The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-28
VOLUNTEERS OPEN
CONVENTION WITH
5000 DELEGATES
Students Come From All Parts
of World for Meeting at
Tabernacle,

Cadle Tabernacle was alive with
activity this afternoon, when approx
Imateiy 5000 young people from all
larts Of the United States, Canada
and foreign lands took their places
at the openeing of the ninth inter
national convention of the Student
Volunteer Movement. Practically ev-
cry state in the Union was repro
sented.
Dr. Walter H. Judd Of the Univers-
ity of Nebraska. presided and de-
iivered the opening address. He con-
fronted the students with the ques-
ton. What Is Wrong with the
Worid?"
Other speakers were Joseph c. Rob-
bins Of New York, chairman Of the
convention, and Paul Blanchard,
labor representative from Boston.
Canadian Speaks Tonight
Newton w. Rowell president of
the privy council of Canada, is sehed-
uled to open the session tonight at
the tabernacle. Other speakers are
DR.. Willis J. King. colored, of Atlanta,
Ga. and DR.. Y Y. Tsu, of China.
Special trains arrived at the Union
Station throughout the day. Dele
gates We're registered and given their
credentials Immediately upon arrival.
Boy Scouts and high school cadets
were on duty to escore delegates about
the city and act as messengers.
Between $50 and 1 900 colleges, uni
versities and semtnaries of the United
States and Canada are represented
500 Foreign Students
Delegates were elected or appointed
by the student body. Football and
basketball stars, cheer leaders, class
presidents and other student leaders
are among the delegates.
There are about 900 foreign students
in attendance, from China, Japan,
Turkey, Greece, Africa, East Indies
and European countries. Among the
delegates are numbered a few Jews,
Roman Catholics and Christians.
Saturday morning, fifty discussion
groups, each composed of 100 to $50
young people. will meet at Shortridge
High School and twenty-five churches
in the vicinity of the tabernacle to
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terracial questions.
Organized in 1891
Each group will try to answer the
question asked by DR.. Judd this after
noon.
Discussion groups will meet again
Monday afternoon.
THE Evangelization of the World
in This Generation" was the watch
word of the student volunteer move
ment when it held its first conference
in 1921. This phrase was meant not
as a prophetic utterance, but as a
challnege to Christian students to
bring adequate presentation of Christ
to all living men within their genera
tion
Figures for 1922 show that $500
student volunteers have been accepted
by the North American missionary
societies for service in the foreign
field.
Standards Raised
Fields to which these volunteers
were sent include Africa, Arabia,
Central America, China, Europe, In
dia and Ceylon, Japan and Korea,
Mexico, Oceania, Persia, Philippines,
Siam and Straits Settlements, South
America, West Indies, Western Asia
and other countries.
Student Volunteer secretaries testify
that the movement has been helpful
in raising the standards of qualiaca-
ticns Of intending missionaries. 1t
encourages students to take a regular
and thorough college or university
course and to press on to such
graduate courses as may be required
by the agencies under which they ex-
pect to go abroad.