1948 Cedrus Yearbook

First row: Harkins, Wiseman, Price, Cultice, Merritt, Warner. Second row: M. Tannehill, Irvine, Hawker, Flannery, Hawker, Conner, Weismiller. Third row: Collins, Evans, Fisher, Wilburn, Dailey, Impson. eatavapteta For years Cedarville College has main- tained a group of Studentsknown as the Gos- pel Team who have subscribed to the prin- ciples of Godliness both in action and in thoughts. They have demonstrated so by appearing at various churches and schools throughoutthe county and state. They func- tion as a team and their program is de- voted wholly to carrying the message of Jesus Christ in song and story. When the semester of September, 1947 commenced, the nucleus for a gospel team wasa meager one indeed.There were exact- ly four members from which to inaugurate a team. Past president Conner Merritt con- ducted a person-to-person program to in- crease the number and did not cease action until he had formed an entourage of some twenty members. At the next meeting officers were elec- ted and a new name, THE CARAVANERS. was suggested. It is not difficult to deduce reasonsfor such a title when one considers the caravans of old. In those days, great ensembles of camels and drivers treked across the deserts of Arabia and Egypt bearing the priceless gifts,incense, myrrh, and rare metals of merchants and kings. Today the Caravan of Cedarville College treks across highways andcrossroads bear- ing the Word of Jesus Christ to all who will listen. The Son of God is very often the only ray of hope to which a tired and bewildered people may turn. The Caravan carries this ray of lightand in so doing feels a sense of gratitude for the opportunity. There are no outstanding members of the Caravan. Each person contributes Ms share.Someone reads a portion of the Scrip- tures,another singsa hymnalsolo, still an- other reads a religious poem,another leads the group in prayer.Always one of the Car- avan prepares a brief message which en- hances the milieu ofthose attending the pro- gram. 18