Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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Young. here addressTng an afternoon audkmce, is the - of a recent book on +he history of our Chrisfian .: oi presenfing +he preachers. teachers. and ' leaders who attended wiih an undershnding E is being done in Chrisfian educeiion by gibal church. and what can be done +0 help +he ' -a'lien improve its +eeching program. In ?'v'ng chapel. aHernoon discussion groups and g. . meeHngs fhe speakers gave us +he inspira- h werI: for a sound educafional sysiem. and . acfual and practical mefhods for puHing ink: pradica. The meeiings were held in fine Rhodes Me- Field House wiih ifs seeHng capacify of .J m'maiely 150.0. This was he firsf fime in '1 years that Hie whole audience has been able fegeiher because of Hie former lack of , ,- ium space. H was no doubf a greaf inspira- Ho Hie speakers +0 face so greai' a throng of I , assembled +0 si'udy Hue probiems of flu: Frank Cox of Ausfin. Texas opened +he lec- p cf regular church services on Sunday. No- 24. ther visi+ing speakers ?hrougham +he ,mre G. C. Brewer. Riley Henry. Reuel Lem- fhbovel fhe Crowd dispersed in a hurry. heading for H13 dining hall and Hwef big Thanksgiving dinner. I lBeIowJ Glee Clubs. Ldfqe Chorus. Sade? and Quariet us well as He Small Chorus shown here. performed for appre- ciafNe Leciureship audiences. mans. L. O. Sanderson, Melvin Wise. and Norvel s Young. Several members of +he Harding feculfy I also appeared on Hue program. An inspiring varia+ion in fhe program was ' furnished nighfly by H19 musical organizafiens on Hie campus whose well execuied music was a source I of relaxaHon and greaf pleasure +0 all. a sfirring I of happy reminiscence +0 +hose visi+ors who were once a parf of if.

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BROTHER BREWER addrused iha largesf crowd of the wool! on Thanksgiving morning. THANKSGIVING AN OUTSTANDING even+ of ihe year was +he Thanksgiving Lecfureship. This series oi lessons has been a pari of The Harding calendar of evenfs for iwenw-five years. To ifs plafforms have come some of Hue greatesf men in +he brotherhood, bringing inspiraiion and knowledge on many subiecis of interesi f0 Chrisfians. Since H: beginning ii has grown wi'rh each year +0 i+s presen? scope. H provides a good oppor+uni+y for 'lhe s+u- denfs. alumni. paren+s and faculfy +0 ge+ fogefher 24 LECTURES, 1949 on +he campus and enjoy +he lectures. along with 1he Thanksgiving dinner. club meefings. fhe faculiy- s+udenf baskefball game. and ofher special evenis which are a par? of The homecoming aciivifies. This year over five hundred visiiors from all park oi fhis counfry and from Canada came to pariah of flue icy cf +he occasion. The general +heme around which +he Iec+ures were buiH +his year was. Chrisiian Educafion in +he Local Church. The subied was seleded wifh +he

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BIBLE FACULTY. Top Row: 51 A. Bell, Hugh Rhodesl Leslie Burle. Middlu Row: Jack Wood Stars, F. WA Mat'ox, J. D. Bales. Jl L. Dykes. Front Row: Frank Rhodesl Andy T. Rllcl'lle, Jl PA Sewell, APPRECIATING We need +0 lrain young men +0 preach +l1e word of God wi+h power and convic- fion. and lo be capable leaders in flue church. Harding has collecled a Bible facully of able men +0 Jteach fhaf greaies? of all books. These men. all of whom gradual'ecl from Chrisfian schools +hemselves. are noi only ex+rerne- 2b ly well equipped as religious inshudors. bu+ have inspired us sludenfs by lheir wholesome lives and devo+ion +0 +he cause of Christ In addifion lo l'helr oppor+unify of receiving fraining uncler inspirafional +eachers, young men had a chance +0 develop +heir speaking abilify in flue Evangelisfic Forum. From Hie campus each weekend radia+ed many sfudenls and faculfy members. some +raveling several hundred miles +0 preach flue gospel of Jesus Christ Though +here was liH'le glory, and +he crowd was Frequently small. Harding boys went for +here were souls +0 be saved. BILL JOHNS up En front of an Evangelistic Fomm meellngl These meellngs looll place on Salurday evemingsl under H18 supervislon of Professor Bill Slillman.