John Edward Steely was Professor of Historical Theology. The service begins with organ music (00:00-07:33). The speaker gives a word of prayer (07:34-08:38). John Edward Steely is introduced as the Faculty Lecturer (08:39-16:14). Steely delivers a lecture on the topic of American civil religion, the recent attempts to enshrine protections and endorsements of the Christian religion, and how the Baptist distinctives create tension for the establishment of civil religion (16:15-48:16). The service ends with a word of prayer (48:17-48:54).
David A. Horner was the pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:50). David A. Horner is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:51-06:00). The choir sings the anthem (06:01-09:12). Horner delivers an exegetical sermon on 1 Peter 1:13-21, and he seeks to show his audience that those who are Christian already bear the identity of Christ and have already been made holy (09:13-32:16). Horner ends the service with a word of prayer (32:17-33:43).
Julius Carroll Trotter was Professor of Preaching and Speech. The service begins with organ music (00:00-06:50). Trotter gives a word of prayer (06:51-07:48). The choir sings a song of worship (07:49-12:14). Trotter reads from various passages of Scripture, and he reads four poems as a list of Lenten liturgical readings (12:15-32:49). Trotter ends the service with a benediction (32:50-33:08).
Stephen Neill was an Anglican Bishop of Tirunelveli, India and principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Srimati Kamala was the Administrative President of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation and a full-time minister of the Self-Revelation Church of Absolute Monism in Washington DC. Stephen Neill and Srimati Kamala are introduced as the guest speakers (0:00:00-0:04:29). Neill shares various stories about his time as a missionary, and he speaks about how Christ is the friendship and relational bond with our neighbors of whom we may share little cultural similarities (0:04:30-0:30:53). Kamala shares how Hinduism and Christianity have similar ideas of how one relates to God, and she specifically focuses on the path to becoming one with God (0:30:54-1:05:43). The speaker thanks each of the guests for their lectures, and she invites everyone to the cafeteria for a time of Q&A (1:05:44-1:06:38). The first question is for Kamala, and it is about how a Hindu comes to an awareness of God (1:06:39-1:12:11). The second question is for both Neill and Kamala, and it is about the differences and similarities between Hinduism and Christianity (1:12:12-1:21:56). The third question is for both Neill and Kamala, and it is about the relationship between the incarnation and the Hindu Caste System (1:21:57-1:27:07). The fourth question is primarily for Kamala, but Neill gives his own comments, and it is about the conflict between individualism and oneness found in Christianity and Hinduism (1:27:08-1:32:24). The fifth question is for both Neill and Kamala, and it is about politics in both Christianity and Hinduism (1:32:25-1:39:52). The final question is for both Kamala and Neill, and it is about the exclusivity of Christianity and Jesus being the way to eternal life. Audio quality begins to become poor at this point (1:39:53-1:53:10).
J. W. Hutchens, Jr. was Director of Evangelism for the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:12). The speaker delivers a call to worship, and he gives a word of prayer (04:13-05:46). J.W. Hutchens, Jr. is introduced as the chapel speaker (05:47-06:34). The choir sings a song of worship (06:35-10:37). Hutchens begins his sermon by reading from Mark 10:46-52 (10:38-12:38). His sermon is about the healing of Blind Bartimaeus, and he says that the questions Jesus asked Bartimaeus are the same questions he is asking of those who follow him in as they go about their daily lives in service to others (12:39-28:25). Hutchens ends the service with a word of prayer (28:26-29:22).