The service begins with the reading of Proverbs 3:19-20 (00:00-00:18) and prayer (00:19-03:30). An introduction is given for the speaker, Dr. William J. Fallis, who was Editor of Broadman Press (03:31-04:18). His Scripture lesson comes from Genesis 1:1-5 and 26-27, Psalm 104:13-15, Isaiah 40:18 and 22, and Psalm 103:22 (04:19-06:27). His message focuses on four secrets of God in our world which we may often take for granted: the secret of the star, displaying God’s order (06:28-12:17), the secret of the seed, displaying God’s variety (12:18-14:23), the secret of the child, displaying God’s companionship with man (14:24-16:26), and the secret of the cross, displaying God’s power and wisdom (16:27-18:39). He ends with prayer (18:40-19:54).
Julius Carroll Trotter, Jr. was Professor of Preaching and Speech (1953-1983). The service opens with a reading of Luke 2:10-11 from 0:00-0:15. A hymn is played from 0:20-4:06. Dr. Trotter preaches from 4:20-19:48. Trotter reads Matthew 2:1-10. He shares a personal story about a Christmas experience he had with a family. There is closing music from 19:52-25:20.
The service begins with the recitation of “Ring out the Old, Ring in the New” (00:00-00:46) and prayer (00:47-04:09). There was no introduction for the speaker, Dr. B. Elmo Scoggin, but he was Professor of Old Testament at SEBTS. For his message, he begins to read from Psalm 136:1-26 with the congregation. The entire chapel service is simply the reading of this text of Scripture in this manner (04:10-08:30). He ends his time with prayer (08:31-09:04).
Jesse Burton Weatherspoon was Visiting Professor of Preaching. The service opens with a word of prayer from 0:00-3:42. Music plays from 3:50-4:25. Dr. Weatherspoon begins his sermon by reading Ephesians 4:8-15. Weatherspoon shares that what a man is is much more important than what he knows. Dr. Weatherspoon speaks from 4:25-27:03.
After reading Psalm 19:1-4 and a prayer (start-3:40), Dr. Garland Alford Hendricks, the Professor of Church Community Development and Director of Field Work, talked about the radical changes in the economic, social, and religious life in India.
Edwin Luther Copeland was Professor of Missions. Dr. Copeland preaches on the importance of ministry volunteers. He encourages the students to bear the burdens as ministers for Christ by seeking to be missionaries on the frontier.
Theodore Floyd Adams was Visiting Professor of Preaching at SEBTS. Dr. Adams preaches on the call to fulfill the ministry God has equipped for His people. Adams speaks for the entirety of the recording.
The service begins in prayer (00:00-00:48), and President Stealey gives an introduction for Dr. Theron D. Price, the pastor of Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO (00:49-01:58). He begins with formalities toward President Stealey and an introduction into his message (01:59-07:24). His first focus in on God as Lord and as inexpressible by human language and thought (07:25-08:49), highlighting “the Word” (logos) as the best expression of God’s infinite being, action, and knowledge (08:50-18:58). He explains the threefold description of the Word as revealed (Jesus Christ), written (Holy Scripture), and preached (Church’s proclamation) (18:59-46:21). With his time remaining, he deals with humans as interpreters of the Bible, not only in its strangeness but also in a pastoral sense, with the increasing Christian unfamiliarity with the Bible (46:22-53:32). He ends his time in prayer (53:33-54:58), and organ music ends the service (54:59-56:49).
The service begins with an introduction on missions with the reading of Matthew 28:18-20 and John 1:1-14 (00:00-03:10) before praying (03:11-06:25). There was no introduction for the speaker, Dr. Emily Kilpatrick Lansdell, but she was Professor of Missions at SEBTS. She gives information from Dr. Fisher for a love offering (06:26-07:46). She begins by speaking about updates concerning the mission efforts then in New Delhi along with their words toward American Christians (07:47-14:03). The patterns of Christian missionary work will continue to change as time goes on (14:04-16:47). She then speaks about the union of the International Missions Council and the World Council of Churches, (16:48-21:07) speaking of three emphases from the conference: witness, service, and unity (21:08-21:22). She focuses the closing of her sermon on needing a renewed sense of mission, moving away from Westernization and White Supremacy in global missions (21:23-24:49). She ends her time in prayer (24:50-25:10).
John E. Howell was pastor of First Baptist Church in DeLand, FL. The service begins with Dr. Binkley offer a word of prayer from 0:00-1:19. Music plays from 1:21-2:43. The scripture passage for the sermon, 2 Corinthians 4:1-11, is read from 2:54-5:26. There is a prayer from 5:30-10:00. Don Davis, representative of the senior class, presents a gift to the school from 10:13-11:14. An introduction to the speaker is made from 11:26-14:33. The choir sings a hymn from 14:41-17:24. Rev. Howell preaches from 17:37-55:28. Dr. Howell shares the importance of the kingdom of God and how it is drawing near. Music plays from 55:36-59:42.
