;jj 7^ 1975 ^t^lDAY, MARCH 7, 1975
MARS HILL COLLEGE HILLTOP
PAGE FIVE
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Mr. Doe leaped from
his seat on the back
tow, stumbled over
Several prostrate
'worshipers, and dash
ed headlong to the
iront of the revival
iont. His speed
'would have put many
Olympic sprinter
io shame. Ripping a
'^t'isp twenty from his
'worn-out wallet, he
Ptoudly let it slip
itom his hand and
^ioat frenziedly down-
'w^rd to its not-so-fi-
''^1 resting place, an
°Pen Bible.
"God bless you, bro
ther," sighed the on-
iooking evangelist
Piously.
'•r' >1
^od bless you,too,"
°llered back Mr. Doe
he retreated to
relative sanctity
his seat.
'He is," the evange-
ist mumbled to him-
"He is!"
, h!rs. Stratton, hav-
witnessed the e-
Pisode in its entire-
^ ^ia that modern mi-
'^^ole known as tele-
l^ision, turned to her
Psband with an air
Of
Scj-
li
righteousness and
oamed, "Evange-
^ts, they're all
ike] They all get
oh from deceiving
ignorant!"
, Hr. Stratton ac-
owiedged her scream
^ Ph a low grunt, ne-
1- taking his eyes
P the lithe young
^®^Uty who had now
^Ppeared on the set
, Assure him that,
luck foot powder
^ Pi make your feet
jjjP®sistable to those
. the femenine per-
^'^^sion."
paU® ^'weryday people are
.fPtg deceived
by
^^ism^tic, sweat-
=h,
. uging evangelists,
5^i°ts to sell them
k Nation and "the
^j^^Pism of fire" at
price, if th.ey
f So inclined (pre-
$20 per head),
irons more are
(j ppg deceived every-
l
the communica-
hs
media which is
ay
io-
{j^^ihing,
HqJ;® is right. The
Mar joe (shown
Vf^.HHc on Feb. 16)
exposes the
rng to sell them
if the
Ho:
tier
deception
^ becoming a func-
part of the
H,
er.
Pi,
^tjoe , so named
its star, de-
^ young,golden-
P®d boy who, by
being paraded as the
world's youngest evan
gelist, is manipula
ted by his parents
for financial gain.
Later, as an adult,
he decides to star in
a movie to expose the
truth — evangelists
constitute no more
than a den of thieves
—to the feeble-min
ded followers of such
charlatans as himself.
(Besides, movie stars
eat better than evan
gelists do.)
In essence. Marjoe
(the film and its fal
ling star), depicts a
state of total corrup
tion in the field of
evangelism. Like Mrs.
Stratton we are man
ipulated into be
lieving that all
evangelists are just
out in search of a
buck. Just as many
people have made the
discovery that the
possession of money
does not equal the
Supreme Good, so have
many evangelists. To
believe that all
evangelists are money
mad hypocrite is to
contribute to an
already overflowing
reservoir of public
ignorance; a reser
voir from which the
media (in this case
a movie) draws daily.
It took a combina
tion of conscience
and a movie contract
to make Marjoe aban
don his lucrative
facade. It is true
that some evangelists
are simply selling
their product, but it
is far truer that the
communications media
is out to sell the-
public a myriad of
products. They will
saturate us with
whatever we desire
until our senses are
dulled and our gold
is gone.
Marjos does make us
take a hard look at
evangelism. Marjoe
is a half-truth, as
it is entirely from
one angle.
When looking into a
young face, which has
been burned horribly
on one side, yet re
mains beautiful on
the other, we must
look from all angles
to get the total
truth. Marjoe looks
at only one side of
evangelism,the burned
side. Another look
from another angle
reveals the beautiful
side of evangelism.
Beautiful because
evangelism, just as
the young face, is
beautiful in its na
tural, original, true
condition.
Marjoe does not
attempt to expose us
to this original side
of evangelism. It
reveals a partial de
ception and simultan
eously creates an
other one.
Whether or not we
are dismayed, elated,
or just plain apathe
tic concerning the
implications of
Marjoe, we have the
right to know that it
is by no means some
thing new under the
sun. In fact, it's
message is a little
late, say two-thou
sand years: "Many
will say to Me on
that day, 'Lord, did
we not prophesy in
your name and in your
name cast out demons
and in your name per
form miracles?'"
