News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-02-28
The intercollegiate Convention.
BY MRS. W. A. BUSHEE.
TT v.s q mast delioh,fnl occasion

1t was a most delightful occasion
the seventh annual conference of the
College Y. M. G.. Association at Wor-
cester the 15-17th of this month. 1t
is composed of delegates from all our
New England Colleges and some acad'
ademies. There must have oeen some
twenty-five institutions represented.
I think the smallest number from any
one was three, and the largest (from
YaIe) So. There were about 100 in
all, whom the goodly city were glad
to entertain during their three days
soiourn. AS one minister said, in
giving the notice from his pulpit two
weeks before 'sThis church is expec-
ted to entertain twenty. Remember
it is not a common occurrence to have
the opportunity to open our homes to
such young men,"
These young men who had so often
met for base ball, boat racing and
other sports, now met for a distinctly
religious purpose. All the meetings
except the opening one Friday even
ing, were held in the Y. NJ. G. A.
building, one of the finest in New
England. DIR. Fuller, formerly of St.
Johnsbury Academy, gave the adj
dress of welcome.
The questions taken up and dis
cussed during Saturday were very
practical, such as: elbow to increase
the working force in our colleges,
"How to study the Bible" "How to
bring young men to Christ" Dr..
Beardslee, of Hartford Seminary gave
stirring address and Saturday even
ing Prof. Harper of Yale, gave one of
his inductive Bible lessons, taking the
book of Joel. He showed that the
book taught US, 1st, if we are in trou-
BILE we must turn to God; I'd, If on
the point of spiritual death, turn to
God; Sd, Those who are Gods fol-
lowers and those who are not; 4th,
For one class there is rich blessing,
and for the other the wrath of a just
Judge. The meeting Sunday after
noon was for Young men alone. Mr..
Sayford, who was expected, was de-
tanned and they had an address from
Mr.. Mott on "Social purity" One
of our own Morrisville boys, Mr..
Cheney was one of the Burlington del
egates, and as / heard him and others
give the reports of their several Or
CARNATIONS, L thought how justly
proud the mothers of these young
men might be. And the singing,
what shall we say of that? Many
times / have enjoyed hearing the quar-
tettes from Harvard, Amherst and
Yale sing rolicking college songs, but
to hear hundred of these voices sing
ing hymn after hymn, with the inspi-
ration which comes from such an &C.
casion and which means work for the
Master, it WAS grand.
There were two or three very lip
full lessons I learned at this conven-
ton, and if there is any mother who
may be looking forward to sending
her boy to college and yet with all
her joy and aspirations does it with
great trembling and fear, let me give
you the comfort / received. And
first / learned that base ball, boat
racing, lawn tennis, and the glee club
are not all there is to college life ); and
secondly l learned that our colleges
are not wholly given up to the temp
tatlons and wiles of the adversary.
If such meetings are held, and such
Bible readings are conducted, and
such earnest personal work is carried
on among the unconverted as this
convention represented, then we may
certainly feel that stronger than
Satan is there, and we may from the
heart exclaim God bless these Christ
ian Associations, not forgetting that
the prayers of the mothers at home are
necessary factors. in order that the
Joys and hopes and expectations
centered in these young men may be
realized. Pray for the college boys.