The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-24
SUCCESSFUL WORK
OF THE STUDENT
The Campaigners Stimulate Mission
ary Zeal in the Churches.
METHODIST THANK OFFERING.
Criticism Visited Upon Chaplain q. c.
Pierce = New Presbyterian Mis-
sionaries : Religious News
Generally.

NEW YORK CITY, N Y, June 23-Spe-
cial-The Students Missionary Campaign,
a movement which was started in the sum
mer Of 1897 by the Methodists, has ceased
to be an experiment and more churches
will be visited this summer by the student
workers than ever before. Nearly all of
the religious bodies have adopted the plan
of stimulating the missionary zeal of their
churches during The summer months by
the visits of the students many Of whom
have sisnified their intention of going to
the foreign fields as soon as the missions
ary boards and societies OF the churches
are in position to send them. While the
plans differ in details in different bodies
the essentials are the same in all The
young people of the churches are urged to
start missionary meetings and societies
and the work is done largely through the
members of the Epworth League and
Christian Endeayor Societies. Two or
three Of the student CampaiSnerS travel
together, as & rule, and a small charge is
made the church they visit to pay travel
ing expenses, etc. One result Of the stu
dent campaign in the Methodist church is
an amendment to the constitution of the
Epworth League, made during this year,
whereby it is now required that A mis-
sonary committee be appointed in every
chapter of the League. These committees
will in many cases apply for visit from
the studehs cdmpaigners during The COM
lis SuIulliei- iIiDtE SpihS4S WILL GS
sent out than ever before.
IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The movement in the Presbyterian
Church was not started until one year
after the Methodists had adopted The plan,
but it has been fully as successful in the
former church as in the latter. The Gen
eral Assembly of 1899 at Minneapolis adopt
ed a resolution of the Standing Commit
tee on Foreign Missions, commencing the
efforts of the student workers, and at the
last General Assembly in st. Louis repre-
SentativeS of many preSby spoke in
the highest terms of the permanent value
Of the work done by campaigners and
urged churches which had not already
done SO to secure the services of the cam
paign workers. AS is stated by AIr. Z. *
Stead, the campaign manager for the
Presbyterian Church, "the worker does
not merely create d furry of excitement
He ties knots" Many more Presbyterian
workers will go out this year than last,
when 81 workers visited AZ churches.
making SAL addresses and placing 81 for
eign missionary libraries. The last faa-
ture of the work is an important one, and
the churches visited are especially urged
to place the libraries where the members
of the congregation will have access to
them.
In the Reformed Church the movement
was started only last year, but has been
received with great favor. In his body
the work is done through the lhristi,n
zEndeavors Societies largely, and the work
ers are placed in the various classes of the
church by the Board of Domestic Missions.
In the Baptist body the campaign. has new
er been fully organized until this Year. but
work has been done by the students under
the direction of district secretaries. A
complete organization has now been made
and vigorous work will be done this sum
&mer among the smaller churches. The
movement this year is under the direction
of a committee consisting of Prof William
A, Stevens, of Rochester Theological Sem
mary Rev. DR.. e. f. Ghiverss General
SECRETARY of the Rantist Young PEOPLES
Union; and Mr.-LeesI Thayer, Of the
Rochester Seminary. The United Brethren
undertake the Missionary Campaign this
year foa, the first time. lans have not Yet
been as ma tured, but he cause viii he
presented atathe various Young People
Conventions which are held through the
summer and fall and at the Bienn5A