a*g .’-...■ «tlftatf-T?v itmr wiLUx uu.: Sa^7iai¥»* * r"; ii ij»;s4-ff ■ai> »i»..ti), CHAfcLOTTE, N-3 VOL. J^V. *J-.iJ£yTx ***»#* ■ * : / , Mwis&w... jsjf m*. ,»-*T s 1 a . . • ' .' H. Looking Bade at Old Biddle, 1888-98 BY UNCLE BILLIE. (Dedicated to My Beloved Teacher, Prof. Geo. E. Davis, Ph. D.) .. * - •: " • r •' > • • CHAPTER IV. October, 1892. The are coming from all parte of the South and some from New York and Pennsylvania states. All available room is taken up. The work goes on without a hitcjh. The German language is added to the curriculum: It is assigned to the Sophomore clas, through the Junior class. My class was the first to study this language in Biddle. It was the first class of Negro students the late Dr. Cowan ever saw reading German, he said; in the month of October, 1892. This was the year the campus Of Biddle began to grow younger in the age of its student body. graduating class I bx yety young men ifng to enter -oh. Cthe ! twenty. They Were had present college Spirit; They organ 1, with one or two others of er classes, Biddla’s first foot-, Htegfn-ip the fan of 1892. L. B. Iftlerson was the lively and captain. He breathed his spirit to win in every mem ber of the team. Half of the members of the team were of the seniors of ’92-93. This was the class that composed first college yell. This j Sf* seniors. young men, the largest in the history of the institution at that time, Tq,call them from a treach erous memory, I would name: I. B. Ellerson, of Cheraw, S. C.; Wm, H. Morrow, Greensboro, N. C.*, Jesse H. Hutton, Newberry, Si C.; Wm. P. Donnell, near Greensboro, N. C.; Geo. E. Cae sar, Sumter county, S. C.; Tim othy R. Veal, Fairfield, S. C.; J. Harvey Cooper, Clarendon coun ty, S*. C.; Philip G. Drayton, Charleston, S. C.; Julius J. Rob inson, Greenville, S. C.; and Wal ter Blake Middleton, Charleston* S. C. Three of these young men, -Morrp)v, Ellerson, and Ayers, pursued their theological studies and graduated from Princeton, while Caesar graduated from Lincoln in theology . ‘ Vacation w ioim. This was a hard vacation with! many ofthestudents. Those who could, went to, Chicago to work during the Worlds Fair. Mr. Cleveland had just taken his seat a few'months previous is president of this commonwealth. Factories dosed, farm produce lost its financial value, many were thrown out of work. Like Abraham, I *w»lked to States ville (forty-five miles) not know ing where I was going. 1, like a number of fellows of that vn cation, was just going. I part ed with a classmate at Caldwell, N. C. He cut across the country to a summer school which he had secured to teach during the va cation. I w&s young and strong and did not know what it was to become physically exhausted. I walked into Statesville that July evening at 8 o’clock* I; got a job the next day through an old fiMPd from the place of birthlmd^bis birth, Clintoir, sTc: I hadnotsedp^m since we wei*e boys in halfr&ort pants, touch ing you between the knee and shin. I was engaged in the work of labeling and shipping herbs in the Wallace Herb House. I worked 'hero-about ten . days. After which .1 was informed that a teacher was needed to teach out inQethany township.) gave my ^lassmate, C. E-Jtadford* my herb job and I went to a- J J23 certificate per^ me ft? teach inthitfcoun ! f*T -v 1 -;/?1 ■'< ) ty, nor any other county except Mecklenburg. The Superintend' ent of Public Instruction of that county told me that I could go on and teach and take the exam ination in August. This I did. I have my old first-grade certifi cate yet. This was the result of my Abrahamic travel. I taught school at this one place every vacation until the vacation of 1897, my last vacation as a stud ent in Biddle. I taught at Ben aalem then, about four miles east of Charlotte in Crab Orchard township.,;, ; ■ • ',V , i . ,5 n^ade.; joaan^ friends in and about; iStates^dfei an^ Iredell county ^png^the vacation of 1898. ^^than 1 have held them fast, I arngiad to $ay. But as nearly thirtyyears have pass ed since that, time, at times I be-, come reminiscent and ray mind carires me- back fo those days t^hen I ufod to spend profitable moments jn the Superintendent’s office hi Statesville. While he was .Superintendent of Public Instruction of Iredell counter he studied law, - We