The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-29
Religious Workers From
Nearly All Over the Coun-
try and Canada Will Meet
Here Next May.
over TWO HUNDRED
DELEGATES COMING
Purpose of the Convention
Is to Promote Voluntary
Bible Study by Students at
the Colleges.

Arrangements for the conference of
profc ssors of colleges and universities
in the United States and Canada,
which is to be held in this city May
? and s. for the purpose of considering
the student voluntary Bible study, are
nearing completion. A meeting of the
committee which has this conference
in charge was held at the Young Mems
Christian Association building this af-
ternoon at which time Neil Mcmillan,
of New York City, executive secretary
of the student department of the inter-
national committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
made a short address.
The conference will bring to this
city men who are in close touch with
the religious life of the student, from
all sections of the United States and
Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains,
and from many foreign countries. It is
expected that between 200 and 250 del
egates will attend the conference.
Members of Committee.
Where the conference will be held
and other details will be decided by
the committee this afternoon. The
committee is composed of representa-
tives from the Earlham College facul-
ty, the Y. NJ. c. A., the Ministerial as
sociation anG the Commercial Club.
President Robert L. Kelly, of Earlham
is chairman of the committee. Presi-
dent Kelly with Prof. William o. Men
denhall and Prof. Elbert Russell repre-
sent the college on the committee;
Will Romey, Howard Dill and Charles
Jordan, the Commercial Club; DIR S. R.
Lyons and the ReY. E. G. Howard, the
Ministerial association; and Herbert s.
! Weed, J. NJ Judson and E. NJ Haas
the Y. NJ. c. A.
Among some of the subjects which
! will be discussed at the conference
will be the significance of the volun-
tary religious life of students; relig-
| ious readjustment and intellectual diff
/ ficulties; the cardinal student temp
tations; the results of Bible study in
the individual life, how the leaders can
best be trained from week to week for
leading their groups and the relation
of the American student movement to
the church.
! John Mott to Preside.
| John r. Mott, L. L. D., general sec
retary of the worlds Christian student
Federation will preside at the meeting
| Other well known men in this work
who will be here are Dean Shailer
Matthews, of the University of Chi
cago; President Frank X. Sanders, of
Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas;
and President S. c.. Mitchell, of the
University of South Carolina.
| In statement made this morning
Mr.. Mcmillan declared that eighteen
different countris and eighty different
nations would be represented at the
conference here.
The morning and afternoon sessions
will be open to delegates alone while
the evening meetings will be open to
all who desire to attend. The dele
gates will be selected by the state Sec
retares of college Y. NJ. C. A. or by
the faculties of the largest universi-
ties in the country.
The program announced today is as
follows: 7
Thursday Morning, May End.
The Function of Voluntary Bible
Study.
1. Address: The Significance of the
Voluntary Religious Life of Students.
2. Report of Bible Study Commission
and Discussion: Factors Influencing
the Religious Life of Students
a. Previous Religious Training.
b. Religious Readjustments and In
ltellectual Diff1culties.
c. Cardinal Student Temptations.
3. Address and Discussion: What
are the Respective Functions of Curri-
culum and Voluntary Bible Study.
Thursday Afternoon, May 2nd.
The Bible Glass. Discussions:
I. What are Respective Advantages
of the Lecture Glass and the Small
iDiscussional Group
2 Which Type of Class will best pro.
mote the Voluntary Religious Life OF
Students?
). Can Preliminary Preparations be
,expected or are the Groups for the In.
formal Exchange Of Personal Religi.
GUS and Ethical Experience?
Bible Study and Texts.
Report of Commission and Discus
sion:
1. What are the Frank Criticisms
of the Present Student Movement
texts!
| 3. What are the Essential Features
of an Ideal Text Book for Voluntary
Study?
3. What New Texts are Needed.
Thursday Night, May 2nd.
Addresses:
The Result of Personal Bible Study
/. In the Individual Life.