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My thanks to all who have been taking time to "Share It"!
A quick reminder for those of you who have not already
contributed: you can add to the spiritual growth of your
brothers and sisters by taking the time to write your testimony,
your favorite scripture verse, how God worked in your
life during a troubled time .... whatever He lays upon your
heart, if you will but take time to SHARE IT it might very
well be used to uplift the heart of a fellow Christian! Isn't
that, after all, the goal of the Christian community - to share
what we have and what the Lord's done for us? To have fellowship
and uplift each other in prayer?
YOU BET IT IS! Says Mack Nettleton (Director of Student
Affairs) in the '72-73 Student Handbook (p. 1), "Let's share
together beneficial experiences as rich gifts from God our
Father and from Jesus Christ our Lord, and learn from one
another". I say, "Amen!". We need more of this! As Christians
we must grow continually, and one means of doing such
is by listening to each other and by being willing to offer ,a
a bit of our time in order to help a brother or sister along
the way.
With that in mind, we move on to this week's column.
It is the personal testimony of a young man who has truly
committed his life to the Master.
Gene Wenger
Growing up in a Christian home just didn't seem exciting enough
to me. I had to find out for myself what the glitter and glimmer of the
world was really like. It looked so cool- so exciting, and I wanted a
chance to try it for myself. So, off I went to make new friends, get
in with the groovy crowd, and have a blast! My folks were old-fashioned,
or so I thought; I tried to push out of my mind all they had taught me.
I guess you call it "motivated forgetting". I decided to do what I
wanted to do! Material things, pleasure, and my own selfish desires
became my gods. I roamed here, there, and everywhere, looking for
all the fun and excitement that I thought I had seen in the world
while standing off on the sidelines in my Christian home. But it seemed
far away. I kept reaching, grasping, and trying to find it.
My life seemed to begin slipping into reverse gear as I began
drinking, and found myself in serious trouble. My life was like that of
the "Prodigal Son," but my escape became a motorcycle gang. I
was wasting my life in riotous living. I knew that something had to
give; I was learning fast that there's absolutely no winner in the sin
game. Without a change, soon, my life would come to a sudden halt.
The Lord began dealing with my heart, but, of course, Satan came
sneaking around, whispering in my ear; If I turned to Christ, my life
would become lonely, no social circles, no girls, and no friends. How
dull! My soul was troubled.
One night I visited SOUL'S HARBOR and heard Reverend Peterson
preaching on the wrath of God, the end time, and the tragic expectation
of those who reject Christ. The Holy Spirit was troubling my soul.
When the altar call was given, I couldn't stay in my seat any longer.
I knew that I couldn't continue in my present living condition. I can't
two
recall having shed tears for many years, but that moment I cried out
to God for His mercy and help. "Lord, it's all the way or not at all!"
And then a verse of scripture I had learned as a child came alive in
my mind: "For God so loved the world (I thought, That's me!) that
He gave His only begotten Son (That's real love!). that whosoever
believeth in Him (whosoever - that's me) should not perish, but have
everlasting IHe." For the first time, John 3: 16 had become meaningful
and indellibly engraved on my heart.
That night it was "all the way or not at all" for me, and I had no
intentions of playing Church, or merely professing or pretending Christianity.
The Lord says we must be either hot or cold, but not nauseously
lukewarm. God wants us 100%, not hyprocritically playing games. That
night I put my life into God's keeping and began weeding "old things"
out of my life. "When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a
brand new person inside. He is not the same any more. A new life
has begun." (II Cor. 5:17 living Word translation)
God had forgiven me, I had committed my life to Him, and in
a moment a miracle had taken place in my life - the miracle of Salvation.
Now began the disciplining of my life into the conformance of
His Will.
My social life had been so important to me, and my friends were
the major facet of living. They helped keep my merry-go-round rolling.
But God knew there was another Fellowship vital and essential to my
life, and without it, I would wither and shrivel: it was the Fellowship of my
God, who had come to fill my broken life. I knew He was calling me to
His fellowship above all else.
After about a year and a half, opportunities began opening to
speak at various churches. I felt so inadequate, but my Dad, who used
to be so old-fashioned, I thought,. encouraged me; helping me to realize
that it is so often Satan who seeks to convince us that we are inadequate
and incapable, or unworthy. I knew God had liHed me up from
hell itself. I could certainly share what His love had done for me. So I
put these opportunities into God's 'hands and He began using me in
various places to share the miracle of His mercy and love in my life.
I know I'm a vessel in His hands.
living with and for Christ the past five years has been the most
exciting and satisfying years of my life. I would never want to change
my life and go back to the life I used to have in the world.
There is.n't a word in any language that can express the great
change that comes with knowing Jesus Christ. May you also know in
your experience the miracle of His transforming LOVE and LIFE.
Gene Wagner is now involved in a ministry of Bible and
religious book distribution. He is the largest distributor of
the Hollywood Free Paper in Minnesota. Gene is also active
in the SOUL'S HARBOR YOUTH DEPARTMENT, and JESUS
MOVEMENT. He would like to make himself available to
speak to youth groups in area churches and high schools.
Should anyone wish to contact Gene for further information
·about this, or the Hollywood Free Paper, write or call: GENE
WENGER, 2941 North Victoria, St. Paul, Minn., (484-209'5 /
338-0771).
Please keep in mind the contributions for "SHARE IIT!"
and drop them in P.O. 280. Lord bless you!!
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Mel Stewart -thoughtful
and
introspective
by Lynn Johnso:n
Moving to a new campus has caused
a lot of excitement and ·confusion for
Bethel students this :fall. Yet our move
is minor compared to the move that
brought Melville Stewart, one of Bethel's
new faculty members, halfway across
the United States. Late this summer, Mr.
Stewart left New Bedford, Connecticut,
where he was a graduate assistant and
full-time student ·at the University of
Connecticut, to join Bethel's philosophy
department.
With him, he brought a great deal of
knowledge and experience. His credentials
include ,a B.A. in philosophy from
Gordon College, a B.D. from Westminster
Theological Seminary, a S.D .M. in
philosophy of religion :from AndoverNewton
Colleg.e, and a M.A. in philosophy
from the University of Connecticut. Currently,
he is working for his Ph.D. in
philosophy at the University of Minnesota.
Mr. Stewart also spent ten years
in the ministry and even served ,as
founder of a small missionary ,church in
Corinecticut.
