Marc Hoyle Lovelace was Professor of Archaeology (1960-1985). Dr. Lovelace opens the service with a word of prayer from 0:00-2:53. He preaches from 3:06-14:48. Lovelace's message was titled, "Keep the Faith," and his source text was 2 Timothy 4:1-8. Lovelace challenges the students to share their faith with others and not to keep it to themselves.
Clarence William Cranford was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The service begins with a scripture reading and prayer from 0:00-3:04. An introduction to the speaker is given from 3:09-4:46. Cranford speaks from 4:49-19:45. He preaches on the importance of people reading their Bible consistently. He teaches them how reading their Bible can change their lives for the better.
John Edward Steely was Professor of Historical Theology. The service opens with a reading from the life of Abraham Lincoln from 0:00-0:35. Music plays from 0:35-5:04. A short word on the importance of pursuing noble matters is given from 5:19-8:29. A prayer is offered from 8:40-11:41. Music plays from 11:50-13:51. Dr. Steely speaks from 14:11-23:14. Music plays from 23:15-24:26.
After the reading of Matthew 5:6, a prayer, and introduction (start-4:08), George W. Cummins, the Associate Director of the Chaplains Commission of the Home Mission Board, talks about the ministry of military chaplaincy.
James Leo Green was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service begins with a scripture reading from 0:00-0:41. A prayer is offered from 0:42-2:29. Green preaches from 2:31-21:17. He shares that the love of Jesus can change everything. He says “It is with love that we will conquer in our ministry.”
After a prayer (start-1:10), M. Ray McKay, Professor of Preaching, preaches about God being the most important factor in any situation from Romans 8:28.
The service begins with the reading of John 4:23-24 (00:00-00:28), an announcement (00:29-01:07), and prayer (01:08-02:36). Dr. Trotter introduces the speaker, the Reverend Allen Douglas Aldrich, who was the pastor of Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC (02:37-04:17). His message centers on Matthew 6:28. He begins his message by drawing attention to the growing edge of God’s hand which our lives must be subject to (04:18-13:02). The growth of our lives is determined by the vitality of our daily experience of prayer (13:03-14:25), on the basis of the tone of the thoughts on which we feed our lives (14:26-15:31), and by our involvement in relationships through the Church (15:32-18:30). When the growth happens, there is a gradual unfolding of the unique nature of what is growing; this growth cannot happen unless there is death, focusing us on the cross of Christ (18:31-22:41). He ends in prayer (22:42-23:43).
Julian S. Hopkins was a representative from the Department of Evangelism of the Home Mission Board (now known as the North American Mission Board). The service begins with an opening scripture reading and music from 0:00-1:06. A prayer is offered from 1:08-3:00. A responsive reading takes place from 3:16-3:44. An introduction to the speaker is given from 3:49-6:07. Dr. Hopkins speaks from 6:09-26:13. His source text was Luke 11:9-10. He states that “you can’t lose when you pray.” His message was on the importance of prayer as a tool for evangelism.
M. Ray McKay was Professor of Preaching. He opens the service with a word of prayer and introduction as well as reading the source text, Isaiah 52:1-7, from 0:00-7:43. There is special music from 7:49-14:04. Dr. McKay shares the importance of the apostle Paul and the prophet Isaiah from 14:11-24:25. There is another song played from 24:39-26:54. Dr.McKay closes in prayer from 26:56-27:19.
The service starts with the reading of Mark 12:29-31 and Psalm 22:22-26 from 0:00-1:36. James 2:1-13 is read from 1:48-3:50. A responsive reading is read from 4:03-9:01. A call to recommit to Christ is given from 9:18-14:09. A closing prayer is offered from 14:13-16:06.
