Evening star., 1901-04-15
MAKES THREE ADDRESSES
Church Services Attended
by President MeKfnley-Theme
Discussed zat Each Meeting.

Mr.. John r. Mott president of the
Worlds Christian Student Federation, ad-
dressed three audiences in this city yes
terday. In the morning at IL o'clock he
spoke at Foundry NJ E. Church upon the
Worldwide Christian Student Move
ment;'' in the afternoon, at O'Clock, he
addressed a thousand men at the Y. NJ. c.
A. meeting in Columbia Theater upon
Some Temptations of Young Men in Every
Land and in the evening at 6 o'clock he
was present and participated in the infor-
nal tea of the Volunteer League of the
local Y. NJ. c. A, at the association build
irg, speaking briefly upon the work of the
associations among the young men OF non
Christian lands, and referring especially to
the work undertaken by the Washington
ize associations among the students of
northern India, with Allahabad as his
headquarters.
A large congregation gathered in Foun-
dry Church to hear Mr.. Mott in the morn
ing. President Mckinley was present by
srecial invitation. The audience also in
cluded Mr.. S. W. Woodward, president of
the Washington Y. NJ. c. A; Mr.. James
Stokes of New York. who has been largely
Instrumental in founding Young Mems
Christian Associations in Rome, Paris and
st. Petersburg; Mr.. John Barrett, ex-min-
lister to Siam, and others.
Mr.. Mott Is exceptional as a speaker He
Is Intense and earnest, with a command
OF his subject which enables him to crowd
every moment with impressive statements.
His address was listened to with the closest
attention.
He traced the movement from it's begin
ming, twenty-four years ago, when thirty
Christian societies in various institutions
of learning in this country united under
the name Of the ''Intercolegiate Young
Mems Christian Association" Today
there G.50 student Young Mems Chris
tian Associations in this country and Can
ada. Out of these college associations
there grew ten years ago the student vol
unteer movement for foreign missions,
through which thousands of students have
volunteered for service in foreign lands
under the various church mission boards.
About seven years ago the Christian
student bodies in the various countries of
Europe began the formation of union
movements by which the associations, un-
der various names In the different inst-
tutions of higher learning, were united
under one name and brought into closer
fellowship. These unions have greatly
strengthened and increased the Christian
work among students in Europe, as they
did in this country.
Latest Developments.
The latest development in these Chris
tian student movements has been the eff
forts which have been put forth in the
past five years in aid Of the spread of
Christianity among the students in the
universities of non-Christian lands. China
Japan, India. Ceylon and South America
have been the fields of this effort, and
today the international committee has
twenty-one secretaries In these countries.
Who have been instrumental In forming
and fostering 300 student Young Mems
Christian Associations, with an aggregate
membership of nearly 5000 young men.
Two years ago in Switzerland the Worlds
Student Christian Federation was formed,
representatives from the student organiza-
tions in thirty countries being present.
Mr.. Mott spoke of the value of the work
from the standpoint Of the missionaries in
the field. In no case, he said, did the in
ternational committee send secretaries to
organize associations until the missionaries
in the locality made numerous requests
The unifcation Of the Christian effort for
young men under the leadership Of the as
sociations has been found most helpful
The strategic Importance Of the work
among students was adverted to.
The students of today in nom Christian
lands, as well as in this country and Eu-
rope, are men who will, to very great ex-
tent, mold and influence the policies Of
the nations. 1t was of vital Importance In
the speakers view that these men should
be reached and influenced by Christian
teaching.
Afternoon Meeting.
The crowd which attended the Y. NJ. G..
A. mems meeting in Columbia Theater in
the afternoon was surprise even to the
most sanguine of the association leaders
Preceding the address there We're selections
by the Lotus Male Quartet of Baltimore
and Miss Anna Park solo cornetist. The
service of song was led by Mr.. Charles S.
Clark. Mr.. Lyman L. Pierce, general sec
retary of the local association, presided and
led In the opening prayer.
Mr.. Mott spoke on the temptations to
which young men are exposed in every
land.
Young men are the most fiercely tempted
of any class Of men. Among the leading
classes of temptations that assai the man
are the temptations of impurity, to intem-
perance, to dishonesty, to hypocrisy and to
unbelief in the supernatural, especially the
supernatural in the Scriptures of Christ.
1t is indeed frightful gantet that young
man today has to run to keep himself pure
and in touch with the living God
'The wages of the sin of impurity is
death to mans body and to a mans
mind. 1mpurity defiles and shaunts the
mind. I deplore the impure photographs
and pictures that often fill the rooms of
young men. Many times the pictures are
not actually vile, but contain the delicate
suggestion that fires the powder train lead
ing to the explosion. The same with i'm
pure literature. 1t is the delicate sugses-
ton that starts the riot in the mind and
leads to shocking results
Effects of Sin.
'"The wages of the sin of impurity Is
death to mans highest success in life;