A thoughtful and introspective person,
Mr. Stewart still enjoys spending time
with his wife, Donna, and their four
children. On oc'casion he relaxes by
playing old western tunes on the guitar,
but he confesses with a smile that his
favorite ho'bby !by far is' designing automobiles.
Since his first visit here, Mr. Stewart
has been impressed by "the community
of openness, honesty, commitment, and
love" that he found at Bethel. He looks
forward to interaction with students and
hopes to "help the diverse individuals
here come to a fuller realization of their
Mr. Stewart discusses the finer points
of philosoplhy with a student.
Christian personalities.' He views the
oPP'Ortunity to teach at Bethel as the
highlight of his Christian life for, "Unlike
other schools ' where Christianity is
not embraced but challenged, at Bethel,
Christ is the center."
J'm Itot
prejudiced but . . .
RACIST QUOTE OF THE WEEK
(CPS)-Private Wesley Willia'ms was
acquitted of m,ar'ijuana posssession charg,.
es at Fort Hood, Texas, recently by a
jury who deliberated only fivemlinutes.
It was obvious to witnesses of the
trial that the iury was more concerned
with the failure' of the judge to disqu'aHfy
himself for be,ing a racist than
the innocence of guilt of Private Wil·
Iiams.
Colonel Adair, the mmtary judge, had
a quick rep,ly to that charge: "Why,
iust last week I tried a colo'red boy and
found him innocent."
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Interim offers
more courses
than ever
by Carol Gunderson
"Do something that excites you,"
urges Professor Phil Carlson. No, he's
not talking a:bout the coming weekend.
He's referring to this year's choice of
classes for Interim, which promises to
offer more and better opportunities for
study than ever before.
As director of Interim, Professor Car 1-
son is enthusiastic aibout the new classes
being instituted and the freedom of the
open schedules that will give chances
to use the varied resources 'Of the Twin
Cities.
Scheduled from January 3-31, Interim
isa period of intensive study in one
subject area. Though this one class will
require the usual 40-hour work-week, it
is an 'innovative means of learning which
can provide unique situations and a
variety of new ways to increase students'
awareness.
This is the fourth year that Bethel
has had Interim. The classes this year
sound exciting, offering courses varying
from studies in Israel and Ecuador to
Cross-Country Skiing to Creative Interpretive
Expression .to Foundations of
Modern Scientific Terminology. As well
as the regular class opportunities. There
is still time for students to apply for
independent study. Also available to students
is the chance to go to another
college for their Interim program.
According to the nature of each class,
the instructor may choose to grade Pass
- No Pass, A-N grading, or give students
the option of either system.
Interim will also offer activities that
aren't totally academic. Chapel will be
from 11:30 to 12 every day. The Campus'
Coordinators are plamling lots of
social activities. Intramurals during Interim
will include co-ed volleyball with
competition between classes. For guys
there will also !be competition in activities
such as billiards and basketball.
There will !be a chess tournament involving
both students and faculty.
Though students will be required to
buy a $50 Interim Food Coupon Book,
tuition and room, rent will :be free for
the month of January. Registration will
be Oct. 30 and 31.
three
THE
WAY
I
SEE
IT
FROM
WHERE
I
SIT
by Marshall Shelley
Tidbits from here and there .
M.R. of the Clarion staff says of the November elections:
"I'm an old 'Meany.' Believe I'll just sit this one out."
M.R. asks that his name not be used, although why he
should request this is beyond me.
Commercial
Hardware store ad I ran across' in a small town newspaper:
"IUd your house of pesty pests with our AMAZING NEW
BUG SPRAY. It contains several powerful aphrodisiacs.
Doesn't kill the bugs, but it lets you swat 'em two at a
time."
Overheard in the libr'ary (oo'ps ... LRC)
"Give a woman an inch .. and she thinks she's a ruler."
A freshma,n's view
"The tragedy of life is ... you're here today, and you're
here tomorrow."
A reply
To S.B.
"No, I did not flunk the hod-carriers' exam. I got into
journalism the customary way ... just plain dumb luck."
A re'levant question
Q. Why did the chicken go halfway across the road?
A. She wanted to lay it on the line.
And a comment ·
Maybe I'm a masochist, I don't know. I vowed this summer
that I was not going to stick my neck out on politics in The
Clarion, Ibut for some reason, I ignored my better judgment
and wrote my last column concluding that Richard Nixon
was the better state gist of the two candidates.
I should have known that if my Christianity wasn't doubted
for my choice of candidates, someone would question my
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"level of commitment" for comparing Nixon to ,a shrewd
POKER player. But such is the expected fate for dedicated
tell - it - like - you - see" it from ... where - you - sit commentators.
The straw poll taken by the Student Senate on the same
ballot as the senate elections showed 81 per cent of Bethel
students voting preferred Nixon, 1,6, per cent favored George
McGovern while 3 per cent were undecided or supported
other candidates.
In the Oct. 13 issue of The Clarion, I invited anyone from
_ the vocal 16 percent to support their candidate. The offer
stillstands, but so far no one (except Dan Nelson, Chuck
Jackson and Dan Blomquist who don't count because they're
regular columnists) has taken the offer to back McGovern in
print. Just to show what a ibas,ically broadminded and tenderly
warmhearted person I am, I will print, in the precious space
of my own column, a portion of a recent McGovern for PTesident
Newsletter that I received in the mail.
* * *
WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO McGOVERN',S INAUGURATION!!!
Forecast the election results and win a trip for two to
the inauguration in Washington on January 20, 1973. The
prize includes round-trip plane fare and accommodations at one
of Washington's splendid hotels!
Here's how: List which states McGovern will ca'rry on
November 7. The person who forecasts the correct number of
states McGovern carries will be the winner. In case of a tie,
the person with the most correct listing of states will be the
winner.
In order to pay for the trip, each entry must be accompanied
by a check for $5. . Send your entry and your check
to McGovern Victory, 3036 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis,
55414.
All entries must be postmarked Iby November 1, 1972.
The winner will be announced election night. Any proceeds
over and above the cost of the trip wll ,be . donated to the
McGovern campaign.
* * *
QUOTE
"Any young person who SUPpOTtS Richard Nixon is too
confused to know which end is up."
George McGovern
ABC News
Sept. 10, 1972
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I subcribe to the belief that no proglless is possible when the differences
of people are stifled, their voices cannot be heard, or when .11 speak with
one voice. All of us know that human beings don't f.el that way.
