Reformátusok Lapja, 1970 (70. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1970-08-01 / 8-9. szám
Hungarian Reformed Religious Paper Founded in 1900 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CALVIN SYNOD — UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Dr. James D. Glasse New President of the Lancaster Theological Seminary Dr. James D. Glasse was elected president of Lancaster Theological Seminary by the Corporation at a special meeting held on March 10. He succeeds Dr. Robert V. Moss, Jr., who resigned as president of the Seminary on September 30, 1969, after his election as president of the United Church of Christ. Dr. Glasse is currently professor of practical theology and associate dean of the Divinity School, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been at Vanderbilt since 1956. From 1953 to 1956 he was assistant director of field work, lecturer on the rural church, and director of studies at the Divinity School of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Prior to that he had been chaplain and assistant professor of religion at Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tennessee. He was born at Prosser, Washington, on January 8, 1924, and was graduated from high school at Juneau, Alaska, in 1941. He received an A.B. degree, majoring in psychology and speech, from Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, in 1946 and a B.D. from the Yale University Divinity School in 1950. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Occidental Colege in 1964. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Force. In 1950 he was ordained a minister in the United Presbyterian Church and was pastor of the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church, Swannanoa, North Carolina, from 1950 to 1952, after which he was minister in the Doak - Balch Larger Parish, Greene County, Tennessee. Combining his academic position with the parish ministry, he served the following churches as interim pastor: Old Stone Congregational Church, East Haven, Connecticut, 1955-56; First Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, Tennessee, 1956-57; First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Tennessee, 1959-60; Garden Street Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Tennessee, 1960-61; Edgefield Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee, 1961-62; and Westminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Tennessee, 1966-67. Qo placidly amid the noise &• haste, &■ remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly &• clearly; and listen to others, even the dull &■ ignorant; they too have their story, i t/ivoid loud £s> aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain bitter; for always there will be greater &■ lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. 1 Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. I He yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity &• disenchantment it is perennial as the grass, i Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself, i You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees &• the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. 1 Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. I With all its sham, drudgery broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. It) FOUND IN OLD SAINT PAUL S CHURCH, BALTIMORF, DATED 1692 Dr. Glasse is author of the book entitled Profession: Minister, released in 1968 by Abingdon Press. Dr. Glasse has written widely for religious and theological journals on subjects which concern the mission of the church, the nature of the ministry and the task of a seminary. He was married in 1949 to Joan S. Rowe of McMinnville, Tenn. Mrs. Glasse received her A.B. from Berea College and her B.D. from the Yale University Divinity School. The Glasses have four children, James, Janet, Judith and Julia, ranging in age from thirteen to nineteen. Dr. Glasse will begin his work at Lancaster on September 1, 1970.
