiritual needs and conditions
that are to be dealt with in this most important field of
labor.

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Elocution

Professor Fulbright.

The purpose of the work in this department is to train
the student in the art of proper and effective oral expres-
sion; to render his thoughts naturally and forcefully; to
read intelligently; to use his voice and body to the best
advantage; to eliminate mannerisms and faults, both in
speech and action.

Delivery is not here considered as mere physical perform-
ance. Rather it is the liberation of thought and feeling
through the voice and body. This implies that there must
be the proper co-ordination between the actions of mind,
voice and body. To improve delivery mental processes must
first be stimulated. In connection with this the voice and
body must be so trained as to be responsive to all thinking.

Proper exercises are given for strengthening the voice
and for improving the quality. The primary modulations
of the speaking voice are taught and insisted on from the
beginning. Articulation and pronunciation are not neg-
lected. Much consideration is paid to platform and pulpit
deportment.

Passages from the best literature are read in class, stu-
dents receiving the teacher's criticism. The importance of
interpretative reading of the Scriptures is especially empha-
sized and the students are required to prepare a number of
different selections for reading in class work. Lessons are
given on certain chapters of the Scriptures as illustrative of
the methods to be used by the preacher in interpreting the
whole Bible. Especial attention is paid to the reading of
hymns.

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Annual Course of Lectures on the Thomas Smyth
Foundation.

Through the generosity of the late Thomas Smyth, D. D.,
of Charleston, South Carolina, a Seminary lectureship has
been established called the Thomas Smyth Foundation. In
accordance with the conditions of the bequest, some person
who is of worthy character and distinguished for learning
and ability is chosen each year by the Board of Directors
and the Faculty of the Columbia Theological Seminary to
deliver a course of lectures before the students of the Sem-
inary. This series of lectures will deal from year to year
with the fundamental principles of the Christian faith.

The funds bequeathed to the institution by Dr. Smyth to
found this lectureship, according to the terms of the bequest,
were allowed to accumulate until they amounted to $10,000.
For the past ten years distinguished lecturers have filled
this lectureship, treating a large variety of themes, doctrinal,
critical, practical, archaeological and historical. Theological
literature will be enriched by the growing volumes which
contain these lectures.

Extension Work at Columbia Seminary

The Professors of the Seminary are constantly engaged
in preaching and lecturing in various communities within the
bounds of the four Synods. Courses of lectures are some-
times delivered by the Seminary Professors in response to
the requests of particular churches and communities.

Graduate Work

For those who desire to continue their course of study
for a longer time than the regular period of three years, or
for those who wish to take special studies, no fixed curric-
ulum is prescribed, but each student is free to devote himself
to those branches which he wishes especially to pursue.

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Such students may attend any of the regular classes, or they
may -pursue advanced courses of study and conduct original
investigation under the guidance of the Professors in the
Seminary.

The Professors of the Theological Seminary would be
glad to arrange with ministers in our Church courses to be
pursued by correspondence in- any one of the departments.
There has been given during the present session, by the Pro-
fessor of Theology, a special course of study which has
been philosophical, exegetical and dogmatic. The textbooks
have been William James's "Pragmatism," Denney's
"Death of Christ," Girardeau's "Calvinism and Evangelical
Arminianism."

Other Professors will arrange similar courses upon
request by ministers who desire to extend their acquaintance
with any department of theological study. Correspondence
with the President is invited upon this subject.

Optional Courses

No regular recitations are conducted on Monday. This
makes it convenient to introduce optional courses for stu-
dents who wish to equip themselves in a manner more com-
plete and thorough than that which is permitted by the
regular curriculum. On request, such courses will be pro-
vided by the professors of the several departments.

The professor will reserve the right to say whether any
applicant shall take a desired course, basing his judgment
upon the recognized ability of the student and the probabil-
ity of interference with his regular work. He reserves the
further right to determine, from the number making applica-
tion, whether the course shall be offered.