Justice Hugo L. Black (1886-1971)
To the editor:
Concerning Bruce Barringer's letter in the October 20 issue
of the Clarion.
Since talking to Bruce this week I have concluded that
"letters to the editor" are usually much more harsh or pronounced
than verbal confrontation. I dislike being called
"over zealous in the defense of political conservatism" as
much as Chuck Jackson dislikes to he labeled as an "extremist"
or a '·liberal". In my last letter to the editor I stated my desire
to keep away from potential mudslinging contests because
they damage more than ideology. It damages the person ,and
can taint any political picture he tries to paint. I still believe
my O'riginal statements were true. Some of them were proved
out in the October 20th "Issues in Focus". On October 6, Chuck
said to either support your cause or candidate or consider it
to be illigitimate. Last week (Oct. 20) he challenged any student
to defend President Nixon.
To pacify the zealous McGovern supporters on campus I
am offering a challenge to anyone on campus to discuss the
issues of the 1972 Presidential Campaign. You may contact
me through P.O. 1013 and I will provide someone to support
our President.
Tim Martens '74
Musicians ARE united
ro the editor:
The Oct. 13 Clarion (in the article dealing with Spiritual
Unity in Music) quoted me as saying we have had a problem
regarding church music philosophy between Dan Peterson's
office and the Music Department for about three years. I
made no such statement! In fact, in my brief (lbetween class)
discussion with the writer of the article nothing whatsoever
was mentioned concerning the Music Department and Dan's
office. The only questions asked me were: "What is your
philosophy of church music?" "How do you feel about current
trends in church music?" My response was "do you
have three days to talk?" In other words, the questions asked
cannot be ans'wered by anyone in a short moment. Simplistic
answers to profound issues leave me cold,and I'm sure most
of our student body would agree.
For the sake of accuracy, I doubt very much that anyone
in our department would disagree with the Christian Service
department's philosophy particularly as it relates to the need
for evangelization and related tasks. Where we do in fact
disagree is how this philosophy is implemented. Disagreemen;
of this' kind is healthy as long as we are careful to attack
ideas and not people. I would hate to be in a school where
this couldn't happen. It's entirely possible to have strong
disagreements on issues such as this, and yet to love each
other. (This doesn't mean we need to be weak in our positions.)
Inaccurate reporting by the Clarion can do more to
caus'e disunity than any disagreements that do in fact exist.
The implications of the article lead to' an improper exegesis
of Philippians 1:27. We are united in striving for the faith
in the gospel!
Sincerely,
Robert Berglund
Show opponents respect
To the Bethel Community:
I'd like :to thank those who came to
the Yankton game on Homecoming.
Your support was greatly a1ppreciated
by the team and needless to say we
were happy and thankful for the victory.
But I was disturbed by some of the
yells I heard, especially towards the end
of :the game. Yells should be made to
help. your own team, not to degrade the
other team. Such yells as "N a,N a,Na,N a,
Hey, Hey, goodbye' are not only downgrading
to the other team, but in poor
taste.
liThe printed page never flinches, never shows c,owardice;
it is never tempted to com,promise; it never tires, neve'r grows
disheartened; it travels cheap,ly, and requires no hired hall;
it works while we sleep; it never loses its temper; and it
works long after we are dead. The printed pag'e is a visitor
which gets inside the ho,me and stays there; it always catches
a man in the right mood, for it speaks to him, only when he
is reading it; it always sticks to What it has said, and never
answers back; and it is bait left permanently in the pool."
On the whole during the three and
one half years I've p,layed for Bethel, I
I haven't heard other opposing crowds
treat us the way we treat opposing teams.
This display of poor sportsmanship ,causes
a loss of respect for us as Christians
and as a team; something we have
worked hard to build.
Perry Johnson
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Bethel's 100ng awaited tO'wnhO'uses are
finally becO'ming reality.
CO'nstructiO'n, which began three
weeks agO', is mO'ving alO'ng at a rapid
pace. AccO'rding to' Miss Marilyn Starr,
Dean O'f W O'men and in charge of hO'using,
the first to'wnhO'uses shO'uld be
cO'mpleted and ready fO'r O'ccupancy Feb.
1. In the future a secO'nd tO'wnhO'use
cO'mplex like the first, will be (built
O'n the west side O'f the present New
DO'rm.
The first townhO'uses will ,be a cO'mplex
O'f seven separate Ibuildings with
O'ne cO'mmO'n recreatiO'n 100unge, hO'using
a total O'fapprO'ximately 230 students.
Each O'f the buildings will be three
stO'ries high and cO'nsist O'f, six self-cO'ntained
apartment units. An interesting
fact is that each building will be cO'-ed,
hO'using girls in three units and bO'ys
in three units. There will be nO' direct
access frO'm O'ne unit to' the next unit,
rather the units will O'pen O'nly to' the
O'utside.
The apartment units will cO'nsist of
The first in a series of townhouses nears comlpletion.
three "spaciO'us" bedrO'O'ms with a cO'mmO'n
living rO'O'm and a cO'mmO'n bath.
Each bedrO'O'm will hO'use twO' students
and ' have its O'wn telephO'ne. DecO'rative
mO'dern furniture with carpeting in cO'O'rdinated
cO'IO'rs will add to' the aesthetic
beauty.
The living rO'O'ms will cO'ntain a davenpO'rt,
matching chair, twO' large bean
bag chairs, and cO'O'rdinated talbles. CO'IO'rful
drapes ' will alsO' be furnished. If
students are interested in the furnishings,
,a display case has been set up
acrO'ss frO'm the Student Affairs O'ffice
in the basement O'f building B.
Hague CO'nstructiO'n CO'. has prO'mised
O'ccupancy may begin Feb. 1. When
asked abO'ut the mO'ving prO'cedures, Miss
Starr replied, "The freshmen O'n O'ld
campus will be the first to' mO've." Miss
Starr alsO' prO'mised that arrangements
wO'uld be made via "Big Beth" to' help
students with mO'ving. Plans are to' keep
rO'O'mmates and wingmates in the dO'rms
tO'gether as much as pO'ssible unless
changes are specifically requested.
Miss Starr is planning to' meet this
week with the students' in Edgren, BO'dien,
and HagstrO'm cO'ncerning the to'wnhO'uses
and the mO've.
