The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

the most Contagious things in the
world, and If we have those things,
and act accordingly, we Will serve
the association and attract others TO
IT,"
The Need of Christ.
She closed with a pretty illustra-
ton of her whole talk, and OF what
is the one thing, after all, that Is
needed by the members--the love and
spirit of Jesus Christ. She told of
Augustus St Gaudens' remarkable
work, Phillips Brooks in bas relief of
how he had worked diligently at the
task, and being unable to do the great
man and preacher justice had begun
study of his life. That finished, he
was still unable to catch the thought
and expression in the mans face, and
determined to renew his acquaintance
with the source of Phillips Brooks
power-Jesus Christ. He then made
his work. placing the figure of Christ
behind the preacher, and with his
hand on his shoulder, guiding and
directing him.
THE members of the association"
she said, in drawing the parallel,
ALSO need the spirit of Christ in them,
and His guiding and directing hand
with them
Miss Wilson's subject was What
the Association Means to the College
Girl"
First, she said. it gives purpose in
life, without which education is use
less A. life. without purpose is an
education without purpose, a thing
acquired for it's own sake and meet
ing inanition, This purpose. how to
bring about that purpose, its results.
were the three subdivisions of Miss
Wilson'S address.
Need Waking Up.
One purpose of the association, she
said. is to wake up the Christians,
for mot doing wrong is not the essence
of Christianity, but doing right and
striving for betterment. The assoeia
ton instils purpose into the student
by bringing TO her a world vision,
broadening her outlook and her mind
and bringing home'to her the respon
sbility she has toward the rest of the
world. 1t gives appreciation of the
value Of work and gives the oppor-
tunity; it brings the JOY of faith of
service. of fellowship and of express
sion. Through it the student learns
of the efficacy of prayer and 1t relates
the undergraduate girl to the girl
in the city after graduation.
Telling Of the value of acquiring
the ability to express oneself, Miss
Wilson spoke amusedly of the first
time she saw a girl make an address
from a public platform. 1t was dur
ing her freshman days at college and
she remem bered that she was shocked.
To make il worse that girl actually
preached to the freshmen 1T In diff
ferent now" she said. land it is worth
learning, though it takes years in the
learning"
Once or twice Miss Wilson brought
laughter by quaint phrases and the
relation Of humorous incidents While
telling of the need Of purpose in
life--a need supplied by the college
Y Dung WOman'S Christian association
she told of a girl who said that
she went TO college TO learn just
enough to please the boys and not
so much as to frighten them. And
she succeeded" she added. Another
said that she chose her course ac-
cording to the location of the class
room. II the Class-ro was on the
top floor of the building she did not
take the subject.
People Turned Away.
Both churches were jammed last
night and many people were denied
Abundance by the police Misses VIII
son and Dodge spoke first at ST Paurs
church and then addressed an over
flow meeting at the seventh Street
Christian. where also many could not
get in.,-.-~ss-------
This afternoon mass meeting viii
forum, to be addressed by Miss
oolooah Burner, Of New York. seq
rotary for the national board A
chorus from the Richmond associa-
ton will sing; spiritual services viii
be conducted by Miss Ethel Cutler.
another national board secretary. and
solo will be rendered by Miss Lucy
y. Gwathney, Of Richmond
The convention Will close its seS-
sions Monday night an extensive pro-
gram being arranged for morning
afternoon and evening of that dae.
Business viii consume the greater
part Of the time Monday morning.
followed by an address by Rev. j. G..
X. Mcclure. president of Mccormick
I Theological seminary Chicago For
eign hour will be observed in the at
/ ternoon, when addresses viii be de-
| Hvered by foreign association officials
Monday evenings session viii be ad~
dressed by Rev, Frank w Bible. of
Hang Chow China
ENCOURAGING reports were read dur