The University of South Carolina is located in the city of
Columbia. This large institution extends to the students of
the Columbia Theological Seminary the privilege of pur-
suing any of the courses of study offered in the university,
on reasonable conditions.

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Rhetorical Exercises

In addition to the regular instruction in sacred Rhetoric,
exercises in preaching are held under the direction of the
Faculty.

Once a week, original sermons about fifteen minutes in
length are delivered in the presence of the Faculty and
students. Criticism is invited from all present, the purpose
of which is to remove blemishes of matter, manner and
style. Usually two students speak at each meeting.

Religious Culture

Chapel. Daily prayers, which every student is required
to attend, are conducted in the chapel every morning by a
member of the Faculty.

Weekly Conference. Each Friday afternoon, the
Faculty and students meet in the Seminary chapel and
engage in devotional exercises, conducted by a member of
the Faculty. This preliminary service is followed by
preaching on the part of some of the students ; on the fourth
Friday in each month, however, an address is made by a
member of the Faculty upon some subject connected with
personal piety, methods of study, biblical interpretation, or
church life and doctrine.

Society of Missionary Inquiry. This society meets
on alternate Tuesday evenings, and holds a separate busi-
ness meeting once a month. It proves a power in awaken-
ing and sustaining interest in missions, and takes practical
oversight of local mission work. The society is divided
into a number of Mission Study Classes, each class using a
different textbook, treating a different phase of mission.

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TERMS OF ADMISSION AND GRADUATION

The Seminary is open to students of every evangelical
denomination. Every Presbyterian student entering the
Seminary is required to present a statement from his Pres-
bytery to the effect that he has permission to enter the Sem-
inary, and specifying the course he is expected to take.
Representatives of other denominations must furnish the
Faculty with satisfactory testimonials of being in full com-
munion with some Christian Church, and of having been
regularly educated at some college or university; or, in the
absence of such testimonials, the ministerial candidate must
satisfy the Faculty, by examination, that he is qualified to
enter upon a course of study in preparation for the Gospel
ministry.

All students, on entering the Seminary, are required to
subscribe to the following declaration: "Deeply impressed
with a sense of the importance of improving in knowledge,
prudence and piety, preparatory to the Gospel ministry, I
solemnly promise, in reliance on divine grace, that I will
faithfully and diligently attend to all the instructions of this
Seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly
observe the rules and regulations specified in the Constitu-
tion, and also obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily
yield to all wholesome admonitions of the professors of the
Seminary, while I shall continue a member of it."

It is desirable that Presbyterian students should connect
themselves with a Presbytery before coming to the Semi-
nary. Students from other seminaries will be admitted ad
eundem on presenting a regular certificate of dismission
from the seminary previously attended.

Sessions

The Seminary year begins on the third Wednesday in
September. The Baccalaureate Sermon to the graduating
class is delivered on the first Sunday in May ; and the session

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ends with the delivery of diplomas and certificates on the
Wednesday after the first Sunday in May. For the con-
venience of some of the classes and for presbyterial reports,
the session is divided into two terms, the first of which ends
on the first Saturday in February, and the second begins on
the following Tuesday.

Examinations

At the close of each term written examinations are held
upon all the subjects studied during the term. The written
examinations are submitted to the synodical examiners and
to the Board for their inspection, and are then transmitted
to the Presbyteries. "No member of the Seminary shall be
absent from the examination of his class; and, in case of
the absence of any student, he shall be examined by the
Faculty at the commencement of the next term; and if his
examination be not satisfactory, he shall be required to make
up the deficiency, otherwise he may not proceed with the
class." Constitution.

On a scale of 100, 75 is the minimum required in each
subject to pass from a lower to a higher class, and also for
graduation.

Reports to Presbyteries

Reports are sent at regular intervals to Presbyteries con-
cerning the attendance of the students upon the exercises of
the Seminary, and concerning their general deportment,
diligence and standing in study.

