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Annual QLata\a$nt of Offirers anfo #iuiunts Columbia Theological Seminary Founded December 15th, 1828 Lexington, Georgia, 1828-1830 Columbia, South Carolina, 1830-1927 Atlanta, September 14th, 1927 Announcements 1918-1919 CALENDAR 1928 1929 JULY JANUARY JULY c c 1 i i u s s c .1 . to 3 c i s i u s s CO s Si >H H fa 1 CO s CO % 3 H M fa S3 CO s CO % 9 H u fa 99 1 2 3| 4 5 6| 7 1 2| 3 4 5 1| 2 3| 4| 5 6 8 9 10|11 12 13|14 6 7 8 9|10 11 12 7 S\ 9 10|11|12 13 15 16 17|18 19 20|21 13 14 15 16|17 18 19 14 15|16 17|18|19 20 22 23 24|25 26 27|28 20 21 22 23|24 25 26 21 22|23 24|25|26 27 29 30 31 ____!_ 27 28 29 30131 .... .... 28 29130 31|....|.... 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Tuesday, May 22nd Annual meeting of the Board of Directors. Session 1928-1929 Fall Quarter Wednesday. Sept. 12. 1928. 10:00 A. M. Session begins. Tuesday, Nov. 22. 1928 Examinations begin. Thursday. November 29, 1928 Thanksgiving Day. Winter Quarter Tuesday. Dec. 4. 1928 Winter quarter begins. Friday. Dec. 21, 1928. 1:00 o'clock P. M. Christmas vacation begins. Wednesday. Jan. 2. 1929. 8:30 o'clock A. M. Classes resumed. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1929 Examinations begin. Spring Quarter Tuesday. March 5. 1929 Spring quarter begins. Tuesdav. May 14. 1929 Examinations begin. Sunday. May 19. 1929 Baccalaureate Sermon. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Centennial Program Sunday, May 20, 1928 11:00 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. A. M. Fraser, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, Va. Sunday, May 20, 1928 5:00 P. M. Sermon before Society of Missionary Inquiry, by Rev. A. B. Curry, D.D., Pastor Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tenn. At North Avenue Presbyterian Church. Monday, Maj 21, 1928 6:00 P. M. Alumni Banquet Honoring Rev. Wm. M. McPheeters, D.D., LL.D., (1888-1928). Tuesday, May 22, 1928 2:30 P. M. Centennial Address, by Rev. J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Dedication of Virginia Orme Campbell Memorial Building. Tuesday, May 22, 1928 8:00 P. M. Inauguration of Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, Professor of Ecclesiasti- cal History and Church Polity. "Columbia Theological Seminary and the Southern Presbyterian Church" (Inaugural) By Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson. "Columbia Theological Seminary and the Missionary Enterprise of the Church" By Rev. S. L. Morris, D.D., Executive Secre- tary of Home Missions, Presbyterian Church, U. S. At Central Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, May 23, 1928 10:30 A. M. Graduating Exercises at the Seminary. Address to Graduating Class. Delivery of Diplomas and award of prizes, by Mr. J. T. Brantley, President of the Board. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Board of Directors Officers John T. Brantley, Esq., President Alexander Sprunt, D.D., Vice President Frank K. Sims, D.D., Secretary Class Going Out 1928 D. J. Blackwell, B.D Quincy, Fla. D. M. Douglas, D.D Columbia, S. C. C. W. Grafton, D.D Union Church, Miss. E. L. Hill, D.D Athens, Ga. A. G. Irons, B.D Birmingham, Ala. D. W. Robinson, Esq Columbia. S. C. Class Going Out 1929 Jno. D. Baker. Esq Jacksonville. Fla. Jno. T. Brantley, Esq Blackshear. Ga. S. H. Edmunds, Litt.D Sumter, S. C. S. E. Hodges, D.D Anniston, Ala. R. F. Kimmons, Esq Water Valley, Miss. A. L. Patterson, D.D Savannah, Ga. Alexander Sprunt, D.D Charleston, S. C. Class Going Out 1930 L. L. Barr, Esq Greenville, S. C. J. Blanton Belk. D.D Orlando, Fla. C. M. Boyd, D.D Tuscaloosa, Ala. J. Bulow Campbell Atlanta, Ga. W. A. Hafner, B.D Gaffney, S. C. J. B. Hutton D.D Jackson, Miss J. Sprole Lyons. D.D Atlanta, Ga. Executive Committee J. Bulow Campbell. Chairman F. K. Sims. Secretary E. L. Hill J. Sprole Lyons D. W. Robinson Investing Committee J. Bulow Campbell, Chairman J. J. Goodrum C. H. Baldwin J. S. Kennedy W. D. Beaty D. W. Robinson J. C. Copeland H. Lane Young J. S. Kennedy, Atlanta, Ga Treasurer C. H. Baldwin, Columbia, S. C Assistant Treasurer C. Virginia Harrison Bursar 7 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Faculty Rev. Richard T. Gillespie, D.D., LL.D., President of the Seminary. Rev. William M. McPheeters, D.D., LL.D., Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis and Apologetics. Rev. Melton Clark, D.D., Professor of the English Bible, Religious Education and Practical Theology. Rev. Edgar D. Kerr, D.D., Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Languages. Rev. James B. Green, D.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, Christian Ethics and Homiletics. Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, A. M., Th. M. Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Church Polity and Missions. Rev. Hunter B. Blakely, Th.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. (On Leave of absence 1927-1928.) Rev. Charles A. Logan, D.D., Instructor in Missions 1927-1928. Prof. George M. Sleeth, D.Litt., Instructor in Public Speaking 1927-1928. Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin, D.D., Instructor in Country Church Work. Samuel A. Cartledge, A.B., M.A., Instructor in Introductory Greek. J. McDowell Richards, B.A., M.A., Instructor in Old Testament Literature and Exegesis. Remus L. Alexander, A.B., Physical Director. Perkins Professorship of Natural Science in connection with Revelation and Christian Apologetics. (The duties of this chair are distributed among the members of the Faculty.) Smyth Lecturer, 1927-1928 Rev. Chas. R. Erdman, D.D. Smyth Lecturer, 1928-1929 Dr. W. T. Ellis. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Officers of the Faculty Chairman Richard T. Gillespie Recording Secretary Wm. Childs Robinson Librarian James B. Green Special Lecturers 1927-1928 Rev. Wm. Ray Dobyns. D.D Birmingham, Ala. Rev. Motte Martin. D.D Africa Rev. C. Darby Fulton, D.D Nashville. Tenn. Rev. Lowry Davis, D.D Kashing. China Rev. Wm. F. Evans. D.D Los Angeles, Calif. Rev. P. F. Price, D.D Nanking Ku. China Rev. J. Sprole Lyons, Jr Asheville. N. C. Rev. Geo. T. Stephens High Point. N. C. Rev. T. L. Coyle Boston. Mass. Rev. Henry C. Morrison. D.D Louisville, Ky. Rev. Ralph Gilliam, D.D Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden. D.D Mobile. Ala. Rev. D. A. Swicord Soonchun, Korea Rev. A. L. Davis Lavras. Brazil Rev. J. E. Purcell. D.D Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Jacob Phelps Chicago, 111. Rev. S. L. Morris. D.D Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Homer McMillan, D.D Atlanta. Ga. Rev. E. B. Paislev Atlanta. Ga. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Roll of Students Senior Class Name Walter Daniel Arnold University of Georgia Eugene Griffin Beckman, A.B. Presbyterian College Charles Cureton, A.B. Furman University William Harper Dendy, A.B. Presbyterian College Robert Clifton Dorn, A.B. Oglethorpe University Princeton Theological Seminary Charles Grenville T. Hamilton, A.B. Berea Colloge Princeton Theological Seminary John Knox Johnston, A.B. Presbyterian College Robert Plympton Lovell, Jr., Ph. B. Emory University University of Georgia Angelo James Luck, A.B. College of the Immaculate Conception Malcolm Alexander Macdonald, A.B. Presbyterian College Angus Guy Mclnnis, A.B. Southwestern Claude Mcintosh, A.B. Davidson College University of South Carolina Ralph Leon McRaney, A.B. Southwestern Rufus William Oakey Millsaps College James McDowell Richards, B.A., M.A. Davidson Cellege Princeton University Oxford University Eugene Thomson Wilson, A.B. Presbyterian College Residence Philomath, Ga. McClellanville, S. Pickens, S. C. Hartwell, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Berea, Ky. Chester, S. C. Savannah, Ga. Asheville, N. C. Blackstock, S. C. Leakesville, Miss. Charlotte, N. C. Collins, Miss. Forest, Miss. Davidson, N. C. Clinton, S. C. 10 Presbyteiy Pee Dee !. Charleston Piedmont Athens Atlanta Lehigh Bethel Savannah Asheville Bethel Meridian Mecklenburg Meridian Central Mississippi Concord South Carolina COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Middle Class Remus Legette Alexander. A.B. Southwestern Melrose Selkirk Avery Georgia Tech. John Walter Bracey, A.B. Davidson College Harry Haywood Bryan. A.B. University of South Carolina Jasper William Bryson University of South Carolina LeRoy Perry Burney. A.B. Davidson College Lynn Wheeler Carleton Louisville Theological Seminary Troy State Normal Samuel Antoine Cartledge, A.B.. M.A. University of Georgia University of Chicago William Creed Cooper Alabama Tech Joseph Marion Garrison. A.B Davidson College Leonard Burns Gibbs. A.B. Davidson College Vance Asbury Gordon Atlanta Theological Seminary Charles Judson Harris Presbyterian College Stephen Thomas Harvin Presbyterian College University of South Carolina Harry Keller Holland. A.B. Presbyterian College William Bernard Hooker Hampden-Sidney College Donald Achilles Hyde Hal Cooper Keller University of South Carolina Presbyterian College Alexander George Kennedy, B.S., D.D.S. Presbyterian College Atlanta Dental College Joseph Samuel Mansfield Cornell University King College Residence Bay Springs, Miss. Miami. Fla. Rowland. X. C. Birmingham. Ala. Owings. S. C. Clarkton. X. C. Owassa. Ala. Athens. Ga. East Point. Ga. Covington. Ga. Cornelia. Ga. Huntsville. Ala. Winder. Ga. Manning. S. C Savannah. Ga. Edwards. Miss. Columbia. S. C Savannah. Ga. Blackstock. S. C Edison. Ga. Presbytery Meridian Florida Fayetteville Birmingham South Carolina Wilmington Mobile Athens Atlanta Atlanta Athens Huntsville Athens Harmony Savannah Central Mississippi Congaree Savannah Bethel Macon 1 1 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Name Herman Oliver Marlowe Presbyterian College John Swilling McFall, Jr., A.B. Presbyterian College William Lasater McLeod, Ph.B. Elon College Chester Franklin Monk, A.B. Davidson College Ansley Cunningham Moore, Ph.B. Emory University Joseph Lee Plexico, A.B. Presbyterian College Marcus Brown Prince, Jr., A.B. Presbyterian College Oscar Emanuel Sanden Louisiana State University Bible Institute of Los Angeles North Park College Kenneth Cowin Seawright, A.B. Erskine College John Preston Simmons, A.B. Southwestern Alexander Mcllwain Simpson, A.B. Presbyterian College John David Simpson, A.B. University of South Carolina William Clarence Sistar, A.B. Presbyterian College Charles Lawrence Smith, A.B. Presbyterian College Thomas A. Smith, M.D. Davidson College Medical College of Virginia Thomas Francis Wallace, A.B. Presbyterian College Residence Conway, S. C. Anderson, S. C. Broadway, N. C. Moultrie, Ga. Decatur, Ga. Sharon, S. C. Lincolnton, Ga. De Ridder, La. Due West, S. C. Long Beach, Miss. Waxhaw, N. C. Columbia, S. C. Clinton, S. C. Andrews, S. C. Midland, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Presbytery Pee Dee Piedmont Fayetteville Southwest Georgia Atlanta Bethel Piedmont Louisiana South Carolina Meridian Bethel Congaree South Carolina Pee Dee Mecklenburg Junior Class Lrw Vv ' 1 Isaac Moultrie Bagnal, A.B. Presbyterian College John Carl Bridges William Thadeus Gordy Gordon College Atlanta Law School Wriston Hartsell Espy Franklin Lothery Davidson College Residence Presbytery Manning. S. C. Harmony Blacksburg, S. C. Bethel Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Hopkinsville, Ky. Muhlenburg Cornelius, N. C. Mecklenburg COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Name Residence Presbytery Reginald Shaw Lowe Jackson, Miss. Central Mississippi Millsaps College Charles Raymond McCarty, A.B. Augusta, Ga. Augusta Davidson College Ralph Emerson McCaskill, A.B. Shreveport, La. Red River Southwestern Charles Goddard McClure. B.S. Albany. Ga! Southwest Georgia University of Tennessee Frank Hamilton McElroy, A.B. Cuba. Ala. Tuscaloosa Asbury College Edward Oscar Miles, A.B. Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta Oglethorpe University Elmer Earle Neff, A.B. Raphine, Va. Atlanta Shennodoah College William Ozi Nelson Fayetteville. Tenn. Potomac George Washington University Robert Young Russell Sharon. S. C. Bethel Presbyterian College Rob2rt Vick Sapp Jacksonville. Fla. Suwannee Presbyterian College Charles Robert Seay Wildsmith Birmingham. Ala. Birmingham Birmingham Southern College James Russell Young Pittston, Pa. Atlanta Practical Bible Training School Bible School, Park, N. Y. Special Students Name Residence Presbytery Walter Montgomery Crofton. B.A., A.M. Memphis. Tenn. Congaree Rice Institute University of South Carolina Union Theological Seminary Augustus Lee Davis. A.B.. B.D. Lavras. Brazil Pee Dee Presbyterian College Adiel Jorseth Moncrief. Jr.. B.S., Th.B. Avondale, Ga. Mercer University Mercer Theological Seminary Emory University Donald Augustus Swicord. A.B. Chunju, Korea Congaree University of South Carolina General Summary Seniors 16 Middlers 3 6 Juniors 17 Specials 4 73 13 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Educational Institutions Represented Alabama Tech Atlanta Dental College Atlanta Law School Atlanta Theological Seminary . . Asbury College Berea College Bible School, Park, N. Y Bible Institute of Los Angeles . . Birmingham Southern College . . College of Immaculate Concep- tion Cornell University Davidson College 1 Elon College Emory University Erskine College Furman University George Washington University . . Georgia Tech Gordon College Hampden-Sidney College King College Total Educational Institutions represented 43 Louisville Theological Seminary . 1 Medical College of Virginia .... 1 Mercer Theological Seminary ... 1 Mercer University 1 Millsaps College 2 North Park College 1 Oglethorpe University 2 Oxford University 1 Practical Bible Training School . 1 Presbyterian College 22 Princeton Theological Seminary . 2 Princeton University 1 Rice Institute 1 Shennodoah College 1 Southwestern 5 Troy State Normal 1 Union Theological Seminary ... 1 University of Chicago 1 University of Georgia 3 University of Louisiana 1 University of South Carolina ... 8 University of Tennessee I Presbyteries Represented Asheville 1 Athens 4 Atlanta 8 Augusta 1 Bethel 7 Birmingham 2 Central Mississippi 3 Charleston 1 Concord 1 Congaree 4 Fayetteville 2 Florida 1 Harmony 2 Huntsville (U. S. A.) 1 Lehigh (U. S. A.) 1 Louisiana 1 Number of Presbyteries Represented Macon 1 Mecklenburg 3 Meridian 4 Mobile 1 Muhlenburg 1 Pee Dee 4 Piedmont 3 Potomac 1 Red River 1 Savannah 3 South Carolina 4 Suwannee 1 Southwest Georgia 2 Tuscaloosa 1 Wilmington 1 31 M COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY States and Countries Represented Alabama 5 Pennsylvania 1 Florida 2 South Carolina 19 Georgia 20 Tennessee 2 Kentucky 2 Virginia 1 Louisiana 2 Mississippi 7 Brazil 1 North Carolina 10 Korea 1 Number of States and Countries Represented 13 Graduating Class, 1927 The Degree of Bachelor of Divinity Frances Borel Mayes. A.I i.. M.D., South Carolina. Edgar Donald McMahan, A.B., B.D., South Carolina. John Benson Sloan, Jr., . \ . 1 1 . . li.D., South Carolina. Certificates Without Graduation Joseph Watts Comers, South Carolina. Robert Emmett Alsworth, Ph.G., Mississippi. Robert Plmypton Lovell, Jr., Ph.B., Georgia. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Description of the Courses of Study I. Hebrew and Cognate Languages. Dr. Kerr The Church has always emphasized the importance of the original languages of Holy Scripture in theological educa- tion. "The Old Testament in Hebrew, and the New Testa- ment in Greek, being immediately inspired by God, the Church is finally to appeal unto them." Therefore, the Seminary endeavors to fit students for the ministry intelli- gently and effectively to use the original languages in interpreting the Sacred Oracles. Regular Hebrew Course Junior Year Fall Quarter. The class begins the study of the language by the inductive method. Orthography, etymology, and syntax are taught from the Hebrew text of Genesis. Note books are used for exercises in the inflectional forms of the language, in translation, and in translation from English into Hebrew. Textbooks : Harper's Hebrew Method and Manual and Harper's Elements of Hebrew (both revised by J. M. P. Smith). Winter Quarter. Continues the work begun in the fall quarter with progressive additions in detail, until the prin- cipal grammatical elements of the language are covered. Textbooks : Same as for the fall quarter. Spring Quarter.- Hebrew reading, chiefly from Exodus and Deuteronomy, with special reference to vocabulary and grammar. Syntax is taught by use of a textbook, and by careful attention to examples as they occur in the Hebrew Bible. Textbooks : Kittel's Biblia Hebraica ; Hebrew Lexicon by Brown, Driver and Briggs; Davidson's Hebrew Syntax. 16 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Optional Courses Optional, non-credit courses in this department will be given to qualified students by arrangement with the profes- sor, the number of hours and the particular nature of the courses to be determined by the needs and opportunities of the students. The following courses are offered (a) Advanced Hebrew Syntax. (b) Hebrew Text Criticism. (c) Biblical Aramaic. (d) Elementary Arabic. II. Old Testament Literature and Exegesis Dr. McPheeters Middle Year Instruction will be by lecture, textbook, parallel reading, and theses. Fall Quarter. The aim of the work during the first part of this quarter is to establish in the mind of the student a well- grounded conviction that there is a science of interpreta- tion; to give him a clear conception of its "architectonic principle" and constituent parts, the nature of each part, and its relation to the others ; and to help him to form and culti- vate those habits that are an essential condition of any real exegesis. During the latter part of the quarter the subject of Propaecjutic as currently and as correctly conceived will engage the attention of the class, and its vital importance pointed out ; and a beginning made in exegetical praxis. Winter Quarter. During the first part of this quarter the class will be occupied with exegetical praxis, and in connec- tion with it will be instructed in the nature and use of the apparatus of the exegete. During the latter part of the quarter an effort will be made to acquaint the class with our Lord's principles and methods as an interpreter. Spring Quarter. The matters engaging the attention oi the class during this quarter will be the Canon, Prophecy, and the Historical and Literary Criticism of the Old Testa- ment. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY III. New Testament Literature and Exegesis Dr. Blakely Middle Year Winter Quarter. Introduction to New Testament Litera- ture and Exegesis. A study of the Inter-Biblical Period; the Language of the New Testament, its characteristics and relation to antecedent and contemporary Greek; principles of Textual Criticism ; and the principles of grammatico-his- torical Exegesis with application to the Epistle to the Gala- tians. Required reading in Greek of the Epistles to the Romans and to the Galatians. Thesis work required with subjects assigned at the beginning of the course. Spring Quarter. Gospel History. A study of the Litera- ture of the Life of Christ ; the Extent and Character of the Sources ; the Literary and Historical Character of the Gos- pels ; the Synoptic Problem ; the Johannine Problem ; and the Exegesis of Mark with a Comparison with other Gos- pels. Required reading in Greek of the Four Gospels. Thesis work required with subjects assigned at the beginning of the course. Senior Year Fall Quarter. Apostolic History. A study of the growth of the church from the Resurrection of Christ to 100 A. D. In the light of New Testament Research, the New Testa- ment will be examined as regards the Chronology of the Apostolic Age ; the Character of Early Christian Faith ; the Origin of the Church in Jerusalem ; Early Jewish Christian- ity; Hellenistic Christianity; Universal Christianity; with special reference to problems and conditions of the Church in the first century, such as : Relation of Jew and Gentile, Christianity and Morality, the Parousia, the Gifts of the Spirit, Social Conditions, the Vital Forces in the Church, relation of Peter and Paul, etc. Required reading in Greek of Acts, I Corinthians, I Thes- salonians, Philemon, and Revelation 1-3. Thesis work re- quired with subjects assigned at the beginning of the course. Winter Quarter. Study of the Epistolary Literature of the New Testament. A study in detail of Three Represen- ts COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tative Epistles of the New Testament, with special refer- ence to the critical questions which surround them. During 1928-1929 the study will be of Ephesians, I John, and James. Required reading - in Greek of Ephesians, I John, James, I Peter, and Hebrews. Thesis work required with subjects to be assigned at the beginning of the course. Optional. Seminar and Thesis Course. A Study of the Book of Romans. This class will meet one hour a week and carry on a course of intensive study under the direction of the leader. It will be open to special students who are able to take extra work, and to post-graduate students. Introductory Greek Mr. Cartledge Beginners Grammar Fall and Winter Quarters. .A course in New Testament Greek for beginners will be offered to all students of the entering class who are not prepared for the work of the regular class in Xew Testament Literature and Exegesis. The work in this class will be directed by Mr. Sam A. Cart- ledge, A.B., A.M., University of Georgia. Mr. Cartledge conducted this class during the years 1926-1927 and 1927- 1928. He spent the summer of 1927 at Chicago University doing- graduate work in the Department of Greek, to further prepare himself for the work of the class. Reading in New Testament Greek Spring Quarter. After the beginners' class has completed the grammar, a second course of readings in Xew Testa- ment Greek will be given to complete the preparation of the class. Opportunity will be given during the second course for students who have partial preparation, and for other students who feel the need of review work in the Greek Language, to join the Class, and to those who wish to re- fresh themselves in the Greek Language before taking up the work of the regular class in Exegesis. 19 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IV. Systematic Theology Dr. Green In the reorganized curriculum the study of theology be- gins in the spring quarter of the Middle year, and is prose- cuted through the Senior year. Three of the four quarters are devoted to the study of the three volumes of Systematic Theology by Dr. Charles Hodge, one quarter to each vol- ume. Middle Year Spring Quarter. In this quarter is studied (1) INTRO- DUCTION, which embraces such matters as definition; method; source; the Scriptures; and so forth; (2) THEOL- OGY PROPER, which is distributed as follows: theism; anti-theism; nature and attributes of God; Deity of Christ; nature and office-work of the Holy Spirit ; the decree of God; the works of God. Senior Year Fall Quarter. In this quarter two subjects are considered (1) Anthropology, which treats of the origin, nature and original state of man ; the covenant of works ; the fall ; sin ; free agency. (2) Christology, which covers such sub-topics as plan of salvation; covenant of grace; person and work of Christ ; the estates of Christ. Winter Quarter. .This quarter is given to the study of (1) Soteriology in its subdivisions: the order of Chris- tian experience; regeneration; faith and repentance; justifi- cation ; adoption ; sanctification ; and the means of grace, the Word, the Sacraments and Prayer. (2) Eschatology, or the Doctrine of Last Things. Under this head are in- cluded such interesting subjects as the immortality of the soul, the state of the soul immediately after death, the res- urrection of the body, the second coming, future rewards and punishment, hell, and heaven. Spring Quarter. In this, the fourth and final quarter of this course, the standards of our church are examined, the Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Cate- chisms. The aim in this part of the course is not only to ac- quaint the students with the symbols of our church, but also to give them a rapid and a new view of the most important matters treated in the earlier quarters of the course. 