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68 THE ATHENAEUM CHAPEL CHATS E. L. Maxwell, ’25. Sunday October 12, President Watson of Leland College delivered a splendid address. He chose for his subject, “The Kingdom of God is Within You.” Pres. Inborden of Brick Normal School address- sed the student body the following Friday. In the course of his address he said that the Christian life is the only life to live. “If you don’t live it you miss life,” he said. Prof. Hubert delivered two of the most wonderful lectures that we’ve listen ed to this term. On Oct. 16, he lectured on, “The World hath not known Thee but I have know thee”. On Oct. 17, “And besides there is a great gulf yawning be tween us.” One custom that the Y. M. C. A. clings fast to which seems to be very pro fitable, is getting ministers from the city to deliver a sermon each first Sunday morning. In keeping with this custom, we counted ourselves fortunate in placing on our program Rev. J. W. E. Bowen, Jr., Sunday. Nov. 2. His address was very much enjoyed by all. The following day Mr. Carson, a missionary to Africa, told us something of the nature of his work. Through the untiring efforts of this man a native son of Africa has gained admit tance at Morehouse. We welcome our brother and bid him God’s speed. Dr. Ernest Hall lectured on “The Prodigal Son,” Nay. 4; and Miss Chadwick, on the “Community Chest” Nov 15. * ********* On the evening of November thirteenth Dr. Arnold Wolfers spoke to the students of Morehouse College. Dr. Wolfers is a native of Switzerland, but has done quite a bit of study in Germany and plans teaching there very soon. He is lecturing throughout the country on the European Student Movements and spoke at length on the “Student Movement” as it con fronts the students throughout Europe. In his address Dr. Walfers points out that “The Youth Movement” has come from a protest against the ideas of the nine teenth century in that the people put too much time on inventions and forgot com pletely the realities of life. Beauty had gone out of life and the Soul had been neglected. Another reason or contribut ing cause lies in the fact that one of the great German Philosophers believes that all this civilization is materialistic. After all what does it profit a man? We must go back to Christ and to the simplicity of life which includes the only real values. Dr. Wolfers further stated that there is one thing common to the many ideas of youths, and that is, “All the students of the Youth Movement believe that they must get out of the present condition of things—that the present condition is de plorable.” Prior to the movement Germany had an individualistic idea of life. The BURS- CHENSCHAFTEN failed in that they were not in sympathy with the common needs of the individual student. The Youth Movement grew out of the realization that fellowships and groups were needed. Where students came and went without knowing each other, they now grouped themeselves, associated together, forgot old hatreds, and began to work its theory on the basis of brotherly love, with malice toward no one. _ f It is particularly interesting to note that the European students took a stand a- gainst a double moral standard, the ques tion which is being discussed here at pre sent. The whole lecture, delivered in com manding English, terse phrases, and mas terful elocution, gave us all a good idea of the great problems which now con front European students as a group and in a way gives us hope for a solution of our problem as a race. William H, King, Jr., ’27