Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
LIVE USEFUL LIVES
L. OF YoRTHrIELp's ooSvEs.
,ros FoR YOUNG MEN,

supi.y evening Of the ai'' s'udsr
-. Results Most Satisfactory
A Young wOmen's Conference
,,.,y-Ons' NoT'Ah'ld News
., d,ys u the students confer
ara Win hard work and lots o
sH9 I'M fls important topics Of con
the Christian ministry whiel
s,sl by Rev. II. y. fosdiek.
rAsatr aud Union Theological
rJ n1W pastor Of the Baptis
'' vsgtrlair n, j., who spoke o.
ss dHrih " men In the minisir,
tsas.tal schools.
Baswor,h, graduate Of YAH
J.,p IL the Oberlin Theological
~, ppsrntcd an appeal on the par
~ churches To strong men. Charlie,
graduate u Harvard and nov
rs,,o theological seminary, gave his
.,,4u, Tor entering the ministry
Brown. secretary OF the Presby'
"a n foreign missions Of New York
-. ,,ry interesting address on the
am profession.
~ R6teu o. Spcer and Rev. Henry
s,s, arrived aud remained to the
4. conference Or, j. Endieott Pea
,s.lm,,tsr Of the Groion school, gave
-.l5,tle information and instruction
n. ,n. ne " service as teacher, ai
~ Rsund Top services, and Donald
I'M, president Of the West Point
Vsp,, Christian association, and J,
secretary Of the Harvard Chris.
.,gis,ion. both spoke briefly Of the diff
,s,.ss OF their special work. There
I,,r fraternity gatherings and inter.
:. ys,spiions crowded into the spare
!. a the last days, The Delta Epsilon
mi men had the largest delegations
,,,temiiies, the former leading with
so
s,sA,y Robtr, +. Speer gave an ad,
/, ,be auditorium TO the combined au.
a convention delegates and North
,.VpWeople and capped the climax Of
o,nose Of the convention, namely, to
,,ang men 10 live lives OF usefulness.
Williams spoke at the Round Top
un,u the Christian association secre.
Il i life work. There were also
| n small conferences held by all the
here with the men TO impress upon
mare fully the opportunities for service
ministry. both home and foreign in
MI Of the Young Mems Christian as.
m in the different phases Of college
M, work and in religious work in con.
with lay yocations. By request,
n Roswell Bates repeated his lecture
-sbiems OF Municipal Life in America.
R,pnd Ton service in the evening was
,spd by four student volunteers about
n for the field: II. J. Howard of
IvlypBia Hong See Of China, Mr.. Scott
tB,eton and a Rhodes scholar from lie.
Stanford university. Robert Speer
sgain in the evening upon Prayer.
evening brought to a close the 2lst
isd student conference. Students ana
Are well satisfied and say they are
yorthfeld only for the time which
enes between this and the next confer
| II its kind next year. In the closing
i, in athletics the boys from Mt. Her.
school won the conference baseball
ionshp defeating West Point, Johns
ms George Junior Republic and Penn.
ln.
5Ving closely upon this conference
another representative gathering Of
peope for similar purpose-the
field young women's conference, open.
,s evening, July 8, and closing on
Y, July Is, Delegations will be sent
various private schools, as well as
hes and Sunday schools, from the mid.
we'll as the New England states,
many others will 60 in groups simply
ends. They will be accommodated in
llls Of Mortified seminary and the
3Aei hotel and they come together for
study and a discussion Of the best
4; Of church work.
portion Of each day will be devoted TO
t0n. Tennis, golf and basketball Will
iavorite pastimes and others will en-
be long drives or tramping to the top
ear or Strowbridge mountains where
view Of the Connecticut river is to be
The most popular meeting of the day
sunset service on Round Top. Dr..
shaufler of New York city is expected
yak every morning in the auditorium,
series of addresses on Old and New
ntnt characters.
%. others who are expected as speak
Hd teachers are Robert Z. Speer, Rev.
Fhley White, Rev. John Mcdowell, Rev.
Keigwin, DR. A. T. Pierson, Rev. j.
Blanchard, Prof. James MeConaughy,
l. H. Miller Rev. D. Brewer Eddy
Z Howard, Miss Margaret Slatterly,
Mabel Holmes, Mrs. Lawrence Thurs
Miss Mary Russell and Mrs. Lucy NJ.
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