THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME V.
STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE
MEETS AT GUILFORD COLLEGE
ANNUAL EVENT FEATURED BY INSPIRING ADDRESSES AND MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR CAUSE OF
The Annual Conference of the
Student Volunteer Union of North
Carolina was held at Guilford Col
lege March 14, 15, 16. It proved to
be a success from every point of
view. Speakers of international
reputation made inspiring appeals to
enthusiastic audiences which filled
the Memorial Hall auditorium to
overflowing. The strong message
brought by the conference and the
delightful opportunities for becom
ing acquainted with such men and
women as were represented in the
delegations made the occasion one
of unusual pleasure and profit to
Guilford.
The conference was in charge of
President Rondthaler from Chapel
Hill, while the local arrangements
were looked after by Alma Chilton,
secretary of the Volunteer Union,
ably assisted by Georgiana Bird,
Hugh Moore and a number of oth
ers. All the men delegates wej'e
quartered in homes in the neighbor
hood and to its neighbors the college
owes much for the success of the
arrangements. The women dele
gates were lodged in the college dor
mitories and took their meals in
Founders. Altogether 129 delegates
registered, and 7 speakers. Seven
teen separate institutions were rep
resented.
Friday Afternoon and Night
The conference began with devo
tional exercises in Memorial Hall at
5 o'clock Friday afternoon. At 8:30
that night the first regular session
was held. Prof. Brinton extended
the official welcome of the college
emphasizing Guilford's pleasure in
receiving such guests and the pres
ent day significance of the ideals em
bodied in the student volunteer
movement.
He was followed by Dr. Reavis, of
the Columbia School of Theology.
Dr. Reavis based his address on
the twelfth chapter of Romans.
True life, said Dr. Reavis, consists in
yielding ourselves entirely to the
will of God. This is required of us
not by an autocratic Divine Sover
eign, by a God of Mercy. God's
mercies are numberless. Often His
greatest gifts are not appreciated be
cause they are so common.
The speaker then called attention
to certain blessings for which we
should thank God. Health, sleep,
friendship, eye sight, and sleep are
some of God's great mercies to us.
Prayers answered are a great
blessing. Before the God of mercy
we have sent up our prayers that our
fighting men might be successful in
their undertakings. So prayed the
Kaiser, but his prayers were not
heard because of his sins. But we,
as well as the allied nations, had our
prayers answered since we were
fighting the battle of the Lord. So
we should be thankful that God al-
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 19, 1919
MISSIONS.
lowed us to win for Him His victory
over an undemocratic country.
Prayer so utilized will usher in
God's Kingdom on the mission field,
said Dr. Reavis in conclusion. A
mighty force is at human disposal if
only we will appropriate it.
Saturday Morning,
The Saturday morning session be
gan with a discussion under the lead
ership of Miss May Fleming, travel
ing secretary of the Student Volun
teerteer Movement in the South, on
mission work in Y. M. and Y. W. C.
A.'s. Miss Fleming explained that
the purpose of the Christian Associa
tion was to extend the Gospel to the
world. If mission work is to be a
success, interest must be created,
and if there is to be interest there
must be knowledge. A discussion of
plans for missionary work then fol
lowed. In this discussion volunteers
from various colleges too part; tell
ing what their organizations had
done along these lines, and giving
suggestions for programs. "Mission
study," the leader said, reaches more
people than any other one thing and
she gave this recipe. "Information
plus enthusiasm, minus self activity,
equals an enthusiastic study group."
Then followed a thrilling talk on
Africa by Dr. J. O. Reavis. "There
are three kinds of Africa," he said.
Civilized, Mohammedan and Pagan.
In the first Christianity has made
great progress. Large numbers at
tend the churches and they are very
willing to make great sacrifices to
suppoi't missionaries. It was an in
spiration to live among these people
and catch the spirit of their enthusi
asm. Without saying much about
Mohammedan Africa he passed on to
pagan Africa and told how there
they lived almost in savagry and
were waiting eagerly and almost in
despair for some one to tell them
of God. Mr. Reavis made a strong
appeal for workers in that dark land.
Mr. J. E. Johnson-, State student
secretary, then spoke of the world
fellowship campaign and asked the
various colleges to make plans for
contributing to the work of raising
this fund.
The morning session concluded
with a splendid talk on prayer by
Mr. Ostrom. His talk he said was
like prayer; often left to the last
with only a few minutes for it.
