The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-23
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u,uPpFN-SinNEN' Va MAI IL.
r'1 Young Mems Christian Associa-
'' the college reorganized last
W." nv the election of officers for next
VIC" f,llows: r. \ Brown, Nor
W PRESIDENT; w f. Jones' Dinwid-
io'' ,,tv yice-president; ; +. Os-
az Dunields. W. Va, treasurer;
u Clark. Danyille, recording Secre-
= Alexander Martin Hampden En-
sidney. corresponding secretary H. II.
- Baltimore, Md, manager Of
,ssding room. Mr.. Brown has
'n' The efficient president during the
W. w., session. The others are new
mem in the positions awarded them
n, G. Mebane Smith, college seere-
1T the Young Mems Christian AS
...,;on for Virginia, is spending some
-. here among the students. lie
an address in the college chapel
might on "Some Dangers Incident
last Ii-hN We
c,ndent Life in Virginia Colleges"
..,.b was well received, and listened
.,,eptively 10y a large number Of
.,dsnts for whom 1t was specially IN
,.nded and is very highly spoken Of
..a.v The president of Hampden-
sisnev has lately had this subject I'M
~, careful consideration i'm concrete
s,m and be finds that of l4l a. B.
,,.sustes during the decade from 1883
be- .icht have died and two are iniirm,
.,d that of the remaining l3l only two
.,s leading an uncertain kind of life
and givacause Of anxiety for their
f,,ors fhe other l29 are actively,
boporably, and successfully engaged IN
work rs follows: Thirty-seven minis
ter. Of the Gospel; twenty-five educa-
tors among whom are quite number
If nrofpssors in colleges and universe
tics: twenty seven lawyers, twenty !
business men, twelve physicians, four |
farmers. and four in professional study.
He also finds that Of the graduate /
students during the same period
large proportion occupy honorable and /
p.eful positions in society, and COM
mapd the respect Of their fellow men.
This record, which is perhaps equalled
and possibly excelled 10y sister colleges
throughout the country, seems to justify /
the conclusion that the influences Of
student life are potent for good. In
deed. it is believed that next 70 the
Christian household there is no place
where there is less danger to the
average youth, or more constant, health
fol. aud elevatiDg impulse than in such
colleges as are found in the State Of
Virginia. Temptations abound every
where, specially among the young, but
they are minimised and not magnitied
10 the well-Ordered college, with its
cultured, Christian teachers, its inspir-
ing traditions, and its body Of aspiring
and earnest students.
Rev. DR.. James Murray, pastor of
College church, expects to visit bis
brother, Mr.. Robert Murray, Of Belfast,
Ireland, in May, and will be abroad
several months.
Mr.. W. Lee Estes, Of Texarkana,
Tex. a first-honor graduate in the class
Of 1891, and senior medalllst in the
Society, now lawyer
In fine practice in his native State, has
been invited to make the address be-
lore the literary societies at the next
annual commencement in June Mr..
Ester is one Of the finest orators Of his
lge in the country, and it is confidently !
hoped that he will accept the invitation
endered him.
Rev. w. II. Woods, d. d. (class 1874, |
II Baltimore, will make the address
'efore the Society Of Alumni at COM