DECEMBER, 1951
THE PILOT
PAGE THREE
Miss Coleman
The week of December 3-7 was
observed throughout the Southern
Baptist Convention as a “Week of
Prayer for Foreign Missions." This
week was highlighted on our cam
pus by the coming of Miss inabelle
Coleman, missionary to China. Miss
Coleman is one of the best loved
missionaries of our times. When the
Communists took control of China,
she was forced to flee from Shang
hai, where she was teaching in the
Shanghai University, and return to I
the United States. Miss Coleman j
is now busily engaged in speaking
to college groups such as ours along
the Eastern seaboard. In listening [
to her speak, one could not help but
be deeply touched as she described
the terrible plight of the Chinese
people.
Miss Coleman plans to return to
the mission field soon. Although she
cannot enter Communist controlled
China, she will take up her work in
our new Baptist mission stations
in the islands off the China coast.
Our students will not soon forget
her short visit to our campus. Her
enthusiastic and challenging re
marks left an indelible impression on
all our hearts and we will be much
in prayer as she returns to the peo
ple she loves so dearly.
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'Music
Department
The Music Department of our col
lege is truly aflutter with activity!
The continual requests for music
Mth on and off our campus keep
js in a state of almost perpetual
The Glee Club under the superb
airection of Mrs. Robert Dyer, en
tertained us with their dulcet tones
at our annual Thanksgiving Ban
quet on November 16th. With Mary
Helen Humphires as their alert ac
companist, they sang a traditional
Thanksgiving anthem.
At the District Home Demon
stration Club meeting which was
held in the E. B. Hamrick Audi- '
torium on December 6th, Mrs. Dyer
gave an informative and interesting
talk on the Principles of Singing.
Mrs. Jo Mize and Bobby Heffner
tion voice lesson.
Bobby Heffner and Marquean Ross
presented the entire program for
the November College Woman’s Club,
Mrs. Mize, Bobby Heffner, Bill
Wallace and Jim Trantham sang
most effectively in our Boiling
Springs Church services.
It’s difficult to keep trace of our
College Choir’s varied itenerary. Un
der Mr. Stephen Morrisett’s dynam
ic musical leadership they received
favorable comment when they sang I
at the annual Baptist State Con
vention a German song entitled
“Lost in the Night.” Future en
gagements include appearances in
churches in Henrietta, Asheville,
Dover and Canton. On December
10th they sang at the Associational
Baptist Training Union Rally at the
Gastonia First Baptist Church.
One of our most talented and
promising musicians is Jonelle Tea
gue, a skilled organist and sympa
thetic accompanist. Creditable re
ports reach us of her prowess as sup
ply organist at Elizabeth Baptist'
Church near Shelby. Rev. Boyd Can
non, pastor of this church is well-
remembered as a Gardner-Webb
alumnus of outstanding merit.
To further inform the musically
minded of our college and commun
ity, the Music Department spon
sored two performances of the film,
■‘Of Men and Music.” We are grate-
fvl to Mr. Wellie Hamrick, Mana
ger of our Co-Ed Theatre for his
cooperation in securing this edu
cational motion picture. The film
presented musical sketches of such
outstanding artists as Arthur Ru-
benstein, Jascha Heifetz, Nadine
Connor, Jan Peerce and the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra with
Demitri Metropoulas as conductor.
The movie was thoroughly enjoy
ed by many who will probably never
actually see and hear these virtuosi
On December 12th several mem
bers of the Music Department were
presented in the first student re
cital of the year. Piano solos were
given by Patricia Greene, Jean
Saunders, Rachel Paucette, Joseph
Jackson, Mary Helen Humphries and
Marquean Ross. Vocal solos were
sung by Mrs. Jo Mize, Bobby Heff
ner, Juanelle Randolph and Fi-an-
ces Phillips. Mrs. Dyer was the un
derstanding accompanist. Addition
al recitals will be given as the school i
year progresses. It may be that ra
dio programs of artistic merit will
be given, featuring our music facul
ty and students. We’re having a I
wonderful time enjoying our musi- |
cal work and play! Wouldn’t you
like to be one of us? j
Baptist Highlights
By MARTHA STONE
Many fine reports have been made about both the recent
Baptist State Convention and Baptist Student Union Con
vention. Gardner-Webb was represented in a special way by
the college a cappella choir which sang at both conventions.
