Charles Emerson Boddie was President Emeritus of the American Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a Scripture reading by C. Michael Hawn and a word of prayer (00:00-02:13). Charles Emerson Boddie is introduced as the chapel speaker, and 1 Timothy 6:12-14 is publicly read (02:14-07:00). Boddie begins his sermon by reading 1 Timothy 6:12-14, but most of his sermon focuses on a benediction written by Clarence Jordan with a charge to be motivated in following Christ and his gospel (07:01-24:18). Boddie ends the service with a word of prayer (24:19-25:05).