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VoL 51 No. 14
ford University, Birmingham, Alabama
February 24. 1969
CEW Plans To Explore
Faith's Social Potential
“The purpose of Christian Em¬
phasis Week is to give the students
and faculty of Samford University
i framework in which they can ex¬
plore the potential of a realistic
faith in the experiences and rela¬
tionships of contemporary society."
explained Joe Daniel, director of
student religious activities.
Linda Cooke, chairman of the
week's planning committee, said
this year's program has been de¬
signed to offer a variety of speak¬
ers and topics that will appeal to
a large and diversified group.
The activities under the general
theme of "I Live in the World" are
scheduled for this week. The fo-
mat for today through Thursday
will feature a guest speaker at each
10 a m. program and a symposium
at 6:30 each evening.
Activities will end on Friday with
a 10 a.m. worship hour directed by
Grady Nutt. "The Celebration" will
focus on the act of worship as a
celebration of one’s beliefs.
Nutt, from the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, wffl open the
week's activities with a required
convocation at 10
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1n Seibert
Hail, The address, “What’s the
Bang-up Anyway," wffl be geared
toward a general evaluation of
where Christianity is now and the
problems the individual Christian
(aces,
A symposium, “Face It or For¬
get It," will be presented at 8:30
this evening. Rev. Louis Wilhite,
from the West End Baptist Church,
and Wallace Henley, religion editor
of the Birmingham News, will dis¬
cuss questions related to today's
topic.
Nutt will appear again at a cof¬
feehouse scheduled for 8 p.m.
tonight giving an additional
chance to explore problems facing
today's Christian.
Reid Chapel will house remain¬
ing discussions. Dr. Daniel Grant,
professor of political science at
Vanderbilt University, will speak
tomorrow. The address will be on
"The Negro and the Southern
Church.”
The evening's symposium, "How
Far Does Christian Love Go," will
allow questions and answers from
individuals trying to determine
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courses of action within the institu¬
tions. Related to the morning's dis¬
cussion. the program will feature
Dr. Herbert Gilmore, from the
First Baptist Church, and John
Cross, administrator at the Ala¬
bama Baptist Convention. Dr.
Wayne Flynt, profeasor of history
at Samford, will complete the
panel.
Wednesday’s 10 a.m. program
will also feature Grant. The topic
"The State and/or the Church” will
take a look at the vitality of the
church as an institution in light of
the extensive programs undertaken
by the federal government.
Grant's topic wffl furnish a back¬
ground for a symposium at 6:30
p.m. "What Do You Mean, Bring
Us Together," will be discussed by
Dr. Dotson Nelson, of Mountain
Brook Baptist Church. Rev. Mar¬
Ritual of Love' Discussed
In Religious Act. Hour
"From the beginning, God has in¬
terfered. His word has challenged
to action a particular situation. Our
story is the drama of God gate¬
crashing the petty coocerns of men.
And because we could not bear His
glory, you and I murdered God —
which is why we each have a part
in this story.
"You don't say so. Well, old man,
to be quite honest, the great thing
is not to get involved. Whatever
you do, don't commit yourself. We
are the viewers ... the audience . .
untouched . . . uncommitted."
Thus, Harold Hunt, quoting from
tbe play "Christ in the Concrete
Ci$" opened Thursday’s Campus
Religious Activities program enti¬
tled -a Ritual of Love."
Also on the program was Dr.
Wayne Flynt, who served as mod¬
erator of a three-member panel who
F®ne to "share their ideas, fed-
m*5. and experience concerning tbe
Important facet of love in Chris¬
tian witness."
Serving on the panel were Mrs.
Frank Barker, who is active in
youth community work devot¬
ing much of her time to the Door¬
knocker, a coffeehouse for teenag¬
ers and college students; Mrs. Wil¬
liam Longshore, who teaches Eng¬
lish to tbe interenational commu¬
nity of Birmingham; and Rev. Tom
Tobay, associate minister in charge
of counseling at Mountain Brook
Baptist Church.
"Tonight,” Hunt continued, "we
ask ourselves why don't we com¬
mit ourselves, get involved. Do we
really care? Do we actually love?”
has three motivations. “It can be
a ritual . . . something we do with¬
out thinking.
"Or," continued Flynt, "we love
out of a sense of guilt, or out of
a sense of compassion which brings
about total involvement."
Flynt went on to say that this,
the most meaningful love, comes
out of involvement and not just a
requirement to God.
tin Muller, of Our Lady of Sor¬
rows Catholic Church, and Dr. Da¬
vid Vess, professor of history at
Samford. Tbe discussion wffl lean
toward an area of possible coopera¬
tion by federal and church institu¬
tions.
Vail Hall drawing room will be
the location of an open discussion
on the day's topics at 9 p.m. Wed¬
nesday.
"Life: Adam to Blaiberg" will
be discussed at 10 a.m. Thursday
in Reid Chapel by Rev. Benjamin
Smith. The Rev. Mr. Smith, direc¬
tor of church ministry to the Uni¬
versity of Alabama Medical Cen¬
ter in Birmingham, wffl discuss the
need for a new definition of life and
its significance in the light of
scientific and technological develop¬
ments.
