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Page Four SOME ANSWERS TO PRAYER AT MARS HILL DELLA HUGGINS (Note: The following reminiscences contributed by Miss Huggins are a con tinuation of the article “Prayer in the Building of Mars Hill”, which ap peared in the last issue of the HILLTOP.) “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he tha seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matt 7:7-9. In the early fall of 1922 Mrs. C. J Biggers and nine girls of Mars Hil College, went to the top of Little Mountain at daybreak. Standing on top of this mountain looking down into the valley below, Mrs. Biggers said, “Gilds, here lies seventy-five acres of land. This is God’s land; Mars Hill is God’s school. All of our build ings are crowded on ten acres of land. We need this seventy-five acres of land for our school. Let’s pray that God will give us this land”. Then she told how much the boys needed a dormitory; how undesirable and crowded were the old buildings, Rivermont and Treat, and that many boys were having to room out in homes of the town. She asked that this group pray with her that God would give Mars Hill College a boys’ dormitory and also a mother to stay with them. Then she said, “I am get ting old. I can’t do all the work that needs to be done and take care of the sick. Let’s pray that the Lord will send us a nurse and give us the second story of the Treat Building for anin- firmary.” She held in her hand a list of unsaved people in the town and in the school and said, “Mothers and fathers are sending their boys and girls here to school, expecting them to be surrounded with Christian influ ence.” Then she told of a business place in town where the boys were getting whiskey and said, “Let’s pray that God will give us a revival that will clean up Mars Hill, especially this place of business, and save the lost in our school.” For more than an hour, with faces buried in our hands, kneeling upon Mrs. Biggers’ large shawl spread upon the ground, we poured out our hearts iv» fry +/% the mountain singing “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”. Soon after this Brother J. R. Owen, the pastor of Mars Hill Church, Mrs. , Biggers and twenty-four of the col-| of business lege girls went back to Little Moun- There w^ere more than eighty profes sions of faith. Many surrendered their lives to preach the gospel and go out as missionaries among them was Ar thur Gillespie, who is now in China. The man who sold the boys whiskey was deeply convicted and went to the home of the preacher at twelve o’clock one night and was saved. He destroyed his whiskey and went with a group of people at one o’clock in tain and prayed again that God would give us this land. As we stood in a circle clasping each other’s hands one of the girls began thanking God for land. The circle of prayer was closed with a thanksgiving prayer. Every request that went to the land dedicated it to the Lord. Hs ^ ^ The Lord spoke to Moses out of the burning bush and told him to put off his shoes from off his feet for the place whereon he stood was holy ground. Surely God has spoken and is speak- Throne of Grace from this Little Hill and Mountain top was granted. saying that the place where thou On April 1, 1923, Mr. John Robert ^ound. Therefore it Sams went to Brother Owen’s home everyone to bow his head in and said that he would give his inter- submission to the Lord and est in the land, which amounted to divine guidance as we look $1100.00. Later the same afternoon to a larger Mars Hill. Then he came back and said that his daugh- laise up here in this student ter, Mrs. John Anderson, had decided great leaders that will lead his to give her interest, which amounted great undertakings for him. to $1200. Shortly afterward a deed I true, then surely we can YE OLD SNOOPER for all this land was made to Mars Hill College. Immediately after securing the deed, Mr. M'. C. Treat wrote President hear him say, “Speak to my people [that they go forward”. Other Examples In the early fall of 1923 one of the R. L. Moore that he would give fifty giNs came to Mrs Biggers and told her ;housand dollars for a dormitory, if that her trunk was packed and that •;he friends of the College would give she was leaving that moiming, for the i:he same amount. When the North plans that she thought were made to Carolina Convention met the follow- help her through school had failed ing November, a vote was taken to and there was nothing for her to do raise the amount, and it was secured but to go and she wanted to leave in the limited time. I quietly. Mrs. Biggers said to the girl. The buildings, Melrose and Brown ‘No you can’t go. Come let us talk dormitories, were completed by the Lord about the matter . They opening of school in the year 1924 later the girl’s and Mrs. Bessie Stapleton of Missis- drove up to Mars Hill and got sippi came to be the mother for the walked upon the Miss Nora Kelly, a graduate Slipman and spoke to Mrs Doys. nurse from the Mississippi Infirmary, elt the call to go to the mountains i;o nurse. She wrote Dr. A. E. Brown, Superintendent of Mountain Schools, and told him of her call. Dr. Brown Biggers and said, “I don’t know why I am here. I was over in Asheville and there seemed to be something pulling me over this way. Mrs. Biggers told him that she knew why he was there. sent Miss Kelly to Mars Hill College, brought him. Then and the second story of the Treat story of the girl. He XM.I L/Li I/O ^XiXxHj these requests. We arose facing the sunrise in the East and marched off dormitory was made into our first in firmary. CjQTvt-omr>o->-. 