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THE CHOWANIAM
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Meet More of
The Students
By C. Edwards
Name: Patsy Cody
Home; Statesville, North Carolina
Future Plans: Working at Rex
Hospital
Pet Peeve: People who lie
Hobby: Colecting most anything
Favorite saying; What do you
care?
Favorite song: “Are you Sincere”
Favorite color: Brown (most any
shade)
Favorite food: Chili
What do you think of your room
mate: She’s real nice
Name: Betty Baines
Home: Suffolk, Virginia
Future Plans: Marrying Charles
PerUck
Pet Peeve: Two faced people
Hobby: Reading
Favorite saying: Gee whiz
Favorite song: “Belonging to
Someone”
Favorite color; Blue
Favorite food: Country ham
What do you think of your room
mate: She’s swell
Name: Loueen W. Bryant
Home; Harrellsville, N. C.
Future Plans; Medical Technologist
Pet Peeve: Savcasm and chemistry
Hobby: Dancing
Favorite saying: You’re hanging in
there
Favorite song; “My One Sin”
Favorite color: Brown
Favorite food: Eggplant ala pom
Jonny
What do you think of your room
mate: Icky-foodo
Name; Barbara Jean Russell
Home: Hertford, N. C.
Future Plans: Medical Tech.
Pet Peeve; Alarm clock
Hobby: Jesse Ray
Favorite saying: Great gobs o^
goose grease
Favorite song; “She is sleeping in
the valley by request”
Favorite color; Blue
Favorite food: Shrimp
What do you think of your room
mate: It’s Jean Long, need I say
more
Name; Lorraine Robins
Home: Achilles, Virginia
Future Plans: Teactung
Pet Peeve: Dirty room
Hobby; Eating
Favorite saying: We’U aU be killed!
Favorite song: “Helpless”
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Seafood
What do you think of your room
mate: She’s crummy
Name; Sibyl Presson
Home: Wakefield, Va.
Future Plans: Elementary Educa-
tiCMl
Pet Peeve; Having to get up for
8 o’clock classes
Hobby: Reading
Favorite saying; I’ll be blest
Favorite song: "Sugar Time”
Favorite color; Beige
Favorite food: Shrimp
What do you think of your room
mate: I’ll keep my opinion to
myself.
Name: Eddie Parker
Home: Roduco, N. C.
Future Plans; Doctor
Pet Peeve: Lack of finances
Hobby: Tennis
Favorite saying; I’ll never tell
Favorite song; Music as a whole
Favorite color: Grey
Favorite food: Veal cutlet
What,do you think of your room
mate; Ideal
Name; Jimmy Gibbs
Home: Lasker, N. C.
Future Plans; Make a million
bucks
Pet Peeve; Arthur Harrison
Hobby: Women
Favorite saying: How’s that grab
you
Favorite song: Rock and roll music
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Steak
What do you think of your room
mate; I’ll never tell
Name: Warner Everett
Home; South Norfolk, Va.
Future Plans: Engineer
Pet Peeve: Liars
Hobby: Sleeping
Favorite saying: I don’t believe It
Favorite song: “Sugar Time”
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food; Pizza
What do you think of your room
mate: Well he is a little bald
headed but a very good guy
COEDS PLAY TEKNIS — Despite the chill of winter, a few pretty coeds attempt a game of
tennis for the Chowanian’s photographer on the three new courts which have recently been
completed. It is in the planning of student activities to form tennis clubs for intermural play.
BAPTIST
(Continued from page 1.)
principles, such as the *’comp«-
tency of the individual” to mMt
God and understand His will;
the freedom of the church. He
stated that the believer's bap
tism was carried all through ttie
ages of Christianity by different
groups not called Baptists. He
said before the Reformation
there were Baptists called
“Anabaptists”. . .
"Baptists lead their origin
back to the New Testament
time, "niey have no other foun
der other than Jesus himseU,”
Mr. Creech stated.
"Th« Votd'a 8upp«z*'
Speaking at the second chaoel
meetog of the series, Mr. Gill
had as his subiect “'The Lord’s
^pper”. He told of the several
interpretations of the phrase
Jesus used when He took a cake
of bread, blessed it, broke it and
gave it to his beloved disciples,
saying, “This is my body.” The
four interpretations mentioned
were those of the Roman Catho
lic Church, Martin Luther, a
man named Zwingli, and John
Calvin.
