Evening star., 1901-10-23
New Features of Bible study.


A Bible study department for the entire
association is the 'niost important new fea-
ture of the religious program. Addresses
in exposition of the various phases of the
book, delivered by men of acknowledged
ability and scholarship have been ar
ranged, together with series of regular
classes for study In more, detail Gen.
John Wooster is to preside at four meet
ings and deliver talks on the four books of
the evangels. Rev. DR.. Merrill E. Gates
former president of Amherst, has been re-
quested to conduct enc of the classes. Gen.
Charles E.. Bird win probably have a class
regularly every Wednesday,. The several
secretaries Of the association will supple
ment all this work with smaller classes in
which the members are to study the Bible
very much as they might study any other
book of great Importance and interest.
A committee, Of which Commissioner H
b. F. Macfarland is chairman Is In charge
of this department Of the association work.
To the members of that commit
tee and the enterprise Of the sec
retaries who assist them is due the
credit for the very remarkable mems meet
ings conducted last year at the Columbia
Theater every Sunday afternoon. year
ago not more than 100 men could be in
duced to take part In the meetings of Sum
day afternoon. Last spring there were
from 800 to 2ooo the number being linn
tied only by the capacity of the hall. The
association provides excellent music, OBJ
tains distinguished out-of-town speakers
and insists that every man who attends
must have a ticket. In any event, the rec
ord of last springs eleven public meetings
is the most notable development of the
entire year in Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION circles all over the world. The
Washington organization now stands at
the head of that feature of Y. NJ c. A.
work, and the local officers receive dozens
of letters everys.week from their associates
of other citiesi asking help in rejuvenating
Ahnt& colc
Fosters talks aarVito be made at four of
this seasons meetings, and the remainder
of the programf fs.to be made equally at
tractive. ~ x
A.soclktiSSss Social Life.
Socially the r6ea1 Is to be marked by
series Of receptieniD.in in honor Of particular
localities Last year one was given for the
people Of Newt Gsn9fand and was attended
by Gen. Hawley, Representatives Littlefield
and Sperry and other prominent Yankees.
The brief addresses made by those men
and. the general good fellowship that pre-
vailed have assured the secretary Of very
Interesting reeeptipqs Of like nature this
winter The New Year reception will con-
tinue to be, hbweYsr. the most important
social event OF thdfyear.
From the simple beginning Of small
class in shorthand fifteen years ago the ed
ucational work of the association has now
grown to scholastic course with over 200
students and faculty OF eighteen instruc-
tors All the class work Is conducted in the
evening, the particular aim of the associa-
tion In this respect being to help young
men who are employed during the day The
classes are the outgrowth Of the expressed
wants of the membership.
Room Needed for 1000 Boys.
Most important OF the new features of
the work is the creation of q special de-
partment for boys from twelve to eighteen
years old. For the first time the associa-
tion has secretary employed particularly
for this work-Mr. j. ". Hamilton, who
comes to the capital from Trenton, N j.,
and who has had five years successful ex-
perience with young boys A large room
ON the third foor Of the main sbuilding has.
hesn set apart Ton :hias use,. aud s1iaa abeen