Expenses of Students

There are no tuition fees and no charges for room-rent.
The Seminary furnishes tableware and linen, and pays the
salary of the Matron. Good board is furnished to the
students at actual cost. Meals are served in the Seminary

34 Columbia Theological Seminary

dining hall, which is under the careful supervision of the
Matron.

By a special arrangement books are purchased at a reason-
able rate, directly from the publishers. Some textbooks can
be obtained from the Library. Traveling expenses of stu-
dents, upon first entering the Seminary, are paid when
necessary; and further assistance is given to students from
scholarships, and from the students' fund, so far as it will
allow. The student requiring such assistance must bring
from the chairman of education in his Presbytery a written
statement of the amount he will need for the session to
supplement what he has available for his support.

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HISTORICAL STATEMENT

The .Columbia Seminary was founded in 1828 by the
Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, which occupied the
territory now embracing the Synods of South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Each of these Synods in
its own behalf assumed afterwards the obligation to main-
tain the institution established by the parent Synod.
Thomas Goulding, D. D., of Georgia, was elected the first
professor in 1828. In January, 1830, he and his students
removed from Georgia to Columbia. In January, 1831,
the present central building was occupied and George Howe,
D. D., was elected his associate in the Faculty. Two years
later (1833) A. W. Leland, D. D., was appointed to the
Chair of Theology. In 1834 Dr. Goulding retired, and his
chair, that of Ecclesiastical History and Polity, was filled
by the election of Charles Colcock Jones, D. D. (1836).

The establishment of this Seminary in Columbia, in 1828,
was the practical recognition, by the fathers of that day, of
the fact that they owed something to their generation and
something also to those who were to come after them.
Looking around them, they saw fields white to the harvest.
An increasing population with pressing spiritual needs was
filling the boundaries of both South Carolina and Georgia.
Looking ahead of them into the future, the fathers of that
day foresaw that time would make the call for efficient
laborers in this field only the more urgent. Their children,
even then, had begun to turn their eyes westward. The
States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana were being
settled by those whose antecedents were in South Carolina
and Georgia. The Christian people of these two States
followed with eager interest not only the material, but also
the spiritual progress of those who had gone out from them,
and were still of them.

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In the narrative of the Synod of South Carolina and
Georgia for the year 1832, four years after the Seminary
opened its doors, the following statement occurs :

"It is to be hoped that the period is not far distant when
this school of the prophets to which principally our Churches
look for the successors of those who are removed from the
Ministry by death for the pastors who are to break the
bread of life among our numerous unsupplied Churches,
shall be so amply furnished by Christian liberality with the
means of imparting a complete Theological Education, that
it shall not be behind similar institutions to which the
Churches in other parts of our land look for their spiritual
guides."

Soon after the completion of the period of the first
twenty-five years in the life of the Theological Seminary
important additions were made to the Faculty. For a short
time, Alexander T. McGill, D. D., who afterwards occupied
a chair in the Princeton Theological Seminary, taught in
Columbia Seminary the subjects embraced in Ecclesiastical
History and Church Polity. He was succeeded in the occu-
pancy of this chair by Benjamin M. Palmer, D. D., who
was succeeded by John B. Adger, D. D. From 1856 until
1862, James Henly Thornwell, D. D., gave the crowning
years of his life to the work of teaching the subjects con-
nected with the chair of Didactic and Polemic Theology.
During this period of early growth, a generous fund for the
endowment of the Seminary was contributed by the sup-
porting Synods. In 1854 Simons Hall was erected through
the liberality of Mrs. E. L. Simons, of Charleston, and in
1855 Mrs. Agnes Law, of Columbia, provided for the erec-
tion of the dormitory that bears her name.

During the period of the war of the Southern Confed-
eracy and the two decades that followed it, the following
ministers and teachers served as members of the Faculty:
Benjamin M. Palmer, D. D., James Woodrow, D. D., Wil-

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liam S. Plumer, D. D., Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., John L.
Girardeau, D. D., Charles R. Hemphill, D. D., William E.
Boggs, D. D., and James D. Tadlock, D. D. Among the
members of the teaching force in the more recent years,
to name only those that have been called to their final
reward, were Francis R. Beattie, D. D., William T. Hall,
D. D., and R. G. Pearson, D. D.

