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THURSDAY OCTOBER 7 1937
THE OPTIMIST
PAGE TWO
IiHmSTi
ditor
Sttsincss Manager..
Samuel B. Blackwell
Louie Welch
Member Texas Intercollegiate Press
Official Student Publication of Abilene
Christitn College. Entered as Second Class
Matter Juno 29 1929 at tho Post Off.co at
jAfciknc Texas under tho Act of August 24
1S12.
STAFF
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lASSOCiatO rAUWi. ' SC- i IV
Religious Editor. Silas Tnplett
women s raiwr. ...... - " -
distant Business Mgr. itussel Redman
Psstaess Staff: Herman Johnston Leslie
King.
New London Disaster
Last year when the New London dis-
aster was prominent news officials of Abi
lene Christian College decided that they
should prevent such an occurrence here on
the campus. In accordance with this de-
c&ion the administration building was com-
pletely worked over and new gas lines were
laid.
Later on it was discovered that gas was
leaking in the auditorium (as it had been
for quite some time). This too was soon
etarted work on but by the time the north
ido of the building was completed there
seemed to be no further need of the stoves
so the south side was not worked on.
All this was last spring and the stoves
on! the south-side still have not been re-
paired. This reminds us of the Arkansas
ntdry of the leaky-roof when it was raining
iticouldn't be repaired and when it wasn't
Mining it didn't need it. But it will soon
fee time to use the stoves again and if they
Are not ready for use there will be much
confusion and loss of chapel periods and
probably Sunday evening church services.
We think they should be repaired so
that we will be prepared when the cooler
days come upon us.
Loyalty
Mr. Webster says Loyalty is the state of
being Loyal. He then says loyal is being
faithful to the law or the lawful government
Now our question is what constitutes a
loyal student to Abilene Christian College?
Is the boy or girl that boosts the football
boys basketball boys or track boys the
loudest the loyal student or that halloos the
loudest at pep rallys. Are these the re-
quirements for a loyal student? This is
only part of the requirements.
To be a loyal student the boy or girl
must obey the rules and regulations of A. C.
C. That means to be at chapel all classes
not to destroy property of ACC that men
and women have sacrificed to pay for not
to do anything that would cast reflection on
A. C. C.
The loyal boy or girl will see that all
rules are obeyed to his or her ability that
Everything they do is in harmony with the
ideals of ACC.
The Freshmen raised their flag last
-week. They defended that flag. wnyj
tc 4nt if stood. Whv not be consistent
and defend the purple and white? it stands
Arr1 C lle rrr.
for the r'ph laeais oi aw. pu " "
students and be loyal to A. C. O.
BILL. JN1UHUU3
To The Librarian
We wish to show our appreciation to
those in charge of the library for their co-
operation during different programs held on
the campus.
If you remember just right the library
dosed for nractically every get-together
held on the campus last year but this year
I it seems to be somewhat different.
So far this year the library hasn't closed
for any reason whatsoever not even for the
trame last Friday evening the parade lues-
; day and several other events that would
tisually close it
Bv not closing at the above mentioned
times has caused some to work when they
probably wanted to attend some of these
meetings but it has caused otners to nave
4 clutnco to get up another hundred pages ot
outsldo reading for Bible English history
idr whatnot
Those of us who have wanted to enjoy
the privileges of the library instead of at
tending the different meetings wisn to
ttinritr thn miuiiitrement of tho library for
iheit consideration in tho past as well as the
future.
THE
WORLD
AND
ACC
Student Slants on
News of the Day
byOHT
ZELLNER1TES COMPLAIN ABOUT
WEAR AND TEAR ON BED LINEN
Last week. Pope Plus directed
a now warning against tho Nazis.
At a general audtenco for Austr-
ian British French and German
pilgrims ho Bald continued Nazi
anti-church policies endangered
tho religious rights of Austrian
Catholics as wall as those of Gor-
man Catholics. Of tho Germans
among the (pilgrims ho asked
"What should wo say or rather
what should wo not say in this
gravo hour wherein a new pro-
phet Is exoltcd to act and wrlto
against all those who wish to re-
main faithful!"
At the same time that the lift
botween Hitler and tho Popo grew
wider tho relationship between
Hitler nnd Mussolini was consol-
idated by tho Inter's visit to tho
Nazi stato.
