Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Men Interested in Mis-
sionaTy Convention,
Bowdoin Missionary in India
Is AS. Hiwae '09.
eIee Club Concert at Richmond
Jan. 2i..-W. B. Stevens, Reader.

Joi dIS W iChs Mr., OeC. LJ.-lSDtCldl).
y <t-Bowdoin men are much interested
m the College Missionary Convention
mich opened today and will contin-
- Until January 2. 1910 in Rochester,
N gf- OF the nearly 5000 delegates
hem nearly all the American colleges,
lacIudihg representatives from the
yAnr Maine colleges, Bowdoin is repre-
sssnted by delegation of six of the
men of the college.
n 1hc object of the convention Is to
assemble representatives Of our COL
leges to discuss problems of mission
airy interest. Probably half the dele
gates from over 1000 institutions rep
resented are planning to become mis-
siohdries. The remainder are those
hioSt Interested in home support of
foreign missions, and the increase of
missionary interest in our colleges in
the united States and Canada. The
speakers chosen for the convention are
tne acknowledged leaders in these sub
Jects, and among them may be men
TONED Robert f. Spear. always prom
lnent at the Mortified Conference
held every year in June and July,
and John X. Mott, who has lust re-
turned from visit to the colleges of
European nations.
missionary interest was never so
keen throughout the country as it is
this year The recent gift of five mil
hon dollars to Presbyterian missions
indicates this in
winter the Laymen's Missionary Move
Nhent are holding conventions in every
large city in the country-Portland' S
was held last month-culminating in
convention of 5000 delegates at Chi
cago in the spring. when president
Taft will be prominent speaker.
Missionary interest is also on the
Increase here at Bowdoin. Anand
Siboda Hiwale, 90 will be partly sup
ported as Bowdoin's special mission
airy in India. a little less than two
months ago Hiwale sailed from Bos-
ton for India to carry the name of
his Alma Mater into his own far
country. His purpose is to bring to
the trodden. ignorant people of
his native land the message of Christi
anity which he has been learning
during his five years in this country.
What is more as he told his friends
here at Bowdoin last spring. he will
carry the message with the Bowdoin
spirit. which means, not Only with
all the courage and determination to
stand against all odds, but also with
Rational, unfanatical appeal. Ee-
cause it is to his own people that he
Is going, he will be able to under
stand their ideals and Weaknesses,
and because he comes from a student
life in the United States, he will be
able to bring to bear on his work the
practical training of the American
college man. The Christian .Associa-
ton promised HiWalc that it would
do all it could to help support him in
his work. that he may found a true
BowI0in mission. Other American
colleges have missions in the foreign
field, BoWdoin is just beginning hers.
BoWloin men are receiving from time
to time letters from Bow doin'S mis-
sionary and much interest is manifest
ed in the progress Of his work. Bow
doin Is proud of having had Pcary at
other Bowdoin man. who. along a less
prominent, but yet difficult path, fol
lows the high call of duty.
Resides the work of HiWale. dur
ing the second semester Mission study
classes will be held throughout the
college. Accordingly it WAS deemed
wise to send a fun delegation to this
Rochester Convention so that the work
here. may be improved by suggestions
from similar work in other colleges.
Four years ago, at Nashville, Tenn,
Bowdoin was unrepresented, but this
time five delegates have been sent.
Because of the limited size of the Con-
vention Hall. this is all that EowdoiE
is allowed These delegates are Pro
fesSor Kenneth c. NJ. Sllls Harold w.
Slocum. 10 of Albany. y. Y; Mr..
james l.. McConaughy. Secretary Of
tho Bowdoin Christian Associations:
William C. Allen. II of 81 Paul.
Mimi: Frank a. Smith. II % Calais.
The Bowdoin delegates have gone to
rehresent the entire college, ard, in
order that all may hear reports of the
meetings. an informal meeting will
UUS nSlu oH SulAoaS evening" "ah"'S
aths at which they will give their i'm
pressions of the gathering. 1t is
hoped that in this way the Mission
Study here and the support of Mr..
Hiwale will be greatly helped.
AS over 1000 institutions from all
the colleges of the United States and
Canada will be represented and II Is
expected that the number of delegates
will exceed 5000 and colleges as far dis
tant as the University of Texas. and
the University of Colorado VIII SEND
representatives, 1t can be safely SAID
that this is the most important college
ga thcring of the kind ever held.
Bewdoin men are expressing their
at the recommendation
which the Student Council has made
sY,x-i Schools from out