A foreign point of view
Americans more humorous, emotional, kind
but lack desire for quality
by Matthew Wong
First O'f all, let me ask yO'u to' relax and
nO't ,assume that my finger is pO'inting
at yO'u. Mine is a very subjective pO'int
O'f view SO' rO'u may cO'nsider it my persO'nal
preference O'r bias. All O'f these
O'piniO'ns ,are the O'utcO'mes O'f my past
experiences. Since I dO' nO't want to' be
tO'O' general and theO'retical, I will try
to' use sO'me real cases ItO' illustrate my
pO'ints. YO'u dO'n't have to' agree with
me O'r try to' figure O'ut whO' I am mentiO'ning
in my illustratiO'ns.
I have been livng in this cO'untry fO'r
a ibit mO're than twO' years. MO'st O'f that
time 'was in the Bethel envirO'nment O'r
with churches'. ThrO'ugh wO'rking during
the summer I felt that the O'utside .wO'rld
was different, the people were different,
sO'me attitudes were differ·ent. Nevertheless,
I want to' talk abO'ut Americans
frO'm a brO'ad cO'llective view.
First: sO'me Americans are diligent,
faithful, and 100yai to' their wO'rk O'nly to'
the extent O'f satisfying reasO'ns he gives
six
himself. He says, "that is gO'O'd enO'ugh"
which means he quits. He thinks that he
has dO'ne enO'ugh wO'rk despite the actual
quantity O'r quality of the 'wO'rk and
the pO'ssilbility O"f imprO'vement. The degree
of satisfactiO'n is prO'pO'rtiO'nate to'
the amO'unt O'f mO'ney that he is gO'ing
to' be paid. As I wO'riked last summer I
especially nO'ticed that O'flten peO'ple were
satisfied with a pO'O'r quality O'f wO'rk.
They thO'ught that O'nly ,a fO'O'I wO'uld wO'rk
hard fO'r twO' dO'llars an hO'ur.
SecO'ndly: Americans are kind ibut cO'ld.
They pO'ssess a basic kindness which is
shO'wn to' almO'st everybO'dy. Americans
are very O'pen and kind to' strangers but
cO'ld to' their relatives. Generally strangers
dO' nO't expect tO'O' much frO'm anO'ther
stranger. This basic kindness and
hO'spitality is mO're than ,a stranger ex;..
peds. This 'bas,ic kindness, I shO'uld add,
is O'ne O'f the gr,eat heritages O'f America.
PeO'ple are SO' O'pen tO'ward any stranger
and very cO'nsiderate of the needs O'f
s;trangers. Rarely does O'ne as,k himself
what the relatiO'nship is 'between the persO'n
he is gO'ing to' help and himself befO're
heads. In cO'ntrast, Americans rarely
shO'w any interest in helping a relative.
The O'nly reasO'n O'ne finds to' help
a relative lis to' fulfill an obligatiO'n, since
the failure to' fulfill this O'blig.atiO'n may
lead to' sO'cial disapprO'val and cO'ndemnatiO'n.
,In fact, Amerfc.ans seem to' find
mO're happiness in helping ,a stranger
than in helping relatives.
Thirdly: American Christians' are usually
mO're 'emO'tiO'nally enthusiastic than
Asian Christians. MO'st O'f them have
extrO'vert persO'nalities. The envirO'nment
seems . to' be ,a ,big factO'r in initiattng
their ,active attitude tO'wards participatiO'n.
HO'wev'er, the emO'tiO'nsO'f sO'me
American Christians are fairly unstaible.
They can be mO'ved easily by thrilling
singing !but can alsO' !be totally depressed
by a 100usy day. When they are in a
"high" mO'O'd, everything is beautiful
and cheerful. When they are in ,a ,bad
mO'O'd, their perspective will be different
even toward the same dbjeots. Many
Bethel students and high school students
are good illustrations.
Fourthly: most Americans have a sense
of humor. Hardly anybody will be bothered
by displaying their sense of humor
a thousand times a day. On the average,
Americans smile and laugh much more
than the Asians. However, some Americans
do not know what is the proper
time, topic and place for jokes. Some·
times a person may fail to notice whether
the other person 'is in the mood 'for a
joke or not. Many misunderstandings result
from this situation. Once a foreign
student told me that his roommate dis~
likes him. As he described the whole
situation, I realize that there was no
"dislikeness." All his roomate did was to
joke frequently about his ,eating halbits.
Perhaps ·at another time I can share
some more opinions I have formed about
America.
Newcomers face
• • the crISIS
of winter
by Diane Johnson
Imagine never having experienced a
Minnesota winter. Some of our freshmen
and transfer students haven't . had the
privilege yet. When asked their e~
pectations and concerns for the upcoming
season their responses varied.
"I really don't know what to expect.
Do girls wear dresses here in the winter?"
questioned a girl from California.
A girl returning from 11 years in
Japan was really looking forward to
snow, snow, and more snow.
"Do kids really have to wear snow
boots and mittens for trick and treating
here?" innocently asked a non-Minnesotan.
"Do they make long-johns ,for girls?"
Some students have been alarmed or
frightened by friends experienced in Minnesota
weather.
"My grandmother told me she had
been frostbitten three or four times
while she was in Minnesota."
"1m scared to death. I've never been
in weather this cold now, and everyone
is telling me, wait. I DON'T WANT TO
WAIT."
"Are my roommates' serious or are
they just putting me on? How high are
those snow drifts really? Ac·cording to
them, I can lookout of fourth floor D
and see someone snowshoeing by the
window. Tell me they're kidding."
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by Ca'rol Gunderson
If you had to choose some document
or object that would be placed in a box,
sealed away for 100 years, ·and then be
opened by that future generation of
Bethel's community, what would you
choose? E'ach college departmental chairman
land some administrators had to
make that decision :when the ceremony
was planned for the laying of Bethel's
new academic complex cornerstone.
On 'October 14 a faithful group of administration,
faculty, and friends of Bethel
braved the cold windy afternoon to
wi,tness the cornerstone laying. Following
a prelude Iby the rbrass ens'emble,
invocation iby Dr. Virgil Olson, welcome
by the Rev. Harold Christenson, and
greetings presented by various persons,
each contributor came forward to place
their offering in the "time capsule."
Each submission helped make up the
idea of what Bethel is. Representing the
student ibody, President Dan Nelson put
in a copy of this year's roster. The Dean
placed the college catalog in, while
others put in copies of contracts, finan-
Bethel Collegels cornerstone was laid
laid during a Homecom,ing ceremony.
cial plans, and budget proposals for the
new campus. The history of Bethel was
also included with a lecture series on
seminary history, an original copy of
the school song, and past articles or
presentations of various departments.