20 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Throughout this course the method of instruction is by text-book and lecture, combined with discussion. V. Ecclesiastical History, Missions, and Church Polity Professor Robinson Christianity is the philosophy of History, sub specie aeter- nitatis. And Christianity is fundamentally a historical religion; with definite historical content, resting on a historic person, indoctrinating "first of all' factual information (good news). (I Cor. 15:1-3.) It has traversed varying currents of thought, civilizations, environmental complexes, and has been carried onward by overtowering personalities. Chris- tianity has been the conservator of the worthwhile in every passing civilization and the vitalizing germ for the new. Junior Year Fall Quarter. Christianity in the Graeco-Roman Civiliza- tion. New life in the old civilization. Preparation for, and influence on, Christianity of Roman government and peace, Greek thought, Mysteries, Jewish diaspora, etc. The con- vergence of ancient history upon Jesus of Xazareth and the radiating of subsequent history from Him. The origin of Christian institutions, creed, canon, worship, government in the ancient Catholic Church. The history of dogma in the seven ecumenical councils. The barbarian invasions and the rising importance of the Popes in the chaotic condition of Italy. The great Greek and Latin Fathers the summa- tion of early Christian thought in Augustine ; the transition in him from the study of God to the study of man and soteriology ; in what sense Augustine is the father of med- iaeval thought. Monasticism. The split of the Eastern national churches. Winter Quarter. Christianity in the Emergency of West- ern Europe, 800-1648. The course begins with the great legal conception of the "Holy Roman Empire" one society with two heads, pope and emperor; while contrasting with it as the most important aspect of the living growth of the centuries is the development of the great nationalties of Europe out of the chaotic welter of incoherent tribes. Com- COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY mensuratewith, and in part required by, this national con- sciousness, a religious disparateness. Decadence of Church and civilization ; Cluny-Gregorian reform ; monasticism ; crusades ; conflict of popes and em- perors ; councils ; diets ; Avignon and the Great Schism. In- tellectual history ; evolution of political thought ; the Aristo- telian revival in Scholasticism; the sacramental system; precursors of the Reformation ; "the moderns" from whom Luther learned and against whose theology he reacted. The Great Transition Renaissance and Reformation. The Reformation in its causes, its heroes, its literature; its birth throes ; its triumphant vindication ; its eternal truths. , Spring Quarter. Christianity in the Modern World 1650-1927. Christianity; in Modern Europe changing con- ceptions in philosophy and theology; scientific revival; movements deepening the spiritual life, Jansenism, Pietism, the Moravians, the Methodist revival. The culmination of papal claims ; the Anglican High Church movement ; recent thought in Protestantism. Christianity in America. Early French and Spanish mis- sionary efforts ; religious situation in the colonies ; the effect of the frontier spirit on Christianity ; the revivals ; social service ; the distinctive marks of American Christianity. Christianity in the Orient Missions. The Missionary expansion of Christendom and its naturalization in the Orient. The new fervor with which the Church has re- sponded to the Great Commission ; and has envisaged a world task and a world mission. A historic view of the spread of Christianity, in connection with the great spirit- ual movements in Christianity. A sympathetic study of the life and work of the missionary. Special attention is given to the work of the Presbyterian Church U. S-, to strengthen our touch with this work and to develop missionary pastors. Middle Year Fall Quarter. Presbyterian History and Polity. Presby- terian Polity is studied in its historic setting. The funda- mental polity of the apostolic and sub-apostolic Church ; COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY the N. T. and Apostolic Fathers studied in the light of re- cent theories of Church government (Harnack, Sohm, Hatch, BatirTol, J. A. Robinson's restatement of Lightfoot) ; the Ordonnances of Geneva ; Knox's practical Presbyterian- ism ; Presbyterianism de jure divino under Cartwright and Melville; the Westminister Assembly; ''the Adopting Act," the charter of American Presbyterianism (1729) ; the Thorn- well-Breckenridge principles of polity ; the organization of the Southern Presbyterian Church with its re-emphasis of the architectonic principle of Presbyterianism the Head- ship and Kingship of Christ alone. The book of politv of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. in itself and in com- parison with the polit yof the U. P., U. S. A., and Scotch Presbyterian Churches. Study of the Presbyterian Churches of Christiandom with notice of their origin, development, and present conditions. The Historical Foundation of the Doctrine of the Person of Christ. (Optional 1928-1929). In the large, the Church catholic does teach, and has taught the doctrine of the Deitv of Christ. That doctrine is the expression of her experience of His saving- efficacy, of her apprehension of His leader- ship in the field of history, or her testimony to factual his- tory, and of her supernatural elan vital. The course is designed to give an intelligent foundation to this belief. Do the New Testament writers teach the Deity of Christ? Do they represent Jesus as teaching His own Deity? Did Jesus teach His own Deity? The testi- monies of Jesus, of Paul, of the First Christian community are marshalled. The subject is investigated in the light of both literary and historical criticism. It is maintained that the evidence vindicates the belief that the horizontal plane of the historical and the psychological, has been intersected by a vertical plane straight from above the plane of the Father, of Redemption, of the Resurrection and the New World. Karl Earth's supreme paradox the infinite God in a babe's swaddling clothes holds true. "Thev crucified THE LORD OF GLORY". The History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. (Given in 1929-30) (Optional). The death of Christ in the Gospel records ; Paul's presentations of the atonement ; the Re- deemer as Priest (Hebrews) ; Peter's doctrine in relation to Paul's (I Peter and I Cor. 15:1-3). The doctrine of the 23 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Apostolic Fathers. The teaching of the Eastern and West- ern Fathers, studied and compared. The place of "the ran- som to the Devil" doctrine ; and the fact that this is not the only patristic view. The scholastic solution of Cur Deus Homo Ansem, Abelard, Aquinas. The doctrine of the Protestant Reformers : of Socinus ; and of Hugo Grotius. The doctrine in the Modern Church in Germany, Britain, New England. A study of the meaning of holy love in relation to sinful humanity as found in Thornwell's ser- mons on the priesthood of Christ, and Forsyth's The Cruci- ality of the Cross, and Positive Preaching for the Modern Mind. The Reformation in its Literature. (Seminar for ad- vanced students). A study in the heroes of the reforma- tion. The method is the reading of a biography of the reformer ; followed by the study of his writings. The class will meet weekly for seminar discussion. The course will include the great pre-reformers ; the continental reformers ; the British reformers. VI. Apologetics and Christian Ethics Dr. McPheeters and Dr. Green Apologetics Dr. McPheeters Senior Year Spring Quarter. Function of Apologetics ; the present situation in the field of Apologetics, especially current con- ceptions of God, of nature, of man, and of the Bible, and the origin of the same. Religion as currently and as cor rectly conceived. Miracle as currently and as correctly conceived. Bibliological Apologetics : the doctrine of Holy Scripture, including revelation and inspiration. The apolo- getic argument from prophecy. Lectures, textbook, parallel reading, theses. Christian Ethics Dr. Green Senior Year Winter Quarter. Christian Ethics is a study of applied Christianity. Its aim, in part, is to state how the Christian 24 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY religion has worked in the past; and, in part, to give guid- ance and direction to men of good-will that they may in the future live more perfectly together according to Christ; and so bring to pass the Kingdom of God. The method is by studying the historic and progressive revelation and realiza- tion of the Christian Ideal. The application of this method involves a consideration of the forms and spheres in which the ideal is becoming real, and also of the duties and dyna- mics of the Christian life. The textbook is "Christian Ethics," bv Xewman Smyth. Natural Science in Connection with Revelation and Christian Apologetics This chair is vacant for the present. Its field is occupied by Dr. McPheeters in Apologetics, Dr. Green in Ethics, and Dr. McPheeters in Introduction and Criticism. VII. English Bible Dr. Clark The work in this department is designed to guide the stu- dent in the mastery of an effective method of Bible study and exposition. The class room work is conducted (1) by assignments given to students for original investigation, and (2) by lectures. Junior Year Winter Quarter. During this quarter the class will make a careful study of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Hebrews, using the American Revised Version. Spring Quarter. As during the winter quarter, the class will continue its study of the English Bible in Job, Psalms, Chronicles and The Prophets. Middle Year Fall Quarter. During the fall quarter of the middle year the class will study the Life of Christ, as recorded in the Gospels. This will be followed by a careful study of the Book of John. Winter Quarter. The winter quarter will be devoted to The Acts of the Apostles and to the Epistles of Paul. With this quarter the course in English Bible will be concluded. 25 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY VIII. Religious Education Dr. Clark Senior Year Spring Quarter. The fundamental task of the religious educator and the goal of religious education, with a study of its principles and practice. Embracing a study of the psy- chology of the pupil and the principles of pedagogy to be applied by the teacher. The organization and administra- tion of the Sunday School. , By textbook and lectures. IX. Practical Theology Homiletics Dr. Green Fall Quarter. The curriculum as rearranged allows more time for Homiletics. In this course both the theory and the practice of preaching are studied, but the emphasis is on the practical. The aim is to teach men What preaching is and How to do it. The preacher, his call, his message, his per- sonality, his preparation, are discussed. During the second half of the course, sermon briefs are required every week, and special effort is made to train the men in the treatment of texts that they may be "sound workmen, with no need to be ashamed of the way they handle the word of the Truth." The textbooks in this department are Broadus' "Prepara- tion and Delivery of Sermons" and Herrick Johnson's ''The Ideal Ministry." , Dr. Blakely Optional. Seminar and Thesis Course in Homiletics. The Lives and Methods of Great Preachers. A study of the lives, methods, work of great preachers, such as : John Chrysostom, John Wesley, George Whitefield, Robert Mur- ray McCheyne, Frederick W. Robertson, Charles H. Spur- geon, Alexander Whyte, Henry Ward Beecher, Phillips Brooks, J. H. Jowett, etc. This class will meet one hour a week and carry on an intensive study of the lives and methods of the great preach- ers. It will be open to students able to carry extra work, and to post-graduate students. 26 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Pastoral Theology Dr. Clark Spring Quarter. The scope and literature of the subject. The minister as a religious leader. The cure and care of souls. The departments of pastoral work. The minister's relation to the organization and activities of the Church. The conducting of public worship. By textbook and lectures. Missions Professor Robixsox The course in Missions has been combined with the course in Ecclesiastical History and is presented as a part of the History course. Full description of the course is found under the department of Ecclesiastical History. Mis- sions and Polity. Public Speaking Dr. Sleeth Junior Class A course in training the voice. The first thing to do is to get a vocal instrument; the next thing is to know how to play upon it. This includes the art of breathing, and of voicing, and the art of Timbre. After that comes the matter of using the instrument in the utterance of sense and senti- ment. Other foundation can no man lay. Middle Class The entire time is devoted to the oral interpretation of the Bible, commonly called the reading of the Scriptures. Senior Class The entire time is given to the delivery of the sermon. The Country Church Dr. McLaughlin The Country Church and the Bible. Seventy-rive per cent of the world's population, thirty-eight per cent of the people of the United States, and seventy per cent of the dwellers in the South are engaged in agriculture. 