Throughout her entire life, a period of four score and
thirteen years, the Columbia Theological Seminary has fur-
nished well trained ministers of the Gospel not only to the
Synods with which she is organically connected, but to other
parts of our Southern Church and to many regions beyond
the seas. Prior to the War of the Confederacy, the largest
number of students at any time in attendance was during
the session of 1860-1861, when sixty-two students were
assembled in the halls of the Seminary. Within the limits
of the half century that followed the close of the great
sectional struggle, the largest number of students in attend-
ance during any one session was in 1873-1874, the number
present that year being fifty-seven. Although the number
of students in attendance at this Seminary has always been
thus moderate in extent, yet Columbia has furnished more
than three-fourths of the Presbyterian ministers who have
labored in South Carolina, more than one-half of those that
have labored in Georgia, and a considerable proportion of
those ir> Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana. Moreover, graduates of Columbia Sem-
inary have given themselves to the work of missions in
Africa, Syria, Turkey, Persia, Hindostan, Korea, Japan,
China and South America.

Location and Buildings

The Seminary is located near the center of the city of
Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. The city, with a
population of about 50,000, is situated on heights overlook^

38 Columbia Theological Seminary

ing the Congaree River, and is noted for the beauty of its
site, its broad and well-shaded streets, its excellent natural
drainage, its quiet and refined society. It is one of the
most important railway and educational centers in the
Southern States. Possessing an excellent public school sys-
tem, Columbia is also the seat of the University of South
Carolina, the Lutheran Theological Seminary, the Presby-
terian College for Women, the Methodist Female College
and several Business Colleges. In recent years Columbia
has entered upon a career of steady, if not, indeed, phenom-
enal development. The establishment of large manufactur-
ing enterprises in the various suburbs of the city means not
only increased material prosperity for the city, but enlarged
opportunities for mission work by the students of the Sem-
inary.

Columbia is one of the leading winter resorts of our
country. It is located in the same great pine belt in which
Camden and Aiken, famous winter resorts, are situated.
The climate is one of the most delightful in the world.

The Seminary occupies a beautiful square of four acres
in the heart of the residence portion of the city. Just across
the street from the Seminary are located the beautiful
grounds surrounding the Presbyterian College for Women.
Only one square from the Seminary stands the handsome
new tourist hotel, The Colonia.

The first and second floors of the central building on the
Seminary grounds are used for lecture rooms and offices.
The third rioor is used for the books of the library. This
building is flanked by the two dormitories, Law Hall and
Simons Hall. Each of these dormitories has twenty-four
rooms, commodious, well ventilated and lighted. The
rooms are kept in a thoroughly cleansed and wholesome
condition, and each room is supplied with a complete set
of furniture, a carpet, and necessary linen and bedding. By

Columbia Theological Seminary 39

the aid of generous friends of the Seminary, the rooms in
both of these dormitories have been recently equipped with
new furnishings. The Chapel is the small brick building
on the east side of the square; the Dining Hall is on the
west side a new two-story brick building.

40 Columbia Theological Seminary

THE SEMINAR Y LIBRAR Y

The library of the Columbia Seminary is probably the
mcst extensive and the most valuable collection of theologi-
cal literature in the South. It forms an important adjunct
to the work carried on in the classrooms. In it are incor-
porated the larger parts of the libraries of Rev. Thomas
Smyth, D. D., Rev. John Douglass, Rev. George Howe,
D. D., and Rev. S. Beach Jones, D. D. New books are
being continually added from a fund set apart for the pur-
pose, as well as by gift. The libraries of the professors,
amounting to several thousand volumes, are accessible to
the students.

