CATALOGUE
' OF THE
OFFICERSANDSTUDENTS
OF TH E
VIB.GDIIA. BAPTIST SEMJ::NA.B.Y ,
FOR 1840.
RICHMOND ; P RINTED AT Tl!E OFFICE OF THE RELIGIOUS HER ALD 1840.
BOARDOF MANAGERS .
OFFICERS.
REv, J, B. JETER, President. " J.B. TAYLOR, 1st Vice President " CUMBERLAND GEORGE, 2nd do. " II KEELING, Corresponding Secretary. MR. WM. SANDS, Recording Secretar1/ , '' R. C. WORTHAM, Treasurer.
MEMBERS,
Rev. M. L. Jones, " EliBall , " Thomas Hume, " L. W. Allen, " I. S. T insley, " J, 0. Turpin, " \Vm. F. Nelson, " E. L. Magoon, Wm. F . Gunn, Esq., .Tesse Sneacl, Esq., H. Camphell, Esq., A. Snead, M. D., Jos. Mosby, M. D.,
Mr. R. Reins , "A. Thom,ns , " J. Thomas, " Peter \V inston, " C. Walthall, " Silas \Vyatt, " James Sizer " W illiam A. Carter , " J. Williams, " \Vm. S. Ryland, " John T. Anderson ,. " J. F. Barnes, · " J. F. Tanner
FACULTY .
REv, ROBERT RYLAND, A. M. " IMLAH G. BARKER. " JOSEPH S WALT HALL , A. B
STUDENTS.
FIRST CLASS, Names
Anderson, Matthew G., Be!)», Thomas S., Boston, Solomon C.,
Residence
Louisa . Nansemond . !;iomerset, rtld ,.
Bidgood, Nathaniel, Bidgood, Cornelius E., Bidgood, John H., Clarke, Jesse F., Crnmp, Sterling J., Carter, "'m. Thomas, Garnett, Reuben J\'I.,Jr., Goodwyn, John ll., Gregory, George C., Hay, Joseph, ,Jones, \\. m. S., Mayo, John F., Murray, John M., Ogden, William, Pontes, Jobn L., Pollard, James Puryear, Ricbard Reid, Victor F. Stephenson, Oscar Wilson, \Vrn. E. Wyatt, Felix G.
SECOND CLASS,
Adams, Francis P. Davis,Jasper W.
Finch, Edward T. Hendrick, Wm. J. Jones, Tiberius Gracchus Lumpkin, John N.
Lett, Peter E. l\fackan, Horace f,lcGruder, Rich'd l\locidy, James Henry McDonald, James J. Montague, vVm. L. Philips,John R. Starke, Littleton B. Winfree, Jesse F.
Norfolk Co. rlo. do. Henrico. Richmond. Richmond.
King & Queen. Dinwiddie. Chesterfield. Hanover. Campbell, Henrico. Powhatan. Bedford. Albrmarle. Henrico. l\Iecklenburg, Northampton, Southampton. Richmond. do. Campbell. Halifax. l\lecklenburg. Campbell. Richmond.
King William, l\Iecklenburg. Middlesex. Richmotrd. Chesterfield. Amherst. Richmond. Monroe. Henrico. do.
THIRD CLASS, Anderson, John G.
Amonette, Littlebury T.
Bowen, Frederick F, Bu Val, Robert K.
Forbes, Isaac T.
Garlick, Joseph R.
Hall, Richard N.
Hatchett, Americus
Leftwich, J~n H.
McLaughlin, James
Montague, Philip H.
Saunders, John H.
Taylor, Joseph Thomas, \Vilson
Woodward, Philemon T, \Voodward, John P. L. William s, John W. M.
FOWRTH CLASS.
Hanover. Cumberland. Culpeper. Goochland. Portsmouth.
King William. Henrico. Richmond.
King William . Rockbridge. Richmond. Charlotte.
King William. Richmond. Middlesex. do. Portsmouth.
Exall, George G. Petersburg. Garlick, John W. King William "Humphreys, Jonathan Pittsburg, Pa. McGruder, Charles Richmond. Patte rson, James \iV. Henrico. Pearcy, George Bedford. Smith, Robert B. Charlotte. ,vortham, Coleman Richmond.
FIFTH CLASS, (THEOLOGICAL.)
Vacant in consequence of prolonging the course of study .
