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Motto: “SAIL ON, SALEM”
Vol. IV.
Winston-Salem, X. C., April 12, 192i.
No. SI
BISHOP RONDTHALER SPEAKS
AT THE FINAL LENTEN SERVICE
MARY HILL PRESIDENT
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Tile last of the Lenten lectures
which Bishop Rondthaler has been
ili'liverinf!; in !)is sincere, sympa
thetic way, was given on Wednes-
ilay morning.
After the memory hj’mn was re
cited by the student bod_v. Bishop
Hondthaler traced the journey of
Christ which has progressed from
tile Jordan river. What Christ did
lor Zacheus, and Barteraas has al
ready been considered; and, at Beth-
anv, Marv ministered unto Him in
1
litT love for the Saviour. At Jeru-
'-aleni, tile procession had increased
before the gate was reached, and it
"as a ])ahii-strcwing crow'd which
ioliowed Him to the teuiple.
It is interesting to note Christ’s
attitude towards the temple; and bj'
considering llis words and deeds,
one may learn how His last two days
Were s))ent in the sanctuary.
The temple was not merely a
Imildiug—for the most part it was
I'Ut of doors, and many terraces
ranged one above the other. The
temple itself was a .small building
On the summit of these terraces.
Around the temple there were sev-
Cial yards. The first, the yard of
the Heathen, generally was filled
Vith people. I-ately, some pillars
have been found on which warnings
are inscribed to tell the heathen not
to ajjproach any nearer to the tem
ple. A beautiful gate, adorned in
an elaborate fashion, and several
•steps separated this yard from that
of the Women. Here were found
the collection boxes, or trumpets, in
which the gifts for the temple were
placed. By going up fifteen steps,
the yard of the Men was reached.
Hetween this yard and the open yard
of the Priests, there were three
■steps. In the last yard was found
the altar of sacrifice, broad and
square. Behind this, the temple
stood. An old story holds that a
Homan officer who had been com
manded to destroy this sanctuary
exclaimed:
“Oh, let tiic temple stay—it is
the most beautiful building in the
World!”
Well he knew the art that was
displayed in that marble structure.
With its golden spikes.
The porticos were around the
yards. Their floors were of polished
marble, and the wide, marble col
umns were heavily adorned. There
Jesus spent His last few day.s, and
'poke to the people, whose very
tlioughts He knew. On Sunday, He
Vent out, and when He returned the
next day the }'ard was full. There
'vere people selling goats, cattle,
pigeons and slieep; and the money
changers with tiieir tables were scat
tered about the portico; for the
Uioney had to he changed to Hebrew
coin before it could be dropped in
the trumpets. The high priest and
liis men had formed a “religious
trust”—that is, that no cattle or
■sheep eould be sold for sacrifices
I'.nless the business as transacted bj-
them.' In this way, a few cents were
i^ained for their own use on every
l)urcliase.
Christ was indignant over the
Wrangling, busy crowd before Him.
‘Soon traders left, tables were over
turned,—all to escape the burning
eye of the Lord of Glory.
"In a like manner,” Bishop ex
plained, “the house of human hearts
must be cleaned up or the Son of
God will never enter. There must
be a daily cleaning or the dust of
neglect will accumulate.”
Tiien, Christ turned into one of
the marble porticos. There the chil
dren followed Him, and sang Ho-
sanna, to wMiich song Christ listened,
for it pleased Him. But the wicked
consjtirators wxre disgusted over
“the noise,” and reproved the chil
dren. Often, today, there are those
who refuse to praise God with voice
and heart.
When these same wicked men
questioned Jesus concerning the
taxes and the coin, Christ’s answer
was wise and prompt. This same
Saviour teaches His followers today
how to answer questions with wis
dom.
A debate had arisen over something
that Ciirist had said—it w’as the pur
pose of these men to find some fault
with the I^ord Jesus. Wearv, He
sat down on the steps at the head of
the Yard of the Women, where the
collection boxes were placed. The
widow, in the hour of quiet and soli
tude, came forward with- the two
pieces of, coin, or “peruta,” equiva
lent to one-half a cent. She had
made a sacrifice, and did more- for
the glory of God than tliose who had
given without depriving tliemselves.
'I'he self-righteousness of the
church people grieved Christ—that
sin crucified Him, and goes to His
very heart even now. The sin of
self-righteousness is the worst one in
the sight of God.
On Tuesday afternoon, just as the
temjjle gates were about to be closed,
Philip and Andrew e a m e to
Christ, and told Him of some strang
ers who spoke Greek. He was
pleased to hear they had asked about
Christ; and He knew that by such
people as these. His name would
spread land to land. The faith He
preached was like a seed which has
been planted. When Christ thought
of the price that He should pay. He
cried to God, who answered His
pleas. The people thought it thun
dered, but the sound was the voice
of God saying: “I have both glori
fied Thee, and will glorify Thee
again!”
