Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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ofecluredA 5P M'etannual lectureship is another feature 'hping better Christian personalities in ev of Hardings year-around program for ery student. The most outstanding preach- the church are brought to the student body and visitors of the school throughout . giving Week 'aljzing that the future 01' the church depends upon the young Christians of today. w j 93 subjects were centered around the proble ms of the church regarding youth. Education was the general theme. ther Harold Hawley of Flint, Michigan, an experienced teacher in the 'Of- Michigan. gave several lectures on Christian Education. Other speakers on these programs were: Harvey Scott. William Medearis. S. F. Timmerman. .anus, Hall C. Crowder. Charles Pitner, K. C. Moser, Howard A. White. E. W. ...,,.l; Ulrich R. Beeson. J. N, Armstrong. and Lewis F. Mills. public I Wade Ruby of George Pepperdine College. Los Angeles. California. did the in the spring meeting of the college church. This meeting was conducle d from ' ,'March 26. I f ding variety of subjects were discussed in the ' id chapel periods. Throughout every lesson and 5'31: meeting the objective of exalting Christ and e practicability of Christianity was dominant. WADE HL'BY

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udperd At the close of the day's ac- tivity the girls assemble in the reception room of Pattie Cobb Hall for vesper service. Mrs. Florence Cathcart directs this I group in reading inspirational Bible passages, prayer, and sing- ing of hymns. Another period of worship is also conducted by Mrs. Mack Greenway and the girls in East Wing, while the girls in Grey Gables conduct their own vesper services in the various rooms. '0 There is a similar service in the boys dormitory. It is conducted by a group of boys who are interested in their own spiritual development and that of their associates. These meetings inspire the students and increase greatly their faith in God. Four of 1110 faculty members have served in Christian school work forty years or more. These faculty mem- bers were honored at a banquet given May 4 by the coliege and faculty members. J. N. Armstrong B. Frank Rhodes Mrs. J. N. Armslrong 5. A. Bell

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ibowntown Congregation The congregation of the Church which meets in the attractive red brick building downtown, offers further opportunities for Harding students to develop spiritually. The Wednesday evening prayer meeting service of this congregation is well attended by our students. The programs at these meetings include many of the student preachers in our school. This gives them invaluable Opportunities to develop in the Lorclis service and trains leaders for the Church. Brother T. PL Shorrill is the full time minister for the Downtown Church. Each Sunday morning at 7:30. the Downtown congregation in cm'ijunction with the congregation which meets at the college sponsors a one-half hour radio broadcast over station KLRA. Little Rock. The singing on these programs is provided by an informal chorus of about twenty Harding students. They are under the direction of Edwin Stover. a student preacher and a senior in Harding College. This group sings each week. worshipping GOCL in hope that their songs may inspire in the hearts of their hearers a more complete reverence for our Almighty Father.