Bagpipe WRITTEN TO THE GLORY OF HIM WHO GAVE US THE WORD
STUDENT PUBLICATION/Covenant College January 11,11,1985 19(6 SCHAEFFER DEMANDS PRO-LIFE ACTION by Sandi Monroefunroe evangelical consensus in 'Vftiat''What sort of evangelicals activity for a pro-life activist America. Claun:ing Claiming that various are you going to be, and how Insistently calling for a iis s to know why llife i f e iis s wworth o rth evangelicals throoghout throughout America much is enough?" hebe guestioned. questioned. 11 response to the problems of affirmaffirming, ing," he commented. have naively fallen prey to Schaeffer's talk during abortion and evangelical "Feast''Feast .• • . • . and you wwill ill know secular ideology within recent Tuesday morning ChapelChape 1 focused impotence, 1985 Staley lecturer why the crime of abortion is years, Schaeffer pointed to the attention on the twentieth 11 Franky Schaeffer presented the heinous."heinous. Identifying his view 1~84U84 Book of the Year List L ist of century as the century of Covenant conmunity community with his on life with the joy-embracing program for fo r action a c tio n during his h is philosophies of C. S. Lewis and two-day speaking engagement aat t G. K. CChesterton, h e sterto n , Schaeffer S c h a e ffe r explained that Covenant. explained that life was not a A dynamic ppro-life r o -lif e speaker drab, gray drudgery, but who bbegan eg an ththe e "Christian " C h r i s t i a n something to be enjoyed. He Activist,A ctivist," 11 Schaet Schaeffer fer has cautioned against acting out of authored several booksbooks, , guilty feelings, for "guilt is never including"Badincluding..._'~ad News for fo r Modern never an emotion that will produce~roduce any real change unless ManMan," 11 "Ao.dieted "Addicted to Mediocrity,"l¾!diocrity, 11 > it is that guilt that brings youyoc and "A Modest Pro Proposal." po sa 1. II to Jesus Schaeffer has also directed to Jesus Christ." various films, including "The Schaeffer suggested that Great Evangelical Disaster. D isaster." 11 Covenant students take action to Schaeffer"Schaeffer's s Jan. 7-8 appearance insure that Covenant has an at Covenant was funded by the official pro-life policy. He also recoomended Staley Foundation, which Photo by Phil Fio!Fiol also reconmended liteliterature ra tu re fofor r those interested in pro-life annually sponsors a lecture ''Eternity""Eternity" as evidence of the genoicide. After reflectingretlecting on series at the college action and encouraged his inconsistency anong among evangelicals the atrocities of Nazi Germany, audience to picket abortion Son of the well-known today. Schaeffer talked about the Christian writer and speaker, clinics and to stop going to Schaeffer also called horrible practices of doctors whowlx:> performedperfolm:!d abortions. Dr. Francis Schaeffer, attention to a neo-conservative abortionists in America today. Schaeffer"Schaeffer's s Monday and Tuesday He spoke of picketing as "a movement among nnon-Christian o n -C h ristia n "Do''Do you think that a nation that great old American tradition. night lectures drew many people liberals which has developed wwill ill kkill i ll a baby with one hand from outside the immediate It you haven't picketed, you within recent years. He wwill ill show compassion wwith ith the haven't lived."lived. 11 Schaeffer also CovenantC o v e n a n t community. c o m m u n ity . He explairedexplained that there have been other?" urged addressed the topic of several very liberal writers,wricers, urged students to become Tuesday night Schaeffer ''Evangeh.calimt"Evangelicalism in Transition" such as the Jewish editor of Schaeffer involved in S.A.C., Student 11 offered somesare specific ideas for Activist Coalition. on MoooayMonday night, outliningout lining the 'trhe'*rhe Village Voice, Voice," who have ideas for confronting the eugenics events which led to the gradualgr adua 1 begun to support conservative movementnovement in America. 'trhe "The ffirst ir s t decay of the Christian C hristian ppro- ro -lifelife movements.oovanents. CAB Plans Spring Events
