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ANNUAL CATALOGUE

Of the Officers and Students of

Columbia Theological

Seminary

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

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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

19081909

Calendar

1909

Tuesday, February 2 Second Term Begins.

Thursday, February 25 Day of Prayer for Youth in
Schools and Colleges.

Tuesday, May 4 Final Examinations Begin.

Sunday, May 9 Baccalaureate Sermon, 11:15 A. M., by
Rev. James Orr, D. D., LL. D., Glasgow, Scotland.

Sunday, May 9. Missionary Address, 8:30 P. M., by Rev.
A. M. Fraser, D. D., Staunton, Va.

Tuesday, May 11 Meeting of the Board of Directors, 12
M. ; Closing Exercises of the Seminary, begin-
ning at 8 :30 P. M., with the Chairman of the Board
as Presiding Officer: Presentation of Diplomas and
Certificates; Address to the Graduating Class by a
Member of the Board.

Thursday, May 13 Final Meeting of the Board of
Directors.

Wednesday, September 22 Session of 1909-1910 Begins.
Address by William T. Hall, D. D., at 5 P. M.
Matriculation of Students.

Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving Day.

Saturday, December 25 Christmas Day.

1910

Tuesday, January 25 Intermediate Examinations Begin.
Saturday, January 29 Close of First Term.
Tuesday, February 1 Second Term Begins.
Thursday, February 24 Day of Prayer for Youth in
Schools and Colleges.

N. B. It is of the greatest importance that all students in
all classes be present on the opening day, since recitations
begin in all classes on the second day of the session, and the
first few recitations determine and base the work of the entire
session.

Board of Directors

SOUTH CAROLINA

Me. J. Allen Smith, Abbeville, S. C 1909

Rev. J. G. Richards, D. D., Blenheim, S. C 1909

Mr. W. A. Clark, Columbia, S. C 1910

Rev. W. J. McKay, D. D., Sumter, S. C 1910

Mr. John McSween, Timmonsville, S. C 1911

Rev. B. P. Reid, Reidville, S. C 1911

GEORGIA

Rev. W. L. Lingle, D. D., Atlanta, Ga 1909

Rev. J. T. Plunket, D. D., Augusta, Ga .1910

Mr. J. T. Brantley, Blackshear, Ga 1911

Rev. E. L. Hill, Athens, Ga. 1911

ALABAMA

Judge J. H. Miller, Birmingham, Ala 1909

Rev. D. A. Planck, D. D., Mobile, Ala 1910

Rev. W. E. McIlwain, D. D., Anniston, Ala 1911

FLORIDA

Rev. T. P. Hay, D. D., Gainesville, Fla 1909

Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D., Jacksonville, Fla 1910

Officers of the Board

President of Board Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D.
Vice-President of Board Rev. W. J. McKay, D. D.
Secretary of Board Rev. B. P. Reid.
Treasurer of Board Mr. T. S. Bryan.

Standing Committees

Executive Committee Mr. W. A. Clark, Rev. B. P. Reid,
Rev. T. P. Hay, Mr. J. Allen Smith, Rev. W. E.
McIlwain, Mr. J. T. Brantley, Rev. J. T. Plunket.

Examining Committee Rev. J. G. Richards, Rev. T. P.
Hay, Rev. W. E. McIlwain.

Investing Committee Messrs. W. A. Clark, J. S. Muller,
W. B. Lowrance, 0. E. Thomas, John McSween,
R. A. Lancaster, M. D.

Committee on Material Property Rev. R. C. Reed, Rev. W.
M. McPheeters, Mr. John McSween, Mr. W. A.
Clark.

faculty

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

PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS.

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

PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS.

WILLIAM T. HALL, D. D., LL. D.,

PROFESSOR OF DIDACTIC AND POLEMIC THEOLOGY.

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

PROFESSOR OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AND CHURCH POLITY.

PERKINS PROFESSORSHIP OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN CONNECTION
WITH REVELATION, AND CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS.

PASTORAL THEOLOGY, SACRED RHETORIC AND ENGLISH BIBLE.

The duties of these Chairs are distributed among the mem-
bers of the Faculty.

JAMES B. BRANCH, A. B., B. D.,

INSTRUCTOR IN HEBREW.

