The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
STUDENTS PLEDGE
AID TO MISSIONARY
cause N WORLD.
Some Have Already Dedica-
ted Themselves to
Work.
SONEINTERESTING TALKS
Lecture on Asia Will Be
Big Feature To-
night.
SOME INTERESTING TALKS

Approximately one hundred young
men and women representing the vari-
Gus UNCONVENTIONAL, state and voca-
tional schools Of West Virginia are in
the city attending the fifth annual
conference Of the West Virginia Stu
dent Volunteer union which Is being
held in the First Presbyterian church.
Among the colleges represented at
the conference are Bethany, Wesley
an, Broaddus, ris-Harvey, West
Virginia University, Davis -Elkins and
the various state normal schools.
Among the students here are sever.
al young men and women who are
pledged to so as missionaries into
foreign fields as soon as their educa-
ton Is completed, while others are
pledged to do all In their power to aid
IN the foreign mission movement.
The first session was held last night
With approximately $50 PEBBLE in at
tendance, many Of them ont OF town
deleEates.
ms service opened last night with
Venite DudEeon,l supervisor OF music
! OF IL High School assisted by . seiec-
Ter Ei6if from among the student vol.
nnteGfs. Other. musical features were
solos effectively, rendered by w. D.
harrington and Miss Ethel Toothman.
Mr.. 4. Minor Dunham presided ct the
organ.
b local fayorite, devilered the princi'
pal address Of the evening and i'm
pressed on the students the tmpor-
tance Of the larger vision in order to
do effective missionary work.
He drew q vivid picture Of Christ's
own vision Of Himself as contained in
the Gospels Of the new testament in
which he says II am the Bread Of
Life" Il am the Light OF the world, =
81 am the Door," II am the Good
Shepherd" ST am the Resurrection
and the Life" II am the Vine ye are
the Branches" and I am the Way,
the Truth and the Life"
Dr.. Bishop designated these are the
seven II ANS" and applied them to the
life OF the follower Of Christ In a clear
and concise manner in that Christ
was the bread Of life through giving
the sustenance that made life, the
light which gives the way to the spir-
itnal life and It's activity, the door
through which man enters into the
christian life and through which II he
once enters he never goes out, the
Good Shepherd who takes care OF his
HOOK and sustains and keeps them
from ham, the resurrection both spir.
3tnal and physical which is obtained
through his death and resurrection.
The vine through which the christian
- nourished and fed and the branches
which must either bear fruit for the
master Or be cut off and broken and
Sne way the truth and life through
which the Christian obtains the ever
lasting peace and the larger vision OF
the Christ. Z
Dr. Bishop was given close atten.
aslgn throughout his discourse which
was a learned one.
Dr.. j. = Bloomfield. pastor of the
~ z. Temple and recording secre-
\ tafy OF the Board OF Foreign Missions
spt the NJ. P. denomination delivered
the opening address in which he vel
q coined the students to this CITY. Dr.
Lpomneia told the young men and
women that he was proud to welcome
them here for three reasons and
& tnese reasons were first, on account
q g ine distinguished body to which Won
belong. second because of the enor-
nous task TO which you are addressine
yourselves, and third, the wonderfs1
Things which you have accomnpStisd
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