STAND UP. Aurthur Shearin leads a packed Benson Auditorium on the final night of the lectureship. The singing was especially uplifting during the nightly assemblies. - Photo by Sharon Bowles INDECISION. Juniors Doug Bethel and Drue DeMatteis try to make a final decision on reading material that was sold outside in a huge tent in ·front of the student center. -Photo by Sharon Bowles Remembering ... Lectureship "Acts: The Spreading Flame" was the theme for Harding's annual Bible lectureship held Oct. 1-4. Once again, hundreds of people joined hundreds of others for their yearly pilgrimage from Allover, USA, to the foothills of the Benson to be a part of a 66 year-old tradition in Searcy. Eddie Cloer of Harding's Bible Department served as the director of the lectureship for the seventh year. With Acts as the central theme and topic of discussion this year, evangelism was stressed in many of the classes and lectures. Those who attended were encouraged t o be evangelistic, whether it be in an American suburb or in a foreign country working on a missions team. More than 45 guest speakers were invited to speak in different capacities, either as one of four keynote speakers each evening, or to teach a series of classes during the mornings and afternoons. The event officially began Sunday night as Harding's Good News singers performed at 7:00 followed by the first lecture by Jim McGuiggan. McGuiggan, originally from Belfast, Ireland, presented a moving lesson on the "Spreading Flame". He reported of the evangelistic opportunities in his home country and encouraged personal evangelism through love, example, and communication. Monday night featured the Harding Academy Chorus followed by a lecture by Rick Atchley on "The Story of Stephen." The next night featured the Harding University Chorus followed by a keynote address by Ken Durham on "Scenes at Philippi." Harding's Concert Choir, directed by Arthur Shearin, sang on Wednesday evening, the final night of the lectureship. Once again, the keynote address was given by Jim McGuiggan to a packed Benson auditorium. His topic was "Unto the Uttermost Parts of the Earth" which was a call for world evangelism. Each morning, beginning Monday, Rick Oter held a lecture in the Benson discussing "Walking Through Acts," which was an overview of the book. There were also ten classes offered at each session beginning at 9:45, 1:00 and 3:00. This year's lectureship was unusually quieter than previous year's because of the absence of pledge week activities. In the past, the two events ran together but because of a student vote last year, pledge week was moved to the end of the month. The theme "Acts: The Spreading Flame" was an appropriate theme which dealt with evangelism. This ran alongside the holding of the World Missions Workshop on Harding's campus this year, Oct. 19-21. Every lecture, 127 in all, was recorded in a 702 page book that was available in the huge tent standing in front of the student center. Lectureship 31
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