Multnomah University - Ambassador Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Foll Lectureship Christian Patriotism I scratched my head and tried to remember whether or not classes started fifteen minutes early that morning. I knew it was Monday, November lst. I thought the annual Fall Lectureship started that day. And I knew that during special chapel lectures, classes always started fifteen minutes early. But I couldnit tell for sure, and I wasn't about to trudge up the hill to Central Bible fifteen min- utes early just for nothing. It didn't seem like anyone was too sure of what was going on. Time changes always threw our schedules into disarray. As I headed towards Sut- cliffe Hall to find out what was happening, a distinguished look- ing man in a dark blue suit bounded from the side door. I didn't recognize him, and I was struck by his spry step and joyful manner.

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We will write the next chapter in history or it will be written by default. ffrtfrifr He greeted me cordially as I passed. Could it be? Yes, it Was! That was Walter Judd. The lec- tureship was on. Classes were fifteen minutes early. At that moment, I had no idea of the treasure the next five chapel sessions would have in store. Amid 1976's star-Spangled, red, white, and blue Bicentennial bash, the Multnomah Family received a very special treat. Dr. Walter Judd, a former U.S. Con- gressman and medical missionary to China, challenged us to know the issues confronting our coun- try and to insure that We remain one nation under God. Dr. Judd didn't bring hell- fire and brimstone sermons to flog our minds into patriotic Wil lb XXX XX seeks A it as Af' ' .,'i' ,'l! 35 e.i - e as tf :l l ' i t H ,A ' 1- ,',.,. J.. 1 ' jf ltll -. , 71, , . ,,-,lA,.- ,ff , Y 5 I ffv .1:. t . Q - it 43. - . J Q F Q, X - ...'. 4 - J You never yet had the Angel Gabriel to vote for - Hes not running. 1fr1fr'A' submission. Nor did he bring America get right with God messages to correct uthe fix we's in. He brought no flaming orations to stir our all-American blood into political activism. Dr. Judd confronted us with political reality based on logic, years of hard study, and decades ofexperience. He lectured on such topics as: Where in the World are We Going? , Where in America are We Going? and The Christian and His Government. His lec- tures continually sent students back to their classes with heads abuzz concerning the hard ques- tions of America's political situa- tion and the Christian's responsi- bility in it. He raised pointed questions, f it fb'-f 53 Qs l 'f - 51 2 . f'--1, 1 if J 3 .W Ze? - - X 1--sk 5 'Y didn 't expect God to use a million dollar method on a fif- teen dollar man. ifrifrifr questions like: Can a Christian in politics never compromise his beliefs? Which is right in the event of war-killing people or standing by when you could help, standing by and Watching people get killed? How do We make peace in the face of mili- tary aggression from other coun- tries? These and other questions forced the student body to momentarily remove their theological thinking caps and replace them with ethical ones. Perhaps the greatest minis- try of Dr. Judd came when he stepped out from behind the Central Bible pulpit and onto the campus, holding off-the-cuff con- versations, rap sessions, or meal- time discussions with inquisitive students. Possessing seemingly