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WOLVERINE OBSERVER
November, 1961
The Necessity of
A Trained Ministry
By ALBERT L. DUNN
Student, ITC
A minister labors, not for the
present simply, nor yet for the
immediate future, but for the ages
and generations unborn. Into his
thoughts and plans are incorporat
ed the possibilities and needs of
the human race, and the wide
sweep of his benevolence embraces
more by far than the mere tem
poral destiny of man. The mind
with its capacity for indefinite ex
pansion, the soul reaching ever
outward in its longings toward the
infinite, the happiness of mankind
here and hereafter are all taken
into consideration by the minister.
It is therefore necessary to provide
the best possible training to those
aspiring to the ministry. I wish,
first of all, to state that I do not
believe that scholarship, pure and
simple, ever did, or ever can save
a human soul. There is a scholar
ship that is even destructive, a sort
of icy intellectuality that chills and
freezes the emotions of the heart
—a scholarship that would substi
tute Plato for Paul, and Socrates
for the Sermon on the Mount. I
plead not for such a scholarship,
notwithstanding I cherish a very
high regard for those illustrious
sages, whose names I have just
mentioned. The devout seekers
after truth deserve our gratitude
and our respect, but not our wor
ship. Culture can never fill the
place of Christ, and philosophy has
tried in vain to satisfy the craving
of the soul.
Let me state it more strongly.
I do not believe that any degree of
scholarship is absolutely necessary
to make one instrumental in the
salvation of his fellows. A very
ignorant man, with the love of God
burning in his heart will often
kindle a similar flame in the heart
of others, for love is contagious,
and in matters of religion, it is,
after all, the heart that speaks to
the heart. A short time ago, I was
reading of two converted heathen
who happened to meet as passen
gers on board a ship. The two men
spoke different dialects and so
could not converse; but they were
observed to eye one another with
considerable interest, as if confi
dent that they too possessed some
thing in common. Finally, one, no
longer able to restrain himself, ap
proached the other, and in broken
accents exclaimed “Hallelujah!”
Whereupon the other replied
“Amen!” Then there was a shak
ing of hands, and the hot tears
gushing, streamed down their
swarthy cheeks—heart speaking to
heart. It is really wonderful how
limited a vocabulary love needs to
express itself—a kindly glance, a
sympathetic look, a pleasant smile,
a gentle tone of the voice. While
this is so, and while heart responds
to heart, the humblest and most
illiterate of God’s children will be
effective in reaching and influenc
ing men for good.
So you can see that I do not
undervalue the power of goodness,
nor have I any sneer or contempt
for well-meaning ignorance. Nev
ertheless, the fact remains the
same, that a keen blade cuts more
easily, more smoothly and more
effectively than a dull or half
sharpened one; and a well trained
intellect is capable of better, more
varied, and more effective service
than an untrained or half-trained
one. This fact is recognized in ev
ery sphere of human activity. Rus
sia spends more money in nuclear
science, and space rockets than any
other country and as a result, she
leads every other country including
the United States in space travel.
(To Be Continued)
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. . . and a rollicking good time was had by all when the
musical revue BRACE YOURSELF scored a roaring success
in the Joe Louis Gymnasium. The THES-ARTS PRODUC
TION came to the Campus on October 30.
Lattimore Leads
Non-Western
The first public lecture of the
non-Western Studies Program of
Atlanta University Center was
initiated by the nation’s foremost
authority on China, Professor
Owen Lattimore, who spoke on
“China, Russia, and America,” Fri
day night, October 20, in Dean
Sage Auditorium.
.Professor Lattimore, director of
the School of International Rela
tions at Johns Hopkins University,
the distinguished author of several
publications, the one-time advisor
to Chiang Kai-Schek and director
of Pacific Operations in the Office
of the War Department, spoke at
length to an aroused and enthusi
astic audience on the eve of the
United Nations debates on the ad
mission of Outer Mongolia and
Communist China.
Following Lattimore on the Non-
Western Studies Public Lecture
was Prof. Derk Bodde of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. He spoke
on November 8, on the subject:
“Old Society and New Forces in
China.”
The non-Western Studies pro
gram which brought Mr. Lattimore
and Mr. Bodde to the Center is
a $200,000 Ford Foundation finan
ced venture. It is a special three-
year program in non-Western
Studies. This year the program is
devoted to China ,the next year to
India, and the third year to Africa.
It has been announced that the
basic purpose of the program is to
broaden the view not only of the
students and teachers but also the
Atlanta community at large—to
move out of that narrow focus on
Western Affairs which has long-
been true of American Education.
A new course for undergradu
ates of the Center, China: Past and
Present, is presently being taught
by Dr. Howard Zinn of Spelman
College. Morris Brown students
taking this course are: Apollo A.
Wakiago, Magnolia Hunt and An
drew Makene.
A weekly 15-minute television
series, China: Confucian and Com
munist, is being presented every
Thursday morning at 7 o’clock on
WAGA-TV.
The committee of which our own
Dr. Margaret Rowley is a member
announces that some of the na
tion’s most distinguished experts
on China will participate in this
year’s program.
Students wanting more informa
tion about this program are en
couraged to contact Dr. Howard
Zinn, Director, Non-Western Pro
gram, Spelman College, Atlanta 3,
Georgia; or Dr. M. V. Rowley of
the History Department at Morris
Brown.
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The answers will appear in next month’s issue.
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Due to space difficulties, several
articles intended for this issue of
the Wolverine will be carried over
until the next issue. These include
articles written by Gordon Pace,
Cora Lumpkin Towns, and Ann
Bailey. Another to be carried over
is “A Message from Mexico,” by
Senorita Horne. “The Necessity of
a Trained Ministry,” by Albert
Dunn, will be continued in the next
issue also. A highly enlightened
article on the Alumni by Lovett
Rainey is also scheduled, along
Seminar Reviews
Ginzberg's Book
On the eve of his visit to the
Morris Brown campus, panel mem
bers of the Social Science Seminar
brought to the student body a
retrospective evaluation of The Ne
gro Potential, one of the outstand
ing works authored by the noted
author, economist, educator, and
consultant, Dr. Eli Ginzberg.
“The book gives the reader a
deeper understanding of the eco
nomic and social emancipation of
the American Negro, as well as the
social and economic barriers that
still remain,” declared Alton Rob
inson, who moderated the discus
sion.
“Chapter one,” Robinson con
tinued, “deals with the progress
the Negro has made since the Civil
War in the economic, social, and
political areas as well as an over
review of the following chapters.
“Chapter two provides a sum
mary account of the substantial
progress of the Negro in the past
decade and a half as a result of the
expansion of the American econ
omy.
“Chapter three sets out the seri
ous deficiencies in the quantity and
quality of the education of Negroes
over against the education of the
white population.
“Chapter four points out the dif
ficulties of the Negro as far as his
performance in the armed forces
before and after the change from
segregated to integrated ranks and
manpower.
“Chapter five focuses attention
on the changes required within the
Negro community before the Ne
gro will be in a position to take
full advantage of economic oppor
tunities.
“Chapter six seeks to identify
the major factors responsible for
the remarkable gains of the Negro
minority since the beginning of
World War II.”
The panel consisted of eight
members, social science students:
Elroy Embry, Magnolia Hunt, Ce
celia Grant, Betty Doston, Jerry
Byrd, six discussing a chapter of
the book; Evelyn Lynch, the
seventh panel member, gave a bi
ographical sketch of the author;
Joyce Black, the eighth member,
gave a literary appraisal, and
Alton Robinson served as modera
tor.
with many other interesting news
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