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VOLUME III
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SEPTEMBER 30, 1921
NUMBER 3
INTERESTING SEIilES OF LECTURES DELHERED ! REMIIRKflRLE INTEREST ! NOHTHEliN HSITflfiS
TO THE STUDENT BODY BY DR. SUMMERBELL IN FIRST MEETING OF PHIS I AEl ON ELON DAMPUS
Noted Speaker Delivers Two Great Sermons and Four Lectures i
In The College Auditorium. ‘^Prophet of Arabia”
Subject of Lectures.
Dr. Martyji Summerbell arrived at
Elon for his annual lecture series early
Sunday morning. Dr. Sunimerbell comes
to Elon every year and brings with him
lectures of great erudition on Churcli
history themes.
Morning Sermon
At the regular morning service on
Sunday, Dr. Summerbell preached on
the theme “Looking to Jesus”. The>
sermon struck at the heart of his sub
ject, and the speaker in his lucid way
interpreted the text, “Let us run with
patience the race- that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and
finisher of our faith.”
The speaker began with a considera
tion of all the great cloud of witnesses
as listed in the eleventh chapter of He
brews, and led thus into the considera
tion of the text. He spoke of Jesus as
the author of the faith that has built
civilization's best works, that has sent
men forth to do and die in the spirit of
love. Then turning for the origin of
the faith he told the students of the col
lege that this same Jesus was the fin
isher, the jjerfector, the completer of
that faith. He declared that any man
who was led by Jesus could not be mis
led.
“Just as we need wisdom in the na
tural world to make of the bitter apple
of the sw'amp the lucious fruit of the
©rc-hard; just as we need wisdom to
make of the little wild rose the full
blown beautiful rose that would delight
a queen,” the speaker declared, “just
so w'e need wisdom in every pliase of
our living, and this wisdom can only
come through the faith that is in Christ,
the author and finisher of all faith.
Evening Sermon
At the evening service Dr. Summer-
bell spoke again. His theme was, “A
Service of Love.' ’ He based hi^ ser
mon on Mark 14:8, “She hath done
what she could.”
He began the discourse w’ith a des-
ription of Palm Sunday of surpassing
beauty. He pictured to the students in
words not easily forgotten the affection
of Jesus for the family of Simon the
leper, tracing for them the relations
that had brought about this friendship
■which had ripenelT into love. In graph
ic words the picture of the restoration
of Lazarus from the tomb was pictured.
Then turning to the subject in hand tjie
speaker told in a vivid w^ay of the
great sacrifice of Mary as she broke the
box of ointment and poured the pre-
■eioas perfume out on the head and feet
of Jesus. In scathing terms he told oi
Judas, the money carrier for the dis-
■eiples, as he tried fbUse the screen of
the poor to hide his own depravity.
“How easy it is to find an excuse for
anything we want to do, or a chance to
find fault,” the preacher exclaimed.
Then to the complaint of Judali came
the Master’s reply, “She hath done
what she could.” “She did what she
could,“ the speaker tolil his hearers,
“in that she gave her best, used the
ojiportunity she had, and followed the
higher spiritual intuition of her w'oman-
liood. ’ ’
Dr. Summerbell paid the intuition of
woman a high tribute, wlien he called it
“A high spiritualized i^istinct, which,”
he declared, “the busy materially in
terested man lacks. "We will all pos
sess this high spiritual faculty in the
greaFBeyond, ’ ’ he said.
Tn closing he Pondered if those who
listened to him were doing what they
could. He admonished that all make
Many Interesting and Timely
Subjects Discussed by
Members.
Mr. and Mrs. H- C. Sellars,
Visiting Daughter and Son-
In-Law, Speak of South.
their best efforts to give the best poss
ible. The service closed by the singing
“Must Jesus bear the cross alone and
all the world go free?”
Monday Lectures
On Monday morning at eight-forty-
five'Dr. Summerbell began his series of
lectures on “The Prophet of Arabia”.
The first lecture under the title “From
Camel Driver to Prophet”, the speaker
traced the parentage of Mohammed and
brought him through the early years of
his life, told of his marriage, and the
beginning as a prophet. The lecturer
led his hearers to see the small success
of the beginning, until the point that
marked an epoch in the life of Moham
med’s life* had been reached—his flight
from Mecca to Madina.
Mohammed was born in the year five
hundred and seventy, his parents were
members of the priestly family of Mecca
but was a weaker branch of that family.
His mother was of a very nervous tem
perament, and it is believed that the
prophet inherited her nerovusness, and
her ability to perceive hullucinations.