were .. crood friends. He showed me many favors. But I lost sight of him in 1896. I heard a few months ago that he was practicing law in Newton, N» •€. I ventured to Hi Newton, N. C. Aug. 5,1922. Rev. W. L. Metz, D. D., Edisto Island, S. C. \ Dear Mr. Metz : Replying to your esteeiied favor of the 2nd inst., I begjto say, that I am the Walter Feimster to whom you refer, was County Superintendent Schools of Iredell County |8 years ago.. I made the spec h also at Ebenezer Academy p » gram of-which you speak, went to school there when I wfcs jtist- a boy Ypijr latter gives me a grdt dial of pleasure, for often in te turmoil of life and in the stri - gle for position and place in or chosen professions we ha j many ups and downs, and a li - ter like yours comes as an oas s on the desert of time, giving o i cheer and hope and eviden s that the struggle has not be in vain. - I had also lost sight of yo but I am more than glad that tl little Centennial Program hi brought - us together agail though it is only by letter, as I brings back many fond recollel tiens of the work that Pattemp ed to do as County Superintem ent of Schools of my native cou: ty of Iredell. I left Iredell Corn ty in the Fal Jof 1895, began tt practice of law where in Septen ber of that year, and twenty-fh years from that date my oldet son, Walter C. Feilnster, Jr came with me as my law par ner. I have enjoyed a good pra< tice all the years, and still hav a steady, growing practice. Yes, I am a Presbyterian, an you state that we were so destii ed to meet for which I anr di r%hted, church, and teach the Men’ Bible class. The latter I enjo very much* I must say agai that your letter was. a real jo to me. * Trusting that yoii an yours are welh amf 'with bes wishes and high personal r< gards, I ate,'!' Very truly yours, „ Walter C. Feimster. Poes pot this impress youtha a White man travels fast whe He «tertr? ‘ But e« inhte fa*or; and were poor alike Jfl for an education school one year,in«***“* 22*. scnooi one & wag pi ** ty together before ^ ^ gwt. ed Superintendent r | in struction of Ir€^!0C:Sknv >1 he has outgrowh hie id y re" 8PThe thing with w^ch l want to impress, upon of those who *^ay Jufg Back at Old Biddle . *§ «us: the rapid growth in #a and things of the world <|a tod have hot alienated #*• Jeim ster’s love for Christian service and that he has not leftjus Church in quest of^ bigger Church, that would perhaps help him in his profession. Stick a pin in that, boys. f" SALEM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ANDERSON, S. C. (By Mrs. M, V. MaHon) , The Sabbath school on Sun liny morning/ Feb. 18, observed Tiincolri Day” Aftei-the usual jpening periods 'the class study period was given over to the program which was as follows : Opening, hymnr— America. ’ Talk^'What Lincoln Bid and Wiat the Presbyterian Church! s Doing for the Negro/? Mrs. Sioiste Williams// a o ■ ’ Seiriptyre—Acts 10:24-86, Mr. Sarle Carter,. A . „ Prayers—Of an AmericanNe* mi For Our Amenc*! ^ froes ; Mr. J*. T. W»ham& Hymn—“Battle Hymn of the " Story—“Ruth of the Red fills,” Mrs. B. H. Thompson. / ;1 Poem—By Miss §£tfkaline _T>_ ^viivutvvivu-v • v. tt cis. On Sunday morning, Febru ary 11, our soul was spiritually fed on a wonderful sermon from the subject, “A double minded man is unstable in his ways,” based on “My Father peradven ture will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing,” Genesis 27:12. Miss Mae V. Fortune peeped in upon us Sunday morning and her many friends were pleased to have her. She always brings sunshine whenever she comes. She gave a very interesting talk to the Sunday school, sang a solo at the morning services and gave a wonderful talk to the Junior Missionary society in the afternoon. Although she came at 8 a. m. and left at 6:45 p. m., her coming will linger long around Salem. Mr. Earle Carter was welcome visitor to the -‘Friendship Bible” class and also worshipped with us at the morning services. We are always glad to have visitors. You are welcome. The two day's Institute was not as well attended as we ex pected. Owing to the weather, and so much illness only a few were able , to attend. Rev. M. A. Sanders spent a few days with Rev. C. W. Fran ks last week. Mrs. Hattie Epps of Philadel phia, Pa., is visiting her sister, Miss Marie Webb, on Stephens itreet. Mrs. Martiu., mother of Mrs. W.,Francis, il Mtter at this writing. We we glad to report. The Junior Missionary Society Sunshine club) held its monthly eeting Sunday afternoon, iary 11. The program consist. 