HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1956.
Southern Convanti jn of Cong egationni Christijn Chu'ches.
Normal Teachers* Number.
THE ELON COl LEQE WEEKLY.
Vol. II. New Scries.
Greensboro.^V J., Friday, February J6, 1912
* kud GoIUge. N. 0.
No. 40j
LOCALS AND PSB30NAL8.
-—Mr. Frank Stuart, of Fuquay
Springs, N. C., visited his son, Mr. J. C.
Stuart, of the Collese a few days ago.
—Miss Mary I^u Pitt, of the Faeulty,
spent a delii^htful week-end in Mebane,
visit inff Miss Jennie I^shley.
—^Miss Cornelia Bryan, of the Art De
partment, spent Friday and Saturday in
Durham. Miss Bryan is undergoing
treatment by one of Durham’s ear, eye
and nose specialists. Dr. D. S. MePher-
son.
Miss Ollie Hall, of Burlinai^on, spent
several days visiting Mrs. J. 0. Atkin
son, of the village, and her sister. Miss
Ruth Hall, in the dormitorv.
Mrs. C. B. Giiffin and little daughter,
Isabelle, of Chapel Hill, spent the latter
part of the week visiting her sisters.
Miss Affia Griffin, at the .'iormitory.
—Mr. G. F. Whitley, ’(fe, of Smith-
field, \a., was a welcomed visitor i.i
Flon Saturday and Sunday. He is a
very prominent lawyer of that place. This
was his ■ first visit to the institution
sinre his graduation, and he was much
(leased with the noted improvements
around the College during his absence.
—The State Secretary of Christian En
deavor, ^riss P'lnrence Ledbetter, of Do
ver. N. (^, was here Saturday in in-
that sofjptv.
—Mr. H. A. Tampbeil left Mon-lav for
Charleston. S. C.. where he will attend
the M. C. A. at that place.
Mr. M. C. Auraan, a former student
of Elon, and friend. Mr. S. C. Jessup,
visited here last week for a day or so.
Both gentleman are now in school at A.
& M. at Raleigh.
—Miss I^uise Whiteheart spent Sun
day with her parents who reside near
Greensboro.
—Among other young ladies who were
out of town Saturday and Sunday were
Misses Nellie Davis, Berta Garrison, Eva
Christman, Christol Matthews and Grace
Trollinger.
—Misses Mary Will ams ani Ethel Du-
Ifnnt left Thursday for Wake Forest
Mhere they will attend tlie Anniversary
over Saturday.
—Miss Flora Richardson, of Greens
boro, who was last year matron in West
Dormitory, is now visiting Prof W. P.
Lawrence. The many friends of Miss
Richardson are glad to have her here
again, e\en for so short a time.
appealing note, because all were inter
ested in the facts of the greatest story
teller of the English language—a man
reared in North Carolina. This famou.s
next-door neigbor and author was intro
duced as a man and writer of quaint,
lovable and incisive humor, full of fun,
and of a gentle ready satire, rich in
vigorous life and real entertainment.
The speaker left a clear conception of
the inimitable style and whimsicality
found in such a writer. It was explain-
el how he often got the plot of his
stories by associ»t'n'r wjth all classes of
people; how this distinguished author of
New York would dress in the style of
a tramp, that he might more readily come
in contact with the characteristics of
the lower classes; and then how having
accomplished his desire, would return to
his study and write a story which he
would sell for a thousand dollars. Sec
tions of some of the various stories were
reai which showed 0, Henry’s love for,
and understanding of humanity—things
tliat will make him read and appreciated
in compan.v with de Maupassant and Kip
ling long after other names are forgot
ten.
LECTURE BY PROF, LAWRENCE,
On Monday evening, at seven-thirty,
Prof. W, P. Lawrence, head of the English
Der>artment, highly entertained the stu
dent body and citizens of the village with
the second of a series of- lectures to t>e
given by the various members of the fa
culty.
Prof. Lawrence’s lecture was on the
short story, emphasizing its special con
nection witji 0. Henry. The lecture*was
a gooA and i>leasing representative of
the varied genius of . Henry, and One of
FROM THE PULPIT,
The pulpit was filled Sunday mor.iing
by Pr. T. C, Amick, of il e chair of His
tory. From the beginning he launched
out into his subject with more than us”al
vigor and enthusiasm. His text was lak--
• n from Romans 1: 7: “To all that be in
Rome, beloved of fjod, tailed to bo
.‘■.aints.” On this text he based the fol
lowing sp.b,iect: “The High (’ailing ol'
Go^.” He handled the sub,iect in a very
scholarly and eloquent manner, some
what as follows:
When and wherever we hear the call
from our fellowmen, we are inclined to
respond and offer our service. The ani
mals are quick to hear the (all of their
mates and go to their rescue. Who has
not heard the robin send out her call
and heard the quick response from her
mate? Cod has work to be done and He
is calling men and women into his vine
yard. He has work for everyone and
when we do not respond, the cause suf
fers—some of God’s work’ goes undone.
Men at this day and time are prone
to resist the rail. When we have a call
we are inclined to think that it was for
another. Many little things come up in
O'T dail,v life which God lays it up on
o-r hearts that ought to he done, but so
often, w.i think some other should do it.
When God sees that we will not respond.
