The opening prayer emphasizes a plea for God's forgiveness for our lack of obedience to Him and for our disobedience against Him (00:06-02:22). An introduction was given of Elmer West as the pastor of a church in Washington D.C., having formerly served for ten years as personnel secretary of the Foreign Mission Board (now the International Mission Board). Also stated, he received degrees from the University of Richmond, Colgate-Rochester Crozer Divinity School, and the University of Chicago. He completed his education from the North Carolina Baptist State Hospital, but his ultimate education came from marrying a missionary, the daughter of Dr. Watts who taught in Palestine (04:09-05:47). The title of this address is "Missionary as Servant" (09:02-10:13). Words such as pastor, teacher, administrator, organizer, popular speaker, etc. often characterize those who lead in the church, but "servant" is hardly ever one of them; yet, this is the description of Jesus Christ Himself, who came not to serve but to be served and to give His life as a ransom for many (10:14-10:45). Without a servanthood in missions, our churches will grow larger in size while shrinking in membership (17:00-17:27). West urges the denominations of Protestantism to come together in Christ for the propagation of the Gospel to those who have never heard it (17:28-28:24). He also strongly exhorts Americans to humility in hearing from our brothers and sisters overseas, valuing and benefiting from their input instead of just sending more American missionaries and funds their way (28:25-30:50). West calls for a reassertion of the high qualifications of missionaries, opposed to the growing "eases" of missions and saving the lost for some (30:51-41:43). [A brief loss of volume occurs between 35:35-35:43.] We have to give up our comfort and sacrifice much for Christ's name, but everything we gain will be more than worth the cost of what we gave up (41:44-43:47). The closing prayer ended with this emphasis as well, asking God to do this great work in and through His Church (44:01-45:04).
Roy Pearce was Dean of Regents Park College at Oxford University. The service begins in a word of prayer from 0:00-0:59. An introduction to the speaker is given from 1:12-2:40. Dr. Pearce speaks from 2:50-27:41. His message was preached from various verses found in Judges 4 and 5. He preaches on the Christian life and how risk is a definitive characteristic. It takes faith and courage to follow God.
Robert T. Handy was Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary in New York. The service starts with an opening prayer from 0:00-2:00. Dr. Handy is introduced from 2:06-3:33. Handy gives his lecture from 3:40-42:03. The subject of his lecture is titled “Should Baptists Revise Traditional Views on Church and State?” A prayer is offered from 42:15-42:30. The service closes with a special music performance from 42:30-43:42. This lecture was part 4 of a 4 part lecture series.
Olin Trivette Binkley was the 2nd president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics. Dr. Binkley opens the service in prayer from 0:00-2:02. Dr. Binkley preaches from 2:32-23:16. His source text was Acts 22:1-4. He preaches on how Jesus can turn anyone’s heart to Him.
James Dudley Sistrunk was Associate Librarian. The service opens with prayer from 0:17-1:39. A special song is sung from 1:45-4:45. Dr. Sistrunk reads Matthew 6:5-16 from 4:52-6:15. Sistrunk preaches on the concept of prayer from 6:19-9:35. He teaches the chapel the wonder of being able to pray to God.
Marc Hoyle Lovelace was Professor of Archaeology. The service begins with announcements and prayer from 0:14-4:24. Dr. Lovelace preaches from Matthew 5:1-12. Lovelace preaches on the beauty and goodness of the beatitudes and encourages the students to constantly seek Christian living. Dr. Lovelace speaks from 4:31-21:58.
After the reading of Jeremiah 29:13 (start-0:10), Thelma Arnote, Associate Professor of Religious Education and Director of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Child Care Center, leads the students through a litany of praise with poems and the reading of a libretto (0:11-16:18). The service then concludes with a song.
After a prayer and a song (start-9:50), Stewart Albert Newman, Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion, gives a speech entitled “This is A Lost World” (9:51-end).
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).