Bobby Heffner was a featured soloist for the B.S.U. Conven
tion. We have heard nothing but praise for the wonderful
way this musical group is represent- ,
ing our college. -For Baptists, the Bible is the final
and all-sufficient authority in doc-
Our students took an active in- trine, politics, and life. They recog-
terest in the B.S.U. Convention with ! nize the authority of neither creed
Max Linnens and Martha Stone: nor ecclesiastic decree. From the
representing our school as student Scriptures they have drawn their
lors. We hope that next year I doctrines and practices,
many of our students will plan to at- , „ . „
tend and stay for the full Conven- Concerning Salvation: Bap-
tion. This is your student organiza- ; tists believe in salvation by grace
tion; what are you doing to help ' through faith. There are two sides
make it a success‘s ' to this experience — the divine side,
' I it is regeneration, or a new birth;
Billy Graham. There has been much i
said about the success of this great i They believe in the eternal se-
evangelist. He has been compared j curity of the believer. When one
with D. L .Moody and Billy Sun- , has been truly saved, he can never
day. What is it about him that; be lost but is “kept by the power
makes thousands upon thousands j of God through faith unto salva-
flock to his meetings? It is not that' tion ready to be revealed in the last
he is such a marvelous speaker be- : time.”
da^Vho^"^ wouldTa^ sm-pass^BiUy ^ thJ^dTad^'witVrtemaf^Ufr^OT
corder, made this statement in a j
recent editorial. “It is not sufficient, i (b) Concerning the Individual;
as some seem to think, to say merely ' Baptists believe in the supreme worth
that God is with him. God is with I of the individual and the dignity of
thousands of able and consecrated human personality. Therefore they
. I opposed to all totalitarian ideol
ogies, whether civil or religious,
popularity and apparent success of
Billy Graham.” Mr. Huggins offers
the following suggestions as the rea
sons for this phenomenal success
of Billy Graham. “He has the at
tractiveness of youth and possesses
a good speaking voice and a pleasant
and attractive personality. He prea-
-'-JS repentance and judgment, but
does it pleasantly and ends with
lessage of hope for people who de-
3 peace of mind, peace of con-
snce, and deliverance from va-
us personal problems and frus-
tions. He doesn’t believe in re-
tgious controversy, rather in
and good will among all Christians.
He does not denounce the churches
or the pastors. Billy speaks to the
simple but universal needs of peo-
which the individual is considered
as a mere cog in a machine. There
are two fundamental principles con
cerning the individual which Bap
tists have always cherished and de
fended.
(1) Soul-competency, or the ability
of the individual soul to deal direct
ly with God. He needs no official
interpreter of the Scriptures and no
official aid in his approach to God.
He is capable of dealing with God
for himself.
(2) Soul-freedom, or the right of
, Church.”
month: “Concerning the
every individual to deal with God
for himself without the interference
of man or institution. He has the
right to read and interpret the Word
of God for himself and the right
j to worship God according to the dic-
The efficient manner in which he tates of his own conscience,
conducts his campaigns and v
hand in hand with the local I ,
chi-rches and pastors in the cities
in which he holds his meetings is
another point that might be men-
We mentioned these things about!
Billy Graham because of the mar- ;
velous work he is doing in this, his!
native state, to the furtherence of i
the Kingdom’s work. We as Bap- I
interest 1 ' '
tist have a special i
tion.
ir denomina-
The following is the second in a
series of articles concerning the peo
ple called “Baptists.”
“WHAT DO THEY BELIEVE? ’
It must be said that all Baptists
do not agree in all things. There
are varieties of belief among them. ,
But there is a body of doctrines on
which they are in practical agree-
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