The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-27
Rooms at Y. NJ. 6. A. Building
Scene Of Gathering Of
Students.
SECTIONAL CONFERENCE
Addresses BY Secretaries Of the Da.
kotas and Minnesota Made
This Morning.
BANQUET AT DAVIS HALL
Interesting Program for Tomorrsw
Will Conclude COnvention-About 4
Fifty Present. y

Fifty Present. ~
The second annual convention of
the university branch of the Y. M. C.
A. was called to order this morning
in the educational rooms OF the asso.
citation building in this city. The at
tendance was not large, there being
some fifty students present, thirty Of
whom came from Fargo and twenty
from Grand Forks Both colleges
were well represented from Fargo
while the attendance from the u. N.
d. was not very large but was better
this afternoon and will be larger to-
morrow.
The opening devotion services oc-
CURED at $3.50 o'clock. At 8:45 Mr..
Johnson of the state university was
chosen chairman and the necessary
committees appointed.
After the organization the event OF
the morning session was the address
OF Dean Burleson of the Gethesmne
cathedral of Fargo. His theme was
the nature and influence of personal
religion. He discussed it's necessity
for the business man. the student, the
scholar, in fact everybody's need of
the personal religion of Christ as en-
bodies in the gospels. 1t is and should
be living reality in the manhood of
all men. The address was one of
eloQuence and spiritual uplift.
The Sectional Conferences.
The session devoted to the sectional
conferences followed Dean Burleson's
address. M. II. Kennedy, secretary
of the states of North and South Da-
kota. Peter Hanson. local secretary of
the University of Minnesota and Oil
yer Dynes of the Agricultural College
of Fargo delivered addresses. The
sections discussed were those of new
students and membership, finance and
social work, respectively. The various
leaders of the discussion presented
their views of the work and the mem
bers present freely participated. There
were many helpful and instructive
ideas and plans of work brought out.
w. NJ. Parsons. secretary of the in
ternational committee of the Y. NJ. C.
A. was present and delivered an ad-
dress on the nature of the Y. M c.
A. movement. past, present and future.
He told of its breadth of view, in
GLIDING all denominations and all
sects; its financial and religious sta
bility; its wonderful influence among
men. He dwelt at length on its great
future, influence and marvellous pos
Sibilities.
The forenoon session was closed
with addresses by Peter Hanson and
NJ. T. Kennedy. Their subjects were
respectively the the horizan of the
modern student and his responsible
ity. Great opportunities comes to
the student in the modern college
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best in all branches Of learning and
ties bring widened responsibilities.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session did not begin
until 2:30 owing to the lateness of tho
university contingent. On that ac-
count the session was somewhat cur
tailed. but was of an interesting ma
ture.
Dean Burleson delivered an address
on some of the problems which con-
front the student in his labors. 1t
was an interesting and deeply compre-
hensive discussion of the question,
handled as only Dean BurlesOn could
handle it.
The address was followed by the
Bible study conference. 1.-THE Leader,
His Qualification, Preparation and
Methods" was ably discussed by Prof.
Minard of the Agricultural college of
Fargo. "The Glass and It's Mainten-
ance" was the theme of Peter Hanson.
"The Field and Its Cultivation" was
discussed by M. T. Kennedy. The dis
cussion relative to these various
phases of Bible study was instructive
and practical.
Rev. Frank E. r. Miller of the First
Baptist church of this city delivered
an able and practical address on 1.-The
Constituent Elements of Manliness.''
Like all of Rev. Miller's platform work,
the discourse was of highly credita-
BILE nature
The remainder Of the afternoon ses-
sion, the discussion of the Nashville
convention and the business meeting,
are scheduled to take place according
to program, but were too late for The
Evening Times issue of today.
Banquet TonixAt.
Tonight there. will be banquet
rendered the visiting delegates and
officers and distinguished I guests nv
the U. N. d. organization at Davis
hall at the university at s O'Clock. It
is expected that there will be from
$50 to 200 guests present and as
many covers laid. After a reception,
q. banquet will be served and after
dinner speeches INDUCED. in. A liter
airy and musical program viii be car
ried out. It is to be a very formal
and elaborate affair.
ProGram Tomorrow.
s:3O-Quiet Hour Service. NJ T.
Kennedy. q, ~,
M. Parsons. I. Nh
4.0o-M. =. Church. Mems Mass
Meeting. Address, w. n. Parsons.
7:S0-Presbyterian Church. Adj