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"HEMPH|LL FUND"
HONORS CAROL|N|AN
Is Named in Honor of South Caro-
linian.
LOUISVILLE SEMINARY
Presbyterians of Kentucky Dedi-
cate Endowment to Native of
Chester County.
The Columbia State.

Ihe COlumDla OCaIe.
The endowment fund Of 100000
which is being raised for the Presby-
terian Theological seminary in Louis
Vile has been named for and dedi-
Gated to a South Carolinian, tine Rev.
Charles R. Hemphill, D. D., wno with
the Rev. T. D. Witherspoon founded
the seminary in 1893. The money
contributed, it is specified, shall go to
make up "the Charles R. Hemphill
endowment fund, in honorable: recog-
milton of the life and devoted service
of one of the most distinguished men
in Louisville, and one of the most
useful and widely known ministers
and theologians in the country"
DR.. Hemphill was born in Chester,
April 1S, 1852, of Scotch-lrish
stock. His father, James Hemphill
was lawyer in Chester, his GRANDPA
ther was a minister of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church; his
great-grandfather, Col. John Nixon,
was killed while serving in the Revo-
lutionary war.
DR. Hemphill graduated at the Uni
versity of South Carolina in 1869, at
the University of Virginia irI 1871,
and at the Presbyterian Theological
seminary, Columbia, in 1874. While
at. Columbia seminary he had as pro-
fessors DR.. Joseph R. Wilson. father
of President Woodrow Wilson, and
DR.. James Woodrow, his uncle. He
knew President Wilson in his boy
hood, and has had the pleasure of &C
quaintance with him through all of
the years since, having been guest
at the White House since Mr.. Wilson
has been in office.
After having been ordained as a
Presbyterian minister DR.. Hemphill
was an instructor Of Hebrew in Co
lumbia Theological seminary, his al
ma mater, from 1874 to 1878. Dur
ing the session of 1878-1879 he was
fellow in Greek in Johns Hopkins
university, Baltimore, and while
there was a student of the celebrated
Greek scholar, Basil L. Gildersleeve.
After finishing his year of post grad
uate work Mt Johns Hopkins universi-
ty, he became professor of Greek and
Latin in the Southwestern Prasbyter-
ian university, and held this position
from 1879 to 1882; was professor of
Biblical literature in Columbia semi
nary 1882-1885; pastor of the Sc
cond Presbyterian church of Louis
vile, KY, 1ss5-1889. In 1889 he
became, with the Rev. DR.. T. D.
Witherspoon, one of the two found
ers of the Louisville Presbyterian
Theological seminary, for six years
both teaching in this school and
maintaining his work as pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of
Louisville. In 1899 he resigned his
pastorate to give full time to the
seminary. In 1901 the Louisville
seminary was consolidated with the
Danville Theological seminary under
the name it has since borne, the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
of Kentucky. From 1893 up to the
present date DR.. Hemphill has been
professor in the school of New Testa-
ment exegesis, first in the Louisville
seminary and then in the consolidat-
ed institution. With the school of
New Testament exegesis has been
comb bined also the school of practi-
cal theology, of which he is the head.
In 1910, DR.. Hemphill was elected
president of the Presbyterian semi
nary, and has filled the Office with
distinction since.
Through these many years DR..
Hemphill has been showered with
honors. He was made honorary A.
M. of Davidson college, North Caro-
lima, in 1878, and the same institu-
ton conferred the degree of doctor
of divinity upon him in 1884, as did
Central University of Kentucky in
the same year. Hanover college in
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