The Washington herald., 1913-02-16
PREsBYTERANs PRAY
FOR COLLEGE BOYS

The General Assembly of the Presby.
terian Church has recommended THAT
the second Sunday Of February, 1913. that
is the 9th, and the Thursday precedins
the second Sunday. that Is the 6th, pe
observed as Days OF Prayer IN our
academies, colleges. universities, and
cnurcnes, for the outpouring or the spirI,
OF God upon these institutions. to the
end that there may be an adequate conse-
Grating Of our youth to the activities of
Christian leadership. especially in the
ministry and missionary life"
Secretary Joseph w. Cochran. Of the
Board OF Education, names students in
higher institutions in the United States
TO the number of 30lO00. and says they
are thrown into coldly critical atmos.
phere ana are tempted to look at all
religious matters from the sceptical view
point On the other hand. he points
out tnat the student class was never more
open to the frank consideration OF re-
iig1ous problems ana the claims OF Jesus
Christ. Even the 1iterati of China are
studying the place Of Christ in the life
OF the world. Rev. Mr.. Cochran closes
his appeal with this prophecy:
Thousands OF students will graduate
from our institutions OF learning next
summer without protesting Christ. and
the chances are that they never will be-
Nos"' Viz iStiahs Ut tHey 90 NOT decide
when they are in college These years are
critical years. Let us make this day a
real genuine and earnest day Of PRAYER
Tor students who are preparing for
leadership in all walks OF life. Let .us
make the leaders Christian and our ma
ton will become Christian"
day OF prayer for students has been
observed since 1S23 Several State svnods
nave omciaily indorsed the movement
A few years since the PRESBYTERIAN
Home Mission Board established a bu-
reau OF church and labor and put the
Rev Charles Stelzle at its head. A.
part OF his plans for development and
demonstration there was started on the
lower East Side OF New Yor, a labor
temple. This temple had formerly been
a Presbyterian church and was no longer
used for public worship because Its con-
Gregation had moved away. So success
ful has been the experiment that 1900
members of labor organizations regularly
use the building for meetings. More de-
sire to Use 1t and more plans for the
use OF il by others are in hand by those
in charge Of II.
For $4,000 ii has just been purchased
by Presbyterian society. clearing il
from the local church and enabling that
to build elsewhere. Now, from $3.50 900
10 S'oOv Is to be used to erect a twelve
story structure that shall be head
quarters for as many labor organizations
as may desire to use II. not simply for
public meetings. but to have offices and
committee rooms. Organizations Of ma
tional scope will be admitted to it. the
aim being to make II a labor head
quarters. the church cooperating.
A whole floor will be given to motion
pictures with class rooms on the same
floor. education being the supreme mo-
tive. Another floor will have a hall
seating 100 or more and upper floors.
reached by elevators. will he offices for
labor organizations. A part Of the funds
to erect the structure are already prom
ised. and Presbyterian interests are be-
hind the venture to Secure the full
amount.