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Vol. 40, Issue 2
Special Edition
Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC
Established 1983
Chapel Service to Pray for America
By Amanda Garcia
College News Editor
More than one hundred stu
dents and staff filled the chapel
for the service that was held on
Wednesday, September 12 in
memoriam of the terrorist at
tack against the United States.
Yellow ribbons pinned on their
shirts sei^'ed as painful remind
ers of the victims from the un
expected attacks on the World
Trade Center and the Penta
gon.
Among those present were
President Elton Hendricks and
wife, as well as Dean of Stu
dents George Blanc and wife.
Associate Dean of Students
William Walker was also
present. Walker stood before
the students and staff and read
a familiar message of peace
from the Bible.
Campus Minister Benjamin
Wells delivered the difficiilt ser
mon. He mentioned that words
were hard to come by that
property and fully dealt with the
situation. His message echoed
that of Walker’s - peace.
Across the campus, city.
country, and even the world,
people have resorted on their
faith for answers and comfort
in order to deal with situation.
Local churches across the city
and country have opened their
doors holding prayer services.
Some people have gone
seeking peace, others were
looking for answers, and ev
eryone seems to be reaching
out for comfort of one type or
another These are familiar rea
sons that so many people have
turned towards the religious
community.
“There is very little that you
can say in this situation. It’s
hard to find the right words.
That’s why we should rely on
the words of God,” said Wells
in his sermon.
In a moving story, Wells told
his captive audience of an ac
count experienced by a
schoolteacher near the World
Trade Center region. The
story goes that at nine o’clock
Tuesday night, the same night
the attacks occurred, the
teacher was still with over 90
school children in the school
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Chapel service for students in light of the tragic events.
gymnasium. The students were
waiting on parents to pick them
up from school. Some of the
parents never came.
That story was used by
Wells to illustrate his point that
the attacks were more than just
a terrorist attack on our free
dom. He said that it was an at
tack on our fiiends, our family,
and our people. In a very real
sense it was an attack on our
faith, causing us to seek for
answers that we cannot find.
Amanda Garcia
Wells left the students and
staff with words of peace and
hope.
“We have to put our faith and
trust in God. We can mourn the
victims of this tragedy, but we
do not mourn without hope.”
MC Students Assist the Red Cross Effort
By Mike Carpentier
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, September
11, America’s foundation was
shaken by terrorism.
Casualties in Washington,
DC and New York stretched
the nation’s blood supply dan
gerously thin. A desperate
nationwide search began for
donors.
Look no further than the
Methodist College campus to
find part of the answer to this
dilemma.
According to George
Blanc, dean of students, a
blood drive on an average
day on campus gamers about
20 to 25 donors throughout
the course of the day. This
%
Giving blood for the victims.
was no normal day. Students,
staff, and faculty gathered in
Jessica Harkinson
the Bern’s Center to help
solve our nation’s blood
shortage crisis.
Bob Ziegler, executive di
rector of the Highlands Chap
ter of the Red Cross, stated
that the workers anticipated
about 30 people, but brought
90 bags as a precaution.
However, even bringing three
times the amount of bags nor
mally needed did not answer
the demand.
Soon the workers had a list
of 106 donors signed. The
Red Cross was forced to be
gin turning away some of the
volunteers.
Ziegler stated that almost
10% of prospective donors
discovered that they are un
able to donate after complet
ing the necessary paperwork.
See “Red Cross” pg.2
Reuters Photo
Palestinian President Yasser
Arafat donates blood in Gaza hos
pital September 12, 2001, for the
victims of the terrorist attacks in
the United States. REUTERS/
Ahmed Jadallah
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