The 'great a1Vakening,~(c_o_nt_in_U_ed_) ___________ 500-seat room for the first session. Lemmons expounded on prayer and fasting before the sweltering crowd. Defining prayer that first evening he stated, "Prayer is not the cringing spirit of a coward, but it is our faith or belief finding utterance." Attempting to express the power of prayer, he asked, "... where is the faith of our fathers? They dared to pray, and when God and His man make contact, history is at a turning point. " The Saturday sessions were moved to the main auditorium. With the added seating available, more people came as the crowd mushroomed to around 900. Motivated by what Lemmons said Friday night concerning fasting, many students experienced their first 24-hour fast on Saturday while attending the seminar. As the fall semester drew to a close, students and faculty alike , in large part , felt the impact of the semester's events in their lives. Many considered · the blessings that had already come , and it awed them to contemplate the possibility of the situation becoming even better . As Christmas holidays ended and the spring semester rolled in, Harding found that, with God's power, the situation could grow more uplifting to us than our minds could imagine. "A Time To Die" was what everyone heard during registration week. "Now is the time to die to ourselves ," stated the posters announcing the 00campus retreat scheduled for the first weekend of the semester. Challenging the 1,000 people in the audience to seek ways of totally serving God, speaker Stanley Shipp of St. Louis was captivating. Responding to a request, Shipp conducted an unscheduled afternoon lecture on human sexuality. He spoke to the men on the subject while women's counselor Becky Moore conducted the same type session with the women in the American Heritage audi38. Spiritual life torium. Although it was unexpected, the speech attracted great interest and foreshadowed the success of a seminar on human sexuality later in the year. Continuing the trend towards large attendance at spiritual activities, students thronged to the premier of the Francis Scheaffer film series dealing with the progressive history of man's thought. So many appeared at the Heritage Auditorium for the first showing, the film was moved to the main auditorium before it was viewed. Remaining films from the series were shown once a week until the middle 01 March. After each film a panel of faculty members tried to shed more light on what the film discussed . Attendance at each film was consistently near 700. . In spite of occurring during mid-week while classes were in session, large crowds also attended the Bibilical Sexuality Seminar, February 7. Assisted by his wife , Dr . Ed Coates of Abilene Christian University tactfully approached the subject of human sexuality. Coates made himself available between speeches for personal counseling with any of the more than 1,000 people present. As the year continued , plans were still underway for pro- "If you are not serving people, ifyou are not laying your life down for them, they are not very important to you, and their shame will mean nothing to you." - Jonathan Cloud grams later in the semester. Like the year before, many students made plans to attend the Tulsa Soul-Winning Workshop. Over 250 students stated they had intentions of going to Tulsa after hearing just one chapel announcement. Over $1,500 had been raised for the chartering of buses before spring break. As students left for the break, the workshop and the events of the past year were still on their minds and lips. Commenting on the events of the year, Timothy Club President David Weidner said: "There's a real spiritual growth taking place . People are seeking out true Christianity and reexamining traditions, seeking the power of the Christian life. But , there is still a great amount of apathy and materialism that needs to be moved." S.A. President Ross Cochran agreed with Weidner that a lot of growth had occurred. "You can't measure attitude, " he began. "There have been more measurable things to happen this year than before. By student response tc those things it indicates a lot of growth was initiated. Overall, it - has been the most spirituallyoriented year since I've been here. " 1. DEUBERATE in his style and personable, Jonathon Cloud serves as S.A. Spiritual Life Committee chairman. 2. "DISCIPLESHIP requires total commitment," states fall retreat speaker Jim McGuiggan . 3. INSPIRING to his audience, Stanley Shipp applies himself to the theme of the spring semester retreat, "A Time to Die ." 4. LEADER of the Third World Mission Group, Oneal Tankersley glances at a brochure on his way to the Tulsa Workshop . 5. SPEAKING to the College church, Pren - tice Meador stirs his listeners with his meaningful lesson titled, "Keep Silence Before Him." 6. PRESENTING a "Spiritual Challenge for the Christian Woman ," Joy McMillon speaks to the women at the 1979 Lectureships. 7. EXPLAINING to the students during chapel about "student day," Lectureship Director Neale Pryor urges the students to attend. 8. URGENCY in his voice, Ron Gholston pleads to on early morning au - dience in his talk , "Lord If It Be Thou. "
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