The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-30
IS UPON
AMERICAN PEOPLE
THEY AnE nxsroNssBLE FOls MrA..
THEN. sPEAkEas TELL STU
DENT VOLUNTEERS.
OPENING SESSION HELD
NEARLY EVERY COLLEGE ~ STATE
Of VIRGINIA REPRESENTED
N CONVENTION BEING
HELD HERE
OPENING SESSION HE'LL

1t lis not oriental but occidental
lethargy that is keeping China Japan
and Korea from embracing the Chris
tian religion. according TO returned
missionaries who last night In Cen
tenary NJ. Z. church spok. before the
Virginia Student Volunteer Move
ment. in annual convention here.
Last nights was the initial session.
Christian education was pointed TO
az the solution tor social aud i..sius-
trial problems. Tho upheavai
through which China has Just IaAs-
et was declared to be An effort on
the part Of the nation Itself 10 le-'
come better adjusted 10 modern
thought and conditions. This orings
the opportunity. speakers said. ana
the burden is thrust upon Christian,
nations.
More than 400 studenss are here for
the convention. They come from
universities. colleges ana profession
al schools. or all the institutions
for higher learning In .he State only
two or three are not represented.
From the University Of Virginia six
teen are here.
Welcome to Delegates.
DIR. w. w. Moore.f president OF the
~
coined delegates and volunteers to
Richmond. when the conference gath
cred in Centenary church at s
o'clock after an hour In Grace Street
Presbyterian church, where delegates
became acquainted. He told what the
! movement was. how 1t has p. ,gressel
in the past few years and unfoided
plans for future growth.
Since the movement WAS organized
twenty-five years ago 5000 students
have gone to foreign missionary fields.
Union Theological Seminary itself has
sent 100.
Asia Awake was the subject Of
an address by c. A. r. Janvier. OF
Philadelphia. at one time a mission.
airy to China. He brought out facts
| TO show the necessity for more mis-
siouaries and larger contributions.
God has chosen the United otates
England and Germany to meet the
awakening In foreign lands" said Mr..
Janvier. The United States Is called
upon first England second and Ger
many third. In China and India the
foreign language taught in the schools
Is English. German liz the second
language taught"
Need FUNDS and Men.
Appealing to his hearers to arouse
themselves to keep children In China
vice. A. A. MacFadyen emphasized the
need OF funds az we'll as men.
G. q. Hounshelis address was
largely statistical. He declared that
ever since missionaries have first
crossed the oceans to carry light to
heather ne as has the open door"
been oper o wide as now. No
. longer. he does the missionary
meet opro, but liz welcomed with
pufStrefrbt II fr dauf3a dnfy
now to ino.- q efforts for Christian
education
Christianity IS on trial In foreign
lands" said II iounsheIl The peo-
pie across the seas are waiting to see
Christianity make good. crisis IL
at hand. and II is the duty of the
"A ertcan people tn meet It. Leaders
In China. Japan and Korea are looking
TO us 10 make good.
This movement. which has spread
to almost every college and university
in the country. throws down a chal-
| leng6 to the strongest In American
schools. 1t makes the strongest APP
peal to the strongest men. This Is
because Of the greatness OF the OPP
portunity. There Is the greatest need
for more men. and the field has never
been so ripe before
Should Appeal To Young.
Mr.. Hounshell declared the move
mcnt should appeal to the young man
because OF honor to be attained. and
because II called for heroisn,.
After adjournment delegates gath
cred in the basement OF the church,
whore they were assigned homes.
Charts were displayed last night
showing what has been accomplished
In, the past few years I'm missionary
work. One named the amount spent
for missions in the past eighty years
as $Ss.S1s,4iS. The American pec-
pie. the chart explains. spend this
amount for liquor every twenty-seven
days. Every flfty-four days an equni
sum Is exchanged in the United States
fer tobacco.
a session this morning will be de-
voted to methods. This afternoon a.
social session will be held and tonight
there will be another open meeting.
Many OF the delegates are girls