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. -16- Student Volunteer Convention - Jen. 1924. . Over 7,000 delegated stuients, representing nearly a thousand colleges, universities and seminaries in the United States and Connde, were in attemiance at the ninth Quadrennial erg Convention of the National Student Volunteer Union, neld at 1924. ae Indianapolis, Indiana, December 28, 1923, to January 1, For purposes of discussion students were divided into S50 "groups, but no matter with what topic these groups began they practically all ended with e ciscussion of the problem of war and peace. Four resolutions were finally presented to the general en ne session in an informal ballot taken, the result of which, accord- ing to the Intercollegian, the Student Christian Movement paper, was as follows: 150 voted for the position: We believe that preparation for the emergency of var fe the pest way to avoid war; there- fore we urge our nation so to prepare tnat any future ™., war shall ve brought to a speedy and ri gnteous termination. 4,000 voted for the position: We velieve that war is unchristian and should be abolished through a process of education, but that non-resistance is now impracticable, and thet occasion may arise vherein it is our duty to engage in war after all means of prevention have failed. 5,000 voted for the position: We believe that war is unchristian and that the League of Netions is the best means of preventing it, tat we should resort to wer in cese an unavoidable dispute head been referred to the League or orld Court without successful settlement. 700 voted for the position: We believe that henceforth war is an utter denial of Jesus’ way of life, ineffective as & means of settling difficulties between nations. There- fore, we declare our resolve not to sanction or participate in eny future war. Following this Convention vigorous discussions of the whole problem of war have been carried on in many of the ‘universities and colleges throughout the country. _ . The form:tion of the Fellowship of Youth for Peace 4s one of the results of the Convention discussions.