by Sandi MonroeMJnroe unusual event scheduled for this semester is magician Danny Tired of life on the Korem,Koren, who wwill ill performperfonn on March mountain already? Don't 22. On April 20, a brass despair! The spring semester ensembleensenble wwill ill give a concert. will bring a variety of Social events as well as ininteresting te re stin g campus aactivites, c tiv ite s , cultural events have been according to Kathy Crawley, planned for the semester. Campus AActivities ctivities Board Social CommitteeConmittee chairperson chairperson. Michael ArmAnn Hollyfield said that Photo by Phil Fiol First on the semester's her comnitteecoomittee has planned four calendercaleooer is the classical guitar major social activities: a and fluflute te rerecital c ita l by Ed Scruggs skating party on Jan. 18, Kilter TV/Game Room Relocating tomorrowtanorrow night in the AcademicAcadanic Night on Feb. 16, a March 16 Building. Then on Feb. 8, square dance, and Spring by Julia White Other plans include possibly possibly contemporarycontanporary Christian artist Banquet, which will be at the Due to all a l l the other changes allowing the Student Senate to the Student Senate to Kenny Marks will give a concert Read House.Hoose. that have taken place on meet in M-114. M-117 may be at Covenant. This year's Kilter Night Covenant's canµis, campus, onecne that th a t may used as a storage area for the Among the semsemester's ester's will center on the theme of a have gone unnoticed is the purpose of giving the old highlights iis s Fine AArts rts Week, U.S.O. show like those seen by transformation of the music storage space in Carter Hall to Hal 1 to scheduled for Feb. 10-15. WWII soldiers. Michael Ann wildingbuilding into a small student the science department. Musicians Dana and Sue Talley, explained that part of the center this Sirester. smester. Barry I.oy Loy said he was trying wnowoo performed at Covenant last evening'sevening" s entertainmententertainnent wwill ill be At present the television to give Covenant more student year, will be part of the week'sweek" s provided by students imitating £ranfrom Carter Hall has been placed recreation area since the former attractions, along with the film entertainers who might have in room M-111,M -lll, and the music areas were restricted to an to an "Beauty and the BBeast." east." performed at an actual U.S.O. cubicles have been raooved removed from ofteno ften cold TV room and a wet a wet Cultural and Academic AffairsAtfairs show. Students interested in M-116. Student Development ganeroom.gameroom. He said the former said the former co-chairpersons Dan Thomas and performing should talk to hopes to make M-116 into a IllllSicmusic building b u ild in g was wanner warmer and Nancy Barker have not yet gameroan, though plans aare re not drier and would serve the finalized plans for other Fine finfinal. a l. Continued on page 3 purpose much better. Arts Week activities. Kathy noted that a rather Editorial5Editorial^; • Copfe^ioi)? °f a cyl)IC cypic by Sandi Monroefulroe There were subtle su b tle symptoms campus issues, they hold are and seriously doubt that becomesbecanes a way oof f llife, i f e , when we of the disease last semester, endless, meaningless, and things wwill ill be much bbetter e tte r when dwell continually on the we rutbut my fears were confinned confirmed wl:alwhen oopelesslx>peless discussions at a t dinner the lord comes back. problans of the wworld, orld, when we the earth is I recently watched ''The '*The Sotmd Sound of on the future of the scoool. school. The characteristic commonCOIIII()n to begin to feelteel that the earth is 11 a dull, gray, problem-ridden fusicMusic"—and-and could hardly let le t a There are also these diverse folDlS forms of cynicism a dull, gray, problem-ridden sentimental line or song pass by Anti-Patriotism Cynics, people is the grudging acknowledgement planet, we have becomebecane cynics. so without making an obnoxiously who want to love and respect of a problemproblan wwithout ithout much hope WhyWb)r are we of the 198O's 1980's so sarcastic ccmnent. ccnment. As I smirked their country, but have guilty tor a solution. It is this lack cynical and ccritical? r itic a l? Through as no (shamefacealy)(shamefacedly) through the feelings about mistakes in of hoperope that ultimately causes the media we are barraged as no movie, I reluctantly America's past. Interestingly, Cynicism to be such a ththreat re a t; ; a a other civilization has been with acknowledged my problan: closet these cynics rarely leave the prolonged achnission