THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY.
VOL. IL New Series.
Greensboro, N. C., Wednesday, May 3, I9H
and Elon College, N. C.
No. \2
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
•—Prof. R. C. Co.x, of Liberty, was a
visitor at tlie college Monday.
—Miss Clements spent Fiiday night and
Saturday, with Miss Blondie Kernodle, at
Ossipee.
—Rev. L. I. Cox preached in the chapel
Sunday morning. His sermon was very
good and splendidly delivered.
—Mr. Berry Davidson, of Gibsonville,
visited Uncle Wellons Jtonday morning.
—Misses Pitt and Barnes and Mr. R. A.
Camphtll assisted in a recital at Mebane,
Friday evening.
—Miss M,abel Farmer led in the Y. AV.
C. A. Sunday afternoon. Subject: Re
sults of Prayer.
—Misses Sadie Fonville and Alene
Patton led in Chiistian Endeavor Sunday-
night. Subject; “Missions.”
—Miss Affie Griffin spent Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday with Miss Lois David
son, at (libsonville.
—Rev. James L. Foster spent Sunday
in Burlington in the interest of the
tian Orphanage.
—Miss Bessie McPherson and brother,
Marvin, spent Friday night and Saturday
with Dr. John McPherson at Haw River.
—Miss Bessie A^cPherson and Affie
Griffin spent Tuesday in Greensboro, shop
ping.
—Mis.s Flora Richards(*n spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in (}reensboro.
—Messis. Frank and Charlie Malone,
and Rudy Warren left Saturday morning
for their homes at Prospect Hill.
—Misses Kellie Fleming, Sadie Fonville,
Edith Walker, Louise Hambrjght, Maiy,
Beulah and Sallie Foster spent Saturday
and Sunday at their homes in Burling
ton.
—Miss Berta Garrison visited her par
ents Saturday and Sunday.
—Messrs. R. E. Lincoln, 0. M, Barnes,
H. M. Hedgei>eth, and R. L. Walker, vis
ited in Burlington Sunday afternoon.
—Messis. J. E. Pearson and Glen Spar
row left Monday for their homes in Cha
pel Hill.
Miss Claris Crane, student secretary
of ^ • W. C. A., spent Tuesday here.
—Misses Virgie Beale and Lucy Gregory
went to Burlington shopping Saturday
morning.
—A good many students attended the
commencement exercises at Gibsonville
Graded School Friday evening.
—Mr. W. R. Roberson went to Greens
boro last Wednesday on business.
Miss Pattie Preston returned from
her home Tuesday morjiing. She attend
ed her sister’s marriage while away.
—Fifteen members of the Elon College
Band furnished music for the the com
mencement exercises of Jefferson Acade
my at McLeansburg, Saturday. All re
port a good outing.
In the Clio Society Friday evening,
the query. Resolved, that the study of
the classics is essential in a college course.
Won by affirmative. Best speaker on the
affiirmative, G. S. Cobb. Best speaker on
negative, F. F. Myrick; oratorically, C.
AV. Rountree.'
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The preacher for the Sunday morning
service was the Rev. L. I. Cox. Subject:
A Spiritual Wonder, based on the Scrip
ture' found in Acts 9, 11-12. He spoke
in part as follows:
“The result of the first prayermeeting
after Christ’s ascension caused much as
tonishment. When the disciples rushed
out of the upper room and spoke as
before; they were accused of being drunk
en on new wine. People said that they
we:e wild and fanatic, but by the preach
ing of Peter and the others 3,000 souls
were added to the church in one day. As
time went on a great number of people
found fault with the preaching. Many
said they were not true disciples. This
is the case today. The people found fault,
because they gave all their time to preach
ing, and didn’t give much time to the
care of the widows, orphans and the needy.
To meet this demand a conference was
called, and seven men full of the Holy
Ghost were ordained as deacons and set
over this work in the church. This was a
remarkable conference, in that all agreed.
The deacons were soon preaching. Steph
en especially was a pneacher of power,
but the people found fault with him. The
same is ti'ue today.
“I want to say here that a well trained
and educated yonnp* Tnfir) or ran
do more good or evil tlian we might think.
This young man, Saul, was a well-educa
ted, strong young man, and he was a won
derful power in the persecution of the
Christians. He consented to the stoning
of Stephen, who when the stone was
hurled at him did not seek revenge, but
he arose, prayed for them: ‘Father, lay
not this to their charge, for they know
not what they do.’ The I^ord of heaven
and earth has called upon the church to
behold such a scene.
“Go with me and let us look at Saul,
who was so zealous in the pei'secution of
the church. I see him this moining as he
gathers his soldiers about him for the de
struction of the Christians. He boasts
that all Jerusalem is with them. He pro
cured his warrants and starts for Da
mascus to capture the little band of
Christians there and bring them to Jeru
salem, and then Christianity would be
blotted out. On the way a great light
shone around him. He fell to the earth
and heard a voice saying unto him, ‘Saul,
Saul, why persecutest thou me?’ Then
Saul cried out, ‘What wilt thou have me
to do?’ This incident brought a change
in Saul’s mind. He began to pi ay for
the enemy, the Pharisee, the warrior. He
sent his petitions to the One whom he had
been persecutiirg. When he went into the
house of Judas, had he carried out his
purpose, he would have brought sorrow
and sadness to the home, but instead he
filled it with glory.
