Africo-American Presbyterian., 1899-12-21
Biddle Notes.

Sunday night from FhiiiPP'"ii'
"Wher?fore, my beloved, as ye have
always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, etc. For it is God that worketh
in Won both to will and to do of his
good pleasure. ="
The fact was clearly brought out
that by loving Christ we will love only
those things which He loves. We were
urged to love the things that God loves
which we must do by loving Him.
"Gods lore oorks out it aciH show 1t
self. "
Through Mr.. J. M. Miller the Clario
sophie Literary Association received
81 last week from Rev. T. L. Toatley,
one of Biddle's sons. Mr.. ToatIey con
tributed this to the building fund Of
the Association. He certainly deserves
thanks, and the Clariosophic is truly
grateful to him.
Last Friday night was a worthy Gil
max to the great excitement which took
possession of the two college Societies
early last week. Twas the night for
them to elect officers for the ensuing
term, and also more especially the
performers for the next March Exhlbl-
=, ton. The boys were extremely poll
tical in their methods, and early IN the
week different parties were organized,
: Republican and Democratic, receiving
r the consideration due them by virtue
of their national bearing. Though the
Fusionists bought many votes and did
much canvassing they were over
whelmingly defeated Friday night at
the polls and were sent to console their
Democratic sufferers.
A, For presumably good reasons the
4, election of the Master of Ceremonies
t was deferred until the first regular
r meeting of the two societies in January.
The following are the names of those
r chosen by the Clariosophic and Mat
toon Literary Societies to represent
, them on the March Exhibition Pro-
gramme Clariosophic- J. A. Byers,
D Orator J. N. Brown, Essayist c.
, White, Debater,. Mattoon = III. 6.
Cornwell, Orator; Fl w. B. Van
Buren, Essayist j. ,. HOWE, De
e batter. With such a strong force of
representatives we can but predict
untold success for the - =. ; "Ex.'
, The Douglass Literary Society elect
led the following officers last Friday
/. night: President, Jas. L. Hollowell
Vice Pres. NJ 7. Fox; Rec. Sec. A. c.
. Williams; Cor. Sec., C.. E. Simms;
Treas, C.E. Simpson; Chaplain "A. A.
Wilson. For the Moot Court: Judge,
; r. w. McRoberson; Solicitor, Geo. L..
Winstead; Clelk of court, J. A. Brown;
Justice of Peace, A. G.. Williams; Sher-
! if, J. A. Clark.
Men are hard at work laying the
sewer pipes which are to connect our
sewerage with the city sewer. This
work will soon be completed, and the
overhauling of our steam plant in the
main building is to be finished by
Jan. 1st
Our Christmas holidays begin to
morrow afternoon and last till the sec
ond of January. Many Of the students
will spend the holidays at home and
they Gas all of us) are anxious for
Friday to come. Christmas is quite a
time for worthy rejoicing as it com
memorates the birth of the best man
that was ever born. Yet we are in
clined to abuse this season more than
any other holida we observe. Every
student has been urgently requested
to be an example, wherever he spends
the Christmas, for those who have not
had the chances he has had of gain
ing the right idea of Christmas and
its rightful observance God help us
that while we rejoice in the holiday
which the Lords birth established,
we do not forget Him, the long looked
for Prince of Peace.
The Twentieth Century will have
set in ere our names appear again in
these!columns, hence, in addition to our
Merry Christmas" greeting, we join