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PRESBYTERIAN 



Theological Seminary 






COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: 

BY CHARTER, 

UNDER THE CONTROL AND PATRONAGE OF 

Four Synods, viz: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, 

and Florida. 



"In the four States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, there 
are 1,900 more square miles than in the five States of New York, New Jersey, 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky. Within the latter, with no intervening 
territory, there are seven Theological Seminaries (Presbyterian); within the 
former there is one"  at Columbia, S. C. 



i 897- i 898. 



COLUMBIA, S. C, 1425 Main St., 
THE BRYAN PRINTING CO., 

1898. 



CALENDAR. 



189S. 



January 2d- 

April 26th- 

May 8th- 



May 

May 
May 



May 



Classes Resumed. 

-Written Examinations Be^in. 

-Baccalaureate Sermon, by Rev. J. W. Walden, 
D. D., Athens, Ga., at 11 a. m. 



8th Missionary Address, by Rev. W. E. Mcll- 
waine, Pensacola, Fla., at 8 p. m. 

Board of Directors Meets. 



10th 
11th 



12th 



-Annual "Lecture" before the Alumni Associ- 
ation, by Rev. J. T. Plunket, D. D., of 
Augusta, Ga., at 8 p. in.; Rev. Eugene 
Daniel, D. D., of Raleigh, N. C, alternate. 

-Closing Exercises. Presentation of Diplomas 
and Certificates, and Address to Graduating 
Class. 



May 13th  Summer Vacation Begins. 

September 21st  Session Begins. Address by a Member of the 
Facultv. Enrolment of Students. 



'*5.  Art. 2. Of the (fifteen) members of the Board, the Synod 
of South Carolina shall elect six ; the Synod of Georgia four ; 
the Synod of Alabama three, and the Synod of Florida two ; the 
term of office of five of whom, viz: two from the Synod of South 
Carolina and one from each of the other Synods, shall expire 
each year. Of these fifteen Directors, four ministers, one from 
each Synod, shall be designated by their respective Synods as 
Examiners, whose special duty it shall be to attend the examin- 
ations at the close of every term and report thereon to the Board 
of Directors." 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

(As furnished by the Secretary of the Board.) 

SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Term Expires. 

Rev. J. G. Richards, Blenheim, S. C 1900 

Rev. W. G. Neville, Yorkville, S. C 1900 

Rev. W. W. Mills, Camden, S. C 1898 

Mr. W. A. Clark, Columbia, S. C 1898 

Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D. D., Columbia, S. C 1899 

Rev. A. A. James, Pacolet, S. C 1899 

SYNOD OF GEORGIA. 

Rev. H. F. Hoyt, D. D., Harmony Grove, Ga 1898 

Mr. W. C. Sibley, Augusta, Ga 1901 

Col. M. A. Candler, Atlanta, Ga 1900 

Rev. James Stacy, D. D., Newnan, Ga 1899 

SYNOD OF ALABAMA. 

Rev. R. Cecil, D. D., Selma, Ala 1900 

Mr. J. H. Miller, Birmingham, Ala 1898 

Rev. J. L. Brownlee, Union Springs, Ala 1899 

SYNOD OF FLORIDA. 

Rev. W. E. McIlwaine, Pensacola, Fla 1899 

Rev. W. W. Elwang, Orlando, Fla 1898 

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. 

Rev. R. Cecil, D. D., Selma, Ala President 

Rev. W. E. McIlwaine, Pensacola, Fla Vice-Pi'esident. 

Rev. W. W. Mills, Camden, S. C Secretary. 

Mr. W. J. Duffie, Columbia, S. C... Treasurer. 



COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. 



Executive Committee  Mr. W. A. Clark, Rev. J. G. Richards, 
Rev. W. W. Mills. 

Examining Committee  Rev. James Stacy, Rev. J. G. Rich- 
ards, Rev. R. Cecil, Rev. W. W. Elwang. 

Investing Committee  Messrs. W. A. Clark, J. S. Muller, W. 
B. Eowrance, W. C. Sibley, and Mr. T. S. Bryan.. 

Committee on Material Property  Rev. D. J. Brimm and Rev. 
W. M. McPheeters. 



THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

FACULTY. 

(The order of names is the seniority of commission.) 



WILLIAM M. McPHEETERS, D. D., 

PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS. 

DANIEL J. BRIMM, A. M., 

PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS. 

WILLIAM T. HALL, D. D., 

PROFESSOR OF DIDACTIC AND POLEMIC THEOLOGY. 

JAMES D. TADLOCK, D. D., LL. D., 

PROFESSOR OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AND CHURCH POLITY. 

SAMUEL SPAHR LAWS, A. M., M. D., LL. D., D. D., 

PERKINS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN CONNECTION WITH 
REYELATION, AND CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS. 



(The studies of this Chair are taught by the occupants of other Chairs in addition to their 

regular instructions.) 

PROFESSOR OF PASTORAL THEOLOGY, SACRED RHETORIC AND 

ENGLISH BIBLE. 

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

TUTORS IN HEBREW. 



Chairman of Facility: W. M. McPHEETERS. 
Librarian: D. J. Brimm. 
Clerk of Faculty: S. S. Laws. 



"The Professors shall constitute a Faculty, who shall meet at 
least monthly, on a given day ; and at all meetings of the Faculty, 
the senior Professor shall preside ; but, in every other respect, the 
Professors shall be on equality, and all questions before them 
shall be decided by a majority of votes." 



AT COLUMBIA, S. C. 



STUDENTS: 1897-1898. 



SENIOR CLASS. 

NAME AND ADDRESS. INSTITUTION AND PRESBYTERY. 

Blackwell, David J., Erskine College, S. C, 

Due West, S. C. Licentiate, S. C. Presbytery. 

Clark, Melton, A. B., South Carolina College, S. C, 

Columbia, S. C. Charleston Presbytery. 

Clotfelter, Joseph A., A. B., Davidson College., N. C, 

Conyers, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery. 

Harris, Joseph M., A. B., Davidson College, N. C, 

Harrisburg, N. C. 

Higdon, Frank L-, King College, Tenn., 

Daysville, Va. Abingdon Presbytery. 

