Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-07-19
COMMUNICATED.

Mr.. Editor: The President of the
Southern Student Conference re-
quests me to put before the students
of Clarke county the following sta
tistics, and to add a few words in
connection with same. trust YOU
will grant me the pleasure and PRIV
ilege of doing so through your valua-
BILE paper. The list below gives the
lumber of colleges represented in eac h
state and number of delegates from
each state:
Alabama-4 colleges, 2 delegates;
Arkansas-2 colleges. delegates:
Florida colleges, 3 delegates; Geor
gia- 4 colleges. 10 delegates; Ken
tucky-7 colleges. ID delegates;
Louisiania-3 colleges, delegates:
Mississippi colleges, s delegates;
n. Carolina-S colleges, 20 delegates;
New jersey college. delegate:
New York; colleges. delegates;
:. Carolina-6 colleges, = delegates:
Tennessee-13 colleges, % delegates;
Texas college. delegates: Virgin
ia-l0 colleges. 26 delegates. Total
IS colleges. 1916 delegates
Representatives of the Southern
Colleges meet annually in Asheville,
y. c., for the purpose of becoming
more acquainted with their duties
and responsibilities as Christians.
that they NAV become personal work
ers among the new men who enter
college the following fall. This
gathering Ia known as the Southern
Students Conference. It held it's SEES
sion for 80, June 10 % inclusive.
About the same time there were sim
liar conferences held at Lake Gene
VA, Wis. and Mortified. Mass. We
the Southern Student Conference.
were located in the 'Land of the
Sky for nine days. This conference
was very impressive. 1t did not con
slst of those college men who would
take the trip 'just to pass the time
away" But there were men present
whose faces were time worn, aud
some whose countenances had shruuk
on account of sorrow and care. They
were men of determination and reso.
luton, who would willingly give their
lives for so noble cause. Men, who
caught those principles that would
make death pleasure and not II pain
1t Is the glory of the waning centu-
~ that mr. college men have come
together and established for them
selves the watchwords. "The Evan
gelization of the World in this Gen
Grafton" We have various instances
where patriots of old have had their
watchwords for their groat causes;
for example, Cato stood in the Roman
Auditorium and closed every speech
with Carthage delenda est" WHY
should we not proclaim today, "Orbis
terrarum evsngelizanda est" 1t i:
the glory of 'he waning century that
the college men have set aside day
for universal prayer. And nov as
the sun giidS the eastern horizon OF
the day set aside. you will find the
converted Jap. Ching. Arab. Bush.
man and South Sea islander engaged
IN prayer. Yes. oil men from "Green
lands icy mountains to Africa's
Southern Cline" who are interested
In this movement, of which this con.
ference is a part, will be looking on
High for support on this day. This
work Is becoming stronger day by
day. The greatest need of this
movement today is men, not necessa-
rily men to be ministers, but men tc
be christians; not moral towards
but men who are brave. remem Der.
ing:
That after the Establishments of life
are gone,
The coward kneels to death, the
brave live on. DELEGATE.