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THE RUTHERFORD RECORDER 5 MINISTERIAL ASSOCIA TION For more than twenty-^five years Rutherford College has been training young men for the Christian minis try. During this time more preach ers have gone out into the ministry from Rutherford than from all the other institutions in the State com bined. The Ministerial Association of Rutherford arises from the spirit of the men of the past. In the be- ginning) there were many preachers. ■wh'D would walk several miles and eat brown sugar and water sandwich es in order to be able to attend Ruth erford College. Many of these things sound like fairy tales to us of the younger generation, but they are true, neevrtheless. It is the spirits of these noble men that loom up in the background of the ministerial as sociation, casting that peculiar spirit that exists here at the college. This is the only reasonable way to account for the fact that boys from wealthy homes will come to Ruther ford and live here in the college com munity for nine months where there is such a contrast between the living conditions and their homes. The aim of the ministerial associa tion is not circumscribed by any pet ty conceptions, but at is one that should cause any individual or insti tution to feel proud to i>osess and pursue—the development of, Christi an character. When we think of the greatness of the ministry today, with its social and economic problems, not saying anything about its great re sponsibility in the field of religion, it behooves us to strive for the most thorough preparation that is possible. Service is the motto of any Christian today, and for service we must prepare if we would be effect ive in life. We feel that our legacy is in terms of Christian character. This inspires us to delve into the eternal elements of truth, and take our stand upon those principles, of truth that have stood and will stand throughout the ages. We are striv ing to lay aside those petty things that have caused so much quibbling and retardation in the rank of the so-called Christians. We are striving after the things of liie universe which we think will tend to build Christian character. The officers for next year have been elected and we are expecting a great year. It is one of the effective organ izations on the camus, and will re main so as long as our purposes and aims change with the needs of the world. ^ ARE WE METHODISTS APPRECIATIVE? AMBITIONS OF OUT-GOING STUDENTS: Jack Honeycutt: To be able to plow successfully his father’s broncho pony. Rockett: Teach dn a girl’s school and coach checkers. Slim McKeithan; Get a square meal and love a •white grirl. Bass: Row a boat and never get so ber. Griffin: Pitch league ball and sleep fourteen hours per day. ■Hunter: To be a singer and a social gripe. Shinn: To be a preacher and out wit Prof. Goble in History. Condry^ Walk to the river every night. Yarborough: To be a professional bridge shark. Stough: Chef in the Wihite House. , Literary critic and smoke a cigar.— Shrum. Samuel: To keep 'his hair combed. Jonas: To write a sequel to Wool ley. Bill Spurrier: To pay the preacher $2.50 and live happily ever after. , Boyd: To gripe the whole world. Trade with our adverbisere. Is there a Methodist in tHe State Who is not proud of the record Ruth erford has made during the past sev enty-five years of- her history? Through years of struggle and ad versity she has more than justified her existence by sending out from her halls man of worth and large useful ness, giving them to church and state with no thought of returns to her self. Rutherford has literally found her life in the indomitable spirit which has made such sacriflces pos sible. She has given of herself to the limit that the church mig^it be filled in its pulpits by men of vision, consecration, and courageout outlook. As one of the smaller children in the family of the church’s educational in stitutions, Rutherford, then, has in deed kept the faith and made herself a large contributing factor' in the growth of our Methodism, Is there a Methodist in the State who is proud of Rutherford’s present physical equipment? If not, who is to blame? Why, the Baptists and Presbyterians, of course. Let us face the situation frankly—and just admit that we Methodists—comprising the largest and wealthiest body of Pro testants in the world—'at least that I(ortion of us 'here in North Carolina —are to blame. Let us at least be candid and say .that it is we Metho dists who stand in the need of the grace of giving, particularly as it is applied to our, educational institu tions. Yes, we "are Methodists, thank the Lord, and we sometimes boast of our numerical and financial strength; but making a right-at-'home applica tion of our religion, are we showing the gratitude we ought to, especially to a college ao'deserving as Ruther