"And then I will
declare to them, I
never knew you; De
part from me..."
(Matthew 7:22-23)
Perhaps our friend
Marjoe has read these
verses. If he hasn't,
he should.
Sincerely,
Citizens Concerned a-
bout Public Relations
CCPD
AMERICAN
HERITAGE
TOUR
Anderson College a-
nnounces an American
Heritage Tour,May_12-
25, 1975, in which
students may gain ac
ademic credit in Am
erican History or Am
erican Literature.
The purpose of the
trip is to relive the
colonial experience,
and selection of the
sites and ^personali
ties has been deter
mined by their con
tribution to the lit
erary and historical
development of early
America. Beginning
in Charlottesville
and Richmond, Virgin
ia, the classes will-
initiate their pil
grimage with Thomas
Jefferson, writer and
architect of build
ings and a nation. In
Jamestown, Williams
burg, and Yorktown,
there will be the re
collection of the
first English settle
ment, the first rep
resentative assembly,
and the surrender
which led to an inde
pendent America.
The tour will walk
in the steps of
George Washington at
Mt. Vernon where the
group will briefly
relive the splendor
of plantation life.
The heart of past and
present history,Wash
ington, D.C. will
host the travelers
for two days. The
itenerary provides
for a meeting with
Senator Rollings and
the usual round of
national monuments.
The literary aspect
of the tour will pre
vail as the group
visits New Haven and
Hartford,Connecticut.
The early religious
heritage -of the na
tion will be empha
sized in Providence
Rhode Island where
Roger Williams estab
lished the idea of
separation of church
and state. During a
two-day visit to Ply
mouth, the students
will see 20th Century
Pilgrims relate to
their ancestors' in
fluence as they em
bark on the Mayflower
and view Plymouth
Rock. A days' outing
to Cape Cod and Mar
tha ' s Vineyard will
precede the journey
to Boston via Quincy,
Massachusetts.
The very essence of
freedom and the colo
nial desire to attai.n
it will lead the "AC
colonials" to Lexing
ton, Concord, and Bo
ston through the
Freedom Trail to the
Old North Church,then
on to Salem and -the
witch hunts of the e-
arly nineteenth cen
tury. Cambridge will
direct the interest
into the literary
vein as preparation
is made for a jaunt
to Walden Pond and
later through Sleepy
Hollow Country, the
inspiration of Wash
ington Irving's Knic
kerbocker Tales.
Though New York's
history was instru
mental in the colo
nial era, the empha
sis here will be
shopping, seeing a
play, or other enter
tainment, and revert
ing to regular tour
ists for two days.
The tour will con
clude with the Birth
of a Nation as one
touches the Liberty
Bell, strolls through
Independence Hall,and
envisions the dele
gates drafting the
Constitution in Inde
pendence Hall.
Mrs. Sarah Greer,
of the English De
partment, and Mrs- Pat
Mulligan, of the His
tory Department, both
experienced travelers
and instructors who
are familiar with the
areas, with the help
of escorts in the va
rious cities and an
experienced travel
director from Pied
mont Tours will per
sonally guide each
tour.
Price of the tour
includes transporta
tion by Continental
Trailways with luxury
motor, coach accomoda
tions ; lodging at
first class hotels
and motels;all sight
seeing tours, inclu
ding a full day at
Marth's Vineyard and
cost of boat to is
land; baggage tips on
the basis of one bag
per person; admission
for the places men
tioned; and the ser
vices of an experien
ced Piedmont Tour-Es
cort. Price of the
tour does not include
meals or any personal
services such as room
service or phone
calls. Only 43 per
sons can be accepted
so we urge immediate
reservation. Make
checks payable to
Piedmont Tours and
mail by March 15,1975
to Anderson College,
P.O. Box 366C, Ander
son, S.C. 29621.
The total price of
the tour is $325.00
per student, based
on three to four per
room with private
bath. (Tuition and
fees of $110.00 iin
addition to cost of
trip for those seek
ing three hours aca
demic credit.)
Non-students price
is $345.00, doxible
occupancy. Balance
for the cost of the
tour is due by April
15, 1975. No can
cellations accepted
after May 1, 1975.
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