== Finger lickin'good. A s a chicken drums tick disappears , sen ior Gary ------------------------~-.~~~ - Zito , from Chin o Valley , Arizona, enjoys the company of other ----------------------~ members of the Timo th y Club. Timo thy Club , a requiremen t for all Bi- C ble majors and mino: 5 , held month ly activities ranging from potluck onquerors dinners to guest speakers. - photo by Johnny Couch . Spiri tual clubs serve youth fK eeping faith strong and serving others were important elements in three clubs on Harding's campus which centered on the more spiritual side of life. These th:r:ee clubs were Timothy Club , JOY, and Conquerors. The Timothy Club , named for Paul's young student of the Word, consisted mostly of Bible majors and minors, but it was open to anyone interested in learning more about other careers in the field of religion other than just preaching. The club strived to meet at least four times a semester. At these meetings, participants in the Timothy Club were the audiences for guest speakers who delivered lectures on such varied topics as ministry, research, and archaeology. The faculty sponsors of the organization were Mr. James Walters and Mr. Tom Eddins. The Timothy Club also stressed service to others. One of the lectures was centered upon the thought of encouraging other people to become servants for Christ. Senior Lawrence Underwood, a missions major, said, "Remember, you are a minister no matter where you are." Another club on campus, a women' s service club, JOY also stressed service. JOY was an acronym which stood for Jesus, others , yourself, the ideal order of importance in a Chr istian's life . One of the main programs that JOY supported involved dub members acting as voluntary probation officers for juvenile delinquents. The women of the organization tried to help these children work out their problems and let them know that they were cared about as a person and loved. Conquero rs was another of Harding's organizations which centered its work with youth. They ran a youth rally in Memphis, Tennessee, which yielded two baptisms and one response for prayers. In these rallies, male members of Conquerors gave sermonettes centering on Chris tian life for teenagers. The group also presented skits, and after each of the talks were given, they would split the audience up into discussion groups. Membership in Conquerors was looked upon as a privilege since potent ial members were asked to be part of the club. Junior Carol West john, an older member of Conquerors, said , "We planned the skits and spoke to the kids to make them think about their own Christian lives." 'Jm Conquerors. Front row: Swain , McLarty , McDonough, Parker, Sheppard ; back row: Couch , Branch , Westjohn, Ward , Ashlock. - photo by Johnny Couch. Timothy Club Timothy Club. Front row: Epps , Clark , Clark , Leonard, Otis , Johnson , Baptist , Poteet , Zito , Bailey , Martin , Overstreet , Gray , Dav is, Thompson , Wilkin son ; second row : Floyd, Poe, Moseby , Midera , Spencer, Ralston , Marshall , Hoov er, Fischer, Rowland , Cron e, Dotson , Williams , Hart , Smith , Gaskin , Bearden , Jon es , Lewallen , Drinnen , Jenkins, Tripp , Ballard , Helbig, Hammitt , Shepard , Walters - sponsor, Wallace; back row: Hodge , White, Bynum , Lee. - photo by Johnny Couch. JOY JOY. Front row: Campbell , Slasor, Evans , Reynolds, Price; second row : Hayes , Wenger, Lafferty , Hagood , Kernodle , Gore ; back row: McGrath , Smith , Thomas , Weatherington , Lawver. - photo by Jeff Robinson. Conquerors , Timothy Club , JO Y 155
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