ford 1 If the church were as loyal to Rutherford as Rutherford has been to the churcih, there wuold be mo need for making such a plain state ments of facts, but it 'has not. And it is time we were waking up to the fact. Methodism’s record of contributions to her educational institutions in this state is not one to boast of anyway— Mr. Duke’s family having come to the rescue has somewhat saved our faces in building us a great Univer sity at Durham—^but otherwise most of *our schools and colleges have had to sweat blood for what they got— have had to live at a poor dying rate —and some 'have been forced to die for lack of funds. Some data on our wealth as a church and the contribu tions we have made to the schools which educate our children and^ give us our ministry would be interesting, if not to say embarrassing. May w.e not be grateful enough to turn some thing back into the college which has so blessed our church; and self- respecting enough to equip “old Ru therford” with a plant we will not be ashamed of? It is really time that this seventyjfive' year old child of Methodism were being given some de cent clothes to wear. C. W. DELLINGER JEWELER HICKORY, N. C. A Complete Line of High-Grade Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry Glass Rings, Pins and Meda's Made to Order. /. THE WORK MUST GO ON (Continued from first page) diminishing of effort. We hive a goal to reach;' we have our team or ganized; we can do nothing short of keeping -up the work that has been started and has taken us so well along the way toward success. Needed buiWingls and equipment, improvements of many kinds, increas ed endowment—all these-are assured to date, and with the work continu ing there is no limit to the extent to which Rutherford can grow. The response thus far has been gratifying, but we cannot stop here. There is still a great amount of work to be done—^work that will keep US all busy for the next sever^ months, so*that when the final re ports are made at Commencement time all of our hopes will have been realized. For Rutherford, now on the road to success, offers an excellent oppor tunity for investment dn Ohrijstian education and the building of Chris tian character. Its work in the past has been glorious; with a higher standing, better equipment, and -with the experience of the past to build upon, Rutherford will bring honor and glory to all who participate in its new era. The work of rebuilding Rutherford must go on! NEWTONIAN NEWS Although we cannot say that this has been the most successful year in the l^istory of the Newtonian Liter- »ary Society, we can truly say that much constructive work has been done this y-ear. On a number of oc casions the weekly meetings -have been interrupted by other affairs, consequently we have missed much training that would have come to us otherwise. ^ A number of likely-look- ing debaters'3\a^; dev^oped tiiis year,-as well as a number' of orators and debaters. With this newly de veloped material and -tihe material wOiiGh will come in next falil, we shall have a foundation upon which to build one of the best literary so cieties in the States Last Friday evening at the weekly meeting, officers for the coming year were elected. Pollowing are the names of those who were -elected to official positions: A. B. Bruton, President; B. J. Crouch, Vice Presi dent; J. Michael, Secretary; W. R. Ormand, Critic; D. M. Rockett, Mar shall; Arnold Kdllough, Janitor. RUTHERFORD’S P R O - GRAM OF DEVELOP MENT. 1. New Dormitory (Now con structed.) 2. New Dormitory (To be con structed.) 3. Remodeling of the Administra tion Building. 4. Construction of a new home for the president. 5. Establishment of an endowment of $300,000. 6. Completion of the gymnasium. 7. Improvement of the campus. 8. Establishment of faculty chairs. 9^ Improvement of the library. 10. Through these improvements to bring about recognition of the in stitution by the Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States as a Standard Junior College. THE EPWORTH LEAGUE This year our Epworth League has been more active than ever before. We have had interesting and helpful meetings throughout the entire year. Besides our regular meetings, we have given several special programs. It is one of the really widfi-awake W- ganizations an. .the .camipus. It is constantly seeking to furnish recrea tional and social activities on the campus, and in a very fine way 'has succeeded. :Mr. Harold Eobinso-n, of Denver, N. 0., is our new president for next year. He has proved himself worthy of this position by constant, ditegent service throughout the year, and un der his wise supervision our league is bound to be even better tiian it has ever been before. The remainder of the cabinet for next year is as follows: Jane Goode, vice president; Chas. 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