1 of patriotic readings andbel ies which were as follows* “ ng~~No. 96. . ayer-rRev. C. W. Francfe Scripture reading—Tweaty ird PsHhn. ,.«■ .fj.WJi'ilj Ufa. 1 MhnW'i U Readi«g-*Mr£B; H.-'TtaifakP *0n:" r- ->n*. t&* > , Reading—Miss Alma Burriss. Song-^98. • '^-'-Vv •• StoryMLfttle* Miss Cecelia Edwards. • _ Story—Negro Music — Mrs. Jftilia Burriss. Talk—Miss M. V. Fortune. > Collection—$13.06. Benediction—Pastor. Sunday morning, February 18, our beloved pastor began series of sermons which will end Easter morning. He preached a glori ous sermon from Psalm 17:15, flast clause-: “I shall be satisfied when I awake, with thy like ness.” After the sermon Prof Gunn sang a beautiful solo, “The kord is My Light.” ; The Woman’s Missionary So ciety held its annual meeting Friday, February 16. We spent a delightful afternoon in observ ing the “Day of Prayer.” The tneeting was largely attended hnd at the close of the hour of prayer the following officers ypere elected for the year, begin ning April 1, 1923: Mesdames M. V. Marlon, President ; Rachel Clerih, Vice' president ; Julia Burriss, Secretary ; Miss Alma Burriss, Assistant Secre' Mesdames Eloise Williams, sure?; Belle H. Thompson, tary of Stewardship; ATineha Francis, Secretary of Mission ary Education; Marie Calhoun, Secretary Associate Members; 4da Johnson, Ghairman Look -Out Committee ; Tela Wallace, ff?h'aitiftan of Social Committee and?p»a3tarjcaline Mams, Sec retary of Literature and Young People’s work. With this staff of officers we hope to do effective C. E. had a very by the president. After whicH an interesting program was ren dered. FROM DANVILLE, VA. The Rev. Dr. I. H. Russell, Synodical Evangelist, conducted a series of meetings in the Hol brook St. Presbyterian Church, beginning Sunday, February 18, and ending Friday, February 24. The congregations were large and attentive and interest ran high. Dr. Russell seemed to have been at his best. It was a re vival in the true sense of the ( word. A deep spiritual feeling seemed to have pervaded the en tire church. The unfortunate part was that as soon as the meetings got well under way he had to take his departure. We regretted so much that he had to go. There were six persons who accepted the Saviour, and two others who were standing out came into the church. ' In addition to the night ser vices Bible readings were held in the school each day. These Bible readings were both instructive S|?d edifying. The advanced pupils of the school seemed to take hold with a will. .We feel that lasting impres sions have been made and that the influence of the meetings will be far-reaching in results. We shall only be too glad to have Dr. Russell come again some time in the near future. We shall follow up his work with our prayers that God may set the seal of His approval to the: good work he is doing; W. E. CARR. MONROE, N. C. . «v On ost Tuesday night Mr.i John Hart’s store was destroyed by ftre. Mr. Hart is a well known citizen of Monroe, and was doing- a good business. His loss, was more than $800. He is to rebuild in the; near future. Mr. Mart is an officer jui Black’s Memorial Presbyterian church, and is one of the strongest sup porters of that church. ; By Rev. James G. Carlile, A. M., P x fityy,N.C* ■ Basilar moral never change. relationships The Morale Govh ernor of the universe is secure on His throne of righteousness. Neither human moral progress nor human moral rebellion af fects the moral sovereignty of God. Therefore the security and happiness of men depends upon their learning and doing God's will which is made known m the Bible. For this reason Bible morality is always a timely sub ject and the proverbial moral wisdom of Solomon affords many topics for brief and helpful dis cussion. One of the proverbs of Solo mon runs: “A false balance is abomination to the Lord; but a just weight is his delight*" This proverb shows, in the first place, that God is interested in and affected by the deeds of men. With abkorenee Qod re gards dishonesty and fraud, and with