1 n {vrpflf VpiVlval was conducted by the pastor, J. R. Owen, assisted by Rev. W. L. Griggs. CITY AND COLLEGE BARBER SHOP OPPOSITE NEW SINCLAIR STATION I take pardonable pride in the fact that my 16 years as a Tonsorial Artist serving an exclusive trade has put me in the position to know and know I know how to cut a real polished head of hair. Get a City Haircut in a Country Shop For Only 20c Don’t be “HAWKED” by botched haircuts. ELLIS W. REESE, Artist. told Mrs. Biggers that they couldn’t afford to let the girl quit school and that he was quite sure one of the Sun- *cfay SchbbTFla^es ih’his cHurcTTwouTd make it possible for her to stay in school. The girl did remain in school until she finished. She was indeed a capable and a useful student. I am quite sure that the Clio Literary Society has never had a more capable president chan she made. Asheville seemed to be infested with Mars Hill parasites betw^een semesters. These Frazer boys are “around here” in every way. Monte came down and right aw’ay became accustomed to Southern women. And it seems that he prefers blondes! How did I know? Well, he was seen on the streets of Asheville dragging the net —tie around. At the same time, “big brother Jim” w^as enjoying his Grub-bs. I can’t imagine how Monte happened to meet Ethel, but he did! They say that all popularity must be deserved. But there’s always an exception to the rule. Anyway, Net tie seems to have her share—Lafay ette and Keller both. Wow! And this new Mars Hillian, with those eyes of hers, seems to have cap tured the hearts of several young men. She can Tran-um, too. If you don’t believe it, ask Gulledge or ^ Bi’ock. Annie Long, why would you break a poor boy’s heart? Don’t you know that a certain blonde who wears glasses might get jealous? In fact, you almost put him in the “Hurst”. But there’s an old saying: “No one can take the place of the boy back home.” Last Saturday morning, as I was on my way to Asheville, I met a nice- looking young boy carrying a giip. He looked tired and worn-out, as if he could hardly wait to get to Mars Hill. After close observation, I dis covered that it was Joe Dickson in person. I have no idea where he had been so early in the morning with a suitcase, but it has been rumored that he was attracted by some dame in Asheville. Oh, by the way! Did you know that Ernestine Hamby spent the week-end in Asheville? The old fire has been rekindled. At least, that’s assumed from all ap pearances. Neil Hartley has been seen lately talking to someone by the name of Morgan—and I’ve just heard that she went home between semes ters too. Although Jim Randleman was seen on the campus every day between semesters, they say that he was in Asheville by night. It’s really a Job-e to keep up with him. Doids Johnson has those “Smiling Irish Eyes”. She also has the ability to appreciate all Shakesperian char acters. Shades of “Anthony”! Hand Me a Bromo “Setzler.” “Blondie” and “Red” (whatta con trast!) seemed to enjoy themselves, too. Fi’iday night found a certain boy “Miles” from Mars Hill. And I also believe that one of the Teague boys (not Norwood, either) was at tracted to Waynesville for some rea son. Oh, w'ell! It’s all in a lifetime! “Kat” Hollowell went to Spruce Pine during the holidays. “Mark” that up on the wall! It must have been “The Star ‘Spangler’ Banner” that Ethel Odom heard. Anyway she stood up. Sunday School Officers Elected For Spring Remember HER On St. Valentine’s Day with a Box of Our Delicious Gandies POPE’S PHARMACY SCHOOL SUPPLIES—ICE CREAM—SODAS—SOFT DRINKS ^ —nil.— I •4 ECKERD’S lu— I 1 I Asheville, N. C. -o- Creator of Reasonable Drug Prices -0- EXQUISITE PERFUMES BY THE DRAM o- i OUR FOUNTAIN RECEIVES 98% SANITARY RATING On January 1, 1925, one of Mars Hill’s valuable teachers, Mrs. Wilkins, was operated on for appendicitis. Her appendix was ruptured and she had a very serious case of peritonitis. Dr. Pritchard came out of the operating room and told her pastor. Rev. J. R. Owen, that he had done the best that he could, but that there was no hope for her to live. Her children (Louise, who was a student in the College and Franklin, eleven years old) sent word by Miss Cornelia Howell to Mars Hill that Mrs. Biggers and some of the girls would pray that their mother would live. Their faith in our prayers, and our love for Mrs. Wilkins and her child ren, also with the realization of her valuable life, brought us to our knees. Mrs. Biggers and three girls (Ethel Johnson, Bessie Spillers, and Della Huggins) went in the early evening into the office room. We remembered how Christ had spent the night in prayer. By faith we claimed one promise after another and we, too, I or>H r !rkno*»'/»«nfvn{U .cannuiMi.n. spent the night in prayer. The next morning Dr. Pritchard and the nurse said that to their sur prise she was living. Three weeks later Dr. Pritchard took three doctors (who were attend ing a medical conference in Ashe ville) in to see Mrs. Wilkins. He show ed them her wound and told them the story of her case. One of the doctors said, “That is marvelous. This surely is a feather in your cap”. Dr. Prit chard replied, “This woman’s recovery is not due to any skill of mine, but is due to the prayers of a group of peo ple at Mars Hill College”. On Sunday, January 6, the Sunday School class officers were elected for the spring semester. A meeting of the new officers was held last Sunday af ternoon to plan the coui’se of w^'rk for the semester. The newly elected presidents are as follows: Ruth Class, Miss Pierce teacher, Ruth Bennett; Teacher in Training, Miss Bowden teacher, Mild red Pittman; Ever Faithful, Miss Rutherford teacher, Elizabeth Alex ander; Gleaners, Miss Wengert teach er, Christine Roberson; Ever Faithful, Miss Gi-egg teacher, Huber Dixon; Berean I, Mr. McLeod teacher, Neil Hartley; Berean II, Mr. Huff teacher, Tracy Church; Gideon, Mr. King teacher, Heber Peacock; Fearless Fighters, Dean Carr teacher, Ray mond Midkiff. 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