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vonSprechen, Pea- Holmes,
cock ...... ]. h. b. Beverly, Sheppard
Weir, Robson...f. b........... Belser
Referee--Geo. Butler (North Caro
lina).
Umpire-Sandy Beaver (Georgia).
Head Linesmen-Dorsey (Geor
gia).
Linesmen-Smith and Gordon
(Georgia).
Timekeepers-Cooper (Carolina),
and Wright (Georgia).
Time of halves-Twenty minutes
each.
Y. M. C. A. NOTES
M. A. MILLER.
In this age of rapidity there is noth
ing that is undergoing as strenuous at
tack as Christianity. The attacks on
the Bible during all of the ages past
have not been as great as they are to
(lay. Will the Bible stand the test? is
the all-important question being asked
by many. That it will remain stable
cannot be doubted. It has survived
the downpour of flings from every
side for ages, and, beyond question,
will remain as stable as before for ages
to come.
This being true, how can any one
conscientiously neglect to connect him
self with those things that count for
ultimate good? The Bible is the
young man's book. If there be any
young man who has supposed that the
ordinary social virtues are all the re
ligion a mian needs, and if he has the
impression that the Bible favors this
idea, let him come and study these
pages. He will find that no book is so
at war with the idea of the merely or
namental virtues when not attached to
a holy heart.
God made man to believe. The
power to believe is man's great char
acteristic over beasts. Some young
men think that since we have the pow
er of doubting, as well as the power
of believing, we are to work both by
doubt and by belief. So we have eyes
for seeing, but we have the power to
put them out. Nevertheless, God gave
us eyes, not that we might be blind
with them, but to see with them. See
ing is the legitimate use of the eyes,
just so as believing is the legitimate
use of the faculties of the mind and
soul. And what blindness is to the
eye made for seeing, that doubting is
to a mind made for believing. First
of all, then, we must study the Bible,
because it is true.
Then the Bible should appeal to us
as literature worthy of study. One
learned writer says that "The agnostic
wvill not deny that, if every particle of
authority and supernatural character
be taken from the Bible, it will re
main one of the world's great litera
tures, second to none.
The study of the Bible is a neces
sity. Another writer said, "When an
inquiring young man is driven to this
recognition of God, as a logical neces
sity of all thought, as a demand alike
of brain and soul, of the outward na
ture that surrounds us and of the in
ward nature that -is made to know and
judge of these outward things and to
trace back facts and laws to their only
possible origin in the personal thought
and personal act of a personal God,
he has come to stand not only upon a
broad and lofty ground, but beside all
the best thinkers of the world."
Realizing, then, the value of Bible
study and as an inspiration in our
daily work, why not join one of our
Bible classes? The Y. M. C. A. offers
three courses in Bible study. I. The
Life of Christ. II. The Teachings of
Jesus and His Apostles, and, IIf.
Studies in Old Testament Characters.
The class in course one has been
formed under the leadership of Pro
fessor Gee. Too much cannot be said
of the value of this course. It is said
that the life of Christ was one of the
most stupendous failures the world
has ever seen, and on the other hand,
one of the most stupendous successes.
This is - statement that is worthy of
invest-,tion.
Some have enrolled for the other
two courses. Leaders will be an
nounced later. Become interested and
attend one of these classes next Sun
day morning. They meet at 10 o'clock
in the Y. M. C. A. Hall.
There was no regular speaker
booked for last Sunday afternoon, but
we were fortunate enough to have
Professor Whittle, who was passing
through the city, with us. He gave
some remarks that were well received.
He urged that we become enthusiastic
now at the beginning of our new
year's work, and thereby accomplish
much. He said that the world needs
leaders to carry on this 'work. Here in
our meetings is the place to prepare us
for life's tasks.
Much crime is committed today be
cause so many are not conscious of a
God who rules the universe. Isn't this
enough to awake us from our slum
bers and begin to see the possibilities
that lie dormant in every human life?'
We are glad to be able to announce
that Dr. Samuel M. Smith, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, will
speak at the Y. M. C. A. next Sunday
afternoon. Dr. Smith would not speak
on short notice, but wished time to
prepare something of worth. So we
may expect a rich talk next Sunday
afternoon. Come and hear him.
LOCALS
Carolina well deserves to be proud
of her library of more than 40,000
volumes, for indeed there are few in
stitutions in the South that are able
to boast of an equal. But we believe
that there is room here for improve
ment, as in all things else.
In the evenings, when the campus is
quiet and free from dairy interruption
by callers, how pleasant it would be to
have 'access to that "storehouse of
knowledge." Yet, not so. During the
morning hours our time is taken up
by class duties, during the afternoon
by football, baseball, golf, tennis and
other forms of athletics, and at night,
when we begin our preparation for the
next (lay, reference books are out of
our reach. How inconvenient for
those who take part in athletics, and
especially those who are preparing de
bates, essays or material for other lit
erary exercises. And, more than that,
how inconvenient for even those of us
who do not take part in athletics. We
all have a desire to see the team at
work in the afternoon, and it often
happens that our afternoons are en
gaged in other ways. For instance,
procuring ads for the college publi
cations or preparing material for the
next issue.
Another hour when we would ap
preciate the library is on Sunday after
noons. How much better it would be
to spend Sunday afternoon in the
library than on the streets or roaming
about from room to room as we now