Officers

Chairman William M. McPheeters.

Librarian Richard C. Reed.

Secretary of Faculty Henry Alexander White.

Special Lecturers

Rev. Homer McMielan, Atlanta, Ga. Subject: The Call
for Laborers in Our Home Mission Field.

S. H. Chester, D. D., Nashville, Tenn. Subject: Character
of the Work Conducted by Our Missionaries in
China.

E. O. Guerrant, D. D., Wilmore, Ky. Subject: Work
Among the American Highlanders.

Rev. L. O. McCutchen, Korea. Subject: The Need for
Missionaries in Korea.

S. R. Gammon, D. D., Brazil. Subject: Progress of the
Presbyterian Church in Brazil.

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Roll of Students

JUNIOR CLASS

Chalmers, Palmer, Erskine College.

Charlotte, N. C. Charleston Presbytery.

MacEachern, John, Davidson College.

Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Presbytery.

Griffiths, Thomas Walter, Ph. B.,

Southwestern Presbyterian University.

Mansfield, Louisiana. Nashville Presbytery.

Pritchett, Wiley Rankin, A. B., Guilford College.

Greensboro, N. C. Orange Presbytery.

Roach, William J., B. S., Clemson College.

Rock Hill, S. C. Bethel Presbytery.

Wallace, Albert Emmons, Soddy High School.

St. Elmo, Tennessee. Knoxville Presbytery.

Wilds, Louis Trezevant, Jr., A. B., Davidson College.

Columbia, S. C. Charleston Presbytery.

MIDDLE CLASS.

Chandler, William Bratton, B. S., Davidson College.

Mayesville, S. C. Harmony Presbytery.

Clark, Daniel Myers, A. B.,

Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

Jefferson, S. C. Bethel Presbytery.

Hamilton, William Hugh, A. B. Davidson College.

Greenwood, S. C. Concord Presbytery.

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

Farm School, N. C. Concord Presbytery.

Hutchison, Thomas Johnston, A. B., Davidson College.

Rock Hill, S. C. Bethel Presbytery.

McLean, Malcolm James, A. B., Davidson College.

Cameron, N. C. Fayetteville Presbytery.

Wallace, John Quincy, Maryville College.

Soddy, Tennessee. Knoxville Presbytery.

Wildman, Charles Edgar, Colgate Academy.

Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Presbytery.

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SENIOR CLASS

y Bateman, Thomas, Whitworth Institute, England.

Atlanta, Georgia. , Atlanta Presbytery.
^ Benjamin, Joseph, Urumiah Mission College, Persia.

Urumiah, Persia South Carolina Presbytery.

*^Coker, Jesse Edward, Alabama Normal School.

Jacksonville, Alabama. North Alabama Presbytery.

* Grant, Robert, Strathspey Academy, Scotland.

Atlanta, Georgia. Charleston Presbytery.

''tToLLINGSWORTH, GEORGE MADISON,

Conyers, Georgia. Atlanta Presbytery.

** McPheeters, Joseph Charless, A. B.,

Columbia, S. C. Washington and Lee University.

Norwood, Ernest Henry,

Orphan Working School, London, England.

Winston-Salem, N. C. Orange Presbytery.

Smith, Frederick Bruce, Gainesville High School.

Norcross, Georgia. Atlanta Presbytery.

"**> ^Wallace, Joseph Edward, A. B.

Presbyterian College, South Carolina.

Sale Creek, Tennessee. Knoxville Presbytery.

^Wilcox, George Marshall, A. B. Davidson College.

Elberton, Georgia. Athens Presbytery.

. Yeargan, Charles Baxter, A. B. Davidson College.

Buffalo, Alabama. East Alabama Presbytery.

SPECIAL STUDENT

CULCLASURE, CHARLES H.,

Columbia, S. C. Lexington Association.