Rusk, Robert H., Davidson College, N. C, 

Woodstock, Ga. Cherokee Presbytery. 

MIDDLE CLASS. 

Dendy, Joseph T., Presbyterian College, S. C, 

Richland, S. C. S. C. Presbytery. 

Douglas, Davison M., A. B., Davidson College, N. C, 

Blackstock, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. 

Gregg, Francis W., Citadel, S. C, 

Clausen, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. 

Harris, William F., A. B., Erskine College, S. C, 

Union Springs, Ala. South Alabama Presbytery. 

Patterson, Howard L., S. W. P. University, Tenn., 

New Orleans, La. N. O. Presbytery. 

Scott, J. Charlton, A. B., Presbyterian College, S. C, 

Wisacky, S. C. Enoree Presbytery. 

Waite, Alexander, A. B., Waynesburg College, Pa., Union 

Seminary, N. Y., 

Reynoldsville, Pa. 

Waite, James, A. B., Waynesburg College, Pa., Union Semi- 
nary, and Allegheny Seminary, 
Reynoldsville, Pa. Clarion Presbytery. 



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NAME AND ADDRESS. INSTITUTION AND PRESBYTERY. 

Walker, Robert P., A. B., Presbyterian College, S. C, 

McClellanville, S. C. Enoree Presbytery. 

JUNIOR CLASS. 

Berry, James A., B. h. S., Washington College, Tenn., 

White's Store, Tenn. Holston Presbytery. 

Butler, John T., S. W. P. University, Tenn., 

Wallace, Ga. Atlanta Presbytery. 

Ireson, Andrew J., A. B., King College, Tenn., 

Montgomery, Va. Abingdon Presbytery. 

Jones, Frank D., A. B., Davidson College, N. C, 

Wrightsboro, Texas. Bethel Presbytery. 

Latimer, Robert S., Southern University, Ala., 

Greensboro, Ala. Tuscaloosa Presbytery. 

Paisley, Henry L., A. B., Arkansas College, Ark., 

Gurdon, Ark. Ouachita Presbytery. 

Parker, Thomas, North Western University, Chicago, 111., 

Hillsboro, County Down, Ireland. Florida Presbytery. 

Smith, H. Maxcy, A. B., Hampden-Sidney College, Va., 

Reidville, S. C 

Smyth, Frazier D., S. W. P. University, Tenn., 

New Orleans, La. Charleston Presbytery. 

Wardlaw, Frank H., A. B., Davidson College, N. C, 

Columbia, S. C. Bethel Presbytery. 

Wyly, William J., A. B., Presbyterian College, S. C, 

Retreat, S. C. S. C. Presbytety. 

special students. 

Carson, Charles C, A. B., University of Georgia, 

Bow r enville, Ga. Licentiate, Athens Presbytery. 

Rice, D. D., J. A., S. C. College, Methodist Church, 

Columbia^ S. C 

Strickland, Walter F., S. W. P. University, Tenn., 

Edgefield, S. C. S. C. Presbytery. 



AT COLUMBIA, S. C. 



POST GRADUATES. 

NAME AND ADDRESS. . INSTITUTION AND PRESBYTERY. 

Marshall, Rev. Thomas C, A. B., A. M., Lafayette College, Pa., 

Palatka, Fla. Sewanee Presbytery, and Princeton Seminary Certificate. 

Mills, William H., A. B., B. D., Davidson College, N. C, 
Camden, S. C. Columbia Sent., 1897, Licentiate, Harmony Pres. 

Rogers, Frank E., A. B., Oxford College, Ala., 

Alabama. Columbia Seminary, 1896, Lexington Presbytery. 

Sims, Frank K., A. B., B. D., Presbyterian College, S. C, 
Lowryville, S. C. Columbia Sem., 1897, Licentiate, Bethel Pres. 

SUMMARY. 

Senior 6 

Middle 9 

Junior 11 

Special Students 3 

Post Graduates 4 

Total 33 



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REPRESENTATION. 



Arkansas 1 

Alabama 3 

Georgia 4 

Ireland 1 

Louisiana 2 

Florida 2 

Pennsylvania 2 



STATES AND COUNTRIES. 

Tennessee 1 

North Carolina 1 

South Carolina 13 

Texas 1 

Virginia 2 






Total 12-33 



INSTITUTIONS. 



Arkansas College 1 

Citadel, S. C 1 

Davidson College, N. C 7 

Erskine College, S. C 2 

University Georgia 1 

Hampden-Sydney, Va 1 

King College, Tenn 2 

Presbyterian College of S. C 5 

South Carolina College 2 

S. W. Presbyterian Univer- 
sity, Tenn 4 

N. W. University, 111 1 



Waynesburg College,Pa., and 

Union Seminary, N. Y ... 1 
Georgia University,and Pres- 
bvterian Seminary, Louis- 
ville 1 

Southern University, Ala.... 1 
Washington College, Tenn... 1 
Lafayette College and Prince- 
ton Seminary 1 

Waynesburg College and Al- 
legheny Seminary 1 



Abingdon 2 

Atlanta 2 

Athens 1 

Clarion, Pa 1 

Bethel 5 

Charleston 1 

Cherokee 1 

Enoree 2 

Florida 1 

Harmon v 1 



Total. 
r TERIES. 
Holston.... 



1 

Lexington 1 

New Orleans 1 

Ouachita 1 

Sewanee 1 

South Carolina 5 

South Alabama 1 

Tuscaloosa 1 

No Presbytery 3 

Total 18-32 



Total enrolment 33, from twelve different States and coun- 
tries and twenty-one different educational institutions, and eigh- 
teen Presbyteries. 



A T COL UMBIA, S. C. 



CLASS OF 1897. 



The following received Diplomas with the degree B. D. {Bac- 
calaureus Divinitatis\ viz : William A. Hafner, A. B.; William 
H. Mills, A. B.; William R. Minter, A. B.; Hugh R. Murchison, 
A. B.; Robert L. kogers, A. B,; Frank K. Sims, A. B. 

The remaining members of the class received Certificates, viz : 
James A. Dorritee ; Colin Allen McPheeters, A. B.; Charles B. 
Ratchford ; Weston W. Sadler ; Lachlan C Vass, A. B. 



