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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY. - - - - - - . . ^ Vol. II. New Series. Greensboro^ N. C., Friday, Jan No. 37j| and Elan OaUac*. V> 0. LOCALS AND PERSONALS. Miss Affie Griffin was confined to her room for a few days during the past week with a slight attack of la grippe. Misses Mary Williams and Nannie Has kins are indisposed at this writing from a similar cause. During Saturday and Sunday, last, Miss Ethel Barrett visited Miss Thelma Clymer, who was spending the week end with her parents in Greensboro. Miss Jennie Godwin, of the class of ’07 returning to her home in Virginia from the Moffitt-Howell wedding at Asheboro, was a while with friends at West Dormi tory during last week. She left the col lege Sunday, P. M. Others of the wedding party to stop over with us were Miss Maggie Hall, of Burlington, N. €., Mr. Jesse F. West, Jr., of W^averly, Virginia, and Prof A. Lu cius Lincoln, of Charlotte Court House, Virginia. Miss Hall returned to Burling ton Saturday and Messrs. West and Lin coln left the hill Sunday evening. We regret to announce that the condi tion of Rev. M. L. Bryant formerly a student here and graduate of the class of 1905, is not so favorable. Rev. Bry ant, who has been engaged in the minis try at Suffolk, Va., has gone to A.she- ville, K. C., in the hope of regaining some thing of his former health. If good wisn- es will cure him, his illness will be brief. Mr W. H. Garrett, traveling salesman out of Greensboro, N. C., visited his sis ters, Misses Verna and Cynthia, at tho college, Sunday, twenty-first. Miss Grace Rhodes called at West Dor mitory Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Har old C. Pollard of Ossipee. Miss Rhodes expects to soon return to her home in Harrisonburg, Virginia, after having spent several months in this state visit ing relatives and friends. President Harper has been absent for several days in East Virginia looking to ward tlie completion of the fifty-thousand dollar special fund. The results of his labors will be apparent by watching the fourth page of the Weekly. Dr. W. C. Wicker has returned from Ohio, where he attended a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Christian Publishing Association, at Daytoa, Ohio. While gone Dr. Wicker delivered two ser mons in Greenville, Ohio, for Dr. P. H. Fleming. He reports a pleasant, but busy, trip. Mr. R. S. Doak spent Sunday with his parents at Guilford College. Mr. Doak’s visit was considerably broken into on ac count of a bad cold confining him to the house. We are glad to see him back and feeling better. BOOK CLUB. The Book Club met with Mrs. McNal ly on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20th. Mjss Cornelia Bryan, of the Art Department of the College, discussed in a pleasing and intelligent matiner Italian art. Mrs. Mc Nally served dainty refreshments and the club adjourned. SUNDAY SERVICE. The pulpit was filled Sunday by the pastor. Dr J. 0. Atkinson. He used as his subject “A Victorious Life,” based on 1 John 5: 4, This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” He began by showing that there is a feeling that the world is against us. How ever, we all desire to be victorious in life. No one wants it said of him that he has made a failure. Many men of business ability say tliat it is more trou ble to keep and rightly manage wealth than it is to acquire it. If we have any thing we are afraid we will lose it, and if we ha\en’t anything we are afraid we will suffer. It seems t’..at the feeling that the world is against us is well founded. It is useless to enumerate the foes that may defeat us. Some think that they can overcome in tliemselves. Such are already doomed to failure. There is no one who needs help and divine guidance more than the one who has such thoughts. We, as students, are apt to think that we can take of knowledge and overcome witli it. If you think thus you are sadly mis taken ; thousands have already gone down in defeat who knew more than our minds are capable of grasping who depended on their knowledge. No matter how much knowledge we posse.ss. you and I cannot live a successful life without the cons ciousness of the presence and power ol God. It is impossible for us to do so. There is no other way by which we may overcome and live a victorious life. Some think that the dollar is man’s best friend, but all the history of the world proves otherwise. Men throughout the ages haxe depended upon wealth to give them a victorious life and the results of all their lives may be summed up in one word, “Failure.” There are three elements of a victo rious life. The first is its origin, which is God. You are right in thinking that the world is your foe. A man may con quer the world and then be conquered. Alexander overcame the world and wept because there were no more worlds to conquer, but in the end he went down to a shameful and disgraceful grave in ut ter defeat. If we live a victorious life we must draw from the source which is God. Paul