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1 CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JAMES MILTON DUNN AND THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD James M. Dunn June 17, July 4, 2015 Saturday, July 18, :00 a.m. KNOLLWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH 330 Knollwood Street, Winston-Salem, NC

2 A SERVICE OF WORSHIP, REMEMBRANCE AND HOPE JAMES MILTON DUNN Please silence all electronic devices. Thank you. HYMNS OF THE FAITH... Lauren Winkelman *THE PROCESSIONAL It Is Well With My Soul... VILLE DU HAVRE PSALM 121 THE WORDS OF GATHERING... Bob Setzer, Jr. THE INVOCATION... Molly Brummett Wudel *THE HYMN, NO. 60 Great Is Thy Faithfulness... FAITHFULNESS JAMES DUNN AND THE BAPTIST JOINT COMMITTEE... Brent Walker A READING FROM THE HEBREW BIBLE: Ezekiel 2: Lucrecia Norman THE SOLO If With All Your Hearts... Felix Mendelssohn Mark Jensen, tenor If with all your hearts ye truly seek me, ye shall ever surely find me, thus saith our God. Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might even come before his presence! PRESIDENTIAL LETTERS... Melissa Rogers THE RESPONSIVE READING...Darryl Aaron Reader: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) Congregation: In the Psalms, all views of death had to reflect its closeness. The writers of the Psalms confronted death but saw through it to life because in death they saw God. (Martin E. Marty) Reader: For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Congregation: Enforced uniformity confounds civil and religious and denies the principles of Christianity and Civility. A national church was not constituted by Christ Jesus. That cannot be a true religion which needs carnal weapons to uphold it. No [persons] shall be required to worship or maintain a worship against [their] will. (Roger Williams) Reader: Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an overflowing stream. (Amos 5:23-24) * Those who are able will stand. 2

3 Congregation: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." (Martin Luther King, Jr.) Reader: But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. (Luke 14:12-14) Congregation: What we would like to do is change the world make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended them to do. And, by fighting for better conditions, by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, the poor, of the destitute the rights of the worthy and the unworthy poor, in other words-- we can, to a certain extent, change the world. (Dorothy Day) Reader: There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus (Gal. 3:28) Congregation: Anything that is as old as racism is in the blood line of the nation; it s not any superficial thing that attitude is in the blood and we have to educate about it. (Nannie Helen Burroughs) Reader: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:7-8) Congregation: What's right and good doesn't come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it as if the cause depends on you, because it does. (Bill Moyers) Reader: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God not the result of works, so that no one may boast. (Eph. 2:8-9) Congregation: No aspect of our lives remains untouched by the conversion that is God s call and God s gift to us. Biblically, conversion means to surrender ourselves to God in every sphere of human existence; the personal and social, the spiritual and economic, the psychological and political. (James Dunn) Reader: For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) Congregation: Something fine, something of essence, hopeful and elegant, gauge of civility and a more excellent way, something of us at our best was gone. Then when I had cried enough, I got up, blew my nose, and went to the house. In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me! (Will Campbell) All: Amen, and Amen! *THE HYMN, NO. 486 There s a Wideness in God s Mercy...WELLESLEY THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING...Oliver Thomas 3

4 THE CHORAL MEDITATION Sing Me to Heaven... Daniel Gawthrop The Chancel Choir In my heart s sequestered chambers lie truths stripped of poet s gloss. Words alone are vain and vacant, and my heart is mute. In response to aching silence memory summons half-heard voices, And my soul finds primal eloquence and wraps me in song. If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby. If you would win my heart, sing me a love song. If you would mourn me and bring me to God, Sing me a requiem, Sing me to heaven. Touch in me all love and passion, pain and pleasure, Touch in me grief and comfort; love and passion, pain and pleasure. Sing me a lullaby, a love song, a requiem, Love me, comfort me, bring me to God: Sing me a love song, Sing me to heaven. A READING FROM THE GOSPEL: Luke 10:1-12, Diane Lipsett THE ANTHEM Shall We Gather at the River...arr. John Rutter Emily Hull McGee, soprano; The Chancel Choir [Congregation will stand and join in singing the final stanza, on cue from the director.] Soon we ll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease; Soon our happy hearts will quiver with the melody of peace. Yes, we ll gather at the river, the beautiful, the beautiful river; Gather with the saints at the river that flows by the throne of God. THE HOMILY: JMD AND THE RESTLESS MELODY OF PEACE... Bill Leonard A RESTLESS MELODY Toccata from Symphony V... Charles-Marie Widor *THE BENEDICTION... Bob Setzer, Jr. *THE POSTLUDE Now Thank We All Our God... David Cherwien Lauren Winkelman, organist The congregation is asked to remain in place until the ministers escort the family out. Please join the family for the reception at the nearby First Christian Church. See page 7 for information regarding the reception. Wake Forest University and the School of Divinity School will host a celebration of James Dunn s life and legacy this fall with Bill Moyers as the keynote speaker. The date and details about the program will be available soon. 4