SESSIONS. 



There is but one Session in the Seminary year. The year 
commences on Wednesday after the third Monday in September, 
and ends on the second Thursday in May. 






ADMISSION. 



The regular time for admission to the Seminary is in Septem- 
ber. It is of the utmost importance for all students to be present 
at the commencement of the Session. 

The Seminary is open to students of every evangelical denom- 
ination. Candidates for admission 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, 
they must satisfy the Faculty, by examination, that they are 
qualified to enter on a course in Theology. Such persons, on 



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assenting to the Constitution of the Seminary, are admitted to 
the standing for which they are qualified. 

On entering the Seminary, students 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 regula- 
tions specified in the Constitution, 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 mem- 
ber of it." 



COURSES OF STUDY. 



First Year. 

Old Testament.  Hebrew Orthography, Etymology, Vocabu- 
lary, Syntax of the Verb, and Translation at Sight in Genesis. 

New Testament.  Harmony of Gospels, General Introduction, 
Special Introduction to Gospels, Essentials of Grammar. 

Ecclesiastieal History.  Sacred History from the Creation to 
the end of the Apostolic Period, Ancient Geography, Archaeology 
and Chronology. 

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

Apologetics.  The Christian Religion  its Nature and Origin. 

Theology.  Theology : its Definition, Method of Distribution, 
Relation to Philosophy and Source ; and Inspiration of Scripture. 

English Bible.  Exegetical and Homiletical Study of Selec- 
tions from Old and New Testaments. 

Mental Philosophy.  A Course of Lectures. 

Second Year. 
Old Testament.  Exegesis in Exodus, and Hebrew Syntax ; 



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Translation of extended passages ; General and Special Intro- 
duction. 

New Testament.  Exegesis of Catholic Epistles, with Special 
Introduction ; Original Studies. 

Ecclesiastical History.  From the Apostolic Period to the 
present time. 

Sacred Rhetoric.  Outline completed, and Written Exercises 
for Criticism. 

Apologetics.  The Sciences and Philosophy in relation to 
Christianity. 

Theology.  The Theology of Natural Religion. 

English Bible.  Exegetical and Homiletical Study of Selec- 
tions from the Old and New Testaments. 

Third Year. 

Old Testament.  Messianic Prophecy, General and Special 
Introduction. 

New Testament.  Exegesis in Romans and Galatians, Studies 
in Smaller Pauline Epistles, Special ^Introduction, Original 
Studies. 

Ecclesiastical History.  Presbyterian Church in the United 
States, and Church Polity. 

Pastoral Theology and Homiletics.  A Course of Lectures and 
Exercises in the Composition of Sermons. 

Apologetics.  Comparative Religion ; Philosophy of the Non- 
Christian Religions ; Mission Work and Mission Fields  Resume 
of Entire Course. 

Theology.  The Theology of -Redemption. 

English Bible.  Exegetical and Homiletical Study of Selec- 
tions from Old and New Testaments. 

Fourth Year. 

For those who desire to continue their course of study for a 
longer time, or to 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 ad- 



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vanced study and conduct original investigation under the guid- 
ance of the several Professors in the Seminary. 



LECTURES AND RECITATIONS. 

The Junior Class meets five times a week in Hebrew, five 
times in Greek, twice in Sacred History, once in Sacred Rhetoric, 
twice in Apologetics, once in Theology, twice in English Bible, 
once in Mental Philosophy and for Elocution. 

The Middle Class meets three times a week in Hebrew, twice 
in Greek, twice in Introduction, three times in Church History, 
once in Sacred Rhetoric, twice in x\pologetics, three times in 
Theology, twice in English Bible, and once for Elocution. 

The Senior Class meets three times in Hebrew 7 , twice in Greek, 
once in Introduction, three times in Church History and Polity, 
once in Pastoral Theology, twice in Science and Revelation, three 
times in Theology, twice in English Bible and once for Elocution. 



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THE DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION 



I. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AND CHURCH POLITY. 
Professor Tadlock. 



Junior Class. 

Sacred History  From the Creation through the Apostolic 
Period. 

This History is studied with reference to the Historic unfold- 
ing of the Redemptive Scheme, as marked in Covenant and 
Type. Attention is given to Ancient Geography, Archaeology, 
and Chronology. Practical lessons are drawn from defections 
and revivals in the Ancient Church. In conducting the course, 
text-books and kctures are combined. 

Text-books : First of all the Inspired Scriptures, Sacred His- 
tory (Kurtz) ; Manual of Bible History (Blaikie). Books of 
Reference : Coleman's Historical Text-book and Atlas, Josephus, 
Milman, Stanley, Fairbairn, Edwards and Humphrey, together 
with Standard Dictionaries. 

Middle Class. 

History of the Church  From the Apostolic Period to the 
present time. 

In pursuing this line of study reference is had to the History 
of Doctrine, of Church Polity, of Discipline and Worship. The 
effects of Church and State Alliance are noted. In conducting 
the studies of the class, text-books are used, accompanied by free 
comment and lectures on special topics. 

Text-books : Alexander and Fisher. Books of Reference : 
Mosheim, Neander, Gieseler, Schaff, Hetherington and D'Au- 
bigne. 

Senior Class. 

History of Presbyterianism.  A brief survey of the sources of 
the elements forming the organization of the Presbyterian Church 
in the United States, followed by the history of the same, using 



14 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

Gillett as a text-book. This is followed by a course in Church 
Polity. 

Text-books : "History of the Presbyterian Church" Gillett. 
"The Church of Christ" Witherow. "The Book of Church 
Order." Books of Reference : Cunningham, Thorn well, Hodge, 
Gillespie and Robinson. 



II. OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS. 
Professor McPheeters. 



General Statemeiit. 