Other papers of interest were offered.
The foreign language department submitted
a Bible vers,e in three different
languages, and excerpts from two appropriate
poems was offered by :the
English Department.
An intramural handbook and ,athletic
schedules were surrendered by the P.E.
Department, and ev'en a student study
paper of plans on the new campus was
included by the Biology Department.
The box was then closed and set in
place. President Carl Lundquist and
Vic·e·President Harvey DeVries each
spoke for a sh,ort time, and the ceremony
ended with :the student 'body and friends
praising the Lord through the singing of
the Doxology.
From the You - Donlt -Know -What - Youlre - Missing - IfYou
- Donlt - Read - The - Student-Senate -Minu'te's department:
IIDoug Larson was commended by Dr. Nettleton .for removing,
his shoes before putting his fee,t on the table. Dan Nelson
was reprimanded seve'ral times fo,r not following Dougls example/
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Sports • •
The Bethel harriers conclude the sea~
son tomorrow as they travel to Yankton,
So. Dak to the Tri-State Conference
meet. The Royals will challenge power ...
ful Westmar, Sioux Falls College, Yankton
and Northwestern. The Westmar
squad easily won last year as Bethel
finished 3rd behind Yankton.
The rankings of the times again show
Westmar to be the team to defeat while
Sioux Falls and Yankton precede Bethel.
The times, however, are misleading as
a result of the different types of cours'es
(hills', curves, etc.). The Como Park
course as a result, indicates slower times
because of many sharp turns.
Last Saturday the harriers slipped by
Gustavus 36-38 while Augsburg finished
3rd with 50. Jeff Larson finished fourth
at 27:43 followed by Steve Whittaker
sixth, 28:16; Dan Haggar seventh, 28:41;
Mark Anderson ninth, 28:51; Dave Peterson
10th, 29:33; and Harley Turner
14th, 30:0'9, on the home course.
The JV's outlasted st. Paul Bible CoJ....
lege 26-29 last Monday at Como Park.
Harley Turner finished 2nd with a 23:40
clocking while Doug Peterson was third,
Paul Loth sixth, Dan Billman seventh,
and Mike Stevens eighth.
by Dave Shaw
Since the last article appeared in the
Clarion, Bethel's Soccer club has played
the toughest part of its schedule, as
they have played several of the state's
best small-college teams in the last two
weeks.
Against Concordia, Bethel played poorly
and managed to salvage a 2-2 tie.
The Royals had beaten Concordia earlier
in the season 4-0. The Homecoming
contest ended ina disputed 1-0 loss
to St. Olaf. St. Olaf's' lone goal came on
,a questionable in-bounds play clirectly
behind Bethel's goal.
The Royals then traveled to Bethany
Lutheran College, taking with them a
numbt:a' one rating in the state. Bethany,
however, played an inspired game and
despite some unnecessary rough play,
this was probably the best team Bethel
has played this season.
After dropping a 2-1 decision to Beth-eight
• • • • • •
any, the Royals played powerful Carleton
to a 0-0 tie.
Despite an 0-2-2 record in the four
game stretch, Bethel's soccer club has
dominated the play of the games as
much as 75 per cent of the time - but
their problem lies in their inability in
recent games to s,core. After s'coring 17
goals in their first four games, the Royals
have struggled for only three goals
in . their last five matches. Before the
Carleton game, the Royals shifted to a
four-man front line, but they were still
shut out.
To beat tough Gustavus' Adolphus in
the . final game of the season, Bethel
will have to ' improve its scoring attack
and continue their strong defense that
has been impressive throughout the season.
The last game for the soccer club
this year witl be a night match at Gustavus
in St. Peter, Minn.
by Da·ve Shaw
The Bethel Royals had their dim hopes
for a share of the Tri-State Conference
Championship shattered last Saturday as
they lost to strong Northwestern of
Iowa 43-7.
Prior to the game, the Red Raiders
had spoiled successive homecomings for
Yankton, Concordia, and Westmar, but
Bethel was unable to return the favor
as Northwestern's high-geared offense
exploded for 27 points in the first quarter.
Mistakes were Bethel's undoing early
in the first quarter. A game-opening
kickoff recovered by Northwestern led
to the first score, and a blocked punt
in the end zone and a 50 yard punt
return, all in the first four minutes of
the game, sealed the Royal's fate. Aside
from a few long runs by Mark Wood
and Larry Rocholl, the Northwestern defense
allowed Bethel's offense, which had
averaged 26 points in the last three
games, only a fourth quarter touchdown
on an ll-yard run by Mike Everson. The
only score was set up by Steve Payne's
long return of an intercepted Curt Krull
pass.
With the victory, Northwestern not
only extended their winning streak to
thirteen games, but also solidified their
grip on the Conference championship.
The Red Raiders would have to lose
their remaining two conference games
for either Bethel or Westmar to be in
contention and if their play so far this
season is indicative of how they plan
to finish, it is highly unlikely that they
will do so. However, with a win over
Concordia this weekend, Bethel would
clinch a third place spot and could finish
in a tie for second, depending on Westmar's
remaining games.
Concordia is easily the most unpredictable
team the Royals will face this
year. Three weeks ago they led Northwestern
17-0 before fallIng in the fourth
quarter 21-17. But only one week later
they were shelled by Sioux Falls
44-6. Led by sophomore quarteI"back
Gary Schultz, the conference's third best
in passing yardage, the Comets will come
into Saturdays game with a 2-4 record.
Game time at 8t. Paul Central High
School's field is 1:30 P.M.
The Bethel Hockey Club, under the
direction of Mr. Tom Gorrell, is kicking
off their season with a home-game-sea ...
son-Hcket-sale.
The club is not run under official auspices
of the school, and therefore must
raise its own money for ice time, equipment,
referees and transportation.
Currently, the team is working on
scheduling prime ice for games and will
face many of the state's top collegiate
hockey powers. This year's team will
center principally around a nucleaus of
good ret1,lrning hockey players, but will
also be looking for some added strength
from freshmen and upperclassmen who
did not play last year.
