The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-29
GREAT Meeting
TILE SOUTHERN STUDENTS CON.
FERENCE LAST WEEK

Near Ashcvillc, n. c., Was the Lars-
est and Most Enthusiastic They
Have Ever Held.
1t is of special interest to every
college student in the South to give
some notice 70 the Southern Students
Conference which convenes near
Asheville. n. c., for ten days in June
of each year. The Young Men 5
Christian Association, under the
management of the Southern Stu
dents secretary, Mr.. w. d. Weather
ford of Nashville, Tenn, held this
year one of the greatest conventions
in the history of the conference.
The conference grounds, being sit
uated in quiet place in the noun
tains, give an ample situation for
deep thinking upon important re-
lieious and moral subjects presented
by such men as Dean Brosworth, of
Oberln Theological Seminary; DR..
o. Z. Brown, of Vanderbilt Univer
sity, DR.. Stewart r. Roberts, of At
lanta and many other such men Of
our country. 1t is at such confer
ences that the college students get
inspiration to push forward the
Christian work in their institutions.
The ten days at the conference are
days of hard work, although the at
ternoons are set aside for pleasure,
and also that the attendants from
the colleges may have personal in
terviews with any of the speakers
that they may choose.
Just after breakfast, or at seven
o'clock, the students meet in Bible
study groups, where, besides the
Bible study, men are trained as to
how Bible class should be led.
At eight o'clock the college confer
ence is held, at which the students
phases of Y. NJ. c. A. activity. Then
at ter o'clock the different Institutes
meet. There are four heads under
the institute: The ministerial band,
the. volunteer band, personal evan
gelist band, and associate institute
body. At eleven o'clock some speak
er of the occasion gives an address,.
Then again in the evening at seven
o'clock another address,is given, and
just after this the mission study
classes meet, and following this the
different delegations meet, in order
to discuss things that should be
brought before the delegations.
But all Is not work. From
two o'clock until five o'clock is re-
creative period and the men may take
mountain climbs, or take part In any
of the athletics that the conference
affords. After the conference there
are two trips arranged for those who
might wish to take them. One is
to Mt. Mitchell, and the other is
through the Vanderbilt estate.
From seventy-five colleges from
the fourteen Southern States there
assembled this year at the confer
ence 339 students. Some colleges
had members of the faculty. while
others had only students, but from
most of the Southern colleges came
Y. NJ. c. A. presidents, mission study
leaders, Bible study leaders and
many who were only members OF the
association to get some great truths
ard instruction TO carry back to their
schools: and there work 10 bring the
moral status of the student body up
TO a position that it can be looked
upon with favorable opinion by the
great Christian leaders Of our land.
The faculty of school can play
great part in the great Christian
movements of today, and 1t is well
that 35 men of this 339 were of the
faculty, but no man can get into the
hab bit of being a wayWard college
student so well as the man that is
his room mate or his play mate on
the athletic field. 1t Is this man that
can lay his hand on the the shoulder
of the discouraged one and give him
inspiration to take courage and fight
4 winning fight.
This year from the colleges, the
IInivprsity of North Carolina brought
the greatest number of men, four
teen. The next five in order are,
Furman University, thirteen; Glenn
son College, thirteen: WoFord Col
lege, eleven; Warrengton High
School. eleven, and Vanderbilt
University, ten.
The colleges in North Carolina
and South Carolina. being nearer,
had the advantage in getting men TO
the conference; but, notwithstanding
this fact, many of the South Car
olna colleges had no representatives
at all. We hope that the schools
that had no delegates this year will
give interest to getting a good del
cgatiOn to the next conference, for
1t is at these conferences that the
most vital thing in college, the moral
uplift of the student body is pushed
forward.
W. HUIET PHILLIPS.