5 JAMES MILTON DUNN June 17, July 4, 2015 James Milton Dunn, renowned Christian ethicist, preacher, and religious liberty advocate, died July 4, 2015 in Winston-Salem, NC. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, June 17, 1932, Dunn received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Wesleyan University, and the Bachelor of Divinity (later Master of Divinity) and the Doctor of Theology degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth. He did post-doctoral study at the London School of Economics and Political Science, expanding his Th.D. to the Ph.D. In 1958, he married Marilyn McNeely, musician and vocalist. Both grew up in Fort Worth and attended Paschal High School, where they met. Marilyn Dunn graduated from Baylor University. Both were active members of Baptist congregations in Fort Worth, Weatherford, and Dallas, Texas, as well as Washington, DC, and Winston-Salem, NC. James served as pastor in Weatherford, Texas, and campus minister at West Texas State University. In 1968 he became Executive Director of the Christian Life Commission, the social action agency of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. From , he was executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, a Washington-based coalition of Baptist groups promoting religious freedom in America. In 1999, he joined the faculty of the School of Divinity, Wake Forest University, as Resident Professor of Christianity and Public Policy, an adjunctive position he occupied until A frequent speaker at conferences, lectureships, and churches nationally and internationally, he received honorary doctorates from Alderson-Broaddus College, William Jewell College, Franklin College, Linfield College, Furman University, and Central Baptist Theological Seminary. A frequent commentator on religion and public policy he was often featured on Crossfire, The Today Show, Nightline, and Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Dunn was president of Bread for the World in 1985, a founder of People for the American Way, and chair of the Ethics Commission of the Baptist World Alliance. For a decade he was a member of the Church and Society Division of the Texas Conference of Churches. He co-authored Politics: A Guidebook for Christians; and contributed to such works as Soul Freedom; The Fundamentalist Phenomenon; Equal Separation; and The Trophy of Baptists, edited by J. Brent Walker. A biographical study, written first as a Master s thesis at Baylor University, and entitled James M. Dunn and Soul Freedom, was written by Aaron Douglas Weaver in Dunn was a fearless defender of First Amendment rights, religious pluralism, and liberty of conscience, all inseparable from his lifelong identity as a Baptist. He wrote: All true freedom is in a real sense religious freedom. It is that which replicates the Divine in all of us that makes us response-able, responsible and free. He is survived by Marilyn Dunn, and a sister, Ann Sanders, and brothers-in-law Joe Sanders and Bob Heritage. Dunn s longtime friend, Bill Moyers, will deliver a memorial lecture at the WFU School of Divinity later this fall at a date to be determined. The James and Marilyn Dunn Chair of Baptist Studies at the WFU School of Divinity perpetuates the Dunn s Baptist legacy. 5

6 WORSHIP LEADERS Reverend Dr. Darryl Aaron Reverend Dr. Mark Jensen Reverend Dr. Bill Leonard Pastor, First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue Teaching Professor of Pastoral Care and Pastoral Theology, School of Divinity, WFU James and Marilyn Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Professor of Church History, School of Divinity, WFU Reverend Dr. Diane Lipsett Minister of Faith Formation and Education, Knollwood Baptist Church and Assistant Professor of Religion, Salem College Reverend Lucrecia Norman Minster to Senior Adults and Director of Weekday Preschool, Knollwood Baptist Church Melissa Rogers Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Reverend Dr. Bob Setzer, Jr. Reverend Oliver Thomas Pastor, Knollwood Baptist Church WFU Divinity School graduate and staff member Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro Reverend J. Brent Walker Dr. Kenneth Wilson Reverend Molly Brummett Wudel Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC Minister of Music, Knollwood Baptist Church Minister of Youth and Community, Knollwood Baptist Church 6

THE RECEPTION You are invited to a reception after the service at First Christian Church located near Knollwood Baptist Church at 2320 Country Club Road. There are two routes to choose from:!

