Asbury Theological Seminary - Seminarian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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DA. JULIAN C. McPHEETERS

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Asbury Theological Seminary has been in a building program since the groundbreaking for the new administration building in October, 1945. During the period of eight years since the ground- breaking ceremony in 1945, two major buildings and five minor building have been completed. The seminary chapel, the third major building, is now under construction. The groundbreaking ceremonies for this building were held on August 1, 1952, and. the ceremonies for the laying of the cornerstone were held November 21st. The faculty and student body have been thrilled as they have watched the daily progress on the construction of the new building during the present school year. The chapel when completed, with a seating capacity of 750, will be the center of the spiritual activities of the campus. The chapel will stand as an enduring symbol of our faith. The altar will be a perpetual call to prayer. The tower with an upward reach will be an invitation to exercise the upward look, NATALIE GORDON Secretary to the President If PRESIDENT unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his father. The completeness of the symmetry, beauty and design of the chapel, will be aninvitation to that com- pleteness which can be found only in Christ, even the way of holiness. The music from the choir loft will bring comfort and inspiration to an end- less stream of studentsacross the years. The pulpit will be a sounding board for heart purity through the precious blood of Christ and the glorious hope of Christ's appearing at the end of the present age. The pews will be places of worship for countless numbers of consecrated young men and women who have heard the call of God to the Christian ministry and have answered: Here aml; send me. The space about thealtar and the chancel will be hallowed by the scenes of upper room experiences. This new house of God on the campus will be a place of vision, heart warming and thrusting out those who hear and answer the call of God about her altar, unto the ends of the earth, to proclaim an utter- most salvation from the uttermost curse of sin. The students have cooperated whole- heartedly to bring this venture of faith to fruition. We salute both the faculty and the student body in their achievements to make the chapel possible and beyond these, we are indebted toa great circle of friends across the nation who have made contri- butions out of the generostiy of their hearts in amounts ranging from one to thousands of dollars. For all of this loyal support, we thank God and take courage.

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