PURSUING A SHORTER COURSE. Street, Joseph E. Halifax , l\laddox. Wm. H. Richmon d • .Miller, Heath Jones Henrico . • Left .
RULESOF THE SEMINARY .
Faculty.
1. The immediate management of the Seminary shall be committed to the care of a Principal and two other Professors, whose duty it shall be to reside at the Institution, give instruction to. the Students. maintain order, and consult the genllral welfare of the Seminary.
2. They shall make a monthly repc,rt of the condition of the Seminary, and the proficiency or delinquency of the Students
3. They shall have the power, by a unanimous vote of their body, to suspend from the recitations ( until the Board of Managers can act upon the cnse) any Student who shall violate the rules of the Seminary in such a manner as, in their judgment, to render such a course tdviilable.
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Admission of Students.
1. Though the primary design of this institution is to afford young Baptist Ministers facilities for acquiring useful knowledge, young men of good mora f character will be received on condition of their de·fraying their whole expenses.
2. Students shall not be admitted into the Seminary uniter fourteen years of age-and none for a shorter term than one session
3. They will be expecterl to enter the Seminary 11tthe beginning of th e term; - anrl no one shl\ll be received during the session, unless he is prepared to enter some class already organized . ·
Beneficiaries.
I. Students shall not be received into this Seminary, as beneficiaries, unless they shall give evirlence of genuine piety and suitable talents for the Ministry, and present certificates from the churches of which they are members, approving of their devoting themselves to :he work of the Christian Ministry.
2. No Student shall be fully received as a beneficiary until he shall have sustained -a trial of one session at the Seminary
3. 'fh ey shall have tuition, room~, bedding, use of the lib'rary and garden, free of expense; but shall be charged for board, washing, .fuel, and lights, the same as the other Students.
4 . On entering the Institution, each beneficiary shall pledge himse•f to pursue the whole course _of, study prescribed by the Board, unless their consent be ohtainad to the cont~ary.
5. \Vhenever a student shatl , ha-ve been credited for his term bills, on the responsibility of rhe Board , he will be expected to refund the amount aa soon as frovidence shall place it in his power.
Manual Labor.
I. Those Student, who choose to promote the.ir health , by manual labor, shall have two hours in each day , appropriated to this obJect.
2 . Their labor. in the garden, or. in lots, appropr iated for their cultivation, shall be under the di· rection of Monitors, chosen by themselves, who s hall reccrs at the close of each day, the time emp loyerl in labor, in a book kept for the purpose
3. The Students shall be entitled to the nett pro -
ceeds of their labor, in the proportion of the timeemployed.
4. To mechanics, if deemeil proper, the Board will furnish, at a fair rate, facilities for laboring at tReir respective trades, and they shall be entitled to the avails of their labor.
5. The tools of the workshop shall be accessible only to those who labor there staledly, to be used by them exclusively-and they shall be held responsible for all damage sustained by any tool committed to their care.
General Regulations.
1. The hours specially appropriated to study are, from worship in the morning till the bell for manual labor, and from supper, till ten o'clock, at nightand on Saturdays, until 12 o'clock, M.-during the whole of which time, students will not be allowed to visit each other's rooms, except on sµecial business.
2. At the hour designated by the Faculty for morning and evening prayers, every one must attend, unless prevented uy bodily indisposition.
3. No Student shall absent himself from any of the regular exercises of the Seminary, unless by previous permission of the professor conducting such exercise.
4. Absence from the premises at any time, without permission of some one of the Faculty, shall not be permitted.
5. Students shall not enter each other's rooms, without the cordial wishes of the occupants.
6. No Student shall make any engagement to preach, or to be absent from the Seminary, without p ermission of the Faculty.
7. Students will be expected to attend public religious worship at least once on every Lord ' s-day .
8. No Student shall be allowed to keep or use any kind of fire arms.
9. The Studente shall occupy the rooms assigned them, and no change shall be made in the .occupants of the rooms, without submitting the proposed alteration to the Faculty.
10. No clubs or societies shall be formed in the Seminary for any purpose whatever, without first submitting to the '.Faculty a statement of the designs of such association, and the rules by which they desire to be governed, with their hours of meeting
11. A Student shall not leave or join a class, without permission of the Faculty.
12. If any Student, offending against these laws, shall presume to leave the Seminary, without acertificate from the Faculty of his character and standing whilst there, it shall be at the discretion of the Faculty to, make the name of the offender public , with the nature and degree of the offence.