The Smyth Reference Library Rooms, located in Simons
Hall, have been fitted up in handsome style by Miss Sarah
Ann Smyth and the Ladies' Society of the Second Church,
Charleston. In one of these rooms are kept the books
needed for daily reference. In the other are found some
of the daily newspapers, with a number of the leading
monthly magazines.

The Society of Missionary Inquiry holds its regular
meetings in the J. Leighton Wilson Memorial Room. This
room contains a small library of books on missions, and an
interesting collection of curios from heathen lands.

Gifts to the Seminary Library

The Seminary has recently received as a gift from the
family of Rev. J. William Flinn, D. D., deceased, an hon-
ored alumnus of the institution, the books formerly owned
and used by Dr. Flinn. This valuable collection of books
contains a large number of standard works on Philosophy,
Logic, and Ethics. This collection includes also a consid-
erable number of books which once formed a part of the
library of Dr. Thomas Smyth, of Charleston, S. C. All

Columbia Theological Seminary 41

of these volumes have been placed in a room on the first floor
of the main building on the Seminary grounds, and are
known as the Flinn Annex to the Smyth Library.

The First Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Alabama,
has donated to the Columbia Seminary the collection of
books once the property of a former pastor, Rev. David
Finley, D. D.

From the estate of Rev. Charles S. Vedder, D. D., LL.
D., an honored alumnus of this Seminary, and late pastor
of the Huguenot Church, Charleston, S. C, a gift of three
hundred valuable books has been donated to the Seminary
library.

The Rev. M. C. Hutton, D. D., of Georgetown, Texas,
an honored alumnus of the class of 1872, has presented to
the Seminary a valuable selection of choice books from his
own library, consisting of volumes which he has found espe-
cially helpful in his own ministry.

The large and valuable library of the late Rev. Samuel M.
Smith, D. D., who was at the time of his death the pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina,
has been given by the family of Dr. Smith to the Columbia
Seminary.

The collection of books formerly owned and used by the
Rev. W. B. Arrowood, D. D., late pastor of Bethel Church,
York county, South Carolina, has been given by his daugh-
ter to the Seminary Library.

Valuable books from the library of the late Rev. William
E. Boggs, D. D., former professor and also member of the
Board of Directors of the Columbia Theological Seminary,
have been presented to the library.

Wilds Book Prize

Louis T. Wilds, Esq., a ruling elder of the First Presby-
terian Church, Columbia, S. C, has given to the Seminary
the sum of five hundred dollars, to be used as the basis of an

42 Columbia Theological Seminary

annual book prize. At the close of each session the pro-
ceeds of the gift made by Mr. Wilds will be invested in
books, and the books will be bestowed as a prize upon a
student selected by the Faculty, in accordance with condi-
tions prescribed by the donor.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTIAN
WORK

By reason of her location and environment, the Columbia
Seminary furnishes to her students various opportunities
for engaging in active Christian work. Some of these are
the following:

The Churches established in the city of Columbia are
well organized with respect to Sunday schools and young
people's societies. Some of the students of the Seminary
take an active part in the work of these Church organiza-
tions.

Mission Work. The city of Columbia offers many
opportunities for religious work and training. There are
six mission churches in the suburbs. There are three cot-
ton mill villages, where mission work may be conducted.
There is abundance of opportunity for teaching and preach-
ing among the colored people. Prayer meetings, house-to-
house visitations, Sunday schools and preaching services
are conducted by the students in various parts of the city
and the adjacent country.

Regular Preaching. Students of the Middle and
Senior Classes are allowed, with the consent of the Presby-
teries concerned, when it does not conflict with their Semi-
nary duties, to supply vacant churches in South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Nearly all of the territory
embraced within these and other adjacent States is easily
accessible to the students of this Seminary.

44 Columbia Theological Seminary

Pressing Needs of the Seminary

1. The first and greatest need of the Seminary is schol-
arship funds providing for the support of the largely
increased number of students who are now coming to this
institution. A considerable number of scholarships yield-
ing at least $100 each per year should be provided. It is
hoped that generous friends will find here an opportunity
for wise beneficence. Perhaps no more attractive method
of providing an enduring memorial for some beloved rela-
tive could be found than to establish a scholarship of $1,000
to $2,000 for this purpose.

