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confronted by truths hidden or re- T H E Y. M. C. A. C O N FE R E N C E
Y. W. C. A., A FACTOR FO R GOOD vealed which they are to search alter.
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Truth is their demand; they wish to A Source of Instruction, Inspiration
An Interesting Discussion on W ork of reject the false. Will it not come about
and Pleasure—An Annual Oc-
The Young W om en’s Christian
tliat the more significant and more
currence.
Association
blessed the truth the more earnest their
Twelve delegates represented the
search for it? Surely, if they can be
It is sometimes thought and assert made to know the significance and University of Oregon Y. M. C. A. at
ed that a State University is not ad blessedness.
the Student Convention held at Gear
apted by nature to a deeply spiritual
The State University is a rich field hart last June. W hite hats with green
atmosphere for its students or even
the work of the Christian Associa >ands and other distinctive gear made
to a so-called religious atmosphere. for
tions. For the Y. W. C. A. of our own the Oregon men easy to find
hnd among
This assertion is based on the relation University there is an ever widening the crowd of some three hundred dele-
of our state to the national doctrine opportunity to contribute toward the gates. Foi a week these three hun-
that religion must not be taught in oui
dred students lived at G earhart, apart
public schools. And so it sometimes Christian influence of the womanhood from the outside world and not even
follows that a State University is of the Northwest. As the number of seeing the daily newspapers, devoting
charged with being a godless school. women grows to represent many times their entire time to conference work.
But is this reasoning founded on every community the Association will Fred B. Smith and other powerful lead-
real or fancied conditions? To be need ever renewed consecration to the 1 ers were there and exercised a pro
sure, sectarianism or denominational- work before it. There are now en found influence on the lives of all the
ism is not taught in our public schools rolled one hundred and fifty-five wom men. Plans were laid for work in var
and the pure American spirit would en ; in a few years there will be five ious local associations which have since
not tolerate such teaching. Rut in the hundred. If this is a day of small been productive of good results. Pleas
very denial to teach the creed or pecul things for the Y. W. C. A. let it have
ia r'te n e ts of any sect is there not a large hopes. But no day is small that ant features of the conference were the
promise of the largest religious free sends a few women from these halls talks at evening on Sunset Crest, surf
dom? The very freedom of a State consecrated to God and his righteous bathing, and a track-m eet on the beach
University is a'species of the genus ness, devoted to lofty character and in which the colleges of W estern Ore
gon defeated all comers.
Liberty, ft is rather a
Just where the confer
tree on which the spirit
ence will be held this year
of religion which is the
is as yet uncertain but the
highest kind of liberty
program will be practical
may engraft itself.
ly the same as last year.
Christ died to make all
The local Y. M. C. A.
men free. z\nd it is in
hopes to send a large del
free
civilizations, free
egation, as the inspiration
governments, free institu
gained at such a confer
tions that the Christian
ence is always reflected in
religion makes its largest
the next year’s work of
and surest growth, lienee,
the delegates.
it is, that in our day
The men who attended
schools
and
colleges
last year’s conference at
founded bv denominations
G
earhart were wonder
are for the purpose not of
fully developed and have
prom ulgating
sectarian
been m ainstays of the
ism but rather religion.
work during the year.
They welcome students
Mr. Lym an is in corre
enriched by the religious
spondence with I. B.
belief of all denominations
Rhodes, state secretary
and seek to deepen an
for Oregon and Idaho,
abiding spiritual faith.
with regard to the place
The
State
University
of holding the conference,
from its freedom and its
STU D EN TS AT G EA RH A RT C O N F E R E N C E , 1907. and a definite announce
large representation of
ment is expected in a few
many denominations is
peculiarly adapted to the development disinterested service, fortified by an «lays. Generally money is advanced to
of strong religious thinking and devot ability to think carefully and with ser delegates desiring to. go. This plan
enity.
will probably be followed this year.
ed religious character.
One peculiar possibility in this or
It has been said that the mixture of
ganization
is the common fellowship
many races in America will tend to
W ashington and California will
produce the most highly organized into which it may bring girls of all
meet
in debate soon, which will prob
people in history. By analogy, will it classes—whatever be the social or in
not be tenable that the cosmopolitan tellectual standing or controlling am- able mean more laurels for Idaho.
ism of a State University registering
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bition. Blest be the tie that binds,
and
conditions.
It is the woman of warm, broad sym
students o f all creeds
Spring vacation is now on at Wash
of diverse races, inheritances, and tem pathies, cultivated by knowing many ington, and just over at O. A. C.
peram ents may be a held for the cul problems, the disappointments and
ture of a spiritual character in large joys of many, wrho can find the good
The Oregon Tablet for Seniors at
numbers of students? Be it borne in everywhere and do good everywhere.
mind that the daily life of students is
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