The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-02
The studeat Volunteer Movement.

The fourth international Copven-
sion of the Student Volunteers, re-
Gently held in Toronto, is regarded by
leading men in the different denomi-
nations as the most important mis-
sionary gathering that has ever con-
vened. Tbs Student Volunteer move
ment. started sixteen years ago, has
grown to wonderful proportions, and
Is now recognized as potential, If
not the determining, factor in the
evangelization Of the world. It isa
significant fact that it was o student
who gave the missionary impulse
TO the evangelical churches Of CHS
country. That student was Adoniram
Judson whose soul was baptized with
the missionary spirit in that shay-
stack prayer.meet;ng' at Williams
College.
The Toronto Convention was COM
posed Of 5000 delegates from twenty
swe countries, representing 465 insti-
tutions and 100000 students. The
repos6 of the Executive Committee
shows THAT up to the present 1858
Volunteers have been sent to mission
ields,-to all parts Of the non- Chris
tian world. At the decision hour
Sunday evening $50 young men and
women volunteered for the foreign
field. Some great speeches were
made, great in the sense Of being
charged and delivered with spiritual
power. Among the notable addresses
was one by our own Bishop Galloway
under whose burning words the Con-
yention, catching the missionary fire
that glowed in his own heart, was
swept by q wave Of enthusiasm.
IL summarizing the Student Volun-
teer Convention at Toronto we are
impressed with two facts. First, it
was deeply spiritual Convention.
At the outset. Mr.. Mott,-a born gen.
eral with genius for commanding
men and man Of deep spirituality,
discouraged applause .''lest the eye
should be withdrawn from God and
the heart from prayer" The Con-
vention was spiritual because the dele
gates composing that Convention had
a deep and rich experience Of spirit
ual life and power. A correspondent
of le Interior, speaking of that great
boi- Of Christian students, says:
"gte sign Of seal Of power was on
their faces. It would have put
thrill into the heart Of stone to
stand and look out over that Conven-
tion. Not dull face there; not a
frivolous face; nay, not weak face.
There were massed there regiments Of
young people whose very presence, as
well as their expressive lineaments,
told that they felt life thing of tre-
mendous seriousness. Their six thous-
and eyes burned with the torches Of
willingness for Gods will blazing
within, and when one tried to think
what fires these torches might kindle,
he was simply dazzled with the vision
of a world afame.
Second, the intense earnestness Of
the delegates. Young peoples meet
ings are usually characterized by ebu-
litions of feeling. Earnestness does
not express itself in boisterous shouts
and hurrahs; nor does enthusiasm
manifest itself in spectacular exhi-
bitions and extravagan. demonstra-
tions. The. Toronto Convention was
quiet, subdued, but pervaded by in
tense earnestness.
Tho rallying cry Of the Student
Volunteer Movement: "The Evange-
lization Of the World in this Genera
tion, is not utopian. It is possi-
bility. It can be accomplished. It
could be achieved if every Christian
lad the spirit Of prompt obedience
which gave such frmness and strength
to the character Of "Stonewall'' jack
son. Some one asked him If he would
bs willing to 60 to Africa for the rest
Of his life if he felt called OF God to
go. The reply Of the brave General
was: "I would go without my hat"
Christ Christ hhas commissioned the Church
to 60. She must go OF die. Southern
Christian Advocate.
ssie .--
The physicians at Chicago
hospital will no longer believe in music
treatment for the sick. A nurae