TH€ ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY
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Vol. III. New Scries.
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BEFORE IT IS TOO ^lA.TE.
If you have a grey-haired .yptter
In the old home far awaj
Sit down and write the letter
You put off day by day.
non’t wait until her tired steps
Kea‘h heaven’s pearly gate.
But show her that you think of her
Before it is too late.
If you’ve a tender message
Or a loving woid to say,
Don’t wait till you forget it
But whisper it today.
Who knows what bitter memories
May daunt j'ou if you wait?
So make your loved ones happy
Before it is too late.
We live but in the present
The future is unknown;
Tomorrow is a mystery,
Today is all our own.
The ehanee that fortune leads to us
May vanish while we wait.
So spend your life’s rich pleasure
Before k is too late.
The tender word unspoken,
The letter never sent,
The long-forgotten messages
The wealth of love unspent.
For these some hearts are breaking.
For these some loved ones wait;
To show them tliat you care for them
Before it is too late.
FEOM THE MANAGER’S DESK.
We shall use our j>en rather freely af
ter this week in cutting off many of our
sub.%eribers. W»_* do iliis «il’u rei^rei, but
are forced to so do, we do it with the hope
that it shall be he best for all concerned.
RELIGION AND EDUCATION.
President Harper delivered this week
before the Western N. C. Christian Con
ference an address on “Religion and Edu
cation” The subject was so ably deliv
ered that the Conference ask that the
address be printed in pamphlet form for
free distribution. Every person loving
Cliristian citizenship and having an
interested in the welfare of the colleges of
our State should make applications for
a copy of this address. Requests for this
may be sent to President Harper, or to
the Editor or Manager of the Weekly.
SOVHOMOHES.
The Sophomore Clas.s liad a meeting.
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COMINGS & GOINGS.
Miss Mary F.thel Clements of the Col
lege is spending the while in Suffolk, Va.,
where she attended the marriage of Miss
Jennie l^ee Williams to Mr. Harry Doss
of that city an account of wliieh appears
elsewhere in these columns.
Mrs. Jno. T. Hobby (nee Cornelia
Bryan) for several sessions directress of
the Art Department of the College spent
a short while at West Dormitory during
the past week with Misses Pitt, Barnes,
and Clements.
Greensboro, N. C.
and Elon
Mr. Harry Anglin of Martinsville, Va.,
visited his cousin. Miss Essie Hauchins,
of the College, Wednesday, last.
Mr. C. B. Riddle, Business Manager of
the Weekly, is absent from College and
from the office at this writing attending
conference at Bennett, N. C.
President Harjjer addressed the con
ference at Bennett during its session
from November 10th to 22nd.
Mr. ,T. H. Farmer, of News Ferry, \'a..
has recently occujiied the property for
merly in use by “Aunt” Helen Win-
bourne. Mr. Farmer comes here that his
children may have tlie educational advan
tage of the graded school, high school
and College. We are indeed glad to wel-
cf>me him into our midst and trust he
shall never regret his change.
Mr. 0. B. Barnes, who has been ill for
some time at Greensboro, came fo liis
home here on Sunday, last and is now
able to be about his busine.ss, locally. A
present, he is confining his business aetiv
ities to the bank and local affairs, penil
ing full recovery.
Dr. T. C. Amick of the chair of His
torv attended the rennion of his family
at laberty on Saturday, November 9tli
Mrs. Amick accompanied him.
Miss Annie Spencer, of Aslieboro, mem
ber of the Class of ’08 called on friend)-
in the village Thursday and Friday,
At (iresent Miss Spencer is engaged in
her home town with the Ashehoro Pro
duce Co.
niAXKSGIVlNG AT ELON
Thanksgiving will be duly celebrated,
as usual, at the College. Morning exer
cise will be held at eleven o’clock in the
Chapel, at which time the annual offering
for the Or|>lianage of this place will be
taken.
Following this Thanksgiving service,
the annual baninet will be served in the
dining hall at Weet Dormitory, to wliicli
hap]iy event, hoth t'acnlty and students
look forward with the fondest antin|m-
tion for real pleasure and delightful so
cial intercourse.
At eight P. M. in the College Cha4)el,
the Philologian Literary Society holds its
annual celebration and all who are fa
miliar with these evenings will spare no
effort to be present. An unusually at
tractive piogram has been prejiared. Mes-
si-s. I. Paul Ingle and W. Duncan Loy
will deliver orations. Mr. C. C. .lohnson
has “College Cuts” for this occasion. The
chief event of the evening, however, will
be the debate. Query: Resolved that.
It would he unwise to vocationalize the
public scliools of our land. Messrs. ().
1). Poythress and R. A. Truitt will sup
port the atiirmative, with Wm. C. Franks
and J. V. Knight presenting the opjjosi-
tion.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these e.xercises.
Interesting is beginnin.'; to bo ari.iis‘d
in the State Inter-Collegiate l‘>aco con
test to be held in the audit at Ra
leigh during the next sitting of the Leg-
, Friday, November 15,
College. N. 0.
islature. Elon will hold her preliminary
contest, probably in December, to decich
who shall represent this insti'nliot: in tin
State contest. The fullowing li;-vt enter
ed for the prelimenary contes': ,\li;ssrs
•J. F. Morgan, A. T. Ban'^s, ,1. . Kmyljl
(). I). Poythress, \V. T. Dowd, W. K
Har.lesly, T P. Harwood. 11. E V) ids
H’. F. ’ yricU, I. .1. Kelloni.
