1917-1918 Academic Catalog

HISTORY OF T HE SEMINARY fessor of Hebrew, Greek and Practical Theology. In 1868, Doctor Wyle, with his Presbytery, seceded from the Gen– eral Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and his chair was declared vacant. The Rev. David Steele, D. D., was elected Professor of Biblical Literature in 1869, and upon the death of Doctor McLeod in 1874, was chosen Pro– fessor of Theology. The chair of Biblical Literature was filled temporarily by Rev. A. Thompson, Rev. W. J. Mc– Dowell and Rev. Matthew Gailey; and in 1876 the Rev. Matthew Gailey was elected to the vacancy. In 1890 the Rev. James Y. Boice, D. D., was elected Pro– fessor of Homiletics, Church History and Pastoral Theol– ogy. Upon the death of the Rev. Matthew Gailey in 1902, the Rev. James Steele took up the work of his chair, and in 1903 was formally elected Professor of Hebrew and Church History. In 1906, Dr. David Steele died, and the Rev. James Steele resigned. The Rev. W. J. Smiley was in that year elected Professor of Hebrew and Church History, while Dr. Boice taught Theology, Homiletics and Greek until the removal of the Seminary from Philadelphia in 1913, when he retired from the active work of the professorship and was elected Professor Emeritus, retaining this honor until his death in 1916. In 1913 the Seminary was removed to Cedarville, Ohio, to be operated in connection with Cedarville College. The following faculty was appointed: Rev. David McKinney, D. D., LL.D., Dean and Professor of Systematic and Pas– toral Theology; Rev. W. R. McChesney, Ph.D., D. D., Sec– retary and Professor of New Testament Language and Lit– erature ; Prof. F. A. Jurkat, A. l\f., Professor of Church His– otry and Old Testament Language and Literature; and Rev. Leroy Allen, Ph. B., Professor of Homiletics, Biblical The– ology, Archreology and Sociology. In 1914, Rev. Dr. David McKinney resigned, and Doctor McChesney was chosen Dean and Professor of Theology in addition to his chair of New Testament. Professor J urkat was elected Secretary. Upon the election of Doctor McChesney to the Presidency of Cedarville College, in 1915, the Rev. James L. Chesnut, D. D., was chosen Dean and Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology, Doctor McChesney retaining the chair -46-