complacency and a] Mon he observes honesty fair-dealing* Since this is fact, what an unmistakable dence of divine benevolence tl , it should be made known to men. We are- under God's inspection, he sees all of our. deeds. When those deeds are characterized by trickery and fraud, God is great ly > displeased • toward us, and when those deeds are character ized by fair-dealing and honesty God delate in Us. The Lord is hot a God afar off, but his eyes behold and his 'eyelids try the children of men. The Lord trieth the righteous, and in them he delights f but the wicked and him that loveth violence his - soul hateth. . - •\ . . /'i In this proverb also we have the standard of hon abominates the deceitful balance, it w not Wise for any man to seek temporary profit by short weight or by disproportionately high prices, which, in the end, amounts to the same dishonesty. God is the ally of the vietim of profiteering, and the unjust gains of sorrow. Revenues of wickedness' profit not. God is the final sealer of al weights and measures, and it is profitable to do business on this basis. Hon esty is the best policy, not only because it increases favor with men, but also, and primarily, be cause it increases favor with God. And finally, this proverb re veals the stanidard of God’s own honesty and justice. What he abominates, cannot be discovered in his own character; and what he delights in, he possesses in infinite measure. He is a God of justice, and xespecteth the person of no man; but giveth to every man according to his de serts. He measures to all ac cording to the measure that each has used: for as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law, and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law; but now apart from the law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, even the righteousness of . God through faith in Jesus Christ un to all them that believe that he is the Son of God. This is the measure of faith that brings salvation. NORFOLK SOUTHERN R. R. Announces Reduced Fares to Durham, N. C. Account Woman’s Missionary Union, Auxiliary to Baptist State Convention of North Caro lina, March 27th-29th. Tickets for the going journey sold March 23-29, inclusive, certificates vali dated March 29, honored until' April 2, 1923. J. F. DALTON,* General Pasenger Agent,' Norfolk, Va. ; ."M >S h i •• ■ *»*»«! '.fn . V?-1 He ?i3 Ernurian, pf'Norfoik, Yjtf tive American represeritghg“the Near Hast Relief work in the Sootb,tald u« about some ef the sufferings of the Christians at the hands of the Turks. . His ad dress was very instructive; ; jaSSiS $117 more subscribed. We began our, aeries ^. m^H ing Sunday night with a< sermon by our pastor, from JnOk&lfrlS, “Feed" my iambs/’ Th*< meet ings tyffl continue through *the week, cluing with coma services Sunday, March 4, a. m. Dr. 1. Ik Russell, cal Evangelist, wift assi fcthese 'meetings* ~ . Miss Hester Roscoer Mrs* A. tended the District the Westminster text-book tor milsi assigned by our t< Wilson. Mrs. A. elected presid t Boys* Orchestra and ** short exercise by the Ju nior Christian- -En<|eavpr Society. Miss Grace Van 'Dyne, > of Scotia Women’s college, formerly a missionary to China, address ed us Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock on “Misskmaaty Work in Chinh,” She told us in a. very touching way about the needs of China and what the Christian people are doing to! meet these needs. - - Miss Laura Sartor brought us greetings from Scotia Christian Endeavor, and a sextett com posed of Misses Annie Mae Sut ton, Corriie Hart, Sara Jackson, Helena Newby, Eloise Miller and Grace Jason, rendered a selec tion. Collection for the day, $41. . ‘ " . y^-r'% L. D.-Jl. McCL5Lt'4Niy PRESBYTERY. T^e Presbytery convened in the Allen Chapel Presbyterian qhurch of Foun tain Inn, S. C., T130 P. M., Wed nesday, April 4th, 1923. The Revr&\W. Allen, of Ir mo, S. C.,’is the minister in charge of our work at Fountain Infi. ""*7% O. U. McADAMS, S. C. NOTICE All persona expecting to at tend the spring meeting of Ca tawba Presbytery which con venes atr Huntersville, should write Mr. 433m. Johnson, P. 0. Box 114, Huntersville, N. C. Send in ypyr names early as hotnei provided,only for •tUpfe. ■Wt^live of,.their -' r jrj*. £^or :;■•tiTiiM?&*ii h wWi' hir*' /