The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-07

The Standing Committee on Theo-
logical Summaries of the Southern
Presbyterian Church has reported as
follows:
We have received reports from
Austin Theological Seminary. Column
bian Theological Seminary. the Theo-
logical Seminary of Kentucky. the Di-
vinity School of the Southwestern
Presbyterian University, and Union
Theological Seminary In Virginia.
These reports show the work cf
our theological seminaries to be in a
prosperous and encourag ing condi-
ton, and that all of these schools of
the prophets are facing the future
with the brightest hope.
The contents of thase reports are
not characterized by that uniformity
OF information, which renders a de-
tail tabuiation possible.
Austin Theological Seminary.
Austin theological Seminary has
eight instructors in the faculty, has
enrolled twenty-one regulars and
twenty five special students from the
University of Texas, has conferred
the degree of r, D. upon two gradn.
ates. and certificates upon two other
students. has material equipment
valued at s1a5.oo0. and endowment
funds amounting to $1S5,000.
The Rev w, Angus Mcleod. d. D..
has been inaugurated into the chair
OF Systematic and Didactic Theology
! The growing Importance Of this semi
| nary and it's increasing patronage
makes the enlargement of its pernal-
I ment endowment most desirable.
Columbia Theological Seminary.
Columbia Theological Seminary
! has faculty of eight instructors AND
| an enrolment of thirty seven stu
dents, has graduated seven men wiki
| the r, D. degree, and has giver
| special diplomas to four others. ant
has endowment funds to the amounl
| of s274.0e0.
| The Rev Thornton Whaling, presi
| dent of the seminary. has. we rejoice
to say, been restored to health. The
| Rev. Jas. O. Reavis. D, D.. has beer
| installed in the chair of English
| Bible, and the Rev Samuel Hutsor
| Hay, Jr.. has been elected to fill the
new chair of Christian Ethics ans
| Apologetics.
The Theological Seminary of
| kentucy.
! The Theological Seminary of Ken
! tucky has faculty OF nine instruc'
/ tors. an enrolment Of seventy-sevcr
students, has conferred the B. ID. de.
gree upon ten graduates. and has
awarded special diplomas to ten Other
students. and owns a plant valued al
! $22S.000, and has endowment
amounting TO s424, 900.
| The increasing patronage of thi!
seminary makes an increased endcw.
ment necessary for the greater ef:
I fieieney of the institution.
Your committee has just learned
| that the citizens of Louisville ant
vicinity has just contributed $4,000
toward the further endowment of thii
| institution. thereby securing a condi'
tional offer OF s5e,00o, made by Mrs
John s. Kennedy. of New York. thu.
increasing the endowment of the sem.
! mary, as above given, by $4,000.
/ Union Theological Seminary In
/ Virginia.
The onion Theoiogfcal Seminary II
| Virginia has enrolled t05 students
has conferred the degree OF B. %. upor
[ eighteen men,, and special. diploma
+ upon seven others: has faculty ol
eight instructors. and has arranged for
an executive officer, the expense oi
| which. IL TO be mst by special fund.-
(which has already been provided. Thu
fund consists Of "a 1000, and saxr. VIM