Thomas Albert Bland was Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics. The service begins with an introduction to the speaker and the reading of Amos 5:4-27 from 0:00-5:13. A prayer is given from 5:15-6:20. Dr. Bland speaks from 6:37-41:37. Bland preaches on illusions that the Church needs to free itself from in order to proclaim the message of the gospel more effectively. A closing prayer is offered from 41:48-42:01.
The service begins with a prayer and opening announcements for the new semester from 0:12-3:07. Dean Bush presents an award to a student from 3:15-4:30. The speaker, Dr. Chevis F. Horne is introduced along with the reading of his source texts: Micah 6:1-8, Amos 5:21-24, Luke 19:1-10, and Ephesians 4:11-16 from 4:52-16:48. Dr. Horne gives his convocation address from 16:55-39:30. His sermon was titled "Being Evangelists, Nurturers, and Prophets". Dr. Horne shares that ministers of God are supposed to be the sum total of these 3 characters who help people find their way to God. He notes that it is God's desire to see people's lives be saved. Horne encourages the students to mature by loving how Jesus loved. There is a prayer to conclude the service from 39:35-40:09. The audio was transferred from audio cassette.