27 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Bible is couched in the language of the people of the world. It breathes of the fields and hills. The teachings and illustrations of Jesus were fitted to the understanding not only of His own age, but all ages. A knowledge of the country gives a better understanding of the Bible, and the teachings of the Bible about rural rela- tionships are applicable to modern day needs in the country church. , In this study it shall be the aim to discover and relate the teachings of the Bible to modern day conditions and problems of the country people. Textbooks The Bible itself and "Bible and Rural Life," by Henry H. Myers, editor. Rural Religious Conditions. We are living in a new rural world. People in the country now have many advantages and opportunities that did not belong to our forefathers consolidated high schools, better rural primary schools, bet- ter roads, automobiles, telephones, agricultural agencies, etc. In this course we will study rural life as it is related to the new conditions and changed relationships that have come to pass in recent years with the purpose of discover- ing the needs of the present age in the country, how the Church can meet these needs, and where may be found the most fruitful fields of endeavor. Textbook "Minutes of the General Assembly" and other assigned parallel readings. Methods of Efficiency. In this we take up a series of studies on the program of the country preacher; the pro- gram for himself, for his church, for his community, his eldership, his diaconate, his Sunday School, his women of the church, his men of the church, his young people, and the relationships of other agencies working together for com- munity advancement. In these studies it is the aim to discover every-day prob- lems of the country preacher and Home Mission worker with the view of finding a solution as offered by the experi- ence of some minister or churches which have solved them. Textbook "The Program of the Country Church," by Roadman, and other assigned books. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY New Schedule Adopted The Faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary has adopted a plan for the reorganization of the courses of study, which became effective September, 1927. The Former Plan embraces thirty-three calendar weeks distributed as follows : To open and close 1 week Examinations 4 weeks Holidays 2 weeks Recitations 26 weeks Total 33 weeks Total number recitation hours 1236 The New Plan embraces thirty-six weeks distributed as follows : To open and close 1 week Examinations 3 weeks Holidays 2 weeks Recitations 30 weeks Total 36 weeks Total number recitation hours 1350 Advantages Secured: 1 A clear summary and evaluation of work required. 2 Elimination of intermittent courses. 3 Sustained interest in subject through continuous study. 4 Elimination of scrap heap impression of former plan. 5 Logical sequence of related subjects. 6 Equal daily distribution of work throughout the year. 7 Opportunity for preparation and review, by unpre- pared men in the department of New Testament Exegesis. 8 An open Monday, without congestion on other days. 9 Columbia Seminary brought into line with the prac- tice in many of the best post graduate institutions, and given a place of distinction among Theological Semi- naries. 29 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 10 Gives time and opportunity for supplementary and collateral reading and for proper correlation as a re- sult of such reading. Outline of Courses for the Bachelor of Divinity Degree Five recitations per week required in all courses Fall Quarter Hebrew History Homiletics Junior Year Winter Quarter Hebrew History Eng. Bible Spring Quarter Hebrew History* Eng. Bible Fall Quarter O. T. Exegesis History Eng. Bible Middle Year Winter Quarter O. T. Exegesis N. T. Exegesis Eng. Bible Spring Quarter O. T. Exegesis N. T. Exegesis Theology Fall Quarter Past'l Theology N. T. Exegesis Theology Senior Year Winter Quarter Ethics N. T. Exegesis Theology Spring Quarter Education Apologetics Theology Value of Courses In Terms of Recitation Hours Former Plan New Plan Hebrew 130 150 Old Testament Exegesis 156 150 New Testament Exegesis 208 200 Theology 170 200 History, Missions and Polity 196 200 English Bible 208 200 Homiletics 40 50 Education 26 50 Apologetics 52 50 Ethics 24 50 Pastoral Theology 26 50 Total 1236 1350 30 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Sequence of Courses Careful study has been given to the sequence of courses. The schedule is so arranged that dependent subjects will follow those subjects on which they depend, i.e., Old Testa- ment Exegesis follows Hebrew. Theology follows the com- pletion, either wholly or in part, of English Bible, Old Testament Exegesis, and New Testament Exegesis. In fact, under the proposed plan, Theology is a review and resume of the entire Seminary course, and is a final, sys- tematic statement of the truth presented through the Sem- inary course as a whole. Sequence of Courses: I. Hebrew, three quarters; Old Testament Exegesis, three quarters ; Pastoral Theology, Ethics, Apologetics, one quarter each in the order named. II. History, four quarters; New Testament Exegesis, four quarters ; Education, one quarter. III. Homiletics, one quarter; English Bible, four quarters; Systematic Theology, four quarters. Each series of courses of the three outlined above begins in the Junior Class, at the opening of the Seminary in the fall, and one course follows another through the three years as indicated. 31 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Schedule Tuesday to Saturday Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter . Year 8:30 Homiletics History Past'l Theology Eng. Bible N. T. Exegesis Eng. Bible N. T. Exegesis Junior Middle Senior 9:30 History Eng. Bible N. T. Exegesis History Eng. Bible N. T. Exegesis History Theology Eng. Bible Chapel Junior Middle Senior 10:30 Chapel Chapel 11:00 Theology Theology Theology Senior 12:00 Hebrew O. T. Exegesis Hebrew O. T. Exegesis Ethics Hebrew O. T. Exegesis N. T. Exegesis Junior Middle Senior 1:00 Lunch Greek Lunch Lunch 2:00 Greek Greek Prep. 3-5 Recreation Recreation Recreation 6:00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Notes on the Schedule 1. 50 Recitations per quarter in every course. 2. Three courses per quarter throughout nine quarters. 3. Three recitations each day, fifteen recitations per week. The course requires 1350 recitation periods of one hour. Additional courses to be provided for students taking the English, and special courses, are not shown in this outline. At the close of each quarter of ten weeks, one week is allotted for examinations. Special provision has been made in the schedule for classes in Introductory Greek. 32 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Choosing the Best Methods In presenting the schedule which is described in the pre- ceding pages, the Faculty of Columbia Seminary realize that they are departing from beaten paths. An educational institution which would give to its students opportunity for the largest development and most rapid progress, must adapt itself to changing conditions. It is necessary to revise methods and programs when a better way has been discov- ered. Dr. Robert L. Kelly, LL.D., Executive Secretary, Council of Church Boards of Education, in his recent book, "THEO- LOGICAL EDUCATION IN AMERICA," in discussing the programs of one hundred sixty-three Theological Sem- inaries in the United States and Canada, which were in- cluded in his survey of Theological Education, says : "A simple illustration of the type of work required with the present curricula grows out of the existence in many programs of study of a multitude of highly differ- entiated courses carrying one or two hours credits, with the attendant requirement that the student must carry fifteen hours of work. The existence of so many such courses is presumptively a serious deterrent to the unity which a curriculum should achieve. Seminary facul- ties would do well to address themselves to the prob- lems of coordination of subject-matter and continuity of study without which unity certainly is impossible. Some seminary programs appear to have been con- structed with a view to providing for a series on many subjects of weekly or semi-weekly sermons." Those who read carefully the schedule presented in this catalogue will at once see that the practice which Dr. Kelly condemns is avoided in the new schedule. The change pro- posed brings the Seminary into line with the present prac- tice in the best post graduate schools. 33 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY . Supplementary Work In addition to the regularly prescribed course of instruc- tion in the Seminary, there are many forms of Christian activity in which the faculty and students of the Seminary are constantly engaged. These activities are a source of interest to all who are connected with the Seminary, and through them is realized a larger development of Christian life on the campus. Annual Course of Lectures on the Thomas Smyth Foundation Through the generosity of the late Thomas Smyth, D.D., of Charleston, South Carolina, a Seminary lectureship has been established called the Thomas Smyth Foundation. In accordance with the conditions of the bequest, some person who is of worthy character and distinguished for learning and ability is chosen each year by the Board of Directors and the Faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary to de- liver a course of lectures before the students of the Sem- inary. This series of lectures will deal from year to year with the fundamental principles of the Christian faith. The funds bequeathed to the Institution by Dr. Smyth to found this lectureship, according to the terms of the be- quest, were allowed to accumulate until they amounted to $10,000. For the past seventeen years distinguished lec- turers have filled this lectureship, treating a large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaelogical and historical. Extension Work by the Faculty The Professors of the Seminary are constantly engaged in preaching and lecturing in various communities within the bounds of the five Synods. Courses of lectures are delivered by the Seminary professors in response to the requests of particular churches and communities. Religious Exercises Daily prayers which every student is required to attend are conducted in the chapel every morning by a member of the Faculty. 34 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Various meetings for worship are maintained by the stu- dents, either as a body or by each class separately. Every Thursday evening the faculty and students meet together in the chapel. Students conduct devotional exer- cises and preach. Afterwards the members fo the Faculty offer suggestions with reference to the subject matter of the sermons and the manner of their delivery. Society of Missionary Inquiry The constitution of this society requires that it meet on alternate Tuesday evenings, and hold a separate business meeting once a month. It should prove a power in awaken- ing and sustaining interest in missions, and in promoting local mission work. The society is divided into a number of mission study classes, each class using a different text- book, treating a different phase of missions. The Student Volunteer Band This group is composed of students who have signed the declaration card of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, stating that it is their purpose, if God permit, to serve Him on the foreign held. These Seminary Volunteers have regular weekly meetings at which different topics dealing with Christian life and the problems of the foreign missionary are discussed. The band also works in conjunction with the City Union of Volunteers in the mat- ter of sending out deputation teams to different places in the city in order to quicken the missionary spirit of the churches. Opportunities for Observing Religious Work By reason of her location and environment in the City of Atlanta. Columbia Seminary is in position to furnish her students various opportunities for engaging in active re- ligious work. Atlanta is the largest city in the South. Within the metropolitan area every type of church and every form of Christian activity is found. This gives to the students of Columbia Seminary unusual advantages and an opportunity to study the work of typical churches, both of our own Church and of other denominations. Atlanta is also in the heart of Southern agricultural life. In the outlying 35 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY