Erskine students and faculty leave Lesesne Auditorium and a
special memorial service dedicated to those who lost their lives Tuesday

Special Chapel Service Held, Panel Answers Student Questions About Terrorist Attacks

Erskine held a chapel service today, with students, faculty and staff gathering in Lesesne Auditorium to pray and to ponder the week's events, and many of the crowd departed at the end of convocation to donate blood during a blood drive on campus sponsored by the Euphemian Literary Society.

A panel made up of college and seminary faculty and staff fielded students' questions on the implications of the terrorist attack Tuesday for Christian faith and practice. "It is important that we not respond with a spirit of hatred and also that we not respond with a spirit of fear," said Erskine College professor Dr. William Evans.

"Use your anger to continue to talk with God," said Erskine Theological Seminary professor Dr. Robert Bell. "But remember that prayer is a dialogue, not merely a monologue in which I tell the Lord how bad things are and what He should do about it. We must listen to hear God's voice."

McCain Library staff member Sarah Morrison, who served as a missionary in Pakistan during the Gulf War, recalled the intensity of anti-American sentiment there at that time. She warned against the assumption that all Islamic people hold extremist views, but said, "I encourage you to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Arab lands."

Erskine College professor Dr. Brad Christie closed the chapel program with prayer.