^’eO'v. V' >V Association Membership and Church Work By Bertha Conde Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/associationmennbeOOcond Association Membership and Church Work By Bertha Conde National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associations 600 Lexington Avenue, New York City 1916 Association Membership and Church Work By Bertha Conde Each one of us who faces facts, as a Christian student, knows that the Church of Jesus Christ is the Mother of our spiritual life. Through it has been passed on through the hands of a succession of Christians back from the time of Christ, all that has kept alive our thought of God. It has taught us how to praise God in worship, it gave us our Bible, it raised up those who preached and taught. The beautiful buildings it has erected as the expression of its devotion and aspirations have become the sacred places where through centuries the children of believers have been baptized into the fellowship of God’s children. Within its fellowship we renew our spiritual strength, and pledge fealty to our Redeemer through the Holy Communion. Through its organized life and through what we do because of its inspiration, we share in the task of bringing in Christ’s Kingdom at home and in the uttermost places. The Church has inspired much Christian work that it does not directly administer. The Young Women’s Christian As- sociation is in this class. In the college community it is a purely voluntary organization of Christian students for spiritual growth and fellowship in prayer and study, an or- ganization in which all students may find help in applying the teaching of Jesus Christ to the experiences of college life. It enables students of all branches of the Christian Church to unite, and on the campus to rally around a common purpose and do in the college community what no one branch of the 3 Church could do alone. Just because this is true, however, the student Association needs to think of the ways in which it can be a stepping stone to the Church and of the ways in which it can find reinforcement from the Church, for its work among students. This has not always been an easy task. There are so many branches of the Christian Church in the United States, with varied forms of worship and government, and so many dif- ferent kinds of colleges and universities, that it has been slow work helpfully to relate so large an organization as our national student movement* with the various churches. There are, however, certain methods that have been tested and found to work, when they are honestly applied, and these are now suggested as a working program for the national move- ment and for each student Association. In order that the various church boards and the student Associations may both see in how many ways we may and do work together, the following points are to be noted. Relation Between the National Student Movement and the Church (1) Through Summer Conferences. For eight years the student department of the Young Women’s Christian Asso- ciation has invited the various Home and Foreign Missionary Boards to send official representatives to each student con- ference. They are exempt from registration fees, and are regular members of the conference. They are introduced to the conference at the first public meeting, and early in the conference, generally on the first Sunday afternoon, hold meetings with the assistance of the girls of the different denominations, at which time the work of the church at home *The student department in the National Young Women’s Christian Asso- ciation, which affiliates student, city and county Associations.^ In generai use this term covers the student department in the Young Men’s Christian Association as well, together with the Student Volun- teer Movement. 4 and abroad is presented and literature is given out. The Board members have the opportunity during the rest of the conference to become further acquainted with their students and to enlist them in loyalty to their home church. The con- ference program also has included a regular study class on Church Life, and an address on the missionary work given to the entire conference, while from five to eight mission study classes are conducted daily in every conference. (2) Voluntary Study.* National student leaders have been working for more than four years on a joint committee of representatives of the Young Men’s Christian Association, the Young Women’s Christian Association and the Sunday School Council of Evangelical Denominations, representing nineteen denominations, to prepare a four years’ course of study to include Bible, Foreign Missions and North American prob- lems. These courses are being taught in student Sunday school classes as well as on the campus. In this way many more hundreds of students have become interested Sunday school attendants, and by being in church Bible classes have become identified with the life of local churches. (3) Student Volunteer Movement. Through an organic relation with this movement the Student Young Women’s Christian Association promotes missionary interest among students by enlisting them in study classes and recruiting women missionaries for the various church . Boards. Life work meetings are held at the summer conferences, and an expert in matters of missionary preparation leads discussions with the delegates who are Student Volunteers. The best missionary books are also made available. (4) Alumnae Work. The Student Committee of the Na- tional Board of Young Women’s Christian Associations se- cures each year a registration of college seniors for the pur- * See pamphlet, “The Bible Study Committee and The Voluntary Study Plan,” listed on back cover. 