Anyone purchasing a season ticket will
be admitted to all home games and very
possibly, away games as well. Tickets
are available from any member ·of the
hockey team, or by putting a note in
P.O.'s 399 (John Erickson),262 (Steve
Carlson), or 63 (Tom Correll). The team
is still open to suggestions about prices,
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During this past summer, CQach Chub ReynQlds acknQwledged
to' thQse cQming out fQr fQQthall that he expected this
seaSQn to' "turn the CQrner fQr winning fQQtball at Bethel."
He welcQmed back a large number Qf returning lettermen and
a grQUp Qf freshmen with prQbably the best PQtential Qf any
class at Bethel in recent years. He hired a new Qffensive
backfield cQach and intrQduced the new triple-O'ptiQn Qffense
intO' the play bQQk. After what Chub cQnsidered "the best
training camp he had ever held", the RQyals prepared to' gO'
against crQss-tQwn rival Hamline.
We lQst 40-0. The defeat in itself was bad enQugh, but
nO' player Qn that team felt that Hamline was 40 PQints better
than they were. And SO' they went Qut and prQved it - ,against
DakQta Weslayan, SiQUX Falls, and against YanktQn in what
was probably the best game by a Bethel fQQtball squad in three
years Qr mQre.
* * .*
Next Saturday's hQme game against NQrthland will 'be the
last Bethel fQQtball game fQr five seniQrs - Bill CattQ, Dave
PearsQn, Steve CQnklin, and cQ-captains Perry J QhnsQn and
JQhn Faust. These athletes have gQne thrQugh fQur lean years
Qf Bethel fQQtball - a periQd where the RQyals were victQriQus
Qnly fQur times in fQur years - and Qne year nQt at all. WQuld
From the Desk of
9~ent Association Pl'e$ident
I'm 'nQt really sure what happened. The Student Senate
electiQns held last week were Qnly expected to' draw abQut 300
VQtes. After all, this was the "Qff-year" electiQn fQr the Senate,
and there were Qnly twO' real races. Campaigning was
brisk, but it gQt a late start. That's why I was surprised when
almQst 800 Qf yQU vQted. (At this time, a re,cQunt has nQt yet
taken place.)
In lQoking back at the electiQns, I can s'ee twO' reaSQns
fQr this amazing turnQut. The first is the freshmen. They
have nQt yet learned the apathetic ways Qf the upperclassmen.
In fact, early figures shQW that Qnly abQut 30 frQsh did not
vQte. I hQpe that the six senatQrs they elected will nQt IQse
the zeal Qf their sUPPQrters and will make an impact Qn the
Senate.
The secQnd reaSQn fQr the turnQut is the fact that this is
an electiQn year. This idea Qf vQting was in Qur minds and
the Senate electiQns fit right in to' the electiQn year fQrmat.
The recent vQter registratiQn drive Qn campus shQwed us that
Qver half Qf Bethel's students will vQte Qn NQvember 7.
I am cQncerned abQut the attitude that many students
will carry to' the PQlls. Of the many peQple I have talked to'
abQut the electiQn, tQQ many will be vQting against Nixon Qr
they say that this year's seaSQn has been a turning PQint in
Bethel footrball?
PEARSON-At the beginning of the year I was apprehensive
abQut this season. I said to' myself, "I hope it's not last
year." But this year I noticed a real unity on the team. No
one getting down on anYQne else, but instead 'guys dQing things
together for the Lord."
CONKLIN-I think the major difference this year has ,been
that, with the PQssible exception of the NorthwesteTn game,
we played an improved ball game every wee,k. W ~ had a
shQt at the Conference champiQnship this year, something no
Bethel team in fQotball has CQme clQse to."
FAUST-TO' me a winning seaSQn this year would be if
we ended up 4-5 and 3-2 in the CQnference. We CQuld do
that by beating CQncQrdia. There have been several PQsitive
factQrs this year. Our own field, and just being out on the
new campus have helped. When the fieldhouse and locker
rooms are built, that will be a big bQQst. TO' me, these are
the things that are impQrtant in recruitment and that's mQre
impQrtant than money."
JOHNSON - In ,contrast to last year, when everYQne
seemed to' give up, I've nQticed a different attitude this year
in that the guys are wanting to' wQrk hard every week. No'body1
gives up when we lQse, but everyone is out there working
harder the next week."
RegardlesS' Qf this year's seaSQn record, the performance
Qf this grQup Qf Christian athletes, who wanted to win so
much for themselves as they did fQr the Lord and for each
Qther, is sQmething Bethel can be proud Qf.
* * * McGQvern without even lQQking at the issues of the campaign.
The QpiniQn poll attached to the Senate ballQt showed that
Nixon received 81% Qf the cQllege vQte to' McGQvern's 16%a
proportion that mirrQrs Qur middle-class, Barptist tradition. I
dQn't think that we dO' justice to a demQcracy :by mimicing
Qur parent's vote without examining the issues.
As SQme of yQU knQw (and some were shocked to find
out), : I sUPPQrt Senator George McGQvern in this campaign. I
made this decision this spring after a lot of thought. I went
to the DFL precinct caucus in Arden Hills, simply to see how
politics worked. I was elected vice-chairman of the caucus,
and a delegate from the precinct (as yet uncommitted to any
one candidate). An assignment in Dr. Mason's Persuasion
class forced me to' examine the issues Qf the upcoming campaign
and prepare a speech for McGovern. After examining
what each man stood for (Iboth Nixon and the Qther Democrats)
I fQund my Qwn thinking most in line with GeQrge McGovern's
philQsophies. Events since this spring have re-enforced this
de,cision for me.
lt seems to me that the best way to further this kind
of PQlitical education on our campus would he through a joint
discussion (debate) of the issues and the candidates. The
student supporters of McGovern on campus are willing to
defend their man, but so far, no one is willing to defend
Richard NixQn. Rather than expose Nixon to the light of rational
discussion, his campus supporters ,condemn him to the
dark anonimity of a P.O. BQx. I dQn't think even Mr. Nixon
would resort to those tactics. (He's having enough trouble
explaining some of his current campaign tactics). End of
personal political testimony ....
A final note-The Senate passed a bill requesting tha,t 'the
minimum food service participation be reduced from $200 to
$150 for dorm residents. The bill is now being considered by
Burton Wessman, with final word expected this week. So,
don't sell your food coupons yeti
nine
Attitudes differ about
on and off campus jobs
by Diane Johnson
Bethel students wanting part time employment
have varied reasons forchoosing
between on-campus or off-campus
wo~k.
"I get to know the kids at Bethel better
by workng on campus."
