College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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class with a niembersbip of five was succeesfully conducted sttidyinj The K ' aii- gelization of the World in this Generation. Last vear we contributed the sum of twenty-five dollars to the support of Mr. Brocknian in China, and we hope to raise an equal amount for that purpose this session. Owing to our increased expenses this session, we have been unable to send as large a number of men to conventions as last session. But we sent a delegate to the state convention held at Roanoke in February, and we expect to send one to the Southern Student ' s Conference at Asheville in June. By no means is this an unimportant l)ranch of the Association ' s work. It gives a new impulse to the work going on, and gives an idea of the whole movement of the Young Men ' s Christian Association. Especially is it for the benefit of the leaders in giving them the necessary preparation for filling their responsible positions. H.J. 1).

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Tlie Young Men ' s Christian Association stands for Ihi.- s])iiilual growth and (li.- elopnient of its nicnihers, and for the fostering of a missionary spirit hotli at home by stri ing to win our fellow students to Christ, and abroad bv studying the conditions and needs of the work in foreign fields and by gi -ing to its sup- port. Particularly is it iiecessar - to develop this side of a man ' s nature wliile he is shaping his character for after life. The Young Men ' s Ciiristian Association looks tu the liigliest and ultimate end (jf a man ' s life, and stri ' es to bring it aliout that while .i sUulent is aciiuiring the immediate preparation for his life he may not be lacking in the essential purpose of it. W ' e know that when a young man enters college, he passes through a period of uncertainty, before he decides in what direction he will spend his energies. It is a period of change and is liable to result in either tailure or success: hence a Christian inHuence thrown around one ' s life at this critical time means a great deal. This is what we stri e to do. Placing all upon the same footing and disregarding denominational ties, we work together foi ' the same purpose. It is impossible here to enter into a detailed discussion of the work in every department; but in going over our work of this session, we see that in some re- spects we have accomplished little while in others we have been remarkably suc- cessful, and we have every reason to feel encouraged. In the first place our new hall, that has been so long looked forward to, has been completed; and with the help of the Board of Visitors and the Ladies Auxiliary we have furnished it very comfortably. It is with great pleasure that we now hold our meetings there, and we are able also to keep it open for an hour every evenhig as a reading room ; and we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to those who have helped us in this way. There still remains much to be done, but it is a great encourage- ment to us, and we feel that it will mark the beginning of more prosperous per- iod in the history of the association. With a total membership of seventy we have gone to work earnestly, and we believe that many good results have been accomplished. Our Sunday after- noon meetings have been well attended and much interest shown in them. Many also have availed themselves of the opportunities of Ur. Bishop ' s Friday night lectures. This feature of the association is indeed an important one, and these lectures have always been a great help to us. It is particularly encouraging to note the increase in Bible Study. This session we have a membership of twenty- three in our classes in The Life of Christ and Studies in the Acts and Epis- tles, besides nine members of the King ' s Household Bible Reader ' s Union. The Temperance and White Cross organizations have also quite a good member- ship. It is the aim of the missionary department to bring about a knowledge of the true conditions of missionary countries, to create an interest in missions, and to cultivate systematic giving to some definite purpose. The work done in this department has been encouraging though it is not what it might be. The month- ly missionary meetings have been attended with interest, and a mission study 26

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(g ZZZZZZZZZZZj Senior Class ]i) Colors — I ' mple ami ( )U1 C.okl. .( . ' ()-- Uenefacta, Benefactis Aliis I ' ertegitcj — I ' lauUis Flo ' d ' er — While Lilac. Yell — Beowulf, Euripides, all are done ! Great renown, we all have won ! Nothing like us under the sini. We are the class of 1901 . 28