5 pose of relating them to various forms of social and religious activities. The names of the students who desire to become volunteer workers in churches, e. g., Sunday school workers, leaders in Young People’s Societies or workers under mis- sionary societies are sent to the various ministers and church Board secretaries. In this way many girls who are going as teachers or in other capacities to towns new to them, are related at once to church work. (5) Eight Week Clubs.* Students who desire to render Christian social service during the summer in small towns or in the country are enlisted as Eight Week Club leaders. In this way Bible study and community social work are pro- moted as a reinforcement to the work of the rural churches, and leadership is developed for them. (6) Conferences with Church Board Officials. Much time has been given for council with church officials about our relationship as a national student movement to the church organizations. Real progress has been made in defining prin- ciples, especially in the case of the State university pastors at work, as well as with secretaries of the Young Men’s Christian Association. A notable conference on State uni- versity work was held in Cleveland on March 19, 1915. It included delegates from the Council of Church Boards of Education, the conference of Church Workers in State Universities, the Student Young Men’s Christian Association and the Student Young Women’s Christian Association. After a full discussion of the subject of how best to work together for students, the following suggestions were agreed upon : (1) It is the sense of this conference that a close unification of the Christian forces in the State universities is desirable and necessary. (2) We recognize that the church and all church agencies, local and * See pamphlet, “How to Promote Eight Week Clubs in the Colleges,” listed on last cover. 6 national, should have direct access to the State university field. All such activities should be related as closely as practicable to the churches in the university communities. (3) We recognize that the Christian student movements have a dis- tinctive and providential, place and .mission in the State universities, as voluntary interdenominational agencies, and that their individuality and autonomy should be maintained. (4) On the supervisory or advisory bodies of the Associations, both local and national, should be, so far as is consistent with efficiency, repre- sentatives of the various Christian communions, which representative shall be nominated by the Association’s supervisory or advisory body concerned, approved by the proper ecclesiastical authority of the Christian com- munions concerned, and, in the case of local Associations, elected by the Association. It is understood that in the case of the Young Women’s Christian Association, their supervisory or advisory bodies will be com- posed of women. It is also understood that persons elected to these supervisory or advisory bodies shall have qualifications which agree with the membership requirements of the Association movements. (5) We recognize that the desired unification of the Christian forces, both denominational and interdenominational, involves an identification of interests; regular, thorough and timely consultation on the part of the leaders of these forces; mutual consent as to such policies and methods adopted as are of common concern; and whole-hearted and prayerful co-operation in carrying out plans. (6) Undergraduate initiative and control should be safeguarded, both in denominational and interdenominational work. (7) We suggest that during the coming year the leaders of the Christian forces in different State university communities take such steps as seem best to them to give effect to the foregoing principles and recommenda- tions, through some such plan as that of local federal committees. A similar procedure should be followed by the national leaders of the de- nominational and interdenominational agencies. (8) We recommend that this Conference appoint a Committee of Refer- ence for the coming year which shall meet at least twice during the year and appoint, if necessary, a sub-committee for the purpose of study- ing the various problems involved, and that it shall be authorized to call another Conference at approximately this time a year hence. This Com- mittee of Reference regarding work in the State universities shall be composed of the present Committee of Findings. (9) It is understood that these findings be reported to the authorita- tive committees of the four agencies represented at this Conference for their consideration and suggestion. On March 15, 1915, another conference was held in New York to discuss the relationships of the Student Christian Associations with the Foreign Mission Boards of the churches and the Foreign Departments of the Young Men’s Christian Association and the Young Women’s Christian Association. At that time the