"I have a chance to apply my organ
lessons outside the Bethel community as
a church organist."
When students want employment during
the school year, the basic problem
eXipressed is transportation.
"Pll be getting a car this year, ,and
hope to work with the airlines. To me
it seems more challenging than working
on campus."
"Tl'1ansportation would be a p,roblem
for me working off-campus. I 'Work at
Bethel and enjoy it. People are friendly
to work with, and the hours work into
my schedule."
Some students are looking for certain
types of jobs, for instance involving relationships
with people.
"I work at Woodview Detention Home.
It's so chiallenging to work with people.
I'm learning so much. For myself, I find
more benefit there than ringing up a
cash register."
"I feel I become a p'art of society
working away from Bethel. I can get in
a rut otherwise. It gives me an oppor-
Mounting the Soapbox
Ple'3se v'ote
From the National Voter
Registration Drive
Critical questions confront the eleven
million newly enfranchised voters approaching
the ballot box. Has the man
elected on a promise to end the war
broken faith with the American people?
Can the American people stomach the
war now that the color of the hodies
has changed? Has the sense of moral
outrage over napalming and bombing
been exhausted? Do the nominations of
Carswell ,and Haynesworth to the highest
court mark a planned retreat from the
commitment to racial justice? Is the bug-
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ging of Democratic National Committee
Headquarters symptomatic of an emerging
Orwellian nightmare? Has the Nixon
administration sold out to big <business?
And what of the Senator from South
Dakota? Will his economic proposals
bankrupt the economy? Do the Eagleton
Fiasco and the "refining" of the proposals
for the primaries portend a presidency
based on vacillation? Will McGovern,
by reducing the military budget,
diminish the diplomatic flexibility of
the U.S.? Invite aggression? Pave the
road to war?
The questons are, of course, loaded.
There are few simple answers. But remove
the vituperation and the inflated
promises and four facts are clear:
First: the candidates vying for the
presidency differ widely in ideology and
outlook. The potential voter cannot sit
this one out on the grounds that the
choice is between tweedle dum and tweedIe
dee.
Second: the new voter who refuses to
cast a ballot is shirking the responsibility
which he claimed he deserved. To refuse
to vote or to vote casually is to solicit
the disgust of those who demanded the
18 year old vote. It is also to invite the
smuggest "I told you so" in history from
the cynics and the skeptics.
Third: the college student cannot
choose to remain unaffected by the
di'rection of national leadership. If the.
president of the United States chooses
to tolerate unemployment and underemployment,
for example, the Ph.D. of
tunity to give of my Christian testimony,
rather than take."
The time element is also a factor in
the choice between on-campus or offcampus
work.
"I work on campus. The hours are
very flexible, and work in good with my
s,chedule. I ,also work for a nice bunch
of people, the history house - oop,s the
history department."
Bethel is ready to help students seeking
employment, ,whether on or off campus.
Each student has individual abilities
or aims in a job.
"I'm interested in library science as
a ,career. My 'Work in Bethel's library
is giving me experience and a partial
understanding of whiat that career would
demand."
The Financial Aids Office handles oncampus
employment. Off-campus jobs
are posted outside the Student Affairs '
Office.
today will continue to be the cab driver
of tomorrow, and students with B.S.'s
and B.A.'s will continue to pour into
secretarial pools and factories.
Fourth: the esta,blishment listens to
numbers. History will record that the
young rose up from the ,college campuses
in search of a leader to end a
war they judged immoral. History should
record that the young also managed to
sensitize the nation to the need for
ecological balance, population control,
equal rights for minorities. By refusing
to vote, the student invites' inattention
and guarantees that the interests of
the young will not be served.
The message is simple. Vote.
Don't disenfranchise yourself in the
critical presidential election. Vote at the
polls Nov. 7. If you are registered away
from campus, write for an absentee ballot.
The federal deadline is Oct. 31. , If
you don't know how to reach your
board of elections, call your local McGovern,
Nixon, or other campaign headquarters.
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Speakers interpret issues, explain importance
of the neVI student vote
by Lynn Johnson
Bethel students had the op'portunity
Thursday to interact with Democratic
national cbmmitteeman, E'arl Craig, on
some of the major issueS' of the 1972
presidential campaign.
Mr. Craig, who ran :for congressional
office in 1970 and formerly served as
director of Afro-American studies at the
University of Minnesota, was invited to
speak at Bethel as a part of its Political
Awareness Week activities. Interested
students who gathered in the Dining
Room at 1:30 Thursday afternoon directed
questions towards him ,concerning
busing, the representation of Black interests
in this campaign, and his interpretation
of current election polls.
When asked about the issue of bussing,
Mr. Craig responded by comparing
it to the issue of law and order in the
1968 campaign. Both issues, he believes,
say essentially the same thing in reference
to Blacks - "Keep them in their
place!" Although he favors community
control of schools, Mr. Craig ,considers
integration to be important for the edution
of both white and black children.
Bussing, he believes, is only "one of the
tools" for achieving such integration.
In view of the current campaign, he
sees George McGovern as the better
candidate, and has campaigned ardently
for him during the past two months.
According to Craig, "McGovern is not a
(Long Hair Is In - Have Us Shape It)
messiah. He may not have been the best
candidate; but he is the only candidate
talking about full employment, comprehensive
health care, and progressive daycare."
He believes that ,change is desperately
need in: the United States and
supports McGovern, who "is looking for
change within the present capitalistic
context."
The most likely way to effe,ct change,
accordng to Craig is to work through
the existing structure. People must vote
to have someone fighting for progressive
change and minority peoples working for
a candidate must apply pressure to influence
his performance. Although Mr.
Craig doubts that he could be elected
to office in Minnesota in the near future,
he feels that his position as a
Black man on the Democratic national
committee gives him an opportunity to
work for change. He stresses, however,
that the change needed is not so much
a structural one as it is a need for change
in the basic American value system
which he considers to be materialistic
and racist.
Despite the fact that polls indicate
McGovern is lagging in the presidential
race, Craig sees in them the possibility
of a McGovern victory. He anticipates
that such a victory would bean elec:
toral rather than a popular' victory and
suggests that it would be Ibased upon
McGovern's support in the large electoral
states.
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The Bethel community was given some
staggering statistics on their voting power,
Tuesday of Political Awareness
Week. Dwight Jessup, Bethel's Associate
Professor of Political Science, delivered
a speech containing facts the new voter
should know before he makes his way to
the polls.
