Trevecca Nazarene University - Darda Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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CHAPEL-EVERYDAY In the matter of chapel attendance there are remote and indirect values to be derived as well as those of more immediate value. Any student who for any reason misses the chapel services has lost a large and an in- valuable part of school life, even though he may not be aware of his loss. It would be the universal testi- mony of all students of our holiness schools who have attended chapel with regularity that these services have proved invaluable to them. It is a part of our educational program to acquaint our students with the broader aspects of life. Often chapel speakers present matters of general public and national Interest: such as community and war chest drives and the Red Cross Fund. These presentations have educational as well as cultural value to the young people. Then In the case of our denominational schools, and holiness schools in particular, the program of the general church is from time to time presented. This in Itself furnishes an Inestimable privilege. Furthermore, the student group has the opportunity to hear some of the very finest speakers that our denomination affords, and that is to say that some of the very finest preachers In America are heard. It Is gratifying to know that the leading preachers of our church would grace the pulpits of any denomination, as well as national platforms. In considering the immediate values of chapel attend- ance It is noted that the chapel services are to the school what family worship Is to the family. That home is happiest and can offer more good to each member when time is taken for family worship. The chapel serv- ice is a vital part of the family life of the school, and (ust as no member of the family should absent himself from the family worship, so no member of the school should get the consent of his mind to absent himself from chapel. Every Individual member of the school needs the grace and blessing that comes from participa- tion in the family worship of his college. There Is a very true sense In which the heart and soul of the school is portrayed through the chapel services as in no other way. Just as the prayers and exhortations of fathers and mothers at family worship reveal the char- acter of the home, so do the messages and prayers and songs at chapel portray the spirit and heart and soul of the school. To know what is the true spirit of the school one must be acquainted with Its chapel services. The college can be thought of as a living, breathing organism that is kept alive and dynamic through the conscious devotion and loyalty of the members of the school. A college should be strong, its Influence should be far-reaching, it should have a good name, it should be useful. If all of these elements are to characterize the school it will be because the members of the school will love and appreciate the institution. At no place do we develop this devotion and loyalty as we do In the activities of the chapel hour. We come together, we sing, we pray, and we worship together. So does our loyalty and appreciation for the school grow. It Is our aim to urge students to take seriously the privilege and the obligation to attend the chapel services. 17

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Our chapel auditorium provides an attractive place for our daily worship together. The physical surroundings complement the spiritual tone of the service which helps us to go out with renewed courage and stimulated vision.

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