districts, and in the villages, towns and cities which lie within easy reach of the Seminary, the students will have opportunity to study, under most favorable condi- tions, church work in the rural and small town communities. This ideal location furnishes exceptional advantages of a clinical nature for the thorough preparation of ministers equipped for every task which the church faces. Mission Work The churches of Atlanta and the surrounding country will offer many and varied opportunities for mission work, in addition to the training which results from observation of others at work. The churches of the city are well organized with respect to Sunday Schools and young people's so- cieties. The students of the Seminary are expected to take an active part in the work of these church organizations. Already a number of the students of Columbia Seminary have been engaged by the Home Mission Committees of the Presbyteries within easy reach of Atlanta, to supply, during the summer, Home Mission fields, and to assist in other forms of Christian work. There will be opportunity for a number of students to engage, during the session, in a reasonable amount of supply work and other forms of religious activity, for which the churches and Home Mission Committees will provide a reasonable remuneration. Atlanta Presbytery fosters a vigorous work among the colored people. This is considered by the Home Mission Committee of the Presbytery one of the most important features of its work. The colored work of Atlanta Presby- tery gives to our students opportunity for special training in this field, which in the South constitutes one of our most fruitful opportunities for service. The Seminary endeavors to co-operate with the Y. M. C. A., Salvation Army, Evangelistic Clubs, and other agencies which are engaged in various forms of informal preaching and welfare service in the shops, industrial plants, in the jails, and elsewhere. Preaching by Students Students of the Senior and Middle Classes are permitted, with the consent of the Presbyteries concerned, to supply vacant churches within a reasonable distance, provided ab- 37 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY sence from the campus does not conflict with their Seminary duties. Calls ' for regular supply work by students fre- quently come to the Seminary from Home Missions com- mittees and vacant churches, and for temporary supply dur- ing the absence of pastors from their own pulpits. Many mission churches are regularly supplied by members of the Senior Class and in some cases by members of the Middle Class. Except in special cases, members of the Junior Class are not permitted to undertake regular supply work. No student, except in case of necessity, should undertake regular work which would make necessary his absence from the campus oftener than twice a month. Where necessity compels a student to engage in full time supply work, the Faculty will consider each case on its merits. A bureau of preaching supply has been organized by the Faculty for the purpose of apportioning supply work as requests are received from vacant churches. Assignments to this service are made in accordance with a carefully ar- ranged system. The members of the Senior Class and regularly enrolled graduate students have the preference over the Middle Class, and the Middle Class in turn over the Junior. All assignments to the work of preaching will be made under direction of the faculty. 38 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Seminary Library The library of the Columbia Seminary is probably the most extensive and the most valuable collection of theologi- cal literature in the South. It forms an important adjunct to the work carried on in the class-rooms. In it are in- corporated 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 con- tinually added from a fund set apart for the purpose, as well as by gift. The libraries of the professors, amounting to several thousand volumes, are accessible to the students. Gifts to the Library The following books have been given by Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D.D., as a beginning toward a professorial library for the chair of Old Testament Literature and Exe- gesis. He hopes to be able to add to this list. The purpose of the gift is to provide the professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, exclusively for his own use in the work of his department, books that are a necessary part of his equipment for that work. , Historical Outlines of English Syntax ; Science and Life ; Theology of the Old Testament ; History of Free Thought ; Fate and Freedom; Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament ; The Book of Daniel ; Holism and Evolu- tion ; Psychology Applied to Education ; History of the English Language ; Words and Their Ways in English Speech ; The Philosophy of Speech ; History of European Thought in the Nineteenth Century, Volumes I, II, III and IV; History of Babylonia and Assyria, Volumes I and II; Studies in the History and Method of Science; Animals and Plants under Domestication, Volumes I and II ; Ad- vanced English Grammar; On Miracles; Evolution and Dogma ; Light from the Ancient East ; Lectures on the Method of Science ; Revelation and Inspiration ; The Re- ligion of Israel ; Science Remaking the World ; Prophets of the Old Testament. , The following books have been given by Rev. AW M. McPheeters, D.D., as a contribution toward a departmental library, in the Department of Apologetics : The Analogy of Religion; The Basis of Christian Faith; 39 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Evidence of Christian Experience ; Can the Christian Now Believe in Evolution?; Evolution; The Evidences of Christianity; The Divine Government; Lessons in Logic; The Rise of Modern Religious Ideas; Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology. The following books have been given by students of the Middle and Senior Classes 1927-1928 toward a depart- mental library, in the Department of Old Testament Lit- erature and Exegesis : An Introduction to Science; The Bible as English Litera- ture, two copies ; Constructive English ; Companion to the Bible; First Book of Samuel; Second Book of Samuel; First Book of the Kings; The Book of Joshua, Comment- ary; Connectives of English Speech; Commentary on Matthew; Commentary on Psalms, Volumes I, II and III. The Smyth Library Fund The Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., whose valuable library constitutes a large portion of the Seminary Library, made provision in his will for the endowment of the library with a gift of $10,000.00. The income from this fund is used for the purchase of additional volumes for the library. This generous bequest makes it possible for our library to pur- chase such books as are needed each year for the proper development of the library facilities, and assures the contin- ual addition to the library of indispensable new books. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Terms of Admission and Graduation Credentials Every student seeking- admission to the Seminary must present the following" credentials : (1) A letter from the pastor or session of the church of which he is a member, stating that he is in full communion with the church, possesses good natural talents, and is of a discreet deportment. Or, if an ordained minister, he must present a letter from the ecclesiastical body to which he be- longs, stating that he is in good and regular standing. Every Presbyterian student applying for admission is expected to present a statement from his Presbytery authorizing him to enter this Seminary. (2) A college diploma or certificate showing the comple- tion of a regular course of academic study. Or, if he has not completed such a course, the student must furnish testi- monials showing that he has received adequate training in subjects fundamental to the studies of the Seminary. (3) Students who desire to matriculate for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity must present a degree from a standard college or university. Collegiate Preparation The academic degree offered upon entrance to the Semi- nary should represent iour years of collegiate work. Other degrees than that of Bachelor of Arts, showing the comple- tion of an adequate collegiate course will be accepted as satisfying the academic requirements for admission to the Seminary ; but the classical course of studying leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the normal course of preparation for the Seminary. Adequate time should be given to Latin and Greek, philosophy, Bible history, ancient and modern history, the English language, English literature, Education and Psy- chology. Instruction in the New Testament presupposes knowl- edge of Greek. A student applying for admission should be able to translate a passage of simple Attic prose and should have a fair knowledge of the grammatical forms and syntax of the Greek language. Students found to be inadequately prepared are offered courses in New Testament Greek during the first year in the COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Seminary. The regular courses in the New Testament do not begin until the winter quarter of the middle year. Students from Other Seminaries A student coming from another seminary will be received ad eundem gradum on his presentation of a letter from that seminary certifying to his good standing, and regularly dis- missing him to this Seminary. He must also comply with the terms of admission set forth above, and if a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity he must satisfy the requirements of this Seminary with reference to knowledge of the original languages of Scripture. Diplomas Any student who completes in a satisfactory manner all of the courses of study given in the Seminary and who pre- sents to the Faculty a diploma of graduation from a stand- ard college or university of the highest accredited grade will receive a diploma from this Seminary according him the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. Certificates Students who do not possess the requisite academic di- ploma but complete the regular course of study in the Sem- inary receive a certificate of graduation. A student who takes some of the courses may receive a certificate setting forth those completed by him. Pledge Every applicant for admission who has presented satis- factory credentials is required by the Board of Directors to subscribe to the following declaration : "Deeply impressed with the sense of the importance of improving in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my prep- aration for the gospel ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace, that I will faithfully and diligently attend on all the instructions of this Seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly observe all the rules and regulations specified in the plan for its instruction and gov- ernment, so far as the same relate to the students ; and "that I will obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily yield to all the wholesome admonitions of the professors and direc- tors of the Seminary while I shall continue a member of it." 42 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Expenses No Fees. The expense of a session at Columbia Seminary is unusually small, in view of the advantages and opportuni- ties which the Seminary offers. Xo charge is made by the Seminary for tuition, room rent, fuel, light or library fee. The rooms are completely furnished, with the exception of sheets, pillow cases, bed spreads, cover and towels. Each student is required to furnish these necessary supplies for his own room. Where it is necessary for a student to pur- chase these items, they can be bought through the Seminary for much less than the retail price in a general store. The dormitories are cared for by competent servants, there being- no charge to the student for this service. Board. Board is furnished to the students at five dollars per week. Under the supervision and direction of a compe- tent matron, the boarding department is efficiently admin- istered. The Seminary realizes that wholesome, nourishing and well-balanced meals are necessary. In no educational institution are better meals provided than are now offered at Columbia Seminary. Textbooks. All required textbooks and other books needed by the student are furnished from our book store at reduced prices. Any student may, if he has opportunity, purchase second-hand books or use books furnished to him by friends. The cost of text books purchased new from the book room will average