SUMMARY

Senior 11

Middle 8

Junior 7

Special 1

Total 27

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Representation

Institutions

Davidson College 9

Presbyterian Col. of S. C. . 2

S. W. Presbyterian Univ. . 1

Clemson College 1

Erskine College 1

Guilford College 1

Washington & Lee Univ. . 1

Maryville College 1

Soddy High School . . .
Orphan School, London .
Whitworth Institute . . .
Strathspey Academy . .
Urumiah Mission College
Alabama Normal School

Colgate Academy

Gainesville High School

presbyteries

Athens 1

Atlanta 4

Bethel 3

Charleston 3

Concord 2

East Alabama 1

Fayetteville 1

Harmony 1

Knoxville 3

Nashville 1

North Alabama 1

Orange 2

Savannah 1

South Carolina 1

States and Countries

Alabama 2

Georgia 7

Louisiana 1

North Carolina 5

Persia 1

South Carolina 8

Tennessee 3

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Class of 1908

Full Graduates who received the Degree of Bachelor of
Divinity :

Ervin, Clarendon Witherspoon, A. B., B. D., South
Carolina.

Gillespie, Richard Thomas, Jr., A. B., B. D., South
Carolina.

Rowan, Jesse Colin, A. B., B. D., North Carolina.

Members of the Class who received Certificates of Gradua-
tion in some of the departments of instruction in the Seminary :

Bridgman, Arthur Coleman, South Carolina.

McChesney, Paul Stanley, Virginia.

Rauschenberg, Fritz, Georgia.

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Course of Study

JUNIOR

(18 hours a week.)

Old Testament. Hebrew Orthography, Etymology, Vo-
cabulary, Syntax of the Verb, and Translation at
Sight in Genesis ; Textual Criticism and Archaeology 5

New Testament. Translation of Greek of the Four Gos-
pels, Essentials of Greek Grammar, Harmony of
Gospels and Life of Christ; Canon and Textual
Criticism 5

Ecclesiastical History. Sacred History from the Creation
to the End of the Old Testament Period, Ancient
Geography, Archaeology and Chronology %

Sacred Rhetoric. Outline of Sacred Rhetoric, Exercises
in Reading the Scriptures and Hymns 1

Missions. Bible Teaching, Biography, Geography, Eth-
nology and Philology 1

Theology. Theology: Its Definition, Method of Distribu-
tion, Relation to Philosophy, and Source; Inspiration
of the Scriptures , . . . 1

English Bible. Old Testament: Study of the Several
Books, with a View to Discovering the Organizing

Principle of Each 2

New Testament: Inductive Study of the Gospels. ... 2

Mental Philosophy. A Course of Lectures 1

Elocution

MIDDLE

(17 hours a week.)
Old Testament. Drill in Exegesis, and in Hebrew Syntax ;
Translation of Extended Passages ; Special Introduc-
tion ; Elements of Higher Criticism and the Text .... 3

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

Ecclesiastical History. From the Apostolic Period to the
Reformation Period 3

Sacred Rhetoric. Outline Completed, and Written Exer-
cises for Criticism 1

Missions. Chronological History of Missions ; the World
Religions ; Kinds of Mission Work ; Qualifications and
Methods ; Incidental Value 2

Theology. The Theology of Natural Religion 3

English Bible. Old Testament: Same as in Junior Year.
New Testament: Study of Acts and Epistles 2

Elocution

SENIOR

(16 hours a week.)

Old Testament. Studies in the Psalms ; Special Introduc-
tion ; Dillman on Genesis ; Prophecy 3

New Testament. Exegesis of Romans and Later Pauline
Epistles ; Letter to Hebrews and Revelation ; Studies

in the Doctrine of the Apostles 3

Ecclesiastical History. Modern Period, History of the

Presbyterian Church and Church Polity 3

Pastoral Theology and Homiletics. A Course of Lectures

and Exercises in the Composition of Sermons 1

Missions. Lectures on Mission Topics 1

Theology. The Theology of Redemption 3

English Bible. Same as in Middle Year 2

Elocution

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Cbc Departments of Instruction

Old Cestament Literature and Gxegeais

Professor, McPheeters.

The aim of this department is to put the student in a posi-
tion to interpret the Scriptures of the Old Testament in the
original. Special emphasis is laid upon the mastery of the
principles of Hebrew Etymology and Syntax ; the acquisition
of a copious vocabulary; the formation and cultivation of
those mental habits which condition a correct exegesis ; and
the acquiring of sound principles of interpretation and of a
knowledge of the several branches of interpretation.

