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Spelman Spotlight September24, 1979 Page 9
Our Whole School for Christ
Morehouse Gets New Chaplain
By Chris M. Hamlin
For the past twenty years,
Morehouse College has been
without a chaplain. This has been
a problem in some areas of the
Morehouse College family.
On June 6, 1979, it was an
nounced that Dr. Hugh M.
Gloster, President of the College
had appointed Dr. Lawrence E.
Carter as director of religious ac
tivities and Dean of the Martin
Luther King, J r. Memorial
Chapel.
Dr. Carter, born in Dawson,
Ga., comes from the Daniel L.
Marsh Chapel at Boston Univer
sity where he served as Associate
Dean. Rev. Carter is well
qualified for the task having
received a B.A. degree in Social
Science: Master of Divinity;
Master of Sacred Theology in
Pastoral Psychology and Pastoral
Care; and the Ph.D. degree in
Dr. Lawrence E. Carter
Freshman Worship Service
By Angela D. Benson
“We are truly one family in
history and in Christ.” These wor
ds by the Morehouse Dean of
Chapel, Dr. Lawrence Carter,
captured the spirit of the
traditional freshman worship ser
vice at Friendship Baptist Church
on Sunday, September 9.
This Sunday marked the
gathering of the freshmen classes
of Morehouse and Spelman
colleges in Friendship Baptist,
where both schools have roots.
Morehouse held its first class in
Friendship Baptist one hundred
years ago; Spelman was founded
in the church basement on April
11, 1881. Frienship Baptist has
been organized since 1862. All
her pastors since Dr. Frank
Quarles fiave been Morehouse
graduates. The current pastor,
Rev. William Guy, serves on the
religion staff at Morehouse.
Ms. Monica Buy, a youth in the
Friendship Church family, ex
tended words of welcome to the
college community. Rev. Nor
man Rates, Spelman College
The familiar i hant of “God
bless the child that’s got his own,”
aptly refers to the most con
troversial new religious
movement in America, The
Unification Church, better
known to many as the “Moonies.”
This organization is reported to
have “affiliations” with various
companies, clubs and
organizations all over the world.
A publishing company in
Barrytown New York; an anti
communist publication. “The
Rising Tide,” published in
Washington D.C.; the Master
_Marine Fisheries operated out of
Alabama; Ilwha Tea Company
based in Korea; the D.C. Striders,
a track club in Washington D.C.;
Minister, led the responsive
reading and Gave the scripture
lesson.Carter led the
congregation in prayer.
Representing Spelman’s Class
of '83, Ms. Lisa Yarbrough ad
monished her class to “Attend
classes, study hard and attempt to
attain good grades.” Mr. Kenneth
Folowers, Morehouse Class of
’83, proclaimed that the Class of
'83 was “Going to be the greatest
class in the history of
Morehouse,” and urged his
follow classmates to maintain
their bonds to the church after
graduation. “IF we are going to
be the leaders of tomorrow, if we
are going to lead this country
from injustice to justice, from
bondage to freedom, from racism
and red-lining to first-class
citizenship and equality, we must
keep our ties with the church.”
Dr. Donald M. Stewart,
President of Spelman College and
Dr. Hugh M. Gloster, President
of Morehouse, had encouraging
words for both classes. Dr.
Gloster praised the Morehouse
Class of ’83, describing them as a
a costume-jewelry factory in
France; Ginseng shops in Ger
many; and a host of entertainers,
including the New Hope Singers
International, Gold World, Sun
burst, the Korean Folk Ballet and
the International Folk Ballet.
Though the movement may
have perfect claim to Christian
validity the general public is leery
of the so-called “Moonies.” The
J onestown Massacre has been in
strumental in shaping this coun
try’s cynicism of religious groups.
The practice of deception by the
group, the restrictive lifestyles of
the members, and the phenom
enon of Rev. Moon himself are
questionable to the minds of
many Americans.
class of “great ability, high goals
and great enthusiasm.” Dr.
Stewart challenged the freshmen
of both schools to “Think about
why you came here.” To assist
Spelmanites in assessing their
reasons for coming to Spelman,
Dr. Stewart read an article by
Mrs. Claudie Harreld, a Spelman
alumnus, entitled “Why Do I
Send My Daughter To Spelman
College.” In this article Mrs.
Harreld brought out some in
teresting observ ations.
“Spelman was not selected
because it was a grils’ college...
“On the contrary, my daughter
should not go to a college that did
not furnish normal contact with
members of the opposite sex...
“Spelman gains favor in my
eyes because it is a negro
college...