about S25.00 per year. Incidental Expenses. The incidental expenses, ether than board and textbooks, will be determined in large measure by the temperament and disposition of the student himself. A careful student will find it possible to keep this incidental expense within a reasonable limit. With the financial aid provided for candidates under the care of our Presbyteries, many students on our Campus are able to meet all necessary expenses including board, books and incidentals. In addition to this expense on the Campus a student should be able to provide, from other sources, enough to care for his transportation and clothing. After the first year in the Seminary this additional expense can be provided by summer work. 43 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Financial Aid Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Commit- tee of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, with headquarters at Louisville, Kentucky, is prepared to grant to ministerial students who are under care of Presbytery a loan each year for three years to be carried without interest until the Seminary course is completed. This loan is to be repaid, either in money or service under conditions pre- scribed by the General Assembly. The last General Assem- bly fixed the amount of this loan at $125, with a maximum of $150 in cases of special need. This loan is available for all regular students. Applica- tion for the loan should be made through the Chairman of the Committee of Christian Education in the Presbytery under whose care the candidate is being trained. The Sem- inary has nothing to do with the granting of this loan, but we shall be glad to furnish information and to render any assistance in the matter. The payment of this loan is usually made in four install- ments. The first installment is received in October. The other three at intervals of sixty days. Scholarships. In addition to the loan described above the Seminary will provide for each regular student, where it is necessary, an annual scholarship of $150. In order to ob- tain this scholarship the student must present with his ap- plication a written statement from the Chairman of Chris- tian Education in his Presbytery recommending that the scholarship be granted. The request must also be approved by the Faculty. Self-Support 'It is most desirable for the student himself, that, wherever it is possible, he should seek to be independent and self-sup- porting. The Church is glad to provide the loan, and the Seminary is glad to provide a scholarship wherever it is necessary ; but no student should be willing to accept either the loan or scholarship until his own resources have been exhausted. Self-support develops in a man self-reliance and virile character. No qualities are more essential to vigorous man- 44 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY hood, and in no vocation is vigorous manhood more essen- tial than in the Christian ministry. The minister of the Gospel is not only a teacher; but he is a recognized leader, both of the Church to which he ministers and in the com- munity of which his church is a part. The responsibility of leadership, therefore, places upon the minister a greater re- sponsibility for the development of self-reliance and inde- pendence. Dependence on others, where it is avoidable, does not contribute to the development of the finer qualities of leadership. Every student should make it a matter of honor to go as far as possible in providing for his own sup- port during Seminary days. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY General Information Seminary Year The 1928-1929 session will begin September 12, 1928 at 10:00 o'clock A. M., in the chapel, which is located on the second floor of the Virginia Orme Campbell Memorial Building. The opening exercises will be followed immed- iately by the formal matriculation of students. It is impor- tant that all students who plan to enter the Seminary be present for this opening exercise. The session has been extended to include thirty-six weeks, one week to open and close the session, and two weeks for the Christmas holiday. The session is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each, the last week of each term being reserved for examinations. The session will come to a close with the Commencement exercises, May 19th to 22nd, inclusive. Examinations At the close of each quarter written examinations are held upon all the subjects studied during the quarter. No student is permitted to be absent from the examination of his class, except for satisfactory reasons. In the event that a student is absent from the regular examinations, he musl afterwards stand a special examination. Reports to Presbyteries At the close of each term a full report concerning each student will be sent to the Chairman of the Committee on Christian Education in the Presbytery under whose care the work of the student is being directed. This report will set forth all facts with reference to the student's attendance, punctuality, deportment, diligence, and class standing. Where unusual conditions arise which would seem to make necessary a special report to the Presbytery, a letter will be written by the President of the Seminary calling attention to any matters which should be brought before the Presbytery. 46 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Directions for Reaching the Seminary The new campus of the Seminary is located in the south- east section of Decatur, Ga., about one-half mile from the street car line. Students arriving over the Georgia Railroad should purchase tickets and check their trunks to Decatur. Students coming over roads other than the Georgia Rail- road should buy their tickets and check their trunks to At- lanta. Upon arrival at the station in Atlanta, students may phone to the Seminary to receive instructions how to reach the Seminary, or they may ask the clerk at either the Infor- mation or the Traveler's Aid desk, how to reach the North Decatur street car. From all stations it is better to take the North Decatur car line. In reaching this line it will be necessary to trans- fer once, except from the Union Station, where the car passes within a short distance. Upon arrival in Decatur, leave the street car at Candler Street, where this street crosses the Georgia Railroad at the depot. If notice of arrival in Atlanta has not already been given, call the Seminary from some nearby telephone, and await the arrival of a car which will be sent immediately from the Seminary. Trunk checks should be brought to the Seminary. Ar- rangements will be made for transfer of trunks and other baggage. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Historical Statement Beginning of the Seminary FIRST HOME OF COLUMBIA SEMINARY LEXINGTON, GA. Hopewell Presbytery i n Georgia first suggested the founding of a Theological Seminary, and in 1817 appoint- ed a committee for this purpose. The next effort was put forth in 1824 by the Presbytery of South Carolina. The whole matter was finally turned over to the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, which at that time was one Synod. On December 15th, 1828, Synod resolved to establish the Seminary, and elected Dr. Thomas Goulding Professor of Theology. Work was started at Lexington, Georgia, with five students. Early Years in Columbia, S. C. Early in January, 1830, Dr. Goulding, with his few stu- dents, moved to Columbia and was domiciled in the parson- age of the Presbyterian Church procured for his use. The next year he moved into the buildings which the Seminary occupied for nearly a century. That same year, 1831, Dr. George Howe was elected pro- fessor of Biblical Literature, and the first class began the prescribed course of theological studies. The curriculum was modeled after Andover and Princeton. Two years later Rev. Aaron W. Teland was elected to the Chair of Christian Theology, Dr. Goulding having been transplanted to that of Ecclesiastical History and Polity. The founders of Columbia Seminary were men of prophetic foresight. They realized that the Presbyterian Church in the 49 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING COLUMBIA, S. C. Cotton Belt could not fulfill its mission un- less an adequate supply of relig- ious leaders were called out and trained by the Church in their own sec- tion. Dr. Howe en- tered on a ser- vice for the Seminary that lasted fifty-two years and three months. When he was thirty-four years old, he had a call from the Board of Directors of Union Semin- ary, New York, to the Chair of Sacred Literature in that in- stitution. The call was urged on him in most flattering terms. His reason for declining should endear his memory to us. He wrote : "When I accepted the Professorship which I hold it was with the hope that I might be the means of building up the wastes, and. extending the borders of our Southern Zion. This motive still holds me here. Though our Institution must be a small one through the present gen- eration and yours will be large, IT IS IMPORTANT, IT IS NECESSARY, WHATEVER THE FATE OF OUR BE- LOVED COUNTRY, THAT THIS SEMINARY SHOULD LIVE. If I leave it at the present juncture, its continuance is exceedingly doubtful. If I remain, though the field of my effort must be small, and I must live in ob- scurity, WE MAY YET TRANSMIT TO THE MEN OF THIS NEXT GENERATION AN INSTITUTION WHICH WILL BLESS THEM AND THE WORLD." Bear in mind that this was a man of Northern birth and rearing who was willing to sacrifice most flattering pros- pects of worldly advancement, to move in a small sphere and lead a life of obscurity for the sake of a young and struggling institution, rather than endanger its perpetuity. Loyal to a Great Past A hundred years of church history attest the notable con- tribution Columbia has made to Presbvterianism in the 5 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY South. Few institutions in the country can show as great a record. It will never outgrow or forget the men who have made the Seminary what it is. Names like Goulding, Howe and Leland, Palmer, Thornwell and J. R. Wilson, Wood- row, Plummer and Girardeau are a part of the history of our denomination. Their work will always be revered. These and many more men Columbia has contributed in the past. Columbia's Contribution Columbia has trained 931 ministers, 354 of whom are liv- ing. The present enrollment is 73: Senior class, 16; Mid- dle, 36 ; Junior, 17 ; Specials, 4. It is the earnest endeavor of Columbia Seminary to continue to provide trained leaders for the future who are worthy of the traditions and heritage of the past. Columbia's Territory Statistics of the Church in Columbia's territory tell a graphic story. When the Seminary was founded it took South Carolina and Georgia both to form one Synod and that, at its best, was not a large Synod : 73 ministers, 11 li- centiates, 128 churches, and 8,560 communicants. It con- tained five Presbyteries, two in Georgia and three in South Carolina. The territory o f Columbia Seminary now contains five Synods, which cover a territory stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the North Car- olina-Tennessee 1 i n e to Key West. Atlanta, the future home of the Semi- nary, is in the center, not only of this territory, but of the entire South. This area contains 247,785 square miles with over ten millions population. Our Church in this territory reports 1,174 churches, a membership of 128,172, ordained ministers, 51 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 633, and 248 candidates for the ministry. The present available supply of recruits for the ministry is barely suffi- cient to replace those who are removed from active service, while many inviting fields, where strong self-supporting churches could be quickly developed, must be neglected be- cause of the shortage of ministers. Every indication points to an unprecedented development in the South, which brings to our Church increased responsibility for trained Christian leadership to meet the growing need. The challenge which comes in rebuilding Columbia Sem- inary in Atlanta, and better equipping it for its work, calls for consecration of the resources and life of the Church. The Church Responsible If the church in this section does not provide adequate fa- cilities for training her own men, they must go elsewhere. Those who go away rarely come back, and when they do return it is often difficult to hold them because of friend- ships made and associations formed during Seminary days. To say that a hundred and thirty-five thousand Southern Presbyterians can not build and maintain a Theological Seminary to train our own ministers is to acknowledge weakness which no one is willing to admit. To know that we can do it, and yet will not, proves that we are unworthy of our task and of the privileges and opportunities which have opened to us. The Present Status of the Seminary A brief word about the present status of the Seminary. Modesty forbids our paying a just tribute to the men who compose the present Faculty. Fortunately they can speak for themselves. It is enough that they enjoy the full confi- dence of the Church. They can be trusted to conserve and nourish and bring into larger fruitfulness the precious in- terests entrusted to them. They are forward looking men, anxious to see the leadings of God's providence and willing to follow it. Behind them are the fathers who wrought mightily for God, and who left a rich heritage of faith and achievement that is not to be forgotten. Looking both for- ward and backward they see nothing to shake their belief in the essential soundness of the distinctive principles which gave birth to our Church and for which it has hitherto stood. 