Bright cool winters day. Arose 8 A.M. To College 10-12:15 M. Studied etc. To meeting of Student Volunteer delegates. To Public library. Fooled around. Down town. Bowled at Y and [drawing of star] with Wilbur Hayes. Home in evening. Studied etc. To bed 10 P.M.
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The Student Volunteers were a group of student missionaries. Here is a short description taken from a Wikipedia article on the subject:
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The Student Volunteers were a group of student missionaries. Here is a short description taken from a Wikipedia article on the subject:
The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions was an organization founded in 1886 that sought to recruit college and university students in the United States for missionary service abroad. It also sought to publicize and encourage the missionary enterprise in general. Arthur Tappan Pierson was the primary early leader.The article goes into great detail regarding the history of the organization. Apparently, around the time of Stanford's connection with them, the organization was undergoing some major changes. See the article for more information: Student Volunteer Movement.
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