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The Hilltop, September 17, 1976, Page Two Editorial Reflections on the 'Death'of Mao IHiUtfliJ Rex Best, Co-editov Jonathan Riddle, Co-editov Julia Storm, Assistant Editor John Campbell, Advisor Contributors: Joy Bridges, Michael Johnston, Tony Ikard, Robert Krammer, Jackie Tillery Staff: Jill Adams, Cheryl Aldridge, Debbie Clary Margaret Doutt, Mike Evans, Trudie Goodrich, Beverly Hollar, Patricia Huckabee, Ninette Hvaaher (Copy Editor) , Gus Jenkins, Scotty Miller (Sports Editor), Debra Queen, and Janice Taylor The Hilltop is published approximately every two weeks by the students at Mars Hill College. Mailing address is 1148-C, Mars Hill, North Carolina, 28754. Telephone number is 689-1250. Subscriptions to the Hilltop are $2.00 for a school year. Considering Chairman Mao Tse-tung's death on September 8, one has to pause to acknowledge the quiet passing of an era in world history, and to say with John Donne that "every man's death diminishes me." All the great leaders of Marxism and its variations are now dead - V.I. Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Sun Yat-sen, Ho Chi-minh, Chou En-lai, and now the greatest, Mao Tse-tiang. Though Marx had warned against the "cult of personality", no other man in modern world history has in spired such a wide and fiercely dedicated following. Thus, the quietness of his death is deceiving,for beneath the pall of mourning lies a smouldering struggle over which direction Mao's revolution will take. Yet we are not primarily concerned in this short discourse with specific events of the past or of the future. Instead, we wish to evaluate the legacy of Chairman Mao, the legacy of "revolutionary immortality." Mao Tse-tung was not a per fect man. To survive in China and to ensure that Maoism would be accepted by the masses, he had to be ruthless; that is an historical fact of life. Below that cruel exterior, however, lay a truly sensitive man — sensitive to not only the physical but the spiritual needs of his people. Perhaps the greatest thing about the man, though, was that he was never satisfied with the way things were. Robert J. Lifton says that "Mao's extraordinary achievements over the years as a death-conquering hero and realizer of his people now contribute to his deification." Although we would not deify Mao we would be blind to history if we denied the power of his idealism. The greatest lesson to be learned from Mao Tse-tung's life is easily demonstrated by the fact that, at 70, he did not retreat to conservatism and contentment with the established order but continued to lead his people in trying to accomp lish the goals of the revolution. Too often, idealism is In terpreted as a malady of innocent youth. When one gets out in society, it is assumed that he will give up his fancy no tions about changing the world. The life of Chairman Mao is proof to the contrary. May Mao's spirit live on in our minds as evidence of his "revolutionary immortality." Reconsidering CSM Editors ' Note: Mr.Qualls’ letter to the stu dent body is being run in lieu of our regular letters to the editor oolurm, Feedback. As President of the Christ ian Student Movement (CSM), I would like to share with you personally what CSM is really all about, what it has to of fer you, and a challenge for every student to accept and put into practice on this cam pus . First of all, I feel it is very important that all stu dents realize that the CSM is far from being a select organ ization of perfect people. Sure, there are students who see it as that, but now I want to set them straight and say that CSM is for all and every student. Don't let any one tell you otherwise either Plus, it is more than an or ganization; it is a movement to do what is good and pleas ing in the eyes of the Lord our Creator. Although in the past CSM has been labeled an organization of pious, Holier- than-thou, exclusivists, let me state our commitment and ministry: to embody the whole campus and every student^ not just a few. Secondly, I know a lot of you are asking yourselves what does CSM have to offer me? Briefly, let me share our activities, hoping that you will find your place in one and use your talents to mini ster to others and glorify Jesus Christ. Monday nighty CSM Choiri 7:00pm';WednesM nighty FCA meeting, 6:20 pj^> Thursday night3 Joy Explosion 6:45 pm; Saturday3 Swannanodi 1:20 pm; Sunday morning) Oteen/Black Mountain3 9:00 Weekend Revival Teams; New ginning Coffeehouse; Bib^^ Study Groups; Retreats Conferences. Finally, I must share wit^ you a very real problem concern at Mars Hill College' In John 3:17, Jesus sayS/ "For God did not send his So^ into the world to judge th® world but that the worl^ should be saved through Are we following the exampl^' It is time that some of stop condemning and judgi^ each other and start th't'^^ year restoring one another love and care. For som® strange reason, some student® see in CSM a group of Qudg^^ presiding over the campuS* That is why so many af® turned off! There must be ^ change of attitude3 onU the students outside the CS^ looking in3but among the meJ^' bers in CSM. This is the ne&^ of the campus and a big one- In closing, I am led to i®' sue you a challenge: stO'^ judging and start restoring) loving3 and caring for clI^ our fellow students. 1 am con' fident you will accept thi^ d challenge not because I sai'^ it but because God said it-' Thanks for your interest an^ concern. Your friend' David Quall^ 1 h F From his poem ’’Return to Shaoshan”3 Mao writes 3 "So the and moon were asked to give a new face to heaven./In delig^^ I watch a thousand waves of growing rice and beans3/And hei^ es everywhere going home in the smoky sunset.*’’ Stud: ®ent aj spec tec ^ to ®any have 1 long t: higher The : “'IS stl '■he gei College '■''stiti That 5 intc The Ofj the Educat: Out Oil w: care fleets Ty levc ®ducat- “Tfice' Americ to Pre les str, tor y®er-, Tpgti ®choo] t^:oub| Coil Joorg, ^'irneci *■^96 •Out y om '^^sts >tsi ''ere p the Lee
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