The work in this department will be directed to the attain- 
ment of the following ends, viz : First : The thorough mastery 
of the principles of Hebrew Etymology and Syntax, as furnishing 
the only basis for proficiency in Exegesis. Second : The acqui- 
sition of a copious vocabulary. Third : The formation and culti- 
vation of exegetical habits of mind, the acquiring of sound 
principles of interpretation, and of a knowledge of the several 
branches of Exegesis. Fourth : The securing of such familiarity 
with special introduction as will give the student an intelligent 
idea of the historical occasion, design and general contents of 
the particular books of Scripture, and so prepare the way for 
intelligent Exegesis. 

Junior Class. 

The aim with this class will be to secure the mastery of the 
more common and necessary principles of Hebrew Etymology, 
of so much of the Syntax as relates to the verb, and, in addition 
to this, to acquire a good working vocabulary. They will use 
for this purpose Harper's Hebrew Method and Manual, Elements 
of Hebrew, and Elements of Hebrew Syntax, and will be ex- 
pected to read rapidly a considerable part of Genesis. 

Middle Class. 

The class this year will study Exodus. During the greater 



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part of the session they will be engaged with a close, critical 
examination of Chapters I-VI. The object here will be drill 
in the application of the principles of interpretation, special 
emphasis being laid upon the principles of grammatical, histor- 
ical and logical interpretation. During the latter part of the 
session, if possible, the class will be carried over the remainder 
of the book in a more rapid manner. In this the object will be 
the illustration of the principles of Exegesis as they are related 
to more extended contexts. 

Senior Class. 

The attention of the class this year will be engaged with the 
study of Messianic Prophecy. They will read with care selected 
Messianic Prophecies. This will be followed by a connected 
view of Messianic Prophecy as a whole. 

There will be occasional lectures on special themes. This 
class, and the Middle Class also, will be expected to prepare two 
critical papers upon subjects assigned them by the Professor. 

General and Special Introduction. 

This class will embrace students in the Middle and Senior years. 
Its methods will be shaped with a view to meeting the needs of 
such as are taking only an English course, as well as of those 
who are taking Hebrew. The topics handled will vary from 
session to session. The aim will be to cover the field of General 
Introduction, and, as far as possible, that of Special Introduction 
every two years. Instruction by lecture and text-book. 



III. NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS. 
Professor Brimm. 



The aim of the entire course is to lead the student into the 
habit of careful, comprehensive, independent study and interpre- 
tation of the New Testament. Constant attention is given to 
Word-study, Synonyms, Phraseology and Peculiarities of Indi- 



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vidual Writers, points of Historical Interpretation, careful Logi- 
cal Analysis, and the Inductive Study of different Parts of 
Syntax, to determine the difference between Classical Greek 
and the New Testament Idiom, Hebraisms, &c, the effort being 
to make the study of the New Testament practical, and not 
merely theoretical. 

Junior Class. 

This class studies the Gospel Harmony, with the purpose, in 
addition to the above, of getting a succinct view of the Life of 
Christ; harmonizing apparent discrepancies ; securing a copious 
vocabulary, and acquiring the habit of careful and accurate trans- 
lation. General Exegesis of Words of Christ, and study of Christie 
Theology. At the beginning of the session the class is occupied 
with the subjects of General Introduction to the New Testa- 
ment : The Development of the Idiom, Canon, Textual Criti- 
cism, Hermeneutics, and History of the New Testament, and 
Special Introduction to the Gospels. 

Text-books : Robinson's Harmony, Thayer's Lexicon, Gram- 
mar. Students should bring and use their classical Lexicons 
and Grammars also. Introduction is taught by lecture. 

Middle Class. 
This class studies the Exegesis and Introduction of the Cath- 
olic Epistles, as many as is practicable, with Theology of the 
Jewish teachers. 

Text-books : Thayer, Winer, Westcott & Hort's Greek Testa- 
ment, Revised Version, Lectures on Introduction to Catholic 
Epistles. 

Senior Class. 

This class will study for minute Exegesis the Doctrinal portion 
of Romans or Galatians, and for broader Exegesis the shorter 
Pauline Epistles, with Introduction to the Books studied, the 
Life and Character and Literary Characteristics of Paul. Studies 
in Pauline Theology and its Harmony with that of Christ and of 
the Jewish teachers. Independent original work is encouraged. 

Text-books as before. Lectures on Introduction to the Pauline 
Epistles. 

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first day of session, since the first few days determine and base 
the work of the entire session*. 



IV. DIDACTIC AND POLEMIC THEOLOGY. 
Professor Hall. 



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

Junior Class. 
The Junior Class is occupied once a week with Introductory 
Theology, embracing the Definition of Theology and the Method 
of its Distribution, the Relation of Theology to Philosophy and 
Science, the Source of Theology or the Rule of Eaith 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 Nat- 
ural Ignorance of God, our Knowledge of God, the Names of 
God, the Nature and Attributes of God, the Trinity, the Decrees, 
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, consist- 
ing of the following topics : Election and Reprobation, Appoint- 
ment of the Mediator and Federal Head, the Covenant of Grace, 
Qualifications of the Mediator, the Person of Christ, the Mediato- 
rial Offices, the Mediatorial Estates, Vocation, Grace, Regenera- 
tion, Faith, Justification, Repentance, Adoption, Sanctification, 
the Moral Law, Prayer, the Last Things, embracing Death, the 
State of the Soul after Death, the Second Advent, the Resurrec- 



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tion of the Dead, the Final Judgment, Glorification, Future 
Punishment, including the consideration of Annihilationism, 
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 meetings of the 
classes, digested statements in writing of what had been gone 
over in preceding exercises. Constant reference is made to the 
Westminster Standards. 



V. "NATURAL SCIENCE IN CONNECTION WITH REV- 
ELATION, AND CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS." 

Professor Laws. 



"Nothing can be more obvious than that Christianity must be 
so understood as to square with the certainties of all known 
Truth, or be rejected altogether" (Thomas Chalmers). Provided 
a communication, come whence it may, be not self-contradictory, 
nor contradictory of self-evident and established truths, reason is 
incompetent, before examination, to prejudge its content, and 
must look to the evidence. "Physical science rests on verified or 
uncontradicted hypotheses" (Huxley),* and it is deemed absurd 
to prejudge and oppose without investigation any hypothesis that, 
so far as we know, may be true. Every Bible doctrine which 
appeals to man's faith is the equivalent of an hypothesis which 
seeks verification within the sphere of his intelligence and reli- 
gious consciousness. "Prove all things ; hold fast that which is 
good." "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doc- 
trine, whether it be of God." 