2. There is need of a fireproof library building. The
Smyth library has no equal in the South, and perhaps no
superior in the United States, in the field of Puritan Theol-
ogy as expounded by British writers. It would be an unpar-
donable sin to allow these riches, which no amount of money
could ever duplicate, to be destroyed by fire. The Church
^.nnot excuse herself on any ground for failure to do this
at an early date.

3. There should be a larger and more commodious Chapel
of brick or stone. The present unsightly and inconvenient
building has served its purpose already too long. The com-
mencement exercises must be held elsewhere and no special
exercise which would involve a considerable attendance of
people can be held because of the small size of the building.

4. There is room for a variety of lectureships, fellow-
ships and other special foundations.

5. Small gifts of books, maps, charts; casts for the library
and the lecture rooms and supplies for the boarding hall are
always gratefully received.

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Form of Bequest

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Columbia Theological Seminary 47

APPENDIX

Members of the Faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary,

1828-1921

Acccssus. Exit us.

1828 Thomas Goulding,* D. D., Professor of

Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1834

1831 George Howe, D. D., LL. D., Professor of

Biblical Literature. 1883

1833 A. W. Leland,* D. D., Professor of Chris-
tian Theology. 1856

1836 Charles Colcock Jones,* D. D., Profes-
sor of Ecclesiastical History and Church
Polity. 1838

1848 Charles Colcock Jones,* D. D., Profes-
sor of Ecclesiastical History and Church
Polity. 1850

1852 Alex. T. McGill,* D. D., Professor of

Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1853

1853 B. M. Palmer,* D. D., LL. D., Provisional

Instructor in Ecclesiastical History and
Church Polity. 1853

1854 B. M. Palmer,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of

Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1856

1856 A. W. Leland,* D. D., Professor of Sacred

Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology. 1871

*Deceased.

48 Columbia Theological Seminary

Accessus. Exitus.

1856 J. H. Thornwell,* D. D., LL. D., Profes-

sor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1862

1857 J. B. Adger,* D. D., Professor of Ecclesias-

tical History and Church Polity. 1874

1861 James Woodrow,* Ph. D., D. D., LL. D.,

Perkins Professor of Natural Science in
Connection with Revelation. 1886

1862 B. M. Palmer,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of

Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1865

1867 William S. Plumer,* D. D., LL. D., Pro-
fessor of Didactic and Polemic Theology, 1875

1870 Joseph R. Wilson,* D. D., Professor of
Pastoral and Evangelistic Theology and
Sacred Rhetoric. 1874

1875 William S. Plumer,* D. D., LL. D., Pro-

fessor of Pastoral, Casuistic and Historic
Theology. 1880

1876 J. L. Girardeau,* D. D., LL. D., Professor

of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1895

1882 Chas. R. Hemphill, D. D., Associate Pro-
fessor of Biblical Literature. 1883

1882 Wm. E. Boggs,* D. D., Professor of Ecclesi-

astical History and Church Polity. 1885

1883 Chas. R. Hemphill, D. D., Professor of

Biblical Literature. 1885

1885 Jas. D. Tadlock,* D. D., LL. D., Profes-
sor of Ecclesiastical History and Church
Polity. 1898

*Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary 49

Accessus. Exitus.

1887 Chas. C. Hersman, D. D., Professor of

Biblical Literature. 1888

1888 Francis R. Beattie,* Ph. D., D. D., Perkins

Professor of Natural Science in Connection

with Revelation, and Christian Apologetics. 1893

1888 William M. McPheeters, D. D., Professor

of Biblical Literature. 1893

1892 Daniel J. Brimm, A. M., Associate Profes-

sor of Biblical Literature. 1893

1893 William M. McPheeters, D. D., LL. D.,

Professo. of Old Testament Literature
and Exegesis.