The work attempted is determined by the end had in view.
In the Junior Class the emphasis is laid upon securing a
working vocabulary, a thorough grounding in etymology,
and an initial acquaintance with the syntax of the verb. In
the Middle and Senior classes the object chiefly aimed at is
to perfect the student's knowledge of syntax, and to ground
him in the knowledge and drill him in the application of sound
principles of interpretation.

The matter and the extent of the courses in the Middle and
Senior classes vary somewhat from year to year to meet the
varying needs and attainments of different classes.

The leading topics of General Introduction, such as the
Canon, the Text and Archaeology, are taken up and discussed
in their connections; as are also such subjects as the Higher
Criticism, Prophecy, and Old Testament Theology.

Upon request, detailed information will be furnished to any
one desiring it, as to what will be the special features of the
work to be done in any of the classes for the coming session.

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New 'Cestament Literature and exegesis

Professor White.

In the study of the New Testament it is assumed that each
student who enters the Seminary has fitted himself to read
some of the prose literature of the Greek language, and that
he has a fair knowledge of the forms of inflection and of the
rules of syntax. All of those who propose to enter this field
of work 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 the translation and
critical interpretation of the Greek text of the four Gospels.
In connection with this the class makes a careful study of
the life of Christ in its several periods. During a part of
the session a Harmony of the Gospels is used, and each stu-
dent is expected to read the biographies of Christ by
Andrews, Edersheim and others. To this study there is added
a careful analysis of each of the Gospels and its individual
characteristics. The subjects connected with General Intro-
duction, the Canon, the text of the New Testament and
Textual Criticism are taught in a series of lectures. Every
student is expected to master the principles of Greek Ety-
mology and Syntax. Each student is expected also to use
the working library of the Seminary in the preparation of
papers upon assigned topics.

MIDDLE CLASS

The work of the Middle Class begins with the translation
and exegesis of the Greek text of the Acts of the Apostles.
The class makes a careful study of the early planting of the
Christian Church as set forth in the Book of Acts. In this
work is included the exegesis of the Epistle of James. Then
follows a critical interpretation of First and Second Thessa-
lonians, Galatians, and First and Second Corinthians. The

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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 trans-
lation 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 the
Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of the Apostle Peter and
the Epistles and the Revelation of the Apostle John. The
class also makes a careful examination of the life and work
of each of the three Apostles, Paul, Peter and John. In
addition to this work, the class enters upon the discussion of
some of the subjects embraced in the biblical theology of the
New Testament. Special papers prepared by the members
of the class are made the subjects of discussion in the class-
room. The Greek New Testament is used as a text-book in
the class-room 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.

Didactic and polemic TTbeology

Professor Hall.
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 once a week with the Philosophy of
the feelings, of the will, and of the conscience. The text-book
used is Haven's Mental Philosophy. Part of the year is
given to Butler's Analogy.

The Junior Class is also occupied once a week with intro-
ductory Theology, embracing the definition of theology and
the method of its distribution, the relation of theology to

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philosophy and science, the source of theology or the rule of
faith and duty, and the inspiration of the Scriptures. The
text-book used is the first volume of Hodge's Systematic
Theology.

MIDDLE CLASS

The Middle Class studies the theology of natural religion,
comprising the following topics : The being of God, man's
natural ignorance of God, our knowledge of God, the names
of God, the nature and attributes of God, the Trinity, the
decrees, the creation, providence, angels, man, the will of man
in innocence, moral government, the covenant of works and
the principle of federal representation, the fall, original sin,
including a full discussion of the theories touching hereditary
sin, the state and nature of sin, the pollution and guilt of sin,
and the degrees of guilt.

SENIOR CLASS

The Senior Class studies the theology of redemption,
consisting of the following topics: Election and reprobation,
appointment of the mediator and federal head, the covenant
of grace, qualifications of the mediator, the person of Christ,
the mediatorial offices, the mediatorial estates, vocation, grace,
regeneration, faith, justification, repentance, adoption, sanc-
tification, the moral law, prayer ; the last things : embracing
death, the state of the soul after death, the second advent,
the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, glorification;
future punishment : including the consideration of annihila-
tionism, future probationism, and universalism.

