Torch, Summer 1982

2 - ~- f)' 1'~, ii II FEATURE ARTICLES: Taming the Tube • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • J. Wesley Baker Mr. Baker is Assistant Professor of Speech at Cedarville College . He was featured as a supporting actor in the recently released Ken Anderson film Hudson Taylor . This summer he and his wife Rebecca are serving as short term missionaries in Italy in the field of TV and radio broadcasting. Newspapers' Influence Pervasive • • • • • • • • • • • • Dennis Shere Mr. Shere is publisher of the Springfield News-Sun in Springfield, Ohio . He was formerly editor of the Dayton Journal Herald . He and his wife Molly are members of Southgate Baptist Church in Springfield. The Sheres have three children. Tune In Or Turn Off • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • James Phipps, Ph.D. Dr. Phipps is chairman of the Department of Speech Communications at Cedarville College . Known as "The voice of Cedarville College sports," Phipps ·has extensive experience in broadcasting. He currently hosts "On the Line," a radio talk/call-in program over WCDR-FM. 4 6 8 Books, Books, Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Merle Hull, D.D. ALSO: Dr. Hull is Executive Editor of Regular Baptist Press in Schaumburg, Illinois. He also regularly reviews Christian literature in the monthly Baptist Bulletin magazine of which he has been editor since 1958. Dr. Hull was a pastor for ten years . A Special Message from the Editor, by Charles Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Campus News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Times and the Seasons, by Pat Landers Dixon .................. . ...... 14