Cedarville College Bulletin, December 1972/January 1973" (1972)
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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Cedarville College Bulletin 12-1972 Cedarville College Bulletin, December 1972/ January 1973 Cedarville College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cc_bulletin Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Organizational Communication Commons Recommended Citation Cedarville College, "Cedarville College Bulletin, December 1972/January 1973" (1972). Cedarville College Bulletin. 97. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cc_bulletin/97 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cedarville College Bulletin by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOL. 54 NO. 4 DECEMBER-JANUARY 1972-73 I I I RI PASSING THE TORCH November 1 marked the beginning of the Cedarville College "Passing the Torch" cam paign. The goal that 800 friends will give $10 a month for a year, providing a $96 000 increase to the general fund, has been s~t. We are encouraged by the response given : the project by the College family. The "Pass ing the Torch" campaign was shared with the Trustees, faculty, and staff in mid-October. In two short weeks almost half of those individuals have joined in this program. During Alumni activities on Homecom ing Day, October 21, the 250 individuals gathered in the Alumni Center were asked · to support this new challenge and responded with over $250 in an impromptu offering. Communicating the reality and love of cently and in order." Phil also observed that The preceding evening, Mr. Adrian "Buzz" God to the people of the Central African while one is making the transition from Sweeney ('68) of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Republic (above), Peru, Philippines, or Spain American life to that of living with people and Mr. Stan Seevers ('64), Assistant Direc was the opportunity and challenge experi of a totally different culture, who speak a tor of Development, Eastern Representa enced by a score of Cedarville College stu language alien to the American tongue, a tive, presented checks totaling almost $500 dents involved in the M.I.S. (Missionary In sense of loneliness can evolve. This is surely from alumni and friends in the Philadelphia ternship Service) program in these and other a situation in which one learns dependence area to the President, Dr. James T. Jeremiah. countries this past summer. on God. The Development Department is joining The College M.I.S. program, an extension Also spending six weeks in the Central with key alumni and friends as they seek to of the Christian Service Department, pro African Republic was senior, Donita Swisher. contact churches, fellow alumni, parents, and vides an occasion for those students inter Besides preparing visual aids in the Sango friends for participation in the "Passing the ested in missions to gain insights by actual language, Donita and another Cedarville Torch" project. Campaign efforts which are first-hand mission field experience and re coed, Kathy Strawn, helped missionary Patsy now underway will cover 23 major areas sponsibility. As part of the program, the King and others with various mission re throughout Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsyl student is not only afforded the opportunity sponsibilities. vania, New Jersey, and New York where on the mission field, but is responsible for Donita, like Phil, gained more than a alumni and friends are concentrated. In gaining his own support through deputation knowledge of how to run a mission station. Ohio, kick-off banquets are being scheduled. work. She commented, "I learned just how great Once on the mission field this summer in our God is. We came across many barriers, especially language, yet we were still able to such countries as France, Haiti, Liberia, communicate. God did have a purpose in Brazil, and those mentioned above, the M.I.S. students were vigorously involved in sending me to such a distant location. Maybe it was to learn that He is bigger and greater t1le actual work of the missions stations. Teaching Bible study groups, organizing a than all complicated barriers." tract ministry, or canvassing an area with Traveling from Lima, to Iquitos to an interpreter, were just some of the tasks Huanchay, Peru, senior Ron Sumner spent that acquainted students with mission work. his M.I.S. summer in South America. Ron's Others actively participated in church serv mission jobs included regularly organizing ices and evangelistic meetings while still and participating in church services and others served in handling manual and secre evangelistic meetings held in the ghetto of tarial jobs for the missionaries. those cities. Although language was the biggest problem for him, he learned some Participating in the M.I.S. program, jun of the language by being with the people ior, Phil McDonald, spent six weeks work ing with the missionaries