The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-06-11
Y. M. c. A. Jubilee


BOsroN, June 1.-THE most import.
ant religious convention Of the present
year and, with the possible exception OF
the ecumenical council OF missions held
in New York In 1899, the gathering
with the most worldwide significance
ever met in this country Is the Y. VI.
Q. A. jubilee here today. IL COM
memoraies the beginning Of association
work in Boeton and in this country in
1851.
Besides large numbers from all parts
OF the United States there are associa
ton representatives from Austro. Hun.
gray, Australia. Belgium, Denmark
France, Germany, Great Britain and
Ireland, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Rus
sia and Finland, Spain, Norway and
Sweden, switzerland, China, linda, ia
pan, South Africa and Brazil and other
countries.
Every department Of the organiza-
tlon is represented by some of it's brain
lest men, who have the movement what
II is In the Railroad, College, Army and
Navy, India, Colored, County and for
eign departments. Striking exhibits of
the work in all departme ats occupy acres
OF space Ia the exhibition halls Of Me.
chanics building, where the couyen-
tion is meeting.
Letters were recently sent out 10 the
Y. NJ. O. A.'s Of American colleges and
universities aaking for information as to
the religious conditions in these institu-
tions.
Out OF 90 institutions reporting, In
only five does the religious prospect
oeem less encouraging than formerly,
while In the other 90 IL is holding its
own, aud la more th0n two-thlrds Of
these IL is quite encouraging, seeming to
be much better than ever before In
large number OF eases, at least one third
Of tho 90. Eight Institutions report the
entire senior class TO be Christians, and
many more show nearly az good
record.
Fifty two reporting institutions fur.
nish estimates OF number OF Christians
among men Of senior class, the percen.
tages being as iollows;
In Congregational colleges, II per cent;
Presbyterian colleges. so per cent; Bap-
tist, 0s per cent Methodist. ~ per cent;
other denominations, 73 per cent; un.
unconditional, 62 per cent State Uni.
yerrities, AZ per cent.
Sixty one institutions give the mum.
ber OF candidates for the ministry aud
missionary work among senior men as
follows;
lnlt Congregational colleges, 10 for
ministry, D for foreign deld; in 4 Pres.
byterian colleges, 10 Tor ministry, Tor
foreign heldi In 8 Baptist colleges, AZ
Tor ministry, 10 for foreign deld; in y
Methodist colleges, 81 for ministry, 4
for foreign fleld Ia other denomina-
tional colleges, as for ministry aud A
for foreign field ia 10 undenomina.
tional colleges, o. for ministry, 70 Tor
foreign heldi Ia 0 State uurversitieo,
" for ministry aud for foreign 6eld. |
Total, 2Sl for ministry, IS for foreign |
field.
Eleven OF The colleges reporting show |
no students for the ministry. Twenty.
dive of the remainder shoW none Tor the |
foreign held.
Foriy'nine OF the 2l2 candidates for
The ministry are looking definitely TO.
ward the foreign aeld. This il 23 per
cent. OF tho ministerial candidates, or
2's OF the whole.
There arc now as y, NJ. q. A. sinths
theological Institutions They viii be
represented In the jubilee convention
aud exhibit at Boston, Juas II 10 i6.
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