His parents died while the prophet was
yet young, and Mohammed went into
the family of his grandfather who was
the chief priest of the Caiarba of Mec
ca. The grandfather also died shortly,
and his uncle, 'the oldest brother of his
father took Mohammed. However, this
.uncle already had two wis^eM and ten
sons of his own so it was necessarv for
I
1 Mohammed to help make his own way.
This he did as a herdsman, and in later
years used this incident of his early
life to prove that he w'as a prophet of
God, pointing to David as an example.
Later Mohammed began the- trade of
camel driver, and in this work earned
for himself the name of “The Faith
ful”. Tt ■was iu this w’ork and on the
long journeys across the desert that he
began his thought which resulted in his
becoming a prophet.
About this time Mohammed w'as em-
])loye'i })v fi wealthy widow as her
agent. He performed his duties iu this
position faithfully, and the W'oman de
termined to marry him. The proposal
I was made, though her slave, and th%
' marria^it' was solejnnized. He lived
with his w'ife, who was fifteen years
his senior, peacefully and faithfully un
til her death.
Upon his marriage Mohammed came
into the possession of means sufficient
for him to retire from business and give
' himself to meditation. This he did and
allied himself witli a sect of deyout
Arabs giving himself to competel resig
nation to the will of God. This resig
nation they called .Islam. It is by this
i name that Mohammed called his new
' religion.
I Then came the visions from God, and
^ the call to preach. Mohammed did not
I fancy the calling, and at one time, the
speaker told his hearers, was about to
, throw himself into an abyss and end
j his then miserable existe-nce. He did
j not, however, and instead, he did preach,
, The prophet began his w’ork by the
j conversion of Hie members of his ow’ti
: household to his faith. It is said that
in the first four or five years of his
work as a prophet, Mohammed had only
about forty converts. He began by
preaching against all idols. This pre-
, cipitated a quarrel with the people o
Mecca and they determined to assassi
nate the prophet, and thus it came
about that he fled from Mecca to
Madina.
(Continued on page three)
The first regular program held in tho
Phi Hall this year was one of remark
able interest. The new men manifeste(j
great interest in the workings of tht>
society of which they had bc’come mem
bers.
“Current Events” was the title of an
interesting paper by Paul D. Rudd. Mr.
Rudd dealt largely with the novel and
gave the society some valuable informa-
tian.
Mr. J. M. Fix discussed the football
prospects for 1921 with which, as a
player, Mr. Fix is very familiar.
“My Summer Vacation” was the
subject of a humorous talk by W. L.
Woody. In his unassuming way Mr.
Woody told several incidents connected
with his vacation at his home in the hill
country.
Mr. H. G. Self delivered a stirring
oration on “The American Flag.” Mr.
Se-lf never fails to put into his orations
a magnetic power that draws his hear
ers along with him.
Some valuable hints on how to better
our school life at Elon were given by
W. G. Stoner. Mr. C. R. Reed followed
with a good collection of jokes that set
the society in readiness for the debate.
The debaters discussed the question
“Resolved: that an international board
should be established for the regulating
of national armaments.”
Both sides brought forward some good
argument. They looked at the question
from several angles, but despite the
liard fight put up by the affirmative,
the decision went to the negative, two
to one.
W. E. Marlette, J. R. Barker, and 1.
O. Hauser defended the affirmative,
w’hile the negative w'as supported by
C. L. Walker, 0. C. Johnson, and M. L.
Patrick.
JDNIDR-SENIDR DEBATE
Discussion to Settle Around
the Interesting Question of
Disarmament.
The query for the annual Junior Sen
ior debate wdiich comes off Thanks
giving has been selected. Disarmament
is the question around w^iich the argu-
me:U is to center. Tlie debate is ex
pected to be one of the warmest verbal
combats heard at Elon for a long time
on account of the spirit of intense ri
valry that exists between the classes.
Different from last year, there will be
three debaters on each side of the de
bate,. one from each of the literary so
cieties. The Senior line-up is; Mary
Miller, Psiphelian; J. D. Messick, Phi-
lologian; and R. S. Rainey, Clio. The
Junior line-up is: Irene Goff, Psiphe
lian; L. J. Perry, Philologian; and W.
B. Wicker, Olio.
WORK TO BEGIN ON PHIPSICLI
Mr. I. 0. Hauser, edTtor'-in-chief of the
Pliipsicli, the college annual, is getting
an office fixed up ready to go to work
immediately. Students of the college
generally seem highly pleaset.1 that Mr.
Hauser should be elected by Seniors as
editor-in-chief of this year’s annual. Tt
is stated that he is well fitted for the
position, and on account of his diligence
and thoroughness, the only man for this
man-sized job.