Junior Class. 

Hie Canon : Stuart "On the Old Testament," Wescott "On 
the Canon of the New Testament," J. A. Alexander's "New 
Testament Literature." 

The Evidences : A. Alexander, Paley, Chalmers. Assyriology. 

*"The Advance of Science in the last half-century," p. 33. 






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The Apostles' Creed: other creeds and the Apologetic import of 
the six (Ecumenical Councils (A. D. 325, 381, 431, 451, 553, 680). 
Lectures on all these subjects. 

Middle Class. 
Christian Ethics, as distinguished from Deistic and also from 
Humanitarian or Atheistic Ethics. 

Butler's Analogy and Buchanan's Modern Atheism. 
Logic: Its latest statement and impartial ministry in formally 
unifying and harmonizing all knowledge derived from Natural 
and Supernatural Sources  its Utility in Christian Apologetics. 
Lectures. 

Senior Class. 

Theistic Realism  the Rational Consummation of the Natural 
Sciences of Matter and of Mind and of Philosophy ; with the aid 
of a printed but unpublished Treatise containing a critical epi- 
tome of the leading systems of Philosophy. (Copies are lent the 
students for class use.) 

Psychology: Scientific and Biblical. 

Comparative Religion. 

The Religions of the World, by Burrell. The literature of the 
subject is fully excerpted and special attention is given to the 
underlying philosophy of each religion, and also to the points of 
Missionary interest. 

A review of the "World's Parliament of Religion," 1893, the 
result of a personal attendance thereon. 

The work of Missions is a feature kept steadily in view. 

Resume of entire course with the help of Syllabi  rei summa 
capita. 

VI. PASTORAL THEOLOGY, SACRED RHETORIC AND 
ENGLISH BIBLE. 

Professors Tadlock, McPheeters, Brimm, and Hall. 



1. Pastoral Theology. 
Senior Class. 
The usual subjects embraced in this Department are discussed 



20 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

in a course of Lectures by the Professor of Didactic and Polemic 
Theology. 

Text-book: Baxter's Reformed Pastor. 

J. Sacred Rhetoric. 

Junior Class. 
Text-book: Broadus' Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. 
Reference is made to Vinet, Dabney, and others. To this is 
added Drill in Reading. The selections are made chiefly from 
the Bible and Hymn Book, with Criticism by the instructor. 

Middle Class. 
Text-book: Broadus (as above) ; and reference is made to Bau- 
tain's Art of Extempore Speaking. Masterpieces of the Pulpit. 
Written Exercises are required for Criticism by the Teacher. 

Senior Class. 

The Composition of Sermons is required for Criticism by the 
Teacher during this year. 

During the latter part of the year the Sacraments are taught. 

The subjects of this part of the Chair are taught by the Pro- 
fessor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 

j. English Bible. 

A special course of instruction in the Exegetical and Homi- 
letical Study of the English Bible is given for all the classes. 
This course is arranged specially for the benefit of such students 
as may not have had the advantage of a full course of instruc- 
tion in the languages before entering the Seminary. But all 
the students are required to avail themselves of the benefit of 
this course. Due care will be taken that this work in the Eng- 
lish Bible shall not be regarded as a substitute for the regular 
work in Greek and Hebrew, nor be allowed to trench upon it. 
Sections of both Old and New Testaments, and such subjects in 
Biblical Literature as do not require a knowledge of Greek and 
Hebrew, are studied in this class. 

By the Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis a 
course is griven in Old Testament Introduction. 



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By the Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis, 
the study of Life and Writings of Paul. 



ELOCUTION. 
Professor Laws. 



There is a special fund, the proceeds of which are used to pro- 
vide for instruction in Elocution by a proficient teacher. Lec- 
tures, with drill in voice culture, expression and gesture, and 
exercises in reading, are pursued under the instructor in this de- 
partment. 

EXAMINATIONS. 

At the close of each session, written examinations are held 
upon all the subjects studied during the year. The written ex- 
aminations are submitted to the Synodical Examiners and to 
the Board for its 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 com- 
mencement 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, also for gradiiation. 



REPORTS TO PRESBYTERIES. 

Reports are sent semi-annually to Presbyteries of the attend- 
ance of the students under their care upon the exercises of the 
Seminary, and of their general deportment, diligence and stand- 
ing in study. 



23 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

RHETORICAL EXERCISES. 

In addition to the regular instruction in Sacred Rhetoric and 
Elocution, 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 stu- 
dents. Criticism is invited from all present, the purpose of 
which is to remove blemishes of matter, manner, and style. 
Usually three students speak at each meeting. 

Once a fortnight, also, a debate upon some subject chosen by 
the students is held, the aim of which is to cultivate thoughtful- 
ness, and also freedom and readiness of speech, in the students. 
The Faculty is represented by the officer of the week, who pre- 
sides, and, should it be necessary, corrects errors in the argu- 
ments and views advanced. 



MISSIONARY DAY. 
The first Friday of each month is devoted entirely to 
Missions. The usual Seminary exercises being suspended, the 
Faculty and the students meet together for the discussion of 
some chosen topic, or topics, of Home and Foreign Missions. 
The members of the Faculty preside at these exercises in the 
- order of seniority, and at each meeting papers are read by three 
students, in addition to the address by the leader and the free 
conference by all. The exercises are conducted on a digested 
and prearranged Program. 

Historic Memorandum. 

"The missionary feelings of John Leighton Wilson and James 
L. Merrick, since missionaries in Africa and Persia, led to the 
formation, at the very beginning, of the Society of Inquiry on 
Missions, which was organized in the Library Room of the Sem- 
inary on the evening of the 7th of February, 1831, and has ex- 
erted a great and salutary influence on the Seminary and the 
church in Columbia ever since."  Memorial Vol., p. 148. 

"The Society of Inquiry on Missions" holds two meetings 
monthly, and is very useful in creating interest in foreign mis- 
sions, and in gathering information touching the history and 
present condition of this work. 
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24 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 



HISTORICAL. 