UNCLE WELLONS WRITES.
As my church gave me vacation in
August, 1 spent one-half of the- time in
visiting ray old friends, my old home
church (Barrett’s), and my old home lo
cation. I left here October the 26th and
reached Franklin, Virginia that night
and was met by my cousin, Riehleu
ellons. Spent the night at cousin
John Wellon.s. to WiHinTU
ellons’ the next du, and again spent
the night at -Tolin Wellons’. Next day I
went to Richard Rollings, whose wife is
. a relative of mine, and spent the night
. and met Rev. R. H. Peele there. We had
a very pleasant time. Next day I went
to Samuel Rollings and Mr. Everett Rol
lings. where he and his sister, Adelaide,
are kee|)ing “batch.” Here I visited the
grave of Sylvester Rollings, the young
man we were all so fond of and with
whose family we sympathise so much.
Neyt morning, in company with the pas
tor. Rev. R, H. Peel, I called to see Sun-
buek Hines and found him in a critical
condition, possibly not much longer to
blind, and his mind n^most entire
ly "One.
Fro?n there I went to the church and
met a large crowd of anxious hearers, a
large portion of which were my relatives.
Here at Barrett’s my dear mother brought
me when I was a child, and here I was
converted, joine.I the church before I was
eleven years of age, when Wm. A. Jones
was the pastor. I missed so many old
friends the Barretts, Lanes, Kitchens,
Travns . Brittles, Harris’, S(‘arboroughs.
Here I acted as Secretary-Treasurer and
Deacon of the church, but in 1852 I left
for school, spending two years in school,
then entered my ministry, where I en
gaged in an extensive work, traveling a
circuit of seventeen appointments; preach
ing twenty-one times a month and trav
eled through five counties. Rev. Bur
rell Barrett organized this church aboui,
one hundred and eleven years ago. His
son. Mills Barrett, was a preacher. His
son, Rev. A[. B. Barrett, was a minister,
Rohert Barrett, W. M. Wellons, J. W.
ellons, W. .T. I>ane,—all were ministers
rai.sed up in this church. I proceeded to
give the conaregation a brief sketch of
my work ^nce I left them, as in all prob
ability I would never he there again. All
•seemed to be very much interested.
r spent the evening with my cousin,
PrieillJ Travis, and many friends and
relatives came to see me. We had a very
pleasant time together. Next morning,
in company with R. L. Travis and his
mother, Pricilla, we went to the old
homestead, where I was horn, and not a
single house of the original buildings was
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standing. We proceeded to hsnt the
Krave yard, but as it had grown up in
large jiines, we failed to find it until we
,wt a colored woman living near by to
show us where it was, as there was noth
ing to mark the place hut two tomb
stones and they had grown very dark
trom age. The enclosure that I ha,] paid
>0 keep up had gone down and bushes
and briars were in the lot where my
'7*'“d-i>arents, Willis Stevenson and wife
Sallie, two little nephews, my mother and
father were all buried, these being all
that were buried (here. After remain
ing a short time, we left, making ar
rangements to have the graves cleaned off
and kejit up that we might show respect
to my dear parents.
On my return to R. L. Travis’ for a
•short time to rest, we went to Wakefield,
where I spent the night with my old
frien.i Piof. Lincoln, and family. Next
morning I went to the church and school
buildings. I al.,0 visited two old ladies
Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Baine, old friends of
former years. At fen o’clock I took the
tram for Norfolk, where I spent a few
days with Frank Hitch, and his five chil
dren. who married my niece (died a little
over two years since.) Here I had a very
pleasant time with dear friends. I
•s|)ent Saturday in Suffolk, my old home,
with Dr. Staley and was very much inter
ested in looking over the new Sabbath
school room he is adding *o his church,
havin? all the moderi improvements.
This will add .ki niucii t(, their comfortg
when completed. I visited the graves of
my dear brother, W. B. Wellons, two sis
ters, a niece, and other relatives. Some
of the graves were kept in nice condition,
others in a different cemetery need clean
ing off. ould have it done while there,
but did not have the time. I will see that
they are cared for in the future.
On Sunday I went to the Memorial
Christian Temple, Norfolk, for morning
.'-ervices and heard Dr. Dennison. In the
evening I went to the Third Christian
Church and hear;! Rev. .Mr. Booth. Both
preached fine sermons and I enjeyed the
same very much. ,
On Monday morning I left for home,
i;ion College, l^pon my arrival, a large
number expres.sed themselves as being
glad to see me and said they had missed
me so much. This has been a pleasant
trip to me and I am now at home for
work, not expecting to be away, only to
attend the (. onference in Greensboro, any
more this fall or winter.
Rev. J. W. Wellons.
Elon College, N. C. Nov. II, I9I2.
And it will soon lie time for the sus
pension of rules. Think of it, Nancy.
President Harper is still climbing and
I'lilling Elon College with him.
That .Junior and Senior debate now
soon.
Everything and everyone moving to
ward one common end".