1893 Daniel J. Brimm, D. D., Professor of New

Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1900

1893 Samuel S. Laws,* A. M., M. D., LL. D.,
D. D., Perkins Professor of Natural
Science in Connection with Revelation, and
Christian Apologetics. 1898

1895 William T. Hall,* D. D., LL. D., Profes-
sor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1911

1898 Richard C. Reed, D. D., LL. D, Profes-
sor of Ecclesiastical History and Church
Polity.

1900 John W. Davis,* D. D., Professor of New

Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1902

1901 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M., Adjunct Professor

in the Chair of Pastoral Theology, Homi-
letics, and the English Bible. 1902

'Deceased.

50 Columbia Theological Seminary

Accessus. Exitus.

1902 Henry Alexander White, A. M., Ph. D.,
D. D., LL. D., Professor of New Testa-
ment Literature and Exegesis.

1911 Thornton Whaling, D. D., LL. D., Presi-
dent of the Seminary and Professor of
Didactic and Polemic Theology.

1911 R. G. Pearson,* D. D., Professor of the

English Bible. * 1913

1911 Patterson Wardlaw, A. B., LL. D.,
Instructor in the Pedagogy of the Sunday
School. 1915

1913 James O. Reavis, D. D., LL. D., Professor
of the English Bible, Homiletics, and Pas-
toral Theology. 1920

1916 Edgar D. Kerr, A. B., B. D., Instructor in

the Hebrew and Greek Languages.

1917 William H. Mills, A. B., D. D., Instructor

in Rural Sociology.

1920 Hugh R. Murchison, A. B., B. D., Instruc-
tor in Missions and Sunday School Peda-
gogy-

1920 Melton Clark, A. B., D. D., Professor of
English Bible, Homiletics, and Pastoral
Theology.

Special Lectures

1898 Samuel M. Smith,* D. D., Lecturer on

Pastoral Theology and Homiletics. 1899

1898 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M., Lecturer on English

Bible. 1901

*Deceased.

Columbia Theological Seminary 51

Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation

Accessus. Bxitus.

1911 Francis Landey Patton, D. D., LL. D.,

Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The
Theistic View of the World.

1912 Casper Rene Gregory,* D. D., LL. D., Uni-

versity of Leipsic, Germany. Subject:
Theological Movements in Germany Dur-
ing the Nineteenth Century.

1913 Robert E. Speer, LL. D., New York City.

Subject : Some Missionary Problems Illus-
trated 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., Woos-

ter, Ohio. Subject : Missions and Leader-
ship.

1917 W. S. Plumer Bryan, D. D., Chicago, Illi-

nois. Subject : The Grace of God.

1918 Benjamin B. Warfteld,* D. D., LL. D.,

Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: Coun-
terfeit Miracles.

*Deceased.

52 Columbia Theological Seminary

Accessus. Exitus.

1919 Francis Landey Patton, D. D., hh. D.,

Princeton, New Jercey. Subject: Chris-
tianity and the Modern Man.

1920 A. H. McKinney, D. D., New York City.

Subject: Guiding Girls to Christian
Womanhood.

Tutors in Hebrew

1851

BazilE E. Lanneau, A. M.

1855

1856

James Cohen,* A. M.

1862

1872

Chas. R. Hemphill, A. M.

1878

1889

Daniel J. Brimm, A. M.

1892

Samuel C. Byrd, A. M.

1893

Evander D. Brown, A. M.

1894

Charles M. Richards, A. B.

1896

William H. Mills, A. B., B. D.

1898

Melton Clark, A. B.

1898

Samuel C. Byrd, A. M.

1902

Ernest N. Bradshaw, B. D.

1904

James B. Branch, A. B., B. D.
Tutors in Greek

1905

1894

Alfred L. Patterson, A. B.

1895

1905

Edgar Davis Kerr, A. B.

1907

1909

Samuel A. Linley,* A. B.

1910

1915

William T. Riviere, A. B., A. M.

1917

^Deceased.