“Oh! that men and women today would
answer the call as Saul, or as Samuel an
swered: ‘Speak Lord; for thy servant
heareth.
“Ananias might have said, ‘Lord I
know this fellow Saul better than you; he
educated man and is trying to work
some scheme to entrap us. ’ The Lord said
to Ananias, ‘Trust Saul, I know him. He
is a chosen vessel through which I shall
pour rich blessing upon the world.’ Then
Ananias started to the house of Judas
which was on a street called Straight.
As he came in front of the house, a strange
feeling came over him. He heais some one
praying and goes in without knocking and
puts his hand on Saul’s head and says:
‘Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus that
appeared uirto the in the way as thou
earnest, hath sent me, that thou mightst
receive thy sight and be filled with the
Holy ({host.’ And immediately there fell
fnmi his eyes as it had been scales. He
aeceived sight forthwith, arose and was
baptized. He remained with the disci-
pl s certain days in Damascus. Straight
way he preached Christ.
“Tiiis is not so strange for every man
and woman that has been bom into the
kingdom of Christ has had a similar expe
rience.
“We might now contrast the prayers of
Saul before and after his conversion. Be
fore he prayed for his soldiers that they
might be successful in capturing and murr
dering tli€' Christians; now he prays for
the power of God that he may advance the
cause he recently fought so zealously.
• ‘ NLiny people are ashamed of prayer.
We do not Hbt for pe'^jile t- us j,ru\-
in;,'. Many of the students doubtless would
jump up from their knees without say
ing amen when the kneel by their bed
to commit themselv.s to the Lord for the
night, if someone should knock on the
door.
“A\hen Jacob left home and wandered
afar, where he lay down at night with
a stone as his pillow and was asleep, he
.saw a ladder that reached to heaven with
angels descending and ascending. He re
alized that God was speaking to him, call-
ing him, telling him that he had wandered
far from home. Then he realized his con
dition and said, ‘I^ord, if you will lead
me back home I will give you the tenth
part of my gain.
“So the first thing is a change of mind.
Saul thought of following the Lord Jesus,
for surely this is the true Christ. He lost
sight of his former opinion. But if we
have a change in our life we must have
a change in our heart.
Not only did Saul have a change of
thought, but when he began thinking of
the great Lord and what he was doing for
the world, he realized that there
thing in the religion that he had been
fighting. Then there was a change of
heart. He said, ‘Lord, I am the great per
secutor that stoned Stephen and led the
band against the Christians. I am the
chief of all.’ That is the point that we
must all reach before there is a change of
heart.
The next thing is the change in con
duct, and that is sure to come when the
heart is changed. Saul could say that he
was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
W'hen he thought it right to persecute the
Christians he did that with all his might,
but when he saw the error of his way he
was obedient to Christ. Lord, help us to
say when the temptations assail that we
have not been disobedient to the heavenly
vision.
“When Jacob was wrestling with the
angel, the angel said, ‘Jacob, you had
better let me go, fo: you art a prominent
man, and people will soon be passing here
and they will talk about you.’ But Ja
cob would not let him go. until he receiv
ed a blessing.
“When the angel saw tliat he prevail
ed not against him, he touched the hollow
of his thigh; and it was out of joint. I
want to say here that every man or wo
man that has liad such an experience with
the Lord, w'ill be a cripple before the
eyes of the world the remainder of his
life.
“Prayer is the fouiulation of all spirit
ual power and force. .lesus, when on
earth, would steal away and petition the
Father for Iiis l>lessings on his service.
A man in Virginia died a few days ago
whom I heard say that during the Civil
ar he lost a limb just because he fail
ed to offer a p:ayer before he started in
to the last battle he fought. Many people
are mad today for the want of prayer.
Prayer is the pledge of fellowship. The
Lord looked down and saw Saul praying
and he told Ananias to go and pray with
him. Private and public prayer are close
ly connected.
“Though Saul was changed in thought,
in heart and in conduct, the same things
that he had done to others wene done to
him. He had to reap his wild oats.
“Now, my dear young men and women,
I want to leave the thought with you.
Whatsoever you sow in life that you shall
reap. Saul persecuted the Chrislians and
he was persecuted and even lay in jail
for a long time. Oh! how important ibat
we should enter the service of Christ
early, for all the evil we sow we sliall
surely reap, and life may be made sad
when it should be blight and happy.
J. S. T.
ELON vs. BINGHAM.
In the midst of a terrific wind storm.
Lion College met Bingham in tontii^
match on Monday afternoon. The match
was to be decided in favor of the team
winning three out of five sets.
The fiist set was lacking in interest
owing to the fact that it was a complete
“walk over” for Elon. The boys from
Bingham seem to have trouble in getting
together.
After this set the game was more in
teresting, Bingham winning the third set.
The score by sets was as follows:
First set, won by Elon. Score, 6-0.
Second set, won by Elon. Score, 6-3.
Third set, won by Bingham. Score 8-6.
Fourth set, won by Elon. Score 6-2.
The representatives from Bingham were
Long and Bost; for Elon, Lincoln and Lin
coln.
The features of the game weie the ex
cellent net work of Long and the steady
head work of the Elon team.