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Young WomeQIs Ch ristiaQ AssociatioQ, ,,~_-,IHRISTIAN[TY prepares human individuals for life, and by clothing them with , I 8<-' the garments of humility and love, puts lIpon them the vesture which endures \.~I as Ioug a~ the life blood flow.'> through the veins. Its tendency is to elevate "\11l mea and women by forcing upon them a profound truth leading them to inquire iutc the deeper knowledge pertaining to the infinite God. The mind and soul though not identical, are, however, very closely related, and to train the one and not the other is to develop au imperfect intellect, since religion itself is knowledge, and knowledge of the truest type. tTndoubtedly this self evident truth first suggested the idea of organizing a Young Women's Christian Association at Western Maryland College, an organization which has served as a means in drawing souls to God. At the beginning of the scholastic year a reception is held for the new stbdents, they are invited to attend our meeting and to join our association. Prayer-meetings are held twice a week, Tuesday evening and Sunday afternoon. The Y. \V. C. A. of our school can do very little in the great work which branches in some places have undertaken, but it can prepare us for the life which we shall live after leaving school. The international committee of the association is collecting souvenirs for the World's Fair and requested something From us. \Ve have sent them copies of our hymn books, topic cards, and two photographs of our association room with the mem- bers seated just as they would be when we hold prayer-meetings. Truly there is a work for everyone; a diversity of talents is required ill order to make a complete organization, and 011 the same principle much work must promote a material interest in the general welfare of the association and its established interests. "LOve one another even as I have loved you" was Christ's command, so loving and working one with another as sisters in the household of God, we shall make the Y. W. C. A. a blessing wherever it is found. \Vhen we shall say farewell to our dear Alma Mater, when we break the bonds which have bound us here for four years, the severing of none will give us more pain than the one which united us a Christian band. '43