Zcllner has had so man torn
torn sheets In tho last two years
Zcllner has had so many
that Mrs. CodglH requlstloned for
n flrcescnpc to save wear and
tear on tho linen.
Brother Robcrson said vanity
and vacuum arc closely related. A
couple of concrete examples seem
to substantiate tho theory. Watch
Ben Bailey and Dorothy Woodrulf.
Years ago in early marrivd
life Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith were
teaching school. It was not often
that she could prepare those de-
licacies that delighted his heart.
Ono day she sent him to town
with a long grocery list. Her
purpose was to stuff some dates
with nuts. Included in the list were
nut crackers. W. R. returned
with dates nuts and an apology.
Ho said ho couldn't find any
crackers with nuts In them anywhere.
Lawrence Smith is just a gig''0
at heart. The other day nt the
bookstore ho had a strawberry
cone on one of the McCalcb twins.
After a quiet week In the Lea-
gue of Nations the E8 member
"fodoratlon" of the world began
moro heatedly tho discussion of
war. Tho discussion becamo
loudest In two speeches by tho
Spanish Loyalist premier Juan
Negrin. He shouted "Tho an-
onymous state whose Warships aro
trying to create a state of terror!
ism in tho Mediterrlan is Italy.'
In his second speech ho said that
Italy Intended to triple her forces
In Spain.
Why is it wo sec "Thurman
Jones" in feminine hand writing
nil over the newspaper in the book
store ?
What blonde hinders Joe Clapp
from his work every evening by
standing out in tho hall looking
into the bursar's office?
Answer: Irene Johnson (tta
flirt).
Slnco all the predictions tho
Loyalists had made in tho past
had proved true Deltas French
Foreign Minister demanded that
all ncm-Sppnlsh (combatants bo
withdrawn from tho Peninsula.
Ho seemed to hint that If Italy
sent more troops to Spain France
would reply by sending food and
supplies to the loyalists.
Duo to tho strain of looking for
a touch-down during tho game
with the Plowboys Mrs. Baley
still suffers from a crick in her
neck.
It is reported that the old
campus spirit of friendliness is
lacking to some degree this year.
Come on you wildcats it won't
hurt to speak to all classmen.
Early In tho war. Loyalist Spain
(Continued on page Three)
Brother Cox thinks n college
education is a splendid thing if
Monday Night Meetings
OCTOBER 11 1937
PRAYER
LEADER:
SONG LEADER:
SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 11:25-26.
PRAYER:
I SPEAKER: WHO CAN PRAY.
a. The one whom God hears.
Jno. 9:31; Psa. 34:15.
b. The one whom God does not hear.
Prov. 15:29; Prov. 28:9; Psa. 66:15.
n SPEAKER: HOW TO PRAY.
a. In faith. Mt. 21 :22 ; Mk. 11 :23-24 ; James 1 :5-7 ;
Jno. 16:23.
b. In humility. Lk. 18:13-14; Mt. 26:39.
c. In forgiveness. Mk 11:25-26.
d. Brevity. Mt. 6:5-7.
e. Spirit and understanding. I Cor. 14:15.
in SPEAKER: WHY TO PRAY.
a. Christ prayed. Cite as example but do not
read John 17 and Lk. 6:11-13.
b. Power.
(1) Hezekiah II Kings 20.
2) James 5:16-17.
Lk. 21:36.
IV SPEAKER: WHEN TO PRAY.
a. Persistency. Lk: 11:5-7; Lk. 18:1-8.
b. One who feels dependent prays.
c. Always. Eph. 6:18; I Thess. 5:17; Phil. 4:0;
Rom. 12:12.
FACULTY MEMBER:
ROOM 15.
LEADER: Carl Spain.
SONG LEADER: Leon Hen-
thorn. SCRIPTURE READER:
Henry Bennet.
PRAYER: Jack Daugherity.
I SPEAKER: Manly Ballard.
n SPEAKER: Walter Byers.
III SPEAKER: Jack Carring-
ton.
IV SPEAKER: Joe Allen
Claps.
FACULTY MEMBER:
Bro. Bell.
ROOM 27.
Bob Hornbaker
Edward Johnson
Loyd Bixler
Gordon Buffinton
Howard Davis'
R. T. Frederickson
Charles Goodnight
Edward B. Gustine
G. L. Belcher;
the student is willing to learn
something after graduation.
