At 9.30 A. M., last Saturday, the delegates to the Y. M. C. A. Conference met in Holden Chapel. The chapel was nearly filled. There had been not a few arrivals late Friday night and Saturday morning, so that the number of delegates was swelled beyond a hundred. The first half hour of the meeting was given to devotional exercises.

At 10 A. M. the real work of the conference began. Mr. L. D. Wishard, College secretary, presided, and Mr. J. H. Colby of Dartmouth, was elected secretary of the conference. The first paper was on " Christian Fellowship in College Work," which was read by Mr. Whitman, of Brown. Mr. Wishard gave a very interesting address on the " Development of the Missionary Spirit." Both of these subjects were then discussed by the delegates.

The afternoon session was called at 2 P. M. The principal features of the session were an address by Mr. Ober, on " The College Prayer Meeting-its Object and How to make it Successful," and a discussion of " Inter-collegiate Relations," by Mr. Wishard. The meeting adjourned at about half past four.

The public meeting of the day was held in Appleton Chapel, between halfpast seven and nine. Quite a large audience were assembled. Mr. Wishard presided. The first half of the time was given to reports from the colleges. The following gentlemen reported for their colleges: Mr. E. B. Stiles, Bates; Mr. W. H. Hopkins, U'v. of Vt.; Mr. J. H. Colby, Dartmouth; Mr. F. B. Richards, Amherst; Mr. E. S. Pressey, Williams; Mr. H. M. Dickinson, Williston; Mr. Hyde, Mt. Hermon; Mr. Spaulding, Worcester Academy; Mr. L. C. Leary, Agricultural College at Amherst; Mr. L. Baird, Yale; Mr. E. L. Gunn, Brown; Mr. W. H. Stackpole, Bowdoin; and Mr. E. L. Gunn, Brown; Mr. W. H. Stackpole, Bowdoin; and Mr. E. W. Frost, Harvard.

Following the reports from the colleges, Mr. Wm. E. Dodge was introduced. Mr. Dodge is a gentleman who has been closely and successfully connected with the Y. M. C. A. interests for many years. Below is given in brief the substance of his remarks:

" The colleges of New England have led the thought of all this great continent; their graduates have gone out into all parts, exerting a powerful influence. That you, the delegates from New England colleges should meet here at Harvard, which has so many advantages and which is so central in its position and influence, is indeed a good thing. You all respect bodily equipment and strength, and I, too, have rejoiced in my countrymen as I have seen them at foot-ball or rowing-noble, stalwart, finely built fellows. It is good that you do have this respect, for there is a sound mind in a sound body." You men are intending to be influential in your lives, in a mental way and in business. Be also influential in a way that treats of subjects even more serious. To do this you must school yourselves now-and here-in we find the origin and purpose of the college Y. M. C. A. The world needs men who mean something, who want to do something, and who know how to do it.

THIRD AND LAST DAY.

A short service " For Consecration and Prayer for the Holy Spirit," was held in Holden Chapel, from 9 to 9.45 A. M., with a very good attendance.

At 2 P. M. the first public meeting of the day was begun. The chief features of the exercises were a paper on " The Bible Class," presented by Mr. Richards of Amherst, followed by a discussion on the same subject, and an address by the Rev. A. J. Gordon, D. D., of Boston. Dr. Gordon referred his hearers to the Epistles of Timothy and Titus, taking as his subject " The Word of God and the Man of God." The address was very interesting, and an unusually large number of students were present. The meeting closed at about four o'clock.

The evening meeting was public, and was held in Appleton Chapel, being called at about quarter past seven. Fifteen minutes was given to a song service, and then followed addresses by Mr. H. M. Moore, and Mr. Clifford, of London. Rev. Alexander McKenzie, D. D., was to speak, but was unable to be present. A letter, however, from Dr. McKenzie was read at the meeting.

The Glee Club sang at this meeting. The audience was large and the exercises were very interesting. At the close of the meeting the farewell exercises were held, and with them the first Y. M. C. A. Conference at Harvard was finished. That the conference has been a successful one cannot be doubted.