1922 Cedrus Yearbook

Cedarville Theological Seminary rrHE Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) of North America is one of the oldest institutions I for the professional training of young men for the gospel ministry in the United States. The Seminary was organized May 25, 1810. As in the case of many similar institutions, it had a small beginning. The Rev. Samuel B. Wylie. of Philadelphia, was its first and for many years its only pro- fessor. The number of students was comparatively large. From this small beginning the Seminary has grown, until today it is one of the mightiest forces within the small denominations for the training of young men. The Reformed Theological Seminary saw its birth in Philadelphia. After a few years of service it was removed to New York City, where Dr. John N. McLeod was elected Professor of Theology. After three years of service in that city, the Seminary was against removed to Phila- delphia, where it remained until 1913, when it was removed to its pres- entiocation. The moving of the Seminary to Cedarville, where it is in close con- tact with Cedarville College, was the result of a vision on the part of the educators of our church. And the result has been that many young men having come to the College, have been led, by the presence of the Seminary,to enter upon its courses and give their lives to some definite Christian work. The Seminary has a strong Faculty and maintains a high standard of scholarship. Itbelieves with the Puritan Divine, Thomas Adams, that,"A minister without learning is a mere cypher which fills up a place, and increaseth the number, but signifies nothing." The faculty is at present made up of the following members: Rev. Wilbert R. McChesney, A. M., Ph. D., D.D., President of the College and Dean and Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology in the Seminary; Rev. Frank Albert Jurkat, A. M., LL. D., Professor of Old Testament language and Literature; Rev. Leroy Allen, A. M., Professor of Homiletics, Biblical Theology, Archaeology and Sociology. For over a century, with brief intermissions, the Seminary has continued its noble work. The results of its labors are not to be looked for merely in the bounds of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, but in many other denominations, whose ranks in leadership have from time to time been increased by the graduatesfrom the Cedarville Theological Seminary. Any young man seeking training for the work in His Kingdom,may find an open door at Cedarville, where, under the leadership of conse- crated Christian men, he will find his life's purpose deepening and his vision continually widening. D. Harold Hammond. 53