52 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Worthy of a Great Future In the last analysis a seminary is made Up, not of build- ings, but of MEX with common ideals and a wide range of scholarship coupled with the vigor and enthusiasm of young men in training. Columbia has these men although not in such numbers as she would like. Xew buildings, improved library facilities and equipment,, will immediately bring- more men and provide for them better training. The qual- ity of young men coming to the Seminary today is worthy of the best that Ave can give. The new location in Atlanta, recognized as the distrib- uting- center of the South, assures easy access to this field. The generous support of the people of Georgia will double the Seminary assets. So situated, with a new plant and larger resources, Columbia will turn out more men and bet- ter trained men for the ministry. It will render a greater service to the Synods of the Southeast. Building for the Future The dominant idea in building the new home of Columbia Seminary is that we are building for the future. The stra- tegic location in Atlanta, the strength of Presbyterianism in this section, the anticipated rapid development of the South, and the growth of our church in the Cotton Belt call for forethought and far-sighted wisdom in planning a sem- inary for the future. A comprehensive plan and building program to care for all possible needs of the future have been proposed. The larger program provides for the construction, first, of the Seminary itself. This will be built in units as needed and as building funds are secured. The Seminary proper will include the academic group, consisting of the tower section, administration and class- room building, and the library ; a beautiful chapel ; dormi- tories for three hundred men ; apartments for married stu- dents ; a standard athletic field and gymnasium ; homes for the faculty and others connected with the Seminary, and a central heating plant for the entire development. In addition to the Seminary itself, provision is made for the future development of a Standard Training School in 53 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Christian Education for lay workers, Mission Terrace with homes for missionary families, and a community church, when the growth of the community makes a church desir- able. The type of architecture adopted is scholastic gothic, fol- lowing the type of the Oxford buildings. The buildings will be of fireproof construction, faced with red brick and trimmed in limestone. The site consisting of 571/4 acres with its wonderful con- tour, the varied and rich plant life, its magnificent trees, and the superb outlook from its lofty elevation, lends itseli admirably to the development of a great institution and offers in background everything which could be desired for artistic beauty and fitness. The new plant of Columbia Theological Seminary, sit- uated in this ideal location, will form one of the handsomest educational groups to be found on any Southern campus. Work of Construction Accomplished When our last catalogue was issued only two buildings were under construction. Now six are completed and in use. The two academic buildings were ready for the placing of equipment by August the first, and by the middle of No- vember four beautiful and commodious faculty houses were finished and occupied. The buildings now on the Campus are impressive units of two handsome groups to be com- pleted in the future. Removal Before Commencement exercises of last year were over, plans were well matured for the removal of the Seminary to her new home in Greater Atlanta. August 4th is an im- portant date in the history of Columbia Seminary, for on that day she left, not without regret, her adopted home in South Carolina, to return to Georgia to renew her youth in the land of her birth. All movable and usable equipment of the Seminary was transferred to the new Campus. But no piece was installed before it had been thoroughly cleaned and refinished. Especial care was used in the handling of the Library, approximately ten thousand of the more val- uable volumes being wrapped individually to prevent dam- age. 55 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The work of removal was effected with a minimum inter- ruption of the Institution's work. In less than a week after the office was closed in Columbia, it was re-opened in De- catur. August and the first half of September were filled with preparations for the coming of the students, that they might experience as little inconvenience as possible in their new quarters. The opening day, September 14th, saw not only the build- ings, but also the grounds, in a state of readiness that bore eloquent witness to the efficiency of the administration. Considering that this has been a transition year, both the attendance and the work accomplished have been very gratifying to all concerned. The Centennial With the close of the 1927-1928 session, Columbia Theo- logical Seminary will have served the church for a century. The century has witnessed many changes in educational methods and large development in the content of theologi- cal curricula. The founders of Columbia Seminary set a high standard for themselves and for the institution com- mitted to their care. Their successors have at all times endeavored to maintain this high standard, and to keep abreast of the unfolding program and the growing needs of the church, that a ministry might be provided thoroughly trained and equipped for its task. The history of this century-old School of the Prophets is an honorable record of service, and of achievement in the building of the Kingdom. The celebration of the Centennial of Columbia Theologi- cal Seminary not only marks the closing of a great period in her history ; but it marks the beginning of a new era of expansion and growth, which brings to the Seminary op- portunity for larger service and for greater achievement in the cause of the Master. The occasion of the Centennial celebration will be the outstanding event of a generation in the Southern Presbyterian Church. Established in her new home, Columbia Seminary faces forward, with courage and confidence, ambitious to excell her past by the extent and quality of her future service. 36 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Gifts Received During the Year In addition to funds received from the Georgia Campaign, which will be reported elsewhere, the Seminary has re- ceived during the past year, the following gifts for perma- nent endowment. From the Alabama Campaign Fund for endowment, $586.11. From the estate of Robert Powell, Aiken, S. C, $500.00. This legacy was provided in the Will of Mr. Powell, which was probated Oct. 25, 1911. He bequeathed to the officers of the Aiken Presbyterian Church, Aiken, S. C, the sum of $500.00 "to be held by said officers and to apply the income therefrom for the use and benefit of the Aiken Presbyterian Church at Aiken, S. C, until the Theological Seminary is removed from Columbia, S. C. to Atlanta, Ga., and when so removed, then the said sum of $500.00 to be paid to the said Theological Seminary at Atlanta, Ga." From the estate of Miss Alary Carmichael, Clio, S. C, $2,000.00. This fund is to establish the "Mary Carmichael Scholarship". The Woman's Auxiliary of the Decatur, Georgia, Presby- terian Church have contributed $150.00, which is the first contribution toward the endowmient of the "Decatur Wo- man's Auxiliary Scholarship." It is the purpose of the Auxiliary to add to this sum from year to year until the endowment of the scholarship is completed. , From Airs. Jennie Bennett Saunders, Columbus, Ga., $2,500.00 to establish "The John Munn and Elizabeth Eccles Saunders Scholarship Fund". The income from this schol- arship endowment is to be lent from year to year to worthy students. From Airs. Henry Alexander White, Richmond, Va., $100.00 toward the fund for the removal of the Chapel from the Columbia Campus to the new Campus in Atlanta. 57 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Virginia Orme Campbell Administration Building This building, erected as a memorial to Mrs. Virginia Orme Campbell, in recognition of the handsome gift of $80,000, made by her son, Air. J. Bulow Campbell, of At- lanta, is one of the best equipped and handsomest buildings on any theological seminary campus. This is the first unit of the handsome group of buildings which has been planned for the future home of Columbia Seminary. In this build- ing, provision has been made for the executive offices, class rooms, chapel, parlors, temporary library and reading room, with a temporary dining room and kitchen in the basement, and dormitory room for twenty-four men on the third floor. So far as the records show, Mr. Campbell's gift is the largest which has ever been received by Columbia Semin- ary. The gift, which has made possible the erection of this handsome building, provides a fitting memorial, and, at the same time, places the whole Church under a debt of grati- tude to the donor. The Students' Lounge The Students' Lounge, on the first floor of the Virginia Orme Campbell Memorial Building, has been handsomely furnished by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Decatur Pres- byterian Church. The furniture was purchased at wholesale price from a local factory at a cost of $1,230.00. This gen- erous gift from the Women of the Decatur Church has pro- vided a recreational center which is the bright spot on the Campus. At Easter a handsome upright piano was added to this room as a gift from the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. 5 9 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Supporting League Contributions Received During the Year T. L. Cooper, Decatur, Ga ' $250.00 T. S. McPheeters, Charlotte, N. C 25 0.00 D. W. Robinson, Columbia, S. C 25 0.00 D. P. Anckrson, Birmingham, Ala 200.00 Auxiliary, First Church, Atlanta, Ga 178.64 Rev. E. D. Kerr, D.D., Decatur, Ga 165.00 Mrs. Melton Clark, Decatur, Ga 150.00 W. R. Barringer, Florence, S. C 100.00 J. T. Brantley, Blackshear, Ga 100.00 Rev. A. G. Irons, Birmingham, Ala 100.00 Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D.D., Charleston, S. C. . . 