Those who like a ^handshake that is
real and hearty, have certainly been
satisfied in Mr. H. C. Sellars who is
again a visitor at Elon,
Mr. Sellars and his wife are visit
ing their daughter and son-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. F, B. Corboy. Mr. Sellars is
a great favorite with the students. Des
pite his years, which do not appeur to
be half what he says they are, he was
readily accepted last year, when he
came down on a similar visit as “one
of the fellows.”
Mr. Sellars is from Pittsburg and
never came South until last fall. He
liked it so well, he says, “I couldn’t
very well wait for my second visit to
come due,” He is elated over South
ern cooking, Southern customs, and
Southern hospitality. Sometimes he is
seen coming in from the country re
sembling very much Charlie Chaplain,
camouflaged as a tree in “Shoulder
Arms”. But his camouflage is simply
a collection of herbs and shrubbery
ranging from cotton to long leaf pine,
which he takes back home as souvenirs,
Tn regard to his stay here he has the
following to say:
“Boy, it’s good to get away from
the hustle and bustle of a big Northern
city and spend a few weeks iu a quiet
Southern town, ’ ’
SESSION IN EARNEST
Two More Men Added to The
Roll—An Excellent Pro
gram Rendered.
'FOOTBALL DOPE'
The runne-r w’ho hesitates is lost.
There is no royal road to football.
Where there is a will there are a
hundred ways to score.
In the lexicon of football there is no
such w^ord as fail.
The battle of football is not always
to the strong, nor is a race for the goal
alwavs for the swift.
The first duty of a football player
is to obey orders.
The Clio Literary Society met last
Monday evening in regular session. A
special order of business was declared
for the purpose of admitting Messrs.
•James Caddell and G. H. McCormick to
the fellowship of the society. The Clios
welcomed these two men to the ranks
and declared that, with the new merh-
bers who have already been enrolled,
the society has a band of earnest, studi
ous men who will do a high grade ot
literary work this year.
After the introduction of the new
men the regular literary session was de
clared in order and the following pro
gram was rendered:
Mr. H. Lee Scott read the life-like
little poem, “Desire” and showed his
usual rare ability as a reader and speak
er, in the delivery of this selection.
Edmund Vance Cook, the author of this
poem, is said to understand American
chiTdhood better than any other modern
American poet.
Mr. N. G. Newman gave to the society
a very interesting account of his trip
from Defiance, Ohio, to Elon College on
bicycle the past summer. Mr. Newman
was accompanied by a friend from De-
•fiance. The trip of over eleven hun
dred miles was made in less than eleven
days. This was a rare feat indeed and
speaks well of the two gentlemen as
bicyclists!
Mr. William Clem rendered in good
style the old familiar poem, ‘ ‘ The House
by the Side of the Road.” Mr. Clem
compared the man in the house by the
side of the road to the old college man
and showed wherein the old student
might be a real friend to the new man
w’ho has just entered college.
The final number on the program was
given by Mr, M. Z. Rhodes. Tt was a
humorous selection taken from O’Hen
ry’s “Voices of the City”. Mr. Rhodes
is a good reader and speaker and the
society is alw^ays sure of something
good when he appears on the prograni.
'i’rue to his reputation Mr. Rhodes did
not fail to please his audience on this
occasion.
Pride always goes 'before a good old
fashioned licking.
Tt is not the guns or armament or the
more they can pay
It’s the close cooperation that makes
them win the day.
It is not the individual or the army
as a w^hole,
But the everlasting team w’ork of
everv bloom*in ’ soul.
NEW CLASS RING IS
SELECTED BY SENIORS
The Selection to be Used
Beautiful Design in Both
Silver and Gold.
The value of the game lies not in the
victory, but in the thrill of honorably
contending for it.
Don't flinch, don’t foul, and hit the
line hard.
He who fights and runs away had
better keep on going.
Everybody hates a coward, but the
whole world loves n fighter.
i The Senior Class after considerable
I deliberation has at last ado[»ted its class
i ring. Those who have seen the design
I say that the ’22 ring will be the most
i beautiful of any adopted by a class in
I years. '• •
One special feature of the ring is
that it may be had, in either gold or
I silver wdth the same setting and same
design. The combination is such that
many think the silver more atttractive
than the gold. In fact the silver seems
to be the favorite. However, rings of
both metals have been ordered.
; Mr. L. P. Rippey of tlie class of ’2?>
, who was at the University of Ken-
I tucky last year, is now at the University
, of Virginia doing work in the astronom-
, ical laboratory. Mr. Rippey se-ems very
I hopeful in his work, aud is planning to
1 do a great deal of w'ork in astronomy.
Mr. C. P. McNally is taking post
graduate work at the University of
A'irginia. Mr. McNally’s father hag
moved to Charlottsville, Va., and Miss
Edna McNally w’ho was a student with
the class of ’23 is continuing her studies
at the TTniversity of Virginia.