of the Central and was able to communicate Christ through interpreters. African Republic. Some of his main duties It is planned that by the middle of No included bricklaying and mechanical repairs, Seeing life as he did in South America and vember, the "Passing the Torch" program yet for Phil, the summer was more than being entrusted with jobs that affected those will have been shared with all those who are just mixing mortar or tuning engines. It was lives, Ron learned a most beneficial lesson. concerned for the growth and development a time in which he was able to secure a real He felt that though working for God under of the college. It is prayerfuly anticipated perspective on missionary life. It was a time the circumstances in which he did, he learned that many will respond to the challenge to in which he learned appreciation of the to assume major responsibilities and work "Commit thou to faithful men who shall be many hours, often back-breaking, that are to carry them out effectively. able to teach others." needed in running a mission station "de- (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 3) FACULTY-STAFF NEWS Mead C. Armstrong, Professor of Bible, 1 received an honorary doctoral degree from FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK Cedarville College in ceremonies during spring graduation. In his activities outside of the college he was a member of the examin ing committee of F.B.H.M. for new candi Dr. James T. Jeremiah, President dates at Elyria in September. Dr. Donald Baumann, Professor of Biolo gy, recently attended the annual meeting of the Society for Cryobiology in Washington, D.C., and the annual meeting of American Institute of Biological Sciences at the Uni versity of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. "He established . appointed a law . in order that the succeeding Dr.. Larry Helmick, Associate Professor of Chemistry, was co-author of a paper en generation might know ... so as to put their confidence in God ..." (Psalm titled, "Reactive Intermediates in Liquid 78: 5-7). Old Testament saints believed in "passing the torch" on to others so Ammonia," which was presented at the that they might know the truth about God and thus become personally acquainted Gordon Research Conference on "Chem istry of Heterocyclic Compounds," in New with the God of truth. Hampshire. Keeping the testimony of His Word going on to others is one of the major June Kearney,, Associate Professor of Physical Education, and Maryalyce Jere· goals of Christian education. Aware of this objective, we are constantly remind miah, Assistant Professor of Physical Educa ing our friends that we share the responsibility of maintaining and expanding the tion, attended the fall conference of the Mid Cedarville College program. west Association of Physical Education for College Women, held in mid-October in If the torch of His truth is to be passed on to others, the present generation Indiana. Theme of the conference was "Rights, Responsibilities and Realities." of God's people must stop being passive and become actively engaged in finan Chairman of the Division of Music, Mr. cially supporting Christian schools in general-and as we view it, Cedarville David Matson, has been included in the College in particular. 1972 volume of the "Dictionary of Interna tional Biography," published in Cambridge, Our friends are being asked to participate in the "Passing the Torch" pro England. gram as outlined in this issue of the Bulletin. We are looking for 800 people who Mr. James Rickard, Assistant Business Manager, was in attendance at the National will give $10 per month to the general fund. Already 131 of our trustees, faculty, Association of Educational Buyers Regional staff, and friends have responded to this challenge. We are grateful for this re Meeting held in mid-October at Heidelberg sponse. Surely there are 669 others who will join us in subsidizing the students' College. Mr. Rickard spoke on "The Ethics of Purchasing," and was also elected to the education, thus keeping the cost per student at a minimum. office of Commodity Chairman in the Ohio We are counting on you. Tell us today of your personal involvement with us Independent College Purchasing Group (OICPG). in this challenging ministry for the glory of God. Kenneth H. St. Clair, Business Manager, participated in the annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Business Adminis trators of Christian Colleges in Chicago, Illinois, in October. He served on the Board of Directors of the Association and chaired a panel on "The Staff Looks at the Business DR. JEREMIAH'S ITINERARY Office." Mr. James Phipps, Chairman of the De December January partment of Speech, was a recent participant 1-3 Grace Baptist Church 7 Hope Baptist Church in the Ohio Speech Communication Associa Columbus, Ohio Westlake, Ohio tion Conference held at Ohio Wesleyan Uni 15-16 Winter Conference, Empire State versity, Delaware, Ohio.