The Seminary was founded in 1829 by the Synod of South 
Carolina and Georgia. Classes were first organized in 1831, with 
Dr. Goulding and Dr. Howe as professors. In 1833 Dr. Leland 
became connected with the Seminary, but Dr. Goulding died in 
1834, so that only two professors remained to conduct the classes. 
For several years no additions were made to the staff, yet many 
efficient ministers were educated during that period. In 1860 
there were five able professors, of whom Dr. Thornwell was one, 
and fifty students in the Institution. From 1866 to the present 
time the work of the Seminary has been carried on with various 
changes and some interruptions. There are now five regular 
professors, tutors in Biblical Literature and a teacher of Elocu- 
tion. The resources of the Seminary are fairly good, but not by 
any means adequate. Additional endowments, a new Chapel, a 
fire-proof Library building, and a Refectory, are urgently needed 
to put the Seminary on secure footing and in a position to do 
the most effective work. 

FACULTY. 

Accessus. Exitus. 

1828 Thomas Goulding.* D. D., Professor of Ecclesi- 
astical History and Church Polity. 1834 

1831 George Howe,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of Bibli- 
cal Literature. 1883 

1833 A.W. Leland,* D. D., Professor of Christian The- 
ology. 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 Ecclesi- 
astical History and Church Polity. 1853 

* Deceased. 



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Exitus. 



1 853 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 Eccle- 

siastical History and Church Polity. 1850 

1856 A. W. Leland,* D. D., Professor of Sacred Rhet- 
oric and Pastoral Theology. 1871 

1856 J. H. Thorn well,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of 

Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1862 

1857 J. B. Adger, D. D., Professor of Ecclesiastical His- 

tory 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., Professor of 

Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1875 

1870 Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., Professor of Pastoral 

and Evangelistic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric. 1874 

1875 William S. Plumer,* D. D., LL. D., Professor of 

Pastoral, Casuistic and Historic Theology. 1880 

1876 J. L. Girardeau, D. D., LL. D., Professor of Di- 

dactic and Polemic Theology. 1886 

1882 Chas. R. Hemphill, D. D., Associate Professor of 

Biblical Literature. 1883 

1882 Wm. E. Boggs, D. D., Professor of Ecclesiastical 

History and Church Polity. 1885 

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

Literature. 1885 

1885 J as. D. Tadlock, D. D., LL. D., Professor of Ec- 
clesiastical History and Church Polity. 
1887 John L. Girardeau, D. D., LL. D., Professor of 

Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1895 

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

Literature. 1888 

1888 Francis R. Beattie, Ph. D., D. D., Perkins Pro- 

fessor of Natural Science in Connection with 
Revelation and Christian Apologetics. 1893 

* Deceased. 



26 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

Accessus. Exitus. 

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., Professor of Old 

Testament Literature and Exegesis. 

1893 Samuel S. Laws, A. M., M. D., LL. D., D. D., Per- 
kins Professor of Natural Science in Connection 
with Revelation, and Christian Apologetics. 

1893 Daniel J. Brimm, A. M., Professor of New Testa- 
ment Literature and Exegesis. 



TUTORS IN HEBREW. 

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. 1895 
1896 William H. Mills, A. B.., B. D. 1898 
1898 Melton Clark, A. B. 



TUTOR IN GREEK. 
1894 Alfred L. Patterson, A. B. 1895 



LOCATION. 



The Seminary is situated in the city of Columbia, the capital 
of South Carolina, the seat of the State College and other educa- 
tional and public institutions. u The South Carolina Presbyte- 
rian College for Women" occupies the entire square immediately 
north of the Seminary square. It is one of the most magnificent 



Deceased. 



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school properties in the South. The literary, musical and sci- 
entific courses are extensive and thorough. The Rev. R. P. Pell 
is the President and manager of this excellent school, and shares 
largely in the work of instruction. It is not uncommon for 
brothers and sisters to enjoy the benefits of these institutions at 
the same time. 

Columbia has a population of about 20,000, is noted for the 
beauty of its site, its broad and well shaded streets, its quiet and 
refined society. The climate is deemed very favorable to those 
suffering from bronchial and pulmonary troubles. It is the 
centre of several railroads, and is easily accessible from every 
part of the United States. 

BUILDINGS. 
{Plate No. 1.) 

These are neat and commodious, occupying a beautiful square 
of four acres near the centre of the city. The central building 
(No. 3) is used for the Library and for recitations. Law's Hall 
(No. 4) and Simons' Hall (No. 2), located right and left of the 
Central Hall (No. 3), or building, are planned especially for the 
comfort of the students. The rooms are large, well lighted and 
ventilated. Recently they were all repainted and calcimined, and 
coal grates were put in many of the rooms. Each student is sup- 
plied w T ith bedstead, bedding, towels, washstand, tables, chairs, 
and book shelves. During the past few years nearly all of the 
rooms have been entirely refurnished at an outlay of about forty- 
five dollars each. A complete suit of oak and ash furniture, 
consisting of a large single bed, a dressing bureau, a closed wash- 
stand, table and chairs, has been placed in each room. Each 
room has also had its floor neatly covered with a large carpet 
rug. This important improvement has been effected by special 
contributions made for the purpose, and it renders the students' 
quarters exceedingly comfortable. Accommodations are thus 
provided for about fifty students. 

The chapel is the little low building (No. 1) to the extreme 
left ; originally a stable, now converted into a sanctuary. 

The Library and Class Rooms, as well as the students' rooms, 



28 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

have recently been repainted and thoroughly renovated, so that 
they are inviting and comfortable. 

LIBRARY. 

The Library of the Seminary embraces  duplicates excluded  
about twenty thousand volumes. The choice and extensive 
library of the Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D., of Charleston, was 
added some years ago, and more recently, large parts of the 
libraries of the Rev. John Douglass, Prof. George Howe, D. D., 
and S. Beach Jones, D. D. Besides this, the private libraries of 
the Professors, a collection of several thousand volumes, are 
accessible to the students, and the use of the South Carolina Col- 
lege Library is also extended, by courtesy, to the instructors of 
the Seminary  a collection of great value, amounting to more 
than twenty-five thousand volumes. 