The new eligible voters in the 18-
to 21-year old bracket constitute about
18 per ,cent of the total electorate. The
impa.ct of this many voters is obvious
when we look 'at the 1960 Presidential
election when Richard Nixon was kept
out of the White House 'by John F. Kennedy's
mere lead of 112,827 votes.
In Arden Hills alone, the student vote
at Bethel holds 20 percent of the community's
voting public. Our influence in
Arden Hills politics could be acute.
According to Jessup, pollsters have
made four predicitions about our newly
acquired vote. The 18 to 21-year-old will
tend to be more liberal than conservative;
more will register Democratic than
Republican. Secondly, we will vote more
independent of our p,arents than they
did of their parents. Third, the new
voter is less likely to vote a straight
party ticket. And finally, we are looking
for the honest candid qualities in: a
candidate. We have a chance to prov,e
or disprove thes'e theories November 7,
1972.
Jessup gave five suggestions the new
voter should bear in mind before he
goes to the polls November 7.
1. Realize the limitations and possiIbilities
of your vote.
2. Seek a wide range of opinion and
political information among the
presS', friends, TV, etc.
3. Vote on issues, not on personalities.
4. Consider the non-political characteristics
of the candidate.
5. Approach the act of voting from a
Christian prospestive, as a fulfillment
of Romans 13.
According to J,essup, the question is
not just how you will vote, but will you
vote. You have been urged to vote by
teachers, students, and authors of ar ...
ticles in: THE CLARION. And you may
think it's too much of a hassle to find
,a ride to your polling place or send for
an ,absentee Iballot. But your vote counts
as much as George McGovern's or Martha
Mi,tchell's. It can make a serious
difference.
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The Choosing of a President
16 Then Gideon and all the people that were with him
made haste and rose up early, and pitched their tents beside
the waters of Herod so that the Midianites were camped to
the north by the hill of kbam, 'by the Besiem Valley.
17 And the Lord spake unto Gideon saying, "Make haste,
and choose from ,among you one man to fight at your side
and assist you when I, the Lord God deliver the Midianites
into your hands.
18 "This man shalt 'be of strong will and sober mind. He
will be captain of three companies and some day will' rule all
of Israel. Gather the people together and I will show you
this man."
19 So Gideon, with one mind ,and one accord, assembled
the people together by the 'waters of Harod.
20 The tri1bes gathered were: the Nixonites, the Wallaceites,
the Humphretine, the Kennedyites, the Agnewites, the
Independentites, the McGovernites, the Stassenites, the Reaganites,
and the Schriverites.
21 Those tribes not assembled were the Eagletonites which
were dispersed in the hills of Sharon because of lack of unity
by Dave Horn
Campus Coordinator
Well, what did you think of Homecoming? On behalf of
Laura and our committee, I want to thank you all for your
support and enthusiasm. It was really encouraging to see so
many out to the two games, the carnival, and the concert.
Speaking of gratitude, any time you see us in the hall, you
can thank us for planning the 'big football victory. It was
really nothing.
Seriously, this year we have a right to be proud of our
football team. (Playing for two years, football kind of hits
home to me.) I don't know if most of you people realize
the caliber of competition that Bethel football plays against:
Just looking at the team this year, I can see a genuine team
unity that, I'm sorry to say, has been missing for the past
few years. So, when you see any of those huge massive bodies
or any of the coaches around, let 'em know you appreciate
them.
twelve
and the Schmitzites which were fighting another battle to the
far Right.
22 And Gideon spake unto the people saying, "The Lord God
has commanded me from among you to choose one man of
strong will and sober mind to fight at my side and command
three companies."
23 And the Lord said unto Gideon, "Choose from each trLbe
one man as captain of that tribe and assemble each captain
and his tribe together in the valley of Shemonum."
24 So Gideon chose from each tribe one man to captain and
assembled the captains and their tribes together in the valley
of Shemonum.
25 And the Lord said unto Gideon, ''There are too many
people that are with thee for me to deliver the Midianites into
your hands.
26 "Now Go, therefore, and proclaim to the people saying,
"Whosoever is afraid, let him depart and return to the land
of Gideon." And there returned the tribes of Wallac&, Reagan,
Schriver, Stassen, Independent, Humphrey, Agnew, and Kennedy.
27 And the Lord again spake unto Gideon "The people are
yet too many. Bring them down unto the water and I will
try them there."
28 So he brought them down unto the water and the Lord
said unto Gideon, "Everyone that lappeth the water with their
tongue shalt 'be set aside and everyone that cuppeth the water
shalt be gathered together."
29 So Gideon commanded the remaining two tribes to drink
from the waters of Harod.
30 And the tri<be of McGovern let by a two-faced captain
of questionable Jewish blood line, made straight way to their
bellies following their leader and Ibegan lapping the water
as a dog lappeth, ,but the Nixonites commanded by a strong
hearted captain with rour years experience, knelt by the waters
and cuppeth the water with their hands.
31 But Gideon, as he !beheld this sight, spake unto him-self,
"Now which one did God tell me to choose?"
Quickly, just a word on the Disciples concert. I've heard
everything from praise to criticism as to what went on toward
the end of the concert. Personally, like many, I really couldn't
get into the Spirit of what was happening. I guess God never
made me a real emotional person. I prefer worshipping God
quietly. However, at the same time I really praise God for
how others could genuinely feel God's presence and visibly
show it. The Body of Christ is made up of all types.
What's up:
For all of you Halloween fans, the great pumpkin in
the sky beckons you to Nik Pmup (backwards for pumpkin)
out in Dean Passon's old barn: plenty of good food, hay rides,
horseback riding, guitar and fiddle playing, and ghost stories
- Be there!
This year Dan Leafblad is our Bethel College ringman
(how ironic). If any of you are thinking of tyin'g the knot,
talk to Leaf and he'll give you a great deal on a ring. He's
affiliated with Cornilius Jewelers - Minneapolis.
Sat. Oct. 28--Nik Pmup-Halloween Party
Fri. Nov. 3 -Laurel and Hardy film festival
Thur. Nov. 9 -Bethel n-ite at the Guthrie
ITALIAN STRAW HAT
Fri. Nov. 10-Band Pop Concert
Nov. 10, 11, 12-Pla,y Production "Brand"
Nov. 17, 18--Nik Dag
Nov. 17-lmpe'rials Concert