Dr. Bennie Ford, biology profes¬
sor at Samford, and Dr. Claude
Bennett, University of Alabama
Medical Center, will discuss
"Heart, Heart. Who's Got the
Heart" at 6:30 p.m., Thursday.
The discussion will be from cultur¬
al, scientific, and sociological view¬
points.
SGA Sets
Campaign
Regulations
Campaign rules for Student Gov¬
ernment Association executive of¬
fice were announced recently by
Jim Joiner. SGA senate elections
committee chairman. Students with
a minimum grade-point average of
1.0 who have completed 80 semes¬
ter hours at the time of election
may run for the presidency, while
candidates for the vice presidency
must have completed 45 hours.
All people wishing to run for exe¬
cutive office must turn in peti¬
tions signed by 50 qualified voters
to the Office of Student Affairs by
March 27.
Campaigning begins at noon.
Monday, April 14. The runoff cam¬
paigns wffl go from the time tbe
primary results are tabulated until
8 a.m. Thursday.
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campaign materials must be
in good taste; any student seek¬
ing office is responsible for all
campaign material in his name, ac¬
cording to Joiner. Posters must be
no larger than 15 by 15 inches and
are restricted to bulletin boards in¬
side buildings. Permission must be
secured from the head of each
department for buDetin board use.
No placards, posters, or banners
may be affixed to walls, doors,
trees, lamp posts, or buildings.
Use of the grounds is allowed pro¬
vided stakes are used. All cam¬
paign literature must be removed
by 8 a.m. on the morning of each
election. Failure to comply with the
rules can result in disqualification,
Joiner said.
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FOUR
. . . Plus two equals “Six Characters in Search of an
Author,” the play by Pirandello to be presented by the
Masquers March 14-15, 17-18, in Arena Theatre. The
four are (1-r) Rita Mullins, Alan Kirk, Bayne Smith,
and Mary Lynn Dovith.
Trentham Sees
Need for Altruism
"Currently we are being con¬
fronted with what is probably our
most confron table foe— the intel¬
lectual,” said. Dr. Charles Trentham
in last Wednesday’s convocation.
Dr. Trentham, dean of the school
of religion at tbe University of Ten¬
nessee and pastor of the First Bap¬
tist Church, Knoxville, Tenn., made
the above statement in relation to
his topic, "Christianity Confronts
the New Intellectual."
"Ayn Rand,” Trentham said, de¬
clares openly that we are cultural¬
ly bankrupt. She begins with Pla¬
to, who believed that the only real
world is in the world of ideals.
Artis totle is tbe man who declared
tbe independence of the intellect."
Trentham feels that intellectual
freedom is a goal to be strived for.
American culture according to
Trentham, was the first in which
self-interest was thought of. "Our
forefathers were not hung up with
witch doctors, neither were they
power-mad looters." he stated.
Trentham clarified his remarks
by saying, “I do not desire that
anything I should say should be in¬
terpreted as anti-intellectual."
"Pascal looked at the total man.
A man of faith knows that there is
something better. He Is not a
man who is only concerned with the
making of things ... be is con¬
cerned with religion.”
Trentham. then said, "Intellect
knows that religion must be purged.
Intellect is not all of life-at least
I hope it isn't." v
"Before any structure of religion
existed, man knew how to celebrate
life. That's why religion has gone
along so well."
Life must consist of more than
merely intellect, according to Tren¬
tham. In his words, "Life is feeling
as well as thought."
"According to the man of Na¬
zareth, every man is responsible
for what be has produced. Shi In the
Christ sense is not insurrection . . .
Sin is deference to evil within the
pstahliRhpd order."
He said, "Religious men have
never been considered anything
else but nuts by some intellect¬
uals."
He concluded by saying that
Christianity should be a singing
celebration of life, the trusting of
others. He ended with the hope that
we should be more altruistic.
Middle East Confrontation
Student Forum Subject
"Confrontation: Middle East”
was the subject of the Student
Government Association sponsored
Student Forum held last Tueday
night in the Harwell G. Davis Li¬
brary auditorium. Jim Huskey,
SGA treasurer, initiated the infor¬
mal discussion with a 15 minute re¬
view of the Arab-Israeli situation.
Huskey did research last sum¬
mer on Middle Eastern affairs for
the Research Systems Corporation
in the Library of Congress. His
review included a brief historical
synopsis and an analysis of the
current Arab-Israeli situation.
Cited by Huskey as factors which
have particularly complicated ef¬
forts for peace in the Middle East
are the Russian support and arming
of Arab nations and America's
seeming bias toward the Israelis.
Other factors pointed out were tbe
predicament of homeless Arab
refugees from Palestine and the
Palestinean commando forces.
Mentioned as peace proposals
for the Middle East crisis were that
the Middle East can solve its own
problems and should be left alone,
and that Israel should withdraw
from occupied Arab territory.
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