The
Hope of the Believer . . . Restoration Review, Vol. 31, No. 7, September 1989
In
July upwards of 10,000 gathered in Nashville for the Nashville Jubilee, the
first of an annual series designed to celebrate the Christian life.
It was sponsored by the Madison Church of Christ and all the speakers
were from the Church of Christ. One speaker, Mike Cope of Searcy, Ark., made an
appeal for unity among Churches of Christ. He noted that uniform agreement
on every issue is not possible or even desirable. "You want
uniformity?," the press quoted him as asking, "They had it in the
Middle Ages." We should put aside our differences and behave like
"porcupines in November," warming up to each other even if it
hurts, Cope said. While the Jubilee will be sponsored annually by different
congregations in the Nashville area, one congregation, the Robertson County
Church of Christ, registered its disapproval of the Jubilee in general and
what Mike Cope said in particular by way of a $1500 ad in the Nashville Tennessean.
The ad charged that the Jubilee and the things being said would turn the
Church of Christ from the old paths. During
the summer "Wrestling With God," a documentary on the life of
Alexander
Campbell, was filmed at Bethany College. Five Hollywood stars and 20 area
extras were used in producing the film. Paul Mercier, a veteran stage actor,
played the part of Alexander Campbell, while Allison Gregory, who has
appeared in musical comedies and other stage, TV and film work, played the
part of Margaret Campbell. The film will be available for rent by churches
and is expected to appear on public and commercial TV Also
during the summer Abilene Christian University dedicated its new College of
Biblical Studies building, which will allow 1,000 students to study the
Bible in various rooms at the same time. It provides the latest in
state-of-the-art facilities and teaching equipment. |