13. There may be offences and misdemeanors , against which no special provision has been made in these laws-these, the Faculty are authorized t o treat in such a way as may appear to them reasonable and necessary-provided, such punishmeut be of the nature defined in the laws, subject to the approval of the Board.
14. Students will be expected to pay special atten. tiou to the neatness of their rooms, and see that they sustain no injury while under their care.
15. All damages done to the buildings or premises , shall be repaired at the expense of the offender; but , if he cannot be ascertained, the damage shall be assessed equally on the whole body of the Students .
16. There shall be a public examination at the close of each session.
17. There shall be two vacations-the first commencing .July 1st and ending August 31st, and the-
sec ond com men cing December 20th and end ing January 1st.
18. Having finished his course of studies under the di re ction of the Fa culty, each student shall, if he desir e it, receh·e a certificate, signed by the Professors, specifying h ow Jong he has stndied under their d irection - that he h as prosecuted his studies with diltgence, and s usta ins a good moral character ; provided always, that his conduct and his proficiency in study be such as to entitl e him to the testimonial.
19. The Classical and Theological courses shall be pu rsued according to the following plan , and no mate r ial change sha ll a t an y time be made witho ut the consent of the B oar d.
COURSEOF STUDIES .
FIR ST CLASS .
F IR ST S E S SION .
English Gr a mmar -K irkh am.
Mod ern Geography -Woodbridge 's large . La tin Grammar - Adam s' . Latin Reader - Jac ob's, (N. Y. edition. )
SE COND SESSION
An cient Ge ography and Chronology, with the use of t h e glo bes-Woodbridge and Willard.
Ari thmeti c-P ike and Lacroix . Cresar c ommenced, (Anthon 's edition.)
S E C ON D CL A S S . FIRST SESSION ,
Greek Grammar- Goodrich.
Greek Reader commenced-Jacob 's. Cresar finished .
Sallust commenced . Algebra-Davies' First Lessons.
SECOND SESSION , Sallust finished.
Greek Reader finished. History and Antiquities.
THIRD
CLASS .
FIRST SESSION, Virgil-{with Latin Prosody)--Cooper . Geometry-Davies' Legendre . Algebra-Davies' Bourdon. Xenophon's Anabasis.
SECOND SESSION, Herodotus . Trigonornetry and Surveying-Davies' . Cicero's Orations.
FOURTH CLASS.
, FIRST SESSION. Cicero de Oratore, or Livy. Herodotus finished.
Natural Philosophy-Blake . Logic and Rhetoric-Whately
SECOND SESSION ; Horace, (Anthon's.)
Homer's Illiad-Folsom 's. 1\'lentalPhilosophy-Abercrombi e
THEOLOGICAL CLASS.
FIRST SESSION, Natural Theology-Paley.
Sacred Antiquities-Horne . Moral Philosophy-Wayland, Critical Study of the New Te~tament.
SECOND SESSION. New Testament continued. Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity and ·Pas• ,;oral Duties. Composition of Sermons .
N. B. A weekly Rhetorical exercise hy each class, throughout the course. Each class will have three studies, and will recite once a day in each.
General Remarks.
This plan of studies is designed, in its fullest extent, for those who have entered or are preparing for the ministry, not having the advantage of a ·previous education. The necessary expenses of the Seminary are,
Tuition
Board, washing, fuel, and light Room rent and bedding, -
$35 00 80 00 - 5 00
$120 00
The Seminary is located a mile and a half from th e Capitol of Richmond, in a situation reputed to be one of the heahhiest in the vicinity, commanding an extensive and delightfully diversified view of the surrounding country. The Richmond and Frederi cksburg Rail-road passes directly by the Seminary. This is the ninth year since the Seminary was first openecl;cornrnencing at first with fourteen Stud ents, it has gradually increased to its present numboc. Its proximity to Richmond gives it all the advantages of a location immediatelyfo the city, with none of its evils.
Having, therefore, such an Institution directly in ou r midst, it is the earnest wish of the Board, that ev ery candidate for the Ministry would avail himself of the advantages which it presents-that becoming "a s:ribe well instructed," he may be able "to teach ot hers also."
