Southern Co.i/OTtijn^of^^j '956.
of .j„g,egal,on.l Chrstian Ch'Jrches
THE 5L0N COLLEGE WEEKLY.
Greensboro, N* C., Friday, May 3, 1912
and don College, N. 0.
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Vol. IIL New Series. 2
LOCALS AND PERSONALS. S
Dr. J. U. Newman has been confined
to liis liiinie for some days on account
of illness,
Messrs. Warren. I'iper and Rndd. of
Durliam. N. ('., were pleasant callers at
West Dormitory Sunday.
Mr. K. n. Mcrauley, wlio was taken
ill at Fast Dormitory dnrinsr last week,
has l)een nio\'ed to St. Leo's TIospital.
rireensboro. where be underwent a suc-
oossfnl o;ier:itinn and is at present writ-
in? convalescent. His many friends here
wish him a s))eedy recovery.
Anionir tbo“e who s]>ent Sunday at
home were Messrs. R. A[. Homewood,
Friendshii), W. D. I.oy. Burlinirton. W.
r. I’urcell. S. ('. S))oon; M,iss Ruth
Hall at Hurlinaton and Miss Lois Tiaird
Davidson iit (lihsimville.
Dr. \V. A. 1 jirhtbourne, of Dover, Del.,
lias arrived in town to attend the Con
vention.
Former I’rtsi'Ient Mottitt. of Asheboro,
N. ('., attended the Convention, also, and
made a most inspirational talk it: chapel
•service. Dr. MoHitt was heartily wel
comed back to his own. Our only re
gret is his visits are so few, due to press
ing business at home.
Coach Doak and a S(]iiad of twelve
men. left Wednesday morning for a
■.cck - trip tliroufili tlie western part of
our State, diirinff which time si.x frames
of bu.-iehall will be played, tinishitig Tues
day, comin;;, with a same at tiuilford Col
lege. They expect to arrive in port about
Wednesday morning. The personnel of
the club is somewhat different from that
carried up to this time, due to the fact
that several men failed to meet the schol
arship re()uirement, and hence were per
manently disqualified so far as this sea
son is concerned.
Miss Wilson, direetrcss of the music de
partment of the College, is visiting
friends at Cliarlotle this week end.
Dr. \\’. S. Long, of Chape! Hill, N. C.,
founder and first president of Elon Col
lege, was present during the convention
and conducted chapel services on Thurs
day morning. Dr. ].,ong also gave us an
interesting and instructive talk during
the service.
Rev. and Mrs. ('. H. Rowland spent
the week-end with Prof. and Mrs. W. I’.
Lawrence.
Dr. and Mrs. Newman were delighted
to have the latter's brother. Rev. N. Cl.
Newman, of Holland. Virginia, with them
for several days past.
Dr. W. W. Staley, of Suffolk. Va., spent
his leisure time during the Convention
with Dr. and Mrs. J. 0. Atkinson.
President and Mrs. Harper were glad
to receive Dr. .7. P. Barrett, of Dayton,
Ohio, during his short visit to our town.
Dr. W. W. Staley addressed the Con
vention on Tuesday evening from the sub
ject, ('bristian Education. His words
were en.joyed by all.
On Wednesday evening. Dr. Oliver W.
Powers, of Dayton, Ohio, preached to
delegates, student, body and visitors,
along tlie line of home missions. Dr.
Powers’ discourse was able, scholarly,
aiul thor^)ughlv en.joyed by all.
SUNDAY SERVICE.
Sunday morning was Dr. Atkinson’s
reaular appo ntment. As this is the time
when nature is manifesting her jiower in
sending forth her leaves and flowers to
adorn the wood and field, the s}>eaker
seemed to catch ilie spirit of the season
in his discourse on “The Presence and
Pull of the ])Ower that is Invincible,”
based on Ezekiel 1 : 20. and the last clause
“For the spirit of the living creature was
in the wheels.** Home of the thoughts
brought out in the sermon were as fol
lows :
We are all very near to heaven. Hea
ven is exceedingly close to us. \ ery of
ten heaven comes to us before we have
gone to heaven. When jealousy, mal
ice, envy, and hatred are driven out of
oiir lives and love reigns supreme, it is
heaven to us. On earth is the scene of
heaven’s ojierations. Plato said that
when Sociates was put into prison, the
prison ceased to be, for there was not
a pris()n for a great soul like that.
When Ezekiel held as a captive in slavery
could see larifeness ar.ii liberty, then Eze
kiel ceased to be a slave. \ ou cannot
enslave a man like that. I have seen
men who were in the uttermost ))Overty
yet were happy. There i.- something lar-
L'er in you than your min’. There is ao
open field in your mind for the operation
of the forces of heaven.
Ezekiel seems to have his eyes open.
God is not asleep, the angels are always
ready to minister unto us. They are con
stantly trying to beat in upon our lives
and be a blessing to us. Even when
Ezekiel Tvas in dejected circumstances
in his heart there was an invitation foi
the angels to come and play out their
part in his life. The human heart may
be and is heaven’s playground, a place
where the heavenly forces come and make
themselves felt and known. This earth
is a consecrated place. It has been ded
icated and set apart by (iod as a place
for carrving out a plan of rightness. Ood
is in the hills, the valleys, and the very
atmosphere. Some of these glorious days
heaven seems to flood the soul and all
.jealously, enmity.and sin have been dri
ven out of the heart. I know that we
are living in a world of sin, but Ood can
make us look up and say, “Ood is good.”
The earth is a consecrated place filled
with Ciod s bounties. In one place the
scriptures tell us that the temjile of Ood
is holy and ye are the temples. Ood
gave me a tongue. It is a sacred thing.