admission of defeat a tremendous amount of cynicism. U.S.; row how could they abandon a can lead to bleak despair, informationinfonnation about the problems Cynicism is the COOIDOn common cold slllkingsinking ship sh ip (especially (e sp e c ia lly when sardonic pessimism, or As of the world,wrld, problems that we of the acadanic world, caught by all the other available vessels Tennyson wrote, ''Ah, "Ah, what shall s h a ll are usually impotent to solve a ~remere intake of college-campus are leaking dangerously)? I be at fifty/ Should Nature butrut that nonetheless depress us. Our cynicism may also be due to air. Like the cold, cynicism Instead, they hang around with keep me alive, / If I find the cynicism affects everyone a littlel i t t l e gloanygloomy faces and refuse to give world so bitterbitter/ / When I am but a lack of faith; when we think differently. Sare Seme people suffer canpletecomplete support to anybody who twenty-five?" about sooiething something ththat's a t's wrong, we from Anti-SentimentalismAnti-Sentim entalism claims to have answers for the Cynicism begins innocently generally think in terms of our Cynicism, the cynicism that country's problans. problems. enough with criticismcriticism, , in itsitself e lf ability to solve it, rarely makes me wince at the tender Covenant even has a good acLivity activity and one about God's ability to solve it. scene between newly married Anti-Spiritual Cynics, always a essential in higher education. Be critical, but don't let Maria and her stepdaughter, little suspicious of people who One of our goals as college your critical spirit destroy love-smitten Liesel, in "The smile constantly while saying studentsstu d en ts is i s to learn le a r n how to life for you. Don't let it Sound of Music." Such cynics sunny things like, ''Have "Have a nice think critically, row how to survey hinder your enjoyment of other may develop an antipathy to day!" There are something on oour u r own and to people, of the richness of life. Shirley Temple movies, Eric Anti-Fundamentalist Cynics, decide thoughtfully whether it The world is ridden with Segal'Segal's s "Love Story," certain Anti-Student Cynics ("I knew if i f is good, bad, indifferent. In problems,problans, butrut we as Christians contanJ:X)rarycontemporary Christian singers, we let them paint that room, response to Scripture's are hardly alone in our battle and anything else swimning in a they'd cmosechoose weird colors like warnings, Covenant College against them. stifling sea of sweetness. pink and bblack"), la c k " ) , and teachesteacnes us to ccritique ritiq u e ■*****■»******************************* Anti-Legalism Cynics ("Chapel ourselves, our culture, our Anti-EstablislmentAnti-Establishment Cynicism Anti-Legalism Cynics tTHE h e sSTAFF t a f f is a favorite of college willw ill never be "good" as long as leaders. line students. These cynics it's required").required") • And there are There is a very tine line Editor-in-chief Sandi Monroe invariably find-indeed, find—indeed, they the plain ol'o l' Cynics-those Cynics—those who between criticism and cynicism. News editor Julia White search for-for— problans with every never can see much hope in Without criticismcriticism, , problems Life editor Lisette Landry policy followed by the college anything, who inevitably find would never be noticed, much Sports editor Tony Kornrumpf acmini.stration.administration. Skeptical about something to criticize, c r i t i c i z e , who less solved. But whenwtai criticism Photographer Phil FiolF iol finding permanent solutions to don't like things the way they Layout Jenny Tilley Writers by column LEITERLETTER to the EDITOR NEVER CRY The editorial remarks published From the fans' view WOLF herein do not necessarily repre WOLF sent those of the editor and staff staff.. sent Dear Editor, ©~1, 1983tJWallllilMy~ *•!< Dnory Productions 411:&fl) Lenses and Panaflex1*Pan:a9tx• CameraWllff1 by Panavision®l"lnavi.sioo• ll'IJI Letters to the editor must be A recent article in this Whereas we appreciate the Technicolor®Technkolor• fetnsctl..,.w.1~ by Bucm.... Visu""'•Dnaribfltio:. Dislrilwtion Coc.o. . Ik1.