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T HE PE N
CURRENT EVENTS
Since the last issue of The Pen
many an interesting? and noteworthy
event has transpired on the grounds
of tliis venerable old campus, now in
the seventy-first year of its exis
tence. Consequently your reporter
was driven to solicit the aid of a
very ))romising young Freshman,
who )>enned the highlights of our in-
sjiiring Pjj)iphany Service. Thank
you. Miss Matthews, for your excel
lent cooperation and work.
Among the many services held on
the college campus in connection
with the Christmas season, and per
haps, the most striking, was the one
in celebration of the E])hiphany held
on Friday evening, January (5th.
For this occasion the Chancel was
carefully dressed with large boughs
of evergreen, wreaths and flowers;
and from above the altar came the
only light in the Chapel — the soft
raj’s sent forth from the star which
guided the wise men to the lowly
manger bare. Truly this represented
the beauty that must have inspired
tlie wise Men, hundreds of years ago
as they traveled for days in search
of the newborn k’ng.
As tlie strains of “We Three Kings
Of Orient Are’’ boated over the
Cha})el from the ])ipcs of the organ,
the three Wise Men, robed in their
Oriental garments typical of those
by-gone days, ))roceeded U]) the ais
le towards the star, singing that
Ix;autiful hymn, with the Choir,
which followed them, joining in the
chorus. Thus they gave tlie impress
ion that they were actually in search
of the Christ Child.
These Wise Men did not go eni])-
ty handed, as some of us today may
have gone; but they carried gifts,
frankincense, myrrh and gold
which tJiey presented, falling down
and worshipping Him in prayer and
song.
Ilaving found the Babe, they were
given the light of I.ove and Truth,
and they walked, not in darkness as
they had done while seeking the
Great Messiah, but in the Light that
was given unto them. This light was
represented by a candle which sent
forth its beams of Love and Truth.
From this central light each W'ise
Man received a light that he might
continue to walk in the paths of
Love and Truth. But they were not
selfish as men of today appear to be.
Instead thej" showed their apprecia
tion of this gift by going out into the
world and spreading the I.ight a-
mong all men. This was demon
strated 1)}' the lighting of the tapers
of the congregation from those held
by the Wise Men, each receiving his
light from his neighbor, thus bring
ing out the missionary point of the
service.
After this the W'^ise Men were led
in recessional by the Cross as they
sang, with the Choir and eongrega"
tion foHowinti, “From Tlie Eastern
Mountain.” Now they were walking
in the light of the Christ Child.
Not only was the recessional beau
tiful and ins])iring; but the scene
presented by the individuals as they
carried their liarhts across the cani-
])us out into the world, portrayed
most vividly the real Missionary
S{)irit.
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On January 13, 1939, St. Augus
tine’s College celebrated the seven
ty-first anniver.sary of its founding.
A very interesting program was ar-
raneed for the dav, the highlight of
which was the luncheon banquet.
This banquet reached its climax at
] ;15 P. M. when for fifteen minutes