The text-books of the Middle and Senior classes are the
first volume of Thornwell's Collected Writings, and the three
volumes of Hodge's Systematic Theology. Along with the
study of text-books, lectures, written and unwritten, are freely
employed. The students are required to submit, at all meet-
ings of the classes, digested statements in writing of what has
been gone over in preceding exercises. Constant reference is
made to the Westminster Standards.

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Gccleataatical ftfstory and Church polity

Professor Reed.

JUNIOR CLASS

This year is given to the study of Sacred History, or the
history of the Church as contained in the Old Testament
Scriptures. As auxiliary to this, the class begins with a
short course in Biblical Geography, the object of which is
to acquire a familiar knowledge of the lands in which the
ancient people of God dwelt. The class devotes the remainder
of the year to the history of God's dealings with the race,
and especialty with His chosen people, from the beginning
to the birth of Christ. Use is made of the results of recent
excavations in Bible lands.

MIDDLE CLASS

During this year the class studies the General History of
the Christian Church from the beginning of the Apostolic
Age, through the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. An
effort is made to gain a clear knowledge of the successive
steps by which the simple organization of the primitive Church
was transformed into the elaborate hierarchy of the papacy.
Close attention is given to the history of doctrine, especially
the controversies out of which emerged the different creeds
and systems of theology. The method of teaching is by text-
books, supplemented by occasional lectures.

From the middle till the close of this session the class meets
the professor an hour each week in the study of Church polity.

SENIOR CLASS

The class completes the general history of the Church
before the middle of the term. Then follows a course in
Christian missions, with special reference to the present-day
mission work of the various churches of Protestant Christen-
dom, the present conditions of the heathen world, and the
urgent need of a more fervent missionary spirit.

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The latter part of the session is given to the study of the
Presbyterian churches of the world.

JVatural Science in Connection SHitb Revelation and Chris-
tian Hpologetics

This chair is vacant for the present. Its field is partially
covered by Professor Hall in Mental Philosophy and Theol-
ogy, and Professors White and McPheeters in Introduction
and Criticism.

pastoral theology and Romiletics

Professors Reed and Hall.

JUNIOR CLASS

Two hours a week are given through the entire session
to Homiletics under Professor Reed. When the class has
acquired some theoretical knowledge of sermonizing from the
text-book, they are required to put the knowledge into practice
in making briefs of sermons. These briefs are submitted to
the professor, and he gives the class the benefit of his criticism.

MIDDLE CLASS

The course in Homiletics is continued with substantially
the same method of instruction as in the Junior year, until
the text-book is completed.

SENIOR CLASS

During the year Pastoral Theology and the Sacraments
are taught by Professor Hall. Text-books: Hoppin's Pas-
toral Theology, and Armstrong's Sacraments of the New
Testament.

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Cbe GngUsb Bible

Professors McPheeters and White.

MIDDLE AND SENIOR CLASSES

The Old Testament m English.

The Junior, Middle and Senior classes devote one hour a
week to the study of the books of the Old Testament with
Professor McPheeters. Special attention is paid to master-
ing the contents of the several books and to determining the
place and function of each in the organism of the Old Testa-
ment revelation.

JUNIOR AND MIDDLE CLASSES

The New Testament in English.

The Junior Class uses during a portion of the session a
Harmony of the four Gospels in English, with Professor
White. The Life of Christ, in all its details, as given in the
Gospels, is made the subject of extended study. The Middle
and Senior classes use the Acts of the Apostles in English for
a short time as a part of the course of study in the New Testa-
ment.

post-Graduate <Horh

For those who desire to continue their course of study for
a longer time, or take special studies, no fixed curriculum is
prescribed, but each student is free to devote himself to those
branches which he wishes specially to pursue. Such students
may attend any of the regular classes, or they may pursue
advanced study and conduct original investigation under the
guidance of the several professors in the Seminary.

Optional Courses

No regular recitations are conducted on Mondays. This
makes it convenient to introduce optional courses for students
who wish to equip themselves better than the regular curricu-

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lum permits. On request, such courses will be provided 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 probability
of interference with his regular work. He reserves the fur-
ther right to determine, from the number making application,
whether the course shall be opened.

elocution

There is a special fund, the proceeds of which are available
to provide for instruction in Elocution by a proficient teacher.

