The fuse of an epic weekend glows to life. Students surge out of chapel on the wings of a daring plan. Classes are cancelled. Students phone home. Cookies start rolling out of ovens.
Students volunteer to chop wood, wax cars, clean chicken houses.
Rebirth sings for six hours on Court Square. Home congregations respond with special offerings. As Sunday turns to Monday, the story goes national on the AP's main wire. The gym fills with donated items. The crowd swells to thousands.