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Harding University Scholar Works at Harding Harding Bulletins Archives and Special Collections 8-1-1978 Harding Bulletin August 1978 (vol. 54, no. 2) Harding College Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/hubulletins Recommended Citation Harding College. (1978). Harding Bulletin August 1978 (vol. 54, no. 2). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/hubulletins/410 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion in Harding Bulletins by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. :: I» ;-a. ~o ;- ~ ~ C \XI r iii :t:g; ~o Z -I :t: ~ (Jl ~ o z o (":) r ~ A panoramic view of three photographs shows the crowd of 5,530 people that Allen, whose topic was "God Is Able," spoke to one of the largest assemblies in the C/l (/) packed the Harding Athletic-Physical Education Complex on Wednesday, Aug. 9, history of the Church of Christ in Arkansas. The Workshop attracted participants \l o to hear Jimmy Allen ofSearcy in thefinal night session of the 13-1n-One Workshop. from 41 states and Jour Joreign countries. (Composite photo by Mike James) C/l -I en~ m »\l Ha.rding College Autumn Bible Lectureship 5 ~ -I CJ'l Forums, Classes Planned ~ ;n The Harding College Bible Lec God and My Money," and Jimmy Allen (') - tureship theme, "How Great Thou of Searcy, "Preach the Word." .-< » Art," will be a stimUlating topic for the Fourteen classes on worship are also :II VOLUME 54 AUGUST 1978 NUMBER 2 55th annual event October 17-21, included in the schedule for the wor ~ according to Dr. Neale Pryor, coor ship. t:; \ dinator of the program. Two of the classes will be special ones The first full day of programs for the women attending the lec (Wednesday) has been designated as tureship. Becky Tilotta Holbrook of Sep_temb_er .,Ees.tivity_Set Student Day, with the day's activities Nashville, Ark., will be lecturing on otiented toward the youth. Theme "Do You Really Know Him?" in '80th lecturers will be speaking in the reference to God and Joy McMillon of For Benson's Birthday evenings and during chapel sessions the Oklahoma City, Okla., is speaking on Preparations are being made for the will honor the second president of remainder o{ the week. Theme forums "Spiritual Challenges of the Christian 80th Birthday Celebration for Dr. Harding. with multiple speakers will be con Woman." George S. Benson, to be hosted at In anticipation of the upcoming ducted at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on both Studies in the worship of youth will Harding on September 26. celebration, Willard Collins, president Thursday and Friday. be conducted by Jack Zorn of Belle "We hope that many of our friends of David Lipscomb College paid tribute Wendell Winkler of Fort Worth, Chasse, La., "Lads to. Leaders" and by will join us on this great occasion," said to Benson, saying, "The church of the Texas, will open the Lectureship Stan Addis of Williamstown, W. Va., Dr. Clifton Ganus, president of Lord is much stronger, Christian Tuesday night speaking on "How Great "How to Conduct Youth Worship." Harding. ''This is one way we can honor colleges and schools are more Thou Art" at the College Church of Lynn McMillon of Oklahoma City, this outstanding Christian educator numerous, and the United States is a Christ Auditorium. Other theme Okla., will be conducting a class on and his wife, by helping to build an much stronger nation because of this lectures will be delivered by Prentice "Spiritual Leadership in the Home." auditorium bearing his name. The new man." Meador of Springfield, Mo., "Keep Other classes include Jim auditorium, if the Lord wills, should President John Stevens of Abilene Silent Before Him;" Eugene Lawton of McGuiggan of Lubbock, Texas, serve the cause of Christian education Christian University said, "Dr. George Newark, N.J., "Our Bodies, a Living teaching on ' 'Worship in the Old for many years to come." S. Benson's contributions to Christian Sacrifice;" and Cline Paden of Lub Testament Prophets," John Belasco of After 29 years as the president of the education have been monumental. In bock, Texas, "To Me Every Knee Shall Royal Oak, Mich., teaching on College, Benson retired in 1965 and has addition, we salute him because Bow." Chapel speakers will include "Motivating the Local Church," Jim since devoted full-time to the National throughout our nation and beyond, he Mike Ireland of Tulsa, Okla., "Teach Wright of Abilene, Texas, on "The Education Program, which he has insisted on responsible government, Us to Pray" and Ted Kell of Lubbock, Place of Singing in Worship," Jack established in 1936 to promote fIScal integrity and honesty in public as Texas, "Who Shall Ascend Thy Holy McKinney