A library fund, which has been accumulating, now amounts 
to $10,000, part of the income of which is appropriated to the 
increase of the library. The opportunity thus exists for furnish- 
ing it, to a limited extent, with recent publications and current 
periodicals, American and European. 

u T/ie Society of Inquiry on Missions" possesses a valuable 
Cabinet, and its reading-room is supplied with books and a vari- 
ety of religious newspapers. 

A fire-proof building is greatly needed for the safety of the 
Seminary Libraries. 

Donations to the Libraries of money and of books and of peri- 
odicals, especially such as have been published during the last 
quarter of a century, are solicited. 

BOOKS GIVEN TO LIBRARY. 

W. M. McPheeters: The Original Hebrew of a Portion of Ec- 
clesiasticus ; The Ancient Hebrew Tradition ; Cambridge Bible 
for Schools, Job ; Job and Solomon ; The Pres. Review, Vol. 
VII.; The Message of the Books. 

Mr. J. L. Hart, of Charleston, per W. M. McPheeters: A Hebrew 
Bible; Tabernacle Service, 3 vols.; Fast Day Service, 2 vols.; 
Pentecost and Passover Service, 1 vol.; Day of Atonement Ser- 



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vice, 2 vols.; Daily Service, 1 vol.; Daily Prayers, 2 vols.; Chil- 
dren of the Ghetts, 2 vols.; Genesis, Exodus and the Megilloth 
in Hebrew. 

HEBREW PRIZES. 

A prize is offered to that member of the Junior Class who at- 
tains the highest stand for the entire session. This prize consists 
of $25 worth of books, selected by the Professor of Old Testa- 
ment Literature and Exegesis. It is provided by the generosity 
of Mr. Thos. S. McPheeters, of St. Louis, Mo. 

To stimulate summer study, another prize is offered to that 
member of the Middle and Senior Class who reads the largest 
amount of Hebrew^ during vacation time. The prize this year 
consisted of the first volume of McCurdy's Prophecy, History 
and The Monuments. 

RELIGIOUS EXERCISES. 

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. 

Friday afternoon, beginning at 5 o'clock, is occupied by the 
Professors in a Conference before the students upon personal 
piety, the best plan and method of study, and kindred topics ; 
the students taking part in the devotional exercises. 

On Saturday evening a devotional service is held by the stu- 
dents. 

Every Tuesday evening Debate and Oratory Exercise alternate. 

Opportunities for various kinds of Christian work are afforded, 
and practical training can thereby be secured by the students. 
Care is taken that this shall not interfere with regular study. 

EXPENSES. 

No charge is made for Room-rent, Tuition, or use of Library, 
nor are there fees of any kind. 

A Boarding Hall in connection with the Institution is kept 
up, which gives suitable board for about $10 per calendar month. 
The matron, Mrs. Maggie Saunders Ferguson, of Rocking 
Mount, Va., has charge of the Hall, and of the linen and furni- 






30 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

ture of the students' rooms. The Seminary provides the build- 
ings, kitchen utensils, table ware, etc. Donations in money or 
supplies for the use of the Hall will be gladly received. 

Washing can be had at $1.25 per month. Books are pur- 
chased at about cost, by a special arrangement which the Semi- 
nary makes; and many of the text-books can be obtained from 
the Library. 

Traveling expenses of students, upon first entering the Semi- 
nary, are paid when necessary ; and further assistance is given 
to students from scholarships, and from a fund called the Stu- 
dents' Fund, so far as it will allow. This Students' Fund offers 
a most attractive opportunity of usefulness to persons of ample 
means, who are desirous of efficiently aiding in raising up and 
increasing the number of well trained ministers for the Church. 
Many of our leading educational institutions have ample funds 
for the aid of worthy students, some of them expending as much I 
as fifty thousand dollars annually in this way. The army and 
navy are maintained on the government scholarships in Annap- 
olis and West Point of $545 a year each. 

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. 

An Association of the Alumni of the Seminary has been 
formed, with the purpose of preserving and strengthening the 
ties of fellowship, and advancing theological study. The officers 
elected at the last meeting were : J. L. Girardeau, D. D., LL. D., 
President ; James Stacy, Vice-President ; Thos. H. Law, Secre- 
tary ; J. Wm. Flinn, Treasurer ; D. J. Brimm, Necrologist ; W. 
J. McKay, S. L. Morris and G. T. Blackburn, Executive Com- 
mittee. 

Seminary Chapel, May 14, 1896, 9 a. m. 

The Association was opened with prayer by the President. 
The minutes of yesterday were read and approved. The paper 
of Dr. Bean, which was under consideration when the Associa- 
tion adjourned last evening, was taken up, amended and adopted 
as follows: 

Whereas, The Alumni Association of Columbia Theological 
Seminary, in session at Columbia, May 13, 1896, has had brought 



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to its attention the present condition and needs of our beloved 
Alma Mater, and 

Whereas, We are convinced that the prosperity and useful- 
ness of Columbia Theological Seminary may be furthered by 
the constant and intelligent care of its Alumni : 

Resolved, 1st. That we express our warm interest in the wel- 
fare of this institution, and our gratitude to God for the good it 
has already accomplished. 

2d. That we urge all the Alumni to do all in their power to 
advance the interests of the Seminary, believing its existence 
and successful operation to be a chief factor in the conserving 
and aggressive work of the associated controlling Synods. 

3d. That a permanent Committee be appointed, representing 
each Synod, to consult with the Professors and with the Board, 
in order to bring all necessary matters before the Alumni, and, 
on the other hand, to suggest desirable changes to the Board of 
Directors. 

4th. That it be recommended that the members of this com- 
mittee call for such meetings of the Alumni, each for his own 
Synod, as in his judgment may seem best. 

The following Committee was appointed: W. J. McKay, J. B. 
Mack, W. H. Dodge and L. S. Handley. 

fgT'The graduates of the past few years are requestrd to write 
the Faculty their fields of labor, licensure, ordination, installa- 
tion, marriage, &c. 

