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STUDENT WORK FOR CHRIST.
CONVENTION TO BE HELD THIS
WEEK AT CLEVELAND.


7iovement for Foreign Missions.
rxpected 10 Be One of the Largest
Missionary Gatherings of the Cen
.,rv-EiEhteen Countries to Be
represented.
cleveland, Feb. 2O.-"The World for
christ" is the war cry emblazoned upon
che banner of one of the most unique, and
u.bat is claimed to be one of the most
csverful and efficient Christian enter
orses-the International Student Volun-
,ssr Movement for Foreign Missions, which
ru hold its convention in this ty,from
the I'D to the 9th of this month. 1t will
nrobably be one of the largest missionary
Gatherings of the century. Some of the
host known men engaged in missionary
work. both in the field and at home, and
the greatest number of missionary boards
and organizations ever brought together
at one time will be here. Practically ev-
erv nation of civilization as we'll as of
beathendom will send delegates. Stu
dents, men and women, and professors,
will come from the five great continents
o, the world and from the islands of the
sea.
Cleveland will have the latch-string out
TO receive these representatives of the ed
national world Five thousand young
men and women of education and refine
ment. many of them the possessors of
more than one college or university de-
gree and hundreds of them pledged to go
into the mission field-such is the charac-
fer of the student volunteer movement,
and of such material win the coming con-
vention be composed.
Important and far-reaching results are
dependent upon this gathering. A great
revival and awakening of missionary in
terest in all civilized countries is expected
to follow in its wake.
At recent meeting in New York, to
which the mission boards were invited to
send representatives, and which was TO be
an official conference of these bodies,
twenty-seven were represented. This was
regarded at the time as a satisfactory
showing. The character of the student
volunteer movement which is inter-denom-
national and not officially connected with
4 any denomination, will be apparent from
the statement of one of the officials that
"Oyer sixty of the UNCONVENTIONAL bodies
are sure to send their leading representa-
\ uves TO the meeting in Cleveland.
The countries which will be officially
N represented are Great Britain, India,
Y Burmah, Laos, Malaysia. China, Korea,
Japan Persia, Syria, Turkey, Macedonia,
Africa, north, central, south and wesO,
q Mexico, Columbia, Brazil, Chilli and the
United States. There will also be repre-
senjatives from Southern Europe and some
y of the Pacific Islands.
The student volunteer movement has
been in existence only twelve years, yet
1t has accomplished, as claimed by it's
friends, what other enterprises for the
outlet of missionary zeal have failed in
n doing. The UNCONVENTIONAL missionary
boards have been hampered and handicap
81 led IN their work by the fact that it was
difficult for them to secure an adequate
number of men and women, properly edu-
Gated and equipped, who would go as mis-
sionaries to foreign lands. The student
volunteer movement in its function as an
enllSting and training agency for Volun-
teefs among college and university stu
dents has, it is said, changed the condi-
ton OF affairs. Men and women are no
longer lacking, but the means wherewth
90 SEND them, 1900 students, largely of the
colleges and universities of North Ameri-
ca, being now ready to go. In the last
lew years great change is said to have
taken place among the students in their
alutude toward religious matters, and it
IS stated that the colleges are becoming
'ne centers of religious influence and mis-
siOnary zeal
ms convention will bring together rep
Iesehtatves from UNCONVENTIONAL colleges
me Amherst, Williams, Beloit, Ohio Yves
-e|dh' state institutions like Cornell, the
Universities of Michigan, Vermont, Ohio.
Wisconsin, Texas, California. independent
Universities like Harvard, Yale Princeton.
n virginia, Stanford, Toronto; theological
seIilnaries of all the evangelical .ienomi-
na'lohs like Drew, the Chicago, McCor-
MICK Princeton, Andover, and many 9th
e's' Ana there viii be present women
from Wellesley, Smith, Vassar, Radcliffe
ana a number of other women's colleges.
MORE than sixty of the missionary boards
VIII send official delegates and among
rneln VIII be the BIT. Rev. Bishop 7. u
1uoiey, secretary of the Protestant Eps-
copdl board; Rev. DR.. A. y. Leonard. sec
larry OF the Methodist Episcopal board;
I,3Y. ii. g Mabie, ID. d., secretary of the
''Pust board; Rev. DR.. r. p. Mckay,
ecIetary of the Canadian Presbyterian
DoaIo' Key. Walter r. Lambuth, D. D.,
SL me board of the Methodist Church,
9eath; Rev. Charles H. Daniels, d. D.,
Vi the American board.
me speakers and participants in the va
t'o'9 sessions of the convention win num-
49, aoout $50, many of them being men
~" women of International fame. Among
Ilsn VIII be Rev. Dr. f. B. Meyer of
-y'p'oh' England, Gen. James A. Beaver.
N-IoVernor of Pennsylvania, Judge of
4 ne superior Court of Pennsylvania, and
'o was General In the civil war; RI
ps s' w. A. Leonard, Bishop of Ohio; Rt.
d. blshop T. U. Dudley of Kentucky,
~ rev. Bishop M. E. Baldwin of Can
"a III Rev. Bishop William y. Niude
ne Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev.
~ rancis e. Clark, president of the
p- -''.eQ society of Christian Endeavor;
80 .ineht Charles Cuthbert Hall, ID. D.,
eva mon Theological Seminary; Mr.. Rob
r, r. Speer, secretary of the Presbyte-
gu Dodrd; Mr.. John r. Mott, general
cary of the Worlds Student
Flstlan Federation: Mr.. D. NJ. Thorn
OIL Cambridge University, England.
1r M. secretary of the British Students
p gHleht, and Rev. S. w. Zwomer, f.
H. W.. >, of Arabia
MIN main meetings Of the convention
Ci 't. ne held in the new armory of the
~, elahd Grays, and division meetings in
-1 churches in the heart of the city.
oa, AL Speaking of the movement. one of the