Covenant College - Tartan Yearbook (Lookout Mountain, GA)

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DEDICATION Because we appreciate the fine example set for us by his life, we proudly dedicate the 1964 TARTAN to Dr. R. Laird Harris, Professor of Old Testament. Dr. Harris graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a scholarship for two more years of study at Washington University. However, he never completed those two years. During the spring, the Lord interrupted Dr. Har- ris's life and changed its course. After hearing a missionary speak at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, he answered an appeal by telling the Lord that he was willing to become a missionary, but he did not feel sure that this was the Lord's will. Two weeks later a visit- ing minister preached on the text in l Corinthians 9:16: Yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel l Deeply burdened by the call specifically for ministers, Dr. Harris decided that the minis- try must be the place God had for him. During a long walk in the night rain, as he made plans he realized that his life had been abruptly and com- pletely changed. The next fall, he entered Westminster Theolog- ical Seminary, where he received his Bachelor of Theology and Master of Theology degrees. At the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his Mas- ter of Arts degree in Oriental Studies, and in 1947, his Ph.D. degree at Dropsie College. Dur- ing the summer of 1935, he accepted the tempor- ary pastorate of the Francis Makemie Presbyter- ian Church in Snow Hill, Maryland. There he met and worked with Elizabeth Nelson, who was busy