following suggestions were also agreed upon : General Relationships. We recognize as a fundamental principle that 7 the interests of the denominational Boards and the interdenominational agencies represented in the Conference are identical. This principle should underly and govern all adjustments growing out of questions of relationship. While the denominational Boards are charged with the fundamental task of establishing the Church of Christ in its manifold operations in the non-Christian world, the interdenominational agencies at work on the foreign mission field have come into being at the request of missionaries of different denominations to meet a great and growing need. Since these agencies are related to no one denomination, they are obliged to draw their workers and support from the church at large, as represented by the several denominations. In harmony with these reports the Student Committee of the National Board has been seeking ways of applying these principles to the work of the local Associations. The follow- ing methods have been compiled from the work of various Associations. Not all of these methods have been used by any one Association, but they set forth the standard toward which we are growing. Relation of the Local Association Cabinet to the Churches (1) In the autumn, the general secretary, the chairman of the Advisory Committee and the Cabinet should invite the ministers of the various Christian churches to meet with them. At this time, the chairmen of the committees should outline the plans of the Association, including the Voluntary Study plans, and receive suggestions from the ministers about ways in which the Association can be of special help to them. (2) One way of promoting church attendance is not to schedule Association meetings at the time of regular church services. (3) In the Association hand-book that is sent out to incom- ing Freshmen during the summer, a list of the churches in the college town with names and addresses of the ministers and hours of services should be printed. (4) In State universities where there are university pastors, a local council of church and Christian Association 8 workers has been found useful, meeting at least three times during the academic year. The general secretary of the Association and the president should bear close relation to this council. The Association secretary should also keep in touch with the ministerial union of the community. (5) In planning for the observance of special days, such as the Day of Prayer for students, conference should be held with the local ministers so that there can be unity in the emphasis. Plans for special lectures by outside speakers should also be talked over with the ministers. (6) In all important events such as a series of special religious meetings or a course of lectures on Christian funda- mentals, there should be joint planning between the Asso- ciation and the ministers, with the assignment of special duties. Plans should be made for the relating of recently interested students to the various churches, so that spiritual light and purpose may focus in the public confession of Christ through church membership. (7) The Association Cabinet should bear in mind the in- terdenominational character of the Association and the need for varied forms of religious expression if different groups of students are to be helped spiritually.* Different denom- inations will have special contributions to offer. For example, it would be well to have a part of some meetings devoted to intercession in a “Fellowship of Silence,” or to united public prayer through some of the ancient prayers of the church and a service of praise, as well as arranging for special speakers or open religious discussions. (8) Because of the importance of these relationships, it is essential that a group of Association members representing various denominations should, under the guidance of the * See pamphlet, “Association Meetings,” listed on #last cover. 9 membership committee, help in the development of the work. They should co-operate with the Voluntary Study executive group* and thereby assist in relating the work of the Bible, mission and social study and service done in connection with the churches. Suggested Program for the Church Relations Group of the Membership Committee (1) Begin on the first Sunday in the year to promote church attendance. If the churches have the system of the “affiliated student membership,” (by which students become members of the churches in the college towns for the four years), announce the plan at the first meeting of the Asso- ciation. It is a beautiful custom for the upper class members to take the freshmen to church on the first Sunday of the college year. (2) Prepare a bulletin of church services to hang in the Association rooms with notice of special events. (3) Invite the ministers and their wives to the opening reception to the freshmen. (4) Help in planning for denominational social events early in the year so that ministers and church leaders may meet their students. (5) Plan for a large Association meeting when the priv- ilege and meaning of church membership is presented to the students by some minister. It would be helpful if he should also explain the meaning of Baptism, and the Holy Com- munion. (6) Sometime during the year plan for a series of de- * See pamphlet, “The Bible Study Committee and the Voluntary Study Plan,’* listed on last cover. 