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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY. - Vol. IL New Series. Greensboro^ N. C.,®Rtay;^ovember 10, 1911 No. 26 and Elon College, N. C. LOCALS AND PERSONALS. At the regular monthly business meet ing of the Christian Endeavor Society, little beyond the usual routine of business was attended to. The several committees reported and leaders for the snsuing month were appointed. The treasurer’s aeport showed $15.60 on hand, which re port was adopted, after which the meet ing adjourned. Misses Maggie Isley and Nellie Flem ing spent Sunday with Miss Thelma Cly- mer at Greensboro. Miss Pearle Fogleman visited her par ents in Burlington Saturday. ^ Miss Blanche Newman was in Graham from Friday last to Sunday, spending the time with her aunt, Mrs. McClenny. Uncle Wellons returned to the hill Mon day evening after having been absent for about a week dining which time he vis ited in Suffolk, attending conferences there and also the Eastern North Caroli na meeting. Among others wlio attended the Eastern Carolina Conference were Pr. W. C. Wick er, Messrs. Barks. Johnson. J. Lee; Stew art, Fuller, Rev. Peele, Dr. J. 0. Atkin son. This Conference, which was well- attended, met at Catawba Springs. Rev. Mr. Hounshell, of the Internation al Y. M. C. A. committee, was with us Tuesday night and Wednesday. Besides arr'iisinsr onthu.'ias^m i;i ■■ sti'dv work and getting tlie work started for us. M“. Hounshell made a most excellent address before the student body in cha pel service assembled. He made a mas terly appeal for bright, hearty, ividea- wake college men to represent the cause of Christ on the foreign field and doubt less set some of us to thinking. His talk iievealed to the student body a sin cerity of purpose and magnitude of soul seldom found in a mere man. We are sorry to announce that Miss Lois Baird Davidson has been called to her home in Gibsonville on account of the illness of her father, and sincerely hope the illness will be brief. Miss Davidson, being a member of the present senior class, will be missed while away and. we trust the condition of her father will al low a speedy return to the colleg- Dr. J. Pressley Barrett, Dayton, Ohio, spent Sunday at the college, visiting his daughter. Miss Ethel. Dr. Barrett filled the pulpit at the regular eleven o’clock hour and also addressed the student body during the hour usually allotted to Christian Endeavor work in the evening. Prof. C. T. Hines spent a few hours with us Monday. Miss Mary Foster, of the class of 19" visited friends here Tuesday, last. Mr. J, S. Lincoln, ’11, stopped over Tuesday night enroute from Asheville to to Rock Hill, S. C., where he expects to assume the duties of circulation manager for one of the leading daily papers of that city. —The piano was invented early in the eighteenth century. RECORD OF ELON COLLEGE SUN DAY SCHOOL FOR NOV. 5 Class No. 1 .Senior. Dr. J. U. Newman, Teacher. Present, 20; 14 absent; collec tion, 27 cents. Class No. 2. Senior. Mr. R. A. Camp bell, Teacher. Present, 25; 8 absent; col lection, 44 cents. Class No. 3. Senior. Mr. A. L. Lin coln, Teacher. Present, 21; 13 absent; collection, 45 cents. Class No. 4. Senior. Prof. N. F. Bran- nock. Teacher. Present, 25; 9 absent; col lection, 28 cents. Class No. 5. Senior. Prof. R. N. Doak, Teacher. Present, 14; 7 absent; collec tion, 6 cents. Class No. 6. Senior. Mr. W. H. Flem ing, Teacher. Piesent, 4; 17 absent; col lection, 18 cents. Class No. 7. Beginners. Mrs. Foster, Teacher. Present, 11; 17 absent; collec tion, 7 cents. Class No. 8. Intermediate. Miss Bry an, Teacher. Present, 15; 7 absent; col lection, 11 cents. Class No. 9. Junior. Mrs Saunders, Teacher. Present, 13; 4 absent; collec tion. 6 cents. Class No. 10. .lunior. Miss Clements. Teacher, Present. 12; 11 absent; collec tion, 13 cents. Class No. 11. Primary. Mrs. McNal ly, Teacher. Present 13; 7 absent; col lection. *4 cents. Class >To, 12. Cit. Bi. Class. Dr. Amick. Teacher. Pesent, 14: 15 absent; collec tion, $1.00; Sunday school’s part, 25 cts. Whole school to 'day, 205; collection, $2.54. J. S. Fleming, Sec. pro. tem. FROM THE PULPIT. The student body enjoyed a rare treat Sunday in the excellent and appropriate sermon delivered by Rev. J. P. Barrett, of Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Barrett is no strang er here. He was one of the committee of five appointed by the Southern Cliristian Convention to select a location and have charge of the erection of the first biiild- inffs of Elon College. He was a warm friend to the college through her earlier days of her hard struggle and is yet an ardent supporter of the institution. He was for twelve years editor of The Chris tian Sun, and has, for several years been editor of the Herald of Gospel Liberty, the otTicial organ of the Christian Church in the United States and Canada, the oldest religious paper in the world. Dr. Barrett used as a text I John 3:21, 22; “Beloved, if our hearts condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his command ments. and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.” He treated the text somewhat in the following manner. These words are very simple, but very clear. They bring to our minds the ful crum of God’s Word, whereupon we may place the lever of our faith and be a pow er in His