He gave tlie tongue and endowed it with
power to express the ideas and .joys of
our heart: and then when we take the
name of Ood in vain, we fling into the
face of our Creator the greatest insults.
Ood created the Sabbath that His peo
ple should give up the daily concerns of
life and en.joy the things of the spirit.
Heaven and earth are linked insepara
bly together. Is the world to grow worse
and finally be lilotted ont by Ood’s
wrath? No. A thousand times, no. Hea
ven has seen lit to gi\e her son as a
bridegroom to the earth, and the bride
will come forth some day in ghiry and
sjilendor. Finally (iod’s will is swift.
The Titanic was one of the greatest work.^
of naval ueniiis. It was the boast ilf
man*s greatest skill, V.ut just a little
l)ebble, as it were out in the ocean sent
iiundreds of its juissengers to a watery
grave,and its jialatial compartment^s to
the bottom of the deeji. Any person who
goes without the influence of Ood *s ]>ow-
er soon heiomes a wreck on the sea of
life. Heaven is near, and heavenly for
ces are ever ready to break in upon us.
Take a man like Moody: he always ke|)t
his heart open and ready for all that
was no’jle. grand and good to the better
ment of his own heart, the uplift of hu
manity. and glory of Ood.
J. S. Truitt.
I.elia (coming from the dining room) —
“nil. girls, where are we going to read
Latin? Yon know we haven't another
lesson this afternoon.”
Elizabeth—“Let's read in tlie gynina-
siiim. ’ *
Dorothy—“ What under the snn makes
Elizabeth have such low ideas f 1 have
higher aspirations. I^t’s go on the third
floor porch.
.lennie—“Come on, children, let’s strike
the happy medium and go to the chapel.”
Elizabeth—“No, to the ‘gym now.”
All—“Well, anything to jilease the
children. ”
Dorothy—“ Mayt)e. if we go to the
‘gym’ we will be nearer Aeneas, although
they do say he was pious.”
Jennie—(reading) “ I'ions Aeneas, fly
ing .many miles through the night—”
Dorothy—“My crown! That *s not
right.”
Leila—“Pious Aeneas—”
Elizabeth—“Did .You see that funny-
looking man in church Sunday?”
Jennie—“No, what did he look like?*’
Dorothy—“A man, loon.*’
Leila—“Come on, i^irls, and let’s
read. ’ ’
All—“Pious Aeneas—”
Elizabeth—“What page are the notes
on?'’
Jennie—“Where does the lesson go
to?”
Dorothy—“1 don*t know, but I think
it goes to the bottom of the page.”
Leila—“Hush, be quiet, girls; there
comes the matron. Where shall we go?’’
Jennie—“To the chapel. Won't any
body ever see us there—if we get up
close to the organ near the window.”
All—“Pious Aeneas—”
.lennie—“Wait a minute. I've lost my
notes. ”
Dorothy—“Oh. girls, don’t you feel
ji'st like a faculty up here on the ros
trum ?''
No. n
Klizabetli—“I wish we could linrry and
ii'et tliro:;ih. 1'lu tired of studyiiijr any
way. I don’t see what folks have to
ji'o 1o school so much for. I'd like to
know how mucli r"od j.atin is "oini^ to
do me.^'
Leila—“Not any if you don't come on
and read.”
Dorothy—“Have you read the jokes
in the last 'l.adies' Home .louriial ' Let
'me toil you the one about—”
Jennie—“Xo, Dorothy, do wait until
we read this pesky l.atin/'
All--“Piou> Aeneas—“
Jennie—“Well, wasn't he a pious
man f'
Dorotliy—“As far as we have gone he
was.”
Leila-—“(!irls. I ha\e an idea for the
“Weekly." I'll tell you wlien we fin
ish. Horrors, there iroes Prof. Harper
to the readinsr i-oom.”
Leila—‘'Let's skidoo through the tow
er. ' ’
Jennie—“Folks, do you reckon he saw
us?“
Dorothy—“ I don’t care if he did. Won-
how much longer it is until the bell will
ring. I know the cutest place up on top
of the roof beiiind the tower.”
Leila—“AH right, the faculty will
hardly get up that high. Come on.’*
Jfijiiitr- Suppose .some one should
come.
. 1,/eila—“Here's.Hhe place.”
^Ail—‘ ‘ Pious Aeneas— ’ ’
Klizabetli—“I tell you what; let^s go
down town and buy some pickles and
candy f”
Dorothy—“1 will if Jennie will lend
me a nickel.”
Jennie—“Not on your tin type. Pm
afraid to trust you.”
Elizabeth—“1 bet we will fall if we
get any nearer the edge.”
Dorothy—reckon some of us would
keep on falling.”
Leila—“How much Latin do you think
we have read—just one line—”
Dorothy—*‘0h. we can read tonight
after su}>per and—”
Klizabeth—“Sure thing. I will be glad
when 1 can say goodbye to Latin. It’s
the very bane of my existence.
Jennie—“I’ll tell you, we can all pay
tive cents and go down town and buy
some peanuts.’’
Dorothy—“1 knew’ she w^ould say some
l)eanuts. * ’
Leila—“There goes the three o’clock
bell.”
Dorothy—“Let's go to ‘gym’ and then
ask Mrs. Holland to take us down street.
I do work so hiU'd over my Latin, I think
1 ought to ha\e some exercise.”
Thus ended the afternoon’s task of
reading Latin.
A. G. D., ’12.
CONVENTION.
A full account of the Southern Chris
tian (’onvention will appear in next
sue of the Weekly.