He passes on and leaves us. One niffht
a lady was at a meeting, while the minis
ter was making a strong plea, she wrote
on the fly leaf of her song book the fol
lowing words: “1 will risk it.” A few
weeks later the same minister was called
to the death-bed of this young woman
who was in an awful state of mind, and
when the minister inquired the reason
she told him to-look in the song book
and he would find the decision she made
at that meeting and now it was too late.
God's call is to every man and woman.
His call is laid at our door. He has work
for us to do. How are you going to an
swer the call? Take an inventory and
ste what you are doing with the call of
( od. You must either answer or re
ject His (all. You cannot live a Dr.
Jei'kel and Mr. Hyde life. God wants
your whole ser\ice or none.
When we speak of the call of God we
1' rally think of the ministr,v. While we
think i* an hor.or to l:e callcd into the
s rv’ie of kings and rulers of earth,
how m'.icb greater it is to be called into
the service of the King of kings. The
■ I all to file ministrv is glorious for what
the ministrv has done for man. They
l:ave stood for those institutions that
have maie us what we are. A call to
the ministry is one of the noblest calls
in life, but that is not the only call. I
b lieve as much as I believe anything
that God called me to the teacher’s desk.
Cod calls men and women into all the
walks of life, and when God calls labor
ers into His vineyard, t!ie,v are resoon-
s:l'le for that work. How are vou heed-
'iig the call laid upon you? Are .you al
lowing (!od’s cause to suffer, by vour
negligence or ind’tTerence to the call?
However, the Apostle was not speak-
I'r ( f any of these particular calls, but
the high call to be a saint. No man can
be a minister, a teacher, a doctor or fill
any vocation successfull.v until he an-
svveis the call to be a follower of Christ.
Tl is is one of the first reijuisites of S'K-
c:-;s. A.‘. r. res ’lt to the answer of this
call we l a e the assurance of fJod's
blessings on us. Oi.r lives are respect
ed anl honored, not only hy man, but
l.y God. We have hope, joy and peace
on earth and a jiromise of a home in
heaven. ,T. S. T.
low,” said Brown. “Didn’t yours
ring?’ said Smith. “No,” said Brown,
“Tliaf’s a sign it’s cracked,” said his
friend.
EXCHANGES.
The lirst issue for 1912 of the “Guil
ford Collegian,’' is in. “The Angel of
the ^auraiown,’’ is a good picture of
the simple life and pure faith of a poor
mountain girl. The article, “How to Use
Education,'’ was e.specially good and had
i- :f some splendid thought. The use
oi etliu-ation, as shown in the last para
graph. seems to us to be the true and
ideal one. The second installment of
“The Lowrie Outlaws,” rivals the first
in holding the reader’s attention. The
interest deej>ens as the story grows.
There is quite an interesting bit of the
history of Charleston in “The City By
the Sea.’’ This is, indeed, a (juaint and
beautiful old city that can hardly be
done justice in so short a sketch. This
number of the “Collegian” was good
and we thoroughly enjoyed it,
“The Arizona Weekl.v Life” seems to
live up to its name all riglit, for it is
just brimming over with school life. Ath
letics, society, and enough of serious
work put in to show that I'.niversity life
is not all play and good limes. We read
it with both pleasure and profit,
“Ti'e Tar Heel” believes in starting
the year ari;ht. so gave about all its
prilling s a:e to “The New Constitu
tion" for the Athletic Association. It
is q, ife a len.thy and formal consfitu-
t'or, ut should he effecti.e of much good
rtsdl! in bjilding up the association and
hi.lding it together, Mr. E. E. Barrett’s
rj- or‘ I'll ni'ssionary work in#ar off Chi
na was very interesting.
These magazines help us to keep in
torch with college and university life
elsewhere.
BUSINESS MEETING OF Y. W, C, A.
The Association met Monday afternoon
in a business session. It was ojiened with
Scripture reading and prayer by presi
dent. This meeting was crowned with
joy in the fact that we had the great
pleas-re of receiving twelve new mem-
1 ers in our association. By the addition
of these girls we feel stronger and we
hope to prove to be a help to them as
we know they will he a great help to us.
Misses Kellie Fleming and Vera Gav
were elecf.^d delegates to the Western
North Carolina Association, which is to
meet Man h 2, at Presbyterian Collese,
Charlot'e, N. C. We send our best wish
es with these delegates and are hoj)ing
that they will bring us back an inspiring
and uplifting message. We also decided
to add the “Gospel Trumpet” to our
reading-room. President,
Y, M, C, A,
Smith and Brown running in opposite
wavs round a corner, struct each other,
“Oh dear,” says Smith, “how you m^de
my head Ting.” ' “That’s a sign itJ’s'hol-
Mr. C. W. Rorntree was the leader in
an enthusiastic meeting Satviday eve
ning, Fe*:ri’ary 10. The meeting was well
attended and all seemed to I e interest
ed. The leader used as a sulje!'t, “How
t'j Overcame Temptations,’" 1 asing his
rernarAS on fhe three temptations of
Christ. He developed this in a manner
t' at I'eld the attention of his hearers and
impressed its truth on their minds,
('hrisfs temptations came to him when
it would seem that he was weakest and
leas* able to overcome them, having fast
ed forty davs in the wilderness. But
every time the tempter was met with an
appropriate quotatior from the scrip
tures. Christ knew tie Eihle and it was
no trouble for him to overcome tempta
tion. If we know the Bible and spend
much time in secret prayer to God it will
Jbe no tropble for us to overcome tempta
tions. A.nd we will he .able to fight tha
tattles of life successfully C. J. F.