THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY.
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THE ELON €OLLE(iE WEEKLY,
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1911.
FROM THE PULPIT.
We were much benefited Sunday as it
was our privilege to listen to one of Dr.
J. 0. Atkinson’s delightful sermons. The
thought of his discourse was drawn from
the first half of Genesis 1:1, “In the be
ginning God.” Many valuable and price
less truths were presented for our consid
eration. Man needs to think upon the
Infinite more, and we deemed it a rare
opportunity that afforded us a brief fifty
minute consideration of the might and ma
jesty of God.
“In the beginning God.” This is a dif
ferent beginning from the one with which
you and I aie acquainted. Our part in
making some new thing is only to arrange
and set in order the materials which God
has given us. This beginning of which we
speak was before the existence of material
things, and before this beginning which
it seems to us so inconceivable, there was
surely something. We cannot think that
these things of earth sprang up of them
selves. But if we do not think of a Cre
ator who created the world and all the
■wonders of the sky above us, then we
must agree that these things created
themselves. The atheist must either ad
mit the existence of God or he must im
pute the creation of all things to those
things themselves.
Back of all was God, the Psalmist tells
us. “Before the mountains were brought
forth, or ever thou hadst formed the
earith and the world, even from everlast
ing to everlasting, thou art God.” This
is not contrary to science as something to
begin with is necessary to all problems.
No man ever saw an atom, yet our teach
ers of science use the word “atom” in
explaining the organization of matter. So
the teacher, of Scripture must assume
something to begin with. He- knows there
is some power behind this universe, and
although he can never see with the human
eye or explain with the mind the detailed
outline of the flgura from whence this
power comes, yet this gives the opportuni
ty to consider on the Infinite.
raith is the anchor of the soul and
upon this idea of God the faith of all
must be based. Faith is necessary to all,
for it is the anchor-chain that runs out
and fastens man to the Infinite. A fine
ship on lake Champlain once encountered
a storm. An aucliorage had to be gained
or the ship would be driven upon the
shore and be wrecked. “Out with the an
chor chain,” the captain sternly com
manded. But the anchor chain proved
three feet too short, making an anchorage
impossible and resulting in the loss of
the ship. .lust so the faith that stops
■short of God is a fatal faith.
Dr. Atkinson said that he did not think
of God so much as finished product, but
as a being filled with infinite possibilities,
moving ever on things and bringing some
thing to pass. God did not make the world
and leave it. His creative work still
continues and the world is yet unfinished.
God is back of all the wonderful progress
that man is making in the various paths
of life. The difference between things and
people is that people move and change
while things do not; and thus we may un
derstand the character of God as a char
acter moving out and continuing His work,
ever having in view the perfecting of man
and his salvation. The character of Christ
consists in its tendency and in the direc
tion that that character is going. This
is what Christ meant when he said to
his disciples, “The way I go ye know.”
Therefore the movement of God can be
seen in three ways. First, out of the full
ness of God flowed the possibility of all
things. Out of His being flowed man, the
sun, thf' moon, the world, and all things
tha^ aie. We all ought to study astron
omy in order that we might feel our own
smallness when contrasted with the great
ness ot God. It is possible that other
worlds may revolve around some of the
stars which we see sparkling in the far
off distance. And when we consider the
many wonders of all creation the mind is
staggered with their extent and with the
thought of the unlimited power which
briought all these things into being. God
created the possibilities out of which crea
ted act we have the expression of His
might and majesty.
In the second movement there came a
change. God no longer said, “Let there
be,” but called a council in heaven. Here
God said, “Let us make man in our own
image.” And so man was made in the
likeness of God, a little lower than God
the oiiginal text tells us, not a little low
er than the angels as the translators have
put it. Man was created to have domin
ion over all other things in the world.
To man was given the capacity to appro
priate the good and useful to his own ad
vancement; for as out of God had flowed
all the possibilities of the earth, so out of
man should flow the arrangement and or
der which we call creation. God never
made a house. God never built a ship.
But he furnished the possibilities of these
in raw materials and gave men the power
to change these things into what we call
realities. Civilization marks the distance
man has traveled in making these chang
es. The primitive man lives on what na
ture has provided, but as man rises to
wards God he gives his heart and hand to
the creative act, thus asserting his domin
ion over the things of the world by using
them to serve his own end and purpose.