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 semi-annually to Presbyteries concerning
the attendance of the students upon the exercises of the
Seminary, and concerning their general deportment, diligence
and standing in study.

Rhetorical exercises

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

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

Once a fortnight, also, there is a debate upon some subject
chosen by the students, the aim of which is to cultivate free-
dom of thought and readiness of speech. The Faculty is
present during the debate, and one of the members of the
Faculty presides.

Religious Culture

Chapel. Daily prayers, which every student is required
to attend, are conducted in the morning by a member of the
Senior Class, and in the afternoon by one of the professors.

Weekly Conference. Each Thursday afternoon, begin-
ning at 5 o'clock, is occupied by the professors in a conference
before the students, dealing with such subjects as personal
piety and methods of study.

Sessions

The Seminary year begins on Wednesday after the third
Monday in September, and ends on the second Thursday in
May. For the convenience of some of the classes and for
presbyterial reports, the session is divided into two terms, the
first of which ends on the last Saturday in January, and
the second begins on the following Tuesday.

Hdmissioiis

The Seminary is open to students of every evangelical
denomination. Every student entering the Seminary is
required to present a statement from his Presbytery, to the

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effect that he has permission to enter the Seminary, and
specifying the course he is desired to take. Otherwise he
must furnish the Faculty with satisfactory testimonials of
being in full communion with some Christian Church, and of
having been regularly educated at some college or university ;
or, in the absence of such testimonials, must satisfy the
Faculty, by examination, that he is qualified to enter upon a
course of study in theology.

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 all the rules and regulations specified in the Consti-
tution, and also obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily
yield to all the 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 Seminary.
Students from other seminaries will be admitted ad eundem on
presenting a regular certificate of dismission from the semi-
nary previously attended.

Society of Missionary Inquiry. This society meets twice
a month, on alternate Monday evenings, and holds a separate
business meeting once a month. It proves a power in awaken-
ing and sustaining interest in missions, and takes practical
oversight of local mission work.

Mission Work. The city of Columbia offers many oppor-
tunities for religious work and training. There are two
mission churches in the suburbs. There are three factory
villages, where missions may be conducted. There is abun-
dance of opportunity for work among the colored people.
Prayer meetings, house-to-house visitations, Sabbath-schools
and preaching services are conducted by the students.

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Regular Preaching. Students of the Middle and Senior
classes are allowed, with the consent of the presbyteries con-
cerned, and when it does not conflict with their Seminary
duties, to supply vacant churches in the State of South Caro-
lina, every part of which is easily accessible to Columbia.

Location and Buildings

The Seminary is located near the center of the city of
Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. This city, with a
population of about 40,000, is situated on heights overlook-
ing the Congaree river, and is noted for the beauty of its site,
its broad and well-shaded streets, its excellent natural drain-
age, its quiet and refined society. It is a railroad and educa-
tional center, having, besides a number of lower schools and
institutions, the University of South Carolina, the Presbyte-
rian College for Women, the Methodist Female College, and a
Business College. In recent years Columbia has entered upon
a career of steady, if not, indeed, phenomenal development.
The establishment of large manufacturing 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 Seminary.

Columbia is one of the leading winter resorts of our coun-
try. 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 stands the College for Women.
Only two squares from the Seminary stands the handsome new
tourist hotel, The Colonia.

The main floor of the central building on the Seminary
grounds is used for lecture rooms, the third floor for 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.

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The rooms are kept in a thoroughly cleansed and wholesome
condition, and are supplied with a complete suite of furniture,
carpet, and necessary linen and bedding. The Ladies' Society
of the First Church, Columbia, with the aid of other churches
in the four Synods, has fitted up with new and handsome
furnishings a number of the rooms in Simons Hall. 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.

historical Sketch

The Columbia Seminary was founded in 1828 by the Synod
of South Carolina and Georgia, which occupied the territory
now embracing the three Synods of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida, so that these other Synods when they were
formed assumed for themselves the covenant relations entered
into by their forefathers. The Synod of Alabama entered
into the same compact in 1857. Dr. Goulding, 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
Dr. Howe was elected his co-professor. 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 erection of a dormitory that bears her name.

