The evangelist The Rev. Billy Graham will visit Harvard for two events to be held at the Memorial Church. On Feb. 7 at 11 a.m., Graham will preach at the Sunday worship service. His sermon is entitled "The Real Meaning of the Cross." The service is free and open to the public, and will be broadcast on WHRB (95.3 FM).

On Monday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m., the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, Harvard Divinity School, and the Memorial Church present "An Evening with Billy Graham." Graham will discuss whether a belief in God is relevant to the 21st century. Responding to his talk will be: Alan K. Simpson, former senator from Wyoming and director of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government; the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church; and Harvey G. Cox, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at the Divinity School. The event is free and open to the public, and can also be viewed in Science Center C. "I am looking forward to returning to the Harvard campus where I have always found a warm welcome," said Graham. "I am looking forward to discussing religion and philosophy for the 21st century."

Graham's last visit to Harvard was in 1982 when he preached at the Memorial Church at the invitation of Gomes and lectured at the Kennedy School of Government. "I invited the Reverend Graham to preach in 1982 because he was an outstanding spokesman for the Christian faith and I wanted to give him the chance to be heard more widely, and especially at Harvard University," said Gomes. Gomes said that in the past 17 years, Graham's stature has risen, and he was thrilled that the invitation to speak next month was accepted. "This is an occasion of recognition and honor to one of the great figures of the 20th century."