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- Edwin Graves Wilson was Provost of Wake Forest University. The service begins with a Scripture reading (00:00-00:38). The speaker leads the audience in a corporate reading of Scripture, and former president Olin T. Binkley gives a word of prayer (00:39-04:31). President Randall Lolley welcomes the guest from Wake Forest University, and he tells the story of the founding of Wake Forest College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (04:32-11:21). Wake Forest University president, Thomas K. Hearn Jr., delivers a word of appreciation and thanks to the city of Wake Forest and Southeastern for celebrating the schools 150th anniversary (11:22-14:43). C. Michael Hawn sings a song of worship (14:44-18:01). Edwin Graves Wilson is introduced as the Wake Forest University Celebration speaker (18:02-21:17). Wilson begins his speech by recognizing those in attendance who are alumni or who have served as part of the faculty or staff at Wake Forest College and University (21:18-25:27). In the first part of his speech, Wilson tells the story of a February night in the 1940s when he was a student at Wake Forest College, and the second part of his speech, he tells a story about his return to campus after serving his country in the Second World War (25:28-52:34). The audience is led in the singing of the Wake Forest University Alma Mater (52:35-54:26). The service ends with Wilson recognizing one final guest of honor (54:27-55:05).
- Subject:
- Education, Higher, Anniversary sermons, and Alma maters (Songs)
- Creator:
- Wilson, Edwin G. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- April 15, 1984
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_WFU_Celebration_Edwin_G_Wilson_1984-04-15