Follow Greenwich ½ mile and First Christian will be on the left at the corner of Greenwich and Country Club.

7 THE RECEPTION You are invited to a reception after the service at First Christian Church located near Knollwood Baptist Church at 2320 Country Club Road. There are two routes to choose from:!!! Turn right out of the Knollwood parking lot onto Knollwood Street and then take the first left onto Greenwich Road. Follow Greenwich ½ mile and First Christian will be on the left at the corner of Greenwich and Country Club. Alternately, turn left out of the parking lot onto Knollwood Street and continue to the stop sign. Turn right onto Country Club and First Christian will be ½ mile on the right. Shuttle service between Knollwood and First Christian is also available for anyone who needs it. Please, follow the signs outside the sanctuary. Cover photo by Ken Bennett 7

8 BY AND ABOUT JAMES M. DUNN If Baptists should turn away from their distinctive doctrine of church-state separation, they would raise doubts about every position they take on matters of public concern. They would sacrifice their platform for any prophetic word to society. They would be finally joined in unholy wedlock to the culture to which they should be speaking. We Baptists had better stick by our guns on separation of church and state or face defeat at the Credibility gap. James Dunn, 1971 I will miss him enormously when he s not so frequently a fly in the ointment. His exuberance and his passion and his conviction have been a constant source of inspiration for me and for many who have worked with us in our administration. And I know I speak for Hillary and the vice president and all of our official family in saying that our country s a better place because of you, [James]. Our religious liberties are more secure because of you. And even those with whom we disagree on politics and religion are better off because you rather than they were more likely to carry the day over the last two decades. Remarks by President Bill Clinton at James Dunn s retirement from the Baptist Joint Committee, October 4, 1999 Dance is an honest image of active expression of happiness that is yours. You know, like Snoopy, with feet flying. You know how King David felt when he danced before the Lord with all his might. (II Samuel 6:14) Hoorah! Hallelujah! Yes! But keep your clothes on. James Dunn, Samford University Baccalaureate, May Churches faithful to the Gospel cannot remain silent in the face of injustice. Silence is sin. James Dunn, Reflections, September 1986 Jesus would have liked Mexican food, jalapenos, Blue Bell ice cream, and boiling hot chicory coffee. Because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. (Rev. 3:15-16). James Dunn, Reflections, April 1990 James pulls out all the stops and pumps with all his might. Watching him in action, I am reminded that God sends his messengers in odd shapes and sizes and from unexpected places. Who would have predicted that one of the most effective advocates of religious freedom in our time would grow up on the east side of a Texas cow town, talk like a horse trader, and dress like a trail driver? Who would ever have imagined that such a quaint little fellow would become one of the most tireless champions of social justice and Christian ethics in the last quarter of the 20th century? Bill Moyers at Dunn s BJC retirement dinner, 1999 KNOLLWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH 330 Knollwood Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (336) Pastor Minister of Music Children s Ministry Associate Minister of Youth and Community Minister of Faith Formation and Education Minister to Sr. Adults & Weekday School Music Ministry Associate and Organist Dr. Bob Setzer, Jr. Dr. Kenneth A. Wilson Mrs. Amine Seifert Rev. Molly Brummett Wudel Dr. Diane Lipsett Rev. Lucrecia Norman Mrs. Lauren Winkelman 8

KNOLLWOOD AT WORSHIP REIGN OF CHRIST SUNDAY THANKSGIVING INGATHERING

KNOLLWOOD AT WORSHIP REIGN OF CHRIST SUNDAY THANKSGIVING INGATHERING Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:55 a.m. www.knollwood.org To those who feel the need of light; to those who find doubts and fears in their