The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07

program for the conference for men, which meets nt the Asheville Schooi. whose dormatories accommodate easily $50, has been arranged with care by MT W. D. Weatherford, of the Inter- national Committee, who will direct the conference MT. Weatherford, him self strong and forceful speaker, an nounces the speakers as follows:
 MT John R. Mott. New York City, leader of the Worlds Christian Stu- dent Federation, the Chairman of the Student Volunteer Movement of Ameri- ca for Foreign Missions, and Associate Secretary of the Student Department of the International Committee of Young Mems Christian Associations, will be a conspicuous figure as one who has spoken to more college men in ali parts of the world than any oth- CT living man. MT. Mott Is at present in Paris attending an Internauonai Congress of Christian Associations. MT. Robert F. Speer, New York City, Princeton graduate and well known speaker to college men. and leader of the Mission movement of the Pres byterian Mission Board. will also be present. Dr. o. E. Brown. of Wander bilt University. Floyd Tompkins, Rec tor Holy Trinity Chapel. Philadelphia MT. A. J. Elliott. Religious work Dl- rector Brooklyn Y. M. c. A, MT. Hans P. Andersen, International Secretary Y. M. c. A., Dr. w. M. Landrith, Mission ary Secretary Southern Methodist Church, Dr. W. M. Anderson, Pastor First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Mir. Harlan P. Beach, New York City Mir. A. l.. Phillips. Richmond Thornton B, Penfield, John Willis Baer and w.. R. Pettus, of New York City, are other men of note who will bo present.
 The state college secretaries and other officials of Southern association work will take part in the conferences and stated delegation meetings. The Bible class work will be an exact ex- ample of that done in the group class es during the regular college term. The leaders of these group classes at the conference will be men who have proven their ability as leaders. The textbooks for these student Bible classes will be the two books by pr. Edward I. Bosworth; Studies in the life of Jesus and Studies in the Acts and Epistles
 A feature will be the Life-work meetings, held every afternoon on the side of the mountain, at which various callings will be presented by men who have themselves achieved eminent suc- cess in their respective vacations.
 Large delegations are being chosen fin all the colleges and universities and the indications are that the largest conference ever held will be this year. Secretary Weatherford, who visits all the colleges in an official capacity, as Southern Student Secretary, has been advised of the probable attendance of 100 men from Tennessee, 100 from the colleges of North and South Carolina, sixty from Virginia. fifty from Ken lucky, fifteen from Alabama, fifteen from Georgia, and five from Florida. The Tennessee delegations will probab- ly come in a special train, as last year and the University of Virginia In chartered cars again, while NahderDll' University may charter car.
 The afternoons of the conference session, with the exception of the sum | set Life Work addresses, will be en- | tireIy given over to recreation A | special athletic committee will plan | for all kinds of athletic sports common | to college life. The grounds of the | Ashevllle School afford splendid fa- | cilities for baseball, tennis, track, golf and other sports. Swimming will be | indulged in in the lake adjacent to the | grounds. Mountain climbing will b' | . popular and inVigorating recreation | Every afternoon probable parties 0!
 congenial friends, either fraternlt! 1 brothers or delegation acqualntahces | will take long mountain climbs ioi | the splendid exercise therein afforded Special trips will probably be made tt | the famous Biltmore estate of Wander | biIt. and perhaps to the ostrich Earn and to the top of Sunset Drive
 No story about the Southern Studen | Conference is complete without ref
 erence to the intense college spirit fresh, wholesome and full of life | which gives to the entire ten days thu 1 college atmosphere and tone. Rivalr! | in athletics is keen but always ran | and generous to the other side. Col | Iege yelIs enlIven- but these hroaA'