The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-06
NORTHFIELD STUDENT
CONFERENCE CLOSES
Over 800 Students Were Present from
Over 80 Institutions General
Conference Opens July 80.
Especial to The Reformer.)

EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass, July 6.
At the great convention of advertise
ing men recently held in Chicago, at
tended by over 1900 delegates, the
president of the United States chamber
of commerce uttered an important
truth in saying: ''The power by which
millions of minds may be turned to the
consideration of the same thing at the
same time is wonderfully useful in
fuence' This is one principle which
underlies the summer conferences at
Northfield, and D. l.. Moody showed his
wonderful sagacity in bringing students
together for a week or 10 DAYS and
leading them to focus their thoughts
upon themes of vital and worldwide
interest.
This year over 500 delegates came for
the Young Men s conference. which
has just closed, from more than 80 lead
ing institutions, including the Univer-
slty of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Yale.
Columbia, Amherst, Dartmouth. Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology and
Ieight theological seminaries In spite
iof the war the contingent from Canada
was about as large as usual, and there
were 10 young cadets from West Point.
besides delegates from China, .Japan.
India and Latin America. About 100
tents were provided for their accomo-
datiOn and the rest were housed in the
dormitories of Northfield seminary.
Large place was given this year to
the preparatory schools, nearly all the
leading ones in the East being repre-
sented by about 200 delegates, and n
inew feature was q daily meeting of 40
or more masters from these schools.
Principals Alfred f. Stearns of An
dover. II. G, Buehler of HotchIiss, John
Dallas of Taft, Malcolm Peabody of
| GrotOn, and George G. st. John of
! Choate are the types of men who are
| training boys for lives of efficiency in
| all that is highest and best In d re-
lcent commencement address. Prof.
Bliss Perry deplored in BOYS and girls
today what he called 'ineflicicncv in
essentials. - At the Mortified confer
ences young people are taught how to
gain power for the essentials.
The afternoons are devoted to base
| ball and other games into which the
Orientals enter with as much zest as
Ianybody.
John r. Mott is the presiding genius
and the magnet which draws teachers
! and speakers who know how to hold
| the attention of boys and young men.
! One favorite this year was Raymond
Robins, whose thrilling experiences as
miner, criminal lawyer, Alaskan explor-
er and evangelist held his audience
spellbound an hour and half
! The closing general conference, July
so to Aug. -, is anticipated with none
than ordinary interest and able speak
ers have been secured from England as
well as the United States.
! Among those who are to take part
are the following: Rev. O.. Campbell
Morgan, ID. D., Rev. T. Stuart Holden
/ NJ. A, and Rev. Charles Inelis of Lon.
don; Rev. A. t. Robertson, NJ A., d
/ D., Ii. D., of Louisville. KY Rev. G
A. Johnston Ross, NJ A. and Rev
i Charles f. jefferson of New Yorl
city; Rev. John r. Davies of Philadel
lphia; Rev. Russell Cecil, u. Cd, Aand
Bishop Denny of Richmond, Va; Rev
G. +. Scott, Rev. l.. g. Broughton, for
lmerly of Atlanta, Ga; Rev. William
Evans, formerly of Chicago; Rev. Ar
thur ]. Smith, Rev. George t. Berry
and Mrs. E. NJ. Whittemore of New
York city: Melvin Trotter of Crane
Rapids, Mich.