10 nominational Round Tables, at which time students may have the chance to quiz their minister about the teachings of their church and its work in the world. (7) Arrange for an office hour for the various ministers when students may talk over their religious problems with them. (8) Collect for the Association a shelf of books on the Church, and catalogue them for reference. A carefully selected list of denominational leaflets should also be included. As far as possible, have the leading church magazines made available to the students. (9) Help the ministers in finding some student leaders for church committees. There are comparatively few places for committee responsibility in the Association in proportion to the membership, and very often the church committees furnish new avenues for student leadership if the rule is followed of having no girl serve as chairman of two committees. (10) If there az’e foreign students from non-Christian lands, see to it that they come to know the local ministers and are introduced to church life. (11) If a representative of a Foreign Mission Board visits the college, the committee can often help in bringing together the girls of that denomination to meet her. (12) Plan with the ministers for a certain time during the year when there shall be special emphasis on church mem- bership in the Association. Work with them in enlisting associate members in confirmation or pre-communion classes, or in arranging for personal conferences with non-church members. Very often the Lenten season is the best time to do this work. (13) Have a meeting for out-going seniors in the spring 11 to enlist them in church work after leaving college. Have reports from recent graduates of ways in which they have found a chance to serve their church since graduation. Relation of Voluntary Study Executive Group to Churches (1) Study the leaflet on the plan for Voluntary Study classes.* In consultation with the ministers, plan for training classes for Bible study leaders to teach Voluntary Study courses in church and on the campus. (2) Plan with the ministers and the Sunday school super- intendent for the student courses for classes and for checking up attendance. Try to secure a large number of possible Bible study leaders as delegates to the summer conference for further training in class leadership. Relation of Missionary Committee** to the Church (1) Plan for a series of missionary meetings when the varied types of service open to women on the foreign field can be presented. (2) Through the list of needs published by the Student Volunteer Movement keep informed concerning the women who are needed by the church Boards for foreign and home mission service. A well defined plan for presenting mission- ary service as a life work should be thought out, in order that more recruits may be secured to meet the ever increasing needs of the church boards. (3) Work with the social service committee for the second *See pamphlet in this series, “'Bible Study Committee and \ oluntary Study Plan,” listed on last cover. **See pamphlet in this series, “World Fellowship,” listed on last cover. 12 semester canvass for mission and social study. After all pos- sible students have been enrolled try to interest others in reading missionary books and joining reading circles. (4) Wherever opportunity offers, members of the mis- sionary committee should co-operate in the program of the missionary societies of the churches. Relation of Each Association Member to the Church No member can afford to relax her habit of regular church attendance during college days. Nothing keeps the spiritual life so normal and steady as constant fellowship with other Christians in the community church. Here human interests are rounded out through worshipping with older people, mothers and little children, as is not possible in the more in- tense life of the campus. The regular church services and the observance of the Communion help in keeping the life focussed on the central fact of our Christian faith, — the re- demptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ on whom the Church is founded. Each loyal member needs to study the work of her church and the responsibilities entrusted to it for the bringing in of the Kingdom of God. She should be familiar with her own church magazines and the important facts of progress. The loyalty of a student to her church should not depend upon whether she enjoys all of its services, but on what the Church stands for as representing the Kingdom of Christ on earth. If she will but remember that Jesus Christ estab- lished the Church as his Body, it will be easy to give to it her service, her leadership and her sympathy. The relation of the Association member to the Church should also be one of prayer. The duty of intercession for the work of the Church faces everyone of us who has received help in our spiritual life. The minister cannot do his best 13 work unless he is reinforced by the prayer of every member of the church, that Christ’s Kingdom may come. DIRECTORY Officers and Members of the Church Boards of Education Board of Education of the American Christian Convention. The Rev. William G. Sargent, Secretary, 11 Rutland