Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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WHERE ARE WE? DISCOVERING CHRIST IN YOU At the lakeside setting of the fall BSU retreat , Lewis Oswalt leads BSUers in a light-hearted Time for a little Christian fellowship and sharing round before settling down to more serious of ideas following a moving evening at the Mon- thoughts. day night “Gathering.” 8

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Science and Math students break into smiles dur- ing a lighter moment in class. Youth is no prerequisite for enjoying learning as many older students discover by returning to col- lege to continue education. Ready? Dr. John Hanberry, band director, gets the MC band ready to perform at halftime. We’re lookin’ good, soundin’ great and proud of it! 7

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The development and growth of the Christian life in the student is a major goal of Mississippi College. As a de- nominational school, MC is partially supported by the tithes and offerings of thousands of Mississippians. The faculty is comprised of Christian men and women. Religious programs re- ceive a strong emphasis. However, a student can attend every chapel, every BSU meeting, and every neighborhood church service during his tenure at col- lege and still attain only minimal spiri- tual growth. Even the encouragement of an excellent Spiritual Enrichment Week or revival will be ineffective in the absence of a single quality for which the individual student is respon- sible. This transcendent necessity is the special relationship that a student has with his Lord; it is the recognition and the augmentation of the “Christ in You.” Memories of the quick twinges of fear and the slow aches of indecision that assail the incoming freshman stay with every college student even after gradu- ation. Although MC provides several programs for combatting these social and scholastic pressures of those first few weeks, many students will say that their own faith in Christ enables them to take advantage of spiritual aid. As the months pass by and the dis- couragement of a bad grade or a room- mate problem chews away at good spirits, there is always a friend to turn to that can help further develop the student’s awareness of that inner strength. Even as upperclassmen be- come disillusioned because of dis- satisfaction with the present or uncer- tainty about the future, they know that, somewhere amongst all the official and unofficial avenues of aid that MC of- fers in spiritual reinforcement, a spark of freshness and renewal waits just around the corner. When graduation day finally rolls around, a retro- spective evaluation shows that all those spiritual aids have paid off if that personal faith in Christ is present. Hopefully, if trust in Him has not been awakened previously, somewhere in the myriad of programs and friend- ships the student will have discovered his Savior. —Mark Wiggs T .he finale of Bold Mission Empha- Sls features students representing countries around the world where Baptist missionaries are serving. Two members of the Clinton Com- munity Christian Corporation enjoy entertaining several Clinton chil- dren during the Halloween season as a part of their community ministry. Clasped hands and a quiet song when Christians assemble. the spirit of Christ often evident 9