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. Look-
ing around them, they saw fields white to the harvest. An
increasing population with pressing spiritual needs was filling
the boundaries both of South Carolina and Georgia. Look-
ing 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 Ala-

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bama, 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 then,.

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."

Library

The Library contains about 25,000 volumes, mostly
theological. In it are incorporated 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 rather small
fund for the purpose, 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 rooms are kept warm and are furnished with electric
lights.

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

expenses

There are no tuition fees and no charges for room-rent.
The Seminary furnishes tableware and linen, and pays the
salary of the Matron. The cost of good board is reduced to
a minimum, under the careful supervision of the Matron, Miss
Mary McKenzie, and ranges from $8 to $10 per calendar
month.

By a special arrangement books are purchased at about
cost. Some text-books can be obtained from the Library.
Washing can be had at $1.25 per month. Traveling expenses
of students, 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 supple-
ment what he has available for his support.

Donations and Special Objects

For support of students :

Friends in Selma, Ala $400 00

Ladies' Society, Second Church, Charleston 300 00

Ladies' Society, First Church, Charleston 100 00

Ladies' Society, First Church, Columbia 50 00

Opportunities for Liberality

1. There is need of a fire-proof Library building.

2. There should be a larger Library Fund ; an addition of
$10,000, or more, to the endowment of the Library.

3. There should be a larger and more commodious Chapel
of brick or stone.

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4. The Students' Fund should be largely increased, or a
number of scholarships, yielding at least $100 each per
annum, should be added.

5. There is room for a variety of lectureships.

6. In a smaller way, gifts of books, maps, charts, casts for
the Library and Lecture-rooms, and of supplies for the
Boarding Hall are always gratefuly received.

form of Bequest

The proper form of a bequest is as follows :

"To the Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary
of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, to
them and their successors, I give and bequeath the sum of

(or I devise a certain parcel or tract of

land, etc.), to be applied by them to the uses and benefit of
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Hppendix

Members of the faculty of the Columbia Seminary

18281907

Accessus. Exitus.

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 Christian

Theology. 1856

1836 Charles Colcock Jones,* D. D., Professor

of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1838
1848 Charles Colcock Jones,* D. D., Professor

of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1850

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

siastical 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

1858 J. H. Thornwell,* D. D., LL. D., Professor

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

1867 William S. Plumer,* D. D., LL. D., Pro-

feossr of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1875

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

*Deceased.

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Accessus. Exitus.

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. 1886

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

1882 Wm. E. Boggs, D. D., Professor of Ecclesias-

tical History and Church Polity. 1885

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

Biblical Literature. 1885

1885 Jas. D. Tadlock,* D. D., LL. D., Professor

of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1898

1886 J. L. Girardeau,* D. D., LL. D., Professor

of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1895

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

lical 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 Professor

of Biblical Literature. 1893

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

Professor 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

*Deceased.

Accessus. Exitus.

1895 William T. Hall, D. D., LL. D., Professor

of Didactic and Polemic Theology.
1898 Richard C. Reed, D. D., LL. D., Professor
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

1902 Henry Alexander White, Ph. D., D. D.,

Professor of New Testament Literature and
Exegesis.

Lecturers

1898 Samuel M. Smith, D. D., Lecturer in Pas-
toral Theology and Homiletics. 1899

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

Bible. 1901

tutors in ftebrew

1851 Bazile E. Lanneau, A. M. 1855

1856 James Cohen,* A. M. 1862

1872 Charles R. Hemphill, A. M. 1878

1889 Daniel J. Brimm, A. M. 1892

1892 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M. 1893

1893 Evander D. Brown, A. M. 1894

1894 Charles M. Richards, A. B. 1896

1896 William H. Mills, A. B., B. D. 1898
1898 Melton Clark, A. B. 1898
1898 Samuel C. Byrd, A. M. 1902
1902 Ernest N. Bradshaw, B. D. 1894

1904 James B. Branch, A. B., B. D. 1905

Cutors in Greek

1894 Alfred L. Patterson, A. B. 1895

1905 Edgar Davis Kerr, A. B. 1907

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