- (I) signed.signed . Signatures may be with paper suggested that Covenant concern of the writer, we would paper suggested held upon request. sports enthusiasts act ooremore like like to encourage Covenant fans TONIGHT AT EIGHT!! frenzied rats than Christian to continue to vigorously ******************************• ladies and gentlemen. We have support our teams, team s, for we do A TRUE given this article careful believe that Covenant is "the STORY consideration, and while we best"—forbest "-for ''best" "best" involves much appreciatea p p re c ia te some of o f what w hat was more than winning the most said, it seans seems that the writer ganes.games. It I t involves the effort, e f f o r t, Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra is guilty of doing what he has the determination, and the FIRST CONCERT OF THE accused others of doing. character of the players as well Perhaps some of the language as the driving force of all that WINTER SEASON heard at athletic competitions Covenant College represents. is abusive, rut but couldn't he have The mentality that does not used the same positive tactics believe ''we' "we're re the best" saddens tthathat he is encouraging others to us, for it is this mentality “ONE••oNEOFTHE OF THE thatt h a t often becomes the GGREAT R E A T EE STST “••LADY LADY WITH use rather than accusing and MMAST ASTERERS S A BBATON A T O N ”•• THE GUITAR tearing down? Couldn't he have nit-picker ••• ... the complainer HA S EVEREV ER expressed some words of •••... the negative influence in a KNOWN.”KNOWN:· appreciation for those who are family, a local church, and seeking to build up school society. Yes, Covenant is i s ththe e best, b e s t, spirit rather than major on the Yes, Covenant Pepe Romero,Romero, Guitarist Victoria Bond,Bond , Guest Conductor negatives? Couldn't he have and we will w ill continue to do all a l l been a little kinder rather than we can to encourage and support resort to name-calling (frenzied oorour teans. teams. At the sanE same time, we PROGRAM rats is surely as derogatory as do encourage all of our BOYCE ...... SymSymphony phony No.No . 55 turkeys!)? wnderfulwonderful Covenant fans who do RODRIGO ...... Aranjuez Aranjuez ConcertoConcerto ForFor GuitarGuitar && Orch.Orch. As we have pondered the so much to generate enthusiasm MMENDELSSOHN ENDELSSOHN...... Italian ...... Italian SymphonySymphony accusations of this article, it for oor our teans teams to join with us in seansseems that it is simplistic to seeking to tanper temper our language Tuesday,JanuarylS,1985Tuesday, January 15,1985 make judgjnentsjudgments of actions apart ap art where that is needed—butne_eded-but never 8 PP.M. .M. Tivoli Theatre stop yelling with all your from the context of those TICKETS $8, $9.50 & *10510 actions. Obviously thin thingsgs said strength,s tr e n g th , SCOTS--WE'RE SCOTS— WE'RE THE Special Student Rate This Concert - V2½ Price in the context of an athlet athletici c BEST!!" Kathryn Hunt, Michael Special Student For Ticket Reservations Call 267-8583 competition are taken in a Ann Hollyfield, H o lly fie ld , Amy Butler, B u tle r , For Ticket Reservations Call Laura Allen, Mary Ingle, Hella Day of Performance, Call 757-5050 diffdifferenterent way than ~ds words spoken Laura Allen, Mary Ingle, Rella Day of in an ordinary conversation. Crowe, and Iris I ris La.Jara LaJara COVENANTCOVIRART LIJI LIFE MurmurMurmur in the Cathedral wisdom a day. We're so busy ccritics ritic s too much.nuch. But some of by D. Kennedy Bird betorebefore Schaeffer V hit our canpus.campus. The at:Ioosphere atmosphere is thick writing out reviews that we lose God"God's s greatest men are ones who Franky Schaeffer speaks with their th eir stain. s ta in . The murmurs the entire thrust of what's have gotten the wworst orst reviewreviews. s. all the there up front, his short frame were there last year, too, when being handed us. So thick is Being able to take apart a l l the mostly hidden behind the JX>dimi, podiun, Dr. Anthony Canix> Compolo lo SJX)ke spoke to us the clcudclrud of our murmuringsmunnurings that argl.Ullentsarguments in the uuniverse niverse wwill ill his rooustachemoustache sliding back and concerning the JX>Or, poor, the hungry we end up getting lost in it and avail us nothing if we can't forth as he gives explainations and the third world. I can hear missing the train. discern trutruth. th . And to discern d isc e rn for this or that cultural the ghosts of his critics yet, So, let's all