Leander Clark College - Cardinal Yearbook (Toledo, IA)

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Volunteer Banc? The Student Volunteer Movement was started in July, 1886. Robert Wilder and his sister saw the necessity of a spiritual world. He first called together at Mount Harmon in June of the same year two hundred and fifty college men. Nothing was said about missions at first but a few formed a little prayer group. The meeting went on till the lapse of ten days when the group took up missionary interests. Dr. Parsons talked on missions and the challenge was issued. A meet- ing of ten nations was then called and the volunteer pledge was drawn up. One hundred responded in this meeting and a world-wide movement was started. At that time there was only one section supported by one layman, now there are twelve sections supported by a budget of over eighteen thousand dollars. It was then a very loose organization, only a group bound together by a dominant, divine ideal-the evangelization of the world in this generation. Joseph Robbins at the State Student Volunteer Convention at Grinnell, Iowa, said: Mission study gives a knowledge of world wide problems, it broadens the intellectual life, gives a comprehensive view of the social needs of the world, gives life to the home church and gives greater consecration to God. It is a science of social and moral uplift. It develops the personality by the study of people and not things. John R. Mott has said that he would make the challenge to the work of the world evangelization one hundred times stronger if he had it to do over again. The Student Volunteer Band is one of the most active organizations in each of the American colleges of to-day. It takes in only those who are strongest mental- ly, physically and spiritually, those men and women who are ready to fight for a great cause, ready to sacrifice, ready to live the most useful lives, and those who a.re planning definitely to spend their lives as foreign missionaries. The above mentioned convention, lasting from March fifth to seventh, was at- tended by sixteen Leander Clark delegates including four professors. About three hundred students were enrolled from twenty different colleges. Among the many splendid speakers was Mrs. McClea.ry, who has been twelve months in Africa, Dr. Elmore and Rev. Donohugh from different stations in India. From the Band at Western-Leander' Clark College since 1856 the following have gone to the field: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ward, Ceylon, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ward, China, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Southard, Africa, E. I. Doty, China, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Drury, Philippine Islands, Ostie Patterson Shumaker, China, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fix, China, Miss Angie Akin, Africa, Dr. Archer, China, E. E. Todd, Africa, Mr. and Mrs. Kane, China, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Trindle, China, Frank E. Field, China, W. M. Zumbro, Madua, India. 1921 gf ij

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