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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY. Greensboro^ N. C.^ Friday, February 2, 19J2 and Elon CoQag*, H. 0. Vol. IL New Series. LOCALS AND PERSONALS. The annual ■ protracted meeting began here on Thursday evening, Jan. 25, and will extend through the present week, closing Sunday evening, February 4th. Much interest is being manifested a.nd good results are anticipated. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Underwood Kutler, evangelistic singers, have been engaged and arrived for the first service. Mr. Butler with his rich, round and appealing mezzo tenor voice and Mrs. Butler, con tralto. l:a\e a way of their own of intei- fcsting their hearers and rousing interest in the song services which precede the service, proper. Solos by each and duets interspersed with good, lively, wide-aweke singing by the congregation are fornii.ig a most attractive and, we believe, help ful feature, of these meetinss. Indica tions are for an excellent season. Mr. and Mrs. Butler, with their young child, are being entertained at West Dor mitory. Pev. L. E. Smith, of Greensboro, N. C., visited the college Monday evening and Tues(’ay. Kev. Sm-th graduated with the class of 1910 and is at present pastor of Walker Avenue Church. Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Atkinson, of Carde nas, N. C., spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. J. 0. Atkinson. I’lof. and lira. Brannock were with the latter’s parents at Mebane last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp iB. Johnson, of Cardenas, N. C., stopped at West Dormi tory Saturday evening to see their daugh ter, Miss Ruth. bile here Mr. Johnson attended a meeting of the executive com mittee of the board of trustees. Mr. V. H. Coletrane, of the College, spent Saturday and Sunday at Belmont, N. C., visiting Mr. II. M. Neese. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hobby, of Gibson- ville, N. C., visited Mrs. W. A. Harper at the W^st Dormitory during the past week. Mr. II. M. Neese was at his home near Belmont, N. C., Sunday, January 2Stli. Dr. and Mrs. Amick were absent from the college Saturday and Sunday, last, visiting fiiends and relatives at Belmont, N. C. Another week end caller at West Dor mitory was IVDss Edith Walker of Burling ton, N. C. Mis.s ialker was formerly a student here and has many friends to welcome her return. Miss Grace Rhodes passed through our town on Tuesday morning, last, en route for her home in Harrisonburg, Virginia, after spending since November with her friends and relati\«s in this State. Miss Rhodes, during her sojourn in the Tar Heel State, was several times a pleasant visitor to the college and we shall look forv, ard with pleasure to her return which, it is to be hoped, will be soon. The graded school of our village missed one of its teachers for the past several days, due to the fact that Miss Affie Griffin was ill with cold. We, as well »s her pupils, are glad to announce she is out again and busily engaged in her school woik. Miss Sudie McCauley, of the Col lege, supplied for Miss Griffin, during the latter’s absence. President Harper returned to the Hill Thursday evening and bore the joyful tidings to tlie student body Friday morn ing that the Special Fund had been com pleted and that the fifty thousand had been all promised, pledged, and a good part paid in. Thanks to the never-failing loyalty of Elon’s constituency. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Clymer of Greens boro, N. C., visited at West Dormitory on Thursday evening and night, return ing Friday to their home. They came to attend services in the chapel and see their daughter. Miss Thelma, of the College. Mrs. J. W. Patton and Mrs. J. V. Dick, of Gibsonville, N. C., were in town Thurs day evening attending the meeting. Mr. John Ray Parker, of the depart ment of cuisine and make-me-glad, royal high commander of the commissary de partment, is at present home on a vaca tion. but, contrary to rumor will return and assume his old position as slaughter er of the Essex lions, and salter of Glas- cow magistrates, en agua, Irish apncois, Gravesend sweet meats, etc., etc. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS. A meeting of the executive committee of the Board of Trustees of Elon Col- iejfe was called by the President on Sa turday evening, Jan. 27th. Business of a routine nature was dispatched, then the matter of improvements was taken up.- Under this head it was decided to finish the porch at the rear of West Dor mitory, thus giving three lartre and spa cious verandas, one to each floor of the ladies’ building. This fills a long-felt need and will improve the looks of the earthly domicile of the cold section of our st'.Td.'Ut body very materially. Fire escapes will be placed on the Administra tion building and also East Dormitory, thus making safe all life in the event of an emergency of this kind. Upon request of the town council it was decided to allow them to connect with the wires from the college dynamo for power to supply four arc lights, one at each corner of the lampus, and as many other large incandescent lights as the council through its street committee may deem useful. These improvements will be welcomed by all students, villagers and friends of Elon and we hope to be able to announce others soon. ANNOUNCEMENT. Dr. E. U. Hoenshel, author and lectur er of Dayton, Va., will appear in the chapel of Elon College on Tuesday and Vi’ednesday nights, Feb. 6th, and 7th, sp aking on two subjects, viz.; “Where The Master Trod,’’ and “The Cruise of The Neptune.” The Travelogues of Mr. Hoenshel are the outgrowth of extended tours made by him in recent years. The trips were made entirely indep ndent of tourist agen cies in order that places not usually seen by tourists might be seen by him, and might be viewed withoijt molestation of tourist guides, thus securing opportuni ties to see the scenes of the past and to hear the voices of history-makers above tlie din of modern rush and clamor. Almost lialf a thousand times has Mr. Hoenshel appeared on the lecture plat form to the delight of his audiences. The peculiar feature of his work is that with- 0 't mecl anical aid he tells his story in s'.’