The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900. AN UNIQUE EVENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 4, 6 January 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900. AN UNIQUE EVENT.

New Plymouth 'has been selected as the this year of the Aju»stniil'tt:ii;ui section of the World's Ht'udent Christian Federation. tho session of which will oceM|jy eigtht from JajiuuJ'y 20lh. H is expected that about a imndivd professors and students 1 from Australia uud the vAridus parts t>f this colony will attend the eouyf-ert'nco, and as tliv invasion oi Miq town by such a t'oiti? of intellect is Ijmlnd to have ■uj beneficial eflwit edjueatioavailly, morally ami spiritually, the visit becomes of great lutvrest to us tus townspeople. 'Phstr Foderation came 1 rnto existence as t3io result of a conference of American and Canadian students, and has from land to land, U'lttil tit has now assumed 041 urgufliiised form in Great liritain, Uvnufwiy, Scandinavian countries, Holland, Frawjce, Switzerland, South Africa, and tho Australiasian colmiios. This Fedemtiqn unites 151 H) Christian unions m over forty countries, umd hsis ji mem|>ersjh!ip oi over 8(),000 stiftdents and profpssnps, nvalo and female. In the various and secondary schools in New Zfeaiaiiid timl Australia there uro •afrout Jifty Christian Unions, winch constitute the "AiisU l ula-swwi {Student Christian Union," Thoy entirely iniduiiomimit tonal, though they are composed of aW ilefiominal- - l-)»fes-sors and students from : these institutions meet aiamialJy in Australia, and every two years in New Zealumd. for lectures, discussion 1 of various topics, and for consulta'tiPii uj*>w vftrioitg tiwHw? affecting

the interests of all the institutions. This gatlieritn'g is called the "Theological Student Summer School," and, as i we mentioned before, the school will commence its work here on the 2#tih irtst. The morning sessions are to be devoted to lectures, discussions, etc., anid -the afternoons to recreation. Each evening a public meeting will Ix? heKi, to l>e addressed by leading professors, ministers, and students, tin* subjects l*>mgj "Secrets of National Strength," arranged as follows*— (1) : 'l'he importance of -i)he imdividiral ; (2) the family as a basis of society ; (8) Sim-plii-ity of life ; (4) Purity of piJblic life ; ('*) Ivduca'tion mid recreation ; nwd (0) Religion. The public of New Plymouth are to be askud to provide t'ecreati-o'/i for t.be \ isiLors, a;md we hope that Ulv (own will use , to the occasion umd nmke the visit of the meu}l>ers' of the Federation as enjoyable as possible. Tliere is uiueh to Ik- giained by taking steps to give facilities for visiting the various paints of interest, whet-her j from a scenic or a historic point of view, so that tlwjse who eome l'i\)iu distant parts may go away with fa- ■ l !igjiti!iil places in and around New ; Hiymouth. i - 1