The fourth International Convention of the Student Volunteer Movement will be held in Toronto from February 26 to March 2. Students will be sent as delegates from the colleges and universities of all sections of the United States and Canada; and it is probable that fully five hundred institutions will thus be represented. Among those attending there will also be professors, editors of religious papers, national leaders of young peoples organizations, returned missionaries and representatives of Foreign Mission Boards. The three previous conventions were held at Cleveland in 1891, at Detroit in 1894 and at Cleveland in 1898. Over 2,200 attended the last convention.
The programme will consist of addresses during the morning and evening sessions, and section meetings for the consideration of missionary work of the different denominations which will be represented. The addresses will deal principally with foreign missionary work among students. Some of the speakers are Mr. Robert E. Speer, Mr. John R. Mott, who will preside at the convention, Dr. F. H. Taylor of China, President Capen of the American Board of Foreign Missions and Dr. Ament and Professor Gamewell of Pekin.
As the citizens of Toronto will entertain the delegates, the only necessary cost will be travelling expenses, which will be comparatively small. It is expected that Harvard will be represented at the Convention by twenty-eight delegates. All men who wish to attend should notify E. C. Carter 2G., Brooks House.
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