The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-25
CHRIS IAN WORK
IN The COLLEGES
Newcomers Will Find
Themselves Among
Friends.
Mission of the Students Now
Gathered at Pacific
Grove.
Will Labor for the Good Of Their
Fellows In the Halls OF
Learning.


the ''oldest inhabitant." It has been vsri-
its first session in this city among the
pines. As the work continues the interest
and attention OF the delegates increase in
a remarkable degree. The work being
done by this convention is not only
thorough and substantial, but far-reach-
ing in it's effect upon student life on the
Pacific Coast.
The delegations from the principal in
situations, such as Stanford and the Univer-
sity of California, have especial by enthu-
siastic mem bers, and the quiet of the town
is often suddenly rent by the vociferous
college yell of either or both of these rival
institutions. The Standardization cot
tage is adorned with big white 49," on a
crimson field over the main door, and
almost all their fellows wear prominently
their college or fraternity colors.
To-day's session began with a short
preliminary business meeting. Then Rob
ert E. Lewis called together his training
class or the missionary institute confer
ence. The lecture was upon the head,
Missionary Meetings in College Associa-
tons" His topic was divided under the
following heads:
First-Shall regular missionary meet
ings be held in college associationsf Yes;
because the whole attitude of the college
on this subject-the life and power of the
association - depends upon missionary
zeal.
Second - Meetings should be held
monthly, because of the size and ignor-
apce OF the world, and the blight that
falls upon the associations if the meetings
ha 1nnln adv caa hat 4 ha
young men and young women of coeduca-
tional institutions hold joint meetings.
Third-how meetings are m ade effective.
Under this division. he advised care in
planning work by those who had it in
charge.
Fourth-How to get students to attend.
Make the meetings bright and attractive,
use attractive announcement posters and
invitations, and above all do not sing
"GreenIand's Icy Mountains" or any other
stereotyped missionary hymn, was his adj
vice.
Two simultaneous meetings occurred at
9 o'clock. The one for college men in the
east chapel of the Methodist Episcopal
church was addressed by G. G. Kitchener.
From large experience in college work Mr..
NJ ichener is fitted to give strong practical
talks, and his subject this morning
"Work for the New Student'-was well
handled. The main point OF his dis
course regarding the new student was that
he should be influenced in the hearty stu
dent fashion to enter the college Young
MEMS Christian Association just as he
was influenced to enroll himself in fra
ternity.
The other meeting was in the "Old Par
Tor" and was for the City association dele
gates. +. L. Willis gave the talk to these
delegates upon "What Manner of Man
the Secretary or Paid EN- ployes of City
Associations Should Be-" He demon
strated in forcible words that the position
should be filled by a man who was So
cially and physically, as we'll as educa-
tionally, fitted to meet almost every class
of men upon an equal footing, and that,
added to personal magnetism, he should
have strong, practical business qualifica-
tions. He should be up to date in every
way, of economic and systematic habits,
and, above all, personal worker and
leader among men.
Robert E. Lewis began the instruction
to the Bible class at 10 o'clock on the gen.
eral theme, "Christ, the Soul winner"
1.-THE Conversion of Nicodemus'' was the
first subhead of his talk, under which he
described the official position of Nicode-
mus as a member of the Sanhedrim as
corresponding to that OF joint officers-if
such were possible-of Supreme Justice
and Secretary of State of our American
common wealth. The second subhead
treated of the manner in which the con-
version of this cultivated and powerful
Jew was effected. Mr.. Lewis cited as
another notable example of Christ's win
ming of souls the meeting and talk with
the woman Of Samaria and her Subse-
quent conversion.
The recreation programme to-day in
cluded trip around the seventeen mile
drive, which the convent ton delegations
made en- masse. The Pacific Improve
ment Company obligingly suspended its
rigidly enforced rule regarding wheeling
on the drive in favor of tho college men,
and gave special permission for them to
ride their bicycles the entire length Of
that famous roadway.
Because of tho GOODNESS of the evening
atmosphere, the life-work class-meetlng
was held in the west chapel of the M. E.
Church, instead of in the pine grove.
Robert E. Lewis of Chicago was the prin-
cipal speaker. discoursing upon 1.-THE
Medical Missionary"
This profession, he showed, was one the
most needed in the missionary field, par
ticularly in China, In which great empire
there were fewer physicians than in the
city OF Albany, N. Y.
+. L. Willis called the evening platform
moo ting TO order at 8 o'clock, and intro
duced the speaker of the evening, DR.. 8.
II. Steele of Nashville, Tenn, president
of the Southern Division of the Epworth
League of the Methodist Episcopal
Church DR.. Steele spoke at length upon
1.-THE Holy Ghost" which infinite subject
he dealt with wisely and carefully.