Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-03
STUDENTS MEETING.
Volunteers for Missionary Work
End Their Convention
PRIZES AWARDED TO BUT7ERIES.
Iowa coal Miners Want ~ Eight. Hour Day
and an Advance In Wsges-J0hn p. st.
John Ousted-Mra Daniel
Manning Elected.


crowds OF people were turned away
for lack Of room at the second days
session Of the student volunteer con.
vention at the Gray's armory. The
platform was filled with distinguished
missionary and college men. The
principal event Of the morning session
was the reading Of the report Of the
executive committee by the chairman,
John R. Mott The report follows:
The purpose Of the student volunteer move
ment for foreign missions Is to enlist students
for foreign mission SERVICE to help prepare
them for their life work. and to 10y nm equal
burden Of Responsibility for the world evangel-
ization on oil students who are to remain Ut
home. The field Of the movement is the thou
sands Of institutions Of higher learning Of the
United States and Canada It has on Its rolls
the names OF about 1000 volunteers Already
over l,0O have sailed to mission fields under
the regular mission boards Over 5000 stu
dents are making thorough study Of missions
in over 200 colleges and seminaries
The students have been led to give "a, 900 a
year to missions md are seeking to stir up the
churches and millions Of members OF Christian
societies Of young people to enlarge their CIV
Ing so that oil the volunteers may be sent The
movement has spread not only to the colleges
OF oil ChrstendOm but also to oil mission
lands, SO that to-day the Christian students In
over 100 institutions, on five continents and Of
oil races are united In On aggressive effort 10
extend Christs kingdom speedily throughout
the world Under the influence Of this move
ment the subject Of world wide missions has
taken stronger hold Of the convictions OF stu
dents ind is calling forth from them more en-
thusiasm nnd unseltsh devotion than any other
idea
After some interesting addresses the
convention adjourned.
PRIZES AWARDED TO BUTTERMEN.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb a5.-The big
event of the National Creamery But.
termakers' association yesterday was
the awarding Of prizes for the best
creamery butter There were 500 en-
tries in the contest, The judges award.
ed the first prize, a gold medal and ss5
in cash, to Sam Houghdal, Of New
Sweden, Mimi, who scored 0s; the
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