of Searcy on "A Study of Americanism. He is an elder at the well as private matters." Hill." New Testament Words for Worship," College Church of Christ and has been "I can think of no party I'd rather Participating in the theme forums Dabney Phillips of Montgomery, Ala., deeply involved in the fund-raising and attend," Jim Bill McInteer, a member will be Kenneth Davis of Searcy, "The on "Worship in the Early Restoration administration of the Zambia Christian of the board and minister of the West Need for Higher Quality of Music in Churches," Joe Jones of Searcy on School in Africa. End Church of Christ in Nashville said, Worship," and Alton Howard of "Studies in Revelation," John T. Willis Ganus noted that Batsell Barrett "but due to preaching a gospel meeting Monroe, La., "The Contributions of of Abilene, Texas, on "Studies in the . Baxter, speaker on the Herald of Truth in Medina, Texas, it will be impossible Modem Church Music to Worship," [See continued story and schedule, television program and chairman of the for me to attend. I am enclosing a check Ed Sanders of Searcy, "The Place of pages 4-5) Bible department at David Lipscomb since Betty and I cannot be there, our Women in New Testament Worship" College, will be the principal speaker at birthday present will." and Everett Ferguson of Abilene, In This Issue .. the banquet. Ganus also urged all those who were Texas, "Instrumental Music in CCP Graduation .......... " Page 2 All proceeds for the $8O-a-plate able to multiply the cost of the $80 Christian Worship," L. V. Pfeifer of AS Lecture Series. .. Page 2 dinner at the American Heritage ticket (most of which is tax deductible) Searcy, "Personal Benefits of the Lord's Campus Notes . .. Page 3 r- Cafeteria will go to the building fund of by two, four, 10 or 100. "Even if you Supper," and Dick Sztanyo of Dallas, Bible Lectureship Program . Pages 4-5 ~ the George S. Benson Auditorium. can't be present for the party, we would Texas, "Frequency and Manner of Alumnotes . .. Pages 6-7 Friends and alumni are making deeply appreciate any special gift for Observing the Lord's Supper," Mac Homecoming Coupon. .. Page 7 D plans now to attend the festivity which [Continued on page 5) Layton of Oklahoma City, Okla., "My Cross Country Preview .... .. Page 7 I., Midsurnrner Ceremony Held for CCP Trustee Dies Seventeen members of the Gamma Penn. Those four are Mark Howell campaign work, the CCP students led class, the third of the Harding Christian of Pleasanton, Texas, Bob Cowles of approximately 240 people to baptism After Illness Communications Program, completed Caruthersville, Mo., David Lamb of and encouraged 115 to make public Mr. Richard D. Fuller, member two years of study and training for the Delight, Ark., and Charles Haynes of acknowledgement of wrong. Students of the board of trustees of the ministry in graduation exercises July 29 Trenton, Tenn. in the Gamma class participated in a College, died July 31 in a at the College's American Heritage The other 11 graduates plan to be campaign this summer in London, Memphis hospital after an ex Auditorium. involved in local work. These graduates England, where 28 people obeyed the tended illness. Joe Jones, assistant director of the are Danny Blevins of Bradford, Bob Gospel in baptism. Mr. Fuller was elected to the program and an instructor in Bible at Crawford of Anacortes, Wash., Tim The 17 graduates bring the total board in 1952 and served actively Harding, gave the principal address Hall from Newcastle, Ind., Carl Hardie number of CCP graduates to 56 men, until his death. He was selected as challenging the men to remember the of Murray, Ky., Kerry Harris of St. who are serving the Lord both in the secretary of the board during ideas found in Isaiah 6. Louis, Mo., Greely Kirkpatrick of United States and abroad. many of his years of service. Isaiah 6 contains the call and Aberdeen, Miss., Norman Martin of The CCP was begun in August 1974 The graveside service was held commissioning of Isaiah as a preacher Dardanelle, Stan Small of Modesto, to fill a need for preachers among the August 1 in Nashville. of God to Israel. In it, Jones made four Calif., Michael Suiter of Ulysses, Kan., Churches of Christ. The curriculum He is survived by his wife, points concerning Isaiah and applied Richard Trexler of Jacksonville, and includes study of the Biblical text, Jeilnnie, and two daughters, Mrs. each one to the Gamma (named after Steve West of Fayetteville. church and restoration history, Greek, Sara Brewer and Mrs. Gurlayne the third letter of the Greek alphabet) Awards were presented to Greely missions, sermon preparation and Yarbrough. class students. Kirkpatrick of the Gamma Class and delivery, archeology and geography.