New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-24
STUDENT VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.
THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
MEETS IN CLEVELAND.

The third international convention OF the 6o~
dent Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions met
Yesterday in Cleveland Ohio. and Will close on Sun.
day night This work is included In that covereo
by the Young Mems Christian Association ana tho
Young Women's Christian Association OF colleges
and universities The aim OF the convention Is 70
bring together carefully selected delegations OF
students and professors from all important insutu-
tions OF higher learning In North America ana
leaders O! the missionary enterprise. botl at nome
and abroad. to consider the great problem OF Tor
eign missions.
This body OF missionary workers convenes out
once In four years. The one held In Denver In 1874
was considered the largest student convention ever
held in the world. well as the largest ana mos,
representative missionary gathering ever convened
on the North American continent IL was az
tended by LOO students from three hundred insutu-
lions by representatives OF about afty missionary
societies OF the United States and Canada. and
from all parts OF the world.
The Cleveland convention is the largest student
gathering ever held for fully 100 students ana
professors in attendance
4 series OF addresses by some or me strongest
missionary speakers OF North America and other
lands will be given during the five evenings OF me
convention A portion Of each day viii DE devoted
ing the volunteer, the promotion ana ,os's,.ns -.
missionary interest among students, etc. an.1.s
Snd rns esrefv Selected edicaonai exhibit
missions ever made The best books. tracts, maps.
sionary societies and publishing houses OF Amerlen
and Europe and the press OF missionary lands VII
be brought together NJ great expense lt II pe-
lieved that the educational feature VII prove 10 %
one OF the most valuable of the convention a..
Among the delegates In attendance from tns
Syracuse University Professor J; PERTH, rep.
resenting the faculty and the following students;
Miss Myrtle Brewster. Miss Antoneite Bro"n:
Mss Anna Giddngs, Miss lmogene White Mfs
Edith Farrell Miss Anna Hart r. G. Enm, = r.
Bates NJ O. Van Kuren. II. Il. Redglck. y. D.
Thurston and a. A Waite
Cleveland. Feb. 23.-Every incoming train i.ss
night and to-day brought iarge numbers o, dele
gates and visitors to The city attend the third
international convention OF the Student volunteer
movement. and at noon General Secretary Robert
F. Lewis felt assured that the effort 10 make the
convention the largest Christian gathering ~ col
lege students and representatives IN the history OF
the world had been accomplished
Long before the hour arrived for The opening OF
the convention In the Grays arnory every seat
IN the auditorium occupied. Tho INFERIOR or the
building was handsomely decorated The different
flags OF twenty-three nations are draped about the
building. Two immense American ara British
flags have been especially made by The decorators
10 drape back OF the platform. Between th.se two
flags the words in large Letters Thy kingdom
come surrounding immense map OF the world
showing the religions OF the various nations. The
inference from this symbol is that tho American
and British must take the lead IN making 4od's
kingdom rea lty IN the whole world.
john X. Mott, secretary Of the Norlds student
Christi Federation. and who Is also the perma-
nent president OF the convention, called tho dele
gates 20 order. ana then introduced the Rey. DR.
b. +. Meyer. OF London, England Who conducted
prayer service, which lasted throughout the AZ
Upon the platform were more than one hundred
church leaders. representing all the Protestant de-
gates were students from nearly every college in
North America. professors from over one hundred
colleges and missionaries from twenty heather
lands.