Robert Lisle Lindsey was a New Testament scholar who also worked as a pastor in Israel. The scripture reading was a mixed reading drawn from John, 1 Corinthians, Romans, and Matthew. This message examines Near Eastern culture and religio-ethnic tribalism, as well as the missionary response to this major cultural difference. It also references the recent history of the formation of the nation of Israel after World War II.
Claud Ballard Bowen was a trustee of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The subject of his message was "A Dream Come True," tracing the early history of SEBTS from the desire for a new seminary in the Southeastern United States to its opening. This includes the history of purchasing the campus from Wake Forest College, the reasons for the seminary to exist, the procedures of the Southern Baptist Convention in forming a new seminary, and quotations from the initial faculty.
After an introduction and word of thanks from Dr. Stealey, the President of SEBTS (start-1:38), Dr. George Raymond Beasley-Murray, the Principal of Spurgeon’s College in London, gives his final of three lectures on the subject of Baptism (1:39-end).
After an introduction and welcome (start-3:55), Dr. George Raymond Beasley-Murray, the Principal of Spurgeon’s College in London, gives his second of three lectures on the subject of Baptism (3:56-46:42). The service then concludes with a song.
After an introduction (start-2:55), Dr. George Raymond Beasley-Murray, the Principal of Spurgeon’s College in London, gives his first of three lectures on the subject of Baptism.
On Friday, May 16, 1958, the graduation program was given in the SEBTS Chapel. The audio begins with the conferring of awards and degrees by Dr. Sydnor Stealey, the President of SEBTS (start-19:14). Dr. Olin Trivette Binkley, Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics and Academic Dean of SEBTS, then gave the charge to the graduates (19:15-33:02). [The recording ends at this point due to the rest having being inadvertently overwritten at some point before digitization.]
On Thursday, May 15, 1958, the commencement sermon was given in the SEBTS Chapel. After the prelude and processional (start-0:34), Dr. Sydnor Stealey, the President of SEBTS, gave an invocation (0:35-2:40). After a few more songs, prayer, Scripture reading, and the graduates’ gift to the seminary (2:41-22:20), Dr. Dotson McGinnis Nelson, Jr., the pastor at First Baptist Church of Greenville, SC, gave the main address entitled, “Truth Incarnate” (22:21-1:07:15). The service concluded with a hymn, a benediction from Dr. Stealey, and the recessional (1:07:16-end).
After a prayer (start-4:01), Dr. W. Perry Crouch, a trustee of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, gives a few points towards the manifold task of the modern pastor.
After the reading of Psalm 105:3-4 and prayer (start-2:12), Truman S. Smith, Instructor in Pastoral Care and Assistant Director of Field Work at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, preaches from John 9.
After reading Psalm 103:21-22 and a prayer (start-0:55), Thomas Albert Bland, Associate Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics, spoke on the Reformation (0:55-7:15). The service ends with a short prayer (7:16-end).