. Wanted in the southeast corner
(or any of tho other corners nnd
In between) of the dining hall ono
waiter. Ho must havo certain
desirable characteristics: good-
looking; never flirt with girls at
other tables; bo prompt when
service is wanted; and above nil
ho MUST bring back full dishes
in exchange for empty ones.
Will someone tell n certain
big-mouthed red-headed freshmen
girl that she can be heard practi-
cally all own tho campUs and
especially In tho library where it
is supposed to be quiet when she
stands on the library steps gos-
siping to fellow freshmen?
Bob Holton was asked what tho
Ark was made of and he replied
"White oak." Some freshmen
we have on tho hill.
Little K. Dcvcny seems to bo
having a very hard time from
keeping lonesome but Sewell Cox
nnd several others nro trying to
make her forget the Canadian
Flyer of last year. Tho Canadi-
an also seems to worry about her
and writes back telling another
girl to keep watch for him.
Tho North-Spain feud raves on
but during tho scraps Calloway
McBeo takes care of Rcba Jo.
Someone seems to have made a
good Bct(ty) when ho secured
Miss Holloway a position in the
bursar's office. Wo wonder Just
why this position was secured by
tho manly mister Ballard.
WORLD AND ACC-
(Continued from page ono)
had refused South American coun-
tries tho right to cvacato Loyalist
sympathizers. When the votes
for Spain's reelection to tho Lea.
gue council wero taken theso
countries voted against hor and
she failed to get tho two-thirds
majority necessary to retain hot
seat.
Today men are ono and a half
Inches taller than 25 years ago
according to an army survey. Tho
girls have grown oven more.
Along with their Incrcassed bodily
size came Increased confldonca
and aggressiveness that has made
China suffer so In tlio Inst three
months and Nanking especially in
this last week.
Last of the llieilnns fhst Inhab-
itants of Ilritnln aru slowly being
annihilated in tho Spanish civil
war. They are thoxBasques living
in tho mountains of the north.
Rebel General Miguel Aranda is
being-pressed by them in Avledo.
Their last aim before being blast-
ed from the face of the earth is
to reek vengeance on this hated
ruthless robol chief who has so
cruelly taken from them what
they held dear.
In Cincinnati zoo the prlzo os-
trich ipolly caught fire when a
careless visitor tossed a blrnlng
cigarette on Its back. It did its
peculiar verson of the highland
fling and pulled out the burning
feathers with Its beak beturo tho
keeper could reach It with a flro
extinguisher.
Tho church that doesn't do mis-
sionary work should not call It-
self the "Church of Christ." R.
C. Bell
Folks Are Funny
Br E. V. Whit Dean
f.xat State College for Womem
'
. . . Titus
and Timothy
That thoro Is much confusion In
tho minds- of many people re-
garding tho origin mission and
work of tho Now Testamont
Church Is qulto evident. With
Bomo it Is a conglomeration of all
tho modorn orthodox denomina-
tions: a mother church and many
daughter churches or branches of
tho church that Jesus built on
tho rock.
Sometime after tho death of
John tho Baptist tho apostlo Peter
said to Jesus "Thou art tho
Christ the Son at tho living God.''
Then Jesus said "Upon this rock
I will build my church; and tho
gates of hades shall not prevail
against It I will give you tho
koys ot tho kingdom of heaven:
nnd whatsoever thou shalt bind
on earth shall bo bound In heav-
en; and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on oarth shall ba loosed In
heaven."
In Mark 0:1 Jesus told the di-
sciples that thq kingdom or
church should come with power
oro somo ot thoso around him
tasted death.
After Ills resurrection the Mas-
ter told His apostles to dlsclplo
tho nations' but bade them to
tarry In Jerusalem till clothed
with power from on high. This
power was to como with the Holy
Spirit (Acts 1:8). The kingdom
was to como with the power.
On tho first pnetccost after tho
tesurrectlon of Christ tho apos-
tles in Jerusalem wero baptized
with the Holy Spirit; Under tho
spiritual direction of Jesus from
Heaven they actually sot up HIb
kingdom on that day when three
thousand people convicted by
Peter's preaching obeyed his com-
mand as he uslug tho "keys of
tha kingdom" that Christ had
glvon him bade every one of them
repent and bo baptized unto tho
remission of sins (Acts 2:3S).
What was this church thnt was
set up or .established on tho day
of peutccost? Was It a human
denomination wearing somo man's
niinio and gtllded by some human
creed or discipline wlrtten by un-
inspired man? It was the body
ot Christ (Col. 1:18) Into which
nil tho disciples wero baptized
(1 Co. 12:13r).
