Torch, Fall 2000

learned the value of receiving their liberal arts education in a Christian atmosphere. The institution continued to trumpet the message that “spiritual vitality and academic excellence are not opposite and unreconcilable extremes. They can and must be a part of any Christian college. The trustees, faculty, and administration of Cedarville are committed to the emphasis of both.” 8 Thus, under Jeremiah’s leadership, Cedarville College carefully forged its link with Regular Baptists. This became a significant factor in the dynamic story of Cedarville’s success. As enrollment increased countless changes marked the face of the campus. While the community observed with interest, Patterson Hall was erected largely by student labor, and Milner Hall was bricked, expanded, and remodeled. The dining hall, then located in what is [currently the CDR Radio Network], was enlarged to handle the expanding student body. All this occurred in the summer of 1959. The next year Williams Hall was added to the campus. This new two-story bore testimony to the development of Cedarville College as an educational institution, and Regular Baptists watched the progress on the back of their national magazine. As Cedarville grew, Jeremiah was aided by the faculty, staff, and students in carrying the message of the validity of liberal arts study to the Regular Baptist constituency. As the link between Regular Baptists and the college was nurtured, more and more students why should I give to something that’s going to die.’ I learned that lesson early on.” 7 This knowledge became an important part of the second key event in introducing Regular Baptists to Cedarville College. In 1958 the Baptist Bulletin , the official organ of Regular Baptists, was a struggling journal. Jeremiah recognized the value of that publication in circulating word of Cedarville College. He entered into a verbal agreement with the editor to place a Cedarville advertisement on the back of the Baptist Bulletin each month. For years every issue carried such an advertisement. With the passing of years, the quality of those advertisements (continued on page 16) As Cedarville grew, more and more students experienced the value of a Christian liberal arts education. Paul Gathany, current general manager for the CDR Radio Network, worked with Dr. Jeremiah’s son, David, to begin WCDR in 1962. Both men were Cedarville students at that time. Left: As Dr. Jeremiah appealed to the Regular Baptist constituency, Cedarville enrollment blossomed. Below: Cedarville students take a break on the steps of Founders Hall.