was able to stand up and de fy the great Caesar, just because he drew upon this source of power. In the second place, let us see the agancies of the victorious life. If God is in heaven and I am upon earth there must somehow be a connection by which I may draw on his power. By what means may I connect myself with God ? It is through faith. Faith is the wire that reaches from us to God and brings the power which enables us to overcome all our foes. We are just as helpless in filling our place in the world when we are not connected with the great Dynamo above, as the trolly car is when it is not connected with the dynamo that furnish es it power to accomplish its mission. The third element of a victorius life is its power. This is the victory that overcometh the world. It has already done so. Its power is sutlicient for all needs, even when those who trust God seem to be all undone, they rise up and come out more than conquerors. We are weak, we are powerless. Power is offered free. God help us tliat we may appropri ate more of that power day by day and live that “Victorious life.” J. S. Truitt. RECORD OF ELON COLLEGE SUN DAY SCHOOL. Class No. 1. Senior. Dr. J. U. New man, Teacher. Present 20; 10 absent; offering, 29 cents. ('lass No, 2. Senior. Prof. R. N. Doak, Teacher. Present, 32; 14 absent; offer ing, 36 cents. Class No. 3. Senior. Prof. A. L. Lin coln, Teacher. Present, 21; 14 absent; offering, 30 cents. Class No. 4. Senior. Prof. N. F. Bran- nock. Teacher. Present, 24; 6 absent; of fering. 15 cents. Class No. 5. Senior. Mr. W. H. Flem ing, Teacher. Present, 12; 7 absent; of fering, 17 cents. Class No. 6. Beginners. Mrs. Foster, Teacher. Present, 9; 19 absent; offering, 4 cents. Class No. 7. Intermediate. Miss Bry an, Teacher. Present, 13; 7 absent; of fering, 7 cents. Class No. 8. Junior. Kiss Griffin, Teacher. Present. 16; 3 absent; offering, o cents. Class No. 9. Junior. Miss Clements, Teacher. Present, 13; 15 absent; offering, 5 cents. Class No. 10. Primary. Mrs, McNal ly, Teacher. Present, 12; 6 absent; of fering, l.S cents. Class No. 11. Cit. Bib. Class. Dr. Amick, Teacher. Present, 16; 15 absent; offering. 61 cents; S. school’s part, 17 cts. Class No. 12. Mission Study. Prof. H. A. Campbell, Teacher. Present, 22; 3 ibsent; offering, $1.16. Whole school today: 2.32; offerings to day, .$2.9S; officers and teachers absent, Supt. Lawrence, sub. Prof. A. L. Lincoln: Prof. R. N. Doak, sub., Mr. J. S. Truitt. J. A. Dickey, Sec. AN EDUCATIONAL TEST. A lecturer at the University Club in ('hicago recently handed out one hundred typewritten sheets to as many men in the audience. On each of these sheets were twenty questions and the lecturer told his auditors that if they could answer all of these they could be considered educat ed. Otherwise he declared that they ought to go back and take a post gradu ate course. The questions were: 1. Name the vice president of the Uni ted States. 2. Name the treasurer of the United States. 3. Name the conductor of th» New York Symphony Orchestra. 4. Name the leader of Tammaay Hall. •! 5. Name your congressman. 6. Who is Hugo Munsterburg? 7. Who was Sir Christopher Wren? S. Who is Ali Baba? 9. What is the Pentateuch! 10. AS hat is seismograph ? 11. What is a clevis? 12. How man justices are there on the bench of the supreme court of the United States? 13. Name five of them. 14. \\ ho said ‘ ‘ The child is father of the man?” 15. Who sad “The groves were God’s first temples?” 16. Who said “Once more unto the breach, dear friend, once more?” 17.^'. lio was Mommsen? IS. W ho is president of the Lake Shore railroad? 19. What is the fourth city in size in the United States? 20. W'hat is a preposition? GONE, BUT NOT LOST. By K. W. Loftin. One (laik and stormy nig“ht not very long ag’o, A brave little lad of ten was wandering to and fro Upon the rippling sands of the mighty Pacific shore; here the terrible, rushing billows roar. His innocent little min^l ha^ Thinking and planning for tomorrow's play. He gave no heed to quick wily waves That carried so many to watery graves. Suddejily. while he was least aware, They rushed upon him while standing there; ith the speed of flight he was hurled away, A brave litte man so handsome and gay. Farther and farther he was carried on, Battling the waves with his strong little arms. Hush; hear that faint voice out in the wild sea. He sings, “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” His courageous little arms were failing fast, And he saw at once that he could not last. Glancing upward to the heaven above. He whispered these words, “God is love.” The angels of heaven were not far off. And quickly they raised their treasure aloft. The soul of the boy was ushered above To the infinite realms of Peace and Ix)ve. Character is caught, not taught.—Se lected. Blushing is the color of virtue.—Mat thew Henry. They are never alone who are accom panied by noble thoughts.—pir Philip Sidney. Virtue is bold and ^odness nevef fear ing.—^Shakespeare.
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