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PAGE 4 GARDNER-WEBB PILOT DECEMBER, 1944 Baptist Student Union Officers of the Baptist Stu dent Union are leaders of spiritual forces. The selection and election of each is an honor. Having been selected by- a praying committee and elected by prayerful students, council members are called of God and honored by their Christian associates. The task of each one is therefore a holy task. To be faithful is the of ficers’ privilege. Faithfulness in service is God’s guarantee to eternal greatness. Those Christian officers on our campus and their posi tions are as follows: Presi dent, Ovella Benefield; first vice-president, Ruby Conner; second vice-president, Leila Jones; third vice-president, Dorothy Franklin; Y. W. A. president, Erlene Washburn; Sunday School director, Mary Sue Keeter; Y. T. C. president, Earl Towery; B. T. U. direc tor, Margaret Wacaster; Ministerial Band president. Rev. Lee James; secretary, Jeanne Rollins; treasurer, Margaret Roberts; musical director. Myrtle Whitaker, and publicity director, Ell- wanda Scruggs. These work ers are fortunate in having as their religious director, W. Lawson Allen, a fully devoted worker for Christ, who is ready and willing at all times to help any of us in solving our problems. These thirteen council members with their director meet every Monday night to pesent their reports, to dis cuss any problems arising on the campus, and to make plans for special services and events. i Recently several council members and students visited the Shelby jail and rendered a worship service to the pris oners enclosed there. We have arranged to render such serv ices each first and third Sun day afternoons. Any student who wishes to may join us in ministering to these prison ers. For Wednesday night, De cember the twentieth, we are planning a “crusade of Christ mas Caroling” after which we will be refreshed by hot chocolate. For those who do not wish to go on the crusade, entertaiment at home will be provided for them. Come one! Come all! Let’s get the spirit of Christmas in our hearts and souls. Vesper services are held on the campus each evening at 6:00 p.m., and on every Tues day morning at 6:45 a.m. we have “Morning Watch”. These are the worship services brought to us on our campus by various students and are free to all. Realizing our great respon- bility as workers for Christ, we, the B. S. U., request the prayers of all God’s people. Thanksgiving Service A very impressive Thanks giving service was held on Wednesday morning, Novem ber twenty- second. Mrs. Dorothy Franklin was in charge. At the beginning there was a meditation period during which Miss Coleen Tal bert played Thanksgiving hymns. Following was a series of prayers offering thanks for the blessings of the year. A special song, “Come Ye Thankful People, Come” was rendered by members of the college choir. Mrs. Franklin ten presented the speaker, Reverend Charles Auten, a student of the college. His message was very impressive stressing faith, charity, and love. Church School The Sunday School has an enrollment at the present time of about 60. This is not a hundred per cent record, but we hope that it will be before the end of the year. There are now three organ izations that make up the Sunday School. The teachers of these classes are: Mrs. Lawson Allen, Mrs. Una Hamrick, and Mrs. Hubert C. Dixon. The first class, Mrs. Law son Allen as teacher, has the following officers: President, Jackie Huskey; vice-pres ident, Claudia Pearson and secretary, Martha Connor. A business meeting of this class, during the month of November, was held at the home of Mrs. Allen. The meeting consisted of the elec tion of minor officers and a short inspiring program by members of the class. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Al len served cocoa and cookies. Mrs. Una Hamrick’s class has the following officers: President, Beatrice Wilson; vice-president, Ruth Berry and secretary, Jeanne Rollins. Mrs. Hubert C. Dixon’s class has the following offi cers: President, Elaine Led better; vice-president, Hes- sie Ree Bridges; secretary, Miriam Lipscomb and trea surer, Betty Jean Hamrick. Each class plans to have at least one class meeting each month to discuss pro grams and plans for enlisting new members. Our attendance has fallen somewhat, but we are sure that with the cooperation of all the students, we can soon build our Sunday School up to a desired standard. TRAINING UNION We consider “The Baptist Training Union” one of the most vital parts of our “Bap tist Student Union” on Gard ner-Webb campus. This organization meets every Sunday night at 7 o’clock in the local church. Margaret Wacaster heads the Training Union as direc tor, with Jackie Huskey as general secretary. Our total