PUBLICITY FOR THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
In its issue of March 29, the Congregationalist has the following item about the work of the Dartmouth Christian Association:
"The Dartmouth Christian Association has met successfully the conditions which must be faced in dealing with a constituency of college students. Over 900 of Dartmouth's 1,500 students are enrolled in the Association. The bond of union is the bond of service. The graduate secretary, Wallace M. Ross, has enrolled the students of Dartmouth for Christian service. The evangelistic meetings conducted at intervals by men like Robins of Chicago, Billy Sunday and Mott were intended to call the college men to practical Christianity. Mr. Ross, aiming to make use of the interest aroused by these services, has started different lines of Christian activity for the students. Some of the college boys are teaching English, Arithmetic and Civics to the foreign population at Lebanon. Evangelistic Deputation Teams have been organized. The motive underlying both these departments of work is the same — loyalty to Christ and the Christian ideal of helping others.
"On Friday evening a banquet was held, at which the men from Dartmouth spoke briefly on the work of the Christian Association, the athletic the literary and fraternity life of the college. On Saturday two teams joined forces. The team which was working at Woodsville, N. H., under Merrill — Husky Merrill, the guard of the football team for the last three years — joined with the Wells River team, led the boys of Woodsville and Wells River on a hike. After lunch at the golf club house. Chief Walkingstick, a Cherokee Indian, told of his conversion at a mission school in Oklahoma. On Saturday evening the team met with the old people in a prayer and praise service, held in the church vestry.
"On Monday morning the team addressed the public school, both high school and grammar departments, and here probably they were most at home. The response from the young people was surprising — youth appealed to youth — and these college ambassadors "for Christ left a deep impression on all.
"Dartmouth College is awake to its Christian responsibilities in a way that refutes the charge of atheism in our colleges and gives to all Christians new courage and belief in the college young people of today."