Sat in-day Afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon the confer
ence began with a discussion of what
the Student Volunteer movement of
North Carolina had done and the
functions of the various officers in
this movement. Mr. Hodges con
ducted this discussion and the thing
that he emphasized was that the ac
complishments of the Student Vol
unteer Movement were not nearly
equal to its possibilities. The fol
lowing officers were then elected fOV
the ensuing year: President, Janie
Klutz, State Normal; Vice-President,
D. W. Roberts, Davidson; Secretary,
Sue Ervin, Normal; Editing Secre
tary, Mildred Stark, Salem.
Then followed a very interesting
and appealing talk on China by Miss
Troy, who has been stationed in that
country. She gave a vivid picture
of the need for leaders in every line
of education in China and most of
all she spoke of the need of Chris
tianity.
Following Miss Troy's talk Miss
Fleming gave an inspiring explana
tion of what it meant to be a student
volunteer.
Saturday Night.
On Saturday night Mr. Ostium
gave a graphic address on Japan. He
began by showing the great prestage
won by Japan in the war and her
enormous industrial expansion dur
ing the last few years. Japan has
become a creditor nation. Only one
fifth of one per cent, of the popula
tion is Christian. Civilization has
brought great industrial expansion, \
but without a corresponding spirit
ual enlightenment Japan's growing;
power is a serious menace. The in
dustrial revolution has brought on
a serious situation and missionaries
are needed to meet the great need
that has arisen. Most of the peo
ple have no religion at all. God
alone can save Japan. This address
was followed by an equally able one
by Dr. W. E. Browning, who has
charge of all the educational work
of the American Board of Foreign
Missions in Mexico and South Ameri
ca. South America he said is an
unknown field. Its resources are
enormous. Self-supporting churches
have been established in many places
but there are 10 or 2 0 millions of
Indians who have never heard the
Oospel. The Indians are merely
beasts of burden. There is only one
missionary and one .school per mil
lion in Colombia and Venezuela; 60
per cent, of the population are of
illegitimate birth. Mexico needs
missionaries and school teachers, not
intervention. Dr. Browning describ
ed in turn conditions in each South
American Republic and his talk was
most informing and interesting.
Sunday Morning;.
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock Hen
ry Langston, student secretary for
Virginia, discussed the race problem
and means for studying it. Great
progress has been made in Virginia I
by admitting negro speakers and j
delegates to student conferences. A
study of conditions by both negro
and white students will do much to
wards creating a situation which
will be void of conflicts and misun
derstandings.
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JUNIORS BANQUET
THE SENIORS
The Good Ship Nincteener Merrily
Sets Sail.
Last Wednesday night a banquet
of superb attractiveness was tender
ed to the class of lit I!) by the class
of '2 0 in the dining room of New
Garden Hall.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the guests
journeyed from Founders to New
Garden and there passed down the
long receiving line of jovial hosts
and hostesses and grouped them
selves in the reception hall. Here
each young man was given a bouquet
of jonquils bearing the name of the
lady he was to escort to her banquet
seat. At each plate was a very neat
and attractive little menu and pro
gram card in the shape of a sailing
boat which upon being unfolded
gave the outline of the pleasures to
follow. It was noticed at once that
the occasion was to be a fantastic
voyage on the "good ship Nineteen
er" for placed upon the columns of
the room were life-preservers and
other shiplike adornments, while
suspended from the ceiling with
chains of green, was an enoromus
ship's lantern shining over the cen
ter of the table. Beneath it was a
miniature of the S. S. "Nineteener"
gaily arrayed in flags of many col
ors. The abundance of yellow jon
quils that arrayed the whole room
along with the other decorations
made a most spectacular banquet
hall. Throughout the feast, the soft
and sonorous strains of a hidden or
chestra fell upon the ears of the
merry makers and added to th?
charm of the occasion with its spell.
The following menu was served
by jaunty sailorettes dressed in uni
forms of white.
Fruit cocktail
Baked chicken Cucumber pickles
Parker House rolls
Mashed potatoes Creamed peas
Pineapple salad Saltings
Cream a la Neopolitan
Golden Cake
Coffee Mints
After this feast the following in
teresting and entertaining toasts
were given:
Welcome—Toastmaster L. H. Bar
rett, '2O.
Ship Ahoy!— Prof. H. H. Brinton.
Port of Many Ships—Norman Fox,
'2O.
Sea Foam—Ruth Coltrane, 'l9.
Lookout for Icebergs—Mary Co
'ble, '2 0.
Thirteen Sails to the Winds —
Roger Kiser, 'l9.
After the classes had drunk the
health of their sister classes the
banquet was appropriately ended by
singing "Hail Dear Old Guilford."
Each Senior was given a miniature
battleship for a souvenir.
The appreciation and love of the
Seniors for the class of '2O is un
bounded and the jolly good comrade
ship of the Juniors will ever be re
membered by the class of 1919.
COME TO THE Y. W. C. A. PLAY
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