STUDENTS’ CHRISTIAN FEDERATION

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 180, 27 April 1929, Page 10

STUDENTS’ CHRISTIAN FEDERATION

To-morrow will be the universal day of prayer for' students., -It is estimated that there are more than two'millions of students in tlie world, and large numbers of these are united under the Students’ Christian Federation. The call to prayer has been issued by Dr. John K. Mott, who was the founder of the federation, and who is retiring after thirty years of splendid service. It calls attention to the growth of the movement, to its leavening influence on the nations, to its efforts to allay racial antagonism and bitterness, and to its persistent prayers for world peace. It gives thanks for the growing power of the Gospel, for its Increasing sympathy with the poor and the down-trodden among the nations, and for the growth of . the feeling of international responsibility among students. Emphasis is laid upon the need for strong intercession on behalf of missionary enterprise in all lands, upon tlie need for evangelistic work in universities and colleges, upon the evident desire for a closer study of the Bible, and upon the necessity for more intensive work among girls and boys, * In New- Zealand the students are united tinder the name of the New Zealand Student Christian movement, and the Wellington centre will hold special services in the Vivian Street Baptist Church to-morrow.