New-York tribune., 1901-07-08
STUDENTS CONFERENCE CLOSED.
SUCCESS OF THE TEN DAYS SESSION At
NORTHFIELD-
ley TELEGRAPH TO TEE rrrnrxr.1

East NorthheId Mass. July The Students
Conference closed most successful ten DAYS ses-
sion with the evening service In the Auditorium
The general attendance has been better than ever
before Five hundred and nnety-two delegates
have been here from colleges and other institutions
of learninz thirty-eight speakers and leaders
twenty-eeht from foreign countries. and forty-one
other guests making total of $50 This number
does not include the large number of visitors who
have been in town The Northfield hotels and
boarding houses have accommodated more guests
than ever before during this conference One hun-
dred and forty-nine institutions of learning have
been represented this conference, the largest
number in the history of the Students Conference
Twenty-nine countries have been represented The
following list of nations shows the widespread in
terest in this conference: The United States. Can
ada. Brazil. Cuba. United States of Colombia. Eng
land. Ireland Holland Belgium. France Portugal.
Spain. Italy. Switzerland. Hungary. Germany. Nor
way Finland. Sweden, Russia. Syria. Siam. China.
Corea. Japan. West Africa, South Africa and
Persia. The number of States represented was
twenty-nine.
The morning meeting in the Auditorium at II
o'clock was we'll attended. only by the college
delegates and visitors in the town. but large num-
bers drove in from the surrounding towns for miles
around 10 hear Robert E Speer. OF New-York City.
Mr.. Speer took his text Philippians ", ::
And the peace of God which passeth all under
standing shall guard your hearts and minds in
Christ Jesus Thu address was appeal to men
TO keep their thoughts pure and holy. overcoming
by the strength or Jesus CnftSt tne temptation
fall from the standards which so to make strons
character.
There were no meetrss held in the afternoon
and during this time mary Of the delegates gath
cred in small groups discuss the addresses they
had listened 10 in NorJhfsld and plans for rels-
work in the colleges the coming year Tne
twilight Roundtop Service. account of shower
late in the afternoon. held in the Auditorium.
The work q foreign missionary was discussed
by Mr. Horhan. of India; DR.. Howard Taylor o.
the China Inland Mission. and Mr.. Eddy, the new
travelling secretary of the Students Volunteer
Movement The evening service in the Auditorium
attended large audience
The morning meeting. \ collection taken 20
help pay the debt resting the Auditorium. 10 IS
hoped that this debt may be entirely raised this
year. John r. Mott presided and The following
men made short addresses: c. c; Michener WIG wec
has been the leader of the Personal Workers Bible
Class; Paul Moody and =. ". Anderson, Student
Christian Association secretary in Canada MI
Colby of Phillips Andover, spoke for the prepara-
tory schools. Mr.. Rees spoke in regard 10 Chris
tian work in professional schools. MeSsrs- Clark.
Of Brown University: Frantz, of Harvard; Jane,
way. Of Princeton; Edwards. or the tnternatlo
committee, and Frohnan Of India, spoke on chris,
tan work in the colleges. MeSsrS. Gleason ana
Gilbert who leave this country soon mission
aries gave farewell talks The meeting closed
with short speeches by John r. Mott and Robert Z
Speer.