Street, Providence, R. I. Board of Education of the Northern Baptist Convention. The Rev. Frank W. Padelford, D.D., Secretary, 710 Ford Building, Boston, Mass. Professor Ernest D. Burton, D.D., Chairman, Uni- versity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Congregational Education Society, 14 Beacon Street, Bos- ton, Mass. The Rev. Frank M. Sheldon, Secretary. The Rev. Edward S. Tead, Secretary. Board of Education of the Disciples of Christ. President Richard H. Crossfield, Ph.D., President and Secretary, Transylvania College, Lexington, Ky. President Minor Lee Bates, LL.D., Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio. Board of Education of the Five Years’ Meeting of the Friends Church. President Robert L. Kelly, LL.D., President, Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. President David M. Edwards, Ph.D., Penn College, Oskaloosa, la. Board of Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, General Council. The Rev. A. Steimle, Corresponding Secretary, 415 S. 44th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 14 President John A. W. Haas, LL.D., Muhlenberg Col- lege, Allentown, Penn. Board of Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, United Synod, South. The Rev. William Hoppe, D.D., President, 263 Bolton St., Savannah, Georgia. Board of Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, General Synod. The Rev. Frederick G. Gotwald, D.D., Secretary, 218 E. Market St., York, Pa. President Harvey D. Hoover, Ph.D., Carthage College, Carthage, Illinois. Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The Rev. Thomas Nicholson, LL.D., Secretary. President Joseph R. Harker, Illinois Woman’s College, Jacksonville, Illinois. Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. The Rev. Stonewall Anderson, D.D., Secretary. Board of Education of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, 122 S. Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Ky. The Rev. Henry H. Sweets, D.D., Secretary. Board of Education of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A., 511 Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, Pa. The Rev. Joseph W. Cochran, D.D., Secretary. The Rev. Richard C. Hughes, D.D., Secretary for Uni- versity Work, Madison, Wis. College Board of Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., 156 Fifth Ave., New York City. President John H. MacCracken, Ph.D., President. 15 The Rev. Calvin H. French, D.D., Associate Secretary. The Rev. James E. Clarke, D.D., Associate Secretary, Presbyterian Building, Nashville, Tenn. Board of Education of United Presbyterian Church, 310 Searles Building, Monmouth, 111. Mr. Ralph D. Kyle, Secretary. Mr. Hugh R. Moffet, Monmouth, Illinois. General Board of Religious Education of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 281 Fourth Avenue, New York City. The Rev. William E. Gardner, Secretary. The Rev. Stanley S. Kilbourne, Director Department of Collegiate Education. Board of Education of the Reformed Church in America, 25 East 22nd Street, New York City. The Rev. Elias W. Thompson, D.D., President. The Rev. John G. Gebhard, D.D., Secretary. United Missionary and Stewardship Committee of the Re- formed Church in the United States. President George Leslie Omwake, Ph.D., Ursinus Col- lege, Collegeville, Pa. Board of Education of the United Brethren in Christ, 708 United Brethren Building, Dayton, Ohio. The Rev. William E. Schell, D.D., Secretary. Woman’s Boards of Foreign Missions of the United States BAPTIST. Woman’s American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, Ford Building, Boston, Mass. President, Mrs. W. A. Montgomery. Woman’s Missionary Union, Auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention, West 15 Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland. 16 President, Miss F. E. S. Heck. Free Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society. President, Mrs. Mary A. Davis, Ocean Park, Maine. Woman’s Convention, Auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention. President, Mrs. S. W. Layten, 2225 Madison Square, Philadelphia, Pa. CHRISTIAN. Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Christian Church. President, Mrs. M. T. Morrill, 233 Conover Street, Dayton, Ohio. CHURCH OF CHRIST (DISCIPLES). Christian Woman’s Board of Missions, College of Mis- sions Building, Indianapolis, Ind. President, Mrs. Anna R. Atwater. CHURCH OF GOD. Woman’s General Missionary Society of the Church of God. President, Mrs. Mary B. Newcomer, Mount Carroll, 111. CONGREGATIONAL. Woman’s Board of Missions, 704 Congregational House, Boston, Mass. President, Mrs. C. H. Daniels. Woman’s Board of Missions of the Interior, Room 1315, 19 South La Salle Street, Chicago, 111. President, Mrs. George M. Clark. Woman’s Board of Missions of the Pacific. President, Mrs. R. B. Cherington, Carmel, California. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Woman’s Auxiliary to the Domestic and Foreign Mis- 17 sionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U. S. of America, 281 Fourth Ave., New York City. Secretary, Miss Julia C. Emery. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Reformed Episcopal Church. President, Mrs. H. S. Hoffman, Wood-Norton Apart- ments, Germantown, Pa. EVANGELICAL. Woman’s Missionary Society of the Evangelical Associa- tion. President, Mrs. E. M. Spreng, 9502 Wamelink Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Evangelical Church. President, Mrs. S. P. Remer, Red Lion, Pa. FRIENDS. