Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-15
5000 Students at Nashville, Tenn,
Striving for Evangelization.
Speakers Of International Prominence,
IL 900 Institutions Represented
Greatest Meeting Of Kind
Ever Held on Continent.

last Wednesday and until Sunday, inclu-
sve. was on of the most far-reaching
meetings of the kind in modern religious
history. The convention represented the
spirit and the life OF the student move
mcnt. which has for its object the evan
gelization OF the world in this generation,
and from every point of view the gather
ing was inspiring.
few statistics taken from the statsti-
cal report of the chairman Of the business
committee of the convention show the
widespread Importance of the event. rms
report showed that there were present
accredited delegates students, 3.o6O; pro-
fessors. 2S6; total, 3,3F. Seven hundred
institutions were represented only 4oj
having been represented at the last con-
vention in Toronto: IA missionaries from
&c missionary lands ~ representing about
100 missionary agencies: eight fraternai
delegates; 4i press representatives; 39I
special representatives. including speakers
and volunteers out Of college, Young Mems
and Young Womens Christian association
representatives, making a total of Ass as
compared with 2.957 ut Toronto.
OPENING SESSION.
The convention opened on Wednesday
morning with the singing of the corona
ton hymn by 5oo people and speeches by
John r. Mott, chairman OF the Student
Volunteer movement: Robert +. Speer of
New York, secretary of the Board of
Foreign Missions OF the Presbyterian
Church; DR.. George Robson of Edin-
burgh. moderator of the United Free
Church Of Scotland: and J. Campbell
Nf n
Forward Movement of the United Pres
taries OF the Foreign Missionary Board
OF that church.
ELLEN STONE PRESENT.
On Wednesday moving the closing of
the INSTRUMENTATION conference of the
Womens Board of Foreign Missions was
held. At this session Miss Ellen stone,
whose capture by Turkish brigands sew
crdl years ago and the subsequent efforts
| OF her friends to release her interested
! the whole civilized world, was present,
besides y women missionaries to foreign
| lands. The needs of missionaries were
shown during the convention in an ex-
hibit including classified curos from,
fields of work in Africa. India, Korea
and other countries.
! In addition. section conferences on var
ious phases OF missionary work by coun-
| tries were held in various parts OF the
| city. Friday afternoon there was series
Of conferences Of this sort and Saturday
Afternoon there was series OF denomi-
national conferences. The convention
was closed with an immense meeting
Sunday night
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
| Other prominent speakers who wcr.
pr.sen, were: Eennel L. Turner. genera
secretary of the Student Volunteer Move.
ment; DIR. w. Harley Smith, a member
of the executive committee; Robert u
| Wilder. first secretary, James T.. Knots
assistant secretary. Carl Fries, Phi. d..
Of Stockholm. Sweden. chairman of 1ht
Worlds Student Christian Federation
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, British
ambassador 80 Washington; Gen. Johr
w. Foster OF Indiana; IL. %. L. McFar
lard, president OF the Commissioners q
the District Of Columbia; Harlan =
Beach, educational secretary OF the move
mcnt: the Rev. Walter II. Lanlbuth o
Nashville. secretary Of the Board of Mis-
sions of the Methodist Episcopal Church
south DR. :. NJ Zwemer. an Arabia,
missionary.
MINISTER KILLED.
I a distressing accident occurred to ma
somewhat the events of the convention
when the Rev. w. II. Strcklin pastor o
a Methodist Church in Nashville. was in
stantly killed by a street car. He wa
entertaining at his home Il few delegate
and had gone out in the morning to pro
cure milk from passing milk wagon
While standing by the wagon in the roa
he saw the car coming and when he at
tempted to cross N front of it he WAS ri,
over aud killed. About 500 was quicll,
raised for The support of his large family
PURPOSES OF MOVEMENT.
! The purposes OF this volunteer students
movement are as follows:
70 lead students to thorough consid
: Grafton OF me claims OF foreign mission
upon them as life work.
To foster the purpose OF all student
who decide 10 become foreign mission
| aries.
TO unite all volunteers in an organized
; aggressive movement.
TO create and maintain an Intelligent
sympathctic. active interest in forelc
l missions among the students who are I
i, | remain on the home field