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While in Russia, Dr. Mott acted as general representative from the American Y. M. C. A. to the provisional government, and in this way learned the opinion of Russian leaders as to the Y. M. C. A. War Work. He was told by the general commanding the Caucasian front that the only reason his forces had not mutinied as all the other Russian armies had done was because of the work accomplished by the Y. M. C. A. on that front...
...from that institution in 1888. Entering Y. M. C. A. work upon graduation, he became a student-secretary of the international committee of the Y. M. C. A. In the same year he took up missionary work as chairman of the Student Volunteer Movement, and in 1895 was chosen General Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation...
Continuing in Y. M. C. A. leadership, Dr. Mott became foreign secretary and then associate general secretary of the international committee of that organization, which latter position he holds at the present day. He has made four trips around the world in connection with this work, and has studied the student problem in many foreign countries...
...Paul's Society will hold a meeting this evening in the rooms of the Society in Phillips Brooks House at 7 o'clock. The meeting tonight will be the first of a series of discussion groups on the general subject of "The Prayer Book." The particular subject for this evening will be "The Lord's Prayer" and the discussion will be led by Reverend J. S. Moses. The meeting is open to all members of the University...
...with the forming of the World's Student Christian Federation consisting of separate Student Movements in 12 countries, Dr. Mott was elected General Secretary, a position which he has held ever since. In that capacity he made an extensive tour of the world, 1895 to 1897, during which he studied carefully the academic life of the different nations and founded the Student Movements of India, China, Japan, and Australia. In recognition of this world-Wide work in behalf of students, Yale University conferred upon him the degree of M. A. in 1899. After this first tour of the world...