(Kolumbra Ufl0l0gfcal Seminary :: :: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA :: :: 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) v* ***< ^*a v *""' '-" V i * ;..,, v - - : :*&{*-.' m te<* v * "V' "^A ... :.- ; ; / |> t .- r ':.-; ^ ;,? 'j0k f<> ^v^^ **S K 'A ,, vft'-T 4 " 1 ' ^ ' , ,r- , ., ~ . : :.> ' :, ;._/ys. .:. : .- >;:<' : '/ i ; % i ' >; as* - .... . , \. - ft t - p O c Annual Catalogue of the 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 1921 1922 JULY JANUARY JULY 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 30 31 AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER APRIL OCTOBER 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 30 31 30 NOVEMBER MAY NOVEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 9 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. 10 Columbia Theological Seminary 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 11 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. 12 Columbia Theological Seminary 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 13 Summary Junior Class 16 Middle Class 12 Senior Class 13 Special Students 3 Total 44 14 Columbia Theological Seminary 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 15 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 16 Columbia Theological Seminary 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 Columbia Theological Seminary 17 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 18 Columbia Theological Seminary 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 Columbia Theological Seminary 19 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. 20 Columbia Theological Seminary 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 21 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- 22 Columbia Theological Seminary 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." Columbia Theological Seminary 23 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 24 Columbia Theological Seminary 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 25 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 26 Columbia Theological Seminary 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 Columbia Theological Seminary 27 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. 28 Columbia Theological Seminary 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 29 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. 30 Columbia Theological Seminary 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 31 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. 32 Columbia Theological Seminary 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 Columbia Theological Seminary 33 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 35 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. 36 Columbia Theological Seminary 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- Columbia Theological Seminary 37 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. Columbia Theological Seminary 43 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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