The Monroe journal., 1921-08-26
PLEASANT ROVE CAMPERS
HEARD Dr.. K. MCLARIY
His sermon on sunday Was Real
spiritual Tonic. SAYS Mrs. Harfell
VII. .. y. Marsh'> Pos>um Hunt.
SCHOOL OPENS ON AUGUST 10Th
u, Mr>. J. :. Harrell


/ found u among those present al the
Pleasant Grove camp ground. literal
! ~ stranger In strange land. out
I Aeter-the-le>S an Interested specta-
\ tor. Only once did We have a sudden
/ wild desire 10 BE- somewhere else.
| That was after wOrming into seat
and disturbing the straw under our
feet which immediately started trou-
Die with the attack OF hay fever from
which We had been suffering for sew
eral dass Ours was hasty and ua-
graceful exit We planned at the
time 10 pat the width OF the world
between our hay-fever and that
straw, but We got no further than the
shade of large tree when We found
that there We could sneeZe in COM
fort and still hear the announcements
which were being made. So, between
eontortions. which. owing to our
frantic efforts of suppression. grave
ly threatened the roof of our head
once or twice, we heard the an
nouncement that Rev. f. X. MeLar-
~ would preach at this service. Now
no college girl who was at the coll
lege during Mr. McLarty's ministry
at West Market church he being also
the college chaplain as well. could
be induced to miss one of his SER
mons when the opportunity to hear
him was at hand. Hay-fever or no
hay-fever. We calmly strolled back TO
the arbor, elbowed into another seat,
held our nose with firmness and de-
termination. and listened to a sermon
which would have rewarded much
greater discomfort As he preached
We recalled the words with which the
senior class OF the college dedicated
their annual to this. their beloved
chaplain in the year of-well never
mind the year. ITO him whose
every smile and word bring joys 10
those about him, do we lovingly and
tenderly dedicate this volume" As
his sermons in those days. as well as
the friendly heart-to-heart talks he
gave us girls in chapel on Tuesday
mornings. brought comfort and in
spiration TO homesick freshmen, ar
rogant sophmores. aspiring juniors
and dignified seniors. so his words
even more so now are Frightening
the world with their sincerity. their
wonderful truths. their inspiring
hopefulness. II such sermons as he
delivered Sunday upon the power of
God. the power of salvation to REM
edy the evils of today. do not event.
ually bring about a reformation. then
the world is doomed. 1t was redo
lent of the old time religion to which
no thinking. feeling person could lis
ten without being, as Milton express
rs it, "entlamed . with the admi-
ration OF virtue: stirred up with hopes
of living TO be brave men and worthy
patriots. dear to God. One could
not but feel that the greatest thing
in the world is indeed. TO devote the
years OF sojourn here to answering
the call of God to renovate and thor
oughly sweeten the present social
system Il made the aimless lines of
the social parasites loom up In all
their garish emptiness until one in
stinetively felt urged to call forth to
them in tenderness and mercy in an
effort to save them from what they
Were so determinedly seeking.
Mr.. McLartys sermon was a spir-
itual tonic. and when he made the
statement in the pulpit that morning
that he had the job he wanted, and
would not exchange places with any
man, there was doubtless inward
throughout that vast
that the cause of chris
tianity had been given such an able
disciple
Mr. Marsh Startles the Natives.
The street in Marshville. which
might well be named East Main Ex-
tension was in a high state of COM
motion in the wee small hours of
Tuesday morning when loud but mys-
FERROUS shots shattered the stiffness
and jerked the inhabitants of that
vicinity bolt upright in
bed with one eye open, demanding to
know what on earth was the matter.
There was no answer save more
,hots-aud then more. Each person
)egan then according to his own tenn
)erament, to work out solution TO
suit himself Some figured bur-
Glars, and got up to bolt down the
windows; others thought it was
chicken thieves and distinctly heard
ome one running through the corn
ield. All who owned cars were sure
was car thieves, and tried to re-
member whethe they had locked the
,arage door the night before. But
he shots We're so murderous and
'ersisten, that no one ventured to
until morning. Then IL
Ieveloped that Mr.. James p. Marsh
lad been doing a little private pos
um hunting in his own back yard,
nd mad one furry victim as a re-
yard Two 'possums had made a
tealthy visit to Mr. Marsh's poultry
ard. and the biddies, in an extreme
y agitated state, had awakened their
wner and the fun began. One pos
um managed to escape.
Mrs. Irene Marsh is in Raleigh Wis
ting her daughter. Mrs J. C. Little.
Mrs. Garland. of Jefferson. s. c., is
he geust of her son, Mr.. J. T. Gar
and
Mrs W. o. Harrell and children
nd Mrs Hurley Griffin and children
iere the guests several days this