After speakiiig of the death He
was to die upon the cross, Christ
looked on the self-righteous crowd
before Him. Silently, He left tlie
temple yard never to return.
At the April meeting of the Stu
dent Self-Government Association
the officers for the term 192l-’2!)
were elected. Mary Hill, of I,ex-
ington, N. C., was chosen President.
She is undoubtedly one of the best
fitted girls that have ever held this
office. She has been on the Council
two years and was Secretary for
1923-’21'. Everyone feels confident
of her ability to hold this office for
the coming year. Kuth James as
first Vice-President is her verv able
assistant. vSopliia Hall was choscJi
second Vice-President. For Secre
tary, Kva Flowers, ’2(5, was elected.
'Phis is one of the most important
offices of the Association and every
one is sure that Eva Flowers will
do her best. Sarah Yost, ’2(i, was
chosen Treasurer for the next term.
It was now necessary to choose
the Coimcil to aid these officers in
th(' governing of the caini)us. Many
nominations from all classes were
made and finally the list was posted.
-Margaret Williford. Polly Hawkins,
Mary Ogburn, and Katie Holshouser
rc]>rt'sent the Senior Cllass. I'or
J\inior repr(\sentatives, Rachel Da
vis, I^ucile Reid and Anna Souther
land were chosen. The Sophomores
to be on the Council -are .lenny
Jenny \\'olff, Elinor \Villiamson and
Mary Buckner.
'riu‘ Council of l!)2.‘!-’2 t has done
its work wonderfully well and to the
incoming Council everyone wishes
the verv best.
REVEREND GEORGE R. HEATH
LECTURES ON NICARAGUA
EASTER SERVICES TO
BE AT HOME CHURCH
On Sunday, April 13th, Palm
Sunday, services will be held in the
Home Moravian Church. Monday,
April ] Ith, to Fridaj', April 18th,
is Passion Week and services w’ill be
held each evening in the Home ^NIo-
ravian Church. Sunday, April 20th,
Easter Sunday, a sunrise service
will be held on Salem graveyard.
These services are unique and dis
tinctive among the Moravian denom
ination. Many visitors are expected
from all over the United States.
Last 3'car, several thousand people
attended the sunrise service, Easter
Sunday. These services are long
remembered by Salem girls, who fre-
quentlj’ come back to have the pleas
ure of attending them again. This
year the services are expected to be
of usual interest and spiritual sig
nificance with Bishop Rondthaler as
director and guide.
SALEM ORCHESTRA HAS
SIXTH ANNUAL CONCERT
Tlie Salem College Orchestra, di
rected by Miss Susan Webb, gave
its sixth annual concert in Memorial
Hall Monday night at 8:15. The
enjoyment and appreciation of the
large audience present was mani
fested in the burst of applause
which followed each selection. The
orchestra, composed of both colleg3
students and town ])cople, did full
justice to the efficient and commend
able leadershi)) of Miss W’ebb.
Not only was the performance ex
cellent, but the selections themselves
v.'cre excei>tiona]]y beautiful and ap-
pro])riate. Such favorites as Nevin’s
“Love Song” from “A Day in Ven
ice” and Moskowski’s “Spanish
Dance” were enthusiastically re
ceived by the audience.
The various harp, violin, and voice
solos were an especially attractive
feature of the concert. The soloists
of the evening were Miss Grace
Keeney, soprano; Miss Laura How
ell, violin; Miss Ruth Pfohl, harp;
and Miss Eleanor Shaffner, harp.
Miss Pfohl absolutely captivated
her audience by her rendition of
Godard’s “^Mazurka.” The beauty
of the piece itself, together with
Miss Pfohl’s gracious interpretation
of it, produced a delightful effect.
The “Marche Solonelle,” in which
M iss Shaffner played the solo part,
W'as exceptionally beautiful. A very
lovely number was the “Souvenir de
Haydn” with Miss Laura Howell as
soloist. !Miss How'cll responded to
the applause with “Souvenir” bv
Drdla.
Miss Grace Keeney sang Allitsen’?
Unto 'I'liy Heart” with orchestra
accompaniment. Her hearers were
■'.o enthusiastic in their applause that
she sang as an encore the “Old Re-
(Turn In [Hige two)
Reverend George R. Heath, at the
meeting of the History Club, Thurs
day night, spoke on the climate,
geography, and history of Nicara
gua. Mr. Heath has been a mis
sionary in Nicaragua for more than
tw'entv-five years and is an authority
on the Indian languages of Central
America.
Nicaragua has had a history filled
with romance and adventure. In
dians, Spaniards, pirates, English
men, and Yankees all have contend
ed there for supremacy. Its people
today are a mixture of Indian, Eu
ropcau, Chinese, and African.
I’he gcogra])iiy of Nicaragua has
had not a little to do with its event
ful history. This narrow little strip
of land shows tJie extremes of alti
tude. The land along the east coast
is low—so low that it is difficult to
tell the place where river and lagoon
end, and ocean begins. It is an
aliiivi.-il plain of marsh and dense
jungle that resembles the Amazon
plain in everything except size.