The third movement of God is seen in
the establishment of the Church. In the
Church God created an institution which
should have to do with the impossible.
The Church lives by dealing with the im
possible for it was founded on the impos
sible. Peter conceived what he never
could have conceived with the natural
mind and rising to the impossible he ciied,
‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the liv-
ng God.” Christ replied, “Flesh and
iilood have not revealed this unto thee,
hut my Father which art in heaven.”
“Peter, thou are a rock and upon thee I
will build my church, and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it.” Since
then all the foices of evil and the demons
of hell have beat against the Church foun
ded upon the impossible, but in vain.
It is necessary that the Chur«h today
should undertake the impossible. Only
the Church can invade the dens of rob
bers and thieves and transform their in
mates into lovable characters. Man can’t
save the soul of his fellow; only the
Church can change the leopard spots of
sin. Miss Jane Adams has shown this
by her work in tlie slums of our cities.
Education does not lead the world; re
ligion does, for many of our great insti
tutions of learning were founded under
the influence of the Church. Often we
stand back in horror at the cesspools of
sin and wonder) if these tilings will cease.
The Church has undei taken what to man
seemed impossible in preaching the Gospel
to all people. An insignificant fellow,
though often laughed at, lays his heart
on God’s altar for service in the ministry,
and God makes out of him a power for
good. Yes, from out of the establishment
of the Church there came the power to
grapple with the impossible. Thank God
for the Church and what it has done.
Thank God that He gave man an insti
tution which could deal with the impossi
ble, transform the wicked into an angel
and fit him for companionship with the
Creator. ‘ ‘ In the beginning God. ’ ’
E. L. D.
May 31, 1911.
Beulah Foster, Bessie McPherson, Lila
Newman, Affie Griffin, and Mary Foster.
Messrs. John Ingle, Jennings Lincoln,
Marvin McPherson, Warner Wells, How
ard Tiuitt, Rosser Walker, and Russell
Campbell of the Senior class. Miss Clara
Moffltt, sister of the host. Misses Pitt,
Barnes, Bryan, Clements, and Mr. Lig
gett Lincoln of the faculty, Mrs. J. 0.
Atkinson, and Mr. S. M. Atkinson.
RECEPTION BY MRS. J. W. PATTON.
The reception given by Mrs. J. W. Pat
ton in honor of the- senior class was de
lightfully planned and carried out in ex
quisite detail and pronounced a most
charming success by the guests who were
there between the hours of eight-thirty
and eleven. The hall and front parlor
were beautifully decorated with Marshal
Neil roses while* the back pailor was dec
orated entirely in crimson rambler roses.
The evening was made extremely pleasant
by the hostess, a main feature being a
Shakespeai'ean contest. Mr. R. A. Camp
bell being the one to win the prize which
was a handsomely bound volume of “As
You Like It.” The booby was won by
Dr. J. H. Brooks.
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DR. AND MRS. MOFFITT ENTERTAIN
One of the most delightful events of
the season was the reception Wednesday
•evening, May 31st, given by Dr. and Mrs.
Moffitt in honor of the graduating class.
The hours were from eight-thirty to ten-
thirty, during that period of time the
guests were delightfully entertained. Dr.
Moffitt received the guests at the door and
ushered them into the reception hall
where Mrs. Moffitt, wearing an exquisite
gown of white duchess satin trimmed with
pearls, received and ushered them into the
spacious parlors. The parlors and recep
tion hall were decorated with potted plants
and cut flowers. During the evening the
guests were entertained with vocal solos
by Misses Pitt, and Clements, and Mr. A.
L. Lincoln, also with readings by Misses
Clements and Lyerly. At nine-thirty the
guests were ushered into the beautifully
decorated dining room where delicious re
freshments were served by Misses Moffitt,
Pitt, Barnes, and Bryan. The refresh
ments consisted of chicken salad, saltine
wafers, stuffed tomatoes, olives, pickles,
and coffee, then followed a delightful
course of ices, cakes, and mints. At ten-
thirity the guests departed, all voting Pres
ident and Mrs. Moffltt a most charming
host and hostess. Those in attendance
were Misses Allene Patton, Sudie Lyerly,
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