Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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STUDENT CONFERENCE Front row: Irene Feaster, Phyllis Green, Mina Steele. Back row: Emerson Chap¬ man, Lowell Jennings, Rob¬ ert Waggoner, Robert Del¬ linger, Carl Olander. F. M. F. Watson Goodman. Y. M. W. B. Front row: Betty Moore, Charlotte Moore. Back row: Mina Steele, Lowell Jennings. W. Y. P. S. Front row: Lois Jackson, Carl Olander, Marjorie Sav¬ age. Bank row: Verdon Higgins, Opal Luce, Clarence Huff¬ man.

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“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”—Matt. 6:33. Rev. L. A. Singer At “a school that puts first things first” religious days are naturally quite prominent. As pastor of the College Church, Rev. L. A. Singer is one of the religious leaders of the college community. During his two years as pastor here he has met with college religious groups and has shown his friendliness toward the students. Perhaps the most potent force in the college religious life is the weekly Student Conference meeting for prayer and praise. The services are characterized by fervency, and are increased in helpfulness and interest by special musical numbers and often by the ministry of guest speakers. The Foreign Missions Fellowship now has a Marion College Chapter which holds weekly prayer meetings and sponsors guest missionary speak¬ ers. The College Church Y. M. W. B., a missionary group quite active, holds monthly meetings and sponsors mis¬ sionary giving. This organization sponsored the annual spring mission¬ ary convention, at which Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Decker were the able and greatly loved speakers. The W. Y. P. S., the regular young peo¬ ple’s organization of the church, meets each Sunday evening for study and worship. The latter part of last fall’s revival meeting was greatly enriched by the Area Ministerial Convention as it held its first meeting, from October 28 to 30. The Wesleyan Methodist ministers of Indiana, North Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky met on the cam¬ pus for fellowship, inspiration and instruction. Dr. L. R. Marston, Bishop of the Free Methodist Church, brought challenging messages at the various sessions of the convention. Dr. Marston, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology, Dr. Barrett, of the theo¬ logical faculty, and Miss Emerson, speech instructor, conducted morning classes in their particular fields. Dean Meredith was largely respon¬ sible for the convention, the first of its kind here.

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The Student Conference is even more than a Tuesday student prayer meeting. It is an organization ac¬ tively engaged in taking the Chris¬ tian message to many who need its comfort and its power. Each year the Conference elects five student evangelists to supervise work in the five fields of labor. One evangelist provides for the noon prayer meet¬ ings and Thursday evening devotion- als here on the campus. The others are in charge of services held Sunday afternoons at the county infirmary, the jail, and the children’s home. The work of students in these places is often rewarded by quite definite results. The Tuesday evening meetings of the Student Conference are a dis¬ tinct contribution to spiritual life on the campus and thereby to the Col¬ lege Church where a majority of the students worship each Sunday.