“For many years Baptist's
observed the Lord's Supper in a
‘closed communion,' meaning
Name: Carolyn Edwards
Home; Franl^, Virginia
Future Plans: Secretary at Union-
Bag Camp in Franklin
Pet Peeve: People who don’t keep
promises
Hobby: Painting and boys
Favorite saying: Good grascious
day
Favorite song: “Y o u are my
destiny”
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food; Oysters
What do you thi^ of your room
mate; She’s got a lot of patience
to put up with me
Name; Lanny Roof
Home: Enfield
Future Plans: Dentist
Favorite saying: Just Ain’t Tough
Enough
Favorite song: “Sometimes”
Favorite color; Red
Favorite food: Shrimp
What do you think of your room
mate: Tough enough
Name: Wallace Riddick
Home: Sunbury
Future Plans: Engineer
Hobby: Having the best of fun
Favorite saying: She’s mine
Favorite song: “Have I told you
lately that I love you”
Favorite color; Blue
f’avorite food; Chicken
What do you think of your room
mate; He will do
that only those who are Baptists
could partake of the communion
bread and wine in a Baptist
Church”, Mr. Gill said. “Today,
a great many Baptist churches
in our part of the world practice
‘open communion,' meaning
that any professing-Christian is
free to participate in the ob
servance of the Lord's Supper in
a Baptist Church. Personally, J
am very grateful that we Bap
tists have come to this position
for ■ it is my humble judgment
that if true believers of every
persuasion cannot have fellow
ship at the table of their corn-
mon Lord and Savior, they will
never have it anywhere.”
"Baptisin"
Mr. Pruette’s subject was
“Baptism". He said the Bap
tist follow the apostolic teaching
and the first century Christian
practice in the mode of Baptism,
which is immersion. “We follow
them in the principle of Baptism,
which is applied only to those
who confess Christ.”
Baptism, Mr. Pruette stated,
is a sign of something that hap
pened to the soul, that is: con
version. “This ordinance dMS
not carry any saving grace with
it,” he said.
"World Baptists"
Dr. Whitaker, whose subject
was “World Baptists”, stated
the Baptist comprise the larg
est single non-Roman Catholic
group in this countnr—more
than 19 million strong. The Bap
tist “family” in the Unit^
States is composed of 26 differ
ent groups, he said, and named
these various divisions of the
Baptist faith. The largest single
Baptist body is known as the
Southern Baptist Convention, Dr.
Whitaker said.
Speaking of certain “distinc-
tives" which set the Baptist
apart from other denominations.
Dr. Whitaker Usted, (1) Belief
in the authority of thie Scriptures
and faithfulness to the Scrip
tures in belief and practice.
(2) Separation of Church and
State. (3) Baptism by immer
sion only and for believers only.
(4) Local congregational govern
ment, or the authority of the
local church. (5) The right and
privilege of every individutd to
have direct access to Almighty
God and prayer and worship.
“These five points do set forth
our great Baptist distinctives,”
Chowan's President told his au
dience. “There is nothing nar
row or intolerant in emphasiz
ing these doctrines of our faith.
In fact, we should in humility
and love constantly bear our
testimony to these great doc
trines.”
Dr. Whitaker outlined “our”
organizations of Baptists as, the
local church, district Baptist as
sociations, the Baptist State
Convention, Southern Baptist
O>nvention, and the Baptist
World Alliance.
Speaking of the Baptist World
Alliance, Dr. Whitaker said the
main purpose for which the Al
liance was organized was the
promotion of “the spirit of fel
lowship, service, and coopera
tion” amoi^ Baptists of the
world. It wields no power over
individuals, churches or conven
tions. It collects no money, but
is dependent upon the contribu
tions made by its more than
22,000,000 members.
"Baptists and FrMdem"
Dr. Udvarnoki, speaking on
“Baptists and Freedom”, said
Baptists believe in the compe
tency of the soul to meet God
and to worship Him as he
pleases. Their whole idea of re
ligious freedom is based upon
this tenet.
