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1972-05-04 Des Moines Register Photo: ""'Jesus People' at Old Capitol"" Page 2

DMR May 4, 1972
p. 2 (of 2)

'Jesus People' Displace Protesters on Pentacrest
By Larry Eckholt
(Register Staff Writer)
IOWA CITY, IA.—With some veteran campus radicals looking on from the sidelines, a group of University of Iowa students massed in front of Old Capitol here Wednesday noon, proclaiming they know the key to world revolution.
It looked like a typical U of I rally—students carrying placards and passing out leaflets, guitar-playing singers, speeches blaring over loudspeakers—until you read the placards and listened to the words.
"War is the symptom, Jesus is the cure." "Jesus is the bridge over troubled water." "Jesus is not just another religion."
PICTURE: Page 3
The Jesus People have taken over the Pentacrest—the traditional open-air rallying site for the protest movements—this week to spread their message of love. And the timing is not purely coincidental.
Darrel Shaver, 28, a staff member of the local Campus Crusade for the movement, said several religious groups have been planning a series of Pentacrest events this week to counter the radical movement which usually blossoms in the spring.
"We knew in May the radicals might try to come on with their thing again," said Shaver. "We have an alternative, and that alternative is Jesus."
Wednesday's noon rally will be followed by a free concert on the Pentacrest tonight at 8 p.m. featuring a musical group known as "Hope." Another noon rally is set for Friday.
"We are here to offer a positive solution," said Shaver. "The problems have been well stated by the radical leaders but none has ever really offered us solutions.
"The actual problem lies within the hearts of men. The individual has to change before society changes," he added.
"Jesus Christ made the claim that He had the power to change men's lives if we only let Him come into our hearts and lives," Shaver said.
The rallies take on the atmosphere of an old-fashioned revival meeting, with students speaking before the assembly on how they "found Jesus." About 100 persons took part in Wednesday's rally while another 100 watched, many noticeably suprised that the event was not "just another antiwar rally."
Shaver said the U of I chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ—which now has a membership of about 150—has doubled in size over the present school year "and it should keep on doubling in future years."
He said more students are working back into the organized church in order, as he put it, "come face to face with Jesus."

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DMR May 4, 1972 p. 2 (of 2) 'Jesus People' Displace Protesters on Pentacrest By Larry Eckholt (Register Staff Writer) IOWA CITY, IA.—With some veteran campus radicals looking on from the sidelines, a group of University of Iowa students massed in front of Old Capitol here Wednesday noon, proclaiming they know the key to world revolution. It looked like a typical U of I rally—students carrying placards and passing out leaflets, guitar-playing singers, speeches blaring over loudspeakers—until you read the placards and listened to the words. "War is the symptom, Jesus is the cure." "Jesus is the bridge over troubled water." "Jesus is not just another religion." PICTURE: Page 3 The Jesus People have taken over the Pentacrest—the traditional open-air rallying site for the protest movements—this week to spread their message of love. And the timing is not purely coincidental. Darrel Shaver, 28, a staff member of the local Campus Crusade for the movement, said several religious groups have been planning a series of Pentacrest events this week to counter the radical movement which usually blossoms in the spring. "We knew in May the radicals might try to come on with their thing again," said Shaver. "We have an alternative, and that alternative is Jesus." Wednesday's noon rally will be followed by a free concert on the Pentacrest tonight at 8 p.m. featuring a musical group known as "Hope." Another noon rally is set for Friday. "We are here to offer a positive solution," said Shaver. "The problems have been well stated by the radical leaders but none has ever really offered us solutions. "The actual problem lies within the hearts of men. The individual has to change before society changes," he added. "Jesus Christ made the claim that He had the power to change men's lives if we only let Him come into our hearts and lives," Shaver said. The rallies take on the atmosphere of an old-fashioned revival meeting, with students speaking before the assembly on how they "found Jesus." About 100 persons took part in Wednesday's rally while another 100 watched, many noticeably suprised that the event was not "just another antiwar rally." Shaver said the U of I chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ—which now has a membership of about 150—has doubled in size over the present school year "and it should keep on doubling in future years." He said more students are working back into the organized church in order, as he put it, "come face to face with Jesus."