Vernon Yearby was Associate Director of the Home Mission Board (now known as the North American Mission Board). The service begins with announcements and an introduction to the speaker from 0:00-2:50. Dr. Yearby speaks from 2:56-19:44. Dr. Yearby preaches on the importance of evangelism. Yearby encourages the chapel to fulfill the mission of the church by sharing the news of Jesus.
After a recitation and prayer (start-3:25), Mr. Fred W. Sandusky, the Registrar, talks about the matter of normality and the specific qualities of a “normal man.”
The service begins with music and transitions into the first of two addresses, entitled “Trouble-Shooters For God.” In the first address, Eva Marie Kennard first outlines the purpose of the natural beauty of the created world as being designed to lead us to marvel at God, and she focuses next on being trouble-shooters for God. These people are those who find mechanical breakdowns and repair them to their original working order (00:00-11:39). In the second address entitled “The Trouble With the World,” Ross Coggins outlines this trouble with sin, displaying its effects in major world issues such as a hardening of the categories we have created (slavery and obesity), emotional disturbances (suicide and the need to go to war to prove strength), and metaphysical myopia (not knowing where God is or what He is doing). Coggins closes his message by speaking to a condition of the heart which he calls “passion fatigue” (11:40-44:51), and he ends his address in prayer (44:52-45:46). The service closes with music which gets louder toward 46:02.
Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke University. The service opens with the reading of Dr. Petry’s main text for his sermon, 1 Timothy 4:7-16, from 0:00-2:12. Music plays from 2:21-5:59. An introduction to the speaker is given from 6:12-8:09. Dr. Petry’s message is entitled, “History and Collation: Reading, Teaching, and Research.” Petry speaks from 8:16-54:46. A closing prayer is offered from 55:00-55:24. This is part 2 of a 2 part lecture series.
Bruce Collins Cresson was Instructor of Old Testament. The service begins with Dr. Cresson offering a prayer from 0:00-5:36. Dr. Cresson preaches from 5:43-22:51. Cresson uses Psalm 86:8-13 and Psalm 51:6 as his source texts. He encourages the students to practice living in truth and preaching truth. Rev. Cresson states that the task of the preacher is to preach the truth in love. Dr. Cresson closes by sharing that they should be devoted to being in the will of God.
Denton R. Coker was Professor of Religious Education. The service begins with a hymn from 0:09-1:54. There are announcements and a prayer from 2:03-6:20. Dr. Coker preaches from 2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6. Coker informs the students that they find a bedrock of faith in Christ which is immovable. He challenges them to reflect on their lives and see if their lives point towards Christ for those around them. Dr. Coker speaks from 6:21-20:51.
James Stertz was from the Personnel Department of the Foreign Mission Board (now known as the International Mission Board). The service starts with an opening scripture reading and music from 0:00-4:30. Ephesians 4:1-16 is read from 4:40-7:05. A prayer is offered from 7:17-8:29. Music plays from 8:37-11:26. Stertz speaks from 11:39-21:07. His source text was 2 Timothy 3:17. Stertz stresses the importance of theological education.
The service begins with scripture reading and prayer from 0:00-0:42. Music plays from 0:43-1:42. An introduction to the guest offering the prayer is given from 1:52-3:09. Dr. Harold L. McManus, Sr. offers a prayer from 3:15-6:10. McManus introduces Thomas Joseph Holmes from 6:12-9:36. Holmes preaches from 9:39-32:08. He preaches on the Christian faith.
