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WORK OF AMERICAN BIBLE
SOCIETY OUTLINED BY
REV. W. F. JOURDAN.
Last Sunday evening in the col
lege chapel, Rev. W. F. Jourclan
gave an interesting and instruct
ive address on the work of the
American Bible Society. His dis
course was based on verses 36-38
of the 4th chapter of John. The
speaker declared that the work of
the American Bible Society is
fundamental, basical, and has
more to do than anything else
with Christian propaganda. The
history of the organization was
traced back to its origin more
than a century ago when the
movement was inspired by a
Welsh girl’s intense desire to own
a Bible which, spurred her pastor
to go to London and make pro
vision whereby such desires might
be gratified. Through the united
efforts of the British and Amer
ican Bible Societies, the Bible to
day has been translated into over
six hundred tongues. The pur
pose of the Society is to put the
Bible within the reach of all. Its
work is three-fold: (1) Transla
tion requiring constant revision;
(2) Printing and (3) Distribution
of Bible. In the work of distribu
tion, it has been found that free
distribution is inadvisable for the
books are often destroyed. On
the other hand if purchased, they
are prized, although often the
agent must use his own discre
tion in the method pursued. Every
legitimate means is employed to
create a desire for the Bible. In
lands where missionaries have
never been, people have been
found who have been led to God
through the distribution of the
Bible alone, and these converts
have accomplished much. The
American Bible Society realizes
the desired end not only when the
Bible is placed in the hand but
also when there is an earnest de
sire in the heart to read and fol
low its teachings.
In our own land last year,
Bibles were distributed in eighty-
seven dififerent languages. Mil
lions were distributed among the
soldiers. Truly great and far-
reaching is the work of the Amer
ican Bible Society in our own
country and over all the globe.
“THE BY-PRODUCTS OF
LIFE.”
Topic Discussed by Y. W. C. A.
consideration was “The By-Prod-
ducts of Life."’
Some of the by-products of life
are joy, happiness, peace, liberty,
good-will and service. The only
way we can obtain happiness is
by seeking to be of service to
others. Kindness is also a by
product. We as college students
have so many opportunities to
show kindness. Do we make use
of them ? We cannot have last
ing joy except through sufifering.
It takes a great many hard
knocks to get along in this life.
Joy is partially the foundation of
life, and we are hungering and
thirsting for joy. Can we imagine
a life without joy? Many people
think they have to get away from
God to have joy. But sooner or
later the time will come when
worldly joys will not satisfy us.
What then? We will need the
joy that can come only through
fellowship with the Heavenly
Father.
Love is a great by-product. So
is friendship. One great by-prod-
uct is the spirit to “Do unto
others as you would have them
do unto you.” The attendance at
the meeting was not very good.
We are hoping the girls will take
more interest and come out to
these discussions of the vital
problems of life.
Sigma Phi Beta to have as many
members this year as it had last,
the maximum membership being
set at twenty. Two of these new
men came from the junior class
and three from the sophomore
class.
With a full membership and a
year of splendid opportunity Sig
ma Phi Beta hopes to make its
intended achievement a reality.
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Our regular meeting of Y. W.
C. A. was held in the college
chapel on Thursday evening. The
leaders were Miss Eunice Rich
and Miss Vada McMurry. The
Scripture lession was taken from
Galatians 5:14-26. The topic for
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SIGMA PHI BETA MEETING
HAS PROGRESSIVE
FEATURES.
New Men Elected to Organiza
tion.
The last regular meeting of
Sigma Phi Beta was one of un
usual interest and importance. It
marked the turning point in the
intended record of achievement
for the college year, not only be
cause of the actual transaction of
necessary business matters, but
also because of the consideration
and adoption of resolutions out
lining the standard of social and
moral attainments for the or
ganization. A co-operative spirit
among the fellow-members of the
organization in their literary
work and their general college
duties was also urged as a helpful
factor in the life of Sigma Phi
Beta.
Mr. S. Rhodes Mofifit, who was
an active charter member of the
organization last year, was pres
ent at the meeting. He gave the
gathering a splendid speech in
which several topics of progres
sive work were clearly impressed
upon the minds of those who
heard them.
Following this came the elec
tion of five new members to the
organization to fill the vacancies
caused by the absences of some
of the members of last year. It
is not, however, the intention of
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