William Claudius Strickland was Professor of New Testament Interpretation. The service begins with Dr. Strickland offering a prayer from 0:00-1:52. He preaches from 1:58-17:28. Strickland notes what it means it to be a sinner, to suffer, and how to trust God and live in Him. There is a closing song that plays from 17:42-22:10.
Jim Edwards was a student at SEBTS. The service begins with a prayer from 0:17-2:55. Jim Edwards preaches from 3:13-19:05. Edwards gives a clear presentation of the Gospel. He calls on his fellow students to surrender to the cross and recognize that only Jesus has the power to save them. Edwards has a closing prayer from 19:15-19:59. This chapel service was organized by the Student Coordinating Council.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the 1st president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey gives an announcement and prays for the service and a student’s wife from 0:00-5:32. Dr. Stealey preaches from 5:36-15:27. He delivers a message on the Holy Spirit. He speaks on the importance of love and the minister’s role through the Holy Spirit.
J. Clyde Yates, Jr. was pastor of Allen St. Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. The service opens with a few announcements from 0:00-1:13. A prayer is offered from 1:16-2:29. An introduction to the speaker is given from 2:31-3:04. Rev. Yates speaks from 3:10-27:34. Yates preaches on the need to evangelize and tell others about Jesus.
The service begins with a word of introduction (00:00-01:07), the reading of Matthew 6:5-13 (01:08-02:40), a prayer request and general information (02:41-04:28), and prayer (04:29-05:40). An introduction is given for the speaker, Ernest Mayfield Ligon, who was the Director of the Character Research Project at Union College in Schenectady, NY (05:41-07:05). His message is the first of three in a series on the Lord’s Prayer. He begins by relating the spiritual life of the world to the “darkness” of Genesis 1:2 but encourages the audience that God called light into existence in Genesis 1:3. He emphasizes the importance of Jesus’s discipleship of the twelve during His earthly ministry (07:06-14:36). This message will focus only on “Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name” (14:37-15:03). He emphasizes the importance of “making decisions” and “responsibility” for the upcoming generations in their discipleship (15:04-18:38), describing the topic in terms of raising children (18:39-26:36). He ends in prayer (26:37-27:24).
Albert L. Meiburg was from the North Carolina School of Pastoral Care in Winston-Salem, NC and a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Rev. Meiburg preached on the importance of the students valuing their time in seminary to become the best ministers that they are called to be. His sermon was titled "Theological Education and the Parish Ministry." Meiburg throughout his speech asks the question "What is theological education?" He stresses that people are in need of help and ministers are the people who have the ability to help. [Audio cuts out from 24:31-24:41.]
Edward Allison McDowell, Jr. was Professor of New Testament Interpretation (1952-1964). Dr. McDowell speaks from 0:18-7:10, and again from 13:13-20:45. McDowell's first half is a prayer to God that Southeastern would be a light to the community and the strong desire that students should feel for that calling. The second half of McDowell's talk is Scripture reading found in 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10. There is a hymn played from 7:19-13:03
Benjamin Lynes was pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Rev. Lynes preached an overview of Acts 21:17-33, most importantly analyzing the apostles Paul and James. According to Dr. Lynes, James and Paul were in a serious disagreement that neither were going to compromise the doctrine of salvation that the other was proclaiming. This early church issue prodded Pastor Lynes to ask the students why Christians are fighting each other when the world is in need. Lynes encourages students to not look to church politicians for deep theological issues but to look to the Bible and Jesus.
