A. Hamilton Reid was secretary of the Alabama Baptist Convention. This was Dr. Reid's first time at Southeastern. Stealey opens the chapel service by reading Romans 14:8 and speaks from 0:00-6:04 to introduce Dr. Reid. Reid preached to the seminary students on how to have a successful ministry. Reid's source text was 2 Timothy 4:5 and speaks from 6:05-32:25.
Gray Allison was from the Department of Evangelism of the Home Mission Board (now known as the North American Mission Board). The service begins with an introduction to the speaker from 0:00-2:07. Dr. Allison speaks from 2:10-25:47. Allison preaches on the importance of being witnesses for Christ all across the world.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the first president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey opens the service by welcoming all who are in attendance. He shares the truth about his resignation and why he is compelled to retirement. President Stealey shares his excitement and support of president-elect Dr. Olin T. Binkley. Rev. Stealey closes the service with a few announcements and prayer.
George H. Shriver, Jr. was Associate Professor of Church History. The service opens with music from 0:00-1:08. A prayer is offered from 1:09-3:23. Dr. Shriver speaks from 3:38-30:09. Closing music plays from 30:10-30:29. [This recording is very poor quality.]
There was no formal introduction for G. Avery Lee, but he was pastor of St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, and focused his ministry on college/seminary campuses. He made dedicated commitments to bettering race relations and served as Chairman of the Christian Life Commission from 1961-62. He continues his sermon from February 8, 1966, talking about God’s good news of healing for the brokenhearted from Psalm 51:17 (00:00-03:55). Jesus spoke about the New Birth of a life broken by sin as one of His most important focuses, and God desires that we have a broken and contrite heart to be forgiven of our sins (03:56-09:08). David used three Hebrew words to describe his sin against God with Bathsheba. Firstly, peshah communicated his sin was deliberate rebellion against something God strictly had forbidden. Secondly, havon communicated a perversion or distortion from breaking God’s Law. Thirdly, hatah communicated a missing of the mark or goal of what is pleasing to God (09:09-11:02). David also used three words to describe vividly the experience of forgiveness. Firstly, mahah communicated a blotting out or wiping off. Secondly, kabas communicated a washing away. Thirdly, tahēr communicated a declaring to be clean (11:03-11:38). Lee describes more clearly what true contrition and brokenheartedness looks like Biblically, affirming the good news that God is able to heal the brokenhearted and that God uses broken things to make things new. Lee closes his time in prayer, but the prayer is not recorded (11:39-31:19). A brief rewind occurs, and a low shrill follows the audio to its end (26:00-31:19).
The service opens with Scripture reads from Psalm 24:7, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:5, and 2 Corinthians 4:6, (00:00-00:43) followed by an introduction for C. Y. Dossey and Julian Hopkins. Dossey was from the Division of Evangelism of the Home Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board), and Hopkins was the Secretary of the Division of Evangelism of the Baptist Convention of North Carolina. Hopkins read the sermon text, 1 Corinthians 1:17-25, and prayed before Dossey gave the sermon (00:44-06:00). Dossey began his message by highlighting the effective witness of the first-century Christians, and he challenges his listeners to have effectual ministries as well (6:01-07:10). First, we need a renewal of authoritative preaching, proclaiming what the Bible says in a way where people can understand it (07:11-09:03). He mentions that we must not become a Biblical critic or attempt to defend the Bible, but only preach the Bible well, not cleverly. He declares that the reason why some Baptists have chased the "tongues movement" is because we have failed to preach accurately about the Holy Spirit (09:04-13:38). He emphasizes the importance of experiencing Christ's power now instead of relying too heavily on Christianity's rich past or on Christianity's rich future (13:39-17:19). He also says there must be a renewal of the eschatological emphasis in our preaching accompanied by courage, and we must be willing to disturb people with the boldness of the Biblical message by holding some "over Hell until they can smell fire and brimstone" (17:20-24:23). He closes in prayer (24:24-25:00).
Harris W. Mobley was a missionary in Ghana. The service begins with a scripture reading of Isaiah 6:6-8 and prayer from 0:19-3:27. There is an introduction to the speaker from 3:37-5:25. Rev. Harris Mobley gives a message titled "The Incarnation and the Implications for the Missionary." Mobley shares that before American Christians can be concerned with missions to Africa they must care for the race problems in America first. Mobley notes that missions in Africa won't advance through big evangelistic campaigns but by being faithful in the little things. Mobley speaks from 5:31-35:31 and uses John 1:14 and Philippians 2:5-8 as his source text.
John I. Durham was Acting Academic Dean and Assistant Professor of Old Testament. The service starts with a prayer from 0:00-0:35. Music plays from 0:40-5:10. A responsive reading takes place from 5:17-6:56. A prayer is offered from 7:05-10:21. Dr. Durham preaches from 10:33-25:11. His sermon is on praising God and the ways Christian worship God. He exhorts the chapel to give God the praise He is due. The service closes with the chapel singing the “Doxology” from 25:14-26:11.
Dan McGee was Instructor in Ethics (1962-1964). The service opens with a word of prayer from 0:00-2:54. Dr. McGee preaches from 1 Kings 19:1-14. McGee states that one of the functions of a seminary is to provide a prophetic voice to the church and the world. He also shares about how to face disappointments. McGee preaches from 3:07-19:00.