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Union of Friends of Amer- ica. President, Mrs. C. E. Vickers, 312 N. Elmwood Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. LUTHERAN. Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, General Synod. President, Mrs. J. F. Hartman, Philadelphia, Pa. Woman’s Missionary Society of the Lutheran General Council. President, Miss Laura V. Keck, 722 Walnut Street, Allentown, Pa. Woman’s Missionary Conference of the United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South. President, Mrs. M. 0. S. Kreps, Columbia, S. C. 18 METHODIST. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, General Office, Room 710, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. President, Mrs. William F. McDowell, 1936 Sheridan Road, Evanston, 111. The Woman’s Missionary Council, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. President, Miss Belle H. Bennett, Richmond, Ky. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Free Metho- dist Church. President, Mrs. Mary L. Coleman, Greenville, 111. Woman’s Parent Mite Missionary Society of the African M. E. Church. President Mrs. M. F. Handy, 1341 N. Carey Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant Church. President, Mrs. J. W. Gray, Adrian, Michigan. Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. President, Mrs. Francene A. McMillan, Houghton, N. Y. PRESBYTERIAN. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church, 501 Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, Pa. President, Miss M. E. Hodge. Woman’s Presbyterian Board of Missions of the North- west, Room 48, 509 So. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. President, Mrs. A. L. Berry. Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, Room 818, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City. President, Mrs. W. P. Prentice. Woman’s Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions of the 19 Southwest, Room 708, 816 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. President, Mrs. C. R. Hopkins. Woman’s Occidental Board of Foreign Missions, 920 Sac- ramento Street, San Francisco, Cal. President, Mrs. H. B. Pinney. Woman’s North Pacific Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, Portland, Oregon. President, Mrs. J. V. Milligan. Woman’s Department of the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S., 154 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Tenn. Secretary, Miss Margaret McNeilly. Woman’s General Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. President, Mrs. Mary Clokey Porter, 2929 Taggert Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. REFORMED. Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions, Reformed Church in America, 25 East 22nd Street, New York City. President, Mrs. D. J. Burrell. Woman’s Missionary Society of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States. President, Mrs. W. R. Harris, 434 Biddle Avenue, Wil- kinsburg, Pa. UNITED BRETHREN. Woman’s Missionary Association of the United Brethren in Christ. President, Miss M. M. Titus, Ubee, Ind. INTERDENOMINATIONAL. Woman’s Union Missionary Society of America, 67 Bible House, New York City. President, Mrs. S. J. Broadwell. 20 Council of Women for Home Missions, Office, 600 Lexing- ton Avenue, New York City. President, Mrs. George W. Coleman, 177 W. Brookline Street, Boston, Mass. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. F. W. Wilcox, 287 Fourth Avenue, New York City. National Board of the Young Women’s Christian Asso- ciation of the U. S. of America, 600 Lexington Avenue, New York City. Chairman Foreign Department, Mrs. Augustus B. Wadsworth. Student Volunteer Movement of Foreign Missions, 25 Madison Avenue, New York City. Chairman, Dr. John R. Mott. 21 STUDENT LEAFLETS For Universities and Large Colleges Advisory Committee. Bertha Conde. 10 cents. Association Membership and Church Work. Bertha Conde. 10 cents. Association Meetings. Oolooah Burner. 10 cents. Association News Committee. Edith Dabb. 5 cents. Bible Study Committee and the Voluntary Study Plan. Ethel Cutler. 10 cents. Cabinet, The. Bertha Conde. 5 cents. World Fellowship (for the Missionary Committee). Mar- garet Burton. 10 cents. Conferences and Conventions Committee. Louise Brooks. 5 cents. Finance Committee. Blanche Geary. 5 cents. How to Promote Eight Week Clubs. Mabel Stone. 5 cents. How to Realize Our National Association Membership. Eliza R. Butler. 10 cents. For Colleges, Seminaries and Academies The first eight leaflets listed above, and “How to Pro- mote Eight Week Clubs,” and “How to Realize Our National Association Membership,” as listed above. In addition: Committee Work in Small Associations. Eleanor Rich- ardson. 5 cents. Finance Committee in a School or College Association. Edith Helmer. 10 cents. Social Service Committee. Eliza R. Butler. 5 cents. Year’s Outline for Religious Meetings. Oolooah Burner. 10 cents. Watch The Association Monthly for announcement of additional leaflets during 1916-17. ....... Publication Department National Board of the Young Women’s Christian Associations 600 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK PALMER A OLIVER, NEW 1 l