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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1981 Page l ieetsa ity and »p,n Speakers’ Christian contrasts Arises Sudder i teCo]. ? RHA Mickey minor- imittee at 7:00 in St, o.m.in >.m, in will be brings r.m. in United Press International FORT WORTH — T. Cullen Davis, a millionaire already on his wa y to becoming a notorious Texas legend, and the Rev. Bailey Smith, president of the Southern Baptist Convention who has taken his share of criticism recently, appeared together at the Tarrant County Con vention Center. And the differences between the two are as striking as the similarities. In recent years, both men have i Texas shared harsh headlines: Davis for f | murder and Smith for anti- Semitism. But at the 1981 James Robison Bible Conference which en ded Saturday, where the two men spoke back to back, it was apparent they both had overcome their prob lems _ Smith with his faith unwav ering and Davis with a new-found faith, Davis, dressed in a gray three- piece suit, told the crowd of 9,000 in a low-key voice about Jesus coming into his life. Smith, wearing a beige blazer and dark brown slacks, was a thunderous voice celebrating the fire of Christian revival. “Sinners seek to be saved when revival comes to town!” Smith bel lowed into a microphone, bringing the crowd to its feet in a frenzy of applause. “Every preacher needs to preach the unerrant, fundamental teaching of these Gospels” — he jab bed a finger into his Bible — “and then there will be salvation!” “I got along for many years with out Jesus,” confessed Davis in a humble, unapologetic chairman-of- the-board tone. “I’ve been in a great deal of trouble the past few years, and I still didn’t turn to Jesus or ask him for help. “For many years I got along with out Jesus because I was too proud. Pride kept me from coming to church, pride kept me from praying. But when (Robison) talked to me a [ year ago, I immediately let Jesus into | my heart.” Smith has received nationwide criticism for his remark last August at the National Affairs Brief in Dallas that “God Almighty does not hear the prayer of the Jew.” A month later — at the pulpit of his Del City, Okla., Baptist church — Smith was quoted as saying, Why did (God) choose the Jews? I don t know why he chose the Jews. I think they got funny-looking noses, myself.” But Smith got a standing ovation when he said, “When people come into my church they don’t want to hear the word according to the news papers or the word according to the commentators,” he said. “They want to hear the word according to God. ” Davis troubles, on the other hand, had legal ramifications. He was charged in 1976 with killing his 12-year-old stepdaughter and the lover of his former wife, Priscilla Davis. He also was charged with shooting Priscilla Davis and another m an at the $6 million Davis mansion in Fort Worth. Davis was acquitted ot those charges. Then in 1979, he a / Testec * hbr allegedly plotting to loll the judge presiding over his di- v orce from Priscilla. That case also Proved sensational with testimony C SIS D OKs Bla tchley files for council election deal Quick pickup Staff photo by Chuck Chapman Donald Jones, Texas A&M University grounds maintenance worker, unloads leaves raked off University lawns. Grounds maintenance keeps the campus free of litter and debris even when temperatures drop into the low 30s. Basement renovations will not be finished this spring 1 officer k the Navil nmand : in math has sever ses in ret I len ols xdopt tie dementi sal callin? ig is sclie- fore F.S. r. ;e fan# bought it educatioi rcent Id remaii t of (host aid publit ved bylt i the re race, aying th f .vorse, d remain :nt it :, 27 per- ; familiar- ke I •centwha iucation omvhites mge opinii® the poll's rd of# By SUSAN DITTMAN Battalion Reporter Renovation of the basement cof feehouse in the Memorial Student Center has still not been completed. In fact, it has barely begun. The renovation was to have been finished by the 1980 fall semester. “Now we are planning on not having the facility for the rest of this semes ter,” MSC Basement Committee Chairman Steve Schulte said. The reason for the delay was the absence of supplies, said Dwight Smith, advisor for the committee. Materials have not been delivered to the Texas A&M University physi cal plant, which is in charge of the renovation, he said. Renovation plans include: an ex panded concession area, more elec tric power, a transfer of the stage from the comer to a central wall, additional stage lighting, resilient flooring, an additional exit and a bal cony on three walls. The committee is also planning to get neon signs to hang over the door and the stage, Schulte said. Total cost of the renovation is esti mated to be $39,000, Smith said. “The University has agreed to pro vide $31,000 for the project from the bookstore profits, while the MSC is providing $8,000 from its reserve,” he said. Awaiting the arrival of necessary supplies, everything has been moved out of the basement and members of the committee have painted the walls and door. Finding places for bands to per form outside the basement has cre ated a problem, Schulte said, but he adding that crowd size for basement events has not really suffered. Hebrew Classes Starting Hillel Jewish Student Center 696-7313 for more information The Skunks performed in the MSC Ballroom last semester to a crowd of almost 700, whereas the coffeehouse would have only held 400, he said. The College Station Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a joint election agreement with the City of College Station and set an April 4 election date at a spe cial board of education meeting Monday night. The joint election agreement states: 1. All election costs would be shared in each voting precinct with identical locations and identical presiding judges. 2. Joint elections would be held as long as lawfully possible. 3. The implementation and man agement of these annual joint elec tions would be on an alternating basis. Management and implementation of elections include securing election judges, locations, official ballots and election materials and a contract for election supervisory services. The College Station school board consists of seven members elected to three-year terms — three elected one year and two during each of the succeeding years. A runoff date of April 25 was also set at the meeting. In the event that both the City of College Station and the CSISD school board need to hold a runoff election, it will be conducted accord ing to the stipulations provided in the joint election agreement. However, if only one of the gov erning bodies needs to hold a runoff the responsibility of expense lies tot ally with that party. Candidates for the CSISD school board must win the election with a majority vote in order to escape a runoff election. Texas A&M University’s director of student affairs, Ron Blatchley, filed for Place 1 on the Bryan City Council this morning. He said he made the decision after thinking about it for several months. 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