History
"I have lived for three great institutions: the First Presbyterian Church (of Clinton), the Presbyterian College, and the Thornwell Orphanage." – William Plumer Jacobs
PC was founded in 1880 by William Plumer Jacobs, a Presbyterian minister who also founded The Thornwell Home and School for Boys and Girls. The Rev. William Plumer Jacobs was born in Yorkville (now York, South Carolina) on March 15, 1842. He died in Clinton on September 10, 1917. For these 75 years, his frail body was driven in unselfish service toward fulfillment of his motto: "I will strive and try not to gain great things for myself but to gain them for God." In addition to founding and/or supporting the church, college and orphanage, Dr. Jacobs served as author, reporter, publisher and took the lead in Clinton civic affairs. He helped secure the location of two railroads, led in the establishment of the Clinton High School Association and sponsored plans for founding a public library. He was fluent in Latin, Greek, French, German and Hebrew, and was an expert in metaphysics, history and astronomy. He was also proficient in shorthand.
Jacobs founded the college to be a community of Christian faith and learning, and the college retains the emphasis of service, for "faith without works is dead." The school's motto is Dum Vivimus Servimus, or "While We Live, We Serve". The mission of the school states:
"The compelling purpose of Presbyterian College, as a church-related college, is to develop within the framework of Christian faith the mental, physical, moral, and spiritual capacities of each student in preparation for a lifetime of personal and vocational fulfillment and responsible contribution to our democratic society and the world community."Read more about this topic: Presbyterian College
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