.ch easy, entertaining style that under his guidance t);e auditor forgets the pres ent and in thought becomes a tourist him self. in his de.si riptions, lands far off are 1 rr U'4:t near, the silence of the ages is broken, and tlie past li\es ajain; one looks upon strange peoples artd scenic wonders; one liears nature’s songs of peace and then the martial tread of ar mies. In the shifting viewpoint of the story, the jieasantry, the castle, the bat tlefield. the ruin of a thousand years, the deary snow-waste, the suh at midnight— earh has a voice that is heard and a scene that is vividly portrayed. Dr. Hoenshel comes under the auspices of the general athletic association and all are hence interested in a good house aside from the intrinsic worth of the lec tures. The speaker of the occasion is by no means a stranger here, having spoken three times previously to Elon audiences and «e feel sure the Doctor will, on this trip, only strengthen his already strong impression here. EVERYBODY OUT. FEB. 6TH AND 7TH. ATHLETIC AS SOCIATION. FROM THE PULPIT. The sermon Sunday by Dr. J. 0. Atkin son was the subject of much favorable comment. The earnestness and zeal with which he delivered it helped to impress the truths in the life of •each individual present. He used as his text John 1; 1, “I the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” The theme derived from this text was “God’s mysteries are an open field for man's enlightenment.” He treat3d the subject somtwhat in the following manner; God’s mysteries are not to cloud our life, but to open up things to us that sci ence and philosophy cannot do. Religion is always bigger than any science or philosophy. \\ hen we have done our best to acqiure all the knowledge we can, t! en the Bible is an open door to things beyond the depths of the human mind. It does not lead us into the dark and hazy realms, but it gives us plain facts and all we must do is to believe them. Take the mystery in the text, “In the begin ning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God^’ Y’ou will say I am confused already. Y’ou need not be, for this is an attempt of God to ex plain that which man cannot solve. He tells us in a few words what man might write volumes on and then fail to give any light on the subject. He is the wise man who follows the truth given by God. No. 38 An ignorant mind charged with the Christ Spirit is a larger mind than the most hi'2'hly trained and cultured mind with out the Christ spirit. He will do more for humaniy, himself, and God, and will reap a greater rewaid for his service. Un til we put our hands into the divine hand a::d allow H:m to lead us. we will not get very far. Ti;ere are some exceedingly large f msll peo] le, people who are small in intellect and worldly goods, but large in the riol ness of their experience and po’Her in God's kingdom. They are what men call small, bi t they are giants among us in God’s sight. On the other hand, we I’ave some exceedingly sm, 11 large men, 1-0 -• unt themselves great, but are dwarfs in the sight of God. You and I can never get a true concep- ti n of life as long as we look at the things arornd us. We must look up and ' beyond to learn those things tljat the fi nite mind ca;mot impart. You and I can not inderstand the wprds of the text tl’rough our minds alone. We will never rnderstand God, by looking through the word at Him, but we must look through him at the woid and we can see the beau ties that the great worldly mind cannot understand. Once a father put his childien to work putting together some blocks that had on them a man of the Ignited States. The ch Idrtn vvorked long and faithfully, but the mystery was the more puzzling; until finally in their play they turned one of the hlooks over and there was the picture of a hand on the back side. From this they looked on the back of other pieces and fornd different parts of a man. Then they began to put the \'arious parts of ti e man together, and when tl ey finished they had a picture of Washington. By turning each block over in its place, they had the Uniijd States. Never will we un derstand the puzzles of this universe un til we first look on the face of Christ. If you would examine all the books writ ten, you would never understand the pur pose of your creation, until you turn your fa'-e upward toward God. By knowing Him V e come to understand ourselves. Our text contains three mysteries. First, the e' istence of the Word. This was not given to mystify our mind. b';t a plain fact, although one tl at our science cannot tell us. Vi’hat is a word? It is the idea of a thought, the symbol of an idea or an expression of God. Ti e second mystery is in whose pres ence was the Word ? He tells i:s in whose company the W^ord was spoken, ‘The V’ord V as with God.” The third m\stery of the text is the pow er of the W^ord. God speaks through na ture, art, and music. God is all the time speaking to his children, and if you and I will only listen and heed, we may live master pieces of manhood and womanhood that will not die with the uain'r. but may be of service to ourselves, our fellowman and God. J. S. Truitt. ■t Sorow’s crown of sorrow is remember ing happier things..—Tcnnyspn.
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