go out and trutruth, th , you have to lislisten te n to a lot of unpleasant stuff. phenanenon,phenomenon, or delivers searing searin g and they are still s t i l l munnuring. murmuring. naively accept everything we're lot Please, don" t be so swift to diatribes against the state of Why must we be so quick to told, using no judgment or Please, don't be so swift to 4~~berdismanber a speaker you don't evangelicalianevangelicalism in our society. evaluate, criticize, render an discernment. No! That'sThat" s not it like, simply for the enjoyment Distributed throughout the <:pinion?cpinion? ''Everyone's "Everyone's a critic,"c ritic ," aat t all! a ll! But we must be wwilling illin g of having something to say. audience are many people who do I've heard it said, and that to keep our ears open and our Very few of us actually have not care what he has to say anonynnisanonymous critic c ritic woo who first f i r s t made 1ipslips sealed until we have heard anything to say when iit t comes because they do not like sane scxne of the observation was right on. canpletecompletely, ly, experienced fully, down to it. Just be prepared to it and cannot understand the We are anxious to deliver our and taken some time to turn listen and learn and be rest, or they are so deafened by authoritative and inerrant views things over in our minds. We enriched. It's more humbling, his style that they do not hear on any given person or idea, but can save the conmentaryccmnentary uuntil n til we but it'll sure get you farther the meanings. A silent clrud clcud of so slow to sit back and, in a have considered the strengths, in the overall schemeschane of things. munnuringsmurmurings collects c o lle c ts in the th e air a ir spirit of quiet htmility,humility, learn complexities and implications of around us, abscuring his soo-=thing.something. Nothing escapes our what we are given. We can message, obscuring even our own discerning eyes. We can pick refrain from becoming experts CABc:J3 Continued from page 1 thoughts. out the logical inconsistencies until we have practiced being I hear the murmurs. I can in what we're told, the students for a while. Michael Ann or sign up for hear thanthen in the Great Hall,Ha 11, in hypocricies and the mistaken Let'sl£t's face iit, t , we're never audtions on the bulletin-board the dormsdorms, , in the classrooms classrooms. • facts. We notice innnediately immediately going to encounter a perfect, in Carter Hail.Hall. They are mumrursmurmurs of dissent, d iss e n t, of the faults fau lts in style and delivery all-wise person in ththis is Spiritual Affairs chairman informed disagreeement, of of any speaker who dares to life—andlife-and even if we did, I'm WilliamWillian Flannery said that last offence and mute belligerence. forward us his h is ideas id e a s .• And so sure we could still s t i l l finfind d some sanester"ssemester's geographical prayer They are the reflexive impulse satisfied are we, resting on the grounds on which to crucify him. groups will continue to meet of a generation of ccnmentators, commentators, strength and abundance of our We did it to the prophets: Noah, this spring. A three-day experts in any field yruyou care to critical observations, that we Moses, Elijah, Isaiah, John, leadership seninar saninar organized by nane.name. But they were at it i t long miss out on a metric ton of Messiah... We\-k just enjoy being William's coomittee commttee is planned for April 17-19, with follow-up UrbanaUrbana '84:’84: RingingRinging workshops on AApril pril 20.2 0 . The News Flash saninarseminar will include chapel speakers and a discussion about On Jan. 12, Boy Scout troup women's leadership. Other in the NewNew Year 191 of Lookout Mountain is coto be people dedicatep dedicated to the events planned by Spiritual by Charlene Walters sponsoring a communitycoilUD.unity blood service of our King. Affairs for the semester are drive at the Good Shepherd One speaker in particular mterscholasticinterscholastic prayer rallies, ForF o r five days d a y s during Church fran from 10 to 11 11:40 : Lia a a.m. .m. and had an extremely meaningful a sunrise Easter service, and a Christmas Break, I 1 attended the 1 to 2 p.m.. All blood given by message for ne. me. It I t was not who fast for a famine-stricken world's largest missionm ission Covenant