100.00 Rev. C. M. Boyd, D.D., Tuscaloosa, Ala 65.66 Rev. S. H. Hay, D.D., Morristown, Tenn 5 0.00 Miss Grace C. McBryde, Louisville, Ky 50.00 Rev. W. E. Ilwaine, D.D., Pensacola, Fla 50.00 Miscellaneous 720.85 Total $2780.15 SUPPORTING LEAGUE Columbia Theological Seminary Desiring to assist the President in his effort to conduct the work of the Seminary without a deficit, I hereby enroll as a member of the Sup- porting League of Columbia Theological Seminary, and I promise to contribute each year for a period of three years the sum of Dollars, and to forward the same on, or before the day of each year. I request the President to notify me ten days before date of payment. I reserve the right to cancel this pledge at any time by giving notice to the President. Name . Street, or Rt Post Office Date , 192 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Annual Scholarships Contributions Received During the Year Ladies Education Society, Second Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S. C $350.00 Mrs. Annie S. Cooper, Decatur, Ga 3 00.00 First Church. Jackson, Miss 293.00 L. L. Barr, Greenville, S. C 200.00 J. W. Bailey, Laurel, Miss 15 0.00 A. E. Baker, Charleston, S. C 150.00 Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Boyd, Deland, Fla 150.00 L. M. Brown, West Union, S. C 150.00 Mrs. T. S. Bryan, Columbia, S. C 150.00 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Corley, Sanford. Fla 15 0.00 Lydia Bible Class, Jacksonville, Fla 15 0.00 W. J. Roddy, Rock Hill, S. C 150.00 Capt. E. A. Smyth, Flat Rock, N. C 150.00 John T. Stevens, Kershaw, S. C 150.00 J. D. Baker, Jacksonville, Fla 125.00 Rev. W. M. McPheeters, Decatur, Ga 120.00 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craig, Chattanooga, Tenn 100.00 The Mary B. Groover Annual Scholarship, by Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Groover, Jacksonville, Fla 100.00 C. M. Marshall. Lexington. Ky 100.00 Hooper Bible Class. Athens. Ga 50.00 N. G. James. Haynesville, Ala. 50.00 Rev. John McSween, Anderson, S. C 50.00 Oxford, Miss., Sunday School 3 7.50 Mrs. R. P. Hamer. Hamer. S. C 10.00 Total $3385.50 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP Columbia Theological Seminary I hereby assume for a period of years the support of one full. or rwo-thirds of an or one-third of an Annual Scholarship at Columbia Theological Seminary. To support this scholarship. I hereby promise to pay to the Seminary annually on the. . . day of , the sum of Dollars. I request the President to notify me ten days before date of payment. I reserve the right to cancel this pledge at any time by giving notice to the President. Name Street, or Rt Post Office Date 192. . . 61 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Student Loan Funds During the' past two years an effort has been made to se- cure a Loan Fund, to be used in cases of emergency, in pro- viding short term loans for students when overtaken by emergencies or illness for which no provision has been made. As a result of this effort a fund of $2,379.00 has been secured with the promise of an additional $300.00, which will be added in the near future. With the anticipated in- crease in the student body this fund should be immediately increased to $5,000.00. The Student Loan Fund has made it possible to meet ev- ery emergency need which has arisen during the year. Most of the loans are small, and, with the exception of loans made near the close of the session to be repaid during the summer, loans have been returned promptly. Those who provided this Fund will never know the measure of good which their generosity has accomplished. Student Loan Funds Received, as follows: The Ives Loan Fund, by Mrs. S. E. Ives, First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Fla $ 600.00 The James Bailey Magruder, Senior and Junior, Loan Fund, by Mrs. James B. Magruder, First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Fla 300.00 The First Presbyterian Auxiliary, Orlando, Fla., Loan Fund, by the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church, in honor of their preacher, Rev. J. Blanton Belk, D.D., Alumnus of Columbia Seminary 150.00 The Kekomoisa Bryan Loan Fund, by Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Bryan, Birmingham, Ala., in memory of their daughter 200.00 The Margaret Bensell Loan Fund. From the Trus- tees of the Presbyterian Hospital of Atlanta, to be known as the "Margaret Bensell Loan Fund", "to be used by the President of the Seminary un- der such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Trustees of the Seminary, as a loan fund for the benefit of students in the Seminary, in cases of sickness only." 1084.60 A Special Benefit Fund, for medical and surgical care of students, from Columbia Friends, through Mrs. T. S. Bryan. Balance in Fund 44.40 Total $2379.00 62 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Scholarships Pledged in the Georgia Campaign The following scholarships have been reported from the Georgia Campaign. Full description of these scholarships has not yet been received. This information will be pub- lished later. The scholarship established by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brantley, Blackshear, Ga., is a Memorial to Dr. Rich- ard Clark Reed. Not all of these scholarships have been paid in full as the period of payment extends over two years. Mr. W. R. Ashe, 2538 Henry St., Augusta. Ga S2,500.00 Mrs. Louise B. Bourne, Augusta, Ga 2,500.00 Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brantley, Blackshear, Ga 2,500.00 Mrs. Evelvn M. Clav, 817 Whitaker St.. Savannah. Ga. 2,500.00 First Presbyterian Church. Albany, Ga 2,500.00 First Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Ga 2,500.00 First Presbyterian Church, Rome, Ga 2,500.00 First Presb'vterian Church, Yaldosta. Ga 3,000.00 Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin W. Ford, Columbus. Ga 2.500.00 Misses Lottie and Lutie Hendrick, Covington. Ga. . 2,500.00 Mr. Robert M. Hitch, 17 Drayton St., Savannah, Ga. 2,500.00 Independent Presbvterian Church, Savannah, Ga.. 5,000.00 Men's Bible Class, First Church, Augusta, Ga 2,650.00 Mrs. Roberta L. Morton, Athens, Ga 1,000.00 Mr. Wm. Murphy, Savannah, Ga 2,500.00 Mrs. Leila A. Thornton and Mr. W. W. Austell, Atlanta, Ga 2,500.00 Vineville Presbyterian Church, Maeon, Ga 2,500.00 Wilds Book Prize Louis T. Wilds, Esq., a ruling elder of the First Presby- terian Church, Columbia, S. C. has given the Seminary the sum of five hundred dollars, to be used as the basis of an annual book prize. At the close of each session the proceeds of the gift made by Mr. Wilds will be invested in books and the books will be bestowed as a prize upon a student select- ed by the Faculty, in accordance with conditions prescribed by the donor. In May, 1927, this prize was bestowed upon John Benson Sloan, Jr.. A.B., B.D.. a member of the Senior Class. 63 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Appendix Members of the Faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary, 1828-1928 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 Lit- erature. 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 Alexander T. McGill,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1853 1853 Benjamin M. Palmer,* D.D., LL.D., Provisional In- structor in Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity. 1853 1854 Benjamin M. Palmer,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Ecclesi- astical History and Church Polity. 185 6 1855 James Henley Thornwell,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1862 1856 James Henley Thornwell,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology. 1856 1857 John B. Adger,* D.D.,* Professor of Ecclesiastical His tory and Church Polity. 18 74 1861 James Woodrow,* Phd., D.D., LL.D., Perkins Professor of Natural Science in Connection with Revelation. 1886 1862 Benjamin M. Palmer,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1865 1867 William S. Plumer,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1875 18 70 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 Historical Theology, 1880 1876 John L. Girardeau,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Didac- tic and Polemic Theology. 1895 1882 Charles R. Hemphill D.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Literature. 1883 1882 William E. Boggs,* D.D., Professor of Ecclesiastical His- tory and Church Polity. 1885 1883 Charles R. Hemphill, D.D., Professor of Biblical Liter- ature. 1885 1885 James D. Tadlock,* D.D., LL.D., Professor of Eccle- siastical History and Church Polity. 1898 1887 Charles C. Hershman,* D.D., Professor of Biblical Lit- erature. 1888 1888 Francis R. Beattie,* Ph.D., D.D., Perkins Professor of Natural Science in Connection with Revelation, and Christian Apologetics. 1893 ^Deceased. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Accessus Exitus 1888 William M. McPheeters. D.D.. Professor of Biblical Lit- erature. 1893 1892 Daniel J. Brimn, 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. Brimn, D.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1900 1893 Samuel S. Laws.* A.M., M.D., D.D., LL.D., Perkins Professor of Natural Science in Connection with Reve- lation, and Christian Apologetics. 1898 1895 William T. Hall.* D.D.. LL.D.. Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1911 1898 Richard C. Reed.* D.D.. LL.D.. Professor of Ecclesias- tical History and Church Polity. 1925 1898 Samuel M. Smith,* D.D., Provisional Instructor in Pas- toral Theology and Homiletics. 1899 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, Homiletics, and the English Bible. 1902 1902 Henry Alexander White,* A.M., Ph.D., D.D.. LL.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. 1926 1911 Thornton Whaling. D.D.. LL.D.. President of the Semi- nary and Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1921 1911 R. G. Pearson,* D.D., Professor of the English Bible. 1913 1913 James O. Reavis, D.D., LL.D.. Professor of the English Bible. Homiletics and Pastoral Theology. 1920 1916 Edgar D. Kerr, B.D., D.D., Instructor in the Hebrew and Greek Languages. 1921 1920 Hugh R. Murchison, B.D.. D.D.. Instructor in Missions. 1926 1920 Melton Clark, B.D.. D.D.. Professor of English Bible and Religious Education. 1921 Edgar D. Kerr, B.D.. D.D.. Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Languages. 1921 John M. Wells, A.M.. Ph.D.. D.D.. LL.D.. President of the Seminary and Professor of Practical Theology. 1924 1921 James B. Green, D.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology. 1925 Richard T. Gillespie, B.D.. D.D.. LL.D.. President of the Seminary. 1925 Charles C. McNeil B.D., D.D.. Acting Professor of Eccle- siastical History, Church Polity, Pastoral Theology and Missions. 1927 1926 William C. Robinson. S.T.M.. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Church Polity and Missions. 1926 H. Waddell Pratt, D.D., Acting Professor of New Testa- ment Literature and Exegesis. 1927 192 7 Hunter B. Blakely. Th.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis. ^Deceased. 65 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Tutors in Hebrew Accessus Exitus 1851 Bazile E. Lanneau, A.M. 1855 185 6 James Cohen,* A.M. 1862 1874 Chas. R. Hemphill, A.M. 1878 1889 Daniel J. Brimn, 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. 1904 1904 James B. Branch, A.B., B.D. 1905 1927 James McDowell Richards, M.A. Tutors in Greek 1894 Alfred L. Patterson, A.B. 1895 1905 Edgar Davis Kerr, A.B. 1907 1909 Samuel A. Linley,* A.B. 1910 1915 William T. Riviere, A.M. 1917 1926 Samuel A. Cartledge, M.A. Deceased. 66 COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Lecturers on the Thomas Smyth Foundation Accessus 1911 Francis Landey Patton, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Theistic View of the World. 1912 Casper Rene Gregory,* D.D., LL.D., University of Leipsic, Germany. Subject: Theological Movements in Germany During the Nineteenth Century. 1913 Robert E^ Speer. LL.D., New York City. Subject: Some Missionary Problems Illustrated in the Lives of Great Missionary Leaders. 1914 Robert A. Webb,* D.D., LL.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Subject: The Doctrine of the Christian Hope. 1915 William Hoge Marquess.* D.D.. LL.D., New York City. Subject: The Period from Abraham to Joshua as Illus- trated by the Results of Archaeological Discovery. 1916 J. Campbell White, A.M., LL.D.. Wooster, Ohio. Sub- ject: Missions and Leadership. 1917 W. S. Plumer Bryan,* D.D., Chicago, Illinois. Subject: The Grace of God. 1918 Benjamin B. Warfield.* D.D.. LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: Counterfeit Miracles. 1919 Francis Landey Patton. D.D.. LL.D.. Princeton. New Jersey. Subject: Christianity and the Modern Man. 1920 A. H. McKinney. D.D.. New York City. Subject: Guid- ing Girls to Christian Womanhood. 1921 Louis Matthews Sweet. S.T.D.. Ph.D.. New York. Sub- ject: The Origin and Destiny of Man in the Light of Scripture and Modern Thought. 1923 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D.. Atlanta, Georgia. Subject: Ser- monic Sources. 1923 L. E. McNair. D.D.. Jacksonville, Florida. Subject: Passion in Preaching. 1923 W. McF. Alexander. D.D., New Orleans, Louisiana. Sub- ject: The Man and His Message. 1923 J. B. Hutton. D.D.. Jackson, Miss. Subject: Regulative Ideas in Preaching. 1923 James I. Vance. D.D., Nashville, Tenn. Subject: Serm- onizing. 1923 Dunbar H. Ogden. D.D.. Mobile. Ala. Subject: The House in Which the Minister Lives. 1924 Egbert W. Smith, D.D.. Nashville, Tenn. Subject: The Call of the Mission Field. 1925 A. M. Fraser. D.D.. Staunton, Virginia. Subject: Church Unity. 1926 Samuel L. Morris. D.D.. Atlanta. Georgia. Subject: The Fact of Christianity. 1927 J. Gresham Machen. D.D.. Princeton. New Jersey. Sub- ject: The Virgin Birth. 1928 Charles R. Erdman. D.D.. Princeton. New Jersey. Sub- ject: The Life of D. L. Moody. 'Deceased. 67