Bo.'its are tlie chief means of com
munication. On the other hand, the
western part of Nicaragua is moun
tainous. The rivers have many cat
aracts and water falls.
The Spanish were the first to try
to subjugate the Indians of Nica
ragua. Their claims date back to
lo02 when Columbus touched Cen
tral Amcrica. The Spaniards set
tled in the western uplands. On the
east coast the cpnibination of hot cli-
niati', malaria, and hostile Indians
was too much for them. The chief
Indian tribe in this eastern country
was the Miskitos. ’I'he Sapniards,
failing in war, tried to win the na
tives through missionaries. These
missionaries the Indians tolerated
for a time, but, then suspecting po
litical designs, the Indians ma.ssa-
cred them.
1 he Mi.skito Indians, in fear of
the Spaniards, sought aid from the
outside. In ICCO they asked tlie
English for protection. This request
was refused. The Miskitos then
allied themselves with the pirates of
Jamaica. ’I'he alliance was mutually
satisfactory; the pirates found the
lagoons and harbors of NicaragU'j
excellent lurking places; and the
Indians found the pirates congenial
confederates, who joined with them
in raiding and burning the Spanish
towns of the west.
The next masters of the land of
the Miskitos were the English. The
country was under the protection
of Great Britain from lytO to 1703.
England did not exactly lay claim
to the territory, it was rather a
■sphere of influence. Admiral Nel
son, who was at Nicaragua during
the N ajioleonic wars, advised his
country to hold the land around
Lake Nicaragua, predicting that it
would be a future commercial cen
ter. England, however, by the
'I'reaty of Paris in 17(53 withdrew
from Nicaragua and reserved only
the right to cut log wood.
Nicaragua was considered a Span
ish colony until her declaration of
independence in 1821. She then re
belled against the mother country,
joined the Alexican Empire, only to
secede and again become a separate
state.
The United States became inter-
estetl in Nicaragua during the grand
rush to the gold fields in 18i8-’50.
Many gold seekers, instead of cross
to Nicaragua, crossed the isthmus,
and sailed north to California. 'I'he
interest of the Yankees and English
in Central America clashed. For a
time it seemed as if there w'ould b^-
war between England and the United
States. In 1850 the two countries
each agreed neither to build a canal
or own land near a canal in Nica
ragua.
England in this treaty had made
no provision for the Miskito Indians
whose welfare she had been safe
guarding. In 18C0 Honduras and
Nicaragua set aside a reserve for
these Indians on the east coast. Un
fortunately only one-fourth of the
Indians w’cre living in this reserva
tion.
'I'he Miskito king called in negro
counselors from Jamaica. These ne
groes were men of character and
ability. This Indian kingdom had
by far the most orderly and secure
government in Central America.
In spite of the efficient govern
ment the country was in danger.
Banana cultivation was an important
industry. The banana planters and
dealers from the United States
strongly objected to either Indian or
Negro rule. 'Phis condition of af
fairs made it easier for Nicaragua,
upon a flemsy pretext, to atinex this
Indian territory. Tiie Miskito chief
took refuge on a British v/ar vesst^l
and begged English protection—i
policyi>olicy impossible for P.ngland
after her treaties with the United
States. 'I’he ancient Indian king
dom had fallen and nothing re
mained for the Indian leaders to do
except to sign under compulsion a
treaty stating that they of their own
free will asked the Nicaraguans to
take chage of them.
I’iiis 'Phis was a valuable acqui
sition for Nicaragua. 'Phe custom
hou.se at Bluefields, which is in the
former Indian territory, is the chief
source of revenue for Nicaragua
Nicaragua is in debt to New York
bankers, notably Brown Brothers.
'Pliese bankers control the custom
Iiousi^ of Bluefields and are the great
[lower in the finances of Nicaragua;
and that means power over the gov
ernment.
'Phe United States has a great re
sponsibility in Nicaragua. Will she
work for the Nicaraguan or the
bankers of Wall Street.^
MARY McKELVIE EDITOR
OF ANNUAL NEXT YEAR
ing the continent in the north, sailed already assured.
'Phe .Junior class met on April b)
for the purpose of electing the
editor-in-cliief and the business man
ager for the Annual Staff of next
year. 'Phese officers are of the great
est importance, and play a great
part in the success of the Annual.
Phe Junior class seemed to feel their
responsibility, and after much
thought and deep consideration, they
chose Mary McKelvie as editor-in-
chief, and Daisy I,ee Glasgow as
business manager. Both of these
girls are w'cll suited for their task,
liaving served on the Staff this year'.
Mary McKelvie did excellent W'ork
as an associate art editor, while
Daisy I,ee Glasgow was prominent in
the business department. With these
two dejiendablc, capable, conscien
tious, and hard-w’orlj:ing girls at the
head of the Annual Staff, the suc
cess of the “Sights and Insights” is