Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
AWAKENED INTEREST.
|Hersity Y, M. c. A. is Great
ly Aroused.

4 Of Delegates Wakes them up
tanch OF Women's Organization to
= Formed Visit from Travelling
secretary Who Makes Several AID
resses Substance of Talks.
The University Y. NJ. c. A. has
ea very active in the last few days
no time In tn. history of the local
ganwation has so much practical
terest and grim determination been
Inhibited and such extensive plans.
5nsidefed as at the present.
The four delegates, Bush, Richards,
hriyer and G. Il. Whitman who were
emit to the Washington Tri-State
Convention, returned from our capital
fifty during the past week, and their
report on Friday evening showed that
they had grasped many new and prac-
tical ideas, had obtained a better con-
ception of the Y. NJ. c. A. work else
where, and had been filed with Y.
M. G. A. enthusiasm.
The convention next year, will if
possible be brought TO Morgantown
Mr.. Richards of our delegation served
on the nominating committee while
the convention. He was one of the
ar on that important committee.
Our delegates were entertained in
~ stylish part of the city. None of
lem had ever gotten more than per-
haps passing glimpse of our capital
city before, and it is needless 10 say
that they visited the many points of
intrest in the city including congress.
The delegates were given reception
BY the President at the White House.
a movement is now on foot in our
local organization to start Young
Woman's Christian Association in the
University. Mrs. Raymond will adj
ress the Y. Ne. G. A. on next Friday
vening and some consideration will
e given the subject then.
Mucrinterest is being shown ia the
lection of officers for thecoming year,
hich takes place this evening at
clock Mr.. w. Fl. Hicks will adj
this meeting and this fact to-
Ser with the election should bring
VERY member Of the association.
Hicks is travelling secretary of
lupllege department of the Inter
JONAH 4. nj. g. A. movement. He
been in MorgantOwn since Satur-
I, consulting With the local organi-
ion and helping plan the work for
coming year. He has been out Of
lege but short time having been
Cornell man.
Besides the several conferences with
he leaders in our Y. NJ G. A and
it'll those who are likely to be the Of
GERS for the next year, Mr.. Hicks de-
vered public address in Commence
hent Hall Sunday afternoon at u
o'clock and another at the Presby-
terian Church at night.
In the course of the afternoon adj
dress Mr.. Hicks said, that although
the charge had been made that state
kchools were Goddess institutions, yet
is that place where there are the
host difficulties to be overcome that
he most Christian work can be done.
Ie showed that this work was being
arried on to such an extent that the
above accusation was now in most in
ances false. Then taking up the
brk of the Y. M. G. A. among the
hdents OF our colleges he discussed
lie essentials of successful Christian
sudent worker, saying that he must
1T only be devout christian but
ust be fearless and be intellectually
rong so that he can deal with men
intellect and reason. He then
oke OF some OF the opposition and
nditions which must be met in this
llege work. He mentioned athletics
nv favorayas5, and said tHtathletics
athletic teams did not necessarily
Ter devotion.
hc remainder of the address was
the most part taken up with dis
ION OF the students volunteer mis-
movement giving the relation
eh the student should bear to-
Is this movement Throughout
entire talk Mr.. Hicks was practi-
Ind inspiring.
his talk at night at the Presby-
b church he discussed IN part the
topics as in the afternoon, but
ddress was directed not so much
he students as to the general pub
and especially TO those who have
S and daughters to be educated.
lie took up first the students yolun-
movement and opened his re-
.kg by saying thai this movement
not a wrecking expedition but a
Of conquest. He said that al
ugh the movement had only been
operation but a few years, that
e were now 600 volunteer organi-
ous in connection with the college
M. G. a. Of America and that they
had 1900 missionaries in the field
spoke of the great need Of highly
9ted men such as these are being
to non christian lands 10 work
ng the higher and more educated