In response to an appeal for a collection to prevent a deficit in 
the current expense of the Seminary, up to the 14th of April there 
have been received the following 



DONATIONS. 

i 

To the Current Expense Fund the following churches have 
contributed the amounts indicated: 

Hopewell Church, Claussen, S. C % 4 00 

Union Church, Salters, S. C 3 00 

Richland Presbyterian Church, Weston, S. C 2 00 

Plant City Church, Plant City, Fla 2 35 

Mango Church, Plant City, Fla 1 00 






32 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

Bloomingdale Church, Plant City, Fla $1 50 

Mt. Carmel Church, Mt. Carmel, Fla 1 00 

Salem Church, Mayesville, Fla 8 00 

Hartsville Church, Hartsville, Fla 3 40 

Fort Hill Church, Clemson College, S. C 2 00 

Summerville Church, Summerville, S. C 6 90 

Red Bluff Church, McColl, S. C 3 00 

Pendleton Church, Pendleton, S. C 10 00 

Liberty Hill Church, Liberty Hill, S. C 1 95 

Sumter Church, Sumter, S. C 7 25 

Ora (Old Field) Church, Ora, S. C 2 00 

Beersheba Church, Clover, S. C 4 00 

Brewington Church, Foreston, S. C 2 00 

Walhalla Church, South Carolina 4 00 

Carolina Church, Judson, S. C 3 00 

Beulah Church, Bethlehem, S. C 1 43 

Reedy River Church, Stirling, S. C 1 00 

First Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Ala 5 00 

Hephzibah Church, Mechanicsville, S. C 2 65 

I. W. Black, Kings, Ga. (uncertain what amount is for) 4 47 

Concord Church, Sumter, S. C 6 87 

Rocky Springs Church, Clinton, S. C 3 00 

First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S. C 25 00 

Lisbon Church, Laurens County, S. C 1 40 

Orlando Church, Florida 10 00 

Dunedin Church, Florida , 3 00 

Richmond Church, Greeleyville. S. C 2 00 

Duncan's Creek Church, Clinton, S. C 2 00 

Cedar Shoals Church, South Carolina 2 50 

Fort Lawn Church, Sonth Caroliua 2 50 

Indiantown Church, South Carolina 2 40 

Wellford Church, Wellford, S. C 2 00 

Duncan's Church, Wellford, S. C 1 00 

Maitland Church, Orlando, Fla 5 00 

Mayesville Church, South Carolina 1 00 

Woodruff Chuch, South Carolina , 2 00 

Braidentown Church, Presbyterian, St. Johns, Fla 3 50 



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Grace Church, Lowryville, S. C '. $11 40 

Jefferson Church, Jefferson, S. C 1 00 

Cheraw Church, Cheraw, S. C 9 00 

New Wappetaw Church, McClellanville, S. C 1 00 

Catholic, S. C 3 00 

Pleasant Grove, S. C 3 00 

Hebron, S. C 3 00 

Willington Church, Bordeaux, S. C 2 00 

Fairforest Church, Pacolet, S. C 2 00 

Pacolet Church, Pacolet, S. C 1 00 

Spartanburg Church (First Presbyterian) 7 07 

Mt. Pleasant Church, Bullock Creek, S. C 1 10 

Bethel Church, Sandy Grove, S. C 2 00 

Bishopville Church 5 00 

Rock Bridge Church, Clinton, S. C 1 30 

New Willington Church, Lick, S. C 2 00 

Camden Church, Camden, S. C 7 00 

Hopewell Church, Camden, S. C 1 00 

Blenheim Church, Parnassus, S. C 3 00 

Fairview Church, Seneca, S. C 1 00 

Second Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S. C, J. N. 

Robson, Treasurer 26 23 

First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S. C 37 05 

Mt. Tabor Church, S. C 2 50 

Tampa Church, Florida 6 50 

Donations for Special Objects. 

First Church, Selma, Ala., for tutor's salary 50 00 

Westminster Church, Charleston, S. C, to aid candidate.. 100 00 

Mr. A. White, Sumter, S. C, for student fund 10 00 

A friend in Selma, Ala., to aid student 200 00 

FORM OF BEQUEST. 

The Seminary is incorporated by the Legislature of South 

Carolina, under its original name, and the proper form of a be- 
quest would be as follows : 

"To the Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary of 



34 THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

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 said Seminary. 

Testators will do well to have respect to the laws of the State 
in which they reside. The State of South Carolina requires that 
a last Will and Testament be signed by the testator in the pres- 
ence of three witnesses. 

N. B.  The Next Term will begin on Wednesday, Septem- 
ber 21st, 1898. 



THE CHARTER. 

An Act to extend the Charter of "The Board of Directors of the 
Theological Seminary of the Synod of South Carolina and 
Georgia," to change the name of the Incorporated body and 
better define and limit the powers thereof. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State 
of South Carolina, That the charter heretofore granted in the 
name of u The Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary 
of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia" be, and the same 
is hereby, renewed and extended in the name of u 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," with all the powers, privileges 
and conditions granted and conferred upon said corporate body 
by the act chartering the same and the past acts amending the 
same. 

Section 2. This corporation is under the direction and control 
of the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, 
of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, through Di- 
rectors to be chosen by said Synods in such way, manner and 
number as they may agree upon and determine, and under such 
agreement and plan of government as the said associated Synods 
shall adopt for said Theological Seminary. 



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Section 3. This corporation is empowered to retain, hold, pos- 
sess and enjoy all such property rights and effects as are now 
held and possessed in the name of the Board of Directors of the 
Theological Seminary of the Synod of South Carolina and Geor- 
gia or which may be hereafter given, bequeathed or devised to 
it, or in any manner lawfully acquired, and it is empowered and 
directed to sell, alien, convey and transfer the same or any part 
thereof, in the management, control, conduct and support of said 
Theological Seminary, according to such by-laws, constitution 
and plan of government as have heretofore been or may hereafter 
be prescribed by said associated Synods. 

Section 4. That the charter of the said corporation in the 
name as hereby amended, with such powers as are hereby con- 
firmed and conferred, be, and is hereby, extended for a peiiod of 
fifty years from the approval of this act. 

Section 5. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this 
act are hereby repealed. 

Approved the ninth clay of March, A. D. 1896. 







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