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Special Y. NI. CD. A. Editicor6 VoL. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 22, 1911. No. 26. BIBLE STUDY AT CAROLINA What We Are Doing and What We Hope to Do in the University in the Way of Bible Study. L.ast year there was, in the Univer sity of South Carolina, one class or group engaged in the study of the Bible, and that class contained not more than half a dozen men. That was rather discouraging. We were laboring under difficulties ill) until this year. Wel had no Y. M. C. A. building, and even if we had had one, we did not have any one to look after it. Now. however, we have no such excuse for not doing good work. Flinn iall. while it is not all that coulk be desired in the way of a Y. M. C. A. building, is suf ficient to meet our needs at present, and our secretary, Mr. Mills, is cer tainly "on to his job." Under the inflience of our secretary the lible study movement, like all similar movements in the Lniversity, has taken on new life and vitality. This year we have seventy men en rolled in Bible study classes or groups. Forty-five of these men have attended classes for two months or more. The men engaged in Bible study are divided into seven groups. Each group has a leader, who conducts the class. or rather, guides the discussioll of the group. The leader is not a teacher in the strictest sense of the word. H-is object is neither to lec ture nor to question the members of his group to find out howv much they know about the section under discLis sion. but rather to guide the discus sion, to get the men interested in the study. and have them express their (pinions freely. Six out of the seven leaders are students, the seventh is led by Mr. Mills. 'I'he principal object of the Ilible study, group is to get men into the habit. of daily Bible study. The weekly meeting is simply to give an ol))ortunity for discussion and the clearing up, if possible, of any obscure points, and also to inspire the men to study. It is needless for me to give the many reasons why we should study the Bible. All of us recognize that. whether we are Christians or not. this is one book that we cannot afford to be ignorant of, and there is no bet ter way of learning the Bible than by making a daily study of it. NWe need not spend much time in studying it every (lay. Fifteen or twenty minutes a (lay spent in study will work won ders. There are three courses nowv offered under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.. two in the Life of Christ and one on the Teaching of Christ and his Apos tles. Other courses will be added as soon as practicable. S(Cnnued o n Pane Four.) Ar, Y. Al. C. Southern Student ( Montreat, Pleasant and Profitable Way i lina Should Send On June 16th, at Montreat, N. C., tile Southern Student Conference of the 'Young Men's Christian Associa tion will convene. Each year this conference draws to it large delega tions of representative men from many of our Southern colleges-such schools as V. P. 1., Virginia, North Carolina and Vanderbilt, being repre sented. 'The well knowin purposes of the conference are: (1) To make real to college men the fundamental facts of Christian experience; (?) to discover. if possible, the I.Cst methods of get ting these facts before college men; (3) to train Christian men for the leadership in the Christian activities of the individual college; (I ) to bring these leaders in personal touch with some of the greatest religious states Imn of our time. In order to carry out these purposes such leaders and speakers as Robt. E. Speer, John R. Mott, C. G. I 1ounshell. N. C. Schlich ter, Henry S. Sweets, C. S. Cooper and C. K. Ober, have promised to be present. These gentlemen will con duct Bible study and mission study classes: will guide discussions of the problems of'student association work and will give inspirational addresses. One of the richest opportunities of the conference is the chance of each delegate to talk personally with such men as these about association or per sonal problems. Another adlvantage of the confer ence is the social featur-e. It is like one big fraternity reunion, wvhere ever-ybody knows, or assumes that he knowvs, everybody else. Each dlelega tion brings its college flags, p)ennants, songs andl yells and everyone (does his c. onference N. C., June 16-25. ,o Spend Vacation, and Caro Large Delegation. best to make everyone else have a good time. At meals the large mess hall is filled, and from the time the blessing is asked until all are ready to leave the room., one can hardly hear one's self talk on account of the lusty cheering. Although the mornings are occupied with the business of the con ference, each afternoon is given up to recreation. A lake on the grounds affords opportunity for boating and swimming. A tennis tournament, a track meet, college baseball and basket ball games and mountain climbing will be attractive features. A special trip to Mount litchell, the highest moun tain east of the Rockies, will be arranged for Alonday, June Uth, and also trips to 11iltmore, the estate of (;eorge Vanderbilt, will be arranged for Monday and Tuesday. One after noon will be devoted to a demonstra tionl of college spirit. The expenses of the trip are quite reasonable. A program fee of $5 will be charged, and this, together with $10 for the ten days' board, will con stitute the entire necessary expenses at the gathering. This is the opportunity of a life time, and one that should not be neg lected. Not only is there an oppor tunity afforded to spend ten days in the wonderful "Land of the Sky," and to meet and become friends with men from our sister colleges. but there is also the chance to become better acquaintedl with the work of the YT. M. C A. and to conme into per sonal .contact with the leadlers in this wvork. Therefore, let all wvho can possibly do so, arrange to be members of the delegation from Carolina, for, (Continued on Page Twvo. RELIGIOUS MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATION Fine Speakers-Life Work Talks Good Attendance. Last fall, the Young Men's Chris tian Association, as soon as it was firmly fixed in its new quarters at Finn Hall, set to work in earnest to arrange a program of addresses and practical talks that would be of most value to the students. That its en deavors have not been in vain, has been shown by the increased attendance and the interest manifested by the students in all the meetings. The plans that were made, and have since been carried out, were first, to have on \Vednesday nights such a series of short talks as would most appeal to the men, and from which they might derive most benefit. The association further platnned a schedule of Sunday iiight sermons, and ar raiiged to bring to Columbia the best speakers that could be secured from the State at large. Another feature that was (esigned for the pleasure and welfare of the students has been the Sunday night sacred concerts held at Flinn Hall. These plans have all been carried out and with much success The regu lar weekly meetings have been well attended; that they have been popular is shown by the fact that the attend ance has increased towards the end of the year. The association has been particularly fortunate it securing speakers. Among those who came to us are Mr. WV. 1). \Veatherford. Arch deacon Webber, Senator Carlisle. Mr. Christie lienet, Dr. J. IT. Neff and Dr. E. ). Watson, for the regular imieet ings. and for the Sunday night ser 111011s. such m1en as Dr. Hienry I.oulis Smith. of Davidson; Dr. J. 1-. I Harms, of Newberry ; Dr. C. H. Ihurts and Professor Clinkscales, of \Vofford. These latter speeches were given ill the churches of the city, so as to offer an opportunity to the people of Colull bia and the ladies' colleges to attenl. In every case large crowds were pres ent. Receitly the Devotional Colmittee launiched a series of "I.ife \Work Talks," desigined mostly for the benle fit of men who are puzzling over what they shall do with their lives. Three of these talks have been givei. aid lave proved attractive and most useful to tile mein. he opl)orttnity for serv ice as a teacher was presented imiost ably by Professor Vardlaw, as was tile calling of the law by Mr. F. W. Roiniison. On last ednesday night Rev. T. G. Herbert p)resentedl the work of the ministry. The aim of the association in all of its meetings has bleen to offer to the men of the University speeches and talks thlat wvould appeal to them for (Continued ont Pnge Thrwe.)