“A man has the right to wor
ship, not to worship, or to wor
ship as his conscience leads
him,” Dr. Udvarnoki said. “Of
course, this freedom goes with
responsibility and calls for con-
s^uences. Freedom is a free
gift, but it costs something to
preserve and exercise it. Free
dom for a Baptist is a logical
necessity: faith cannot be forced
on anyone, neither can it be
wiped out from anybody’s heMt
by force. Therefore, it is unwise
to try to coerce anyone to be
lieve, and it is useless to try
to stop him from believing.”
Quoting further from Dr.
Udvarno^’s talk, “It naturally
follows that when the believers
are individually free, their
voluntary fellowship m u s t be
free also. Every Baptist church
is free and independent. A Bap
tist is free to join or to with
draw from any church.
“The church is free to manage
its own affairs: call or dismiss
pastors; set the pastor's salary.
A Baptist church is free to jom
or withdraw from an associa
tion. It is free to change its
policies. It is even free to change
Its doctrines. A Baptist church
is independent from any other
church.
“The basis for every freedom
is raligious freedom. Out of this
emerges: freedom of speech;
freedom of press; freedom of
assembly; and political free
dom. Baptists—while they fight
for their own freedom—^fight for
the freedom of other denomi
nations also.”
Focus Week is
Also For You!
Beginning on page one, and
continuing on page eight, you
will find news about Christian
Focus Week, coming to Chowan
college March 24-K. There is
much in the program of in
terest to every student and
facul^ member.
It is hoped you will partici
pate in the program.
All students wW be rec|uired
to attend chapel each morning
during Focus Week. Don't let
your seat remain vacantl They
will be checking YOUt
Added Focus W««k Maws
Faculty seminars are also in
the mal^g and each member
of the faculty and administra
tion is cordially invited to enjoy
fellowship and discussions.
There is a possibility that one
of the seminars on “Love, Court
ship and Marriage” will be held
in the afternoon. In each of
these group-meetings there will
be student conveners to intro
duce both the visiting speaker
and the topic of the hour. From
these seminars will come the
personal conferences whenever
the need arises. Each team
member will give freely of bis
or her time, if any student de
sires individual guidance or
help.
Each night, after “the social
break,” informal discussions
will have precedence in each
dormitory and cabin. Students
will be the coordinators and the
visiting guests will serve as re
source persons. This assembly
will be very informal. It will al
so provide a means of learning
t^ team members personally.
Recreation and refreshments
will lend levity and “spice” to
the weeks’ activities. Team
members will display their tal
ents and hobbies, thereby enter
ing into the planned program of
diversion. A pilgrimage over the
historic community may be in
the planning.
In all, the week will be one of
dedication and “a quest for the
best” in Christian endeavor. Stu
dents are encouraged and in
vited to become members of
one of the many committees
now functioning. Full commit
tees are needed for the stupen
dous tasks at hand. Everyone
will be a part of the whole in
the prayer life, the program and
in the attitudes that will make
for the success of Christian Foc
us Week at Chowan College.
In conclusion, just a quote
from a recent leter from Dr.
William Hall Preston, oiu ceor.
dinator from the Sou&wide Stu
dent Department:
“I have a feeling that we are
going to have a splendid pro
gram. With every good wish a^
happy remembrances of the vis
it to the campus."
Valentine, I see you in many
places
But each time you’re with dif
ferent faces;
So the other girls are beating my
time—
Come on Valentine what’s your
line?
The study of the religions of
the world is most interesting be
cause their stories make up so
much of the history of mankind.
But it seems to this writer to be
most natural that those who at
tend a Baptist Christian-related
college should want to read
about its history, its purposes,
and its beliefs created by many
Christians for the betterment of
all mankind and the worship of
Jesus Christ.
There are many books about
the Baptist religion in the col
lege library. Following is a list
of a few YOU SHOULD RE}AD:
Baptist World Fellowship, by
F. Townley Lord.
Baptists and the American
Republic, by Joseph Martin
Dawson.
The Southern Baptist Conven
tion 1845-1953, by W. W. Barnes.
Handbook of Denominations in
the United States, by Frank S.
Mead.
Why 1 Am A Baptist, by
Louie D. Newton.
What Baptist Stand For, by
Henry Cook.