Paul said "Thoic Is ono body"
(Eph. 4:1). It was tho family
or house ot (lod and of course all
of God's children aio members
of his family. Thoso early discip-
les continued steadfastly In tlio
apostles teaching and well taught
that it they should go onwaid and
nhldo not In tho teaching oi
Christ they would not havo God
with them (2 Jno. 9).
Tho Holy bplrlt brought to tho
apostles' memory all things thai
Josus hud said to thorn. They thus
miraculously guld.'d Into "all tho
tiuth" (Jno. 10:13) wroto and
taught tho holy scripturo which
furnishes thq men of God com-
pletely unto ovory good work and
contains all things that pertain
unto unto life and godliness.
Thoso who purified their souls
In obeying tho trutli wero added
to the church dally as God saved
them and wero known as "dlsclp-
les saints brcthorn Christians."
Having In mind different local
congregations of tho church that
Jesus purchased with his blood
Paul said "tho Churches of Chi 1st
feulutq you."
Tho Blblo also speaks of the
"Church of God;" hut Christ In
his prayer to tho Father In Jno.
17:1 said "all things that nro
mine arq thine and thtno aro
mine" and slnco Paul In Col.
1:18 says that In all things Christ
should have tho preeminence we
generally say Church of Chrit.
giving tho head of the church tho
preominenco.
Sunday religion will not
convert tlio sinners you--elieftt
on week daj-.
To bo in Christ's body tho
church. Is to bo in Him whore all
spiritual blessings aro; for "wo
aro baptized into Christ" (Gal.
3:27) at the same timo wo aro
baptized Into one body" (1 Cor.
12:13) which of course Is
Christ's body In Col. 2:10 Paul
says "Ye are complote In him;"
and in the same book he says
(Continued on page four)
rime nor
reason
HONGS Oil" IJP11
I
A lover a lover ot llfo am Ij
Always reaching my arms to the
sky;
Straining over to catch each note
Tho mocking bird pours from his
'passioned throat;
i
Rising early to greet tho sun; .
Searching the roads whero I'm
freo to run;
i
Loosing my hnlr fox tho wind's
caress;
Loving tho flowers for their Joy-
fulnoss;
Finding in ovory person I meet
Something that's noble or good
or sweet;
l
Finding whllo wntchlng tho sun
sink low
A Joyfulncss In Its nftorglow;
Loving tho night with Its diamond
stars;
Loving tho moon with Its clouds
for bars;
A lover a lover of llfo am I
Let mo remain so until I die.
II.
Madly madly tho blood U
pounding
Red In my veins ns the" sun glows
high.
Oayly gayly my feet aro running
Ovor the hills to tho far-away sky.
Singing I go as thq day sky opens
Bluo overhead with a wind full
free
Laughing with Joy at each white
cloud passing
Being lino autumn: filled with
glee.
1
Running leaping dancing on
tip-toe
That Is the life in the autumn
days
Then as the moon comes over the
hill-top
Tho Joy-fllled pcaco of a camp-
fire's blaze.
Fern Hornback
Review
ffi Fiction
Novel
Drama
Ity Houatil aU
swoiins i.v Tin: n.uv.v
llj John (. lloaty
Pub. lij Joiiginiiiix Croon & Co.
Swords In Tlio Dawn is a Btory
in proso from of the llfo of thoi
first Englishman based on the
"Finnsburg episode" of Beowulf.
For tho first time thlB old epic has
been told as flctldn. Tho aim ot
tho story Is to present to tho poo-
plo of the twentieth century nu
accurate account of our ancestors
In the fifth century of tho Christ-
ian era. Such an account has not
before been available to us and a
picture of the founders ot oar
raco has been hard to acquire.
Tho main plot comes unchang-
ed from Beowulf. Beaty has
howovor taken the testimony of
literature and history and supple-
mented It by geography to present
a vivid portrayal of the llfo of
'tho first permanent settlers In
Britain. Their descendants drove
back the Celts and established tho
English nation.
To read this epic story as fiction
should bo enjoyable to many. Its
form does not Impair Its useful-
ness to thoso interested in an ac-
curate reconstruction of old Eng-
lish llfo.
Folks Are Funny
By E. V. White Dean
Texas Stat College for Woue
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