Ted Janes was Assistant to Field Work Director. The service begins with opening music from 0:00-0:37. A prayer is offered from 0:38-1:57. A time of meditative prayer takes place from 2:08-4:00. A solo performance is sung from 4:03-6:54. Ted Janes reads John 1:6-14 from 7:00-8:09. A prayer is offered from 8:11-9:05. Music plays from 9:08-16:14. Ted Janes reads selected verses in Acts 5 from 16:26-17:52. A final period of meditative prayer occurs from 17:53-22:32.
The service begins with an opening scripture reading from 0:00-0:32. Music plays from 0:32-2:25. A responsive reading takes place from 2:39-4:44. A prayer is offered from 4:46-6:27. A special music performance takes place from 6:45-10:40. Members of the Executive Committee explain the purpose of the committee and an opportunity to serve at the Rest Homes and Murdoch Center from 10:55-34:50. The chapel sings “Rejoice King Eternal” from 34:52-35:47. The service closes with prayer and music from 35:49-36:44.
Dr. Ira Newbern Patterson was Visiting Professor of Missions at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a passage of scripture reading and prayer from 0:15-3:30. Dr. Patterson is introduced from 3:39-5:39. Dr. Patterson speaks from 5:56-21:54. Patterson shares that the Gospel is the most important thing in our lives and that we should declare God's Word, trusting that He is sovereign.
Donald E. Cook was Assistant Professor of New Testament. The service starts with the singing of the hymn “O Worship the King” from 0:00-3:18. A responsive reading takes place from 3:22-5:21. A prayer is offered from 5:23-6:42. Dr. Cook speaks from 6:51-22:23. He preaches on the importance of our theology leading us to action in our world.
Leon Roy Frierson was a student at SEBTS. The service begins with music from 1:15-4:12. There is a prayer from 4:19-5:08. Music plays from 5:27-7:22. Frierson speaks from 7:44-25:19. Frierson preaches on the reality of truth. The truth will set you free.
The service begins with the readings of Isaiah 40:31 and Psalm 27:14 (00:00-00:28). No introduction is given for John Terrill Wayland, but he was Professor of Religious Education. He begins by speaking about America’s status for popularity concerning religion, questioning its legitimacy. He mentions statistics showing that more activities occur in church today than prayer, proceeding to emphasize the importance and difficulties of recovering prayer in our churches. These difficulties include one’s intellect, devotion, and, most of all, desire to be with God (00:29-06:22). Created in the image of God, we find our highest self in prayer, not merely in thinking or in struggling (06:23-08:27). Jesus’s disciples saw the effects of prayer on Him, saying to Him, “teach us to pray” (08:28-09:16). Prayer is a combination of two great truths: we must surrender our wills completely to God’s will, and we must assert ourselves to commune with God in faith (09:17-10:54). It is good to know that all that we ask will not be done by God, since God will accomplish His purposes instead of our purposes (10:55-12:10). We should pray so that we might find God and His strength for daily living as well as to see prayers answered for the good of all in God’s timing (12:11-13:54). He closes his time by reciting a poem about prayer (13:55-14:44) and praying (14:45-15:20).
Bernard Cochran was Professor of Religion at Meredith College. The service begins with a scripture reading from 0:00-0:38. A responsive reading takes place from 0:46-2:17. A special music performance is sung from 2:32-5:28. A prayer is offered from 5:33-7:29. An introduction to the speaker is given from 7:32-8:11. Dr. Cochran speaks from 8:19-27:29. His source text is 1 Corinthians 15:12-16. He preaches on the seven deadly sins. The service ends with music from 27:30-29:11.
Ross Coggins was from the Christian Life Commission. The service begins with a scripture reading of Matthew 5:2-9 and prayer from 0:00-2:09. There is a brief introduction to the speaker from 2:09-2:55. Dr. Ross Coggins preaches from Matthew 16:18. His sermon was titled "Christ Kind of People." He challenges the students to strive to be like Christ with all their hearts. Coggins speaks from 3:04-23:23.
James H. Blackmore was Director of Public Relations. He begins by reading (the apocryphal book) Ecclesiasticus 2 and Matthew 26. In this message, Blackmore warns the student body of the dangers of neglecting the God of their studies: understanding the scriptures without experiencing the scriptural God. He states that "God first calls us to Himself, not to service."
