The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
And Gathering of Y. M. g. A. Workers
Next Month at Asheville, N. G.

The sixth annual Southern Student Con-
ference of College Young Mems Christian
associations will be held on the grounds OF
the Bingham school, at Asheville, N. c.,
June 16 to %, 1899 The conference is held
under the auspices of the Student Depart
ment of the international committee of
Young Mems Christian associations. SINH
lar meetings are held by this committee
during the summer for the students of
other sections of the country at Mortified,
Mass. at Lake Geneva, Wiss., and at Pa
cifc Grove, Cal. The purpose of the confer
ence is to deepen the spiritual life of col
lege men, to train them for leadership in
organized Christian work among their fel-
low-students and to open up the possibil-
ties for Christian service which await them
after graduation.
The daily programme OF the AsneVlile
conference will consist of Missionary Insti-
tutes under the direction of s. r. Vinton
and Harlan p. Beach, secretaries of the
Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign
Missions; normal bible classes, conducted
by ii. B. Sharman of New York city and
A. C. Harte of Mobile, Ala; conferences to
discuss College Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION work, under the leadership of W.
X. Matthews and Harry Wade Hicks, sec
retaries of the Student Department of the
international committee; and platform
meetings, addressed by prominent Christian
workers and thinkers.
Among the speakers at the platform
meetings whose presence is assured are
Robert E. Speer, of New York; John r.
Mott, general secretary of the Worlds
Student Christian Federation; Rev. ]. VIII
bur Chapman, D. D.. of Philadelphia;
Professor w. w. Moore, d. D.. of Rich
mond, Va; DR.. Walter R. Lambuth, OF
Nashville; Rev. r. j. Willingham, d. D.,
of Richmond, Va, and C. K. ODER, of Chi
cago.
The afternoons will be devoted to athlet-
les underline direction of a committee COM
posed of leading athletes from the south
ern colleges and to excursions and walks
among the mountains of this deservedly
famous resort.
Each night at sunset on the mountain
side. there will be held Life Work
Meeting" at which the various Christian
callings will be presented to the students
The general secretary of the Tokyo Young
Mems Christian association, S. Niwa, who
is a former student of the japanese I'M
perial university of Toxic, and a graduate
of the Doshisha university OF kyoto, Will
be present and will speak.
In connection with this conference there
will also be held at the same time and
place a conference for members of the city
and town Young Mems Christian associa-
tions of the south. This conference VIII
afford a splendid opportunity for vaca-
ton and at the same time will give training
and inspiration for the association work.
The delegates will participate in the Bible
classes and platform meetings of the stu
dent conference, and will in addition have
practical discussion of the principles and
methods of city and town work. Among
those who will lead in these discussions
are: C. L. Gates, Atlanta; L. A. Coulter,
Richmond, Va; H. e. Rosevear, Louisville,
KY; w. M Lewis, Clinton, s. c.; l.. 70.
Buell., Birmingham, Ala; s. Waters, NC
Gills Nashville, Tenn, and Judson b.
Palmer, Galveston, Tex.
All the railroads of the south have grant
ed a rate of one fare for the round trip Tor
these conferences. The business arrange
ments are in the hands of H. p. Anderson,
secretary of Student Department of the in
ternational committee, at Asheville, N. ..
1t is expected from the information al
ready received that the accommodations
for the conference will be taxed to the
utmost.