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CHAPEL CHATS
MOREHOUSE
Among the friends and visitors of
Morehouse, we should not feel con
tent without mentioning the visit of
Mrs. Young, wife of the late Col.
Young, on March 25th. Mrs. Young
spoke to us in a brief, yet concise way
as well as fascinating, of the idea of
having a purpose in life. Her theme
was well taken and we all are trying
to abide thereby. On the same morn
ing, Mr. E. A. Grant,, of the Agricul
tural department of Tuskegee Insti
tute brought greetings to us and made
a rather brief but inspiring talk.
The morning exercises were most de
lightfully concluded with a few selec
tions from the Morehouse Glee Club
and Orchestra, at the request of Mi's.
Young.
A message which has set every
Morehouse man to thinking about
that which is vital in every young
man’s life, was that of Mr. Frank
0. Nichols, of New York City, when
,he . sp,ake to us on two successive
mornings, March 27-28, on the Prob
lem of Sex Factors in the Human
Life,. The outline of his addresses
was so clearly and concisely• ia d b -
fore us that, no doubt, every one of
us has a stronger determination to
withdraw from those evils which sur
round and tempt us, and live that
life which prepares us for a happy
love—life which is meant for every
man and woman. As humans we are
left upon our own responsibilities and
conscious control and we should be
ware of how we express our emotions,
tor it is from their mal-expression
that most of our mental and patho
logical conditions arise.
Another inspiring message was
that brought to us by the Rev. Bish
op, assistant Rector of St. Philip’s
Church, New York City.
Among other visitors to More
house we have been glad to welcome
Prof. L. S. Ingraham, of Sparta In
dustrial and Normal Institute; Prof.
Staley, coach of the South Carolina
State Normal Baseball team, and the
Roger Williams University Quartette.
The Quartette is undoubtedly the best
we have heard for some time and the
harmony superb.
SPELMAN
On March 9th, we were all delighted
to have Mrs. George Coleman, a trus
tee of Spelman, visit us for the sec
ond time this term. We always con
sider it a rare privilege to hear one
of her forceful, inspiring, and practi
cal talks. She discussed the follow
ing outline: 1st, Love is essential.
Ail we say and do is nothing but
noise, if We have no love. 2nd,
Love endures, many things of value
are temporary and even life itself, but
love lasts. 3rd, A description of love
was given. Love is kind, patient, not
selfish, nor irritable. She advised us
to begin with verse 4, and read
through verse 7 and see how our love
measures up to the excellent descrip
tion given there.
Miss Mary Howard, of Hartford,
Conn;, a member of the American
Baptist-Home Missionary Society and
a friend of this institution visited us
on March 12th. The theme of her
talk was about samples. We can de
termine what kind of sample we will
be. Do we prefer a fresh sample or
a worn, wrinkled one? When we
purchase samples we consider the
fresh ones arid we discard those that
are worn. Every act registers and
determines the kind of samples we
will be. If we lose our tempers, we
•are bad samples that day. On the
other hand, if we do kind and rioble
ueeds, we are good samples. The
attitude toward our work and. the
way we accomplish it determines
whether the; samples of our work are
commendable or not. There was a
very energetic and resourceful work
er, devoting her whole life to help
ing the pepole in Porto Rico. She
was manager of a day nursery. Her
work improved and the people were
greatly impressed by her sample of
work. Consequently, the leading bus
iness men rallied to her support, and
made it possible to operate a larger
day nursery.
Mr. Shabaz, a native of Persia, told
us a most dramatic and thrilling story
of his experiences. It was a pleas
ure to listen to him on March 28th.