kingdom. If we only have the lever, here is the fulcrum. Many think it important to learn sci ence, and it is. There is nothing that manifests the power of God more than na tural science. But still we have another science, that is the spiritual science. Do you not think it just as important and even more so to study the spiritual sci ence? I wish we might all unde, stand this spiritual science, but it takes labor. It does not pay to get just a smattering, no more than it pays to get a smattering of your literary work. Labor and w'ork hard to find just where you a:e goins. Whatsoever you do, know what you are doing, and what you are trying to reach. “If our heait does not condemn us.” That is the very foundation of Christ’s life. He lived and died that we might be free. If we live a life free from condem nation, it will bring us joy and peace. Take the student who goes on class with the feeling that he has not done his duty —compare him with the student who has no feeling of condemnation about his work. To one the recitation is a joy and delight, to the other it is a, dread and bore. Then there is something else; we can not carry our petitions to the ruler of all things, with the assurance of an answer if we have condemnation on ou heads but if we have no condemnation He has promised to irive us whatsoever we ask. if it he in accordance with His will. First, because we keep His commandments. How can father, mother, or professor fall out with us when we have done our best? He will answer your prayers, because you have kept his commandments. So if you have not his commandments you can not ask God to give you such blessings as you need. God is rich; He owns the whole universe; He can give whatsoever is good for us, and He has promised to do so if we would only keep his commend- nients. Some say that one cannot keep the com mandments. Can you find the one that any Ch?istian can not keep? If so, I would he very glad to know which one it is. Y"ou would think your father very un kind if he should say to you, “John, go I'ull up that tree.” Our fathers always ask us to do things that we can do. Do you think that God would give us a task that we could not do? If you say that no man can keep the commandments, what are you going to do with John 14:21: “He that hath my commandments, and keep- etb them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my fath er, and I will love him and manifest my self in him.” The other side of the ques tion is found in Jno. 14:24. “He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings.” The second reason that He answers our prayers, is that we do those things that are pleasing in his sight. Many people try to please each other, but the thing first of all is to please God which only ie((uires two things: first, to believe in Jesus Christ; second to keep his command ments. One thing we want is power; we would give anything for power. The only way to get it is to put our faith and trust in God. By this we get God on our side and we have power from on high. J. S. T. THE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION, Individual Work was the subject in the Ministerial Association Wednesday eve-' ning, and was responded to by most every member present.. The Association is now beginning a se ries of studies written by Charles Gallau- det Trumbull on the different ways of winning men to Christ through personal and indi\idual work. It seems easy to preach the Word to a thousand people, but mt>st men find it a difUcult problem to speak to an individual about his own salvation. The work of individual soul-winning is the greatest work God permits man to do. It was Christ’s own preferred method of work, as it is His preferred method for us today. It is per haps the hardest work to do. Y’ou can not reach a thousand unless you can reach one. The world will never be brought to Christ wholesale, but one by one. Men are not all born at the same time; do not all die ut once; they do not accept or re ject Christ together. C. G. Riddle. BOOK CLUB. Those ladies of the village who are members of the book club met a few eve nings since with Mrs. J. 0. Atkinson to discuss ait during the Renaissance, also the life and works of Raphael. Mrs. W. A. Harper read a most inter esting paper, a copy of which w'ill ap pear in the next issue, bearing on the subject, mnch to the delight of all pres ent. After the usual roundtable discussion, dainty lefreshments were served by the hostess and the pleasure of the evening was complete. Mrs. McNally entertained the Shakes peare Club at her home on last Saturday evening, when a most pleasant evening was enjoyed by all present. The evening was given over to the study of Hamlet and excellent readings we:e the result. As the moments passed, Mrs. McNally proved herself a most excellent hostess, and all members of the Club look forward will pleasure to the time when she shall entertain again. TENNIS. Manager Stewart has about completed arrangements with the manager of the ten nis club of Tiinity College for a game on the latter’s courts. Saturday, eleventh. Suffice it to say if Trinity wins, she will have to “go some.” TRACK. A number of the track men have been out despite the had weather of this past week and Manager Parsons is expecting great things in this line, ere long.
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