“I do not object to Spelman
because it is a southern in
stitution and in Atlanta...
“I elect Spelman, finally,
because it is decidedly a
Christian college founded in
prayer and built up in faith..."
Dr. Stewart concluded by en
couraging the students of both
schools not to neglect the rich
spiritual heritage found in the
Morehouse-Spelman-Friendship
relationship.
The Holy Spirit Association for
the Unification of World
Christianity, the official name of
the movement, was organized in
1954 by the Rev. Sun Myung
Moon in Korea. The sixty year
old Rev. Moon remains the
supreme figure in the church
today. The church claims mem
bership in Korea, J apan, Europe,
Africa, and the United States. In
the United States the church has
approximately 60,000 youthful
members.
According to church officials
the principal purpose for
organizing was “...to promote
Christian unity and to actively
prepare Christianity for the
(See MOONIES, pg. 10)
Moonies
On The Move
By Adele S. Newson
Psychology of Religion and
Pastoral Counseling from Boston
University.
He is a member of the
American Academy of Religion,
Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, Society of Biblical
Literature, Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity, Inc., Eta Phi Chapter,
Boston, Mass., N.A.A.C.P., North
American Fellow for the Study of
Black Religion, a Common
Wealth Fellow of the
Massachusetts Department of
Mental Health and many other
organizations.
He is well known for his
dynamic oratorical skills. In
December, 1977, Dr. Carter
delivered the Christmas Sermon
at Morehouse College. The title
of his sermon was “The Treasure
in Your Trash.” The student body
responded with a standing
ovation.
Rev. Carter tells the story of
how he come to Morehouse
College as being a dream come
true. He stated that he considers
Dr. King as being his “spiritual
mentor.”
Rev. Carter has made many
plans for the Martin Luther King
Jr. Memorial Chapel. His main
goal could be summed up in these
words: “Whenever we separate
our activities from transcendent
values, we become an easy target
for corruption.” Dr. Carter stated
that “people begin to think that
colleges and universities are one
place where morality and ethics
don’t apply. By not adhering to
moral and ethical values, one’s
personal house has become a
vacancy for demons to move in
to.”
From the chapel, Dean Carter
will initiate a regular Sunday
Worship service at 6:00 p.m.,
Communion serives, weddings,
baptisms, dedications, funerals
and services of memory. In the
future, Rev. Carter will also
initiate a list of other things
which will make his ministry at
Morehouse College one of the
most relevant ministries of any
institution.
Dr. Carter will be residing at
868 Fair Street. His office will be
located in the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Memorial Chapel (681 -
2800 ext. 218, 208 or 209). Dr.
Carter wishes to be called
“Larry.”
Announcements
•The Spelman Christian Fellowship has Bible study
on Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m. in the Lounge of Laura
Spelman Hall. The studies for the First Semester will
deal with the Book of Saint J ohn. Everyone is invited
to attend the studies. Please bring your Bibles.
•Campus Crusade for Christ International sponsors
Discipleship Training Institutes each Wednesday night
at 6:30 p.m. in Giles 18.
•Atlanta University Center Christian Fellowship
Services will be held in Danforth Chapel on the campus
of Morehouse College each Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Words From
Norman M. Rates
College Chaplain
on
New Gods On Campus
Some years ago I recoiled in
abhorrence when I heard a
speaker say that some people
hastily “throw the baby out with
the bathwater.” I refrained from
using such a metaphor for years,
for it seemed too revolting an
idea to even merit attention.
Gradually, I came to appreciate
its shock-value, especially in
relationship to the college set
ting. College is a place where, in
the midst of false sophistication,
one might throw away all the old
values for new and exciting life
styles, only to find out later that
they have no values left at all.
The new student, as well as the
old, must not become dazzled
with the “new gods” that they
find on campus—the gods of
licence, the gods of all play and
no work, the gods of moral and
ethical laxity, the gods of
misguided and misdirected ac
tivism; nor must they be nar
cotized by the gods of in
difference. and apathy, and
laziness.
A well-balanced charac
ter—one that is not “too good”
and not “too bad” — is probably
more acceptable to God than one
that is tipped too far to either ex
treme. And, if “new occasions
teach new duties,” always be sure
that the “new” that is yet un
tested, does not demand that you
throw out all of the “old” that is
good and ravaged by time and ex
perience. For truth and goodness
never wear out nor are they made
uncouth by time and new set
tings, like the college campus. If
honesty and industry and
morality are of value “back
home,” rest assured that they are
not out of style right here. They
are the “babes” of reality that
must never be washed away with
the bathwater of falsity.