students wwill ill be he was, but how the Lord spoke country. conference at Urbana, Illinois, Illin o is, donated to Kevin Koonce. through him. Dr. Billy Graham sponsored by Inter-Varsity Inter-V arsity January is National Volunteer PARENTS AND FRIENDS:FRI ENDS: emphasized four characteristics c h a ra c te ristic s Christian Fellowship. From six Blood Donors llinth, Month, so ththis is is of a Christian's faithfulness to Keep up with Covena~!Covenant! . a.m. until midnight, every an excellent opportunity to Spr:1ngSpring _semestersemester subscr1pt1onssubscriptions delegate was busy attending Christ. Briefly, they are Joy availaoleavailable now at $6.00. delegate was busy attending give. Contact Barbara Michael plenary meetings and seminars, (Jonn(John 15:11), Compassion (I Write: Bagpipe,~ipe, CovenantCoverro~ ~!!9!College P~t~rPeter 3:8), Vision (Hebrews ata t Health Services for Lookout Mtn.,TN 3TJ5037350 visiting booths of mission ap{X)intmentappointment information. agencies or other organizations, 12:2), and a Whole-hearted talking to mission m ission CoomitmentConmitment (Mark 10). Quoting representatives and the martyred missionary Jim missionaries, buying books, and Elliot, Dr. Graham made a participating in small-group smal1-group significant point (which was Bible studies. The many only one of many), ''He "He is no speakers concentrated on the fool who gives away what he thaIEtheme of ''Faithfulness "Faithfulness to Christ cannot keep, to gain what he Jesus" in addition to personal cannot lose." The la st 1 "marathon m eeting" testim:>niestestimonies and films describing The last ''marathon meeting" the "Inreached Peoples" of the franfrom seven to midnight m idnight on New world. Year"Year's s Eve was a perfect way to Over 20 students from end the conference but was Covenant attended the conference certainly not like any other New which is held every three years Year'sYear" s Eve party. The closing on the canpus of the University U niversity hour was a connnunion communion service s e rv ic e of Illinois. Everyone who sat with a body of believers in the Assenbly Assembly Hall experienced numbering around 19,000. What a night! There must have been "first hand" the enthusiasm night! There must have been over 600 ushers keeping shared by such a mass of college over 600 students (and those wno spoke) everything in motion. After for the Great Camri.ssion Commission of our Urbana, I can better b etter appreciate app reciate x ] ¥, Lord Jesus Christ. C h rist. The Holy my significance and role in The Academic and CCultural u ltu ra l Covenant ccmnunity,camruni.ty, "Come''c.cme on out praying for world missions and Saturday night and hear music Spirit convicted me, and maybe praying for world missions and Affairs Caimi.tteeCcnmittee will present Saturday night and hear music waiting to respond when and ranging from the Renaissance to lnmdredshundreds or thousands of others, waiting to respond when and Ed Scruggs and Deniece Show in a ranging fran where God wants me for a career. an arrangement of 'Sailor's 'S ailor's concerning the tremendous needs ~re God wants me for a career. classical guitar and flute an arrangement For e v e ry C hristian, o u r Hornpipe.'" The musicians wwill ill for harvesting t~ethe fields for For every Christian, our recital this Saturday, Jan. 12. spiritual service must take perform at 8:15 in the Academic the Kingdan. Kingdom. ~st Most iin{X)rtant im portantly, ly, spiritual service must take Both are accanplished accomplished mnusicians usicians 8:15 Building's mini-auditorium. the wrkersvrorkers do not have to be place now in obedience to what and have much experience e x p e rie n c e in Building's mini-auditorium. greatly skilled: they only ~d need our Lord has commanded in performance. Cultural Affairs There will w ill be no admission Scripture. Co-chaimianCo-chairman Dan TtxmasTtonas urges the charge. Sports Scots split four game set A A'Super'Shootout 'Super' Shootout by Tony KomrunpfKornrunpf 49er offense against a Miami lot of by Tony Konrrunpf Komruapf The NFL couldn"t couldn't have defense that gives up a lot of The Covenant College Scots into the game and ix>ssibly possibly ready planned iit t better. b e tt e r . Super Bowl yardage, but not very many operedopened ththeir e ir 1985 schedule with w ith to pull