B. Elmo Scoggin was Professor of Old Testament. A scripture reading and prayer begins the service from 0:16-4:37. Dr. Scoggin preaches from 4:40-12:27. The title of his message was “Be Still and Know.” Scoggin encourages the minister to be against timidity and look to grow in all areas of ministry.
Max Gray Rogers was Assistant Professor of Old Testament. The service begins with instrumental music from 0:00-1:09. An announcement concerning the passing of the grandparent of a professor is given from 1:24-1:54. A prayer is offered from 2:02-2:24. Dr. Rogers leads a responsive reading from 2:57-5:09. A prayer is offered from 5:38-6:51. A responsive reading takes place from 7:04-7:54. A closing prayer is offered from 8:15-8:47. Music plays from 9:00-12:31.
Raymond Eugene Owens was Assistant Professor of Preaching. A scripture reading takes place from 0:00-0:19. Dr. Owens offers a prayer from 0:31-3:11. He reads all of Isaiah 40 from 3:18-9:09. He closes the service in prayer from 9:09-10:03.
Fred W. Sandusky was Registrar. The service begins with a prayer from St. Francis from 0:00-0:56. A prayer is offered from 1:00-4:07. A special solo performance of Psalm 23 is sung from 4:20-9:37. Sandusky speaks from 9:51-23:04. He preaches on Jesus’ unique ability to teach the good news and the duty to look for opportunities to teach others and help people grow in their walk with Christ. He encourages the students to live in such a way that people would see God in them.
Earl B. Edington was pastor of First Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, FL. Dr. Stealey opens the service with a word of prayer from 0:00-2:04. Dr. Stealey introduces the speaker from 2:11-6:10. Dr. Edington speaks from 6:12-34:02. He preaches on the importance of sending out qualified leaders to share the gospel to the world from the Seminary. Dr. Stealey closes the service with closing remarks and a prayer from 34:06-36:12.
George H. Shriver, Jr. was Assistant Professor of Church History. The service begins with a reading of Matthew 6:5-9 from 0:20-1:33. The service prays the Lord’s Prayer from 1:35-2:22. Dr. Shriver speaks from 2:31-9:14. Shriver preaches on the topic of prayer. He examines what true and false prayer looks like. A special reading on prayer takes place from 9:27-14:59. Shriver closes the service in prayer from 15:09-18:02.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the 1st president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey gives an announcement and prays for the service and a student’s wife from 0:00-5:32. Dr. Stealey preaches from 5:36-15:27. He delivers a message on the Holy Spirit. He speaks on the importance of love and the minister’s role through the Holy Spirit.
James Dudley Sistrunk was Associate Librarian. The service opens with a scripture reading and prayer from 0:00-1:07. Micah 6:6-8 is read from 1:17-2:00. Sistrunk delivers his devotion from 2:05-8:03. His message is centered on making sacrifices to God.
Bob Davis was a student at SEBTS. The service starts with a spoken word from 0:19-0:34. Davis preaches on the Foreign Mission council’s theme for the year: “Equal to the Task” from 0:47-16:37. He preaches about how the church needs to step up in the world and to reach the material and spiritual needs of all those around them. The service was organized by the Student Coordinating Council.
(This is a partial recording.) Samuel S. Hill was Professor of Religion at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Hill preaches on the importance of not confusing the role of the minister with the role of God in salvation.
