Clippings from George S. Benson

-Livesof Dr.Denso by Jon Woodroof The decision to devote his to God came early in the life Dr. Geor~e S. B~nson, presid of Harding University for years and founder-president the National Educati Program. ."I decided when I was still l ·-high school that I was going devote µiy entire life to the wo ·of the Lord," . said Benson. j didn't know where or what wOllld be, but I knew ·that w · what I was going to do. u1n college I began reading a studying to decide what I want to do," he continued, "and decided mission work was most needy fieid. We didn't ha at that time as ma missionaries as I've got fing on my hands. "I started reading books I decide what country I'd go t1 and I found we had no missi work in China, ·yet nearly on fourth of the world's populati was there. So I decided that wa the place most needed." Benson left for China in Se~ tember 1925, completely ur prepared for the enormous ta of .spreading the good news Jesus in a foreign land. He didn k~ow the language, Chine history or people. For the firs four years, things didn't go we~ Contemporary methods o evangelism were not workin "We saw the methods th were being used," said Benso "What they did was to establish 8 'l1IE HARDING UNIVERSITY BISON, Searcy, Ark. EndlessIY Rocking by Laµra L. Brown Mosquito freedom ·-- What is freedom? It depends on your perspective. · twas upstairs in the library the other day, sitting beside a win– dow and reading some poems of Mari anne Moore. Nearly· 1:00, a clas s demanded my presence. But I liked what I was reading, and I liked the hush of the stacks arou nd me, and I liked the way the light from the window spla yed across the page, and I didn 't want to leave. I l ooked out the window toward the buildin g I didn't want to go to 1 and my gaze fell on·a mosquito caught in a spider web on the other side of the glass. · It looked like a cobweb, dusty and broken. But several tiny white bundles enclosing dead insects hinted that a spider lived somewhere nearby. The web shackled only the mosquito's feet,but that kept his whole being imprisoned. He tried to get away, jerking first one leg and then another, then straining backwards with his whole body to fly away from the ·wiµdow. He stopped. I imagined I could see him heaving with exhaustion, his energy spent on the toil of saving his life. He struggled again, failed again, rested again. Something occurred to me. I would have defined freedom as being able to stay by the -•--· --...J ---...J .. -i;1 .l..... .,}.,.,.,,. r .. I went to my class, and to th class after that, and then home After taking care of the af ternoon's responsibilities, I cam back to the place where I wantec to be~ to the window- with th~ poem s. The mosquito had apparent! broke n loose. He was gone, an there was no new bundle, only ~ filam ent of the web ruffled by·th breez e. He struggled through an found his freedom. I did what had t o do and got what I want too. Two different perspective produced two different ·desire But the same solution - a cepting our obligations brought the same reward, th achievement of those desires. StateCof C elects Tucke Lott Tucker, director < finance , has been voted to . three-year term on the Board Directors of the Arkansas Stat Chamber of Commerce. Named in balloting conducte by mail among the Sta\ Chamber membership, Tuck will take office Nov. 2 during t State Chamber's 53rd Ar Page.SB- DAILY CITIZEN - Searcy, Ark. - Sund Dr. Bens Ruth Eason selected .as _fraternity sweetheart Miss Ruth Eason was Phi Mu Alpha Fra_ternity a Arkansas in Conway. By .JON WOODROOF < Special to the Citiien) The decision to devote his life to God came early in the life of Dr. George S. Benson, president of Harding University for 29 years and founder-president of the -National Education Progra_m. "I decided when I was still in h~gh school that I was going to devote my entire life to the work of the Lord," said Benson. "I didn't know where or what it would be but I knew that was what I . was going to do. . .. '' In college I began reading and studying to .· decide what I wanted to do," he continued, "and I decided mission work was the most needy field. We didn't have at that· time as many recently n_amed Sweetheart (Men's Music Fraternity) at Miss Eason is the daughter missionaries as I've go of KAPPA IOTA ·chapter of the University of Central of Mr. and Mrs. James C. fingers on my two hands. l . _ Eason, Jr. of Honey Hill "I started reading books b Se al Wh·t C t" Road in Searcy._ She is a decide what country I'd·gt Vef 1 e O Uil 1afiS junior voice major - piano to, and. I found we had ilt . tt d . ention minor. mission work in China, ye\ a en fiUfS1fig COfiV . · .· She is a member of the n_early one-fourth of thl The 34th Annual Fall Con- N urse Land-O-Frost; Chamber · Singers who are world's . pop,ulation wa vention for Licensed Prac- Ca rolyn Bowman, Plant presently working on . the there. So I decided that wa t· 1 N h •Id 0c · N urse Speed Queen Com- music fo r the Madrigal the place most needed.." ICa . urses was. e - " '"" . ' l>1.1th Uirlr~ Q,:ll'f;ipt. ni.;now.:s.. m h;,-h will hP h~ld ntt•·L ....1',... "',n ;- H-~ C'-_;_,..n r rv'- ~f'!/V\ .. ~:iii'• ~ • ~id;:,v 7oUO~• ,t:t. 111o re m1ssionar1es tor Benson left for China in "I began for t be first t ime UIIBS P8)1:>eg edeJO :hina b y going back to September 1925, completely to really u nd ersta nd China. 1 · . an1eA Jadns larding than you can get by unprepared for the enor- got acquainted with. the fact ' . laying h ere?, ta k f of their various ·classes and mous s o spreading the "PA z 6 "I fi nally decided that good news of Jesus in a th eir attitudes toward •, nade sense, so I came foreign land. He didn't know foreigners. And I learned V ,ack," Benson said. "And · the . language, Chinese th at th e attitude towa rd IJl ~1auJv asaue1a:::>• LS'£ ·6at1• hen for the next 20 years history or people. For the foreigners was very un- ~ 4seM aU!ljOe~. sJ0100 5U!JdS• her~ . were more first four years, things didn't complimentary." · , . Jaisa,<;1od % S£/ ~1auJv % gg. nissionaries going from go well. Contemporary "The Chinese people ~qqoo JIOS PUIJD larding College to foreign methods of eyangelism were wanted to learn English very o'¾ 9 , a/\PC" ields than pro.bably from all much " he said "so I started .. "'i;) not working. ' ' ,ther Christian schools.'' · an English finishing school. i ~--~--------- B h ''After four years of was soon making friends, "PAL enson as supported floundering, I was offered b · . 6 • 7 pission work thr?ughout his rea~g down barriers and V hng and productive life. He !:{'£ ·Ba~• AJp ~ ljSBM au,ljoe~. 1as sold his _ho~e to· raise 10s 11e~. 8P!M ..OS• AIOd %OO~• noney .for missions; he has &pens IIU)I OUIJOIJ0d :aken··out loans as high as % 9 ~ aAes· ~50,000 to h~lp missions, and :2fo:~Yi~J,X.a~-~~-:-i---~-----he .has raised money for most other Christian e•t,~~~:ir~s:~![;:.._~~~ lif.twn~b~~Z;J;!S~-~l~J:>~