membership with ninety-seven is diivded into four unions, with Marjorie White, Louise Martin, Zeno Crump, and Claudia Pearson as union presidents. Youth Temperance Council News A Youth Temperance Council was organized on Gardner - Webb campus in May before school closed last year. We were led in organiz ing by Mrs. L. L. Vann of Mars Hill College. We are devoted to fight all alcoholic beverages and traf fic in alcohol. The officers elected to serve this year are: Earl Towery, president; Bob Beason, vice- president; Bernice McMurry, secretary and Evelyn Harrill, treasurer. Our president and vice-president attended the state Y. T. C. convention in Durham on October the tenth. They came back with some good ideas for the advance ment of our work. Some of the things we ex pect to do this year are the signing of at least five hun dred total abstinence pledges, to have some speakers who are authorities on alcohol and its effects, and the showing of some pictures on alcohol. Y. W. A. MEETS The Y. W. A. met in the auditorium of the E. B. Ham rick Building on Tuesday, October 10, 1944, for the pur pose of organizing. The fol lowing officers were elected: Counselor, Miss Jennie Smith; president, Erlene Washburn; vice - president, Marjorie White; secretary, Jackie Huskey and Marigold Long; treasurer, Ruth Berry; program chairman, Juanita Firch; community missions chairman, Emma Millard; de votional chairman, Polly Schook; literature chairman, Mary Sue Keeter; library chairman, Mary Kate Bostic; social chairman, Evelyn Har rill; music chairman, Coleen Talbert; publicity chairman, Eris Smith; and circle leaders, Macy Blanton, Martha Con nor, Janice Falls, Martha Howell, and Myrtle Whitaker. The general meetings are held on each Tuesday night after the second Sunday in each month and the circle meetings each Tuesday night after the fourth Sunday, monthly. During the week of Decem ber 4-9 We observed the week of prayer, remembering those who have carried missions throughout the world, and for future missions. A playlet was given on the night of December 5 on “Tith ing”. This is one of the many missions we hope to help spread more knowledge about throughout the years to come. Religious Emphasis The Rev. John W. Suttle, prominent citizens and be loved pastor of Cleveland County, conducted a series of revival services during Reli gious Emphasis Week Decem ber 4th through December 10th. The college schedule was rearranged that week so everyone might attend. Rev. Suttle is highly res pected and well beloved by all those who know him. He is a favorite of the college because of his fine spirit and under standing of young people. FACULTY PLANS FOR HOLIDAYS The students are not the only ones at the college who will enjoy our holidays. The members of the faculty will go to their respective homes and enjoy twelve days vaca tion. Misses Dorothy Smith, Betsy Jane Fuller and Abbie Miller will go to their homes in Kentucky; Miss Watkins to her home in Jackson, Geor gia; Miss Harper to Trenton, North Carolina, and Miss Cuthebertson to Monroe, North Carolina. • The Allens will spend Christmas in Sylva. The Sullivans and the David sons who reside in the com munity, will spend their Cnristmas at home, Mr. and Mrs. Harris in Shelby. Miss Wray will go to her home in Gastonia, North Carolina. Mr. Stacy plans to spend his holidays at home. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott plan to spend their Christmas at home also, because their daughters, Jayne, who is a student at Woman’s College, and Ruth Eleanor, who will graduate from John Hopkins January 1st, will be at home for the holidays. “George has written a pa triotic song to help the war.” “So I hear. Aren’t the modern methods of warfare horrible ?” CHRISTMAS 1944 After three years of war and bloodshed, suffering and starvation, warweariness and unrest, we approach the Christmas season again. We have the hope in our hearts that the war will soon be over and to that end we pray and work. We want peace and pray for a just peace for all people in all the world. But we pray also that all people of this world will come to possess the “peace that pas- seth all understanding” which comes from accepting Christ as Saviour and Lord. The atar of Bethlehem gives us hope in such a time as this— hope that others may see in the Star the light of the world and the panacea for all the ills that beset mankind. We look up toward the light and trust that from it all will come a fuller under standing among the nations of the world which has its bases in the hearts of indivi duals. Some say that there is little to be thankful for and little to make us happy this Christmas time, but we still have God. One in other years wrote from dark days on a mission, “I said to the man who stood at the gate of the years, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely the un known.’ And he said, ‘Go out mto the darkness and place your hand in the hand of God and that shall be to you better than a light and safer than a known way’.” For this reason and for the year which dawns, let us make the words expressed above, our guiding ligtit for the dark unknown days ahead. The entire college staff, the students, the staff of the paper, and all the friends ex press to you in the same old manner. Season’s Greetings, ivierry Christmas, and God bless us everyone. Are You Ready To Resign? A Sunday school teacher, because no conversions had occurred in her class of six teen young men,, resigned, thinking herself to blame or unfitted for the great work. Seeing the unflagged interest of her pupils, neither superin tendent nor pastor would con sent to it. In her anxiety she prayed more earnestly for the nelp of the Holy Spirit. One day while thus plead ing was so strongly moved to go and see a certain one at his home that she at once yielded, and in that home parlor she so told of her an xiety that when prayer was suggested the pupil kneeled with her and soon yielded to Christ and was most happily converted. Thus encouraged she visited another, and an other in turn, as opportunity opened, until she saw the whole sixteen won to Christ and added to the church. As vacancies occurred in her class others joined, who were often converted. These pupils passing out into the ousiness world were urged by ner to write annually a letter as to their Christian life, till tmally she was receiving as tne years rolled on over two- hundred letters from mission aries, lawyers, mechanics, farmers, physicians, and oth ers from various parts of the world, still busy in pulpit, Sunday School, or other church work. What if this teacher had continued to insist on her re signation? What if she had failed to try again? Would CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS When w e, sophomores, first arrived at Gardner-Webb on September 18th, we hardly knew where we were because of the many changes tnat had Deen made about the campus during the summer months. First we saw a new build ing on the southeast side of tne girls’ dormitory, a duplex aparcment for two of our new teacners and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Allen and little six year old daugh ter, Louise, occupy one part, and Dean and Mrs. C. H. Sul livan and little son, Jarue, the other. The dormitory that was known last year as “Minerva iiail” has lost its name and is again called “I'ne Barn”. Last >ear girls occupied tne build ing and they decided “The Barn” didn’t sound quite dig- niiied enough buc tnis year tne building is lillea witn boys and tney decided “iVlin- erva Hall” was a little too dig nified—so it’s “The Barn” again. In the girls’ dormitory we noticed quite a few changes. Because the rooms on second and third floors were filled to capacity with girls and more applications kept coming in, the off'icials did their very best to accommodate as many girls as possible. The commer cial department on the first iioor of the dormitory was moved to the E. B. Hamrick Building and rooms furnished to accommodate at least fif teen girls. On the other end of the building the rooms previously known as the music studio had been con verted into a suite for Mr. and Mrs. Harris, our new dieti tian and her husband. The greatest shock came when we went into the office of the Dean of Women. The room was completely furn ished with lovely new furni- cure. The attractive desk and sofa always catch the eye of our visitors. Every day we see improve ments being-made about the campus—something new be ing added. We realize now more than ever that the school is growing physically, men tally, and spiritually. In ap preciation for what the school is giving us, we in turn will strive to give it our very best. DEAN OF~W(^EN (Contniued from Page 3) all the girls go with their problems. She always had open ears and some plans that will help solve these problems of all descriptions. She is one you can pour your whole heart out to. Besides the English classes and duties as Dean of Wom en, Miss Cuthbertson is in structor of the Dramatic’ Department. In directing the plays she makes perfection her aim and works whole heartedly toward it. This does not apply only to plays but to everything she does. We will always remember her for her interest in the school and for her efforts to give it her very best. Bachelor: What‘s the pad over your wife’s eye? Husband: Pad? That’s her hat.—Ex. she have been held responsi ble by God? Is God holding us responsible for opportun ities of which we do not take advantage? “Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:9)
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